Thanks ?

Comment is about The Ancient Tree (blog)

Original item by Dean Fraser - The Quantum Poet

A much under-rated poet and songwriter. All the plaudits will come, now he's dead.

Thanks, as ever, Cathy.

Comment is about Speed of the sound of self-isolation (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

this one needed to be released.

the call of a poet Mika....

Comment is about (Un)Covering Wounds (blog)

Original item by kimberly

Another legend gone. May he Rest In Peace. What a great way to honor his passing John. ❤️

Comment is about Speed of the sound of self-isolation (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

Erudite as always and there are some interesting strands to engage us John. Incredible that after the passage of so much time the minds of learned and intelligent people can still pass muster. And so we make a mark, however transient it may be.

An enjoyable read.

Ray

Comment is about Philosophy or Poetry (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

What a reflection of curiosity of what all of this is! Thank you!

Comment is about Seeking, Asking Answers (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Love this, it is written with love! Also my Birthday!!

Comment is about Monday February 10, 2020 (blog)

Original item by hk

I love this,
It is a time of true thankfulness to be surrounded with nature’s beauty.

Comment is about Thank god for a welcome companion (blog)

Original item by Abdul Ahmad

I enjoyed this poem too, Abdul. Wonderfully detailed observations of nature. And a nice twist at the end with the robin.

Comment is about Thank god for a welcome companion (blog)

Original item by Abdul Ahmad

Greg, Creaking Gate, yes don't we all hope it isn't that ongoing. But then these events have been around for rather a long time - didn't I read somewhere about the 'seven plagues of …. in one of the ancient texts? Heaven forbid. P

Comment is about Greg Freeman (poet profile)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Love it!

Comment is about The Ancient Tree (blog)

Original item by Dean Fraser - The Quantum Poet

John,

Very interesting. I have thought about this question in the past and I tend to agree with the straightforward view of the American poet William Carlos Williams who said: “Philosophy is about ideas; poetry is about words”.

I say let’s keep playing with words, humbly.

Thanks,
Jeannot

Comment is about Philosophy or Poetry (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

Ian

A delightful vignette. Made more dramatic by the absence of music. It would have distracted the attention from the essentially visual spectacle.

Abdul

Comment is about Strictly Bin Dancing (blog)

Original item by Ian Whiteley

I missed this earlier D.K

I agree with your sentiment about the need to explain ones work. However, I don't think it should always been understandable, or at least not immediately so.

Some poets write for themselves and not an audience but if an audience 'gets it' so much the better.

I do consider that much poetry is in the 'throwaway' mould which I think is a shame. Part of the art of writing (for me) is the consideration of a piece, before pen goes to paper.

Comment is about About This Poem (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Thank you all for your comments as they are always appreciated.
Keith

Comment is about Infection (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Thanks to all who liked this and to the person who thinks I'm a 'good egg'

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Comment is about Puzzled Supermarket Shelf (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Ode to little Easter egg

I am a little Easter egg
Chocolate through and through
Oh no, someone's just rushed me off the shelf
My friends are gone - boo hoo ?

Comment is about Puzzled Supermarket Shelf (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

it's just that so much of it is garbage.
it's like people just throw words together
whether they make any sense or not
and then call it poetry.

Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Thanks Tom and Cynthia, and all those who liked this poem. This one was brewing of frustration after seeing someone do nothing but expose their emotions over and over again without changing the situation, and sometimes you have to say “Enough!” I try my best not to give in to those instincts to respond but this one needed to be released.

Comment is about (Un)Covering Wounds (blog)

Original item by kimberly

If there is a re print I have an offering, should you be interested.
Keith Jeffries

Comment is about Popular poetry group launches anthology after being flooded with pandemic poems (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Wonderful poem. I look forward to reading more. Keep writing. ??

Comment is about The One Who Got Away (blog)

Original item by josh

Thanks Hannah, and thanks Cynthia. Yes the anymore thing was deliberate, I nearly wrote, "I'm sorry I couldn't love you anymore," and toyed with a few possibilities. But in the end I hoped that people realised I meant, "Any more," and, "Anymore," given the possibility that if it was me leaving never to return I would mean both. I couldn't find a way to give the duel meaning in text, but trusted it might come across in spoken word. And thank you, because yes, I really did mean it when I said I like it when people ask.

J. x

Comment is about Goodbye At The Door (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

John,

This is a good poem of exploration and comparisons. I have always regarded poets as people who are in varying ways philosophical. Poets often explore the truth and challenge the mind. I shall read this poem again a few times. Plato wrote at a time of antiquity alongside some of the greatest poets. Homer being perhaps the greatest.

Well done John. As usual you rake the grey matter
Thank you for this
Keith

Comment is about Philosophy or Poetry (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

Sea, tá Emer a cuid ceoil chomh hálainn agus chomh brónach.?

