Thank you, dear Rose!

Comment is about It Was Raining Cats And Dogs... (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

Hi Chloe

Nice poem. Yes every instrument is a universe with wonderful expressive powers. Words thoughtfully chosen!

John S

Comment is about Musically mine (blog)

Original item by Chloé

Thank you all! A real buzz to have POTW for a real passion in my life, music and of course The Clash, thanks all for your good wishes, so glad you like the poem, much appreciated!!!

Cheers Martin hope you're good; thanks Kevin, glad you got to see the Clash, every gig was special (I was lucky to see them 6 times, plus Joe & The Mescaleros 3 times); thanks Jon, thanks Julian, still enjoying it at the socialist club!; thanks Trevor, and thanks Laura, I remember it well, you've done great since! - it's great to run events and give folk a chance as well as perform.

Keep writing and performing folks, as Strummer said without people we're nothing, we always need poets too Jeff X

Comment is about The Poem of the Week is 'The Only Band That Mattered!' by Jeffarama (article)

Original item by Stuart Buck

d.k. - thanks for writing poems that I like. ?
Nationality? I'm British born and bred but my parents were Estonian.
How about you?
Go well ><>

Comment is about afishamongmany (poet profile)

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Peter
I do so love your poems- so still and thoughtful - they have a wonderful calming influence - they wash over the reader and leave a sense of well being. i read them several times for the calm that they bring.

Thank you

Dorothy

Comment is about SHARING THE SUN (blog)

Original item by Peter Taylor

Thanks Do.RoThy for reading and for your comment ?

Comment is about Silhouettes (blog)

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Ah! One of them is my nom de guerre and the other is mine for legal purposes. That, or I got confused when I initially set up this account, some years ago now - I seem to recall it asking if I wanted a username and the resultant confusion arose somewhere along the way. Not that this clears up the fundamental riddle, of course: why 'Richie Muster'? That, of course, is a different question.

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so very nice to see you on here again Larisa, loved this poem.






Rose ?

Comment is about It Was Raining Cats And Dogs... (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

JC - it amazes me that his name has never been known to me, having a wide-ranging taste in music, but now that I've heard some
of his song performances (YouTube) I will be checking his available
CDs. I can see why his guitar and singing would get you writing
your appreciation on WOL. His voice is (to me) a mix of Dean
Martin and Pat Boone with the best of both...and ideal for the sort
of material he chose to sing. Thanks for the pointer in his direction -
although perhaps a case of "better late than never". At least he
was well known enough to appear on prominent US talk shows -
itself a measure of fame in the often ephemeral entertainment business. Cheers!

Comment is about Leon Redbone (blog)

Original item by d.knape

His greatest exposure in the UK was the accompanying music for InterCity.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UyTgEpVttBE

Comment is about Leon Redbone (blog)

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Ditto what everyone else has said. Loved the names, and the line about trams .

Comment is about MAKING CONTACT (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Thank you all for the likes.

Comment is about Colour - Blue (blog)

Original item by Jon Stainsby

Thank you Rose and Vautaw ❤

Comment is about Colour - Blue (blog)

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dear Afisha,
thanks for reading my poem.

by the way what nationality is Afishamongmany?

?

Comment is about afishamongmany (poet profile)

Original item by afishamongmany

are you Martin Peacock?
or Richie Muster?
what is the story here?

Comment is about Richie Muster (poet profile)

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I like your comparisons here Lisa

Comment is about Gardening (blog)

Original item by Lisa C Bassignani

Yes, sometimes it does. Love the metaphor Lisa.

J. x

Comment is about Gardening (blog)

Original item by Lisa C Bassignani

I like the tram lines (see what I did there?).

I'm too young to remember British trams apart from those on Blackpool promenade...my era is trolley buses in West London. But in recent years I have visited Amsterdam a lot and love the sound of trams on the tracks and the warning bells.

Anyway, I really like the piece Ray and will definitely read it again in the morning whilst not under the influence of drink and my wife not hovering nearby with her rolling pin. She wouldn't dare challenge me when sober! Anyway, got to go now as she is pestering me for sex, the minx!

Comment is about MAKING CONTACT (blog)

Original item by ray pool

What a marvellous ode to a past life that seems to be filled with happy memories. Not easy to put into words so eloquently what you might feel on the subject.
Nice one John

Comment is about Mary Cigarettes (1959 - 2019) (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

Fabulous Ray. The trams you talk about a great deal different to the trams of today. The trams from that period had what you describe as a ' metal sigh' There is something totally unique about that sound which sticks in the memory.
It also smacks of a time when almost every other house might have had that prized aspidistra .
The line about Uncle Fred found dead in somebody else's bed puts me in mind of a line in an Ian Dury song
'coming home and finding somebody else's kippers in the grill'
sorry I am rambling now. I will stop
suffice to say, brilliant poem mate
nice one

Comment is about MAKING CONTACT (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Jason,

This poem in the form of a letter is also a confession of our failure. You have penned this well. We have paved the rocky road to ruin.

Thank you for this
Keith

Comment is about A Letter Of Resignation (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Ray

i like this so much you deserve a large bunch of flowers -

I love the thought of 'Uncle Fred' - 'dying in someone else's bed' - 'while the trams went by with a metal sigh' -

Dorothy

Comment is about MAKING CONTACT (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Thank you Rose, Keith and Martin for your comments, very much appreciate your time. Thank you Rose for the encouragement.

Comment is about Survivor (blog)

Original item by DESMOND CHILDS

Whoa d.k. - great epitaph.
Strangely I hadn't crossed his path on my journey through the decades but to any one not familiar with his stuff try this -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxNw1WAEvTE

Comment is about Leon Redbone (blog)

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Hi John - Let me echo Greg's good wishes for your health, and successful interactions with the NHS. What terrific poems - great stuff, Carole Bromley. Sorry you had to go through it to write so well about it. Jean x

Comment is about My kind of poetry: Carole Bromley (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Thank you all muchly Wolfgar, Dorothy, Jon, Jason and Josie.
A blessing on your pens, keyboards and lego bricks.

Dear Dorothy, a flower from di webb is worth three on di bush (groan§)
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Comment is about On Being a Poet (blog)

Original item by afishamongmany

Poets occupy a broad church - music is your religion and you amplify the mood very well. Cheers and congrats' T.

Comment is about The Poem of the Week is 'The Only Band That Mattered!' by Jeffarama (article)

Original item by Stuart Buck

Des, you have always been good at this great game but let me tell you dude you are most certainly getting better by the poem!






Rose ?

Comment is about Survivor (blog)

Original item by DESMOND CHILDS

Jennifer, Jon, Lisa - thank you for the 'likes'. There is so much good stuff on this site and I always appreciate it when people have stopped by.

Comment is about What is life? (blog)

Original item by Hazel ettridge

I'm with you there, d. I don't hold with this current addiction to credit either. Sure, it's a direct hit to the pleasure centre in our brain but you'd think we could act a little more maturely occasionally. We're like those 4yo kids who are offered 2 sweets in 10mins if they can refrain from eating one now. Tragic or pathetic?
Anyway, rant over. I liked your poem. Straightforward and forthright.

Comment is about Passing The Buck (blog)

Original item by d.knape

I can already see a couple of familiar Write Out Loud names up there ... I'm thinking Hampshire, Surrey, Goole ... You can zoom right in to your particular locality. There's room for everyone!

Comment is about Mapping England and Wales with poetry - how you could be involved (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

I love this sample poem Heather. I too remember the summer of 76 what flaming months.
Nice one

Comment is about Heather Moulson (poet profile)

Original item by Heather Moulson

A really good poem, Marina. I can only imagine - very poorly, at that - how it must feel to be thought an 'intruder'. Here we are, on a planet overflowing with human beings and somehow we still contrive to seek difference and division anywhere we look. You describe succinctly, in a forthright way both the frustration of being an outsider and your pride in your identity. I look forward to reading more by you.

Comment is about Alien (blog)

Original item by Marina G

'Where will the memories lie
of the child, of the youth
and the wise old man'
- that's a very interesting question you ask there, Desmond. It's one all poets ought to address in these febrile times too: if poetry - indeed, all art - has any pretensions to longevity i.e. passing on messages to successive generations (and I like to think this should be as important as speaking to the present moment - poetry isn't chip-wrappings) what will be the fate of all of humanity's creative output if there's going to be no tomorrow in which to appreciate it? A sobering, nay, terrifying thought.

Comment is about Survivor (blog)

Original item by DESMOND CHILDS

Afishamongmany

Thanks a lot.

Appreciations from this end...

Comment is about Black And White (blog)

Original item by Kporho Raphael Oyeke

Desmond,

The word apocalyptic comes to mind as the world shirks from its greatest challenge. Your poem poses some very deep questions. We focus on the unimportant when all about us we ignore the apparent.

Thank you for this

Keith

Comment is about Survivor (blog)

Original item by DESMOND CHILDS

I would have preferred to give you three flowers - one shared flower -seems a bit miserly - perhaps if you look at 'my' flower three times i will feel more satisfied.?

Dorothy

Comment is about On Being a Poet (blog)

Original item by afishamongmany

Thank you, Lisa. Get painting. ?

Comment is about Through Van Gogh's eyes (blog)

Original item by Jon Stainsby

A rich vocabulary of descriptive verse coupled with a sense of the futility of life. A poem to stimulate the imagination and provoke deep thought.

Thank you for this,
Keith

Comment is about The sound of silence (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

Thanks lisa!

Jennifer

Comment is about Love neat (blog)

Original item by Jennifer Malden

I must see the films...Love William Dafoe, Kirk Douglas and Vincent Van Gogh. Makes me want to get my canvas and oils out.
Really like this Jon

Comment is about Through Van Gogh's eyes (blog)

Original item by Jon Stainsby

Definitely better with tonic

Comment is about Love neat (blog)

Original item by Jennifer Malden

All in good time my son.... I think the illusion would still cause alarm in this case. Although strangely enough lots of us relax to voice tapes for a sort of self hypnosis. The truth may be somewhere in between. I'll get my coat, David.

I love your comment Dorothy. It is like a short circuit to the Almighty. Innocence is no defence I'm afraid.

Jon, well spotted! Just what I was aiming at. Look what happened to Al. Disconnected.

Thanks Jennifer. Whatever next? Thank goodness there is still humour whatever is at stake.

Ray

Comment is about CONFESSIONAL (blog)

Original item by ray pool

lovely poem and I love the way you've walked through some of the worst trappings of our world. Shame we're like this.

Great poem. Thanks.

Comment is about This Is Capitalism (blog)

Original item by Janey Colbourne

Profound words that are true
Thank you for this
Keith

Comment is about Have Faith (blog)

Original item by K

Thank you Jason. I like those lines too.

Comment is about What is life? (blog)

Original item by Hazel ettridge

Thanks Kev. I’ll try to get round to writing PF3. In all honesty though I have no idea what their story is going to be. So much for plot planning!

Comment is about PLUM FACE 2 (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Couldn't have said it better myself dear Jason!
Thank you?
Mae

Comment is about Before Life Begins (blog)

Original item by Mae Foreman

Paper money?
or Plastic?
You decide.

Comment is about Passing The Buck (blog)

Original item by d.knape

This could be big!

Comment is about Mapping England and Wales with poetry - how you could be involved (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman