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Philipos

Tue 21st Jul 2020 07:46

Thank you for sharing. P.

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Philipos

Tue 21st Jul 2020 07:43

Interesting compilation with some subtle implications. P.

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Philipos

Tue 21st Jul 2020 07:31

Haunting piece C. Thanks for sharing. P

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Philipos

Tue 21st Jul 2020 07:25

Amusing take on it. P.

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Shifa Maqba

Tue 21st Jul 2020 07:08

Thank you, Abdul, for your generous input!

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Nicola Beckett

Tue 21st Jul 2020 04:24

Broke back mountain x

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Shehariah

Tue 21st Jul 2020 04:16

Nicola, thank you for that. I have an amazing support system. I want that my pain can bring relief and comfort to others. My desire is that the hope I've found can spark some hope in others.

Po, my noose was loosened, but not by my hands. I am one of the fortunate ones.

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Shehariah

Tue 21st Jul 2020 04:00

Nicola, I did run and run and run. I couldn't run far or fast enough, and all my running brought me to the end of myself where I was found again.

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racha chafik

Tue 21st Jul 2020 03:44

i read your poem three times its so deep i love how it starts with the intention of giving a try to just feel dissapointed by what you already knew

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Shehariah

Tue 21st Jul 2020 02:53

Nicola, that is how I used to live, and I was really good at it. Now I’m learning to live vulnerably and honestly with myself and the ones around me.

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Jared Harris

Mon 20th Jul 2020 22:27

Also M.C. you described it perfectly, you nailed it....

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Jared Harris

Mon 20th Jul 2020 22:26

Thank you both for your feedback....I really appreciate it and I do enjoy reading your opionions of my writings...once again thank you...

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Abdul Ahmad

Mon 20th Jul 2020 21:04

This is a beautifully expressed poem.

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Graham Sherwood

Mon 20th Jul 2020 21:00

Succinct, clear, direct. I can hear you saying every word!

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Abdul Ahmad

Mon 20th Jul 2020 21:00

The plight of those seeking to escape hopeless existence and regardless of perils faced to breathe freedom free from tyranny is beautifully expressed. Full of emotive imagery.

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Dave Caplan

Mon 20th Jul 2020 18:57

I'm sorry folks but I have spent a couple of hours trying to figure out how to reply to you individually on your comments to my poems.....still can't make sense of it. having a deteriorating memory doesn't help.

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Philipos

Mon 20th Jul 2020 18:43

Don, in what way did my poem on Coarse Work, offend?

And since you described it as 'what a load of rubbish,' it would be really nice to have your constructive take on it.

Might prevent my going down a dodgy road again in future. P.

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John Marks

Mon 20th Jul 2020 15:14

Yes, Mark, you are exactly correct in tracing the origins of this song to the brilliant song writing pairing of Kern & Fields.. ""The Way You Look Tonight" is a song from the film Swing Time that was performed by Fred Astaire and composed by Jerome Kern with lyrics written by Dorothy Fields. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1936. Fields remarked, "The first time Jerry played that melody for me I went out and started to cry. The release absolutely killed me. I couldn't stop, it was so beautiful.""

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Shehariah

Mon 20th Jul 2020 14:05

Shifa, thank you. I actually have a great fear of drowning.

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Shehariah

Mon 20th Jul 2020 14:03

Po, this poem is a reflection of what I did to my life, to myself, when I was in my addiction. Before my sobriety I was willing to throw everything away - my marriage, my relationship with my kids, my career, my life. I was dead inside.

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Shehariah

Mon 20th Jul 2020 14:00

Nicola, haha! I’m in California so I think I’m in a way different time zone than y’all.

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julie callaghan

Mon 20th Jul 2020 12:55

Thanks for the likes.

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Shifa Maqba

Mon 20th Jul 2020 11:57

Absolutely soul-stirring! Your poem has rendered me speechless.

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Shifa Maqba

Mon 20th Jul 2020 11:52

Thank you, Po, for your overwhelming support! It's always a delight to receive your valuable remarks.

