So YOU are the guy that spreads graffiti all over.
At least you can spell. haha

Comment is about Don Matthews (poet profile)

Original item by Don Matthews

Re: "football is king"
i did not know that you had the same problem in the UK.
does it feel like we are definitely "dumbing down"
why read when you have google or facebook
to tell you how to think.

Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)

Original item by keith jeffries

Thanks Stu, just ordered your book.
Such an easy buy; Pay Pal available...
Now, I wonder how long it will take to get to Oz.
?

Comment is about even though it's all switched off, a constant hum (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

Interesting perspective Wolfgar and therein lies the conundrum! ? Thanks for reading and your feedback. ?

Comment is about Dear Poet (blog)

Original item by Vautaw

Thanks to each of you for your thoughtful comments.

Istanbul has been keeping me inordinately busy over the past couple of days, and over these last two months I've been up and down like a rollercoaster. But, the site has been a welcome, if only temporary, escape from worry.

Have a good weekend, to each of you,

Rachel

Comment is about habitation (blog)

Original item by nunya

There is no 'gap'; all existence is constant and changing constantly. Energy may subside but it does not dissapear. Particle physics is a hilarious fraud. Have a nice day.
Hi Ray ?
Tommy x

Comment is about WAIT HERE FOR INFINITY (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Still about, if only for now..

Thanks, John.

Comment is about John E Marks (poet profile)

Original item by John E Marks

Thank you for the comment my dear friend.. My honesty will always come forth in all that I write.
Without it ' word's are meaningless to i.
I understand it may make alot of people cringe ' and not many will understand why I write about such things.
And that is ok, because I am ok with my work ?
Thank you for taking the time to read ?

Comment is about A lady in the streets but a freak in the bed (blog)

Original item by Lysa d

Thanks Tom and Kevin. When I was young and knew nothing I was a scourge of sentimentality and nostalgia. Not now. I know better."Nostalgia can be more painful than a surgeon's knife." John

Comment is about The valley (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

See, this is what I love about the way you write, honest and clever.

It would be so easy to write a title like, "A Lady In The Street But a Freak In The Bed," and then play it safe by hinting at what that means, but by being really explicit, you're confronted by the honesty of it and even though it is very explicit it still manages to be really romantic.

Really clever Lisa, if I'd tried to write something like this it would have probably come across as clumsy smut, and yet as far as I'm concerned, you've really nailed this from all angles.

Love it.

J. x

Comment is about A lady in the streets but a freak in the bed (blog)

Original item by Lysa d

A very evocative piece. Nice work John

Comment is about The valley (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

Really like this. Really perceptive.

J. x

Comment is about Not my soulmate (blog)

Original item by Etchy Mary

Many thanks too you Peter for your reading and comments. I am glad you liked it.
Much appreciated

Martin

Comment is about city of birth (blog)

Original item by Martin Elder

I really really loves trees and often find them the sense of inspiration. So I am always glad to read more poetry about trees especially when they are so well crafted such as this piece.
I don't know why but I particularly love the word 'leafage'

Wonderful stuff Peter

Comment is about TREES IN WINTER (blog)

Original item by Peter Taylor

d.k

To which food are you referring: bitter and pickled eggs (beer and hard boiled eggs) or raspberry ripple (a flavoured ice cream) ? I looked up temale but think I would prefer one of the two I have described.

Keith

Comment is about d.knape (poet profile)

Original item by d.knape

John,

There is something beautifully nostalgic and melodic about this poem as you catch the essence of each moment.

Thank you for this
Keith

Comment is about The valley (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

Since I was so vague...

https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/249823/meaning-and-logic-of-einsteins-train-thought-experiment

Comment is about WAIT HERE FOR INFINITY (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Big fan of this, reminds me of the book 'eats, shoots & leaves' about the murderous Panda, punctuation is important.
What a great contribution for international womans day!

Comment is about A Woman Without Her Man (blog)

Original item by John McDonough

also although i loathe self-publication it would be awfully remiss of me not to mention i have a new book out which you can buy here;

https://www.selcouthstation.com/product-page/become-something-frail-by-stuart-buck

or from me directly if you DM/Email me.

it really is staggeringly adequate and its only a tenner with postage.

Comment is about even though it's all switched off, a constant hum (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

great stuff ray. weary. the philosophers curse perhaps

Comment is about WAIT HERE FOR INFINITY (blog)

Original item by ray pool

I really love the contrast between life and decay, and how you use these two together. Very nice!!

Comment is about This Is Decaying Alive  (blog)

Original item by Mikey V Kinsey

Dorothy

Keith has got this ripple
This ripple raspberry thing
Methinks he has been starved of it
And now he's on a binge

I can but only warn you both
That binging on such treats
Can have a fatal feetal end
Of reducing length of feet

Didn't you know this?....?

Comment is about Harrods Escalator and The Girl with Torn Jeans (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

dk you've come down on me hard
I was taught all my alphabet at school
I learnt all the characters required for
Graffiti-ing team motto (which was cool)

From here I turned graffiti professional
And like others I didn't get caught
I learnt how to read and to write right
Hence this one did not go to court ?

Comment is about Football Is King (blog)

Original item by d.knape

d.k

This is not only an issue in the USA but here in the UK also where sport is given a disproportionate amount of TV coverage and in some schools overrides the academic curriculum. Little wonder the young kick balls whilst they can´t evern compose a sentence. Sport is important for many reasons but should never interfere or compete with academia. Your poem is one which will provoke quite some reaction, but your premise is true.

Thank you for this

Keith

Comment is about Football Is King (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Martin
Thank you - again thank you does not seem quite enough - perhaps I should use a larger font and shout it.

Dorothy

Comment is about Dorothy Webb's 'The Silent March of 2001' is Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Stuart Buck

Preserve what you can, young lad.
Performance goes away,
desire never does.

wink.

Comment is about Don Matthews (poet profile)

Original item by Don Matthews

I have no idea of the food you describe.
ever had a tamale?

wink.

Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)

Original item by keith jeffries

I love the poetry of Donald Trump.
I hear America singing.

Comment is about ray pool (poet profile)

Original item by ray pool

Trevor
There is so much truth in your poem - many will relate to "inner voices"
and the last four lines are indisputable.
Dorothy

Comment is about I DREAM IN POETRY (blog)

Original item by trevor homer

Heavy with sadness and the realization of the inevitable.

Bittersweet.

Dorothy

Comment is about habitation (blog)

Original item by nunya

Ha, yes. I can definitely relate. Great poem Keith, thanks for making me re-live moments of mother-induced mortification. ?

Comment is about Inclement Weather (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Hi Keith

Brilliantly conveyed, reminds me of my Parents constant threat to make me wear red wooden clogs as a young lad, although this, thankfully, never came to fruition. I laugh about it now, but constantly tried to hide them for fear of being made to put them on.

Poor you in that get up! It's made for a great read now, however.

Jon

Comment is about Inclement Weather (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

John,

You are right, together their impact is frightening. Where did this spate or plague of violence come from. It is not endemic to our culture? These types of gangs are common place in the USA but in England. It is of growing concern and increasingly so as it seems that no one can halt it.

Thank you for this expose

Keith

Comment is about Knife Crimes (blog)

Original item by John McDonough

Don,

Two stories encapsulated into two poems and full of interest of days past.

Thank you for this
Keith

Comment is about Harrods Escalator and The Girl with Torn Jeans (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Dorothy,

forget the chocolate it is raspberry ripple ice cream which is required.
Keith

Comment is about Harrods Escalator and The Girl with Torn Jeans (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

" While ladies could sniff smelling salts"

I am not sure about that line since chocolate would have been more appropriate,
after all, fair's fair, the men did get brandy.

Comment is about Harrods Escalator and The Girl with Torn Jeans (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Thank you to both of you. I have a ton of poems to still post. Just hoping someone out there sees them& wants to help me get them published& to reach out to others to help them. ?
Also, the ladies whom helped me get started, they truly have helped me through a lot in my life ?

Comment is about Thank You For Being My Friend (blog)

Original item by Melissa Wayner

Thanks!!!!

Comment is about The Loss Leader (blog)

Original item by Robert C Gaulke

Hi Martin.

This is a flawless, mellifluous, engaging and ultimately life-asserting poem which seems to have delighted just about every WOL reader!

I thoroughly enjoyed the read and am glad I eventually stumbled upon it. (I am still bemused by the system whereby poems enter into and emerge from nooks and crannies in the edifice....)

Peter T

Comment is about city of birth (blog)

Original item by Martin Elder

Thanks I will let you know when its done
Cheers
love to all
Martin

Comment is about city of birth (blog)

Original item by Martin Elder

There are moments when it can feel like all the air is being sucked out of the room.
great description here Rachel with so few words.
Nice one

Comment is about habitation (blog)

Original item by nunya

Hope you keep writing. It is always great to have good friends.
Nice one

Comment is about Thank You For Being My Friend (blog)

Original item by Melissa Wayner

Another mind blowing poem on a number of levels Ray, but it does make me feel that you have been waiting on the platform for too long waiting for the train.
Nice one mate

Comment is about WAIT HERE FOR INFINITY (blog)

Original item by ray pool

A really effective use of rhythm pace and delivery as a poem which | also feel could work well as song
Nice one

Comment is about Scream me a proverb (blog)

Original item by mentalelf. Philk.

I love that your poem blends perfectly with the accompanying picture.
I am a great fan of monochrome having being brought in a monochrome world, when the only colour we had as a kid was at the cinema and some early bad colour photography.
A marvellous portrayal from the opening lines of repeated wording right through to the end.
Wonderful

Comment is about As you please (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

I am frankly not surprised that you have achieved POTW. This is excellent and I am highly delighted for you.
Many congratulations Dorothy

Comment is about Dorothy Webb's 'The Silent March of 2001' is Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Stuart Buck

Enjoyed this Ray keep heading forward towards where it leads.

Comment is about WAIT HERE FOR INFINITY (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Perfect depiction of this cold cold moment we've all experienced. Cold, cold, cold. I hate it. Loved this poem!
Thank you Rachel,?
Mae

Comment is about habitation (blog)

Original item by nunya

I suspected there must be someone around who could relate, Jason. Thanks for the kind comment.

Rachel

Comment is about habitation (blog)

Original item by nunya

Have you been reading Einstein on Special Relativity?

Comment is about WAIT HERE FOR INFINITY (blog)

Original item by ray pool