Thanks for the likes folks.
Comment is about Another Lockdown Sunday (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Thanks to Nigel and A Girl for the comments. Tony Hancock, having been tricked by Sid James once again, asked:
"Sid, I might have guessed. Is there nothing you wouldn't do for money?"
"Nothing I can think of offhand," replied Sid.
I suppose that might have inspired this poem.
Many thanks to everyone for the likes.
Comment is about Cash in hand (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thanks YRP. Now, now, MC; that’s not the fashionable thing to say. And thanks, Stephen, Tom, Branwell and Nazia for the Likes.
Comment is about INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S WEEK (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
For information only. Having just checked Google, I understand it is slated for Friday 19th November 2021
Comment is about LONG-SUFFERING MEN'S DAY (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
I suppose that we all have a version of our life and perhaps several, to suit different occasions.
Comment is about As Yet Untold (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
I must confess I had to look it up, which takes nothing away from the poem.
Comment is about CONNIPTION (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Thanks for the like A Girl.
Comment is about Mother's Day Display (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
TE - it was because he had the socialist tag that kept this memory
in my mind over so many years. It seemed so contrary to "the cause"
he supposedly represented. But such contradictions were not unknown - hence the term "champagne socialist" that was doing
the rounds. He certainly had more than his share of conceit that I recall!
Comment is about How much do we value our health workers? One poet's reaction to news of their 1% pay rise (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Injustice exists in all its forms and "racial" is one of these. I take
some wisdom (and comfort) from the posts on YouTube involving
the black academic Thomas Sowell, not least his observations about
current "black culture" and his memories of growing up in Harlem
when (and where) weapon violence was not a factor in black lives.
Comment is about 280 characters (blog)
Original item by Your Royal Poetess
That's right JC - let's have the poetical form explained.
Now - how about pushing for a "Long-suffering Men's Day"?? ?
Comment is about INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S WEEK (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Seems like we are stuck in a never ending time-loop!
Comment is about CORONAVIRUS CIRCUS (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thank you for your comments Nigel and A Girl, you both have such confidence in me and I will hope you are both right ? ?
Thanks also to everyone who has clicked 'Like' for this poem ?
Comment is about As Yet Untold (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
Yes, Stephen A, flesh is unfortunately very versatile!
Comment is about Something's Creeping... (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Sullimani
Mon 8th Mar 2021 14:52
There is a certain WTF about this little ditty Ray, we can express and expand as much as we like...but in the end it is subject to the opinion of others.
Comment is about POETRY EXPRESS (blog)
Original item by ray pool
As jurors are sought for the upcoming murder trial, this reminds us of the institutionalized racial injustice we are all guilty of.
Comment is about 280 characters (blog)
Original item by Your Royal Poetess
Thanks one and all for your kind reading and likes!
Ray
Comment is about POETRY EXPRESS (blog)
Original item by ray pool
A form poem called an Anacreontic. Seven syllables per line (ish) arranged trochaically.
Comment is about INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S WEEK (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
A Girl
Mon 8th Mar 2021 11:58
Mon 8th Mar 2021 11:51
I am trying to get your blood stain off of my keyboard.
See what you've done!
Comment is about old shoes (poet profile)
Original item by old shoes
A Girl
Mon 8th Mar 2021 11:51
A Girl
Mon 8th Mar 2021 11:49
A Girl
Mon 8th Mar 2021 11:46
A Girl
Mon 8th Mar 2021 10:11
You have a beautiful heart Aviva.
Comment is about As Yet Untold (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
I don't Know, Maybe a good investment in "New Shoes" would be a healthier alternative?
Comment is about Squeaky Shoes (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Stephen you have not said how much?
Comment is about Cash in hand (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
The story of your life
is yours to tell
when the time is right.
Comment is about As Yet Untold (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
Thankyou so much for the lovely comments and tulips xxx
Comment is about MAGIC MOON TREE (blog)
Original item by Sarah Louise mcnee
Well written with a special descriptive quality which speaks of a poet with a rich vocabulary and the ability to use it.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about The First Stirrings of Spring (blog)
Original item by Brenda Wells
Thanks Stephen G!
'What else does flesh do?' well mine tends to wobble quite a bit at the moment ☺️
Something wobbles
Wobbles the flesh
Food is its king
Whether rotten, or fresh!
Comment is about Something's Creeping... (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Thank you Nigel for your poetic response ?
Thanks M.C for your comment. Pasta is such a comfort food and so versatile.
Thanks also to everyone who has clicked 'Like' for this poem. ?
Comment is about Alphabet Soup (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
Artwork by:
https://artofmervin.artstation.com/store/art_posters
Comment is about Absolute Zero (blog)
Original item by Your Royal Poetess
Stephen, thank you for your words. Greatly appreciated.
Comment is about someone's forgotten cottage (blog)
Original item by Clyde McCulley
Keith thank you for a great critique. It is really appreciated. Yes, people do need to reread a poem several times to get the impact of what the poet is want to describe.
Thanks
Comment is about someone's forgotten cottage (blog)
Original item by Clyde McCulley
Very sad to read this. Society has to change.
Comment is about Inauguration poet Amanda Gorman 'followed home and accosted by security guard' (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Thanks Nigel and MC for the kind comments and Rose for the like.
Comment is about Beauty is a fickle beast. (blog)
Original item by Jennifer Malden
Fine,effective poem. Makes the flesh creep (p.s. what else does flesh do?).
Comment is about Something's Creeping... (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Apropos the truth - if you're good at anything, you don't need to boast about it. ?
Comment is about Arrogance (blog)
Original item by Aisha Suleman
I endorse KJ's comment.
"Gather thee rosebuds while ye may..." as the poet wrote many centuries ago. On this subject more specifically, I think of the likes of Sophia Loren and Catherine Deneuve as examples of beauty in later years.
Comment is about Beauty is a fickle beast. (blog)
Original item by Jennifer Malden
Spaghetti is a good analogy. Appetising enough to start and suck up
a strand to its end, with each leading the appetite towards more! ?
Comment is about Alphabet Soup (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
<Deleted User> (9882)
Sun 7th Mar 2021 12:37
Pardon my convenient way of commenting hk, but as you can see Keith has said it all which I echo.
Very good poem indeed!
Comment is about Sunday, March 7, 2021 12:33 AM (blog)
Original item by hk
This poem, beautifully crafted is open to interpretation as it could apply to so many aspects of life, yet it is a jacket which has become the symbol. It asks questions about value and worth. It speaks of being discarded when no longer of use or value. This cannot be read as merely a poem about a worn out jacket; it is rich in suggestions and causes the reader to ponder deeply.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about Sunday, March 7, 2021 12:33 AM (blog)
Original item by hk
You’re right, M.C. But before jet aeroplanes were everywhere the noise was mainly birdsong, rushing waters and the wind, which is a much better sort of noise.
Comment is about My name is Silence (blog)
Original item by Tim Ellis
Brian Hodgkinson
Mon 8th Mar 2021 18:03
I learned to read from Dr. Seuss books--
can you tell??
Comment is about Green Eggs (blog)
Original item by Brian Hodgkinson Jr.