Thanks Abdul, and thanks Jennifer, and yes, the bald eagle. So glad you liked it.

J. x

Comment is about The Eagle Has Been Caged (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Far out, man!
I recall it said that the biggest trick the devil pulled was convincing
people he didn't exist. The "far left" appears to manage this by campaigning to convince folk that they "care" whilst vilifying others
as uncaring. Only yesterday, the media kept referring to "the far right", yet fascist is a term that is just as accurately applied to the
behaviour of the far left in my own sharp end street duty experience.
As Alf Garnett might have said: "LIttle bleeders!" ?

Comment is about Patriot? (blog)

Original item by Ian Whiteley

ah yes MC - in the same way the media reported this as ant-anti fascist - when I went to school 2 negatives made a positive - i.e. Fascist ? and - in terms of the media - virtually all the media is right-wing owned - so my heart bleeds for you ? no really ?

Comment is about Patriot? (blog)

Original item by Ian Whiteley

Thank you for the comments and the "likes" - on a contentious topic
that seems based on a counterfeit currency nowadays.

Comment is about NEBULOUS NOTIONS (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Anyone who has the good fortune to sit for a while and recognise the
pleasures of the natural world will surely identify with these enjoyable
lines. Like being there!

Comment is about Soul and body purified (blog)

Original item by Abdul Ahmad

Showing that wisdom does not need to blather on is too true!

Comment is about LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP (blog)

Original item by Joe Marcello

Nice one, Ray..
Kipling surely wrote to entertain those of his time but he also had
the insight that propelled him into immortality. His "Processional
Hymn" has content that may be considered as racist but displays
many great lines - such as...
"Far called our navies fade away,
On dune and headland sinks the fire;
Lo, all our pomp of yesterday
Is one with Nineveh and Tyre
Lord God of Hosts
Be with us yet
Lest we forget
Lest we forget"

Comment is about RESPECTING WHAT'S DEAD AND BURIED (blog)

Original item by ray pool

I am a fan of short effective pieces of verse. Good one. However,
to add to the debate, I have noted a media dis-inclination to refer to
the "far left" when reporting scenes of public disturbance. Are we
to accept that there is no such faction? Or are they employed in
the media itself? Just curious. ?

Comment is about Patriot? (blog)

Original item by Ian Whiteley

A vivid vignette of a time that a certain number of us can recall.
My first car was an old Sunbeam Talbot which I brush painted bright
red. It had chromed steel bumper bars that were bolted to
projecting stanchions and promised no mercy for any vehicle close
enough to collide. My late step-father had a big Wolseley saloon
with room enough in the back to stretch the legs straight out. And
to the right and left of the rear seat were hanging grab handles for
passengers to hold for an added sense of security. Those were
the days of stately progress along the roads of England, long before
the advent of motorway madness. Thanks for the meander down motoring's memory lane.

Comment is about The Black Sunbeam (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

The message is loud and clear but I think that there are many who
are labelled "sweet white privileged" who would find that their own
lives and sacrifices; their own poverty and grief - past and present - seem, as is all too often the case, to get lost in the mix. And then
there's that old thing about "poor white trash". Equality there ain't; equality of opportunity there should be.

Comment is about all lives matter? (blog)

Original item by Red Button

So true....I completely support your views. Very well expressed. ?

Comment is about all lives matter? (blog)

Original item by Red Button

True!! Keep going.....have strong unshakable faith in God almighty. Life is Important and we should be thankful for it.

Beautiful words indeed!!

Comment is about I’m grateful (blog)

Original item by Kashish Dawar

The debate should not detract from what is a very good piece, and shows what can be achieved in a very few lines.

Comment is about Patriot? (blog)

Original item by Ian Whiteley

Thanks, RoseMary. ??

Comment is about Dancing in the yard (blog)

Original item by kimberly

the ultra right wing only get on with those who wear the same football shirt and would be too pissed up to be effective. I find it ironic that you say 'that was then - this is now' when all the right do is hark back to the 'good old days' ?

Comment is about Patriot? (blog)

Original item by Ian Whiteley

Haha thanks Cynthia, good to see you my friend, I'm doing alright, glad to see you still writing great stuff as well. Hope you're well.

Comment is about Time's Three (blog)

Original item by Kealan Coady

Well, that was then...this is now. Today's left is too PC to be an effective fighting force. They would not follow orders. They would question every order and only comply with those that met their criteria.

Comment is about Patriot? (blog)

Original item by Ian Whiteley

Thanks for the response Jennifer. You have touched on the whole essence of this current witch hunt which can be justified or condemned according to one's own attitudes. I used Kipling as I know he is buried in Westminster Abbey, and know that he along with other influential people of his time, may have unwittingly embraced "tainted" views that some might in the heat of indiscriminate passion be regarded as unacceptable.(An awful word really as it can be changed according to social attitudes).

What I admire about him is that he integrated in every sense and was able to pass on so much of his experiences for the benefit of us all.

Ray

Comment is about RESPECTING WHAT'S DEAD AND BURIED (blog)

Original item by ray pool

if you think the left wing can't fight for what's right Brian - you should have been at Cable Street ?

Comment is about Patriot? (blog)

Original item by Ian Whiteley

Excellent Ian...and although I detest the ultra right wing I can't help but wonder that if the country was under the threat of invasion who could we trust to defend us....the left wing mobs who seem to hate this country and and want to erase symbols of our history, or the patriotic right wing yobs? Not a great choice but as you know I do tend to lean towards the right.

Comment is about Patriot? (blog)

Original item by Ian Whiteley

thanks for the kind comments Jennifer - I'm glad you liked it ?

Comment is about The Last Breath Of Evening (blog)

Original item by Ian Whiteley

Hi Jason! Am fascinated by 'The eagle has been caged'. Does it refer to a country which has the bird as a national symbol? Obviously the US is out, Albania, Serbia, Russia, Moldavia, Mexico has it on their flag? Obviously it would be a country which has been invaded and conquered. 'Wings forcibly furled, the freedom to which it was born, the killing of its young ' etc. If so might be Albania? Perhaps just lamenting the loss of freedom in general? Fantastic poem.

Jennifer

Comment is about Jason Bayliss (poet profile)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Thanks Poem for the like and comment, generous too. Jennifer

Comment is about Waylaid on the road to Jericho (blog)

Original item by Jennifer Malden

Simon a crime of passion?
Enjoyed it.

Comment is about Thrush (blog)

Original item by simon lucan

Thank you, Hannah, for a like!

Dr. Kishore

Comment is about Renaissance (blog)

Original item by Dr. Kishore R. Nikam

Just magnificient Jason.

Comment is about The Eagle Has Been Caged (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Wow! Really powerful! Loved the line 'for the death of rapture in this king of raptors'. Being as thick as a post, does it refer to a country the symbol of which is an eagle?


Jennifer

Comment is about The Eagle Has Been Caged (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

It must be difficult for daughters like you! You don't want to disappoint your parents, whom presumably you love, but their idea of a woman's life is not yours, obviously. Far too passive. Good idea about the cats!
The poem expresses the problems very clearly!

Jennifer

Comment is about Perfect Indian Daughter (blog)

Original item by Mahika

Why not in the House he was in? Might be more of a shake-up!! He had a near miss, I gather.
Agree with Abdul absolutely about the last verse.

Jennifer

Comment is about Nothing more (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

If you read Kim, the whole book is a hymn of love, affection and understanding for India and its peoples. Also in 'Kabir's' verse -
In my brother's voice I hear
My own unanswered agonies.
His God is as his fates assign-
His prayer is all the world's - and mine.

Kipling made his living from his writing, and so was at least partly constrained to comply with the general mindset of his times.
History is history for better or worse. Nowadays it seems that history is only this year's.
Jennifer

Comment is about RESPECTING WHAT'S DEAD AND BURIED (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Lovely yet again. You have a fantastic sense of humour! Great phrases too - My finches and robins they stole - my personal aviary of long-tailed tits - my brief says I'll get six months bird. Really funny.

Jennifer

Comment is about Thrush (blog)

Original item by simon lucan

I'm not an individual any more, I'm a crotch!? Really amusing, and well written. From what I hear a lot of friends have been under the same kind of pressure, both M and F. That's two of us who will be laughing for ages.

Jennifer

Comment is about Siren (blog)

Original item by simon lucan

The last breath of evening is a very special moment! Liked this

Jennifer

Comment is about The Last Breath Of Evening (blog)

Original item by Ian Whiteley

Thanks a RoseMary and Tom for your inspiration

Comment is about Being a poet (blog)

Original item by AVISHEK GHOSH

Such a waste of emotions. Take your time, rethink and do what you think is best for you.

Such raw emotions expressed. Keep writing Kashish.

Comment is about COMPARISON (blog)

Original item by Kashish Dawar

Mystically beautiful.

Comment is about Half Moon Bay (blog)

Original item by Ceci

Thanks, RoseMary, for hitting a like!

Dr. Kishore

Comment is about Renaissance (blog)

Original item by Dr. Kishore R. Nikam

You are welcome dear Kashish. I appreciate your feelings boldly expressed in your poems.

Comment is about Was it so hard to love her? (blog)

Original item by Kashish Dawar

now you're making me cry. you're such a sweetheart.

Comment is about FIRST LOVE (blog)

Original item by Kashish Dawar

omg your words just gave me so much more strength. thank you so much. sending you more love.

Comment is about Was it so hard to love her? (blog)

Original item by Kashish Dawar

thank you so much. It really means a lot to me.

Comment is about SO I LIVED! (blog)

Original item by Kashish Dawar

Musical write. Could be written as lyrics of a song. Beautiful.

Comment is about Dancing in the yard (blog)

Original item by kimberly

Beautiful!

Comment is about Another Version (blog)

Original item by ai ou

Lovely!

Comment is about Staying Young (blog)

Original item by ai ou

Colors display vibrancy. It displays beauty beyond words. Beautifully written.

Comment is about Three Day Illumination! (blog)

Original item by ai ou

Don't introspect, let yourself heal. There's always hope cos there's God.

Comment is about Everything is right yet it’s not! (blog)

Original item by Kashish Dawar

What is meant to be will be. Nothing can keep two hearts filled with true love away, not even oneself. Sometimes people realize when they actually lose and sometimes people are just not able to do anything because they are stuck in their situation. Let yourself and him heal. All will fall in it's perfect place soon.

Sad and boldly expressed.

Comment is about you! (blog)

Original item by Kashish Dawar

Yes, we all do. Keep writing for yourself and few who read you. It's a good feeling when someone understands our work and can truly see beyond those words. Keep going.

Comment is about Being a poet (blog)

Original item by AVISHEK GHOSH

Yes, go for true love. Never let go or give up.

Comment is about YES! I AM READY FOR IT. (blog)

Original item by Kashish Dawar

There's no numbering to love. Love is love, true love waits and never lets go. Hold on and pray.

Sad write. You expressed yourself wonderfully.

Comment is about FIRST LOVE (blog)

Original item by Kashish Dawar