Thanks for your thoughts, Don and Emilia, and the “Like”, Brian.
My dad used to say to me, “When they’re young they break your arms; when they’re older they break your heart”.
I think it can be harder for dads. It’s easy being daft dad when they’re little but you lose your role a bit when they become teenagers. Mums however tend to become best pals.
Comment is about I DREAMT YOU WERE LITTLE AGAIN (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thank you, Ghazala.
Comment is about A wind blowing through a life (blog)
Original item by Jon Stainsby
Ghazala Lari
Fri 18th Oct 2019 14:14
This is honestly beautiful commitment of love, trust and hope....loved it!!?
Comment is about Anything Less Wouldn't Do (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
Ghazala Lari
Fri 18th Oct 2019 14:12
Old gives way to new.....deeper the roots stronger the tree. Nice work!!
Comment is about A wind blowing through a life (blog)
Original item by Jon Stainsby
Ghazala Lari
Fri 18th Oct 2019 14:07
Inspiring and thought provoking piece. Must say you have made brave decisions.
Comment is about Unassisted Living (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Fri 18th Oct 2019 13:57
At the end
keep looking up-
never mind
the dirt.
Comment is about Unassisted Living (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Fri 18th Oct 2019 13:55
As a parent, I'm watching my daughter grow up so fast and this almost brought tears to my eyes just thinking about that. Thank you for sharing this, it's lovely.
Comment is about I DREAMT YOU WERE LITTLE AGAIN (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Fri 18th Oct 2019 13:52
I like the format of this. It's like a Goosebumps version of poetry! Such a unique idea. I think you've just inspired me to try something new with my work ?
Comment is about the Visitor (blog)
Original item by Fred Nicholson
Fri 18th Oct 2019 13:49
This is great - that quote at the end really hits the nail on the head. I had a psychologist once tell me that or society is truly structured to create functional working adults that follow the system and do not try to deviate or make waves, and that very few of us are brave enough to break from this.
Comment is about Intention (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Thanks Don, much appreciated.
J. x
Comment is about Anything Less Wouldn't Do (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
Fri 18th Oct 2019 13:42
Don, yes! I'm a basket case, hahaha.
Comment is about Emilia Callahan (poet profile)
Original item by Emilia Callahan
I like this John.....
Comment is about I DREAMT YOU WERE LITTLE AGAIN (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
This hits hard Chrystel........
Your selected picture....what can I say?
Comment is about A Wilted Lily (blog)
Original item by Chrystel Roberts
True thoughts Jason.
I like the construction here. Subtle. Just discovered the rhyming ....
Everything gels together so well. Once more, a lot of time and effort here. Not an over-nighter. Well done......
Comment is about Anything Less Wouldn't Do (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
Thalia here
Dana girl
Go with flow
Let loose, whirl.....
Comment is about Lights (blog)
Original item by Dana Lee
"Undress me with your words, and nothing else"
Clever Dana......
Comment is about Dana Lee (poet profile)
Original item by Dana Lee
Dana this is Thalia here
My Don's Muse of Mirth
I do not know this muse of yours
Button, of its birth?
Keep in mind I'm mirthful
By nature and by name
I'm from Greek Mt Olympus
From there to Don I came....?
Comment is about To my muse (blog)
Original item by Dana Lee
I went into the forest
Slender Man I fell
With my you beaut boomerang
Shit and bloody hell.....
I've now got all the parents
Screaming at me Don!
You bloody Aussie bugger
(Got nothing to scare our kiddies with now.....)
Sorry.....?
(Yes I did look up your link John...)
Comment is about October 2019 Collage Poem: Don’t Pick up Hitchhikers (blog)
Original item by Stockport WoL
Don't go messing with the Slender Man (AKA Grossemann and Schlankwald):
https://theslenderarchives.weebly.com/germany.html
Even if he doesn't exist, people still kill for him:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2014/06/03/the-complete-terrifying-history-of-slender-man-the-internet-meme-that-compelled-two-12-year-olds-to-stab-their-friend/
Comment is about October 2019 Collage Poem: Don’t Pick up Hitchhikers (blog)
Original item by Stockport WoL
@dorothy; my muse very much so exists. How blessed am I? thank you for the kind words ?
Comment is about To my muse (blog)
Original item by Dana Lee
Racing round the track to happiness, Giddyup. She's on my back Ruth. Who's boss here ?...Seems I'm losing.....?
Comment is about Horses For Courses (blog)
Original item by Ruth O'Reilly
Don, it's a Japanese game of mind and spirit where your true self is apparently revealed through innocent questions. I used to do a blog on another site ages ago, where I would do lots of these type of quizzes, it was always very popular. Google it for more info.
Comment is about the Visitor (blog)
Original item by Fred Nicholson
Neigh Don, you and Thalia are right on track ?
Comment is about Horses For Courses (blog)
Original item by Ruth O'Reilly
Thalia and I won't have that problem......
She's shaking her head......?
Comment is about Horses For Courses (blog)
Original item by Ruth O'Reilly
I know you converse with the stars Ruth. This kokology stuff sounds a bit outer spaceish. You been communicating with the aliens? ?
Comment is about the Visitor (blog)
Original item by Fred Nicholson
Talk about a horror situation Fred
You've gotta be writing about you
(Of course not the sheeted one blooding the floor)
The one who don't know what to do
I see you gave yourself four choices
I'm interested in which one you chose
Then again it might just be a horror dream
Which you laughed off when you did arose
Serious now.
I have had this argument before on what is and isn't poetry. When I 'chastised' someone before on what I did not regard as 'poetry' I was told any form of prose is welcome on WOL. I disagree. This is a poetry site, is it not? and to me any writing, be it prose or rhyme, should bear the 'construction guidelines' of poetry.
If I want to read anything-goes stuff I'd pick up the newspaper. Good quality uplifting stuff.
So, poem or not Fred, I present my reply.
Thalia says but your reply IS a poem Don ?
Comment is about the Visitor (blog)
Original item by Fred Nicholson
Philipos
Fri 18th Oct 2019 09:26
Enjoyably different kind of read Polutropos - words reminiscent of my own long distance travelling days - enjoyed. P. ?
Comment is about First person, singular, Agra, India (blog)
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This is interesting Fred is it kokology? I would say a
Comment is about the Visitor (blog)
Original item by Fred Nicholson
Well that's just what I did and set up a profile!
Cheers Tony,
Doug Berry
Comment is about 'Get on a website called Write Out Loud': Tony Walsh's advice to would-be poets (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Golly gosh! Kevin, nothing metaphorical here. Chain me tight, whip me where it hurts, give it to me baby. If Jason put this on audio I'm sure you'd hear the cries of pain, er delight.....?
Oh? ..Was I meant to comment about the poem kJ?
Comment is about Bound (long form Haiku) (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
Hi Don - picture was me in my younger days lol. T?
Comment is about La Passion (blog)
Original item by Tom Doolan
Hi DoRoThY - I did get carried away somewhat. T?
Comment is about La Passion (blog)
Original item by Tom Doolan
Are the chains metaphorical, or is there some kinky stuff going on here?
Clever rhyming, I liked the long form Haiku.
Cheers Kevin
Comment is about Bound (long form Haiku) (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
Fri 18th Oct 2019 06:33
A circus I love to see too, but didn’t realise it was a circus until this poem told me.
A new way to look at my garden, I shall always remember this poem when I’m in my garden. Everything moves on the world and life. Great poem Ray.
All the vest des
Comment is about ROUNDELAY (blog)
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Review is about The Chester Poets on 26 Sep 2019 (event)
No way would I dream to go snicker
Cos scourges and me we don't mix
Don't wish to unleash your powers hiding
Cos no way I wanna get in a fix.....?
(Even if you do know where I live....)
Comment is about Wood Pigeon (blog)
Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas
Wonderfully crafted.
Experiencing these two critters up close was intimate.
Relating their actions to us, people, was icing on the cake.
Comment is about Wood Pigeon (blog)
Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas
These are various stones that friends have given me through the years. When I hold them(the stones,) we(the stones and I) connect.
Ruth, tis a tiny portion of my living room.
Directly to the right is my computer setup.
Behind are shelves of books.
To the left, a keyboard and 'relaxing chair'.
Comment is about a Living Room with a View.jpg (photo)
Original item by Fred Nicholson
Ruth
Gimme a break
I gotta rhyme
Semishut/nuts
Works real fine.....
So that's just ONE
Of your reading-aloud voices?
I'd now like to hear
A variety of choices
?
Comment is about Blank Canvas (blog)
Original item by Ruth O'Reilly
I'm afraid this is very outdated info. As a member of Liver Bards I can say that it's now organised and hosted by Ali Harwood and the monthly event is the first Tuesday of the month.
John Short
Review is about Liver Bards on 21 Oct 2019 (event)
What have Nuts got to do with it by the way Don??
Comment is about Blank Canvas (blog)
Original item by Ruth O'Reilly
Thanks Don, well you did ask me what my voice was like ? that's just one of my reading aloud voices lol . Good job i dont have your number, you might not be able to wake up or Thalia! Nice to put a voice to a face sometimes though, so there you go.
Ah Thanks for this nice artistically themed poem Nigel, I like the pencil talking to the paint brush!
Thankyou Do.Ro.Thy for your kind words, the music you heard was The kiboe which is a Japanese harplike instrument.
Comment is about Blank Canvas (blog)
Original item by Ruth O'Reilly
Tom
Thalia is giggling. She's gotten over her embarrassment and is now nudging me to do more. Gosh! I didn't know muses were that frisky.
Your accompanying picture is hot stuff. Is that a self portrait?....?
Comment is about La Passion (blog)
Original item by Tom Doolan
With so much coat-wear from departures
Poor Ray's had to dump it in bin
He's now down to wearing his best shirt
When will this get holed. depart then skin?
It's gone? I swear I dumped my coat in the bin?....?
Comment is about A SOOTHSAYER PREDICTS BALL GAMES (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Interesting Blackrose...Also Philip.....
Comment is about ~OPTIONS~ (blog)
Original item by Blackrose
Don Matthews
Fri 18th Oct 2019 15:22
"very few of us are brave enough to break from this"
So true Emilia.....
Comment is about Intention (blog)
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