Hi Chris - A sweet duplicity holds sway, chemicals and Thursday evenings - well put 'sir' (wink).
Tommy
ps mentioning the "C" word- oh dear ? tc
Comment is about Our Chains Are Invisible But No Less Real (blog)
Original item by Chris Bainbridge
That's an interesting piece of history Jennifer, thank you. It could be updated to one of those posh spas perhaps. Health and safety though?! The trouble with those bottles is that when they got cold you couldn't kick them out of bed. x
Po. That request was a nice surprise, as are all unexpected good things. I do a couple of readings a month which is a good social event and builds confidence if needed!
Ray
Comment is about NANNY'S HOT WATER BOTTLE (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Both Trueman and Statham were at the early end of my interest in cricket, MC. Popular wisdom was that they were the ideal foil for each other. Trueman was quicker and more aggressive whilst Statham had the greater precision and control.
As a plastic Tyke, Brian, (-you need much more than the 40 years I’ve been here to qualify-) there are few greater pleasures than having a Tyke buy your beer. When it happens, buy a lottery ticket.
Comment is about THE BATTLE OF TOWTON (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Big Sal
Mon 14th Jan 2019 13:43
Hey, I know who that guy is!
Comment is about Ian Whiteley (photo)
Big Sal
Mon 14th Jan 2019 13:42
Feels like a wicked masquerade.
Have you seen, "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs"? The Coen Brothers most recent film which was recently released on Netflix. The last vignette of 6 in the film ceremoniously titled, "The Mortal Remains", reminds me much of your work, John. This piece in particular with the overtones of mortality creeping in from the sides and visage.
Never know where the briar is going to lead until we are stepping in thorns with no grass in sight. Much different style than your other work, but a masterpiece nonetheless.?
Comment is about A nightmare in three acts. (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Big Sal
Mon 14th Jan 2019 13:33
Procrastination is the enemy of motivation and making money. Even happiness in many, many instances.
Don't procrastinate. Rip the bandage off and let the wound heal.
Comment is about Tomorrow Never Comes (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Big Sal
Mon 14th Jan 2019 13:31
I think tests of resolve happen to us all, but it is the strength to rise above such notions and manifestations that make us better people than we once were.
Strength to you and yours.
xBSx
Comment is about Poor me ' poor you ' poor us (blog)
Original item by Lysa d
<Deleted User> (18980)
Mon 14th Jan 2019 13:18
A Lank and a Yorkie went out together for a beer or two. At the end, the Lank said to the barman "I'll pay!"
Headlines in the paper next day...YORKIE VENTRILOQUIST FOUND SHOT DEAD.
Comment is about THE BATTLE OF TOWTON (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
We're all slaves to work and duty. The choice is often chance or
opportunity as much as qualification or suitability. It would make
interesting reading if someone completed a study of the people
in jobs that would have been a distant choice in other circumstances.
Comment is about Our Chains Are Invisible But No Less Real (blog)
Original item by Chris Bainbridge
I enjoyed (and identified with) this theme and its tone of easy
resignation. Perhaps the difference between work and retirement
is the knowledge that it is one's OWN stuff that can be left for
another time - with no obligation or duty to another to get it done!
Unless you're married, perhaps?! But that's another story.
Comment is about Tomorrow Never Comes (blog)
Original item by d.knape
<Deleted User> (18980)
Mon 14th Jan 2019 13:11
Rich congratulations!
Comment is about The Write Out Loud Poem of the Week is ‘Potential’ by Rich (article)
Original item by steve pottinger
Clearly a connection here with woodland and those who cherish
and maintain it. Good use of description to conjure up a scene of
work amongst the trees.
Comment is about The Write Out Loud Poem of the Week is ‘Potential’ by Rich (article)
Original item by steve pottinger
Thanks KJ...and those who took the time to "like" this blog.
Comment is about THE BEST AND THE WORST - a re-post from a while ago (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
I always suspected that sport and war were all the same north of
Watford! Trueman enjoyed the nickname "Fiery Fred" but I thought
Brian Statham possessed a quiet death-dealing delivery in action.
It's likely they despised Brylcreem up north -
And probably scoffed at our Denis,
But for Middlesex and Arsenal he set forth,
An elegant free-scoring menace!
Comment is about THE BATTLE OF TOWTON (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
I was once this individual, but after much soul searching and alot of sucking up. I learnt to fight trew all of my storms and still struggle but I shall never give up and bow down to my own problems no more. Hopefully it will inspire more to cop on and act accordingly in order to keep moving with the wind...
