Hi Allison. lots for taking a moment to read 'the long and dusty road' Got stuck on this for a long time but my breakthrough moment was the verse you mentioned :
'I’ll breathe my last in a side road, a by road
An end of the line quiet road'
Still not completely happy with this but thanks for your comments,
Best wishes, Steve

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That's spooky - I was just going in to leave a comment on your profile when it disappeared!

I was going to say that the Tudor isn't about any one person - no venue is. There are a number of regulars who make it cosy and it manages to attract new people. I think the stage and sound system help - it really has a professional set up but with an intimate feel to it.

I'm sorry that you've taken yourself off but understand. On line sites aren't everyone's thing. Still hope to see you at the Tudor though!

And I like the idea of being a tiger! LOL xx

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Sure does!!

Comment is about Nigel Astell (poet profile)

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"Fridge Full Of Muddy Water"? Priceless!
On the subject of things found in canals...have you ever thought of one about a serial killer?
Call it "Johnny, dismember me"!

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John
just seen your latest blog - which prompted me to go back a few and read some of he earlier ones. have to say that I really like your style and prose - a good mix of heady topics covered in a thought provoking way. Being a newbie I'm still finding my way and tend only to check back on earlier work if i really like a blog posting - so BIG thumbs up for 'the daily mail....' and a great back catologue to boot.
Cheers
Ian

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Hi Rachel - thanks for your recent comments.

I'm enjoying your narratives. Always unpredictable. Always fascinating.

dt

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Hi Greg Glad you liked my trees, or I suppose they're still Hockney's! Looking forward to meeting up at Jan & Donall's gig. Should be a good night.

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Thanks for the comment on Sexy at Sixty Dave..

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thank you

Comment is about Pros&Coms (poet profile)

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The Blue Cat would be a purrrrfect choice for such an event hope it opens soon.

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I express my respect to Write Out Loud

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Thank you very much, we very much loved being part of the event.

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David Andrew and I enjoyed your pieces at More Poetry last night. More, please!

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I am going to do such a book anyway, but we would need to sell an awful lot of them! The Blue Cat in Heaton Moor may be doing poetry events when it reopens. Of course, it would be a bit of a trek for most people and an 'open' venue.

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Its a bike rack haha. I think it was in Settle on a camping trip.

Comment is about Martin Bailey (poet profile)

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Just an idea for finding funds for the Art Gallery.

What does everyone think of putting all our collage poems together in a book which John wants to do but the money go to keep our club going on a Monday night - - - just a thought.

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Thanks Martin.

Is that a bike rack or a zimmer frame supporting you. It looks a nice place where ever you are

Comment is about Martin Bailey (poet profile)

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hi Dave

Thank you for your comments - will look at re-drafting that line too!

Katy

Comment is about Dave Bradley (poet profile)

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I have to agree - awesome photo!
And whoever took it is ace ; )

Comment is about Laura Taylor (poet profile)

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Hi Dan - love your work. Hope you are enjoying the site!

Comment is about Dan Whitaker (poet profile)

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Hi Graham - a very warm welcome to WOL. I enjoyed the wonderful density of the imagery in these poems. It would be lovely to see some posted in the blogs section - poems there seem to get read by more people, and hopefully appreciated too.

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Dave
many thanks for your kind comments regarding ' A Step Towards Winter' - much appreciated
cheers
Ian

Comment is about Dave Bradley (poet profile)

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Hi Harry
many thanks for your kind comments on 'Step Towards Winter' - it means a lot when other poets recognise the intricacies of structured verse. I really appreciate your comments.
Cheers
Ian

Comment is about Harry O`N eill (poet profile)

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Well we poets don't have to be shrinking violets do we? And we can tag our material.

Comment is about Katy Megan (poet profile)

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Thanks Greg I have always tried to include the natural world in my work.

Comment is about Graham Ramsden (poet profile)

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Just wanted to say how much I like these two beautifully-observed poems, Graham. Your experience as a former countryside officer, I guess. You don't waste your words; your language is very exact. I like that.

Comment is about Graham Ramsden (poet profile)

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Thank you for your comment! I was really wary about posting it! : )

Comment is about Yvonne Brunton (poet profile)

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Thanks for your recent comments Laura. Your profile pic is ace. [:^[-)

Comment is about Laura Taylor (poet profile)

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Just as long as there is some lead in your pencil, Johnny boy!

What's this about my disappearing from WOL ? That's the second time that's happened recently.

Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)

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Ah, there you are, Bonny.
I'd not been able to get at you for a couple of weeks.
Many thanks for your kind comments on "Frowns of Silence".
What I want to know is this: what were we boys doing at school when they taught you girls such classics as "If you don't know, I'm not telling you." and "Just imagine; when we're married we can do this every night".
Woodwork, I expect.
Who would want to learn such deadly lifeskills when you could be making a pencil case instead?

Comment is about Yvonne Brunton (poet profile)

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Thank you kindly for your much welcome comment on my poem.

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Hello MC,
Glad you liked my rip-off of a Simon and Garfunkel classic. I once heard someone do, "Fridge Full of Muddy Water" about a canal walk.

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Hello Dave.
Glad you liked "Frowns of Silence".
Where do women hear the phrase. "If you don't know I'm not telling you"?

Comment is about Dave Bradley (poet profile)

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Now then, harry.
many thanks for your advice on "Frowns of Silence". I take it you've endured more than your fair share of Coventry!

Comment is about Harry O`N eill (poet profile)

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Hi Ian - exaggeration in real life equals poetic licence in another! But your lines surely ring bells with those who suffer.
Cheers...

Comment is about Ian Whiteley (poet profile)

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Thanks for your kind comments on my 'neighbours' piece Yvonne. I may have exagerated the circumstances a little for dramatic effect (I don't have a cat!) ;-)

Ian

Comment is about Yvonne Brunton (poet profile)

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thanks for your comments on my 'neighbour' piece MC. I may have exageratred the circumstances a little for dramatic efect ;-)

Ian

Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)

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Loving the Ikea song.

Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)

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What are you calling "my auld cock"??
It's no older than me, thankyou very much!!

Comment is about Yvonne Brunton (poet profile)

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Wotcha yerself, MC.
There really is a railway underpass in Castleford called "Tickle Cock Lane", so named for its use by "courting" couples.
I gather there was also Gropec*nt Lane, much frequented by ladies of the night, in London until the planners got their way and renamed it.

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Hello Ian,
Many thanks for your kind comments on "Tickle Cock Lane". I'm not exactly a Cas lad although I worked for a good number of years at Allerton Bywater.

Comment is about Ian Whiteley (poet profile)

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Pensilvania

Green spots,apples aren't done
Red Motel,Blue restorant
Invite you
In a date with Piccaso

Comment is about Leon Qafzezi (poet profile)

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Well yes, red would be perfect - indeed!!

Comment is about Nigel Astell (poet profile)

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Simfonia e njollave

Muzika e fjales tende me zgjon
Dehjen e mbremjes ekzotike
Kur fryn dega e palmes reres kuqe
Ne nje perendim te lakuriqte lejla
Dhe shishja e wiskit zhytur reres
Me shikon me sy pirati blu
E afshi i lambades lekundet pistash
Ne diellin e nxehte tropikal verbues
E shkumbezon ne shampanjen e bardhe
Te dallges...
Per ta pire ngadale ne buzet e tua sensuale
Nen lekundjet e nje treni veror
Kur nis e bie mbremja

Leon Qafzezi-1996(copy right)

Comment is about Leon Qafzezi (poet profile)

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Congratulations, Laura. It's a fine poem - it will be interesting to see what response there is from the wider audience. The website looks fascinating. It isn't clear whether publication will be online, but if it is, could you send a link (no pressure).

What continues to fascinate me about the ancient Japanese myth is what it says about us all being travellers who meet mysterious endless invisible walls which baffle us until we stoop low and discover their secret. So 21st century - we're all living it.

Comment is about Laura Taylor (poet profile)

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I've just had Nurikabe Nights accepted for publishing for this lot

http://thelooseleaftea.org/

so thought I'd drop a quick 'thank you for the inspiration' note.

Ta!

Comment is about Dave Bradley (poet profile)

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Hi David,

Thx for the feedback on my latest poem - life. Glad you liked it - the encouragement is appreciated.

My Best

Chris

Comment is about David Blake (poet profile)

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Thanks for the comment on 'Way Out By the Rapeseed Field' David. I certainly do have my own slant on things, that's a nice way of putting it I guess ;)

Comment is about David Cooke (poet profile)

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No worries.

Comment is about Ian Whiteley (poet profile)

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Howdy Ray

I applied a couple of your suggested edits to 'Jack's Alright', and Poetry24 have just published it, so thank you for your suggestions :)

I removed the 'ing' from 'slander', and the 'But' from the start of one of the lines :)

Ta la!

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