Thank you for commenting on my poetry Lynn it is wonderful to have the support. I was reading Million Dollar Babe..
Betty..a character for sure, it touched me very deeply..what a tribute Lynn she will always be in your minds eye. ?

Comment is about lynn hahn (poet profile)

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Thanks a lot Big Sal! ?

Comment is about Katie K. (poet profile)

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Don, writing comes so naturally even your comments are poetry! ??

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"My daughter tells me not to
Eat when I am writing
Cos I could risk a spill-out
No food in mouth for biting

This spill-out food could land on page
(Or keyboard if you're typing)
The page it could be remedied
But keyboard? Hell, what griping....?"

Comment is about Don Matthews (poet profile)

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I like the near rhymes at the end of each stanza, makes it flow very well.?

Comment is about Katie K. (poet profile)

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Ciao from Italy!
This is Loly Monreal from Mexico married with an italian. We have two girls.
Cyanne was my Castmate in "Viva la gente" we were together last year when all the beautiful family visit us here in Trentino,Italy . In this days we think very much about them because of the great memories harvesting on our wine-yard. All together were a strong hard working team!!!
I wish you all the best and think about you. reading your poems I will learn more English for sure ?
Kisses and hugs on you way from all of us with great love and admiration!
Loly Monreal
?

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

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Cynthia, your daughter Cyanne, my dear friend and castmate from Up With People, shared your poetry blog with me, and I love your work! I’m an old English teacher, and I love the lush imagery in your poems - such rich colors and beautiful sounds! I plan to read a few each day and maybe I’ll comment again! ❤️ Jennifer Rabold

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Let me know how you and your daughter like the book when it comes. Hope your week has been good so far. Still haven't ordered your 2nd book, but will eventually get to that I promise. I also don't know for sure if Mike Took will post the review I did for your 1st one, but I can do another review for your 2nd one if you would like me to.

Whatever works for you Taylor. Either way, lots to do in the coming days.

Take care.?

Comment is about Taylor Crowshaw (poet profile)

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I'm caught! Love your profile and samples!! Thanks for your comment as well! Love this site.

Comment is about Don Matthews (poet profile)

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Thank you Jennifer for your lovely comment on "A Better Tomorrow" ?

Comment is about Jennifer Malden (poet profile)

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Thank you for your support Jennifer and your kind words always appreciated..?

Comment is about Jennifer Malden (poet profile)

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Really, Martin, I can't imagine you as anything less than a gentleman--I have to think that your style of writing and commenting is a true reflection of who you are as a person. Thanks for your kind support.

Rachel

Comment is about Martin Elder (poet profile)

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Thanks Ray, glad you liked it ?

Comment is about ray pool (poet profile)

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Thank you for all your warm welcomes and comments. So nice to be part of this great community!

Comment is about Mac (poet profile)

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thanks so much for your kind comments on 'Under August Skies' Ray - apologies for the late response as I have been away on holiday - I'm really pleased you liked it
Ian

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thanks so much for your kind comments on 'Under August Skies' Mark - apologies for the late response as I have been away on holiday - I'm really pleased you liked it
Ian

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

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thanks so much for your kind comments on 'Under August Skies' Taylor - apologies for the late response as I have been away on holiday - I'm really pleased you liked it
Ian

Comment is about Taylor Crowshaw (poet profile)

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thanks so much for your kind comments on 'Under August Skies' Keith - apologies for the late response as I have been away on holiday - I'm really pleased you liked it
Ian

Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)

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thanks so much for your kind comments on 'Under August Skies' Douglas - apologies for the late response as I have been away on holiday - I'm really pleased you liked it
Ian

Comment is about Douglas MacGowan (poet profile)

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Hi Mac

just a quick line to say thanks for reading and commenting so positively on my poems.

Most appreciated!

Cheers

Darren

Comment is about Mac (poet profile)

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Congrats again on getting Poem of the Week, and thank you for the kind comments. Although I've yet to perform open mic, I am planning on getting back into the scene of music again. Always something happening to be writing about there and in poetry.

Here's hoping it lasts for as long as possible. Thanks again Lynn.

Take care.?

Comment is about lynn hahn (poet profile)

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Thanks MC, glad you liked it ?

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

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Thank you for reading My Feet Have Gone Missing..Jon although you will be pleased to know that thanks to M.C.Newberry I have managed to locate them. ?

Comment is about Jon Stainsby (poet profile)

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Thank you Don a bit of lighthearted humour is always a breath of fresh air...?

Comment is about Don Matthews (poet profile)

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Thank you for your repost M.C. yep you were right if I lean over and look right down my nose..I can actually see my toes..?

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

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Thanks Taylor, glad you liked it ?

Comment is about Taylor Crowshaw (poet profile)

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Thanks for your like on He Never Returned

Comment is about Melissa Wiens (poet profile)

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Thanks for your comment on He Never Returned

Comment is about Taylor Crowshaw (poet profile)

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Hugh - your experience with the guy and the bull mastiffs
he apparently let run free must have been both frightening and distressing - and without a resolution.
I'm sure you'll know that those who let such animals loose
to the danger of others are contravening the law and his
response to your reasonable request indicates he knew
of his culpability and wanted to escape the possible albeit
(these days!) unlikely consequences. However, that said,
you might be able to obtain some satisfying grievance
redress by reporting the incident (public interest/safety)
to the letters column of the local 'paper and to the local
police for their awareness of the risk this man presents to
vulnerable others in public. After all, his behaviour was hardly that of a responsible adult, let alone dog owner!
They do say revenge is a dish best served cold. ?

Comment is about hugh (poet profile)

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Always time to practice reciting good poetry! Enjoy your time here.?

Comment is about Suzy Rowland Rigg (poet profile)

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Thanks for taking notice on the collaboration Becky.

To answer your questions, the collaboration was easy, went well, and I hope to do it again sometime. I actually wrote a follow-up verse for another poem called "Megalomania MV", and was just waiting for Ferris to have time so he could finish his verse.

We both wrote our verses separately, and then sent each other the verses so we could see it all together as one. From there I simply posted it after editing for grammar and mistakes.

If you would like to write a verse for it or another one so we could put it up, feel free to. Anything you come up with would be sufficient. If not, no worries!

Comment is about Becky Who (poet profile)

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Thanks for commenting "Clever Love". I hadn't really thought of this one as a speak-aloud piece, as it was an exercise in rhyming form (and theme). But maybe I could try it!

Really appreciate your thoughtful comments as always!

Comment is about Martin Elder (poet profile)

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Hi D.K. It is a dog..Lol thank you for noticing her.

Comment is about d.knape (poet profile)

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Thanks for your interest and the kind word.

I have now posted the lyrics on my song page for anyone interested in reading them.

Have a good one.?

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

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is that a dog?
or a sheep?

Comment is about Taylor Crowshaw (poet profile)

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What do you mean, Frivolous?
All those comments were true.
Do not question my readers
they know what they are talking about
plus...I pay them to say those things.



wink

Comment is about Don Matthews (poet profile)

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I will get to read you poems soon.
still reading your bio.

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

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Thank you for reading 'A Quiet Man' Lynn.
there is so much more to be said on this particular topic. I really appreciated your comments.. Thank you Taylor ?

Comment is about lynn hahn (poet profile)

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thank you for your comment.
you are always there with a kind comment.

Comment is about Taylor Crowshaw (poet profile)

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"to try and emulate their voice is a fools errand." Yes, Taylor, to learn this lesson is the first step to developing a voice of one own. In fact, we all have a myriad of voices. The voice and persona of a poem may be a character rather than oneself. John Steinbeck said that it is only when we put ourself in another petson's shoes that we can really empathise with her/him and so 'give voice' to their particular point of view. John

Comment is about Taylor Crowshaw (poet profile)

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Thanks Big Sal, glad you liked it. This is the first time I've put my work out there so it's nice to get feedback

Comment is about Melissa Wiens (poet profile)

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Thank you for commenting on A Quiet Man Mike. It was really interesting to hear your thoughts. Really appreciated your comments. Looking forward to reading your work... Off to have a look now. ?

Comment is about mike booth (poet profile)

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Thank you to all of you kind people who have taken the time to comment upon my scribbling. Kindness is, for me, the greatest, and most under-rated, of the virtues. Thank you Big Sal for planting in my head the possibility (I was going to write 'positing' but that's a very silly word) that I might be around at the end of time. Has my head spinning that. I love to read poetry, I read everyday if possible, and I try to learn from other poets of the past and present. I really admire the work of the deeply unfashionable, Anglo-American, Anglican poet TS Eliot:

“Time present and time past
Are both perhaps present in time future,
And time future contained in time past.
If all time is eternally present
All time is unredeemable.
What might have been is an abstraction
Remaining a perpetual possibility
Only in a world of speculation.
What might have been and what has been
Point to one end, which is always present.
Footfalls echo in the memory
Down the passage which we did not take
Towards the door we never opened
Into the rose-garden. My words echo
Thus, in your mind.
But to what purpose
Disturbing the dust on a bowl of rose-leaves
I do not know.
Other echoes
Inhabit the garden. Shall we follow?”

Comment is about John E Marks (poet profile)

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All my oaks were chopped and seared years ago. . Great sample you have though, as it leaves a nostalgic reminder for some like me.?

Comment is about Melissa Wiens (poet profile)

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Thank you for commenting on A Quiet Man..your thoughts are always appreciated and of value to me....Taylor ?

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

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Thank you Martin as always your comments are valued, and appreciated..?

Comment is about Martin Elder (poet profile)

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Here's hoping you keep writing until the end of time John.?

Comment is about John E Marks (poet profile)

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Great reason to write poetry - raising funds for those affected by violence. Since poetry is a great mediator and reason to write, that in itself should be commended.?

Comment is about Christopher Denny (poet profile)

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Hi Mac, Welcome to WOL.....I enjoyed your sample. I found it powerful and effective. Great to hear your voice can't wait to read more of your work. Off to read...Get Out...I will leave comment...?

Comment is about Mac (poet profile)

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Thankyou for all your comments enjoy them all love wendy

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

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You are very kind Avishek thank you..?

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