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Taylor Crowshaw

Tue 9th Oct 2018 12:46

Great poem love it Sample the stress...?

Comment is about Stress can make a mess (blog)

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Taylor Crowshaw

Tue 9th Oct 2018 12:32

Wonderful thank you your words inspire....?

Comment is about Hardened Poets (blog)

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Larisa Rzhepishevska

Tue 9th Oct 2018 12:30

I am glad to know, John that your favorite color is blue too.

Comment is about Blue color (blog)

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<Deleted User> (9882)

Tue 9th Oct 2018 11:17

I've had a swim in these waters many a time VHH-great title followed by great image making lines.

Rose ?

Comment is about Validation (blog)

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<Deleted User> (9882)

Tue 9th Oct 2018 11:08

oh! tell me about it, Becky!

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Rose ?

Comment is about Poetic insomnia (blog)

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<Deleted User> (19836)

Tue 9th Oct 2018 10:40

Exquisite! Very eloquently written.?

Comment is about MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE (blog)

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<Deleted User> (19836)

Tue 9th Oct 2018 10:37

Great Haiku! A feeling I can relate to!?

Comment is about Poetic insomnia (blog)

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<Deleted User> (19836)

Tue 9th Oct 2018 09:57

Love it!? Excellent!

Comment is about Clutter Haiku (blog)

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<Deleted User> (19836)

Tue 9th Oct 2018 09:28

Yeah! Thank you Hugh. Have a wonderful day!?

Comment is about Stress can make a mess (blog)

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Hugh

Tue 9th Oct 2018 09:00

Thank you Jane,feel free .I am honoured

Comment is about Stress can make a mess (blog)

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Hugh

Tue 9th Oct 2018 08:55

As I jump onto the train,
An idea shunts into my brain.
A poem soon comes alive,
Thankfully,my brain cells will survive !

Comment is about Poetic insomnia (blog)

Original item by Becky Who

<Deleted User> (19836)

Tue 9th Oct 2018 08:53

Bravo Hugh! Great poem!??

"But learn how to confidently clear up the mess" is a very true statement because Stress in itself does not kill. What kills is the way one reacts to the stress thereby keeping themselves in a constant state of anxiety and so, your statement in it's poetic form is absolutely correct!

If you have no objection, I would like to be able to give this poem to my clients that I treat for Stress Management. It should be on their refrigerators to read EVERY DAY!

Thank you! Jane

Comment is about Stress can make a mess (blog)

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<Deleted User> (18980)

Tue 9th Oct 2018 08:15

We can't change the world Don but we can light a small fire in the corner. Remember my 'bought a return ticket and didn't come back'? Futile as it turned out!

Comment is about Service Has Gone Down the Gurgler (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Eric James

Tue 9th Oct 2018 08:03

A great salute to the art of rhyme! I enjoyed the many pleasant surprises along the way.

Comment is about Writing in Rhyme (blog)

Original item by Becky Who

Don Matthews

Tue 9th Oct 2018 07:56

What?

You're just a lowly poet rhyming in the wilderness

Sing and shout all you like, I rule supreme now

Yes Oh King Money (sitting on your gilded throne)

You will detect this is more than just a piece of poetry but my cry of frustration at what I see happening and my utter helplessness to do anything about it ?

Comment is about Service Has Gone Down the Gurgler (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

AVISHEK GHOSH

Tue 9th Oct 2018 07:51

Thanks Taylor and Jane for your constant support and inspiration.

Comment is about An Ache (blog)

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Becky Who

Tue 9th Oct 2018 07:35

I'm reading this on my phone on the morning commute, and I had to stop my music (I was listening to Eminem thanks to the influence of certain people on this site! ?) so that I could read it properly and feel the hip-hop rhythms.

I've just discovered your profile, welcome to WOL and I look forward to reading more of your work.

Becky

Comment is about MIDLIFE (blog)

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Taylor Crowshaw

Tue 9th Oct 2018 07:28

Thanks for reading Sat Here Thinking Eric?

Comment is about Eric James (poet profile)

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Eric James

Tue 9th Oct 2018 06:40

I love how your words flowed together seemingly effortlessly. Nicely done!

Comment is about Sat Here Thinking (blog)

Original item by Taylor Crowshaw

Eric James

Tue 9th Oct 2018 06:35

Hey Big Sal, I checked out Atmosphere on YouTube. I see what you mean about us having a similar rhyme style. I'm flattered to be compared to them and their dope lyrics!

Comment is about STAR STRUCK (blog)

Original item by Eric James

Don Matthews

Tue 9th Oct 2018 04:20

This is what good haiku is all about. Minimum words encapsulating a well thought-out idea ?

Comment is about Insomnia (blog)

Original item by Becky Who

elPintor

Tue 9th Oct 2018 03:04

It's somewhat of a tangent, but don't we all drink to re-introduce the blathering crying teenager to the public...

..never could one of these make your job any easier.

--a passing thought on a familiar subject,

Rachel x

Comment is about FUNCTION ROOM (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Big Sal

Tue 9th Oct 2018 02:53

Reminds me of the Elks Lodge for my brother's wedding. Looong night that one.

I like the 2 stanza format you are keen on using (from what I've seen on this and a couple others), you have a way of structuring them that always makes them equally powerful, a sort of ebbing and flowing of ideas back and forth between them.

What's your favorite type of poem to write Ray?

Comment is about FUNCTION ROOM (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Big Sal

Tue 9th Oct 2018 02:48

Heartfelt piece.?

Comment is about Dream (blog)

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Big Sal

Tue 9th Oct 2018 02:46

Sometimes I don't say anything for fear of wearing out my welcome with too many 'excellents' or 'great pieces' said, but you truly raise the bar with the poetry you write.

It's always a treat to read.

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Comment is about unbroken (a timeline in prepositions) (blog)

Original item by nunya

Peter Taylor

Tue 9th Oct 2018 02:19

Jon, rightly popular as a cry for the need to reconstruct our inner lives. Very much enjoyed.

Peter T

Comment is about ‘Peace, love and understanding have left the building’ is our Poem of the Week (article)

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M.C. Newberry

Mon 8th Oct 2018 23:31

Thank you kindly. I tend to see things in the following ways:
There's a time for levity,
May the laughter be long;
And a time for brevity
If living goes wrong.
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Comment is about A POET'S DUTY (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Graham Sherwood

Mon 8th Oct 2018 23:14

.............the mutual masturbation of praise............

Great line Ray,

I bet you made a few cry Ray! A lovely cameo of every Co-op Hall around the country.

Comment is about FUNCTION ROOM (blog)

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Poetikaly Anointed

Mon 8th Oct 2018 22:36

Thanks Big Sal!

Comment is about Pieces of Me (blog)

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raypool

Mon 8th Oct 2018 22:34

I hope this poem comes into context from the fact I played in a function band for more years than I care to remember!

Cheers all.

Comment is about FUNCTION ROOM (blog)

Original item by ray pool

David Keyworth

Mon 8th Oct 2018 22:32

Thanks for the fulsome report Nicola - and keeping everyone informed.

Review is about New Mills Festival Poetry Trail Round Robin on 26 Sep 2018 (event)

raypool

Mon 8th Oct 2018 22:24

Glad you got it Hannah, you always seem to relate to my spirit of writing. Very nice too.

Ray x

Comment is about EPITAPH (blog)

Original item by ray pool

raypool

Mon 8th Oct 2018 22:22

Thanks Big Sal for once again favouring my efforts. I just wanted to highlight the ludicrous insensitivity of the gratuitous reality show format and so unreal it can be.

You've got it Jon thanks.

I think you point out a collaboration of sorts in the coincidence you mention Taylor, a scandal really. The same careful plotting and preparation happens for royal visits of course and all seems well(which people expect of course). Thanks.

David, you continually surprise me in a nice way. A touch of Milligan in that story of the warship. Yes, the message here is fairly clear, Dortmund is a sober reminder too!

Graham, I do pity those who would rise so quickly from obscurity with no qualifications to do so - but I can't say I'm not a little bitter about it, seeing as I spent a life in show business so called. Thanks for the observation!

Nice one Martin. I questioned that phrase and how it would be received, so I'm glad it struck a chord. I don't think it's been used anywhere up til now! Cheers.

Isn't it a strange confusing world Hannah - i'm not saying this would happen, but it makes us think. Be always aware, I say!

Des, Anya and Becky, thank you all for the support.
Ray x