A powerful piece of poetry... Thank you..?

Comment is about IS and IS NOT (blog)

Original item by nunya

Like this ..a lot thank you.?

Comment is about do i cross your mind? (blog)

Original item by Grape

I guess if there are more forward steps than backward ones that is the best we can hope for. Good piece Trev.

Comment is about Keeping Up Appearances (blog)

Original item by Trevor Alexander

I love this poem. Boys are ThE WoRsT ? but what can we do we need the to reproduce??. Great poem now one of my favorites.

Comment is about do i cross your mind? (blog)

Original item by Grape

You keep surpassing yourself Avishek, keep writing how you know how and let the words flow. ?

Comment is about Murky (blog)

Original item by AVISHEK GHOSH

Thanks, Big Sal...you always seem to say what you feel in the moment. Be well, to you too.

Comment is about IS and IS NOT (blog)

Original item by nunya

Last line holds itself like a vigil to long forgotten emotions we didn't know we still had in our back pockets. Nicely done.?

Comment is about do i cross your mind? (blog)

Original item by Grape

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_of_the_Ottoman_Empire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7WWcvaS1dg

"you've got to know your history..."

Comment is about IS and IS NOT (blog)

Original item by nunya

Beautiful with bathos injected into it for good measure. Excellent poem very much worthy of its namesake.

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Comment is about EPITAPH (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Honest as it is full of life and imagery.?

Comment is about Tick Tock (blog)

Original item by MyDystopiA

Like a ballad to the death of innocence.

You always manage to pack so much power into short lines, it's always a refreshing read.

Be well.?

Comment is about IS and IS NOT (blog)

Original item by nunya

Thanks Rachel for your comment- even though you've lost me, I'm a bear of very little brain.

I suppose a person might embark on some sort of heavenly quest or may remain content to try to be some sort of successful businessasshole. I suppose most of us tread a sometime-uneasy middle line.

I've flung down these inconclusive lines hoping the reader will "enjoy" having some of the work left to him/her.

Comment is about Fourteen Divided By Two (blog)

Original item by Adam Whitworth

"I aim for the sun
and within my guilt
I come undone."

Icarus escapes with or without wings...

Rachel

Comment is about Stuck (blog)

Original item by MyDystopiA

I realize it's somewhat anathematic, but this puts me in the mind of Machiavelli: "the end justifies the means"--reason can be so slippery and serpentine.

Rachel

Comment is about Fourteen Divided By Two (blog)

Original item by Adam Whitworth

Hi Sal. I think that's because the past is epic in all its miseries joys. Sometimes, I feel the past - even the very distant past - closely and intimately. Common humanity is not bound by time: empathising with the people of the past is no more difficult (easier in some ways) than empathising with the people of the present. As to vocabulary, dear Sal, I think you might be practising the ancient English art of self-deprecation! Thanks, as ever, for noticing my work, few do. Occasionally, I think of switching to prose but I just drift back to poetry, it is my natural medium. All good wishes, John

Comment is about A lamentation upon the fall of Constantinople 29th May 1453 (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

I've been caught talking to myself one too many times, Ray. Subtleties have a way of taking on the air of private jokes--even the hecklers get more laughs on the outside.

Still reading though not commenting much, lately,

Rachel

Comment is about SIMPLE FARE (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Thank you Martin. The story is from an old Hindu parable.

Comment is about Fourteen Divided By Two (blog)

Original item by Adam Whitworth

thanks for reading my poem.
I wish i was
a Registered anything...
unfortunately they do not register poets
if they did I would probably not get a tag
for pedigree.

Comment is about Shanice Matos (poet profile)

Original item by Shanice Matos

The old eternal question of deciding what is truth and what is not. You have tackled this very well Adam. Love it

Comment is about Fourteen Divided By Two (blog)

Original item by Adam Whitworth

This sounds almost Shakespeare like Mark. A very fine piece of poetry as well as being concise and to the point
Nice one

Comment is about QUESTION (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Ray this definitely reads like it should be a folk song and a very fine one at that

Nice one

Comment is about EPITAPH (blog)

Original item by ray pool

The distrust of politicians is historical - go back to Thomas
Rowlandson and his damning depiction of the would-be
MP seeking votes. But somewhere amongst the chaff there
is wheat and we have to hope it is cultivated to our benefit.
Each mainstream political party occupies various faultlines.
Not one is 100% trustworthy in fulfilling its promises when
seeking power. But the system has proved to be better than any alternative on offer as long as we can change
those who choose to impose their decisions upon us. The real danger comes when we can't.

Comment is about Keeping Up Appearances (blog)

Original item by Trevor Alexander

Thank you

Comment is about I would.... (blog)

Original item by Dee

Thanks all for reading and for your comments, David and Martin--I don't know about changing anyone else's world, I only know that I'm determined to change mine.

Rachel

Comment is about bodies in orbit (blog)

Original item by nunya

Only one American? See, I keep telling everyone poetry isn't that big over here in the States.

Congrats to every single one of them. #goingplacesfast ha ha.

Comment is about Foyle Young Poets of the Year 2018 Winners Announced (article)

Original item by Mike Took

Reciting poetry saved on a cell phone. . . Ha, modern touch. Nice.

Comment is about Annum Salman (photo)

Excellent piece you have written as a dedication. The last stanza holds its weight in gold, and could be inscribed on an epitaph beautifully.?

Comment is about The Master - for Carlos Ezquerra, 1947-2018 (blog)

Original item by J F Keane

Fastidious formula to making historical poetry interesting in every line without resorting too far onto the academic side that no one could relate or feel the depth of emotion. You do well writing historical poetry John, it always comes out epic.?

Comment is about A lamentation upon the fall of Constantinople 29th May 1453 (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

A very heartfelt poem. Pains of the heart run deep and you have expressed that beautifully. Well done!?

Comment is about My love (blog)

Original item by Genevieve

Lovely poem, full of emotion?

Comment is about I would.... (blog)

Original item by Dee

Hi All! Just heard that our filming didn't quite work out as planned, but there is a offer to go again and read our own work. I have replied to Ant to say I would love to! Anyone else interested? - Dorinda x

Comment is about Stockport WoL (group profile)

Original item by Stockport WoL

Fantastic!

Comment is about Stage (blog)

Original item by Adam Whitworth

Keith, I thoroughly enjoyed this poem. Your descriptive style captures my attention! Stanzas 4,5 and 7 are perfect!
I wish I could have know your Grandad!??

Comment is about Grandad (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Funny and plausible!??

Comment is about A visit to New York (blog)

Original item by hugh

To forgive is truly divine! This poem is heartwarming, humbling and a really beautiful sentiment.?

Comment is about Living With Me (blog)

Original item by d.knape

The theme is excellent - cogently and persuasively expressed.

Comment is about ‘Second Chances’ by Jane Briganti is Write Out Loud’s Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by steve pottinger

Thanks for the comments - and the "likes".

Comment is about OCTOBER (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Although I have some awareness of the illustrations that
filled magazines devoted to fantasy/futuristic themes,
I was unaware of the name of the subject of this tribute.
It is an art world in its own right, that's for sure, and Snr.
Ezquerra was clearly at the forefront and deserving of these
words of praise.

Comment is about The Master - for Carlos Ezquerra, 1947-2018 (blog)

Original item by J F Keane

A rewarding pen picture from the past.
One of the extraordinary aspects of the human condition is
the way young and old minds can connect. They can be
in happy harmony with no obvious cause except, perhaps,
that one is open to ways and things beyond experience
while the other has both - plus the wise patience to offer
both, unthreatened and admired in turn.

Comment is about Grandad (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Ian - congratulations on your latest endeavour. The creative drive takes many forms and those like you who
persevere with the courage of their convictions deserve
encouragement and applause. I may not be a fan of the
type of music you choose (and had some difficulty deciphering the words used on your posted track...in my own experience there is a tendency to over-record instrumentation nowadays) - but getting the material out there is an accomplishment to be
proud of. As for poetry and lyrics - I remember the comment from the greatest lyric interpreter of them all -
Frank Sinatra - who, when discussing his wonderful ability
to "put across" a lyric, said he was somewhat mystified
as he was no great fan of poetry. It is a fine line to tread
and the greatest lyric writers can divorce themselves from
the effects and influence of poetry per se. I say that if it
works, it works!

Comment is about SCREAMING BLUE MURDER - NEW ALBUM (blog)

Original item by Ian Whiteley

Don -
The human mind is compartmental
Like teeth and gums in matters dental!
One part comes up with its groove
While another tells the hand to move,
To set out what is thought about
Using that way that brought about
The reason for the "read me" action
That sees it join the poetry faction! ?

Comment is about Who Holds My Key? (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Another funny honey...?

Comment is about A visit to New York (blog)

Original item by hugh

What a wonderful poem, love story. I agree D.K. forgiveness is key. To also forget once forgiven is the secret...

Comment is about Living With Me (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Big Sal, Thank you so much for the kind words! Also, I checked out your profile and I must admit, rhyming poetry scares the heck out of me! There is nothing wrong with it, but it is certainly difficult to do it well. Sometimes I challenge myself to write a rhyming poem, but I usually end up trashing it. Good on you for trying to bring it back, though! ?

Comment is about Daryl Sznyter (poet profile)

Original item by Daryl Sznyter

Thank you both very much for your kind words. The purpose of this writing was to portray my battle with mental health disorders, I wasn’t expecting such a positive response so thank you all ❤️

Comment is about Melancholy. (blog)

Original item by Kay D. Gould

For me the last two lines are the best.

Comment is about My love (blog)

Original item by Genevieve

A grand poem,well done.

Comment is about Grandad (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

loved it but hey TC! come on! get those fingers typing again! ?




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Rose ?

Comment is about Drama (blog)

Original item by Taylor Crowshaw

people like your Granddad Keith are a wonderful breed apart
without any doubt. Thanks for a great poetical dedication.




Rose ?

Comment is about Grandad (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

so very much deserved Jane!

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Comment is about ‘Second Chances’ by Jane Briganti is Write Out Loud’s Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by steve pottinger