Mon 6th Jul 2020 00:11
I already had my angst removed.
it's called an Angstcystectomy!
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Comment is about Jennifer Malden (poet profile)
Original item by Jennifer Malden
Mon 6th Jul 2020 00:07
thank you Cynthia for your brilliant take
of my silly poem
you made more sense out of it
than I did!
haha
Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)
Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas
I am a happy overtaker
'Taking thas and thit
Singing happy as I go
Mercedes, crash, oh shit.....
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Comment is about SIGN FOR THE TIMES (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Yes indeed, MC and Po. If there was any justification for the use of the word "BAME" it would be on the census form, meaning "all you others".
I confess I am a bit disappointed that no PC luvvies have risen to defend it.
Comment is about BAME! (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
A beach party waits
for a safe return
to how it was.
Comment is about A Haiku about returning to the beaches when it is safe to go there again. (blog)
Original item by Andy N
Thanks, Cynthia for your comment and sharing your story. I totally agree with that boy’s sentiment. Enjoy every sunset while you can.
Comment is about Chasing Sunsets (blog)
Original item by kimberly
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Sun 5th Jul 2020 21:07
And so say all of us Julie ?. Definitely a case of Front line versus the Flat line!
L.S.
Comment is about Heroes In Blue (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Thanks, Abdul and Po (once again) for your wonderful comments. Couldn't be more grateful! :)
Comment is about What Lies Above And Below Us (blog)
Original item by Shifa Maqba
Anmolpreet Kaur
To discover ones true self acting silly especially as child can be character building. There is no substitute for understanding life than experiencing it.
First impressions:
Tentatively discovering the purpose of life.
Agnus Dei
Comment is about Anmolpreet Kaur (poet profile)
Original item by Anmolpreet Kaur
Thank you. Took a while to write the poem all those months ago. A split second to capture the rainbow. Seemed appropriate to post #thankyounhs
Comment is about Heroes In Blue (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Thanks P. Last time I wrote haikus was at university many years ago, and so to start trying them again now is proving a major challenge (:
Comment is about A Haiku about returning to the beaches when it is safe to go there again. (blog)
Original item by Andy N
How appropriate for this rainbow to just appear, perfect timing to celebrate the anniversary of the NHS. The poem was written at the start of lockdown, apologies, it seemed appropriate to post again tonight along with this photo.
Comment is about Heroes In Blue (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Philipos
Sun 5th Jul 2020 19:19
Beaches are always a wonderful source of inspiration Andy. Enjoyed the brevity.
Comment is about A Haiku about returning to the beaches when it is safe to go there again. (blog)
Original item by Andy N
Shaifa you have weaved an intricate tapestry with intriguing threads of colourful philosophical imagery.
Just magnificient.
Comment is about What Lies Above And Below Us (blog)
Original item by Shifa Maqba
A veritable masterpiece. Brilliantly written Thanks for this. Keith
Comment is about dare you to tell me you don't get it (07/05/2020) (blog)
Original item by Zach Dafoe
Aha - a plot about a plot. You've clearly done your groundwork. ?
Comment is about Didn't they dig well (blog)
Original item by hugh
It could be said that death is the tax levied on the gift of life. And like
every tax, it should be deferred for as long as possible. ?
Comment is about REFERRAL ORDER (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Po,
Thank you for your comment. I was inspired to write this poem after reading Ben Okri's latest book which is to be highly recommended to all.
Thanks
Keith
Comment is about We are lost (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Thanks, Po!
Existence is just one of those things that the more you think about, the more it messes with your head.
Comment is about What Lies Above And Below Us (blog)
Original item by Shifa Maqba
Won't miss any more of these (black) pearls if I can help it. Put me in a good mood for hours.
Jennifer
Comment is about You're Never Too Old (blog)
Original item by branwell kent
Always make the most of opportunity say I. I'm sure the Vicar knows, don't you have neighbours, a window cleaner, gardener, or a lady who helps in the house occasionally?
If you live in the town you might get away with it, but not in a village, no way.
jennifer
Comment is about No Sense Poem (blog)
Original item by branwell kent
Lovely! Wondered who the owl was by. Arthur Rackham's drawings were marvellous, even as a child I realised that, as there were several old books of children's stories illustrated by him in the bookcase at home. Would love to have them now.
Jennifer
Comment is about How We Won The War (blog)
Original item by branwell kent
You have ample understanding Cynthia. Take my word. Thanks are due to you, Cathy and Abdul.
Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood. T'S Eliot
Comment is about Vestiges (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Can't keep up with your output DK!. Really liked this one, much more serious than your usual very funny poems. Really brings back times when agricultural workers worked the fields with 'hot sweaty labour'.In Scotland prob not so hot, but still tough. Here they have programmes taking primary school kids to visit farms, cos most of them now think that food originates in the supermarket. Perhaps better they don't see some of the horrors of intensive animal/bird rearing. In Scotland we had the 'tatty holidays' in the autumn when the kids had no school for about two weeks in autumn so the whole family could go and pick potatoes. In Italy a lot of people have olive groves, but the young are only free to help pick at the weekend, so the older generation do a lot of the picking. The orthopaedic ward is at its busiest, as so many fall off ladders!
Jennifer
Comment is about Salt Of The Earth (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Well now, would you have us taking leave of our census? ?
Comment is about BAME! (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Hope this isn't autobiographical? I wrote the suggestion on your profile before reading this, I swear!!!
Jennifer
Comment is about REFERRAL ORDER (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Hi DK! What about the guillottine, (can't remember how you spell it!)?
Rather a final solution a la Hitler, but would definitely remove your angst.
Comment is about d.knape (poet profile)
Original item by d.knape
Shifa
Your generous comments and the like are much appreciated.
Comment is about The mirror only now reflects (blog)
Original item by Abdul Ahmad
your poems always make me chuckle. incredibly witty & amusing!
Comment is about Didn't they dig well (blog)
Original item by hugh
Not at all, Abdul, although I think your poem is much more profound than my comment (which is just how it should be, of course).
Best wishes
Steve
Comment is about Stephen Gospage (poet profile)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Contemplative poetry at its finest! Concise, yet thought-provoking.
Comment is about The mirror only now reflects (blog)
Original item by Abdul Ahmad
John
Thank you for for sharing you experiences of Granada.
I've fond memories of it. One never tires of Granada. During one visit I was invited into a cave dwellings outside the Alhambra. It was a hot day but ideal temperature inside.
Thank you for the like.
Comment is about Post card from Spain (blog)
Original item by Abdul Ahmad
Abdul,
Your poem reminds me of the time I spent in Granada in 1994. There's a street the winds up to the Alhambra called Cuesta de Gomerez where I made friends with a man called Francisco who made flamenco guitars for important musicians. He used to sign me in as a guest at the exclusive members only flamenco club. Hope your visit was as rewarding as mine.
John S
Comment is about Post card from Spain (blog)
Original item by Abdul Ahmad
Philipos many thanks for your comments and the like is appreciated.
Comment is about The mirror only now reflects (blog)
Original item by Abdul Ahmad
the whole poem is a metaphor for life "asking" the person (me, effectively) what are you doing/going to do/why are you doing what you are doing - in the poem the desk/knots/stains ask what are you going to write, the easel asks the painter what are you going to paint and so on. I remain the asked man to everything I am asked by life/myself/inner voices etc. It is a soliloquy of self doubt and introspection.
Hope this helps, perhaps it has failed as a poem if it needs explaining,
Comment is about The Asked Man (blog)
Original item by Clive Culverhouse
Po it is always nice to reeceive your witty comments.
Comment is about The mirror only now reflects (blog)
Original item by Abdul Ahmad
I'm not sure I have either the background or the ability to fully appreciate this work, but it sure is thought provoking.
Comment is about Vestiges (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Cynthia it is always a pleasure to read your well considered comments.
Comment is about The mirror only now reflects (blog)
Original item by Abdul Ahmad
Splendidly put. Totally true.
When I was tutoring in Bermuda, I had a lad, thirteen maybe, beside me at the teaching table. I glanced out the window. The sunset was splendid. I just stood up and stepped outside. And then I called out to the boy, 'Come, and see the sunset. Math is amazing and we need it. But nothing is more wonderful than a sunset, and we need that too.' And we stood there together, wrapped in scarlet sky.
I often wonder if he ever watched a sunset again. Maybe he does.
Comment is about Chasing Sunsets (blog)
Original item by kimberly
Very interesting. But I have not grasped 'the asked man'. My failing, I'm sure. But I'd really like to understand the inference. It is a provoking idea.
I suppose, if I have to ask, I'm not likely worth the bother. I can accept that.
Comment is about The Asked Man (blog)
Original item by Clive Culverhouse
Well done, short and very funny. And sly!.
Comment is about Didn't they dig well (blog)
Original item by hugh
Philipos
Sun 5th Jul 2020 12:42
Perspectives again Abdul - how would we gain our fixings without them. ?
Comment is about The mirror only now reflects (blog)
Original item by Abdul Ahmad
Philipos
Sun 5th Jul 2020 12:40
What a lovely write - a bit like cave painting outdoors. ?
Comment is about Spells (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
cheers Po - thanks for commenting mate - glad you liked it - and thanx everyone for the 'likes' I appreciate your kindness ?
Ian
Comment is about Old Vic (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
Much appreciated. I enjoyed the scope of 'reflect'.
Comment is about The mirror only now reflects (blog)
Original item by Abdul Ahmad
Short, sharply insightful and, in my view, very well written.
Just thinking: 'most likely probable' is still a door ajar to an unknown interior. The indomitable human spirit. An excellent inclusion banging against the final two lines.
Comment is about REFERRAL ORDER (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Sun 5th Jul 2020 12:08
Only one thing is certain-Death
Taxes can be deferred!
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Comment is about REFERRAL ORDER (blog)
Original item by d.knape
d.knape
Mon 6th Jul 2020 00:16
"tatty holidas"?
I had never heard of that.
But I think all children should serve
in some kind of community service
where they experience real life
as opposed to TV or video games.
Then they would realize
a more satisfying life.
Comment is about Jennifer Malden (poet profile)
Original item by Jennifer Malden