A strong mind is 100% your best friend.
Thank you for your support sal, love and light to you.
Comment is about Poor me ' poor you ' poor us (blog)
Original item by Lysa d
An entertaining foray into how kids can follow (or not) for good or bad, and wonder in later life how things can go so wrong!
Comment is about AS A KID (blog)
Original item by Ty
Good rhyming used to good effect for a worthwhile subject.
Potty training (lack of) is probably the precursor to this sort of
throwaway behaviour that basically sends a message that someone
else can clear up the mess. It's not hard to imagine the sort of
squalor such people endure in their domestic lives! Their cars are
probably a good guide...dirty and full of empty containers of various
types, discarded fag ends and used tissues.
Comment is about I Just Don't Give a Fuck (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Big Sal
Mon 14th Jan 2019 12:28
Immediately upon reading the title I was drawn in to this piece.
I truly hate when people play 'pity me' or play the victim for their own benefit instead of sucking it up and strengthening their resolve for one more fight - they simply roll over and let the worst happen.
Lovely sentiment, should be placed on a plaque above Cus D'Amato's headstone.
Like the elegy to a fighter's spirit, since living humans rarely fight that hard to gain a positive mental attitude.
Great piece, Lisa.?
Comment is about Poor me ' poor you ' poor us (blog)
Original item by Lysa d
Big Sal
Mon 14th Jan 2019 12:26
Nostalgia is the color of roses, but is truth really black and white?
Comment is about The dichotomy of love (blog)
Original item by Jon Stainsby
Mon 14th Jan 2019 12:24
Thanks for your he like Damon.
All
The best des
Comment is about limpet (blog)
Original item by DESMOND CHILDS
Am cash ' not a rap just a little poem.. Now you have put a thought into my mind and I will look forward to seeing if I could stretch my self as far as a lyric writer.. I may just spit a few verses for fun ha ha... Thank you
Comment is about Lotto (blog)
Original item by Lysa d
Thank you martin' may it bring you just as much hope as me ?
Comment is about Lotto (blog)
Original item by Lysa d
Big sal ' it is indeed.. Plan of action for planting ones seed... Ha ha?
Comment is about Lotto (blog)
Original item by Lysa d
Mon 14th Jan 2019 11:57
mr. sweater man-
The older I get
the more I forget
my old ways are set
my only regret
wink.
Comment is about Martin Elder (poet profile)
Original item by Martin Elder
Mon 14th Jan 2019 11:51
The poem was a mistake
but
I admit to it.
it was all my fault.
?
Comment is about Jennifer Malden (poet profile)
Original item by Jennifer Malden
<Deleted User> (18980)
Mon 14th Jan 2019 10:40
You're right to make reference to 'we' Don because it is we, all of us to some degree, who have an impact on the environment...so it is up to all of us to try to minimise the impact and to try to influence others to do the same. And behaviours can be changed...look at the dramatic fall in single use plastic carrier bags in the UK. On the other hand, people are influenced by fashion and what is 'cool'...hence folk can't walk along the street anymore without clutching a takeaway coffee in a disposable plastic cup.
Comment is about I Just Don't Give a Fuck (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Admirable poem that places you right in the spot. Fine blend of the mechanical and the natural. Well done, Rich.
Comment is about The Write Out Loud Poem of the Week is ‘Potential’ by Rich (article)
Original item by steve pottinger
Sums it up very well Nigel. How could anyone resist this mystery. See you later. Maggie
Comment is about Write Out Loud at Stockport art gallery tonight (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
<Deleted User> (18965)
Mon 14th Jan 2019 08:34
Powerful sentiments x
Comment is about I Just Don't Give a Fuck (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
jan oskar hansen
Mon 14th Jan 2019 06:54
expressed with an anger i too feel
Comment is about I Just Don't Give a Fuck (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Magical, Peter. The wonders that surround us when we are mindful to them.
Comment is about WALKING AT SUNRISE (blog)
Original item by Peter Taylor
David, many thanks indeed for your thoughts on fleshing out and defining in mere words the essence of a beautiful thing. The right words are always at the horizon – and always for a limited period of time. We must always be ready to concede no permanence but fight to find beauty in ordinary lives and celebrate it. It is all around.
Jennifer, I think we are exactly on the same page on this one, it's good to share a language, thank you.
Alan, yes, hands up when it comes to drawing on past events/eras without a scrap of experience as regards what many will be revisiting as bad situations – not my intention at all. With WW2, I hope that the people who find themselves immediately face-to-face with a painful piece of their past are relatively few in number but it's a good point.
Martin, thank you for your generosity – your endorsement is most welcome.
Comment is about WALKING AT SUNRISE (blog)
Original item by Peter Taylor
There are some beautiful sunsets and therefore gorgeous sunsets at this time of year in particular which are set off nicely by the starkness of winter. Wonderfully captured here Peter
Nice one
Comment is about WALKING AT SUNRISE (blog)
Original item by Peter Taylor
Thanks to Brian Anya and Lisa for liking and Thanks to Po and Cynthia for commenting . Your comments are always appreciated.
Good to see you posting again Cynthia
Cheers everybody
Comment is about Another hot night (blog)
Original item by Martin Elder
There is something very warm and comforting in this piece without being overtly sugary. very nice
Love it
Comment is about Murray (blog)
Original item by Jennifer Malden
I wasn't sure whether this was a song more than a poem, either way I love the whole creation of words music and artwork. very nicely delivered.
Comment is about Isolation (blog)
Original item by Xoanxo
One of the founders of the "project" set out the need to keep the
truth behind the process from the peoples of Europe and in my lifetime I've witnessed our own elected representatives (with a few
laudable and often derided exceptions) signing up to the plan (and
it WAS a plan) to transform the Common Market to a political power-
grab. In my working life, I took an oath of allegiance to our sovereign
lady, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors - and unlike certain
members of parliament, past and present, I do not consider it to be
transferable to Brussels, its heirs and successors.
The country will survive, as it has always done. We only need to
keep our nerve and our belief in ourselves, as previous generations
did in even more dangerous and risk-filled days.
Comment is about Brexit (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
I am always concerned that the older I get the more intolerant I get, so blaming somebody else is nothing new for me.
Nice one D
Comment is about Somebody (blog)
Original item by d.knape
This is definitely a poem to be read aloud.
Nice one
Comment is about Lotto (blog)
Original item by Lysa d
Superbly read as always Andy. I love the whole notion of the coffin with nails pointing out. I can imagine you reading this live
Nice one
Comment is about Feedback Mode (Why are the nails pointing outwards from that coffin?) (blog)
Original item by AM Cash
I hate politics at the best of times but I think you have summed it up rather well Keith. I particularly like the first line
Nice one my friend
Comment is about Brexit (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Big Sal
Sun 13th Jan 2019 22:42
no am cash it doesnt sound good as a song no ?? ?
Comment is about a tinkerer's heart (blog)
Original item by racha
Lovely word pictures Peter. Sadly I can't help but look at trails in the sky as reminders of the fighter planes during WW2 and the deaths of so many young men - or was that not what you saw?
Comment is about WALKING AT SUNRISE (blog)
Original item by Peter Taylor
They might survive but usually they raise dormant larvae to replace themselves. But pesticides are gradually diminishing their race.?
Comment is about The Wanderers (Bombus Lucorum) (blog)
Original item by Jennifer Malden
raypool
Mon 14th Jan 2019 14:24
Just as a point to make, I like to offer an audio if I think it can be lifted in some way - solemn stuff I don't even try generally, as I am no Richard Burton or Dylan Thomas, sadly. I do the quirky really!
Thanks for your comment Martin. Lots of alternative colloquialisms have gone, but we have an influx of new and vibrant alternatives from such as the street rapper urban stuff and Asian phrases. To old fogies such as me, and those with fond memories, it's nice to enjoy a bit of old cockney cobblers.
Brian, yes I had that sheet music as a kid and was forced to play it for my dad. The music hall was a rich source of material for social mores of the day!
Cheers, Po. Glad you liked it , the old slang of the swept away streets!
Hi David. So much I could go into; you have it all there. That favourite spot syndrome is a key factor as you say. I remember whole families in those pubs who knew songs long lost. It did feel a bit like the wrong end of a telescope for me, a suburban lad. No doubt communities will always find their happiest level together and be either inclusive or exclusive; we're all different mate.
Routes into London from the coast have a long and colourful history as you know.
Nice to hear from you Cynthia. Glad you liked my tone.
Hi Mark, you make a salient point, as the Jewish shopkeepers did migrate to North London ; in your case it seems it may have been in reverse! Thanks for enjoying...
Jennifer, it's not Shakespeare you quote but if it works then I applaud it!! I dare say children may be taught this little lot in future history lessons. Damn fine thing too, I call it, don't you know. etc...
Anya, thanks for your like !
Ray
Comment is about SPARROWS CAN'T SING (blog)
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