Liked this! English is a mongrel language so it isn't easy to form rules, especially for pronunciation - the infamous ough ending - tough - through - plough -though - etc.! Also do did and does as auxiliary verbs are mysterious to EFL learners. They try to translate them, but of course can't. Liked foul sea fowl!
Jennifer
Comment is about For the love of language (blog)
Original item by Josie
I have read this a few times and it seeps into you like the sodden pages in her book - excellent
Comment is about The Write Out Loud Poem of the Week is 'Book End' by Jonathan Humble (article)
Original item by Stuart Buck
<Deleted User> (21487)
Thu 2nd May 2019 16:33
Don
Your style is clearly not cramped. It seems to be a very drastic way of finding new subjects to write about though. just pretending would have been enough?
Take care and keep the nurses giggling.
Comment is about My Ladder Doesn't Like Me (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
<Deleted User> (21487)
Thu 2nd May 2019 16:29
Josie
I did enjoy this one - but i do not feel very blessed - just dazed and confused?
i liked "with crews who cruise
past whales in Wales"
it shows how 'crewel' our language can be .
Dorothy
Comment is about For the love of language (blog)
Original item by Josie
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Thu 2nd May 2019 16:11
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Comment is about 20180204_185817.jpg (photo)
Original item by Hazel ettridge
I love this poem and I'd really love to hear this read aloud. It's got real rhythm, energy and dynamism. I can really hear your strength. Thank you!
Comment is about Hurts The Same Way (blog)
Original item by Josie Harris
Thu 2nd May 2019 13:49
well all right then
i will definitely keep
my pecker up
from now on.
?
Comment is about Jennifer Malden (poet profile)
Original item by Jennifer Malden
Mae, i am so happy to read your heartwarming comments. thank you
Comment is about maybe i bloomed (blog)
Original item by Mila F.
Don, sorry to hear about your fall. No doubt this will provide you with a new well of inspiration!
Speedy recovery,
Jeannot
Comment is about My Ladder Doesn't Like Me (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
<Deleted User> (21854)
Thu 2nd May 2019 13:00
So true to understand one and another we understand ourself
Comment is about I Write a Lot About Myself (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
<Deleted User> (21854)
Thu 2nd May 2019 12:58
Love your rhyming and the words you have a unique style something to be admired. I hope you have a speedy recovery look forward to see more of your talent.
Comment is about My Ladder Doesn't Like Me (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Thu 2nd May 2019 12:40
Don Matthews returns
it's been a long time,
now he is back
along with his rymes!
?
Comment is about Don Matthews (poet profile)
Original item by Don Matthews
A salutary warning not to be complacent - well said.
Comment is about HOW FRAGILE ALL THIS IS (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
elPintor
Thu 2nd May 2019 12:17
..such a carefully chosen set of details to illuminate the scene and the character. For me, the quality sets a standard for aspiration.
Rachel
Comment is about The Write Out Loud Poem of the Week is 'Book End' by Jonathan Humble (article)
Original item by Stuart Buck
l can see clear images with every word
Comment is about Carnival (blog)
Original item by Lisa C Bassignani
Don, thank goodness you are OK! I was wondering where you were. It's been quiet without you around. Welcome back and I hope you have a speedy recovery.
Lisa
Comment is about My Ladder Doesn't Like Me (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Loss of wasps is no great loss.
Comment is about Carol Ann Duffy leads reading of poems about loss of insects in last act as poet laureate (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Absolutely amazing. Extremely well written and speaks volumes regarding the dating world. I really enjoyed this read . Well done x
Comment is about Hurts The Same Way (blog)
Original item by Josie Harris
Ho ho dk
The big round O
I agree with you
Feels nice to say. ?
Linking hard sounds
Softens them
Like dk
Oooh dm
Comment is about Oh O (blog)
Original item by d.knape
I enjoyed the rhyming lilting nature to this Lisa . It brought the carvival atmosphere to life. To me.
Comment is about Carnival (blog)
Original item by Lisa C Bassignani
Thanks David. You are very kind.
Comment is about The Write Out Loud Poem of the Week is 'Book End' by Jonathan Humble (article)
Original item by Stuart Buck
For Joanne,
You really need to do this.
❤
Comment is about tanka ? (blog)
Original item by Lisa C Bassignani
Hi Jerod. I am intrigued and hope to hear more from you!
Lisa
Comment is about Jerod Tew (poet profile)
Original item by Jerod Tew
In celebration of May Day.
And falling in love.
Comment is about Carnival (blog)
Original item by Lisa C Bassignani
Oh, the feeling when you know you are in love.
Comment is about The blindfold (blog)
Original item by Lysa d
Hello Cynthia!
