Lisa, the baby next door haunts this piece. Sadly it will keep getting worse. But those wonderful European schoolkids are having their say. I place all my hope in them, because sadly, I have little hope in us.

D

Comment is about Summer in the City (blog)

Original item by Lisa C Bassignani

What fun !

Comment is about Jack and Jill (a different rhyme) (blog)

Original item by Jennifer Malden

As tear stalled long on her jaw, the breeding pair spiraled gone

in a low sun, leaving birds in the driveway fledged in the nest of

their making.

This caught me - in the throat. The magic of it. Well penned dear Devon.

John

Comment is about The Poem of the Week is 'Migration on a Bad Day' by Devon Brock (article)

Original item by Stuart Buck

Who's in the lead? Is anybody keeping count?

Comment is about Jack and Jill (a different rhyme) (blog)

Original item by Jennifer Malden

Thank you Jennifer. I love Road Dahl, he was an absolute genius with a wicked mind, (in the nicest sense). I really enjoyed doing this, might have a go at another one yet.

J. x

Comment is about Muffets And Spiders (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Thanks Jennifer. I never knew this was a peculiarly British thing, or that to some it might be over familiar. Cultural idiosyncrasies eh. Still like I said, I'm not changing ?.

J. x

Comment is about Peculiarly British X? (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Yes, John, the build up to the final two lines. The pressure and release structure of the whole poem is wonderful.

D

Comment is about BLANK SLATE (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

Thank you kindly Devon and Do.RoThY. Your interest and quick wit give me the strength to carry on. John?

Comment is about Paralysis (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

Randy, I really need to dig into more of your work. I've just read a few of your poems and am amazed. This, like some others you have written are forcing me to dive deep into philosophy, science, etc. Love it.

D

Comment is about The Power of Compatible Ignorance (blog)

Original item by Randy Horton

Very nicely done done D.K. I like that you hint at other needs with "and think they need."

D

Comment is about Necessities (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Fish - you set up a question, a difficult one to answer. One could say that it began with freewill. One could say that the eviction from paradise sets up the dual nature of humankind, both divine sprung and brute in nature. So much to think about with this question of yours. One that has no ready answers. Thanks for sharing this.

D

Comment is about It was not so (blog)

Original item by afishamongmany

I can hear this conversation - the words that aren't spoken in this poem. I hear the disembodied voices and the occasional loss of signal. Also, this reads very slowly, giving it a late night vibe. Pairing this with "Time Zones" is reminds me of "Need You Now" by Lady Antebellum. Great Job.

D

Comment is about disconnected (blog)

Original item by Eiren Water

Haha - Eve. I didn't even notice!

Comment is about For Always (blog)

Original item by eve nortley

Really funny. Roald Dahl used to write some sinister tales, I seem to remember.

Jennifer

Comment is about Muffets And Spiders (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Liked this! I always put an X to friends or relations. There was the usual British journalist who spent a few months in Rome, and came back saying the Italian men called each other 'Darling'. Absolute rubbish! The posher classes may greet each other with 'Carissimo',
but it corresponds to the 1930's 'My dear fellow/ My dear chap'. They do give each other a peck on both cheeks if close relations, or to show sympathy at a funeral etc. When in Rome ............

Jennifer X?

Comment is about Peculiarly British X? (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Hi Jason! Tx for the comment on Litholife -to be honest, (occasionally) the stone with two dates on it hadn't come into my mind at all. Being Scottish I admit to being superstitious, so perhaps that explains it!

Jennifer

Comment is about Jason Bayliss (poet profile)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

thanks to all - Kishore Jon - Don - Jason - Fish - and Devon for the likes. Glad it came over! Also thanks to Devon and Jason for the comments. Very encouraging. Have always been fascinated by stepping stones - found out how treacherous and slippery they can be too! - the others just came up casually.

Jennifer

Comment is about Litholife (blog)

Original item by Jennifer Malden

Thank you, as always, for reading this piece and taking the time to comment. I'm afraid it's a very cheeky piece, reflecting both emotional extremes of being in love. Tip - try reading it vertically ?

Comment is about For Always (blog)

Original item by eve nortley

Thank you DoRoThY and Jason and all who liked. Maybe to experience true freedom one needs know the security of limits? Nah that can't be right can it? ? ><>

Comment is about Imprisoned or Prism (blog)

Original item by afishamongmany

C'est une très bonne pièce Amelie D. Quel tableau a t'inspiré?
Go well ><>

Comment is about Inspiration figée (blog)

Original item by Amelie Delmas

Good one Lisa - I wonder to what extent the generations after us have been 'fed' on nursery rhymes? They were the first exposure to poetry for most of pre-television society. I'm sure it's from those early years we get our sense of and love for rhythm and rhyme.
Go well
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Comment is about Mother Goose is Loose (blog)

Original item by Lisa C Bassignani

So Catchme, can we tune in next week for a further thrilling episode?
? ><>

Comment is about The Mangled Lips - A Crime Thriller Plot (blog)

Original item by catchmeifyoucan

Well expressed d.k. Thankfully there is a love that is eternal and constant. ><>

Comment is about Necessities (blog)

Original item by d.knape

"Wittgenstein" appreciated. Cheers sir. Tommy

Comment is about Martin Elder (poet profile)

Original item by Martin Elder

El Pintor a praise to be sure. Tommy

Comment is about The end of interest (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

In all the excitement we forgot to mention it … but last night was our one-year anniversary of Write Out Loud Woking at the Lightbox! We once again welcomed debutants who had found us via Google … Connie Froese, visiting from Germany, and Elena Frost, from up the road at Ottershaw. We were pleased to welcome back regulars as well to the new Thursday-night ambience at the Lightbox, with scientists in the courtyard, and comedy fans upstairs. It was all happening! Thanks to all our readers, who also included Geoffrey and Lorri Pimlott, Karen Izod, Pete Jardine, Anna Molesworth, Ray Pool, Kitty Coles, Michael Cutchey and Eddie Chauncy. Thanks also to Frances Wood, for collecting the Lightbox donations, and to comperes Greg Freeman and Rodney Wood. Our next gathering is at the Lightbox cafe on Thursday 25 July, when our featured poet will be Karen Swaley.

Review is about Write Out Loud Woking on 27 Jun 2019 (event)

When read aloud, "know" becomes "no". The whole weight of this poem rests on that methinks - great job, Eve.

D

Comment is about For Always (blog)

Original item by eve nortley

Here's my review, Barry https://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=92054

Comment is about Barry Woods (poet profile)

Original item by Barry Woods

Thanks for all the comments!

Comment is about The kids (blog)

Original item by Robert C Gaulke

Thanks Lisa you are very kind. We can not easily escape them.

Comment is about Sometimes (blog)

Original item by Martin Elder

This really speaks to me about how we interact we each other. There has been an experiment in certain cities in the U.K. recently encouraging those who use the bus to talk to each other. particularly those who travel the same route everyday. On the other hand some people just want to be left alone.
A great poem Robert

Comment is about The kids (blog)

Original item by Robert C Gaulke

Am I a robot kiddo?
Too right, and how 'bout you?
I'm built on plans to fix the world
That you wrecked through and through.......

Comment is about The kids (blog)

Original item by Robert C Gaulke

We are suffering from more than just warming. I wonder when we lost our patience with, little, curious, exploring children. If a child wants to know if I'm a robot on the bus, feel free to ask.
Great poem Robert.

J.

Comment is about The kids (blog)

Original item by Robert C Gaulke

Don't look at me like that kid
Been on block ten times you
My robot's far superior
Can knock hell out of you

whimper....yes sir......

Whimsiness aside I liked this Robert

Comment is about The kids (blog)

Original item by Robert C Gaulke

Hey Devon don't be worried
I think you've hit the nail
On head, I think it's upman(woman)ship
If they/kids happy no ail.......

Comment is about Poet Lake (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Come nursery rhymers
Take up your pen
No prize is offered
The topic's open

Challenge's been set
By Jason Bayliss
Just have a go
Don't matter hit/miss

Whether sweet/gentle
Sinister or dark
Don't matter to WOLers
If on/off the mark.........

Comment is about Mother Goose is Loose (blog)

Original item by Lisa C Bassignani

Wow, I think you just about ticked every single one off the list. As you said, not too creepy but a clever work of nursery rhyme art. I love the way you segway one into the next, brilliant!?

J. x

Comment is about Mother Goose is Loose (blog)

Original item by Lisa C Bassignani

This was a great joy to read, Lisa. Well done! Gauntlet thrown. Let's see who seeks to best ya'!

Comment is about Mother Goose is Loose (blog)

Original item by Lisa C Bassignani

I might have a go at this challenge. Just need to find a nursery rhyme to riff upon.

Comment is about Muffets And Spiders (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Thanks for the likes, Becky. Looking forward to digging into your work. Reading your bio, I understand how difficult it is to present slam poetry on the page. On the page, lines gotta break somewhere, though sometimes those breaks are at odds with the rhythm of the voice. That is why I always read poetry aloud, ignoring the breaks. Doing so allows one to truly hear the voice of the poet.

Comment is about Becky Who (poet profile)

Original item by Becky Who

Thanks Devon, just a bit of fun. Glad you enjoyed it.

J. ?

Comment is about Muffets And Spiders (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

This is really cool. A single word and the many senses in which it can be used to describe the complexity of simply trying to be. Nice work.

D

Comment is about Litholife (blog)

Original item by Jennifer Malden

Fun twist on "Little Miss Muffet". Much fun to read.

Comment is about Muffets And Spiders (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

I think the gaming with naming
is just one-upmanship claiming
a framing a cover pic on People
So I'll call my next tree a steeple.

God, that is really bad. Sorry Don - I tried. Lol. Great poem!

D

Comment is about Poet Lake (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

I always considered it "the thirteen second lifelong": courting, marriage, growing old together, dying together - all in thirteen seconds.

D

Comment is about June (blog)

Original item by Tara Nicole

Digging the brevity and lack of artifice in this poem. While you indicate that you are sated, you drift off into a different sort of hunger. Nicely done.

D

Comment is about time zones (blog)

Original item by Eiren Water

"Dragged, inchoate into death" - stunning.
"what caused this, this...." - forcing the pause, the repetition adds so much weight to the following line.

I needn't go on, your mastery of voice and craft on open display.

D

Comment is about Paralysis (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

It was not until I read this poem for the fifth time that I realized you wrote "discovered", not "discover". Each time, I was wondering why you stopped gazing at the sea. Silly me. This speaks quite eloquently on the difficulty of reconciling the self with the self. My favorite line in the poem: "neither the sky nor the water gave way".

D

Comment is about DISCOVERY (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Jason, I accept your challenge. Not too creepy but fun to write.

Comment is about Mother Goose is Loose (blog)

Original item by Lisa C Bassignani

Thanks for the support, folks. Sometimes I wonder why I bother - the depression sets in and I feel lost. I wrote this to bolster my flagging self-belief. I think it needs some work yet.

Comment is about Be Strong, Have Faith, Don't Despair. (blog)

Original item by Richie Muster