Dave Dunn

We are all looking for four-leaved clovers ! Thank you for your comments on my work :)
Preeti

Thanks Preeti - yes, you are right, it's clear that luck has a big part to play... Now where is that 4 leaf clover? :)

Thank you Dave :) Only the fortunate find the ones they are looking for. The rest keep looking!

Hello Dave, sorry for the delay in answering, but thank you for your kind comments on 'Doggy Walk'.

How is the warming towards another dog going, or do you have one yet? x

Hi Dave, thank you very much for your kind comments on my latest. Much appreciated.

Thanks Katie, you are very kind :) Best wishes Dave

Hi, Dave. Thank you for the inspirational words of advice.

Your sample poem is absolutely lovely. Great imagery.

HI Daniel, glad to see such topics being covered, I figure the medium of poetry should cover things that are often swept under the table, the lyrics of popular songs rarely manage to give victims an anthem they can adopt... Best wishes, Dave

Hello Dave,
Thank you very much for your comment on 'World Cup Widow' it was very much appreciated. Like yourself I also cannot see why any man would want to resort to any kind of violence after his team loses. Unfortunately the days of being humble in victory and gracious in defeat seem to get more rare.
Much appreciated.

thanks for letting us know you are still in the land of the living Dave.Whatever happened to your pink wig,we'd like to know?xx

Thanks for all your comments Alex, much appreciated. :)

Thanks Isobel - yeah, I'm not having a great spell so far this year, I have pain management issues from old spinal injuries that flared up. Nothing to do but drift through the chemical fog until they subside so I have some clarity of thought. But glad to be back and have something to post again. :) Best wishes, Dave

Hello Dave - thanks for the comment on my Lonely Whale - where've you been? It's good to see you back on the site! x

Thanks for your comments on First Class Ticket. Food for thought! Take care, Tony.

Thanks for commenting on the audio Tony - I do plan to record some more soon :), I will go and listen to your song next - best wishes, Dave

Thanks for your suggestion Dave. I have uploaded the song version of "First Class Ticket" Take care, Tony.

Love the audio posts. More please. Take care, Tony.

Just catching up with your writings. Havnt been by the website in a while...

Hi Dave,
Thanks for you comment on 'house hunting'. I am glad that you enjoyed the play on words..
Have you ever sampled the work of Les Barker, his lateral thinking in his monologues is really creative. xx

Ayup matey!
where the thump have you been hiding?
nice to see thee back young feller me lad.xx

Hi Dave, if they're good let them know it. Ta muchly, Nick

Hello Dave, your sample poem is one of the best provocative poems I’ve read in a long time. You have managed to do what a lot of poets miss out these days and that is to use the five senses as well as making your poem very concrete.

You provoke a scene that many of us have played out, and which I sorry to say a lot more have still to pass through that unpleasantness in their lives.

Hi Martin, thanks for your kind comments on 'Excess Memories'.

While I did actually revisit this piece to 'tweak' it a couple of times since that original version was posted, it has remained untouched here, at least in part because I hadn't got around to re-recording the audio and Winston had been kind enough to select it as poem of the month a couple of years back.

I'm sure the metre is still not 100% - some would say I tend to be lazy on that front - unless I'm penning a sonnet perhaps. :) Best wishes, Dave

Cheers for your comments re: 'A New Dawn Rose'. By way of reciprocation I read your sample above and, metre apart, liked it. I stumbled over the scansion, its rhythm getting lost in lines of variable length [8,11,14 syllables for eg]. At the risk of incurring your wrath, were this to be tightened up I reckon it would turn out to be a mighty poem.

Thanks for your comments Dave, appreciated.

Thanks Dave,

This came about when I was following the Stephen Lawrence murderers trial and how things seem to right themselves with patience and belief.

Regards

Mike

Thanks for your comment Dave. I wonder if he'd be shocked by how much money he made for florists also - or not in my case LOL x

Hello David
From one ex-carer to another
Your very welcome comments are spot on about Annie

I've done a sequel, but it's so bloody long (twice as long as this first), it's likely to send readers to sleep, so I'll keep it back for a good while

"Open up our minds and let our minds run free"
wonderfully done, I enjoyed The future is so near, the poetic meter so perfect and your voice is so calming as well. Cheers

You have such inspiring writing! I love the style, not too much or too little, and I especially like 'The Unknown Child', it's really powerful and through provoking stuff, keep at it, I'm interested! Joy