Very interesting piece you have written. Definitely gets the imagination running wild and sparks an intriguing curiosity about you. Very curious indeed ?
Comment is about Ghostly encounter (blog)
Original item by Lysa d
Thank you very much. I am glad you enjoyed it. I also enjoy the Divine Tarot and do readings on a daily bases. I will definitely post some more readings in the near future ?
Hold on steadfastly to your spiritual side of your life, they will never leave you nor will they ever forsake you ?
Comment is about RaNdoM Tarot Reading by RaVeN (blog)
Original item by RaVeN Mathews )0(
Amazing
I love tarot cards and the spiritual side of life in general. What a great read, thank you x
Comment is about RaNdoM Tarot Reading by RaVeN (blog)
Original item by RaVeN Mathews )0(
Impressing bio John! I can relate on some issues (check my bio). I also loved your sample "stolen child"! I can say it faintly reminds me of the Peter Pan fantasy; some magical shadow sweeping you off in the middle of the night and taking into a dreamworld!?
I believe you definitely have a lot of things to say.
Thanks
Mae
Comment is about John E Marks (poet profile)
Original item by John E Marks
Morning Josie,
Much like you, I've written all my life but only poetry. I've never shared before because I didn't want to or just didn't know how, but trust me, be confident, write, share, no-one will judge and if they do, balls to them. It feels good to finally put stuff out there just so it's heard and for me, if it's good that's great and if it's not that's fine too.
Your friends have it right. Write, share, be bold and enjoy it, (also check out Lisa Donohoe, lovely honest and heartfelt).
By the way, absolutely love your sample, genuinely!?
Jason.
Comment is about Josie (poet profile)
Original item by Josie
Wow, what a very powerful piece. Very well expressed and well written. Nice ?
Comment is about Prophecy (blog)
Original item by Mae Foreman
Sun 3rd Feb 2019 11:46
Where would men be
without the influence of women?
Without women
men would be uncivilized
and...
hungry.
?
Comment is about Jennifer Malden (poet profile)
Original item by Jennifer Malden
Sun 3rd Feb 2019 11:44
more fun to be bad
but one gets hungry
after a time.
where would we be
without women to
civilize us?
?
Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Sun 3rd Feb 2019 11:42
Glad you enjoyed reading it.
I enjoyed eating it.
Love those Tex-Mex enchiladas.
Thanks for visiting.
?
Comment is about ray pool (poet profile)
Original item by ray pool
Thanks for putting my mind at rest. I thought maybe it
was some electronic "glitch" - or that it had been moderated
for some obscure reasons!
Cheers.
Comment is about Stephen Mellor (poet profile)
Original item by Stephen Mellor
An interesting contemporary consideration of the Shakespearian
observation that all the world is a stage and that we are just players. The saying "we are all things to all men" continues the theme - as
we adapt to suit the circumstances and company in which we find
ourselves.
Comment is about The Theater (blog)
Original item by Farag M. Afify
So very true MC. Most of the time in the MUFC Stretford end most fans didn’t even watch the game, they were too drunk in those days!
Comment is about I’m a footie fan! (blog)
Original item by Rick Varden
I have always been unimpressed by the reports of a certain organisation in Brussels resisting the auditing of its accounts and
how it binds its disciples close via a clause that prohibits them from
speaking critically about it at the risk of losing their very generous
pensions. Democracy in action - EU style?
Comment is about What a load of waffle (blog)
Original item by Wendy Higson
Even your pre-amble sounded poetic.
another fantastic job.
Cheers Kevin
Comment is about TRANSFORMATION (blog)
Original item by ray pool
<Deleted User> (16837)
Sun 3rd Feb 2019 08:57
a discomforting feeling.....many will associate with your words who have found their soulmate but just can't be together?
beautifully expressed!!
Comment is about The hypothesis (blog)
Original item by Priyanka Joshi
Hi M.C.
You did absolutely nothing wrong with regard to your viewing my Jigsaw 'poem'.
I don't think I'd done a jigsaw for 60+ years, but ...
My Father in Law gave me a jigsaw for Xmas and it became such a compulsive task in finishing it, that I could have wanged it out of the door.
I began to write a poem about the frustrations, but then thought that I could express my feelings better by just writing nothing.
Me trying to be a smart-arse.
At my age I should know better.
Hope I may be forgiven ?
Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Interesting poem! Never read anything like it before, I like it. Tyfs!!!
Comment is about Translations (blog)
Original item by Tommy Carroll
This is wonderfully explained and expressed! Yes, creation truly does speak! Tyfs!!!
Comment is about Natural objects (blog)
Original item by Hasmukh Mehta
Well penned poetry here. Tyfs!
Comment is about Distil By Will (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
Superbly put Laura.
In this situation, caring for a loved one with dementia, requires an infinite amount of patience, but even the strongest of us will
occasionally give way under the stress of repetition.....and immediately regret it. It is a heart-rending and soul destroying situation. All you can offer is love.
Be brave.
David
Comment is about Lost at sea a battle against dementia and me (blog)
Original item by Laura Heydon
Thank you Phillip and Rose! I'm glad you like it!!!?
Comment is about A Rhyming Idea (blog)
Original item by Mae Foreman
Thank you for taking the time to read my piece John! And I agree we do all fall and it is how we rise that matters indeed! But this piece was really just a little bit of word play!
The angel falls from heaven and unto Earth. He falls into humanity, not hell. Love makes one vulnerable and the angel becomes vulnerable as he falls. Love also means sacrifice and this angel sacrifices his spot in heaven not for power but for his lover. He falls not in hell but in love. Nothing to do with sins or anything biblical really nor with anything literal as in "falling down". Here "falling" is romanticized!
Comment is about Fall for me Angel... (blog)
Original item by Mae Foreman
Hi Ray. Thank you. Yes the sarcasm was barely concealed wasn't it. But so many poems have words and no emotive drive. We can all write words. Thanks again Ray.
Best.. Phil.
Comment is about ray pool (poet profile)
Original item by ray pool
Clearly, a heartfelt piece and it contains much to consider carefully.
But all things surely have a guiding power and control, human or
otherwise, that we have to place at our service along the way.
You can go with the wind but which way do you want it to send you? You can also go against the wind if it keeps you from where you
wish to be and still reach your port of call. Sailing close to the wind -
like many old adages - has a meaning in reality that is readily
referenced to life's various demands and predicaments, not least
in creative endeavours.
Comment is about Authentic self (blog)
Original item by Lysa d
May I be the first to comment Phil. Do my old eyes deceive me or was there just a smidgeon of sarcasm herein, or are you flexing an alter ego as many do.... and we see it often.
On a serious note - bollox comes in many forms.
Loved it of course.
Ray
Comment is about They're Only Words. (blog)
Original item by mentalelf. Philk.
I find a true seeker in this poem David, a curiosity for what might be , in a darkly humorous context. Equally strangely, I always have difficulty with the pronunciation. Is it "Lie sa" or "Lee sa" as in Liza Minelli. Another conundrum you have triggered off!
Ray
Comment is about Overlooked (blog)
Original item by David Gabriel Caplan
Ultimately no one really knows, except by association with what we can hold on to and believe in , but it can be fun trying, or it can equally be a living hell.
An intriguing line indeed!
Ray
Comment is about Sense of self (blog)
Original item by Phils Words
Hi Lisa. When I wrote this it was a kind of relief I suppose, and the philosophical implications of not getting things into proportion, which we have recently seen. There are always winners and losers, but I am pleased you have given it a thumbs up, as this is my side of a story. I did feel stifled and stultified. We are all different, and some have of us short term effects that raise the awareness bar and capture attention by charisma and dramatic effect. I'll leave it at that.
To précis my response David I think some get addicted to their own sum total, or falling for their own version of life without having the compass or experience to realise distortions. Perhaps they are the ones most in need of signposts and obey them . Not me fella. When all is said and done, poetry is just a response to life, not life itself. Thanks for your full comment.
Good points Stu. Yes it needed to happen this way.
Jennifer, nice to have your approval.!
It's good too to get your likes: Big Shoes, Anya and Po, Jon and Phil.
Ray
Comment is about ON THE TREADMILL (blog)
Original item by ray pool
The brevity is challenging - and probably timeless in the mind.
However "Who the hell am I?" may be seen and answered as a
means of identification.. Perhaps more pertinent to our self-regard/esteem and relationship to others is "What the hell am I?" ?
Comment is about Sense of self (blog)
Original item by Phils Words
SM - thanks for the grin: your "rarely/almost never" about
commenting, took me to Capt. Corcoran of HMS
Pinafore. I went to your profile page and clicked on the
title of your jig-saw blog but could only see the comments, not the poem. What did I do wrong?
Comment is about Stephen Mellor (poet profile)
Original item by Stephen Mellor
<Deleted User> (21422)
Sat 2nd Feb 2019 20:17
Thank you Jennifer for commenting on 'Almost There'. Your thoughts are always appreciated! Jane?
Comment is about Jennifer Malden (poet profile)
Original item by Jennifer Malden
Forty is the new thirty, so take comfort Eliza and do little (geddit?)
except be a fair lady. ?
