Absolutely, Brian. It was there for Remainers to lose. And we did. It doesn’t alter the fact that Leavers can’t explain what their plan to leave is. And still can’t.
(I’ve never been too worried about being told what to do, Brian).
Comment is about "BREXIT MEANS BREXIT" (blog)
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<Deleted User> (18118)
Sun 23rd Sep 2018 10:37
I enjoyed this.
I like the subject about witches. A culture we hear little about now.
At this time of the Equinox we look deeper in.
Hannah
Comment is about The season of the witch (blog)
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<Deleted User> (18980)
Sun 23rd Sep 2018 10:34
The answer you're looking for John...yes you are right...most of us wanted out without knowing exactly what it might mean, but trusting our gut instincts that the British people would rise to the challenge.
The remainers on the other hand were the majority but let EU membership slip through their fingers. So perhaps you need to look at your side and ask questions.
Anyway, in what seems to have become a forum for just three of us (perhaps reflecting the general interest on here) I suggest we call a halt to this before we're told to.
Comment is about "BREXIT MEANS BREXIT" (blog)
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<Deleted User> (13762)
Sun 23rd Sep 2018 09:33
some great lines Damon - it's not often eggnog gets a mention in a poem - but really, a Christmas poem in September? - a bit early surely ? But I'll forgive you because you're way cooler and more unique than any snowflake ? Merry Christmas!
Comment is about One Lonely Snowflake (blog)
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<Deleted User> (13762)
Sun 23rd Sep 2018 09:26
you do these little cinematic vignettes so well Ray - a touch of the Ealings perhaps?
Comment is about NONDESCRIPT (blog)
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No doubt, Brian. But I’m still at a loss to understand what you thought you’d voted for. Other than “Brexit Means Brexit”. You seem to keep proving my point.
Comment is about "BREXIT MEANS BREXIT" (blog)
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Sun 23rd Sep 2018 07:25
John - unfortunately a large number of potential remain voters - mostly younger people I believe - couldn't be arsed to get out of bed and get down to the polling station. Had they done so I think the result could have been different. I wonder how many left-leaning WOLers reading this fall into this category?
In my own family, me, my wife and son were first in the queue to vote leave. My two daughters had better things to do and one of them in particular has constantly whinged about the outcome ever since...accusing me of ruining her life.
Comment is about "BREXIT MEANS BREXIT" (blog)
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Hi Peter, this poem brought me back to my own childhood..the challenges..I really enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing..?
Comment is about CATCH-UP (blog)
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<Deleted User> (19913)
Sun 23rd Sep 2018 06:30
Where brilliance. I felt like clapping. ?
Comment is about Harvest Moons (blog)
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<Deleted User> (19913)
Sun 23rd Sep 2018 06:30
Where brilliance. I felt like clapping. ?
Comment is about Harvest Moons (blog)
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Big Sal
Sun 23rd Sep 2018 02:32
The imagery fits together like a tesseract. Well done.?
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Big Sal
Sun 23rd Sep 2018 02:31
MC - This is the stuff of good stump oratory. High ideals and visions with no substance. It reminds me of prospective Miss Worlds embracing world peace and the end to hunger as their greatest wishes. So, at the risk of repeating my repetition, how? What is the plan?
Brian - It is indeed the honest answer to admit that you do not know what the plan is. It does beg the question, however, why on Earth you would vote for something when you don’t know what you are getting. In contrast, every Remainer knew what they were voting for.
Comment is about "BREXIT MEANS BREXIT" (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thanks Andy, yes I will certainly be doing it at Word Central sometime soon.
Comment is about ‘The Voice of the Commons’ by Janey Colbourne is our Poem of the Week (article)
Original item by steve pottinger
Profoundly interesting and well composed. Thank you.
Keith
Comment is about Outside World (blog)
Original item by Kporho Raphael Oyeke
Yeah he's really cute. He's a Norfolk terrier. He has me wrapped around his little paw! Such a funny goofy guy.
His tongue is too long for his mouth lol. It hangs out a bit most of the time and has since he broke out of his mommy's belly. He was an irresistible puppy.
Comment is about DOGS DAY AFTERNOON (blog)
Original item by lynn hahn
Words with feeling that can come only from the heart. Thank you
Keith
Comment is about LONELY (blog)
Original item by Kporho Raphael Oyeke
<Deleted User> (19836)
Sat 22nd Sep 2018 19:00
Excellent poem. Something to think about!
Comment is about Harvest Moons (blog)
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<Deleted User> (19836)
Sat 22nd Sep 2018 18:55
Delightful! Who wouldn't want to wait on him...he's adorable!?? Woof! Woof!
Comment is about DOGS DAY AFTERNOON (blog)
Original item by lynn hahn
this topic is of particular interest to me - in 2014 I released an album of work - both poetry and song - using poems I had written in the previous year and published on WOL. The whole album covers the period from Declaration to Armistice (there are also a couple of cover versions).
The Wilfred Owen society was good enough to promote this work through their website - and via a convoluted route I was asked to perform the whole piece at The Wilfred Owen festival in Oswestry on Wednesday 7th November (the centenary of the armistice and of Wilfred Owen's death). I will be supported by Jeff Dawson (Jeffarama!) on the night. We are also doing a further 6 or 7 gigs during the week of the commemoration.
If anyone is interested in a listen (or a purchase :-) they can be accessed on the following link (you can listen for free).
I would recommend 'Home By Christmas', 'Death Of A Poet', 'Canary Girl' and 'Passchedndaelle' to get a taster of the material. If you like what you hear then please listen on. The pieces are in chronological order- so it really is a story book. - there are a number of musical styles as well as varied poetry forms in use - and a descriptive introduction to each topic.
Thanks for the article Keith - I look forward to reading the rest :-)
https://thecrowsofalbion.bandcamp.com/album/still-in-the-war-boys
Comment is about Poetry & The Great War, a Series: 1 (article)
Original item by Mike Took
To borrow again -
You ask what is our plan?
To break free of the shackles that hold us captive and
ignores our own historical right of self-determination.
You ask what is our aim?
Success - for the future, despite all the misgivings, all the
nay-sayers and doom-mongers. Conviction of purpose and courage in its continuance will see us through...as it has so
often against all the odds in our proud story. We stand on
the shoulders of giants so let's not fall to our knees for the
convenience of easy travel and a cosy "do as you're told"
diktat from a stealthily laid control from beyond these shores.
Comment is about "BREXIT MEANS BREXIT" (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
The conditions and frustrations of being subject of the age
definitions are readily understood in a fast moving world.
The term "minor" is relevant to a particular country and
its society and the age it defines varies accordingly.
Here in the UK, age 16 sees defined personal rights.
The law says - "child/young person/adult - with ages
defined according to what is relevant at 14/16/17/18 plus for driving, drinking and voting etc.
A child is below 14 years of age...perhaps the most
logical age application for the term "minor".
Comment is about NOTHING MUCH FOR MINORS BY SAHAJ SABHARWAL (blog)
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<Deleted User> (18980)
Sat 22nd Sep 2018 16:31
You're like a dog with a bone John. MC and I and others have made it clear that yes, things are not ideal, but the important thing is that the UK is leaving. And before you ask again...we don't know what the plan is as at present we are not masters of our own destiny...which is exactly the reason why the majority voted to leave.
Comment is about "BREXIT MEANS BREXIT" (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
I believe that the current UKIP leader has the courage of
his convictions and can defend them with panache in an age
that sees such things fall prey to political "flexibility" and
the desperate desire to be all things to all people. It is
indicative of the suspect values of the age that taking a
moral position that defends the vulnerable and seeks to
pin down the proselytizers who would deprive us of proper
free speech is so readily condemned in one of the "ism"
categories of choice.
Comment is about The UKIP Leaders Interview (blog)
Original item by Wendy Higson
Brief - but no grief -
Using words like a thief
Ensures we enjoy
Your poetical ploy!
Comment is about Is That The Problem? (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Very good Ray as a fan of old black and white movies it struck exactly the right cord..thank you ?
Comment is about NONDESCRIPT (blog)
Original item by ray pool
What a beauty...dog and poem..?
Comment is about DOGS DAY AFTERNOON (blog)
Original item by lynn hahn
Yes DK. I do too liked it very much, very relevant.
I am lucky enough to live in rural Ireland so do see traditional farming..it is so sad when progress is harming our health rather than improving it.
Comment is about Harvest Moons (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Superb. I really like this poem. Thanks,
Keith?
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Big Sal
Sat 22nd Sep 2018 14:23
There is an entire generation in Argentina called 'Asociacion Madres de Plaza de Mayo' in which they are all mothers with children lost to state terrorism (generously backed up by US doctrine and war dollars), and the same is being replayed in other South American countries, and even in Mexico today. Entire generations left looking for loved ones most likely dissolved in acid or buried in shallow graves. The unanswered questions remain in the shadows of these organizations and histories, and I think you may have inspired a new poem from my way Ray.
Excellent piece by the way. Truly transcending in power.?
Comment is about THE DISAPPEARED (blog)
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<Deleted User> (18118)
Sat 22nd Sep 2018 14:08
Extraordinary writing.
Through the grief stricken mothers we see the human cost, the tragedy.
The causes, misguided or worthy, this poem gives us an inner glimpse.
Hannah
Comment is about THE DISAPPEARED (blog)
Original item by ray pool
<Deleted User> (18118)
Sat 22nd Sep 2018 14:01
Read it twice, then saw it in sort of black and white, a real scene.
Real positivity 'I'll be out in a day'.
Original work that I really enjoyed.
Hannah
Comment is about NONDESCRIPT (blog)
Original item by ray pool
So this is canine day? All I can say is...there sure are a lot of dog poems going around. Is it contagious? ?
Comment is about Is That The Problem? (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
I enjoyed your poem. I love dogs but their need to protect their homes can get trying.
My little Norfolk terrier acts like anything that passes our home is bad news. I am quick to assure him all is well. Sorry your neighbors do not do the same with their best friends.
I am afraid of aggressive dogs too. I always hope the fences holding back their reactions to me are well tended to. I have been bitten and it is not fun.
Comment is about Dog Lane (blog)
Original item by Becky Who
Thank to all who have commented on this poem. It raises many issues regarding retirement and how best to use one´s time when that day comes. For many it is difficult to adjust from a life of routine and stress to one of free time and savouring the rewards of a long working life. It took me some time to deal with this but hobbies, writing, reading and pursuing other interests have keep my mind active. I would also advocate some form of charity work.
Thank you again,
Keith
Comment is about The Mundane Challenged (blog)
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<Deleted User> (19836)
Sat 22nd Sep 2018 12:44
MC.,
Thank you for this. I too belong to a generation whose parents fought in the Second World War and whose Grandparents fought in the Great War. I well remember listening to them and their experiences. Their memories have stayed with me.
This particular article is an introduction to others which I hope to complete prior to 11 November. I trust you will find them both interesting and illuminating.
Keith
Comment is about Poetry & The Great War, a Series: 1 (article)
Original item by Mike Took
I think the meat of your poem is in the last verse Rachel, holding the key to how people are easily controlled by repetitive experiences. They adapt so well: traffic, political claims, advertising overdoses, meaningless marriages, and yet we still have privacy in the toilet. I mean, how civilized can we really be?
MacDonalds please take note.
A real change from your more esoteric work if I may say.
Ray
Comment is about upon pondering some of the various conditions which might be judged as normal (blog)
Original item by nunya
<Deleted User> (9882)
Sat 22nd Sep 2018 11:40
Good morning lovely lady. Thank's for another beaut!
Rose ?
Comment is about The UKIP Leaders Interview (blog)
Original item by Wendy Higson
I like this Becky. Nice rhyming. Particularly liked the line 'A canine chain reaction ends all hope of being discreet' ?
Comment is about Dog Lane (blog)
Original item by Becky Who
well done Janey. A powerful write. Hope to see you read that sometime soon (:
Comment is about ‘The Voice of the Commons’ by Janey Colbourne is our Poem of the Week (article)
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<Deleted User> (19836)
Sat 22nd Sep 2018 09:14
Becky this is very well written! I myself am a dog lover. I have four dogs but they are family members. They are properly trained, cared for and do not bother people as they sleep at night in the house. I can relate to your poem because here in Greece many people keep stray dogs on their property by day and let them loose by night...this is extremely dangerous! I myself have been attacked twice and I no longer go for long hikes. And the endless night- time barking could drive anyone crazy!
You've really told a truthful tale with great rhyme! Bravo!
Comment is about Dog Lane (blog)
Original item by Becky Who
A great tale,
Prefer a dog that wags its tail.
Comment is about Dog Lane (blog)
Original item by Becky Who
<Deleted User> (19836)
Sat 22nd Sep 2018 09:05
Love it Don! I have 4 dogs and a cat...if you're not into animals don't come to my house!!!?
Comment is about Is That The Problem? (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
If only Leave was as simple as they told you it would be.
So what’s the plan, MC?
Comment is about "BREXIT MEANS BREXIT" (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
<Deleted User> (18980)
Sat 22nd Sep 2018 08:29
Hi Becky. I was a postman for five years so your poem resonates well with me.
Comment is about Dog Lane (blog)
Original item by Becky Who
Excellent
Comment is about NOTHING MUCH FOR MINORS BY SAHAJ SABHARWAL (blog)
Original item by Sahaj Sabharwal
Hi Wendy I echo Rose's comments lovely. ?
Comment is about Before A Storm (blog)
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Nigel Astell
Sun 23rd Sep 2018 10:50
Who is that sexy girl next to me?
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