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raypool

Mon 20th Jul 2020 10:44

Thanks for reading and liking Po ad Blue.sky Girl.

Nice phrase Mark- wry detachment, spot on. Funny how after 17 years it stuck in my mind . It just took me by surprise. Another flat owner had her ex husband's ashes in an urn as a doorstop. A strange place really.

You can tell a lot from dress sense Graham, as i'm sure you know. I think it's the tie that still seems to stand out as a symbol - do you remember Tie Rack? Happy days.

Ray

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RoseMary

Mon 20th Jul 2020 10:42

This is heart wrenching sad....well penned!!

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Philipos

Mon 20th Jul 2020 10:29

Gosh Shifa - just visited your wall - what depths of thought I see in the graffiti of your labyrinths. Great stuff. P. ?

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Mike Bartram

Mon 20th Jul 2020 09:15

Thank you for the likes!

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Mike Bartram

Mon 20th Jul 2020 09:15

Thank you for the likes!

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kJ Walker

Mon 20th Jul 2020 07:30

Pieces like this can only by written by people who have actually been there and done it.
This one has a genuine authenticity that can only be expressed by someone who has suffered that experience.
There used to be a veteran who used this site (I think he got banned eventually) who would get angry when non-serving members of the public attempted to write about war.
In my opinion he was wrong. Anyone has the right to write about anything, but only such as yourself can write authentic pieces like this.
I thank you for posting, and for what you have done for us.

Cheers Kevin

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julie callaghan

Mon 20th Jul 2020 06:45

Thanks for the comments and likes.

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Marianne May

Mon 20th Jul 2020 05:38

Hello! Salamat sa comment sa akong tula nga, "Salom". Do you happen to be Bisaya? Nice meeting you in this platform! All the best in your artistry!

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Nicola Beckett

Mon 20th Jul 2020 05:09

Angel wings, step over me, not haunting but helping me x

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Nicola Beckett

Mon 20th Jul 2020 05:01

Xxx

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Nicola Beckett

Mon 20th Jul 2020 04:53

Are we talking about the white lady, I'm holding your hand through this even in the midths of my own despair xxxx

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Nicola Beckett

Mon 20th Jul 2020 04:48

You ran and you ran and you ran into the recesses of the night fighting hard to keep the light, x

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Nicola Beckett

Mon 20th Jul 2020 04:47

Tucked away from love and harm and hurt alike x

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Nicola Beckett

Mon 20th Jul 2020 04:44

Thanks for the like Shifka x

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Nicola Beckett

Mon 20th Jul 2020 04:37

Xxx

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Nicola Beckett

Mon 20th Jul 2020 04:33

When do you sleep x

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d.knape

Mon 20th Jul 2020 01:45

that's what they claim.
but I don't believe it.
Why does sweat still pour
into my summer eyes
and leave them burning
well into night?

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Shifa Maqba

Mon 20th Jul 2020 01:06

Jennifer, thank you for your kind remarks! :)

Thank you, Nicola and D.W. Hamilton for your generous roses!

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M.C. Newberry

Mon 20th Jul 2020 00:25

Well said! The real sort of angels from heaven.

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Dave Caplan

Sun 19th Jul 2020 23:32

Thank you all for commenting on my poem.
It is about a year since I was last on this site and things have obviously changed....I can no longer figure out how to reply to individual comments?

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Maatla Mog

Sun 19th Jul 2020 22:34

Thank you guys and much more thanks for always taking the time to read my poems, ur words are sincerely appreciated always.

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Shehariah

Sun 19th Jul 2020 22:21

I really like this one, Nicola. I am a recovering addict and alcoholic and had a recent relapse. I know the tension and the turmoil.

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Shehariah

Sun 19th Jul 2020 22:19

Well said.

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Shehariah

Sun 19th Jul 2020 22:18

I really like this one, Julie. I appreciate the balance between melancholy and hope.

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jennifer Malden

Sun 19th Jul 2020 20:28

Despairing, but beautiful! Jennifer

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Shehariah

Sun 19th Jul 2020 20:23

Nicola and Julie, thanks for the like. ?

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