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Don Matthews

Mon 22nd Oct 2018 11:16

How to get maximum comments. Write a public information poem. ? How to train your dog not to stop and pee every 10 yards. Be firm. You control the dog. The dog doesn't control you. ?

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Taylor Crowshaw

Mon 22nd Oct 2018 10:42

Well done on poem of the week...Beautiful.?

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Martin Elder

Mon 22nd Oct 2018 10:37

A beautiful piece of poetry with its own rhythm that lulls the reader along. It also left me wanting more and for that a worthy POTW
congratulations
Love it

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Graham Sherwood

Mon 22nd Oct 2018 10:09

That damn writer's block eh Don? Keep your neck away from it ?

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Mon 22nd Oct 2018 10:08

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Caoimhe June Jane Ryan

Mon 22nd Oct 2018 10:05

This was a text my friend had written. His English is not perfect. And I didn't want to edit anything because It is the way he wrote it. But I like his words and was proud of him for taking the time to express himself with words as it is outside of his comfort zone to do so. I thought it was a nice paragraph. ?

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Graham Sherwood

Mon 22nd Oct 2018 10:02

Well I certainly missed this the first time around (one of the bonuses of POTW I'm beginning to find).

I do like short poems too. they need to cram so much imagery into such a short space and this does that perfectly.

Well done Katlego.

Graham ?

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Jon Stainsby

Mon 22nd Oct 2018 06:42

Be kind to yourself.

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Peter Taylor

Mon 22nd Oct 2018 02:26

I missed the Saturday surge of comments but would lke to plagiarise all that were part of it! A fine and wholly authentic
piece, from the deep, lovely.
Peter T

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d.knape

Mon 22nd Oct 2018 01:30


thanks for the comment.
now change that photo.
aren't you tired of
holding that sheep?

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Trevor Alexander

Mon 22nd Oct 2018 01:22

I find myself biting my tongue there Taylor! ?

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Taylor Crowshaw

Mon 22nd Oct 2018 00:03

I like it Trevor..?

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Big Sal

Sun 21st Oct 2018 22:56

A lot to digest, but it seems like you really knew what you wanted to say with this one.

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John Coopey

Sun 21st Oct 2018 22:51

Quite right, MC. Indeed a biopsy following on from an MRI scan is not foolproof. Samples may be taken from a "clean" part of the prostate with cancerous areas undetected.
But all of theses, the initial PSA, the MRI scan and especially the biopsy are bloody good guides and men should find out.
Trevor - It is my lot in life to be the font of wisdom.

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Martin Elder

Sun 21st Oct 2018 22:42

This is an amazing poem with so much energy to it. I could feel it revving up form the get go. It kind of puts me in mind of a song by the Hollies
'stop stop your dancing give me time to breath'
Nice one Becky
a good performance I imagine
Love it

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Martin Elder

Sun 21st Oct 2018 22:28

set it off like a funeral pyre

That for me is such a powerful and evocative opening line on its own.
Love it Rachel
Nice oen

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Martin Elder

Sun 21st Oct 2018 22:25

I think Ray is right we always carry something of our parents around with us. I know that I have reminders of my dear old dad from time to time even several years later after his demise.
heart rendering stuff Jon
Nice one

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Martin Elder

Sun 21st Oct 2018 22:22

A wonderful little ditty Ray. I don't normally like this particular kind of verse , but you bring a whole new dimension to it.

Nice one

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Trevor Alexander

Sun 21st Oct 2018 20:28

This has been a public information poem..... ?

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Taylor Crowshaw

Sun 21st Oct 2018 19:29

It sang to me with beauty..such a lyrical poem..thank you.?

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d.knape

Sun 21st Oct 2018 18:14

Yes, there are different
degrees of Homelessness.
Some forced into it.
Some choosing it.
For some, Home is a shopping cart.
For others, it's a page and a pen.

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d.knape

Sun 21st Oct 2018 18:10

SO MUCH YOU

You look so happy in this photo
that smile is so much YOU,
We wonder what just happened
that you could be so moved,
Could it be you inherited money
or did the divorce go through?
Whatever the reason, keep smiling
that smile is so much YOU.


wink.

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d.knape

Sun 21st Oct 2018 18:01

profile?
i did not know
i even HAD
a profile.

that silhouette
IS my profile.

wink.

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d.knape

Sun 21st Oct 2018 17:53

Once is enough
it should suffice
but so much like You
to send it twice.

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jennifer Malden

Sun 21st Oct 2018 17:43

Fantastic as usual! Candidate for POTW? If may presume, not so sure about the first line of the second verse. Up to then the images and language are fairly formal language, but grin is informal, and why a gentleman? Anyway, loved it.

Really envy your output, and all good stuff! I take ages to produce anything decent!

Jennifer

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Big Sal

Sun 21st Oct 2018 17:09

Taylor is right dk. . . .






that IS a cockapoo in her picture. . .
?
good rhythm to this too. .

