Shifa, Master Po says all that needs saying about your poem.
Enjoyed reading it.
Comment is about City Lights (blog)
Original item by Shifa Maqba
Containing much to remind us of realities we often choose to ignore
or forget. Are you willing to pay the price? A fitting way to close
these lines.
P.S. I would also observe that the price of discipline is self-control -
not one of today's widespread virtues...
Comment is about The Price (blog)
Original item by Vautaw
A subject that always deserves attention, especially in a world that
produces change at an alarming rate. Mental health, is, of course,
subjective and depends on many things - from within and without.
The trick is to recognise and then cope with its origins and causes.
I find it interesting to imagine just HOW the study of psychiatry
originated. And how its originators differentiated between conditions
beyond the physical entity and those originating from within - not
least when so little was (and is??) known about the material make-up
of the organ that is brain itself...arguably the greatest individual
creation in existence anywhere in the world.
Comment is about Pain and the World's View of It (blog)
Original item by Wanya Sinha
Alcohol is both a taker and giver
What's good for your mind may be bad for your liver!I
I speak from years spent enjoying after-work pints of beer, only
touching the odd glass of whisky on special occasions. I haven't
had more than the rare pint in retirement (not at today's prices!!)
and have adjusted accordingly, in terms of money saved and health
preserved. No intent to sound sanctimonious, just a necessary fact
- one of the changes in life that happens - which occurs through
circumstances and needs adjustment. i consider myself fortunate
now to consume a drink rather than let a drink consume ME - as
seems to be the case with some unhappy souls in this life.
Comment is about Alcoholic thoughts,God bless alcohol (blog)
Original item by hugh
Most certainly an imbalance of wealth is a huge factor in amalgamating the "human family". Much has been said to
denigrate past "empires" with the benefit of hindsight in the human
story but the wish to accumulate wealth and power is inbuilt in our
psyche, surely that's hard to refute. Those lands that have them
often obtained them by venturing beyond their national borders in
expeditions that required great courage, fortitude and tenacity and
it could be argued that their successes were a reward for those
qualities. I wager, they would argue along those lines if they were
here today. Unfortunately, along with brave expeditions came
exploitation and much of the latter continues to exist, not only from
intervening interests but also from those in power in the lands that are affected, all too eager to take advantage of the chance to gain
for themselves while depriving their own people of the advantages
their own countries should afford and provide.
Comment is about A Common Wealth (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Good poem. Well composed.
Thanks
Keith
Comment is about Night Visitor (blog)
Original item by d.knape
The flow, the rhymes, the lyricism... I'm in awe. Amazing poetry!
Comment is about Hardware (blog)
Original item by simon lucan
Thank you, Po for your kind comment and unwavering support!
Comment is about City Lights (blog)
Original item by Shifa Maqba
Anmolpreet Kaur thank you for the red rose accompanying your comment.
Comment is about Play temptation (blog)
Original item by Abdul Ahmad
The first three lines are sublime Mocosy. Enjoyed the rest, too.
Comment is about Thoughts (blog)
Original item by Mocosy
<Deleted User> (18980)
Mon 13th Jul 2020 09:15
Nothing wrong with alcohol, it's the abuse of it that is the issue...as the falling down drunken stupor bloke in WSM High Street on Saturday will testify to, or at least he would if he ever comes round.
Comment is about Alcoholic thoughts,God bless alcohol (blog)
Original item by hugh
Po, thanks for your very supportive comment. Your words, it’s time to sober up, are very apt.
Keith
Comment is about A Common Wealth (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
I love this and I like Bill and Phil, hopefully their wives, Jill and Syl feel the same, except I imagine they would replace beer with wine?
Thank you for bringing a smile to my miserable Monday morning.
Comment is about Alcoholic thoughts,God bless alcohol (blog)
Original item by hugh
Good one Phil.
Especially "take my mind
Inhale my fear"
Ak
Comment is about Your reflection on ice! (blog)
Original item by mentalelf. Philk.
Welcome to WOL sibaa.
I see from your work someone here has a way with rhyme.
Hope you find your rhythm here
Ak
Comment is about sibaa (poet profile)
Original item by sibaa
Welcome to WOL Vee.
I hope this wild flower could outstand this garden of roses.
Ak
Comment is about Vee (poet profile)
Original item by Vee
Philipos
Sun 12th Jul 2020 21:14
Today here arrived a suicidal case of a boy who blamed himself for his family's condition. The sight of his parents just could not leave my eyes and i think now he actually is to be blamed for their condition. ?
Comment is about A Curse went wrong (blog)
Original item by Anmolpreet Kaur
Brian, thank you. If we don't strive for this ideal the alternative is more of the same which will achieve nothing. A new paradigm is urgently sought.
Thank you for your comment
Keith
Comment is about A Common Wealth (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
<Deleted User> (18980)
Sun 12th Jul 2020 19:15
It's a wonderful idea Keith but I suspect that even as you were writing it you knew that it could only ever exist as words on a page.
Perhaps in Heaven, if such a place actually exists.
Good, well written piece.
