"Some things never change
Yet nothing ever stays the same
Whether tomorrow or yesterday
Its evident it's here to stay"
Comment is about Round and round (blog)
Original item by Zia
Absolutely enchanting. Beautiful words, skillfully put together.
J. x
Comment is about Musically mine (blog)
Original item by Chloé
Thanks for the comment on 'The Dinosaur...', Jennifer, I'm glad you liked it. I must admit that I've always had a little doubt about that list line myself. I don't think it's the rhythm though, maybe more that the order of the words is a bit awkward. Perhaps I'll revise it at some point.
Comment is about Jennifer Malden (poet profile)
Original item by Jennifer Malden
Dorothy
This refers to the collapse of the Jamie Oliver restaurant chain leaving the workers without jobs but the Olivers with mansioned luxury. It seems he bit off more than he could chew, and coupled with bad management ended with the same fate as the Roman Empire - biting off more than they could chew.
Comment is about The Fallen Chain (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
<Deleted User> (21487)
Mon 27th May 2019 10:23
Chain?
i am assuming business chain affecting thousands - i hope your government steps in to help'
Dorothy
Comment is about The Fallen Chain (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Hmm, thanks Ted, for that forensic reminder. WCWilliams' lines come to me, The Last Words of My English Grandmother:
we passed a long row
of elms. She looked at them
awhile out of
the ambulance window and said,
What are all those
fuzzy looking things out there?
Trees? Well, I'm tired
of them and rolled her head away.
Comment is about 'It is lost, hiding somewhere out back' (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
<Deleted User> (21487)
Mon 27th May 2019 07:33
John
I can only agree with Vautaw, this is the most beautiful poem,
too beautiful for me to harm it with clumsy words.
Thank you for writing it and allowing us the privilege of reading it.
Dorothy
Comment is about Aftermath (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Beautiful. Haunting. Poetic perfection. ?
Comment is about Aftermath (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Cut me a little deeper I need to feel something... I feel you. Thanks for sharing. ?
Comment is about Hazelnut Cakes (blog)
Original item by Mikey V Kinsey
Thank you all so much for reading and your wonderful comments. ? I had fun creating this rhyme❣️
Comment is about Good for You (blog)
Original item by Vautaw
<Deleted User> (21818)
Mon 27th May 2019 00:45
Vautaw, this is absolutely wonderful. Inspirational on so many levels. I not only love it, I need to read it everyday and I will! Thank you!?
Comment is about Good for You (blog)
Original item by Vautaw
Thank you Martin. You lift my heart - a friend in need is a friend in deed.
John?
Comment is about Life on Mars (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Cobwebs are remnants of creations
Like ruins from a mighty past age
I'd watch out for the spider who created it
Your remarks could backfire and cause rage....
Comment is about Cobwebs (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
Like this one Vautaw. Powerful message and nice rhythm.
Comment is about Good for You (blog)
Original item by Vautaw
Great one Vautau! The visual flow of it resembles the flow of Van Gogh's brushstrokes don't they? Excellent!
Thank you for this ?
Mae
Comment is about Good for You (blog)
Original item by Vautaw
Really, really like this Vautaw, it has a lovely off beat scansion, which underlines a powerful rhythmic message.
J. x
Comment is about Good for You (blog)
Original item by Vautaw
Jennifer - I think le droit de seigneur predates MeToo.
Comment is about EVERYBODY'S GONE SERFIN' (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
You are right dear Jason. Mostly I write it so that I hear it! We need to forgive ourselves more than we need to be forgiven. It's a matter of survival.
Thank you ?
Mae
Comment is about To Forgive Oneself (blog)
Original item by Mae Foreman
Jennifer
Unless Joe ha changed it the last line sounds OK to me
Comment is about The Dinosaur Who Came to Play (blog)
Original item by Joe Williams
Beautiful - beautiful - beautiful!
Jennifer
Comment is about Green Shadows (blog)
Original item by David Blake
Liked this - have to say I don't care for city pigeons as if they take a fancy to a part of your home you are in trouble. My father, who was army, had an allotment - got fed up with them eating his stuff, so studied their landing and take-off directions, planted everything diagonally, and that did the trick, (he said)!
Jennifer
Comment is about FLY PIGEON (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Liked this - especially 'he wasn't bad at seek, but he was terrible at hide'! The last line seems out of rythm, but it's your stuff so forgive the nitpicking.
Jennifer
Comment is about The Dinosaur Who Came to Play (blog)
Original item by Joe Williams
Great writing and very sad because it is all so tragically true. Once we have acquired our latest desired object we start thinking about the next. Also they have been telling us for the last 20 years that we can't go on like this, as it will, literally be the death of us, but things haven't changed- we are still 'the blinkered authors of our own sorrow'.
Jennifer
Comment is about Clean (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
Nice one! Let's hope the Seigneur might find himself in trouble shagging a 'girlfiend'.
Jennifer
Comment is about EVERYBODY'S GONE SERFIN' (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Great poem, and so many of us have perhaps seen ourselves mirrored in it. Run while you still can!
Jennifer
Comment is about Development Plan (blog)
Original item by Tom Harding
Indeed! I wonder what did they say to her, dear Jennifer?! ? Anyway, I'm glad you liked it!
English Teachers! You gotta love them!
Thanks for reading ?
Mae
Comment is about Biblical Joke (blog)
Original item by Mae Foreman
Hara Kiri is the only solution, Don.
Jennifer
Comment is about Haiku - Give Don a Break (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Lovely! Made my Sunday! Have a friend who, when staying in London rang room service and complained there were no 'shits' on the bed!!!!!! I would have liked to know what they said to her. English teachers have great responsibility.
Jennifer
Comment is about Biblical Joke (blog)
Original item by Mae Foreman
Bloody brilliant. No analysis necessary Stu. Time for astral projection.
Ray
Comment is about sexual apocalypse at the gym poem (blog)
Original item by Stuart Buck
Thanks Martin, and you're absolutely right so don't get your coat just yet?.
And thanks Dorothy, Trump's an idiot who's never believed anyone that's told him he's wrong, but you know what they say, "You can deny gravity but the apple's still gonna hit you on the head."
J. x
Comment is about Clean (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
The key line here for me is 'drug of choice' this is used quite a lot by others but very often with little meaning largely because nobody realises or will admit to the fact that without exception we are addicted to some form of drug. Some appearing more palatable than others. Sorry got carried away. best get my coat
But a fine poem with some good points
Nice one Jason
Comment is about Clean (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
I feel exhausted just reading this piece, but it is a s brilliant as ever . You capture the imagination and thoughts so well.
Marvellous stuff Stu
Love it
Comment is about sexual apocalypse at the gym poem (blog)
Original item by Stuart Buck
I am totally with you in this one Tom. I can get so easily distracted and lost in other things away from what I might set out to do with time off as I am currently whilst being off sick. There is a book of poems to prepare and a book to finish. But am I doing it nah.
Great poem Tom
Love it
Comment is about Development Plan (blog)
Original item by Tom Harding
I believe that in certain inner city locations peregrine falcons have been employed to cull the pigeon population. I am not sure whether that would ever be extended to more suburban or rural locales.
I have to confess I have a love hate relationship with them, probably depending on my mood. Hope that doesn't make me some kind of bird hater.
Nice poem Ray
Comment is about FLY PIGEON (blog)
Original item by ray pool
This is an absolutely brilliant piece of poetry John. The picture you manage to paint here is fabulous.
Love it
Comment is about Life on Mars (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
This is a good wry observational piece of the excellent standard I have come to find from your good self.
Nice one Adam
Comment is about By Yourself (blog)
Original item by Adam Whitworth
I am feeling dizzy just reading this but none the less there are some well stated lines here
Nice one
Comment is about Round and round (blog)
Original item by Zia
Hi Ray
Nice poem! The last bit made me laugh in particular.
Great observations
Jon
Comment is about FLY PIGEON (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Hi Keith
I really enjoyed this. I often get the feeling that we are being manipulated by the media, the press, the TV etc into believing what they represent to us as 'truth' when the truth is somewhat different. Really good poem
Jon
Comment is about Hard to find... (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Hi Keith
All this going on while we sleep!
Lovely poem
Jon
Comment is about A Summer´s Morn (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Hi Keith
'The game is over, The spectators are bored'
A really good poem here.
Jon
Comment is about Time for Change (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Well done, Maggie ... that's a terrific amount to have raised from sales of a poetry book.
Comment is about Many Skies Have Fallen: Maggie Sawkins, Wild Mouse Press (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Hi Trevor
A beautiful poem
Well done!
Comment is about The Poem of the Week is 'Imogen – 10 months old' by Trevor Homer (article)
Original item by Stuart Buck
thanks all...
I've not had my reggie perrin moment yet Dave, all though i have had some weeks recently which have made me want to walk into the sea.
thanks Ray, I agree, the cure often is simple craft work... I'm not sure how I'd manage the monday to friday life if I didn't have the escape of poetry and other endeavours to come home to.
Comment is about Development Plan (blog)
Original item by Tom Harding
Dear MC, my utmost respect for all the martyrs of this world whether they belong to the folk lore, the bible, history, religion, fiction or anything!
Thank you ?
Mae
Comment is about Biblical Joke (blog)
Original item by Mae Foreman
I was thinking of Winston Smith shredding the past Tom and mulling over some purpose in an Orwellian world, admittedly brought up to date. The answer may lie in simple craftwork, or just lie fallow under a false guise as you imply. The innate lifestyle of different species is a clever point to make - implying that where choice comes in we tend to sink into oblivion of a noble kind (in a paroxysm of self delusion. It's always a pleasure to read your work as it never forces a point home.
I'll get my coat.
Ray
Comment is about Development Plan (blog)
Original item by Tom Harding
Great interview, Andy! Thanks for posting. PS I've just seen a picture of Benjamin's bandaged and bleeding feet on Facebook. Disturbing.
Comment is about Wandering poet Benjamin Guilfoyle treks to 12 shows in 12 days to raise charity cash (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Lisa C Bassignani
Mon 27th May 2019 12:30
Thanks for putting this back up Randy. I was looking to reread and could not find it.
Comment is about Whistling in the Dark (blog)
Original item by Randy Horton