Winston. Thanks for the explanation. It does help. I'm trying to put a link to the other ghazal. Might not work!
Didn't work. I'll post it for you later if you like, it was on another poetry forum.

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Good afternoon Winston-I really am grateful for your kind comments on my poem'Dirt poor'hope you are well and keep so! best regards-Stefan.

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Thanks for your lovely comment Winston. I have left a further comment on my poem. Will you be wearing those naughty cycling shorts at some venue? I always love to drive past a lot of avid cyclists - one gets such a great view.

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Absolutely!!! Re High Tide - 10.47 and other people's comments. I am starting to learn that the first step in this poetry lark is . . humility! And reading lots of other people's stuff! xxxx

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Ta Win - His First Time - I was trying to think of the most gross items of female attire. So glad they appealed to you!! ;-) xx

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Great moths. Good to see you in Hebden. Must catch up on the barge, linzo wants to see it too. That pub and that Bus was whacko and fun Win. Good poems form the Hebby team! Glad I made it, but driving back that beast across the moors was tricky! Dark and tiring. I ended up city watching in Preston and Blackburn, the odd Honda CRX race 'n' all!

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Hi, Winston,
I had to think about your question. When you say 'write like that' I wasn't sure if you meant the theme or the diction, or both. I visited three separate highschool friends while on holiday, each one a vibrant and influential part of my late teenage years. I had the SS template with me on a bit of loose paper, not sure if I could possible 'arrange' anything readable, ever. Thoughts about 'early friendship' were dodging around in my head, and I suddenly realized this form had potential with this theme. I did a Manley Hopkins thing, and jotted down long lists of rhyming words, and then waited for inspiration to point the way. It was very hard, to be honest, to be so caged up, and yet still sound like you are expressing 'free thought association'. Thanks for your encouragement.

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Thank you for your kind comments Winston. I have an interview and article i did with John Cooper Clarke last month - I am just trying to work out how to post it on the site , maybe I should send it in as a feature or something , how do you think I should post it ?.
Cheers

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Odd though this may seem, you are the first person to ever ask me for beauty tips...

I find growing my hair down to my eyebrows helps to volumise the lashes - though this is not always easy for the male ostrich.

You could instead leave your eyebrows to grow bushy - another little tip of mine!

Or, if you bat repeatedly, this also has a volumising effect - be careful who you do it to though, it can be misinterpreted as an preliminary mating ritual...

You look very manly in your new pic Winston - though I keep wanting to turn the picture round cos you seem to be defying gravity!

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Hi Winston, thanks for your kind comments. I really enjoyed hearing your Best Before End on this website, I think I'm approaching that myself! I'll hopefully be over to Hebden in July or August depending on my work shifts. I really enjoy hearing your poetry there and I wrote this poem inspired after hearing you there the last time: She wants to hold my hand, she wants to hold MY hand, YES!!!!!!!!!I am loved. Cheers again, see you soon matexxxxxxx

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hehe, yep 3,2,1 and she's back in the room!
good to see ya Win :)

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Didn't know Win I have said the same thing twice but I know why I said it as both pieces are so rich with language - i thought it must have took ages to write as i know it would have took me ages!

Either way, quality stuff man

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Hi Win;

just goes to show M8.. Great minds thinking alike! lol

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So's not to show myself up by putting this on the actual poem, as I'm sure it's what you meant to put - did you mean bow and curtsey? Just in case - oh! I know I am wrong!! Feel silly now! x

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Hi Winston, thanks for your comments on 'Dead End' - best wishes,
Dave

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Thanks for your comment. It is nice to be made to feel welcome as a new comer to the site.

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THANKS FOR THE KIND COMMENT, SOME OF MY WORK IS A TRIBUTE TO THE GREAT MAN AS HE GOT ME GOING AND I TAKE THAT COMMENT AS A BIG COMPLIMENT , JOHNNY CLARKE IS MY MATE AND AN ABSOLUTE GENT, LOVELY MAN

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Thanks Win, for your comment on 'Disconnected', glad you liked it.
You're producing some pretty darn good things yourself at the moment!
:)
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Hi Winston - On Mondays I Fall In Love is tremendous!

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Thank you Winston for your comment. : )

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thank you for your comment about my poi painting. As it happens i sometimes visit Hebden Bridge Trades Club and find atmosphere quite interesting!

YOu can find more of my paintings at my flickre page http://www.flickr.com/photos/35994202@N04/.

BTW was enjoying your poetry! X

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Glad you approved of A Time that Glowed, Win. I was anxiously awaiting the reaction of true northerners like yourself!

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Well, Stapleton can jolly well bog off then!! ;-)

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What's this 'hi F' business?!
You know my name Monsieur Winston ; )
Thank you for reading and commenting on my somewhat overly
dramatic piece 'Is it not enough...'

Re: Your poem 'The Secret Life of Woods'
Beautiful, and the comparison in the last verse is what made it so special.

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Hey Winston i read your comment, maybe there is something in the air!? Thanks X

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Thanks for commenting on Rock. Actually it didn't have anything to do with the painting Win. I was trying to put another photo on but it wouldn't obey! So as I love this one I put it on. I had just been sitting on my favourite rock on the beach and the texture of it inspired me. And I was trying to use the feelings of strength and happiness of moments like that, and the memory of them, to get through the bad bits. And to know the bad bits of life are the less important bits! ;-)

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thanks for the considered comments winston, Just getting my head in gear again after a long hard winter

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Hi Winston,

Thanks again for reading and commenting, glad i managed to surprise you lol x

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Hi Win; Cheers for the comments over my last two poems.. I didn't even know I was being sketched until sometime later.. To say it surprised me was a understatement... See you soon - Andy N

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Winston, thank you so very much for your immense kindness and generosity and support -- heck, more heck, triple heck and blimey. I'm still blushing. xxx

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Hey Winston, did,nt mean to make you feel you had to explaine yourself, your take on her is different to mine and cause shes a frigment of my imagination i wonder if i am that uncertain, and sometimes i am!So you were quite perceptive there,
Cheers again, Donna x

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hello Winston
Yes, thanks for the Ronaldo poem - I don't think I caught it first time round.
The joke went (you've probably heard it) that Real wanted their £80m back when they heard that you could get big girl's blouses in Primark for £2.99.

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Interesting insight on 'sleep dust', why do you think she is bad luck? Thanks Winston

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Congrats on making the shortlist on the Hippocrates Prize - does it entitle you to any special medical procedures?

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Ha ha - and up to its usual mischief. If only I could get to have the 3 wishes...

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Hi Winston, thanks for taking the time to comment on my latest, glad you liked it.

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Hi Win,
thanks for your comment on my Hyacinths poem. Much appreciated.

Janet.x

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Good morning Winston-thanks very much for observations on 'Sun Killer' your comments are very helpful and inspiring-best regards-Stef.

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Thanks for your kind comments about "Coopey's Groupies". This a very rare example of me being able to do something positive with such an unusual surname.
The poem is true (-well, perhaps a little exaggerartion with the anecdotes-). It's the George and Dragon in West Haddlesey near Selby.
Anyway, I took the opportunity to look at some of your poems and was impressed by them - we seem to share a love of rhythm. I especially enjoyed the phrase "walking in six string heaven" - very pictorial and evocative.
Once again, thanks for the post.

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On Monday's I fall in love is impressive, particularly the image of wet fairy lights magnifying the mosaic rain.

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Hi Winston

Just wanted to say thank you I colelcted the CD from sorting office this week and loved your recording for Charlie Pike, it was very authentic with sentiment detatched and envoking the words perfectly.

Top man !

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Thanks for your comments and suggestions on The Reluctant Volunteer, Win. As it happens, I've just posted a far more grittier war poem on the blogs. What turned out to be round the corner, you might say ... Greg

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Oh! I see the sweet little koala bear is back. Oh no, my mistake - it's you! ;-) xxxx

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if the scope's there, win.. you defo should expand your piece on camping.. if i did mine - it would be 30 or 40 pages! lol

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Oh Mr Koala - you are no more and I am sad! Boo Hoo!

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Hi Win,
Thanks for your comments on 'Scar', really pleased you liked it.
Hope you're keeping well.
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Isobel and I thank you so much for reading and commenting on our poem 'Unstoppable'...

I also prefer French wines... with corks ; )

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Thanks for commenting so kindly on Dad's Shed Winston. Yes, those kind of poems are a genre and there have been some fine examples on WOL. They don't seem to make good performance pieces do they - hard to read something so very personal for strangers, for one thing

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Hello Winston
I just read your comments on my Houghton Main poem, Thankyou very much. I did work at Houghton Main for a short period, but not underground and after the incident. The Manager when I was there was a right character called Tony Griffin - then the whole industry seemed to teem with larger-than-life characters.
Perhaps there's another poem in there somewhere!
The explosion (and a lighter fictional piece about the visit of Prince Charles) are the subjects of a book by Barry Hines (author of Kes) The BBC screened them in the seventies. They're both very good in their respective ways.;
Anyway, many thanks again.

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Hullo Winston, Thanks for the lovely comments, they don't half cheer me up! I.T.A.L.Y. is 'I Trust And Love You' by the way though I prefer S.W.A.G.L. (sealed with a gooey lick) :)
Cheers
Rach
xxx

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