And why not. You have certainly cheered me up just reading this poem.
Nice one

Comment is about Who Say's I Can't Be Happy All The Time (blog)

Original item by Pip Thomas

I like my poems short, sweet and simple
Like Tommy's that make myself think
The trouble with words coming going
Some nice ones have gone down the sink

glug glug ?

Comment is about Word Smith (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

Well I love it Ray it has a certain earthy street quality to it with a strange kind of innocence. Not sure whether I am conveying any sense her Ray. But I like it a lot.
Nice one

Comment is about LETTER FROM THE STREETS (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Clever words Tommy never ever wasted.
Nice one mate

Comment is about Word Smith (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

Horrifying! Great work - Congratulations

Jennifer

Comment is about The Write Out Loud Poem of the Week is ‘To Life (full colour version)’ by Rick (article)

Original item by steve pottinger

Actually I hate Marmite.

Comment is about Brian Says Marmite Is Superior : What Nerve! (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

very good Don.
glad you liked that poem.
but...you did not send a rhymed response.
so what is the problem?

Comment is about Don Matthews (poet profile)

Original item by Don Matthews

Thanks Po - the same good wishes to you on this perennial occasion for looking "to and fro",

Comment is about THOUGHTS AT CHRISTMAS - a seasonal re-post (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Thanks for your likes David, Trevor, Anya,Jon and David. I have given this a facelift in today's effort. The sentiment is the same, but totally different.

Ray

Comment is about CITY LIGHTS (blog)

Original item by ray pool

HI folks. I decided to rehash my poem from yesterday as my thoughts were tangled and perhaps too "poetic." I hope this may serve a purpose in its place.

Ray

Comment is about LETTER FROM THE STREETS (blog)

Original item by ray pool

The last thousand years of history in these islands have been singularly affected by the Norman invasion and its gradual
assimilation into the existing predominantly Anglo-Saxon population.
Other incomings have been small and barely registered on the
(modest) population, from whatever source they came, limited of
course, by the difficulties that travel and cost presented. Their
accommodation was slow and less than intrusive since they had
every wish to be accepted and worked to achieve that result.
The "English" identity has been a source of humour, with the
world - often with a touch of envy - joking about our various odd
traits...love of cricket, tea, warm beer, hail fellow well met...fair
play, and, of course, those old chestnuts...class and retention of
the monarchy when the rest of the world was "going republic".
We are still welcoming incomers but it is disingenuous to assume
things are on the previous footing and scale. Any optimistic
preaching how things should be (always a personal position)
is connected to what can be made acceptable for the host nation
in well meant efforts to help the more mobile transients while
preserving its own precious sense of identity. That is the concern
during these days of mass migration, occurring for whatever reason. These islands already support a population equal to that of France. Check the difference in the size of the two nations.

Comment is about This Christmas (blog)

Original item by eve nortley

I think the Poetry Foundation recently gave out like a $25,000 prize to somebody.

Poetry is finally paying!

Comment is about Seeing the wood and the trees: chance to become writer-in-residence with Forestry Commission (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Good luck filling that pot.

Comment is about Like to join the Write Out Loud team? (article)

Original item by Julian Jordon

Excellent piece.?

Comment is about ｔｈｅｓａｄｄｅｓｔｏｆｂｏｙｓ (blog)

Original item by Mikey V Kinsey

Spreading Christmas joy to certain boys and certain girls.
The ones that deserve to be happy,
Will someday be glad,
The ones that are nasty,
Will someday be sad.

Comment is about Pip Thomas picture.jpg (photo)

Original item by Pip Thomas

Thank you Martin, thanks for the feedback.

Comment is about Night Life (blog)

Original item by Rich

Really a sad poem!!! Blends with my mood completely.....phew!! Great write?

Comment is about Miss You Endlessly (blog)

Original item by Suko Waspodo

I like it dk ?

Comment is about Black Birds (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Crows are known to test the range of shotguns by repeatedly gliding within range only to pull up at the last moment at the sound of buckshot.

Crows can sled for fun, they can use tools to obtain food, and they can speak languages if taught to.

I wonder what most people would do with this information? Oh yeah, nothing.

Great piece.?

Comment is about Black Birds (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Call me what you want, but don't call me bad at rhyming or late for dinner!?

Comment is about d.knape (poet profile)

Original item by d.knape

What hides underneath a monster's bed????

Comment is about They (blog)

Original item by Dark_horizon

Thank you Po.

Here's something interesting dog wise. You are from Norfolk and my dog is a Norfolk terrier! How cool is that?

Comment is about THE RED HAIRED ANGEL (blog)

Original item by lynn hahn

David, master clip . Bloody hilarious and so right - touches of Dave Allen in another style. Watch out Michael McIntyre.

Thanks for the observations Po. I tried to bring some humour to the table and was lucky with the bewail/whale combo. Sometimes it works....

Ray

Comment is about RECYCLING (blog)

Original item by ray pool

The bathos is intoxicating, but the truth cuts like a macuahuitl. Life is easily devalued by those lacking in any basic notion of morality, and at times of war or strife, it is the most vulnerable of a community that suffer the most and pay the highest price.

The Nanking (Nanjing) Massacre is testament to this.

I truly hope to see your work published widely. It would be a sin not to.?

Comment is about She walks in beauty (blog)

Original item by eve nortley

You write a story for so many. It truly sicken me how this STILL goes on while others complain about mundane things. Wasn't "slavery" outlawed centuries ago? Yet, it still goes on while we grow further and further apart from humanity.

I pray that we Will Wake Up!

Comment is about She walks in beauty (blog)

Original item by eve nortley

A brutal coughing fit:
Sol doubled hawking blood,
wiped his mouth... glided on

Reminds me of my dad. I liked the contrast in 'glide'. I wish I could glide like that.

Well done Rick and belated happy Hanukkah. I love that the festival of light happens in the darkness!

John Marks

Comment is about The Write Out Loud Poem of the Week is ‘To Life (full colour version)’ by Rick (article)

Original item by steve pottinger

Thank you so much Taylor. I wrote this to Tia Torres. She has a reality show to help pay for her pit bull rescue. I am addicted to her show. What they do for dogs is remarkable.

I have been afraid of large dogs...pit bulls at the top of the list. I was attacked by a dog 30 years ago. I still struggle with the injuries. Tia is responsible with that breed. She is aware they need experienced owners and matches up adoptee with dog. If a dog is truly a danger she does euthanize them. Bad breeding is a reality.

Her family works with her as do parolees which explains the "behind cold steel bars" That speaks to the parolees and the dogs in her kennels. She is truly inspiring.

Comment is about THE RED HAIRED ANGEL (blog)

Original item by lynn hahn

Thanks to Tom and to Big Sal for reading and approving, cheers.

Brian, thanks for recognizing the symptoms. No escaping the needs, but just a thought - apparently the only part of the outfit that can't be recycled is the plastic I believe, so there we go again.

Thanks Alan, I agree with that. Imagine one day the swamp thing rising up from the detritus. Gawd 'elp us.

A salutary comment David. There's just no winning from certain perspectives. Thanks.

Martin, I am counting on your support and the others on the site to raise awareness - trouble is it's all a smear campaign.

Ray . Have happy Xmases...

Comment is about RECYCLING (blog)

Original item by ray pool

thanks Don.
I try to remain positive
despite my poetry.

wink.

Comment is about Don Matthews (poet profile)

Original item by Don Matthews

Hello M.C Newberry

Thanks for your kind words on my attempts at poetry. Hope you have a fantastic Christmas.

Dave.

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

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Hello Don Matthews

Thanks for your kind words on my attempts at poetry. Hope you have a fantastic Christmas.

Dave.

Comment is about Don Matthews (poet profile)

Original item by Don Matthews

Beautiful piece, Lynn. Sorry I missed it the first time around. Will try to keep a better eye out next time for your work.❤

Comment is about WOOF WOOF (blog)

Original item by lynn hahn

Great titles.?

Comment is about Crescent (blog)

Original item by Lucas B. Foley

Part-time shovel knight?? Ha, that made me laugh.

What about good ol' Propeller Knight?

Comment is about Zach Dafoe (poet profile)

Original item by Zach Dafoe

A lot of echomimetico in this. Makes it an enjoyable read.?

Comment is about The End, Again (blog)

Original item by Lucas B. Foley

Thank you for continuing to read.?

Comment is about Taylor Crowshaw (poet profile)

Original item by Taylor Crowshaw

Successfully "angling" for a positive pay-off in its otherwise downbeat content. The cloud has a silver lining!

Comment is about Muddy Water (blog)

Original item by d.knape

It sticks in my mind from way back (in more innocent youth) that the
road to "salvation" is a rocky one. None can deny the human imperative to improve one's lot, but the host's reality is often more
prosaic - how often and how many? These islands - like a life
form - have an identity and a capacity that need to be constantly
addressed and safeguarded. We cannot solve the problems of the
world - and certainly not one which has numerous places of safety
and sanctuary to stand alongside our own shrinking confines.

Comment is about This Christmas (blog)

Original item by eve nortley

Leaving aside the various religious teachings and beliefs - it may be
argued with some degree of reality that "God" is an invention of the
human hope for some omniponent presence that embodies the
best of love and care, tempered with righteous retribution for evil.
Once upon a time.....

Comment is about God Is No Man (blog)

Original item by David Irvine

Fire and life...those often uncontrolled (and uncontrollable) sources
of comfort and consternation. They can provide or they can take
away - and need careful handling at all times. There's no room
for messing-up or you WILL get burned.
In purely inventive terms, fire and the wheel are top candidates for
human ingenuity, and Man's best friend, the dog, soon came in
from the cold to add so much more of value to his existence.

Comment is about Playing with Fire ? (blog)

Original item by Natalie Johnson

More upbeat fun from Down Under! But writing it isn't exactly child's play (geddit?). ?

Comment is about Happy Little Hillbillys Counter (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Thanks for the comments, everyone. Martin, I haven't read this one out anywhere yet.

Comment is about Another Train Song (blog)

Original item by Randy Horton

Thanks!

Comment is about Your Blue Period (blog)

Original item by Robert C Gaulke

Ah, thank you for your comments. I like a bit of drama now and again. This is a little more succinct than ‘The Scimitar’ of a few months ago which I will re post for you. Cheers.

Comment is about ‘Transfixed’ (blog)

Original item by Rick Varden

Having read this book, I have to say I agree wholeheartedly with this review. 'Moses' is a gem of a poem, taking the unpromising subject of Home Office treatment of asylum seekers and creating a beautifully observed, delicately handled, personal tale. The rest of the book is just as good. A superb collection.

Comment is about Close: Emma Purshouse, Offa's Press (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Just lost a cute Jack Russel called Bonzo,very old .Couldn't take him to the vet myself had to get a friend to do it.Like loosing a member of the family.
Had a dog in the past called Woof,whenever I shouted his name out everyone thought I was barking mad.

Comment is about WOOF WOOF (blog)

Original item by lynn hahn

I like this very much. Thought provoking.

Comment is about Your Blue Period (blog)

Original item by Robert C Gaulke

They master abacas at two
And like the Chinese masters
They can beat me and you

One thousand and one, one thousand and .... ?

Comment is about Happy Little Hillbillys Counter (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Did he have an abacus Don?
Don't suppose computers have reached Oz yet.

Comment is about Happy Little Hillbillys Counter (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Wonderfully entertaining poem Don love it.?

Comment is about Happy Little Hillbillys Counter (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews