Yes thanks for this Aviva, even worse when all you hear is Joe Pasquale reciting it.

Comment is about Stuck In Your Head (a poem) (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Spectacular stuff, John. Bill Shankly once said that football was more important than life or death (or something like that). Luckily, the lower-league teams I supported have either gone down or into administration.

Comment is about VILLANELLE FROM HELL (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

It was well worth posting, Aviva. As I get older, I continue to hope that they will stick there, until I can write them down.

Comment is about Stuck In Your Head (a poem) (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Knowing of your support for Spurs, I can readily understand and sympathise. What can be said about an attitude that sees such an advantage lost like that?
I find myself asking - will this be fino
For hapless downcast Jose Mourinho?
(The previous manager seems well out of it!!)

Comment is about VILLANELLE FROM HELL (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

I'm getting this one. I also made it to Lowestoft and survived.

Comment is about The Feel-Good Movie of the Year: Luke Wright, Penned in the Margins (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

I'd be interested in the views of black officers in uniform, not least
because they too fall victim to violent death, as an inspection of the mortality rate among US law enforcement officers shows.

Comment is about Dear Amerikkka (blog)

Original item by Your Royal Poetess

This takes me back happily to my own angling days - and the memory of a guide to fishing for younger folk called "Mr Crabtree
Goes Fishing" - by Bernard Venables: an excellent inspired mix of
drawings and commentary in the pursuit of suggested methods of
seeking out assorted species under various conditions. If actual
angling wasn't possible for whatever reason, curling up in a chair
with this book provided a great substitute.

Comment is about The Angler (blog)

Original item by Jeffarama!

Thank you for the likes Aisha, Aviva and Hugh

Comment is about My Pandemic Diary (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

I believe you
but will come back tomorrow
and see what you will tell me.
M.K.

Comment is about Last night (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

Many thanks for the Likes, Blackrose, Aviva, Aisha and Leon.

Comment is about VILLANELLE FROM HELL (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Booming good. Well done

Comment is about Boom Boom Boom (blog)

Original item by Aisha Suleman

Considering I know how much I know you love fishing, I'm surprised you haven't covered this topic before, but great stuff. Nice change of gears (:

Comment is about The Angler (blog)

Original item by Jeffarama!

Thanks Jeff. Glad you like the piece. I'll have to watch a bit of Grace then to see if Kemptown is how I remember it.

Thanks also to Nicola for the like (:

Comment is about Homage to Bagpuss in Hove (blog)

Original item by Andy N

Nice little story mate, I'm too old for some of the references, but remember Bagpuss! I see Kemp town was on the TV last week in the 'Grace' thriller, read the book and others, Tracy read em all ?

Comment is about Homage to Bagpuss in Hove (blog)

Original item by Andy N

Enjoyed this, Jeff. And you're in good company. Ted Hughes was a very keen fisherman, wasn't he?

Comment is about The Angler (blog)

Original item by Jeffarama!

I am with you all the way.
A poem which speaks the truth
Thank you for this

Keith

Comment is about Dear Amerikkka (blog)

Original item by Your Royal Poetess

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Comment is about All The Things (Happy World Poetry Day!) (blog)

Original item by Dean Fraser

Happy poetry day to you too.

Comment is about All The Things (Happy World Poetry Day!) (blog)

Original item by Dean Fraser

Thanks Nigel for the like and great comment. Thanks also to black rose and Branwell for the likes to my silly write.

Comment is about Jabbercocky (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

Luck can help
make the change
to make you right.

Comment is about Praise The Dreamers (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

They call you Jabbercocky
soon to be mask free
then taking flight for
a long awaited holiday.

Comment is about Jabbercocky (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

Thank you Nigel for your comment, I agree ?

Comment is about Strong Enough (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Thank you Keith for commenting, I get far too many things wrong to ever think of myself as wise, but I suppose that doesn't rule out that one or two of the things I think, by some sort of luck, might be right. Please don't ask me which thoughts of mine got that lucky, I won't know.

Thanks also to everyone who clicked 'Like' for this poem. ?

It is the last of the meditations (so far, but I'm bound to write some more eventually).

Comment is about Praise The Dreamers (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Phew, thats some going Nick. Well done buddy. As above with what Janey says, sorry to read of your bereavement also.

Comment is about Nick Toczek reaches his poetry milestone – a year of daily poems about the Covid-19 pandemic (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Poetry as wisdom. I like this
Thanks
Keith

Comment is about Praise The Dreamers (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Thank you for the likes Aviva and Nigel

Comment is about Murmuration of Starlings (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

Thank you for the likes, Nazi, Holden and Nigel

Comment is about Lunevalley Textiles (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

Thank you for the like and comment Nigel

Comment is about Tangerine Dream (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

we will be wearing masks
or another 10 years.
A measure of control
for the Great Reset!

Comment is about Trevor Alexander (poet profile)

Original item by Trevor Alexander

In your
tangerine skyline
I drift.

Comment is about Tangerine Dream (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

Strength comes from within
belief is the ladder
you have to climb
from the lowest low.

Comment is about Strong Enough (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

John,
A powerful poem borne out of Lent when reflection of life comes to the surface and we ponder our mortality. There is no grey area when it comes to God, or so I believe. We submit to him and trust or we enter an incomprehensible void. I love the line "Of a wise man who never catches up with me". The story of my life, I'm afraid.

Thank you for this

Keith

Comment is about Song of the Harp (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

It was a really nice surprise to see that this was so popular.

An extra thank you for everyone who has clicked 'Like', now that it has reached TWO FLOWERS ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Comment is about The Only Words I Know (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Thank you to Michael Kwack and Holden Moncrieff for the likes.

Comment is about Nuclear (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Thanks also to everyone who has clicked 'Like' for this poem ?

Comment is about Strong Enough (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Thank you Nicola, the feeling is mutual xx

Comment is about Strong Enough (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Thanks for likes and comments. Very kind ?

Comment is about She was a Phoenix and He was a Vampire (blog)

Original item by David Lindsay

Or bad poetry or boffin poetry that has too many long words in it that makes my brain hurt lol x

Comment is about STAY SAFE (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Are you saying my tats make me an idiot? I want another food fight with you. I challenge you to a food fight where I can throw cake at you lol ?

Comment is about TESTING (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Annie and Erika

You are both most welcome. It's great that there is so much poetry to enjoy!

Steve

Comment is about Stephen Gospage (poet profile)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

A big thankyou to everyone who liked this poem. I wrote it some time ago but I now find it very topical, since it implies that if you repeat something often enough people will start to believe it, and all you have to do is to tell someone that something happened, not provide any evidence. This is a tactic which has been followed recently with fraud claims in the US election.

Also, there is a time shift aspect. When I say:

'Come back tomorrow and

I will tell you

That last night

I did it again.'

I mean that tonight I did it again. But, of course, by tomorrow tonight will be last night. So nothing lasts forever, or at all.

Comment is about Last night (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

And I for one am glad you are still here xx

Comment is about Strong Enough (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Thank you Nigel for your comment, they did.

Words fly
on to and off of the pages,
travelling all around the world.

Comment is about The Only Words I Know (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Thank you for the likes Holden and Stephen A.

Comment is about The Day I Met Tony Curtis (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

Thank you so much, Stephen! So glad you enjoyed it. ??

Poetry is part of us and sometimes it gets overwhelming but it’s always there when you need it.

Comment is about drowning in poetry (blog)

Original item by kimberly

Love your "add verse" reactions.

I've always been very "verse-a-tile"!

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Comment is about Aviva Rifka Bhandari (poet profile)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Wings of poetry
fly these words
onto pages of
write out loud.

Comment is about The Only Words I Know (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Thank you very much, Keith, I'm glad you enjoyed it ?

Comment is about Argonaut (blog)

Original item by Holden Moncrieff

Artwork by: Denny OW ?

Comment is about Welcome to Alkebulan (blog)

Original item by Your Royal Poetess

Thanks for likes - Stephen & Holden ☘??

Comment is about St Patrick's Day - Shanty (blog)

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