Liked your poem '1ast Chemio Session', and as I assume it is autobiographical, am so happy for you to be out of the wood. I had a similar experience 20 years ago, but got off with just radiotherapy, and have been in the clear ever since. Treatment seems to be so much more effective now. All the best!
Jennifer
Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)
Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas
Thank you friend, I was lost for a while but feeling good to be back x
Comment is about The blindfold (blog)
Original item by Lysa d
For me it was ice-cream! All year long!?
Comment is about Chemo Session 4 (blog)
Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas
Liked this.Just having time to sit quietly and think, or let your mind become 'velvet starless night' is so important, but modern life doesn't let us do this. To do anything even remotely creative, time to empty your mind of everyday cares is vital.
Jennifer
Comment is about THE BEST CURE (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Thanks Jennifer! It's an overused metaphor but it's beautiful and I couldn't help it sο I indulged! Thank you ?
Mae
Comment is about Rite of Passage (blog)
Original item by Mae Foreman
Hi Ray! thanks for the very positive comment on Hopeless. Glad you saw something in it. I was doubtful whether to post it or not, as it was more a word game than any kind of poetry. I really can't bear to think about not having somewhere to go on a freezing winter night. I was in the ER at the hospital in December, and there was a homeless man I know, 'cos he is always outside our local supermarket. He is at least 65, and was just trying to get through the night somewhere with heating, but they turned him out eventually. One feels so ashamed, even without being directly responsible.
Jennifer
Comment is about ray pool (poet profile)
Original item by ray pool
Hi DK,
Only just seen the question about 'keep your pecker up'. It's Cockney, (East End of London slang), for cheer up! or similar expressions. You prob know about Cockney rhyming slang, which is fascinating.
Jennifer
Comment is about d.knape (poet profile)
Original item by d.knape
Loved this one! Liked the butterfly metaphor.
Jennifer
Comment is about Rite of Passage (blog)
Original item by Mae Foreman
Hi Mae!
Thanks for the supporting comment about Hopeless!
Jennifer
Comment is about Mae Foreman (poet profile)
Original item by Mae Foreman
Love your sample. I really like the off beat in the rhythm of it. I think I've re-read it about 5 times. Really very good.
J.
Comment is about Cesca (poet profile)
Original item by Cesca
Ahh, good to see you back mate, excellent poem and so very true.
J. x
Comment is about The blindfold (blog)
Original item by Lysa d
"Because I am involved in mankind..."?
Mae
Comment is about Moses Maimonides 1135 - 1204 (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Thanks Desmond. The workshop stuff is exciting. I'm used to working in front of big groups in assemblies and I'm looking forward to concentrating on creative writing with classes. I shall see how it goes and review at the end of the year. : )
Comment is about The Write Out Loud Poem of the Week is 'Book End' by Jonathan Humble (article)
Original item by Stuart Buck
Hello Cynthia. I, too, was treated at the Christie in 2007 and wrote a short vignette related to the treatment, which I thought you might like. Though written in a very different style it has, I think, the same touch of insouciance that is so lovely, and brave, in your poem. It stands without saying that I wish you all the luck in the world Cynthia. John
CHEMOTHERAPY
In a universe of singularities
Near is very far
And
There’s a vastness that appalls
Chemotherapy,
White walls.
Scurrying through
The corridors
Of the Christie, this Monday morning
Early,
Meeting Emile, yes, named after Jean Jacques's eponymous hero.
Married at the weekend, it has spread,
He fears he’ll soon be dead.
His Caribbean lilt
Still
Echoes in my head.
We smile and laugh and joke with the nurses,
As they try searching for a vein
In vain.
What else can you do?
Blue’s still
The colour of blue.
Comment is about Chemo Session 4 (blog)
Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas
Hi, Jordyn. Welcome to WOL. Very arresting 'title', photo and bio, all of them full of dramatic imagination. Some day, writing poetry may actually be a joy, as well as a 'medication'. But, maybe, as 'medication', it already IS a joy. Interesting thought, actually.
Good touch with 'aside from waffles'. All is not so bleak that a sense of humour is stifled! Besides, I totally agree. Mine is salted peanuts, chocolate pieces and raisins - in one chompy mouthful - the taste coming through individually and in good company!
Comment is about Jordyn Elizabeth (poet profile)
Original item by Jordyn Elizabeth
<Deleted User> (18980)
Thu 2nd May 2019 17:03
Flying Doctor to Wallabong Creek
Flying Doctor to Wallabong Creek
Come in Wallabong Creek
Bringing in a man who fell off a ladder
Not too much damage
Just one rung broken
Comment is about My Ladder Doesn't Like Me (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews