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Don Matthews

Tue 29th Oct 2019 21:16

Clever Ruth....I'm developing a clearer picture of you now....

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victoriavautaw@gmail.com

Tue 29th Oct 2019 20:55

Welcome Adalyn! I’m so glad you found writing as an outlet at such a young age. It will help see you through the tough times and bring an enhanced awareness of the good times. Your poetry has a raw rhythm that will develop the more you write. Write on!

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Hugh

Tue 29th Oct 2019 20:17

They were candid but there was the occasional snap in the relationship which painted a different picture.

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jennifer Malden

Tue 29th Oct 2019 20:04

Thanks Lisa and Robert for the likes and Philipos for the appreciative comment. If anything things were worse in past ages, but we didn't have the sight of the injustices, cruelties and general indifference to horrors that we now see on the news every day. Corpses are shown at lunchtime and there is no respect at all for their relations' feelings.

We have become immunised against pity, decency and compassion.The bloodier the better as it attracts a bigger audience.

Jennifer

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jennifer Malden

Tue 29th Oct 2019 19:56

Great poem. How many questions which we have been asking ourselves for centuries. The last verse reveals a hope of something afterwards. A lot to think about.

Jennifer

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keith jeffries

Tue 29th Oct 2019 19:44

John,

appropriate and masterful in its significance. A poem worthy of the eleventh day. The line, " make an epiphany of our wasted minutes,hours and years" resonate with me as I recall those, much younger than I, who were never able to live the minutes, hours and years I have had the good fortune to live, thanks to their sacrifice.

Thank you for this

Keith

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keith jeffries

Tue 29th Oct 2019 19:37

Robert,

Thank you for your kind comment. It is much appreciated.

Keith

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M.C. Newberry

Tue 29th Oct 2019 19:11

My family has a strong service connection so I have some idea of
that of which you speak. Father; brother both.... plus maternal
uncle killed in action and my father's cousin killed in action.
I pay tribute to the value of the various organisations that
support ex-personnel, and whilst the latter should be given more
care by government, these worthy bodies speak the same language
as those they support - a hugely important factor when dealing with
the problems faced after service life. Ex-WOL Wolfgar had his own knowledge and attitudes but so, no doubt, does each individual
who has served. Fundamental official attitudes from MoD level need
to improve - no one can argue with that. And the sooner the better. And the MoD
has had a questionable reputation in financial matters, austerity or not, that has not helped those whom it represents.

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Fred Nicholson

Tue 29th Oct 2019 17:59

I thank you Past Participle for your thoughtful observation.

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Adam Rabinowitz

Tue 29th Oct 2019 17:17

Frances,
Thank you so very much for reading and commenting. Honestly I never really know where a poem is going to go...i write and then think what can this mean more broadly. It is a way I discover my own thinking. I am glad you liked it.

Adam

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raypool

Tue 29th Oct 2019 15:50

HI John. I thought it apposite while Wolfgar's name has been brought up to point out that he professed to not be entirely in favour of the spirit of remembrance as an occasion when people come out of the woodwork and dignify the whole ceremonial aspect of death. As you rightly say, you couldn't get closer to the truth without his solemn balanced view on the subject and of the wider context of PTSD and its constant reminders. It is as well for us that you raise such unpleasant topics while the day itself draws near. I see the poppies are there in the media as from yesterday. They are like a red alert which brings us right up against the message. Your poem shows the real story.

Ray

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John Marks

Tue 29th Oct 2019 15:00

Thank you for responding PP, Frances, Hugh and MC. I know Wolfgar, our absent friend, may well have taken issue, as a veteran himself, with MC's assertion that there: "can be no time when support organisations for forces personnel were in such abundance." Since 2010, the MOD has been subject to a regime of constant cuts - veterans have to increasingly rely on charity, handouts and food banks. I sincerely hope that we've moved on from Napoleonic times and the cruel treatment meted out to returning British veterans amply illustrated in 'seditious Mr Blake's' poem, 'London' where" the hapless Soldier's sigh/ Runs in blood down Palace walls." Finally, Wolfgar might have mentioned the lack of affordable (social) housing around the country but particularly in your neck o'th woods, London, which hits ex-military families particularly hard. But, sadly, that voice of wisdom based upon experience has been silenced. John

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M.C. Newberry

Tue 29th Oct 2019 14:43

Edgar A. Poe would surely chuckle and approve!?

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M.C. Newberry

Tue 29th Oct 2019 14:31

It's Tommy this and Tommy that
And Tommy - go away
But it's thank you Mr Atkins
When the band begins to play
……………………………………….
The words from Kipling still resonate today, to our shame. That
said, there can be no time when support organisations for forces
personnel were in such abundance.. Tragically, there will also be
those who, for various reasons, slip through the net and this is
the hardest type of all to help. My own father survived WW1 and
the Anglo-Irish War and was in uniform again for WW2 before
dying far too young aged just 50, when I was five. Life has never been fair, has it?! I'm sure the soldiers returning from
the Napoleonic wars could testify to that
when such was the number of wounded
parading their infirmities on the streets
that the Vagrancy Act 1824 was introduced to outlaw begging and
displays of such things to encourage
the public to give. Politicians then and
now have much in common, don't they?

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Rich

Tue 29th Oct 2019 13:40

Thank you for you kind words!

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keith jeffries

Tue 29th Oct 2019 13:00

d.k.,

Drowsy and amelioration or escape all seem to come to mind with this poem. Feelings which keep reality at bay. Perhaps this can be related to those who regularly use illegal drugs as a means of coping with life´s difficulties. A poem to ponder on.

Thanks
keith

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keith jeffries

Tue 29th Oct 2019 12:55

Jason,

a poem which challenges who we are. It is a yard stick which is interesting to read in relation to oneself. A good piece of work and well thought out.

Thanks
Keith

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Tue 29th Oct 2019 10:44

Achieving wholeness by embracing the disparate parts. Sort of a yin/yang approach? Truth is found by recognizing both forces at work within ourselves. Thanks for sharing this.

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Philipos

Tue 29th Oct 2019 10:42

Totally agree with you on Canned Flesh comments - so tragic all round - thanks for responding. P.

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Tue 29th Oct 2019 10:20

Delicious!

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keith jeffries

Tue 29th Oct 2019 09:53

Jon,

Thank you for your three recent comments on my poems. They are, as always, much appreciated.

Keith

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Hugh

Tue 29th Oct 2019 09:30

A Halloween thought

Monsters don't sleep under your bed,
They'll sleep on Halloween in your head.

Scary

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Hugh

Tue 29th Oct 2019 08:49

Drama,chaos,stress and sorrow,
On the horizon for their tomorrow.
The homeless problem is here to stay,
No signs yet of it going away.

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Frances Macaulay Forde

Tue 29th Oct 2019 02:08

Another beautiful expression of something more than love for another... something intrinsic, down to atom level.

Loved every word, Peter.

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Frances Macaulay Forde

Tue 29th Oct 2019 02:05

This poem is so clever. Love the set-up:

"the rake feels like a paintbrush"

the descriptions - clever illustrations:

"a child's crayon sun"

and finally the metaphor exposed:

"an offering of what is still of use "

A very, very beautiful musing on the changing seasons of life and how the traditional ways are often the best.

Thank you, Adam, you have a very lucky garden.

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Frances Macaulay Forde

Tue 29th Oct 2019 01:44

Wow, John. You have reaffirmed why you are one of my favourite poets on here.
And the video; many a night friends and I sat in a circle on our front lawn in Central Africa, singing and playing that song.

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Tue 29th Oct 2019 00:47

Very well written. Very sad.