Comment is about A Common Wealth (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Emeka, this poem transported my imagination directly to the scene described. I was there even with the despair. Then you startled me by saying it was you I saw. This poem made me sit up and think of that vast ocean so rich in human potential yet thwarted by helplessness and lack of opportunity. How many more are there? Those whose dreams will never be realised. Thank you for this poem. It enters the soul of the reader. Keith
Comment is about "Somewhere Over Here" (blog)
Original item by Emeka Collins
I regard the inequality of wealth as a serious if not insurmountable obstacle to any form of human advancement. Nationalism fosters greed and humanity at large becomes the victim of strife. There is no need of winners and losers as the vanquished are never allowed to develop and release their potential. Otherwise we all condemn ourselves to a futile struggle. Thank you for your comment. Keith
Comment is about A Common Wealth (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Thank you for your kind words. Seeing this den in my local woods and then photographed by a local photographer made me think it is a rare sight these days, it made me wonder who built it, local kids or a local big kid?
ps never heard that song so will have to give it a listen.
Comment is about To Infinity Or The Den? (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Great thought-provoking poem Julie. Reminds me of the Cat Stevens song, "Where Do The Children Play." I see this with my grandchildren and encourage them to go out and live a little. They don't realize what they are missing living in the virtual world. We all could use more communing with nature and hanging out with friends IRL. Write on! ?
Comment is about To Infinity Or The Den? (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Big thanks for your constant inspiration!
Comment is about Permanent Address (blog)
Original item by DR. MUKUND BHANDARI
Ah...but what country? Hardly restricted to any one example across the world. Common decency is the admirable aim - just as it should be. Perhaps it comes down to "take as you find" and "do as you would be done by" in the end..
Comment is about Who are we? (blog)
Original item by Savannah Hudson
Hamilton, Po. (Or is it Capaldi?)
Thanks, MC. The “Sam and Ella” joke doesn’t really stand scrutiny; they wouldn’t catch it off something they didn’t eat.
Comment is about THE CONTINUING STORY OF THE WALRUS AND THE CARPENTER (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Ha..."a shellfish thing to do"/ "Sam and Ella". You're always so
reliable in finding ways to brighten up our lives, that's "foreshore". ?
Comment is about THE CONTINUING STORY OF THE WALRUS AND THE CARPENTER (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Intriguing questions that are all the more interesting because there
are no obvious answers. I keep returning to the topic of electricity
and its unseen power in our lives. Do we have a similar power
source feeding our minds and bodies? Oops...another question!
And then there are transmissions that require the right equipment
to make sense of them, silent and unseen until that equipment
produces something that can be understood. And I recall
those fascinating images of lightning shooting heavenwards
rather than in the usual direction(s) of down and across our Earth's atmosphere. More questions about the how and why! .The term "mortal coil" takes on another (electrical?) meaning, doesn't it?
Oops- yet another question! But a rhetorical flourish: isn't that
what we are about...set on some pre-determined passage of advancement towards eventual enlightenment.
Comment is about Shakespeare's Orphans (blog)
Original item by simon lucan
The message is plain enough but we are up against the endless
contradictions that are endemic in the human story.
Mankind is on an endless quest
Enduring the worst while seeking the best.
Comment is about A Common Wealth (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
<Deleted User> (4172)
Sun 12th Jul 2020 12:59
I enjoyed reading this,
'I'll take you through the rain
where the light remains
the only rhythm of the day"
Great lines.
Comment is about When we were Gypsies (blog)
Original item by MARIA ELENA
<Deleted User> (24283)
Sun 12th Jul 2020 11:03
Nice ditty. You're good at it.?
Comment is about Seeing Double (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
I love this photo, this little ditty is my immediate reaction to seeing it. I wrote it the second I saw it without thinking, so just for fun.
Comment is about Seeing Double (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Emeka, You are gifted with the most exquisite ability to use your vocabulary to the full. Your poems are beautifully crafted with a wealth of imagination therein. From where do you achieve such mastery of the language and expression?
Keep writing
Keith
Comment is about Emeka Collins (poet profile)
Original item by Emeka Collins
Emeka, Ruth, Adam, Tom, Martin, Abdul and RoseMary,
Thank you for comments which are most appreciated.
Keith
Comment is about The Plateau of Reconciliation (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Thanks kev, I've been all over the place just recently, (life gets in the way) so I really appreciate your comment as I haven't felt like writing much. I never thought of myself as having a particular style, but it's a real compliment to be told you'd recognise it even if it were unsigned.
J. x
Comment is about The Bridge Of Broken Bones (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
Thanks Jennifer, and may we all continue to enjoy daubing our colours in this mingled, mangled masterpiece.
J. x
Comment is about Paint (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
I’ve found the book on Kindle, but I’m rather disappointed to see it’s not verse at all but prose! Does nobody else but me write verse novels these days?
Comment is about Derek Owusu wins £10,000 prize for novel in verse (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Nicola Beckett
Sat 11th Jul 2020 21:40
Reminds me of an Edna St Vincent poem
Comment is about Out of reach (blog)
Original item by Liam Osaneo
As usual your rhyming is sublime. If this was posted anonymously I would have known it was from you, your style is unique and brilliant. Another cracker.
Cheers Kevin
Comment is about The Bridge Of Broken Bones (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
Nicola Beckett
Sat 11th Jul 2020 17:55
Sat 11th Jul 2020 17:50
My poetry
is quite queer
slightly deranged
it does appear,
yet my reputation's
very clear
my poetry worse
than people hear!
?
Comment is about Jennifer Malden (poet profile)
Original item by Jennifer Malden
Abdul Ahmad
Mon 13th Jul 2020 16:36
Po the devil is a necessary creation to engender fear to gain control over....
Thank you for striking the like.
Comment is about Play temptation (blog)
Original item by Abdul Ahmad