Hi, dear Ann! Thank you very much for congratulating me with my birthday. Your birthday is on the 26th of May, isn't it? We are really spiritually very close to each other. My congratulations to you. We say here: better late than never. With warmest wishes, Larisa

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Hi;

I referred my painter friend Olga over to your comment on your paintings... Have you being given any links off her stuff to look at online (there is a few bits and pieces) x

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Are we WOLOPing this month? And thank you so much for lovely comment on "Poetess" too. x

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Hi Isobel,
Thanks for your comments on 'Play Me', glad you liked it.
I've never tried a didgeridoo ... I don't think I'd be able to blow one, I prefer something much smaller and with a little more sophistication to it - like my clarinet. I agree though that finishing on a diminuendo is lovely.
:)
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Hi Ann,
Thanks for your very generous comments on 'Play Me' - you're up the right tree, so to speak, though - no, sadly, no lover present.
You should definitely post yours! - I love Sheherezade! :)
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Hi Andy - thanks for your comments on 'Play Me' - glad you liked it. Perform it live! ... I think I'd be way too embarrassed! I have only managed to perform one of my own live so far, and that was with Paul & Winston's support - utterly nerve-wracking!
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Hi Larisa, Thank-you very much for your kind comments on 'Play Me'.
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Thanks for commenting on Family. xx

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Hi there - thanks for the very kind comments on the last two - it's much appreciated. all the best. B

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Well, my point has been validated. My London geography is so bad that the place is not even in London. My knowledge of Liverpool is strictly limited to Brookside Close. Pretty shameful considering my Dad lived down there for 5 years or so.

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excellent poem x

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Hello, Ann! I would like to thank you for your comment. I enjoy reading your poems. With warmest wishes, Larisa

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Re "Family" poem. Gordon Bennet! I don't have to make sense do I? ;-) Anyway, thanks for commenting. I guess, Tommy, I was trying to imply (possibly in a Native American animal spirit way - tho the animals are not from there - except eagles) how I would like to choose different characteristics from different creatures, to be my ideal family. I am not a very literal person!

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Hi there Anthony!Thank you so much for you comments on my Family poem. Didn't know I could do whatnot tentrameters or whatever it was you said! ;-)xx

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Hello Lynn.Thank you so much for you comments on my Family poem. xx

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Hello Larisa! Thank you so much for you comments on my Family poem. xx

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Hi Dave - many thanks for the kind comments on "about you". B

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Hi Cynthia - thanks for the very kind comments on "grasping at straws". all the best. B

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Hi Dave, thank you so much for the kind comments on my work. Afraid I'm new to this and haven't worked out blogging yet!!

Just enjoyed reading your samples and love them all, especially "Only Fond"

Cheers, Lynn

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Hi Lynn

Thanks for commenting on mine. I've enjoyed reading yours - good fun, poignant in places, some sharp insights. Hope to see you blogging!

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Hi Cynthia,
Thank-you for reading & commenting on 'Pandora's Box', your comments are always much appreciated.
Yes, I think you're maybe right about the choice to indulge curiosity being the exercise of free will, can I claim poetic licence?
I think also the discussion of what is free will etc is quite a complicated one; the (what I believe to be)myth of Pandora ties up very well with the (what I believe to be) myth of the creation story; certainly in Pandora's case - she did as Zeus had manipulated her into doing, is the same true of Eve? - not sure.
I believe both stories, both women, both gods to be entirely fictitious.
I do believe, however, that we are programmed according to a mutable mix of biological imperatives, chemicals, social conditioning, personal history etc ... so if we're programmed, do we still have completely free will?Interesting point you made!
:)
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Hi Andy,
Thanks for reading and commenting on 'Pandora's Box', much appreciated & nice to hear from you.
:)
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Hi Cynthia,
RE pandoras box, glad you liked it and though i can't say i know the biblical references i like the fact that you were able to relate the two 'stories'.
RE Riding slipstreams, I have actually blogged it before but during one of my manic depressive downturns ( shall we say ) i removed myself from WOL and inevitably regretted it as i lost record of all the stuff i'd blogged.Hoping to blog 'em again without too much uproar for repetition lol.
RE Onyx eyes, i like that you find it scary and yes i suppose i do enjoy these kind of thoughts, they come easier than hearts and flowers.

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Hi Isobel, My RE is tres poor too, though i agree that King probably did get inspiration from the bible.
I had hoped to get away with Pandoras sex change - looks like i managed it ok lol x

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think language has a lot to answer for; it can become so esoteric it is a hindrance to real communication rather than a help. In my opinion, it is especially useless when writers/speakers don't really think about what the words really mean, and just 'spout', using all kinds of rhetorical skill to influence other people, all the time being on very unsure ground themselves. 'God/gods' can be the epitome of good or evil. Funny that. I took the slant of 'god/good'

i asked what writers work is this referring to?
language...is especially useless when the writers dont really think about what the words really mean...
i assume you are talking about poetry as we're on a poetry site.
straight forward question really cynthia.

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Hi, Lynn! You are so dear. Thank you for your comment. Thanks for understanding. I say these words as woman to woman. lol
With warmest wishes, Lara

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I bet Steven King was inspired by the bible, as was Tolkien. I think much of literature is rooted in myth or religion, time honoured allusion... glad to hear it wasn't Blackpool LOL x

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Hi Andy,
thanks again for reading and commenting. I had toyed with different ways of splitting but couldn't decide so in the end it stayed as it is - as per lol x

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Hi, Definately not blackpool!! It was actually inspired by Stephen King's Dark Tower series of novels. I wanted to try to stay away from the actual Pandoras box, yet keep the meaning? Hopefully i pulled it off!
Thanks for taking time to read and comment xx

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Hi Ann, I think the running order for Women of the World is fine; I'm surprised you haven't had more comments. Funnily enough, the last poem I posted was the first one that I had written for more than 30 years!

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Hi Greg - thanks for the nice comment on Women of the World. It was one of the first poems I wrote, last autumn. I've got a soft spot for it and somehow the Pandora stuff on WOL recently brought it to mind. I wonder if it would work better if I changed their "running order" though?

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Thank-you Dave, for your kind comment on 'Disconnected', much appreciated.
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Thanks Anthony for your very generous comments on 'Pandora's Box', they are very much appreciated.
No, you didn't comment on it before, previously I posted it just for a short while, then took it down again because I didn't think it was good enough, but kind comments from Isobel persuaded me to put it back. Glad you liked it.
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Good evening Lynn-just read'I thought of you'-beautiful!I love the honesty in your poems.I,m having break travelling the east coast this week-no tears(or shouting hurrah! lol!)hope there are some more of your delightful poems to read when I return-thank you-Stefan.

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Hi Isobel - thanks for the comments. "grasping at straws" - about the nuances of words/phrases & the different ways in which they can be employed. & - the ampersand works for me on the page only because sometimes to repeat the word AND becomes a little tedious to the eye, and like it says in my bio, I much prefer the written word, so it needs to look "right" on the page for me. Each to their own though and I can well understand what you mean. You always have something interesting to say! all the best. B

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Hi Isobel, thanks for commenting on 'Dead End'. I haven't come across 'The Rapture' but a quick google gave me the jist - Climate change is an old interest of mine, I started a web magazine on the topic in '07. Best wishes, Dave

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Greetings.
Thank you so much for attending the lecture, "The Power of the Elder". It was truly inspirational.
OL.

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Good afternoon Mrs Dye-just popped on to say hope you are well and enjoying the lovely weather(and ice cream! lol)best regards-Stefan.

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Afternoon Dave and family.Re your comment on on lottery numbers-drat! foiled again!lol-hope your weekend goes just as great-cheers-Stefan.

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Hi Isobel, Sorry, i wont be attending on tuesday, lack of babysitter. I'm sure we'll meet eventually! Thanks for asking though, it's quite a nice feeling to know i'm wanted lol x

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Cate, thanks for your comments on my poems.That's just the kind of criticism I like to hear.If I were more skilful I'd be able to blend poetry into the narrative seamlessly, but as you say, it's too prosaic in parts.

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You aren't by any chance going to the Vanilla Lounge on Tuesday? It sounds like a few Wigan poets may be there. I'm determined to meet you one day! x

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Ta for your comments, Anthony. The Mad History thing is part of a spoof series on mental illness. Sometimes it's hard to overtrump the facts and I've had at least one person take the Egyptian story at face value!

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A good early Sunday morning to you and family Dave-re the great minds-yours taking the lead without doubt!spooky though all the same thought eh!ok,another telepathic venture..er....think of six winning numbers,my email adress is.......lol! Stefan.

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Thanks for your comment Ann, much appreciated.
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Thanks again, much appreciated.
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Hi Winston, thanks for your comments on 'Dead End' - best wishes,
Dave

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Hi Josh, welcome to WOL. Enjoy.Maybe see you at Bolton WOL. Winston

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Hi cynthia welcome to WOL. I hope you enjoy the site and find something that interests you. Winston

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Found this today, made me laugh out loud...

"For those of us who cannot spell
I name this website ROL"

x Win

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