Comment is about Overlooked (blog)
Original item by David Gabriel Caplan
Hi Ray, sorry for having so long to answer your 'graffiti' post. Agree there were a couple of weeks when nothing much appeared, for what my opinion may be worth! The last few days have produced a lot of good stuff it seems to me. Chris Armstrong - Vautaw - Charlottle Peters Rock - Chris Hubbard - Jon Stainsby, as usual great. I think you have a very high standard, as set by your work. Not many people have such a plentiful fount of inspiration, or the ability to turn quite mundane sights/happenings, (the drunken man) into something intelligent, well composed , interesting and often moving. I loved the robin Haiku, small but perfect. Keep up your own good work!
By the way what has happened to Benu? I can't 'get' him anymore, so he has either left or crossed me off!
Keep your pecker up! No hidden meaning, I hasten to say!!!!!
Jennifer
Comment is about ray pool (poet profile)
Original item by ray pool
Thanks David R - Anya and Lisa for the likes! Obviously not meant to be taken seriously! Jennifer
Comment is about No Prozac (blog)
Original item by Jennifer Malden
Beautiful - very moving and every word counts - cleverly put together.
Jennifer
Comment is about My Realm (blog)
Original item by Jon Stainsby
Great work as usual Ray! Jennifer
Comment is about ON THE TREADMILL (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Nice! Agree with Ray - very enjoyable.
Jennifer
Comment is about Being Good (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Do you mind to write short description. Thank you.
Comment is about Filedata (photo)
Original item by Fay Roberts
Sat 2nd Feb 2019 18:11
Thank you Jane and Paris for the likes, much appreciated.
All the best des
Comment is about The falling man (blog)
Original item by DESMOND CHILDS
Dear friend .. why don't you enlighten the world around .. of course we believe that we're all going to death .. but should enjoy the gifts God offered you .. God bless.
Comment is about Warning (blog)
Original item by Clement
Honesty is the way forward no matter what the out come may be..
You can dodge a bullet holding onto your honesty, or you can dodge the bullet by converting to the other side.
I will always choose to be shot holding onto what I believe is right..
If you ever want to know if "your bum looks big in those jean's? Im your gal (hahha) and many ' many thanks :-)
Comment is about R. kelly (blog)
Original item by Lysa d
"but it beats my heart when you are gone" Nice poetic lines .. it reaches and touches hearts .. Good work dear Late.
Comment is about Late (blog)
Original item by Julianna Cole
Likewise Lisa, I think that's why I find your writing so touching, because it comes from such an honest place.
So please, in turn, also never change.?
Comment is about R. kelly (blog)
Original item by Lysa d
Thank you for your beautiful sentiment Lisa. Unconditional love definitely rules my life. I can't imagine any other way. The worry, I pour out on this page so it doesn't consume me. Suffering feels not so much in vain when our story touches another soul. ?
Comment is about Dancing with Addiction (blog)
Original item by Vautaw
Desmond, thanks for liking this.
Martin, sad to say, I never saw anyone talking to this lady; I don't think she appeared to invite that. It would be awkward I suppose and that's really a shame. I don't judge as I'm not qualified, I think that leaves a sense of wonder open. Others may and often do of course, Thanks.
Thank you Po for checking this out. Often you find those who stand out, and yet need privacy in some way, a contradiction and a quandary.
Ray
Comment is about LOST CAUSE (blog)
Original item by ray pool
My mother suffered during the final phase of a long life. I know what
you mean.
Comment is about Lost at sea a battle against dementia and me (blog)
Original item by Laura Heydon
because of the neat and clever structure this reminds me of an enchilada sandwich. I hope you enjoyed writing it as much as I enjoyed reading it.
Ray
Comment is about Being Good (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Lovely memento John. I like the idea of enjoying midnight itself, as if something might qualify that, and then it does! For me that is a pivotal line. Wonderful thing is poetry.
Ray
Comment is about QUEEN OF THE NIGHT (blog)
Original item by john short
Thank you it’s a hard disease to come to terms with or keep up with for both the sufferer and family trying to hold on or come to terms with and just as you think you’ve come to terms with the condition taking over your nearest and dearest it sweeps through even more proving that your never a step ahead or as prepared as you think and you beat yourself up about how the beginning was just over repeating the same story or contradicting everything you say and answering the same questions that were only answered not long before it hurts but once it worsens and you think back to the frustration and anger that followed from having to repeat yourself each time you’d give anything to have to just tell the same stories again instead of having to look at someone you love looking back empty eyed with wonder of who you are and why You want to be with them x
Comment is about Lost at sea a battle against dementia and me (blog)
Original item by Laura Heydon
Raven Anne Matthews
Sun 3rd Feb 2019 13:51
Wow, that is powerful. How accurate some points you made about the Filth that runs so deeply behind the Walls of the church. How so many have fallen victim by their hands, including myself and all in the name of thier lustful needs. Making the claim God wills it. No God would will the destruction and down fall of the innocence.
Comment is about Little boys bum (blog)
Original item by Lysa d