A useful and timely reminder of the wider participation of
those who took part in our conflicts against aggressive tyranny.

Comment is about Anthem for all all these damned Youngsters (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

Hurrah for the positivity - and the trouble taken to put one
of Churchill's favourite poems into a more modern idiom.

Comment is about Don't say this struggle's all in vain (blog)

Original item by Marnanel Thurman

Neatly constructed with a nod to our human fallibility -
Followed with a blind devotion
That surrenders logic to emotion.
But it seems that (near or far) fate
Will see us meet the devil incarnate!

Comment is about THE HOLY GHOST (blog)

Original item by ray pool

November is a month of Remembrance of which All Souls Day and Remembrance Sunday are particular solemnities. A fitting month I have always thought as the season is also indicative of death. A powerful indictment on our inability to create a better world out of such sadness and inequality.

Thank you for this

Keith

Comment is about All Souls' Day (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

Life should be that simple Mark, but we need to be awkward and challenging as well as anodyne in our work. Nevertheless the sentiment is a good one.


Ray

Comment is about DO NOT... (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Good for him.
Horses are beautiful and they shouldn't have to run round in circles forever.

Hannah

Comment is about Chautauqua We Salute You (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Remarkably soothing and yet slightly disturbing with the questioning you are so prone to do Peter. You go inside a theme and view it from the very heart of it, spreading out all you imagine. A real treat and a feat too.

Ray

Comment is about THE CLOCK (blog)

Original item by Peter Taylor

Even apples have feelings, and this one being lonely makes us suspend disbelief, from twig and leaf !

Ray

Comment is about The Last Apple on the Tree (blog)

Original item by Taylor Crowshaw

So beautiful.
Magical.
Will want to read it many times.

Hannah

Comment is about The Last Apple on the Tree (blog)

Original item by Taylor Crowshaw

A curious tale indeed Hugh, whetting our appetites for kids to come knocking uninvited at our doors. Harry Potter watch out!

Ray

Comment is about Trick or eat (blog)

Original item by hugh

Powerful words.
A lot of truth.

Hannah

Comment is about Equal Opportunities (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

A sort of mechanical analysis that works for me Tommy; it is strangely satisfying and I think written with tongue in cheek. Good enough for me!

Ray

Comment is about Wandering expositions (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

I'm sure there are some - perhaps even many - good, rich people, deserving of their wealth and philanthropic to a T. I'm sure MSN online also talks about those that are throwing their money around to blur climate change research, pay backhanders to get access to profitable but environmentally distastrous projects, taking private jets halfway across the planet on a whim, and generally selling all our futures for the sake of their own immediate profit. It doesn't do to generalise about rich people, I guess, any more than it does to make generalisations about beggars, people on benefits, migrants or "leftwingers".

Perhaps I over-reacted to your original comment in reading it as dismissing protest as a foible of youth. (I guess I was also nettled at the dig at poor Joe Hill, although it was a play on words he probably would have appreciated). I'm sure "protest" is sometimes - often, even - far from the best way to bring about change for the better. But we have to do SOMETHING, surely?

Comment is about Intertextual protest (blog)

Original item by Becky Who

Very meaningful.
A strong message.

Hannah

Comment is about Anthem for all all these damned Youngsters (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

Full on gorgeous Jennifer. A smorgasbord of delights and well set up with opening and closing lines. Congratulations!

Ray

Comment is about ‘The Legacy’ by Jennifer Malden is our Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by steve pottinger

Bravo. Fantastic story. Love it.

Hannah

Comment is about Trick or eat (blog)

Original item by hugh

Masterful

Thank you
Keith

Comment is about Anthem for all all these damned Youngsters (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

Thanks for reading and commenting on The Last Apple on the Tree Don..much appreciated..?

Comment is about Don Matthews (poet profile)

Original item by Don Matthews

Fabulous....loved it

Thanks
Keith

Comment is about Fishing For Sympathy (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Thank you for taking the time to read and comment on The Last Apple on the Tree, Hugh..?

Comment is about hugh (poet profile)

Original item by hugh

Thank you for commenting on The Last Apple on the Tree Tom...?

Comment is about Tom Doolan (poet profile)

Original item by Tom Doolan

That sounds like a real fishy tale..nice one D.K. ?

Comment is about Fishing For Sympathy (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Sound interesting Tom great poem for Halloween..?

Comment is about Hallow Halloween (blog)

Original item by Tom Doolan

That is it Big Sal..so pleased you see it...both literal and analogy in symmetry...?

Comment is about The Last Apple on the Tree (blog)

Original item by Taylor Crowshaw

Golden and delicious. T :)

Comment is about The Last Apple on the Tree (blog)

Original item by Taylor Crowshaw

A tale of the unexpected. wicked work Hugh. T:)

Comment is about Trick or eat (blog)

Original item by hugh

It's crazy how each and every line can be taken both literally and as an analogy.

Great piece as usual, Taylor.

Hone that craft.?

Comment is about The Last Apple on the Tree (blog)

Original item by Taylor Crowshaw

Nice one, you and your pet are not looking bad.
Its obvious that you're pets lover...

Comment is about IMG_0196.PNG (photo)

Original item by keith jeffries

Thanks...

Comment is about The Question (blog)

Original item by Kporho Raphael Oyeke

Excellent..?

Comment is about Wandering expositions (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

A tree without an apple
Could be any tree
Even if it bared lots
It's bare for all to see

The last one it did hang on
Oh so valiantly
Some little blighter picked it
Was saving it for me ?

Comment is about The Last Apple on the Tree (blog)

Original item by Taylor Crowshaw

A dad who drives the car in the back seat! Amazing!?

Comment is about Trick or eat (blog)

Original item by hugh

I'll see you all on the ballot.?

Comment is about Last day to enter the Write Out Loud WoLF poetry competition! (article)

Original item by Mike Took

Sounds like a poet's version of Fyre Festival.

Come on guys, up your game!?

Comment is about Festivals: The Mild Irritation Behind the Joy (article)

Original item by Mike Took

I don’t travel very much but am always inspired to write when I do. this is a lovely, quietly beguiling piece Peter. I can see you sitting there compiling this and the view etc. Interestingly the tick/tick of a clock can be both peaceful and irritatingly noisy.

A wonderful observation.

Comment is about THE CLOCK (blog)

Original item by Peter Taylor

Amelia twitched her nose and changed the demon's name to Heath from Keith.Your absolutely amazing Amelia.What next?Tee hee.

Comment is about Trick or eat (blog)

Original item by hugh

No way was Keith a demon. Tina might have been a bit of a girl, but not Keith. ?

Comment is about Trick or eat (blog)

Original item by hugh

Thanks, MC.. I’m told I sing like a bird. Unfortunately it’s a magpie.

Comment is about DON'T TELL THE GODS YOUR PLANS (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Apples don't fall far from the tree, but yours doesn't want to fall at all! Good one Taylor.

Comment is about The Last Apple on the Tree (blog)

Original item by Taylor Crowshaw

Keith...no it can't be, can it?

Comment is about Trick or eat (blog)

Original item by hugh

Love this for so many reasons Hugh, great fun, great ending. A real fairy tale woven with skill..❤

Comment is about Trick or eat (blog)

Original item by hugh

Very tasty.A fruitful and appealing creation Taylor.Well done.

Comment is about The Last Apple on the Tree (blog)

Original item by Taylor Crowshaw

This is wonderful. Made me feel good inside.

Comment is about THE CLOCK (blog)

Original item by Peter Taylor

I echo Big Sal's words..beautiful Peter. ?

Comment is about THE CLOCK (blog)

Original item by Peter Taylor

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing ?

Comment is about My Mother (blog)

Original item by Mama Lola

This piece reminded me of the short, cruel end to an ortolan's life when it is readied for a meal. A poetic rendition of the path of a life taken through roads less traveled. A piece elegantly spoken and well written.

Very nicely done.?

Comment is about THE CLOCK (blog)

Original item by Peter Taylor

You feeling better yet? Was gonna poke you with a stick to see if you were, but I couldn't find one long enough to do so yet.?

All literary feuds aside, I feel like this turtle should race one of Taylor's chickens. I'd put money on that!?

Comment is about Mobile Home (blog)

Original item by d.knape

I read all these comments
now ...i cannot remember what i was going to
comment on.

no comment.

Comment is about Jennifer Malden (poet profile)

Original item by Jennifer Malden

thanks for reading Mobile Home
thanks for always commenting.

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Comment is about Taylor Crowshaw (poet profile)

Original item by Taylor Crowshaw

Beautiful

Comment is about the colors you didn't see (blog)

Original item by Sarah Mae