Comment is about Vanishing point (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

Hannah
Appreciate your generous comments on this poem. The robin is solitary territorial bird by nature. It is well known for forging bonds with gardeners. It benefits from this relationship by finding easy prey in freshly disturbed soil.
Abdul

Comment is about Thank god for a welcome companion (blog)

Original item by Abdul Ahmad

Both song and tribute poem are beautiful. ❤️

Comment is about Vanishing point (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

Very strong, and beautiful.

'anymore' puzzles me. Whether it means 'any longer' or 'any more ardently'.

As written, it means 'no longer' which may be exactly what you want.

As 'any more' it would mean 'any more greatly'.

You kindly said I could always 'communicate' with a question. So I am.

Comment is about Goodbye At The Door (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Splendid, Mika. And very sad.

Comment is about (Un)Covering Wounds (blog)

Original item by kimberly

"Listen to them, the children of the night. What music they make!"

Bram Stoker?

Comment is about You & I, Vampires (blog)

Original item by Tom

This is great Mika... the attention seeking shrieks of the self-eviscerating get quickly tiresome. The last 3 lines left a vivid closing image in my mind too. Great writing.

Comment is about (Un)Covering Wounds (blog)

Original item by kimberly

''no friends or relations
on viral visitations.''

Love this one, it made me smile.

Hannah

Comment is about TEA FOR TWO - with acknowledgments to Irving Caesar (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

The rush for toilet rolls, a bit crazy.
Chocolate I can understand.

Hannah

Comment is about Puzzled Supermarket Shelf (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Great poem. Love the robin.

Hannah

Comment is about Thank god for a welcome companion (blog)

Original item by Abdul Ahmad

Very moving.

Hannah

Comment is about Goodbye At The Door (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Hi Sofia, thanks so much for the kind comment on New Memories! It seems that I've somehow missed your posts up to this point - but I'll be sure to check out your work when I get chance. Thanks again, Tom.

Comment is about AbSo2021 (poet profile)

Original item by AbSo2021

Much enjoyed! However...
There's a poetical omission
Intentional I assume...
But it earns this coy cognition
As "the elephant in the room"!

Comment is about An Antediluvian Rhyme (blog)

Original item by branwell kent

I always had the feeling you were a "good egg", Don. ?
Hey - it might be a marketable stroke of genius to wrap these Easter
products in decorative toilet tissue instead of the stuff normally used.

Comment is about Puzzled Supermarket Shelf (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

This reminds me of a book title recently discovered: "How To Understand Poetry And Why". Notwithstanding the assumption of
a certain level of competence in the use of language, I found the
title helped explain "how" and "why" there is an abundance of
over-our-heads stuff around these days - as if the writer had
acquired a thesaurus and encyclopaedias of metaphysical and fable
content with the intent to confuse and confound - exemplifying
the word "condescension".

Comment is about About This Poem (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Don, as you know I formally greet all who register to the site and am always massively surprised how many of those NEVER add anything to the resources here. Why join (other than to just read others' work) if not to share one's work. A very small percentage (as you can see by reading the monthly entries) of those registered actually contribute.

Comment is about Deleted User (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Yes Tom, once they leave there is no way of communicating...

Comment is about Deleted User (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Beautiful poem Sophie. Write on! ?

Comment is about Elemental (blog)

Original item by SophieJPugsley

As Greg said; so many stories! I wish I'd known some were planning to go as I'd have liked to say goodbye. Nice write.

Comment is about Deleted User (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Thanks Sofia, my pleasure.❤

J. x

Comment is about Wingless Angels (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Yes absolutely Sofia, I think our healthcare system here in the UK is just about handling capacity at the moment, but they look shattered bless them, and they say we haven't even peaked yet, we've lost about 5000 so far and now the Prime Minister is in intensive care. Definitely stay at home.❤

J. x

Comment is about Covid Kiss (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Hi there AM Cash!
Thanks for stopping by, commenting, and giving a like to "A Poem to my BFF". I'd like to change the title, hopefully I'll get any ideas/feedback to a new title ?

Comment is about A poem to my bff (blog)

Original item by AbSo2021

Hello there Vautaw!
I'm glad that you liked my poem and that I reminded you of taking vitamin D lol due to "lack of sunshine". Here in Cali we've had some sun with few clouds and rain, so yea lack of sunshine too!

Comment is about A poem to my bff (blog)

Original item by AbSo2021

I haven't? Oh well! Thank you Don!



Mae

Comment is about Dedication (blog)

Original item by Mae Foreman

Your writing in New Memories is so vivid, so lovely. I enjoyed it from the beginning to the end! I hope to read more of them also, will definitely have to catch up on more of your poems?

Comment is about New Memories (blog)

Original item by Tom

Bless you for such wonderful
Poem!?

Comment is about Wingless Angels (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Wow! Stunning!

Comment is about Infection (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries