Hi Cynthia, thanks very much for your comments on Song of the Ofsted Inspectors. Always morale-boosting to see you looking in. As for Plato, well ... I have to confess that I dropped out of philosophy after one year at uni. Maybe it's time I gave him another look. Greg

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Aw! You look Cute!

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Thanks Izz..you found this saucy?..interesting hmmmmmmm....lol x

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Thanks for the comment on follow the Herd.
I had somehow missed reading/listening to yours and just been catching up on them - totally knocked me out. That last one of yours when part through I realised who the boy was, that was a shock.

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Thank you (Touching the Void. I think, Anthony, that I may have repeated myself because it was the subject chosen for a writing excercise, and I didn't even know I was doing it. Well spotted and commented on. :)

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Thanks for the comment A. much appreciated.

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Hi Dave,

And thanks for your comments - always gratefully received. Although "intelligent" was stretching things a little I feel! :)

Regards,
A.E.

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Hi Greg,

Thanks for your comments on my recent scribbles, they are always much appreciated.

Regards,
A.E.

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Thanks Dave..nice comment on my latest :)

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nice of you to comment Laura..I can stamp my foot as good as any other.. lol :))

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Hiya Graham..thanks a lot for that lovely reply to 'the other side' good of you..hey you should put your poems on the 'make a new blog entry' press the button when you log on..tis the far right one I think..hoping to see/hear you soon. Stel x

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Ta for the positive feed-back Trae..I have been a bit up and down lately and I guess it is gonna show in my writes..best here as Ann says to post one at a time coz we only really see the last post unless peeps click on your links..its a good site Trae..once you have sorted how to navigate the bugger lol x oh and welcome!!

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Hi!

I have a changed me poem..and yup does read better and also had to change the below line coz that had cross in it too..so changed it to know and the message works better too!!...sooo big thanks for showing interest and being bovered to add suggestions..much obliged :)))

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Hi Cynthia, 'Not Guilty as Charged'. Much appreciate the comments. A lot of ground covered in a relatively short space here and, the 'i' in my first stanza supposedly represents the detached observer over aeons of time. CHEERS.

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"...on the sideboard"?
That's preferable to being "on the side" and
"bored" any day! :-)

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thank you for you comments on " these hands " M.c :) i'm glad you liked it :)

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kidding? if youre talking about my claims to 3 men in every town, you may be right, it could be 4 or 5 even...anything more may be percieved as greedy.

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Hello Cynthia,
Glad you liked "Serendipity and Happenstance". I chose the very simple ballad form as it seemed to complement the subject matter nicely.

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You're not doing my street-cred any good, Izzy, when you find my erotica ("The Pit and the Pendulum") funny!

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Thankyou for your comment :) yes it is a problem ha x

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Hi Win. Just to add a little rider to Dark Nights. My Mum told me that my grandad once dropped his false teeth down the tippler and fished them out with a stick ,cleaned them up with boiling water and put them back in!
It didn't affect him 'cos he lived to a good age but he did talk a load of shit though! Ha! Ha!

Mike

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Hi Andy, glad you liked my scribblings. Win x

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Thanks Andy :) i hope you like them xx

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Welcome onboard, Tracey.. i look forward to reading these when i can x

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Thank you jeff :) i finally got around to setting up my account, i hope you like them x

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hiya Ann, thank you for your feedback :)no i don't mind you saying :) i thought i'd post a few of my works just to put a selection there before i add anymore. i hope you enjoy reading them x

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Hi Tracey, welcome to WOL, about time! Nothing like starting with an explosion of poems on the site, will have a read later although I recognise some of the titles! Jeff X

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Hi Graham - welcome to WOL. Hope to see some of your poems on here soon! :)

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Hi Tracey - welcome to WOL. I see you've braved the blogs! I think poems on the blog section get more individual attention if you post one and give it a chance to sit there for a while, and hopefully get some comments, before you post the next one. Hope you don't mind me saying - it's up to you of course :)

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Thanks Isobel for comment on Touching the Void - a bit of an odd poem really that maybe I should have explained. The title was for a writing exercise at my writer's group. And it made me think of a Cornish artist called Peter Lanyon who I really admire. He died in a gliding accident in the 1960s. There's a far better poem about him by W.S. Graham called "The Thermal Stair". The image I've used to go with the poem is a painting by him.

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Hi Anthony.

I'm jealous,Your famous already with initials above every hospital door in the country

I'd be a very happy man if I were able to churn out quality stuff like you.

Just one criticism. You need to improve your woodworking skills,(the chair)

Thanks for your appreciation of my little effort.

Ken

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thanks A. i really enjoy the commenting aspect of poetry reading and its always a good opportunity to write x

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Sometimes I can be opinionated in a very calm and dignified manner. Other times you can't really hear my opinions for the ringing in your ears!

Can't seem to get my profile picture to change - I'm giving up.

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Wotcha Dave. Glad you liked "Serendipity and Happenstance".

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Glad you liked "Serendipity and Happenstance", Ian. Ballads aren't my favourite vehicle normally but the simplicity of the form seemed to underscore the subject.

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Hello AE. Glad you liked "Serendipity and Happenstance".
(Only just tumbled to the pun of "immaculately conceived".

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Glad you liked "Serendipity and Happenstance", Dorinda. I think the audio flatters it a bit - it's rather simple as a written piece.

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Glad you liked "Serendipity and Happenstance". I did, infact, used to be on the radio - I'm on the sideboard now.

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Glad you liked Serendipity and Happenstance.

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Hi Mike, Glad you liked my Quavering, Win

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Hi Larisa, Thx xo much for looking at my latest offering.

I think Jazz is a lot like poetry in many ways.

Glad you liked it.

Win

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Is "opinionated" the same as "bolshy?"

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Privet Mike! Thank you very much for your kind words!

Smile! Let the troubles fly away!
Let the sunbeam with you to stay!
Let it bring you the warmth!
Let you overcome the storms!

Smile! Let the mists melt!
Let only love be felt!
Let you forgive all wrongs!
Let revive beautiful songs!

Smile! Let you believe in yourself!
Let the world be your wealth!
Let you be loved so much!
Let you feel your friends touch!

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Thank you Mike. Look forward to seeing you at the Tudor - I'll try not to pervert the course of poetry this time :)

I've never missed a Tudor night in 3 years and I remember love/valentines day being the theme for my very first experience there! Let's hope there's a good turn out on Thursday.

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Hi, Chris, thanks for your comments on Song of the Ofsted Inspectors. The process reflects distrust, and it often demoralises. I do wonder whether the current agenda is to undermine state education across the board. Watch that Michael Gove; he doesn't say much, but he's doing a lot behind the scenes, secret emails, and the like. Never trust a former journalist!
Good memories of our meeting at Hebden Bridge. Hope to see you again some day. Greg

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Thanks for that Chris - I'm glad you could hear that inner voice. I struggled with the word 'gullibility'. For me it really doesn't flow or sound poetic. Unfortunately there was no other word for it and as with all my work, meaning and inner voice took precedence over poetry...

We all had great fun with that bubble - I must post some pictures to FB. It made a hell of a mess of the kitchen floor though :)

Hope to see you at the Tudor next week. x

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Thx for commenting on my footy Haiku Greg, left a further comment on the page.

My Best

Chris

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There's not many that can.

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Poor Svetlana - she must be living in hope!
Which can probably be said for the numbnuts
who sent me an email purporting to come from
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs...as if ANYONE would reply to that!

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Thanks for your comments on The Winter Gardens, Isobel. It's easy to poke fun at the blokes in cloth caps, but I think we've lost something along the way, too.

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