I have a real soft spot for starlings....in fact I was watching a mini fleet of them flying in formation earlier this evening. I especially liked your line ' I put my hand in my pocket and found darkness, failure and losses' we all do that... Sometimes finding just one solitary, shiny hopeful penny!
Comment is about Search (blog)
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<Deleted User> (22180)
Mon 23rd Sep 2019 20:48
Throughly enjoyed it Keith!
J x
Comment is about Do me in.... (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
The call of the wild is within us all, and at Autumn equinox that balance of decision is all around us....the recognition of what is the same is the only way to soften our spikes! Enjoyed your poem.
Comment is about Decisions! Decisions! (blog)
Original item by afishamongmany
Hi Avishek - I like the atmosphere created by this and intertwining of the material and the spiritual.
Go well
><>.
Comment is about Search (blog)
Original item by AVISHEK GHOSH
After reading this poem I thought the answer must be that we embrace the world more fully and do so with courage. A poem which demands answers and one which is very relevant in today´s world.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about Decisions! Decisions! (blog)
Original item by afishamongmany
Keith, the revelatory nature of this piece is commendable. I salute you. Trevor
Comment is about Do me in.... (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Frances Macaulay Forde
Mon 23rd Sep 2019 18:59
Love the construction, the notion and the quietly relentless movement toward the neat and clever ending.
Comment is about "The Ropes Are Fraying And Soon I'll Sail" (blog)
Original item by Tom
re "The Wild Woods"
Keith, shaken but not... never mind ?
Don, %depends ?
Ruth, Campari is but a delight ??
Tommy
Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)
Original item by keith jeffries
re "The Wild Woods"
Keith, shaken but not... never mind ?
Don, %depends ?
Ruth, Campari is but a delight ??
Tommy
Comment is about Ruth O'Reilly (poet profile)
Original item by Ruth O'Reilly
re "The Wild Woods"
Keith, shaken but not... never mind ?
Don, %depends ?
Ruth, Campari is but a delight ??
Tommy
Comment is about Don Matthews (poet profile)
Original item by Don Matthews
Keith, shaken but not... never mind ?
Don, %depends ?
Ruth, Campari is but a delight ??
Tommy
Comment is about The Wild Woods (blog)
Original item by Tommy Carroll
Play your cards right
sacrifice what you don't need
a winning hand
hangs in the balance.
Comment is about The High Priestess (blog)
Original item by Ruth O'Reilly
Dancing with the leaves
golden oldies playing non-stop.
Comment is about Autumn's Last Leaf (blog)
Original item by Ruth O'Reilly
Sunny side up
is how my day
starts and ends.
Comment is about Encouraging Quote For Poets To Remember (photo)
Original item by Ruth O'Reilly
Adriana and Blackrose - thank you for the "likes".
MC
Comment is about IT'S A HEARTACHE THING - Country Lament (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Don - thanks for the comments. I've always been happy to combine
words and music - harking back to the days of troubadors and the
like - and the way words can tell a story in the framework of a tune.
I can't claim credit for the A&R - that's courtesy of a guy called
Pete Dymond here in the UK who uses my taped "rough" to supply
the finished item from his studio in Bristol. Always dependable!!
Comment is about IT'S A HEARTACHE THING - Country Lament (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
A poem of profound wisdom with the most fabulous illustration to accompany it.
Thank you indeed, it quite took my breath away.
Keith
Comment is about Go tell the Riverman. (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Candice, Dorothy, Julia and Graham,
Thank you for your kind comments on this poem. They are much appreciated. Graham, I also find great beauty in the colours of autumn but Spring is my month. I find autumn a little foreboding.
Thank you all
Keith
Comment is about Drawing in.... (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
A powerful piece Sarah.
"how times have changed "
or have they ?
Yes indeed.....
Comment is about This modern day government are glorified Hitlers (blog)
Original item by Sarah Louise mcnee
Brave poem - takes on what exists in the shadows?
Go tell the Riverman.
summer rains' quiet incantation, the animals come and go,
in the far-distant, the snow melts as the river flows;
time is a demon
the animals know.
It’s looking for you, y'know:
...in the abdomen – demon go
...in the albumin – demon go
... in the acumen – demon go
Comment is about +DEMON+ (blog)
Original item by Blackrose
Very nice Ruth....
This ditty is brought to you by the letter F (if the writer can think of enough nice F words)
I'm a little F word
Not that F-ing word
I'm sweet and pure an innocent
I Flit in sky like Flird
(How'my doing?...not heard of a flird?...neither have I)
I Flitter round the Fir tree
Where can I rest my Feet?
I've Found a little Foothold
I'm F word, what a Feat
(Worthy of POTW?)....?
Comment is about Autumn's Last Leaf (blog)
Original item by Ruth O'Reilly
From ocean swells to Southern Swells, where we sip summertime taps, golden flights and berry-sour delights
A cornucopia? of deserved delights Candice!
John
Comment is about Florida Birthday Girl (blog)
Original item by Candice Reineke
A tree was enjoying a day with his forest friends,
But a strong wind builds up and his good day ends
All his leaves are blown off and he's left sad.
Naked with no leaves he feels leafless and bad.
He runs away from the forest and grieves.
His friends were distraught ,"He was absent without leaves."
Comment is about Autumn's Last Leaf (blog)
Original item by Ruth O'Reilly
That suggests you be drunk ad infinitum. Methinks you gotta problem...?