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LL

Sun 21st Oct 2018 16:57

A face as warm as the sun with a demeanor like ice... mmm I feel that.❤

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LL

Sun 21st Oct 2018 16:51

??...

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LL

Sun 21st Oct 2018 16:47

amazing. " why dance for him, when he can dance for me"
I love that.

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M.C. Newberry

Sun 21st Oct 2018 16:40

Good thinking - putting a topical "problem" in verse form.
Been there - know about it. Drinking coffee, tea and
other liquids in the hours before bedtime CAN be a
cause of needing to get up in the night more than once.
HOWEVER...
there IS a difference between an enlarged prostate (a
medical fact of life for men of 50+apparently) which can
press on the tube from the bladder, signalling a "need"
to pee, especially at night - and a cancerous prostate
about which there is ongoing divided opinion regarding
testing. This is because the popular Prostate Specific
Antigen (PSA) test is not a 100% reliable guide and it is
considered by some that the stress and concern this
can raise in a patient can detrimentally affect the health
anyway. There is also the fact that prostate cancer is
slow growing and a sufferer may well die of old age
before it becomes a life-threatening issue.
The most reliable medical test is certainly the MRI SCAN
but even that needs very careful checking before any
decision is taken for a patient to require further action
which can have a huge effect on the male psyche and
basic daily convenience/comfort.
Moral: prevention IS better than cure and a carefully
researched diet (easy these days online!) can contribute
considerably to helping avoid disease and limiting any
discomfort while COMMON SENSE should dictate seeking
medical advice about any disturbing changes in physical
behaviour/signs/symptoms below the belt!

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Jemima Jones

Sun 21st Oct 2018 16:09

And I totally agree with Rose, Wendy. Is that you as a young girl in your profile photo I would like to know, please. Take care. Thank you. Jemima.

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Taylor Crowshaw

Sun 21st Oct 2018 16:00

I like the rhythm and rhyme of this D.K. and the subject matter is very close to my heart...it is always raining here..?

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Taylor Crowshaw

Sun 21st Oct 2018 15:39

Don, I want to thank you for commenting on 'How' it means a lot as I value your opinion immensely. ?

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Taylor Crowshaw

Sun 21st Oct 2018 15:38

Jon, you remain so supportive to all your fellow poets. It is heartening and I thank you sincerely.. Taylor ?

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Taylor Crowshaw

Sun 21st Oct 2018 15:36

Peter, you always manage to put your comments to us fellow poets so eloquently.
I thank you..?

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Taylor Crowshaw

Sun 21st Oct 2018 15:35

Hi Mike, Thank you for reading and commenting on 'How' it means a lot...?

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Martin Elder

Sun 21st Oct 2018 15:25

A beautiful description of such an unwelcome malady and a well deserved POTW Joanna

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John Coopey

Sun 21st Oct 2018 14:34

Thanks, Taylor. The real message I'd like for blokes to take from it is GO AND GET YOURSELF CHECKED. Prostate cancer is one of the most curable cancers, the more so if it is spotted early.
I was lucky.

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Taylor Crowshaw

Sun 21st Oct 2018 14:24

Both informative and humorous John..keep that pelvic floor toned..?

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John Coopey

Sun 21st Oct 2018 14:23

I'll bear that in mind, Don.

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mike booth

Sun 21st Oct 2018 13:59

And it's a yes from me... that's five yeses... ALWAYS YES!?

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Don Matthews

Sun 21st Oct 2018 13:50

I don't know what to recommend
John, about your back
Some remedies that I have heard
Bring pee problems right back

Be careful what the doc says
Check out the internet
To verify what he says
And pee-leak you won't get ?

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Tom

Sun 21st Oct 2018 13:46

Thank you so much for your comment on 'For Jordan'. Much appreciated.

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Tom

Sun 21st Oct 2018 13:45

Thank you so much for your comment on 'For Jordan' ?

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John Coopey

Sun 21st Oct 2018 12:59

Thanks, Caoimhe. Much appreciated.
Don't, Brian. Aaaarrgh! Too late.

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Caoimhe June Jane Ryan

Sun 21st Oct 2018 12:52

Brilliant!! ??? I love it.

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Sun 21st Oct 2018 12:43

I' m looking after my daughter's dog whilst she's on honeymoon. What's this got to do with John's problem I hear you ask? Well, when I take him for a walk he has the ability to cock his leg and wee just a smidge every 10 yards over a distance of about 1000 yards.

Does this help at all John?

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Sun 21st Oct 2018 12:24

They say you should never meet your heroes.

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Big Sal

Sun 21st Oct 2018 12:10

Excellent imagery.?

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Big Sal

Sun 21st Oct 2018 12:09

Beautiful poetry requires good music. Anya taught me that.?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LG-FKlpUTI

Holding these moments hostage until they become a part of what makes us who we are. .

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