Your poems inject us with positivity. Keep up the good work.
Comment is about Enjoying Life (blog)
Original item by Aisha Suleman
Sorry for my delay on commenting, again I am left speechless as a result of the responses on my poem. I am glad that my patriotic poem has inspired you to comment so keenly, and intelligently. Now if only we could WRITE OUT LOUD, these words for the world to see. Your comments deserve more of a response than I can provide. Sorry, please keep up with your comments, You will be heard, I am spreading the word about Write out Loud to all that I meet, and greet. Your words gentlemen, have been seen by many eyes outside of our Poetry contributors, One comment that I heard in response to what they had read was, "I have to show this to someone", And they did, and they did, and they did, ect, you are being read, Keep up the comments, Thanks to all of you, you make me feel so good about myself, Thank-you Write out Loud, for the opportunity to express myself. More to come, JD.
Comment is about Pride and prestige, the American dream (blog)
Original item by J.D. Bardo
Sat 16th Jan 2021 03:51
A hospital gown
it does appear
can expose a lot
and look quite queer
some will laugh
some brought to tears
gown turned around
shows front not rear!
?
Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)
Original item by keith jeffries
MC., raises some interesting points but having spent four years in California at University I doubt if he is fully aware of what takes place in American Society. The man who remained in his car and would not get out was afraid of the same fate. More black men are killed by white police officers than white men despite black people being in a minority. Had George Floyd been white would he have been treated in the same way. I think not. The cold light of detached forensic attention will not alter the burning fact that the incident took place in a society riddled with racial prejudice. During my time there I hardly experienced a day without witnessing or hearing of incidents which were clearly racially motivated where black people were always demeaned and often wrongly accused.
Keith
Comment is about WHO KILLED GEORGE FLOYD? (blog)
Original item by trevor homer
Aisha,
This poem comes as a breath of fresh air at a very dark time as we endure the pandemic. You sound like the heart and soul of every good party.
Thank you for brightening up our day
Keith
Comment is about Enjoying Life (blog)
Original item by Aisha Suleman
Thank you for your comment Mariyam. I do appreciate nature and am often poetically or philosophically inspired by it although I am not as keen on insects and various other beasties so that I tend to prefer being on the edges of nature rather than at the centre of it.
Thank you Mariyam and Aisha for the Likes
Comment is about Nature's Hug (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
Thanks for your thoughts Nicola! There was no cheating going on here, LOL. I was trying to convey that the cats did not approve of the company I was keeping in a not very fulfilling relationship. Be well!
Best
Mike
Comment is about The Wisdom of Cats (blog)
Original item by Mike McPeek
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Fri 15th Jan 2021 20:33
Keith and Aviva. Thank you. I am so happy you enjoyed this moment with my muse. It’s always a pleasant surprise what bubbles up to share with other souls.
Comment is about Elixir (blog)
Original item by Vautaw
Especially enjoyed these lines:
... "let go
Of all the thoughts
That hold you back
Go forth into the present moment
Leave the past behind
And let your future come as it will"
Comment is about Don't Need to be the King (blog)
Original item by Eric Berard
"The rain will fall
And drain you of your light
But do not dwell"
Yes, good reminder!
Comment is about Weep Your Tears (blog)
Original item by Eric Berard
"When the light shines so bright
Be prepared to face the dark"
Something that is so easily forgotten! And it changes so quickly!
Comment is about Signal (blog)
Original item by Eric Berard
Such words that many people still need to hear.
Comment is about Have Faith (blog)
Original item by Eric Berard
I was in hospital last year for open heart surgery and put on one of the gowns you mention but accidentally back to front. It caused quite a stir. It must be my age
Keith
Comment is about Hospital Gown (blog)
Original item by d.knape
A beautiful poem. But also...
This makes me so happy for you because we may stumble upon many things, but we will inevitably find what we truly seek.
Comment is about Elixir (blog)
Original item by Vautaw
Vautaw,
This must have rolled off your pen as it is so freely written and so many who read it will be uplifted. I shall keep this.
Thanks
Keith
Comment is about Elixir (blog)
Original item by Vautaw
A provocative pastiche on the English nursery rhyme "Who Killed
Cock Robin". The content omits the following relevant aspects::
The full medical assessment of Floyd's death under restraint. Coroner's report anyone?
The details of his behaviour immediately prior to ending up on the ground. The approach by the officers (who have already been "condemned" before trial) to this individual in his car was also
filmed and they maintained a polite consistent demand for
his cooperation - not given - ultimately leading to this tragedy.
I'm all in favour of the guilty being found to be so after ALL the
evidence is made available. Justice delayed is justice denied -
for all concerned. Floyd is arguably an agenda driven "media martyr" and that is not in the service of of rigorous investigative
examination of how and why this tragedy unfolded and ended.
Hopefully when the case is placed before the courts, the cold
light of detached forensic attention will be brought to bear on what went on that day, and verdicts given. Case closed.
Comment is about WHO KILLED GEORGE FLOYD? (blog)
Original item by trevor homer
Trevor,
You have excelled yourself with this poem. It is so well put together and hits the nail on the head. It is an indictment to a racist society who turn away from what they know goes on but remain silent. Covert racism is alive and well when these ugly incidents take place. What one police officer does has the support of many others who remain tight lipped. America is a violent nation in many respects. This has been proved so during the last four years when a racist was in charge. Who killed George Floyd. American Society killed him.
Trevor thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about WHO KILLED GEORGE FLOYD? (blog)
Original item by trevor homer
This is so impressive, virtuoso wordsmanship, it seems so effortless.
Comment is about WHO KILLED GEORGE FLOYD? (blog)
Original item by trevor homer
J.D - can I suggest the problem with living in a 'parallel universe' is that eventually, reality bites!
Trumps BIG LIE is based on the premise that more Whites voted for him than Afro Americans did, so legitimising his [and others]
claims of victory!
Philipos - no doubt those troops passing through were segregated, [my father fought in the war too].
Graham - I'm not sure what this reminds you of, other than a time of a 'sense of entitlement'?
John - healing and compassion can start with all of us and begin today.
Ray - I think it a sad day for 'the Emperors new clothes'. Someone should tell him he is naked!
New Shoes - personally I think Neil Youngs's 'Ohio' more relevant.
Felt compelled to re-post WHO KILLED GEORGE FLOYD, if only for the final stanza. Trevor
Comment is about Pride and prestige, the American dream (blog)
Original item by J.D. Bardo
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Fri 15th Jan 2021 12:08
Cats see the windows of souls and can see other dimensions too. So anything naughty you are getting up to like cheating they will know and hence the disapproving looks
Comment is about The Wisdom of Cats (blog)
Original item by Mike McPeek
One of the worst things about growing old is when your childhood 'heroes' are unmasked and you get to read about their 'real' lives.
So many bubbles are burst by reality. Frankie Howard, Tommy Cooper, Tony Hancock et al. Who'd be an adult eh?
I like your show biz pieces Ray. Greg's right!
Comment is about HAUNTED HONEYMOON (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Fri 15th Jan 2021 10:42
Afraid our Free Speech
is no longer Free-
if we get out of line
we pay dearly.
Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Fri 15th Jan 2021 08:40
seems like u too comes beneath my category #nature lover
ur poem is too realistic....?
Comment is about Nature's Hug (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
Freedom, possibly my strongest addiction.
NICE!?
Comment is about Consider Me Gone (blog)
Original item by Jordyn Elizabeth
Fri 15th Jan 2021 04:20
Bare are the brittle bones
that rattle of old age
skin like an hairless coat
ghosts of clowns laugh
as they play with our minds.
Comment is about Consequences XV (blog)
Original item by Andy N
Not sure what was going on with me then, but I somehow didn't reply sooner.
Paul, thank you for your comment on this poem.
You're doing well if you can get sense out of yourself, I usually make no sense to me at all, that's why I have to try and write poems to make sense of myself by.
Thank you also to everyone who clicked 'Like'
(Sadly Paul's comment is no longer viewable since he left the site)
Comment is about Tuning In (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
Not sure what was going on with me then, but I somehow didn't reply sooner.
Brian, thank you for your comment on this poem.
Thank you also to everyone who clicked 'Like'
Comment is about Not Not Not (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
Thank you Stephen for taking time to comment on this poem/song.
Thanks also to those who have clicked 'Like' for the poem/song
Little story behind this one. There was a year when my children's school were teaching an assembly song which had similar themes but included unpleasant imagery and details which wasn't very age appropriate and my daughter told me she had been upset by the song and that other children were too. So, when I wrote to the head about it I pointed out that the themes could be achieved without unnecessary upsetting details, and wrote and sent this, not for use, but as an example to prove the point. ?
But the head wasn't a very good listener and preferred to say my daughter was lying about feeling upset or that anyone else had been, rather than admit that the song they'd chosen might be ill advised.
Still, inspiration wherever we find it. I don't like the story but I like the song.
Comment is about Make A Space In Your Heart (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
I think it adds a duality of reading and meaning if you write it as 'unprepared / to see' rather than 'unprepared to / see'
I think it is an intriguing poem and I can understand why you are having difficulty titling it , but I look forward to see what you eventually decide to call it. Perhaps, 'Breaking Free'
Comment is about Untitled (blog)
Original item by Lori Nalewajk
In my earlier poem I was imagining days in Jamaica and your poem took me into the night. I hope one day soon we will all be able to dance the night away. Thank you
Comment is about A Cadenza (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Thanks for your thoughts, Ray, Greg and MC.
And for the Likes, Stephen G, Julie and Stephen A.
Comment is about A TRIP TO THE DENTIST (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
@kieth Jeffries Thank you for the feedback. You are 100% correct there are definitely men that are heartless as well.
I mostly write out of emotion, and also mostly when I am hurt. In the case of this poem it was out of person hurt from the past when my Brother in laws fiance left him a month before their wedding.
Comment is about Women are heartless (blog)
Original item by Neill Barnard
Thanks for the likes Aviva, Stephen G and bra well, thank you also for your very kind comment. I rushed it a bit and amended slightly, hope you still like it.
Comment is about Close your eyes (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Sometimes we need things torn apart to see what is really important. furthermore trump did not rule the world. And despite what most may think, our market was set for a great crash, beyond what anyone has ever seem. We as humans study history and patterns, if we don't learn, we don't progress. The tech revolution has been upon us for years, waiting for the chance to change the world. It is a fact that humans do not take well to change, unless there is fear and suffering involved. And when we tare apart everything that we think we know, it can be rebuilt to begin a new age. now what I believe is the scariest part of this and what may have had a part in the riots, is this aspect of what "under God" really means. If we can't truly and spiritually understand this especially where it lays in our Free Will, Then progression, no matter its Face, Will cease. what I have come to see though, is that industry has great power over our government, so what we should really be paying attention to is their actions. Trump is a tool, we have to see where we are truly coming from before we know where we are going. Neil Young said it " The older generation has something to say, but they better say it fast or get out of the way"
Comment is about Pride and prestige, the American dream (blog)
Original item by J.D. Bardo
Politics is not a game for the faint-hearted and in the USA it has always been a source of heated discourse, division and diverse
views that has seen numerous occasions in evidence. How readily
we forget its early history, not least when the Lincoln years saw
rioting and bloodshed on a large scale, with that much vaunted
president suspending habeas corpus without reported reference to
congress. And politicians and their opponents fought duels. No saints then either. And presidents were being shot at or shot
down - even up to recent times. The extremists are always around
to attach themselves to "causes". Ask the IRA about the criminal
elements that attached themselves to its cause to further their own
agendas. The America of today is still firmly rooted in vigorous
altercation and the global media is hardly free from culpability in its
approach to what - and how - information is provided for public
consumption. But it's a country that has its qualities and its faults
played out on a very public stage and that will remain a welcome
reality in a global world in which sinister forces manipulate and
manufacture according to their aims and intentions. Wider awareness is the great ongoing factor towards assessing what is
going on - where, when and why.
Comment is about Pride and prestige, the American dream (blog)
Original item by J.D. Bardo
Yep, another one for the collection, Ray. 'Haunted Honeymoon' is a great title. I would certainly feel haunted if I had to listen to too much Singalongamax. But my grandmother-in-law was a big fan; it was a gentle family joke. What was the great man like to work with?
Comment is about HAUNTED HONEYMOON (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Really like this, Ray. It conjures up another time with the lighest possible touch. Thanks.
Comment is about HAUNTED HONEYMOON (blog)
Original item by ray pool
good poem, your best one yet, perhaps
Comment is about Close your eyes (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Evocative, especially to all of us who were around back then as
youth took us through the "Swinging 60s " and beyond, and the
world seemed to move literally from black and white into colour.
Comment is about HAUNTED HONEYMOON (blog)
Original item by ray pool
This is a good, positive message. It is so important to take a moment and make a space in your heart.
Comment is about Make A Space In Your Heart (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
Love the title. Good one!
Much to consider here. Beware the benign smile that lulls the
mind into acquiescence. The Capitol Hill invasion had its egregious
adherents - those I and my old colleagues in law enforcement, used
to call "the usual suspects" or "renta-mob" - with the experience of
watching (and suffering from) their antics and listening to their
various rants. It is a fact of life that all notable public events have
these people attach themselves and often "high-jack" the occasion
by their aggressive behaviour so that the event itself is tainted in people's minds. Voices raised in vigorous dissent are the reminders of what freedom is about and why it must never be suppressed or
reduced by false virtue and its sinister sisters; subterfuge and the removal of public platforms for giving voice to what might be
"unpopular" views.
Comment is about Oh Say Can You Say (blog)
Original item by d.knape
My thanks to everyone for the likes. Your interest in my poem is really appreciated.
Aviva - thank you for your analysis of this piece. It's perfectly true that you may miss the celebration of your perfect day because you are too tired to notice it. Perhaps through dreams? I have to follow this up.
Comment is about My perfect day (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
No comments on this one - obviously one of those days.
Thanks so much for reading and liking folks, forgive me for not naming you all today, as it's one of those days.
Be safe and don't be sorry.
Ray
Comment is about DAYS (blog)
Original item by ray pool
This is a fine and timely poem, but, as others say, it is such a shame that things have come to this. As in many Western democracies, there is an anger from certain parts of society which will be difficult to put back in the bottle. We need leadership based on truth, not lies. Let's hope there will be some from 20 January.
Comment is about Pride and prestige, the American dream (blog)
Original item by J.D. Bardo
Good fun - thanks. Much to identify with. My own dentist based in
Upper Wimpole Street W1 is sending emails saying "open for business" and inviting me in for a hygienist hack job (at least that's my personal view of her actions) but i can happily delay any such
ministrations in present circumstances here in "disease city"!! I'll
stay with booking anything that might be considered "emergency"
for the foreseeable future, thank you very much. My wallet, like my
mouth, will remain closed to eager inspection and tampering with its content at present. ?
Comment is about A TRIP TO THE DENTIST (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Looking forward to it, Tommy
Comment is about Stephen Gospage (poet profile)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
John Coopey
Sat 16th Jan 2021 08:42
Smoking, Brian!
And thanks for the Likes, Greg, Stephen A, JD and Aisha.
And its puny whistle really does sound like an old steam kettle.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l-DzVPJq7qc
Comment is about 60103 (blog)
Original item by John Coopey