That's my new hat in the picture....?

Comment is about Alan Travis Braddock (poet profile)

Original item by Alan Travis Braddock

Thank you all for the comments and likes.

Comment is about The dichotomy of love (blog)

Original item by Jon Stainsby

A sad summing up of the situation.

Great, Keith.

Comment is about Brexit (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

We need more of these

Comment is about Brexit (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Thanks Po.

Comment is about CONFUSION OF MIND (blog)

Original item by Rick Varden

Hi would be interesting to hear you say this. Is it a rap ?

Comment is about Lotto (blog)

Original item by Lysa d

I'm still working on that Blake quote. The words about the folly
involved in riding a tiger keep intruding. Wrath is certainly to be
understood when oppression without recourse takes a prevalent position in our lives - essentially "the divine right of kings" pursued
by Charles 1 was the basis for what followed - and that, in turn,
saw a return of the monarchy in modified form that the people of
the time welcomed from what had been experienced in the interim
period...but without the bloodshed.
In recent history, the people have been betrayed (oppressed) by
the manner in which their elected representatives have kept them
uninformed of matters of huge historical importance - and this in
turn will undoubtedly see some powerful reactions and changes that will propel our nation's history onwards. Hardly an unknown
experience.

Comment is about Only the rivers run free (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

First rule at work...if something goes well - take the credit; if it doesn't go well - find someone to blame.

Comment is about Somebody (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Lovely and very nostalgic! Glad someone else (keith) had one of those cilindrical stone bottles. Really uncomfortable, but meant to air the bed. In Italy in those days they had a contraption called 'the priest's wife' - a kind of lightweight wooden frame where they hung a little iron pan filled with charcoal. It did warm the bed but probably caused a few fires too!
Jennifer

Comment is about NANNY'S HOT WATER BOTTLE (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Gor blimey Ray, wiv you 'ere! All those bl...y jam jars farting around in the streets too. Reel good pome. Must get 'ome to me bubble 'n squeak hopin' the trouble 'n strife is out.

Jennifer

Comment is about SPARROWS CAN'T SING (blog)

Original item by ray pool

?A very readable eulogy which would please its subject, I reckon.
I had a mental picture of him trimming his moustache with garden
shears. Whimsy pops up uninvited on occasions!

Comment is about Murray (blog)

Original item by Jennifer Malden

Human nature rarely changes. Arrogance in public life is the most
obvious source of cock-ups. In private life, it is usually a resistance
to admitting fault (pride!) and even making a virtue of it when it does
occur (the "meant well" syndrome).
These lines are a good illustration of the situation.

Comment is about Somebody (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Great poem, and unfortunately how true - there are always the 2 sides to loving someone. (Don't tell anyone, but I had to look up dichotomy again - di OK = 2 - but the chotomy?) !!

Jennifer

Comment is about The dichotomy of love (blog)

Original item by Jon Stainsby

Hi Don, liked the photo! Jennifer

Comment is about Please Pass the Truffles (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Beautiful poem, natural things can be so incredibly beautiful, all the more so because often they don't last for very long.

Jennifer

Comment is about WALKING AT SUNRISE (blog)

Original item by Peter Taylor

HI! Thanks for the likes AM - Adam - and dear Anya. He's a real person I was very fond of as a child. I felt sorry for the moles but gardeners have it in for them!

Jennifer

Comment is about Murray (blog)

Original item by Jennifer Malden

Nice! Everybody makes mistakes, but nobody admits screwing up anything anywhere!

Jennifer

Comment is about Somebody (blog)

Original item by d.knape

The feedbsck will be interesting

Comment is about Feedback Mode (Why are the nails pointing outwards from that coffin?) (blog)

Original item by AM Cash

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Comment is about sierra ward (poet profile)

Original item by sierra ward

good to read

Comment is about Longing for Blue Morning (blog)

Original item by Suko Waspodo

Thanks for your support. I’m a full time carer to my wife who has Parkinsons, it’s the hardest most thankless task in the world.

Fred

Comment is about CONFUSION OF MIND (blog)

Original item by Rick Varden

thank you john and poe for reading and taking time to comment on my poem i appreciate it ??

Comment is about a song (blog)

Original item by racha

Thanks Don! I do get a kick out if it! I've written the silliest things, even limericks, and made the stupid mistake of posting them on a certain social network and gotten shunned! Which evenrually led me to WOL, thank you very much! Sometimes I got absolutely nada to say but my fingers are itchy! It's nice to be understood! Australia, eh? Not a bad idea at all! Thank you again! And yeah screw competitions and winning prizes, it would sure be nice but it's not why we do it!
Keep on
Dear Don!
Just write
And you'll be alright!

Or something...!

Mae

Comment is about The Queen of Mundane! (blog)

Original item by Mae Foreman

I remember the first time I realised that I was going to die and I wasn’t coming back my brain couldn’t take it I was 4 or 5 and cried for hours - that was before I realised that god does exist x

Comment is about Young (blog)

Original item by Gianna Lyn

poemagraphic: Thanks alot ?

Comment is about Shuchi Batra (poet profile)

Original item by Shuchi Batra

Glad you liked my 2CV poem. After we had left France a friend sold it to a farmer for virtually nothing.It probably ended up as a hen shed.

Comment is about Martin Elder (poet profile)

Original item by Martin Elder

Cynthia/Mike - we are, therefore we write. Poets can't resist our inborn urge to write. You are right Cynthia. Sharing is a bonus. If others enjoy it, fine. If not ? Still fine. After all we write for ourselves? ...hmm ?

Comment is about Poetico Ego Some (blog)

Original item by mike booth

Who really cares
What I write down
Just need to get it
Up from up down

That's why I write
To say how I feel
Take it or leave it
I'm trying to heal ?

Comment is about Poetico Ego Some (blog)

Original item by mike booth

sometimes the dog wags his tail.
sometimes he just nods off to sleep.

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

my dog is potty trained.

Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

you look cold.
get a heater.


dogs are better critics than chickens.
chickens just pick, pick, pick...

Comment is about Martin Elder (poet profile)

Original item by Martin Elder

You like the music of poetry. That's so good. Don't be downhearted. You are doing so well. If English is not your first language then your facility is superb. Good luck as a writer. John

Comment is about a song (blog)

Original item by racha

Thank you Jacob. You got it - as usual. Hope all is well with you and yours. John

Comment is about Death of a Gambler (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

Like an analogy greater than itself.

Comment is about Death of a Gambler (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

I'm like a kangaroo.

Always bounce back.

Boing...boing ?

Comment is about Rhymer Club's Collapsed, Kaputt (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

I also have a misspelling problem, May
I rhyme nonsense stuff all the time
No, we're not ordinary idiots
We're idiots both in our prime

Don't give up, fly your chariot to Australia
'Tis quite dry here, (with plenty of chicanes)
I'll take you on a tour our or country
We'll bow down to the Queen of Mundane

Now Mae take a note of what Cynthia said
Whack nonsense together for fun
You get such a kick out of doing it, yes?
Such a pity it don't win prizes when done

(But that's not why we write poetry Don...)

I must go along with friend Po
That your rhyming skills, Mae, are top-notch
Look out for the rhymers with nothing to say
Mundane/nonsense, learn, yes, and watch ?

Comment is about The Queen of Mundane! (blog)

Original item by Mae Foreman

Thank you Anya for the like

Comment is about limpet (blog)

Original item by DESMOND CHILDS

Thanks, all, for your comments during my protracted absence. I haven't had time to dedicate to writing much of anything, but I can't complain--my situation has been right down uproarious of late, in a splendid sort of way.

Take good care, to all you contributors, both silent and outspoken.

Rachel

Comment is about sexism (blog)

Original item by nunya

Thank you Cynthia for you comment much appreciated. Thank you marzipan and po for the likes.


All the best des

Comment is about limpet (blog)

Original item by DESMOND CHILDS

Nice rhyming Jon, and a good poem to boot.

Comment is about The dichotomy of love (blog)

Original item by Jon Stainsby

Thank you for the kind words Po! I've read your work too and I find it unique! ?

Comment is about The Queen of Mundane! (blog)

Original item by Mae Foreman

Thanks for your story Po. I can't go into the semantics, just to say that Part 2 was a protest poem re some reactions to Part 1 which was the real deal. The poem obviously hit a spot cheers.

Ray

Comment is about LETTER FROM THE STREETS part 2 (blog)

Original item by ray pool

and the sun will shine again and again i love your poem

Comment is about The dichotomy of love (blog)

Original item by Jon Stainsby

True words clearly spoken in a poem rich with experience.
Thank you for this

Keith

Comment is about The dichotomy of love (blog)

Original item by Jon Stainsby

Brilliant rhyming with good humour. Thank you for this.

Keith

Comment is about THE BEST AND THE WORST - a re-post from a while ago (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Cor, luv a duck! Good accent for the theme. Mind you, when I
was in the London docklands of the 1960s, the East End had already
seen the onset of upwardly mobile moves. My Cable Street E1 tailor
came in from North London to the small solo premises that was a
remnant (suitable material analogy?) of the highway of pre-war
years. What people have in common will have always draw them
tightly together and that is still the case.

Comment is about SPARROWS CAN'T SING (blog)

Original item by ray pool

A worthwhile reminder that there are lives well led that set a quiet
example for their restrained fortitude and determination to meet and
overcome life's obstacles. A most refreshing alternative to the
the moans and misery so prevalent these days. A salute is in order
and given!

Comment is about Earning a Living (blog)

Original item by Shirley Smothers

Bloomin' brilliant!

Comment is about The Critic (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Thank you Cynthia! A wise woman once told me "Girl, try not to take yourself too seriously!" and I try to abide by that! I don't always succeed but I have my moments!?

Comment is about The Queen of Mundane! (blog)

Original item by Mae Foreman

The regular purveyors of rhyming fun will undoubtedly "carry on rhyming" - without the "Saturday" need to keep to a schedule....so
let's look on the "bright and keep it light" side.

Comment is about Rhymer Club's Collapsed, Kaputt (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews