Isobel, you are such a supporter. Thanks much. One is almost a 'story', and the other is almost 'abstract'. I've gained some 'reputation' for the former; but I'm really interested in honing other skills as well, just for fun. I actually prefer reading straightforward poems usually, but it's fun to puzzle sometimes, - operative word - SOMETIMES.

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Merci beaucoup Isobel pour tes commentaires sur mon poème
'Is it not enough...'
J'apprécie le fait que tu es toujours honnête et généreuse...
Cela m'a fait du bien de l'écrire ; )

xxx

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Hi! just to tell you that I had a dream with you in it last night. You were standing on a balcony surrounded by swags of greenery and singing this great song about the power of love. The crowds were enraptured! You were very good! xx

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Re Pinny. Thanks for your comments. Ah! Marriage! The man I lost and I were never married. Far too bohemian - which was all very well until he dropped down dead without making a will. Which, funnily enough didn't matter at all regarding money and stuff, but was just more hassle at a terrible time. He was a right pain on occasion, but we really loved each other and he was never boring and had a heart of gold. AND was my best friend too. I think this poem just comes from how I feel seeing couples everywhere. They seem to be more in evidence around bank holidays! I don't think I'm the marrying kind. Miserable selfish old loner, that's me! ;-) Did try it once a million years ago. And I have my two children who are lovely, tho grown up and living in London. And I know that marriage is not a bed of roses etc. Maybe that's the trouble - I just want a bed of roses!!

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Yes Old Jack was a bit of a lad Isobel... Hope I don't spoil a good nights sleep... oh the very thought!...thank you for commenting....

Gus xx

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Hi Isobel, thanks very much for your comments on 'Minefield', glad you enjoyed it. You know, until you mentioned it, I hadn't even noticed that it fitted quite well with my war thingy, it actually preceded 'War' by about 2 years. Perhaps I have developed a fixation with combat as metaphor for life .... watch out for 'Tank!' - the story of my dieting ... ok, maybe not ;)
Cx

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Hello Lovely, I departed, briefly, for a breather after a weird 'do' on Easter Monday. Massive big thank yous for your generous comment on the Dalek's nit, and for noticing I'd hopped off for a mo. You, as always, amaze me -- as both a poet and the person you are (each being somewhat inextricable from the other). xxx

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Lol!It'll be a publishing launch spesh again....you get a free copy though but I have my doubts whether there'll be an open mic that night at all.
Thanks for the comment on Lucy by the way.
xxx

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You should try holding them by the testicles (dentists, that is) - it encourages mutual consideration.

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Hi Isobel,Where have I been???? I've been to hell in a hand basket...the brink...the dizzy limit...well ok then I've been a bit depressed lol, bouncing slowly back now. I am reading at another couple of publication launch events at That Preston one on April 20th and one May 25th if you fancy chancing it....
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Good Evening Isobel

Whilst I am the first to agree Isobel, many a fine and upstanding man of the cloth exists within the main body of the churches establishment, but they are far and few between. The farcicality of chastity for life , in my view the catalyst for this plague of violation and abuse, is main cause for this most unpalatable tainted ministry, in my view the evidence is over whelming.

Take the dishonesties and hypocrisy of our fine upstanding political representatives in parliament. If an honest man or woman be there let them be named, for the life of me I can not identify them.

This hypocrisy and theft of children’s innocence together with relentless avarice and manipulation of guilt has been aside the poor and ignorant for centuries and neither is it localised to the UK. This elitist poison has been with us world wide since we first vacated the caves and formed tribal communities.

‘A House Called Heaven’

My poem, however, does not really highlight the extent of my own views and feelings it is a simply a poem addressing a fantasy brothel called ‘Heaven’ and the type of cliental that would be attracted by such a heavenly establishment..

Augusta xx

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Thanks for your comments on "Sheds" - my rather simplistic guide to marriage guidance counselling.
I do hope your reference to my red hot poker was not a masturbatory allusion! I would have you know that this was simply an adolescent phase I was going through for the rest of my life.

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Are you being suggestive, Isobel?! I have "performed" this once and it didn't go down well. It was in a library, which didn't help, and there were tuts from some in the audience, abhorred at the vulgarity. Anyway, at present there's no sound on my computer!Thanks for the comments.

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Thanks for commenting on latest Cross Cultural Poetry project.
The point of the project is not the translation per se but to understand and appreciate the problems, particularly concerning cultural differences, the translation process throws up. That's why I asked Fatima to provide notes on the translation process.

I think your idea about an audio version of the poem is a good one and I'll try wherever possible to get one in future.

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Ta for reading Poet's Death. Actually I wrote this a few weeks ago, just popped into my head, don't know why. I expect I'll be found slumped over my computer keyboard making my last blogg entry on WOL (as opposed to a blogg exit - sorry bad taste Elvis joke!)xx

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Merci toi pour tes commentaires sur mon poème 'Alone'...
Tu me connais assez bien, alors tu sais ce que je veux dire
la plupart du temps ; )

xxx

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Thank you so much for your comments on "I Thought White Was Beautiful". I always thought of it as written in metaphor but I like your interpretation of it being written in allegory is much more accurate. I very much appreciate your insight.

Lisa

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I'm really chuffed about your comments on Semana Santa, Isobel. We were there for a week in a small town halfway between Granada and Seville, where my daughter was teaching at a little English language school. The way the atmosphere builds during the week; we saw it in Seville as well as Osuna. And as for the hoods ... you're right about the Klu Klux Klan .. slightly alarming, to say the least! Greg

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Hi Isobel,
thanks for your comment on In fidelity.
I added a comment of my own below the poem if you're interested to have a gander. :-)
xx

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Good afternoon Isobel,

Thank you for grappling with my grandfathers scrotum.

I would very much like to produce a self published book of my poetry... and 'Bollocks' might well be the Title although many of my poems do include reference to ladies gentalia... now I wonder what a combination of the two might be...

I'm open, as always, to suggestions.

Augusta

August

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Isobel, thanks for your kind remarks on Unexpected Steps. I retired over a year ago and the menagerie is somewhat depleted, 2 dogs, 4 cats and a rabbit. Can't seem to get rid of the kids, though.

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Isobel, I was ill on Tuesday gone, and missed the first Waterside in ages. Sounded like a great evening. Maybe it will take some of the 'anti' out of the venue. I see I also missed you and Janet. My loss. Speaking of - Stan still seriously wonders if his only leather gloves might not be in your car - somewhere. Did you check any further?

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Ah the Genie is out of the bottle!

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Oh Isobel, you look nice this morning but it's a little bit early for me! Are you sweet or very very dry? (The latter I suspect!) And of a good vintage! Cheers! xx

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Mmmm...
chin-chin ; )

xxx

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A mind is a series of points of view shoved out of the mouth/dispersed by a number of gestures. What's not to like? You have such an ease with language it's loveable.

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Thanks for comments on Spelling. . . I guess the spelling issue was supposed to imply a more general lack of communication between two people, not on the same wavelength type of thing, maybe if you were trying to distance yourself from someone you're attracted to. But I'm not very good at spelling anyway! And I agree you wouldn't fall for someone cos they were a good speller! But that's the point of the poem maybe? And it's based on someone I know. xx

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Hi Isobel,
Missed you too. Been a funny time for me of late - not funny ha-ha. My comment wasn't meant to be cryptic. What I meant was that it was about time you allowed others a chance to reward your talent and be suitably WOLOPed. Like your latest too - although I'm not going to say why publicly for fear it gets me into trouble - as usual. Beautiful minds are rare, whether male or female. Beautiful words it seems these days, rarer still.
Regards,
A.E. x

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Thanks for commenting on my Hyacinths poem. Much appreciated.

Janet.x

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Hello Isobel
Thank you for sticking to poetry.

The subject matter at its base root level is undoubtedly SEX.

The subject ‘Samey’.. Well I make no apologises, the base survival and instinctive drives roots in life as far as mankind, womankind for that matter, are concerned is
SATIETY, SHELTER, and SEX. Sexual gratification, adventure, tragedy, loss, horror joy, perversions are all arenas in which I explore the samey subject of sex.

Love is not sex nor is it a base root for our survival and in my humble opinion, nor does it come close to being.. Sex has long been accepted as the catalyst of contract. Prostitution aside, take WAGS and celebrities as a prime example.

Yes indeed there are a multitude of themes but they will all come down to these basic roots driving them at some point, as for ‘SEX is great but there is only so much sex you can take’, once again I think you are deluding yourself. Sex is not always gratuitous and pornographic it’s in everything we see and touch every second of the day it is what makes us different from Tarmac

Isobel with legs like yours you are never going to be more than a moment away from the energy of sexual fantasy, and that in itself, albeit a catalyst, is the reason you use them thus and not just for walking. Not withstanding your pretty shoes and expose tights.

‘We girls sticking together’, is that a subtle call from Lesbos, or is that me aflame once more., ahh me , I shall continue the penning of my next poem which is on the subject of how to make a bread pudding rise slowly.

Many Thanks

Augusta xx

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As always Isobel, I appreciate your support, as well as your funny and insightful comments.

Merci pour tout : )
xxx

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OK, I'm being totally picky here: but, the title of that particular poem was Vanilla Sex. I do think Ice indicates an entirely different 'take' on the subject.

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Hi, Isobel,
You asked me to tell you when I would be appearing again in Manchester. I'm doing a regular 'gig' tonight at the Green Room, Whitworth Street.
Friday, March 19, tomorrow! at the closing of Manchester's Central Library, I'm reading one of my own poems under the umbrella of the Manchester Library's Poetica Group. I am so honoured to be chosen.

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Look forward to some more wonderful poetry when the month is up! Bye for now.xxxxxxxx

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Yup! I tried to give up for one week. After nearly 6 days I sneaked back! We'll miss you. lots of love af xxxxx

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Thanks for your comment Isobel (Mapping). Always appreciated. It makes me sound a bit arrogant, re not changing anything. Hope I don't come across that way! ;-) I expect, knowing me, I'm just off writing the next one and the bird has flown, as it were. I think as I grow and improve as a poet I will take more notice of what people say. I'm only grateful that they bother to read it! xx

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Hola Issy thank you for the blog on Teardrop much appreciated you hot piece of totty ha ha ;-))
Love TC XXXX

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Yes, you're exactly right -- some people are profoundly irrepressible. You can attempt a vasectomy (or similar analogy) but they're going to bubble up anyway and follow their own path. You're spot on. Which is a relief since I'm delighted you like my mini poem!

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Hi Isobel, thanks for the comment. I'm playing catchup (a la Henry Kelly)with comments cos I have had scant computer time recently since Chris discovered Facebook (insert rolly eyed smiley here.) Very glad you enjoyed the poem.Rachelxxx

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Isobel, thank you so much for your lovely message regarding the un-named poem. Im so glad you like it. I love the title suggestions thank you and will pich to call it "shelved" I think. Thankyou!
take care ~~~ em ~~~

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I spent half my school days walking back to school from a bus stop a mile further on. I blamed the road's potholes.
These days it takes a lot more than potholes.

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Thanks for the comment about Piggies.
I'm not admitting to it being entirely autobiographical, but I did do it on a train going to Edinburgh; it was only going to be a couple of verses long but I got carried away (and because I couldn't stand up, had to stop on till Aberdeen!).

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I liked your reading of the quality of love in the same way I like to see/hear the Northern Broadsides theatre company perform Shakespeare. It's the vowel sounds which convey the emotion so well

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Hi Isobel, thanks for commenting - Man Still Ponders' is very definitely a tongue in cheek (maybe 2 tongues), primarily written to cheer my friend up, but it also drew a lot of reaction from others so I posted it around a little :) Best wishes

DAve

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Hi Isobel

thanks for reading and making comment on my poem

steve x

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'Held' has a cracking first stanza.

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Hi Isobel, Thanks for your comments on 'Ghazal' recently. More detailed comment left on the blog entry if you wish to view it. Thanks Win x

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Thank you Isobel! x

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Hi Isobel,
Thanks for commenting on 'one more for the cellar', even though you didn't like it. I appreciate the honesty. X

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Thanks for commenting on 'There to Here.'
Detailed interpretation of how i see it in comments below poem if you want to see it. :-)
You were very close.

Janet.x

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