Comment is about Joe Williams (poet profile)
Original item by Joe Williams
Sounds like an Eggs- citing life she's leading! ?
Comment is about A guilty feeling (blog)
Original item by hugh
I really enjoyed this Adam, I'm always so fascinated by how natural light reflects, changes our moods etc, I love how you have explored this in greater depth and presented it to us poetically. Many Thanks.I will listen to the audio next.
Comment is about Light (blog)
Original item by Adam Rabinowitz
Have you tried it yet Ruth? It's not available here. Fortunately......?
Comment is about The Wild Woods (blog)
Original item by Tommy Carroll
A cocktail regularly served, yet still a little too bitter to rest on the tastebuds?
Comment is about The Wild Woods (blog)
Original item by Tommy Carroll
I've read this a few times already today and I love it. Beautifully put.
Comment is about Love Letter to My Muse (blog)
Original item by Vautaw
You maybe think I'm past it
Gone past me use-by date
But let me tell you matey
Not gonna lie, stagnate....?
Comment is about There Comes A Time (blog)
Original item by d.knape
' A legacy of words that braids our soul' was a line that really spoke to me. Thanks for sharing this with us, the love affair of our internal muse does bear the most creative fruit.
Comment is about Love Letter to My Muse (blog)
Original item by Vautaw
Don you always write from a steaming typewriter!
Well oiled brain cells
Better than
Baby oiled pecs
No wonder
Pure typewriter
Stayed away
From all sex?
Comment is about Lonely Typewriter Seeks Loving Home (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Thanks Graham for that considered view. Of course, the relishing of quiet waters and the benefits that canalside greenery offer is a wonderful lesson in pace, and an antedote to the motorway rush. There is still life as you say, but it's not the grind of industry. To find a facsimile of that, a visit to Blist Hill and suchlike is a learning curve. I miss Fred Dibnah who seemed to embody much of the past.
Ray
Comment is about BY THE CANAL (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Special Thanks to Rose, Cynthia, Adam and Do.Ro.Thy for reading and for your kind comments.
Yes Cynthia I definitely agree with you and understand that this isn't relatable to all, but we all do have an 'inner knowing' which is worthy of listening to.
I'm glad you 'got' this Adam, that was just the emotion I was hoping to evoke in a reader. Thanks for that.
Comment is about The High Priestess (blog)
Original item by Ruth O'Reilly
You didn't know us writer types
Needed a bit of oil?
If not we are like cars Ruthy
We do if oil-less boil...?
Comment is about Lonely Typewriter Seeks Loving Home (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Glad to see Little Typewriter take it's rightful place on centre stage at last! I loved the thinking behind how much certain letter keys have been used. I never knew that type writers needed oil. There was a craze a few years ago for a short time to attach an old typewriter keyboard to a modern monitor which quite a work of art!
Comment is about Lonely Typewriter Seeks Loving Home (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Mon 23rd Sep 2019 11:38
Thanks for reading "Stray Thoughts"
that's about all I can say,
I guess most of my other thoughts
have apparently strayed away.
?
Comment is about Candice Reineke (poet profile)
Original item by Candice Reineke
Vautaw,
The words of this poem leapt off the page to remind me of real passion. These moments are to be taken hold of and cherished, A super poem and thanks
Keith
Comment is about Love Letter to My Muse (blog)
Original item by Vautaw
Now this is excellent! Kudos Don?
Mar
Comment is about Plastic Plastic (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Serious issue, I see it happen every day. And you can't just go tell a parent what to do with their child lest you seem paying or meddlesome and offend them...Unless they're really close friends but what about the rest?
Good point Don?
Mae
Comment is about Do You Post Your Child's Photo on Social Media? (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Lovely piece, nostalgic and sweet and as always clever! ?
Mae
Comment is about Lonely Typewriter Seeks Loving Home (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Look after your muse Vautaw. They are very special.
Before Thalia came along I had a rather flighty one. Admittedly I could have given her more attention (typical male says Thalia).
She deserted me in my hour of need one day. Took my bike and tripped off. Truly! See why you gotta look after them? The poem link shows my frustration at the time of need
https://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=91775
Comment is about Love Letter to My Muse (blog)
Original item by Vautaw
thankyou very much for your lovely comments xx
Comment is about CHAKRA HEALING (blog)
Original item by Sarah Louise mcnee
Stunning poetry Adam. Thank you for sharing your gift. ?
Comment is about Light (blog)
Original item by Adam Rabinowitz
Mae,
Thank you for reading and commenting. I made another batch of juice today (I was not stung by a wasp this time thankfully). It is so sweet and satisfying that I wonder how we ever got to wine, the juice being so good before fermentation.
Comment is about Grapes (blog)
Original item by Adam Rabinowitz
Trying to think of how to juxtapose this one with yesterday's poem on darkness. It might work to put them on facing pages or even try to put them left justified and right justified so some lines of one are read then some lines of the other. Or maybe just have them stand alone the two poles of my ever revolving outlook on existence. Hope you enjoy the read or I have provided audio for an easier journey.
Comment is about Light (blog)
Original item by Adam Rabinowitz
Few words with lots of meaning.
Your poems are really gleaming.
She knows you know.
Comment is about I don't know (blog)
Original item by Zoëlla
afishamongmany
Mon 23rd Sep 2019 21:06
Yea that's what lies do - spawn false realities. Just as truth makes known what is real.
Go well
><>
Comment is about fat man (blog)
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