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Philip Stevens

Tue 29th Oct 2019 00:13

Words you sure know how to use them Rich

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Philip Stevens

Mon 28th Oct 2019 23:40

You certainly are a rhymer
Your work will testify
But I know one who coverts you
And ther rhymer name is... me

Okay I changed the syllable
With a slight turn of phrase
But it's good to change the rhythm
To keep the reader fully engaged

Not all lines are rhythmic
But the rhymer will chage to fit
And often they will invent a word
Like rhyming'poetilic'

Some rhymes they have a reason
But not all reason have a rhyme
It's always been this way, you know
From way back in Shakespeare's time

So to the WOL out crowd
With the comments I disagree
Beacuse jack and jill's a classic
Of rhyming poetically








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Don Matthews

Mon 28th Oct 2019 22:31

Clever Nigel.....

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Mon 28th Oct 2019 20:57

Never trust a skeleton in a cemetery!

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John Coopey

Mon 28th Oct 2019 20:49

I find it’s paid me to be frugal with the hap’nies my grandad gave me, Brian.
And thanks for the “Like”, Lisa.

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Hugh

Mon 28th Oct 2019 20:45

Eat drink and be scary ,
Halloween is not a time to be merry.
Good night sleep well,
Jim is watching us from hell.

Our thoughts are with Jim and his family.

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Ruth O'Reilly

Mon 28th Oct 2019 20:32

Cemented together in the cemetery. It's life Jim, but not as we know it. Aww I thought he was going to escape.

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Lisa C Bassignani

Mon 28th Oct 2019 20:22

Creepy cool

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DESMOND CHILDS

Mon 28th Oct 2019 19:44

Thank you Vautaw for a beautiful comment. Thank you Lisa for the like.


All the best des

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Mon 28th Oct 2019 19:27

You bloody cheapskate John!!!

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Mon 28th Oct 2019 19:24

I have this sort of conversation with friends and we come to our own conclusions ..
Language, tolerance, opportunity etc. However, we are too obliging for our own good resulting in unsustainable levels of immigration, which in turn provided the impetus for Brexit.

It would be good to hear from immigrants to get their take on this.

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Philip Stevens

Mon 28th Oct 2019 17:23

Thank you for liking ?

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Lisa C Bassignani

Mon 28th Oct 2019 17:11

Shout it from the rooftops!

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Ruth O'Reilly

Mon 28th Oct 2019 17:07

Thanks Hugh, Don, Nigel, Branwell on the likes.

Don it's your R-regular S- Sorta I- Inspiration.

Hugh, yes that's write it's all in the basic simplicity of writing something.

Nigel going for a run with your pen is what it's all about don't let it run away without you!

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Nigel Astell

Mon 28th Oct 2019 16:58

Tongue sticking out
big tail wagging
I'm all set up
to create - - - something!

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Lisa C Bassignani

Mon 28th Oct 2019 16:40

Men in black from another planet...?...I have heard that the music of space is in b-flat. Perfect for a blues song.
Just don't sell your soul!

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Nigel Astell

Mon 28th Oct 2019 16:25

My pen
fully stopping
then ran out
still trying - - -
to catch it.

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Mon 28th Oct 2019 16:19

...the parrot would get the better of Don!

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Nigel Astell

Mon 28th Oct 2019 16:18

Smoky haze
forever smoldering
she waited
for flame
to relight
he said
it would
but it
never did.

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Nigel Astell

Mon 28th Oct 2019 16:03

Christmas star
brings spirits
from afar
high expectations
inside my
secret wish
November peace
I send
to all.

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Ruth O'Reilly

Mon 28th Oct 2019 15:13

A parrot would make a good pet for you Don I can imagine the conversations...

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Jon

Mon 28th Oct 2019 15:03

Hi Keith
Very spiritual and a great affirmation of Love
Jon

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Jon

Mon 28th Oct 2019 14:45

Very similar in many ways to our kitchen growing up...the pantry, or larder, the functionality a far cry from today's high spec affairs.
A great ending too with plenty dry humour...or resolve?... from your Nan
Love it

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