Great job Don! A truly thought provoking piece!??

Comment is about Where Will You Go ? (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Thank you Jane. It's like my own anthem to remind myself it eont always be so bad ! And it can only get better ?

Comment is about In a year long (blog)

Original item by HayzTee

Hayley, this piece is very moving. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. Bravo!?

Comment is about In a year long (blog)

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Beautiful! This poem carries a very important message. Well written. Thank you Sanjana??

Comment is about change. (blog)

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Thank you

Comment is about Dear God Why? (blog)

Original item by Mikey V Kinsey

Have to admit to feeding the ducks, not recently but when I lived near a pond.
It is a classic summer scene that you capture, one to savour as we cling to summer's end.
Love the word 'coracles'. Beautiful.

Hannah

Comment is about FEEDING THE DUCKS (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Brilliant and clever!
"I will write about you again,
but I know that’s not entirely true."
How perceptive.

Don't ever edit your feelings. Keep writing!

Comment is about Triptych #1: Coffee, Paper, and Storm (blog)

Original item by Aly

I know my physical body will go back to the earth but where (if anywhere) do those intangible things like the mind, soul, spirit go? I like the idea of recycling. I've asked my mind where it's going to shoot off to and it just shrugs its shoulders. Great help it is.....Just says make good use of me while I'm here. What sort of friend is that? Anya...?

Comment is about Where Will You Go ? (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Good to see the two properly mixed, and on a boat no less.?

Comment is about Inua Ellams' R.A.P. Party at Totally Thames (article)

Original item by Mike Took

Thanks Brian Anya, Taylor. I know where my body'll end up But the mind ? A question to you mind -where will you end up? ?

Comment is about Where Will You Go ? (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Thank you for sharing..so many will relate to this poem..?

Comment is about Dear God Why? (blog)

Original item by Mikey V Kinsey

Still laughing...?

Comment is about Deal with a kiss (blog)

Original item by hugh

Excellent Don really enjoyed this poem..?

Comment is about Where Will You Go ? (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

It jogs along nicely Don, and with a subject that will resonate with a lot of others.

Comment is about Where Will You Go ? (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

A poem which well describes the onslaught of materialism and the futility of pursuing it.
Thank you
Keith

Comment is about Values buried deep (blog)

Original item by Hasmukh Mehta

Damon,
This is a cry from the heart not from the brain. The brain is an emotional cul de sac whereas the heart is full of avenues which you can travel down without fear. Explore the heart. This poem is beautifully written and one which many will be able to relate to. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Keith

Comment is about Dear God Why? (blog)

Original item by Mikey V Kinsey

Beautiful and sincere words which surely must come from deep thought and inspiration. Thank you for this.
Keith

Comment is about Time (blog)

Original item by SheSpeaks

Thank you to all who commented on this poem. I appreciate your reading it and value what you have had to say.
Keith

Comment is about Poverty - A Chasm too Great (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Awesome !!!

Comment is about ‘Triptych #1: Coffee, Paper, and Storm’ by Aly is Write Out Loud’s Poem of the Week (article)

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Thank you everyone for your comments! I really appreciate it. ??

Comment is about How Late Is Too Late? (blog)

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Thank you for the feedback. It made my heart warm. ?

Comment is about In Love We Crash (blog)

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Congratulations Aly, a worthy POTW and good to see a new member making such a promising start. Welcome again!

Comment is about ‘Triptych #1: Coffee, Paper, and Storm’ by Aly is Write Out Loud’s Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by steve pottinger

Ray,
Only a keen eye and imaginative nature could produce such a poem. I read it slowly a second time as it is to be savoured. Thank you.
Keith

Comment is about FEEDING THE DUCKS (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Not at all Big Sal! I'm pretty good at the "snooze" button too, at the other end of the night.

Comment is about I hope the "sleep" function is working (blog)

Original item by Becky Who

When I was young and in high school looking for a place to be, I wandered into numerous Christian churches looking for myself. I've worked maintenance at a Methodist church here in my town, and I still use religious motifs, imagery, and other identifying factors in my poetry as it still suffices for euphemisms, analogies, and other great literary techniques. I may not follow the path I once did before, but reading and imbuing oneself with creation (religious or not) can aid a writer's imagination tremendously.

Good article Keith.

Comment is about The Poetry of Spirituality (article)

Original item by Mike Took

I prefer the "Snooze" button Becky. Does that make me a bad person??

Comment is about I hope the "sleep" function is working (blog)

Original item by Becky Who

Worlds apart and never a reason to believe otherwise.

This is a great piece.?

Comment is about Poverty - A Chasm too Great (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

I had a friend that once wrote a book and compared go-getters to eagles, and those that wait for opportunities to chickens. I love all birds, but this piece reminded me of that, and couldn't help but share this fact.

Great piece.?

Comment is about A dog with a beak (blog)

Original item by Clara

Peace and beauty..a beautiful relaxing poem transporting me right there Ray..I am on the side of the pond just stood quietly watching. Thank you..?

Comment is about FEEDING THE DUCKS (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Me too.

Comment is about Princess of the Fireflies (blog)

Original item by Mikey V Kinsey

I really relate to this poem. Poetry came looking for me to it knocked on the door until I had to let it out. ?

Comment is about It Was At That Age (blog)

Original item by d.knape

great imagery... Mondays yuk..

Comment is about Monday (blog)

Original item by KD Langford

Nice Hayley...?

Comment is about Forbidden Fruit (blog)

Original item by HayzTee

I enjoyed this poem thank you..?

Comment is about It dawns on the moon (blog)

Original item by Clara

Last stanza says it all Keith.. Good poem thank you for sharing. ?

Comment is about Poverty - A Chasm too Great (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

❤ the sample

Comment is about Nick (poet profile)

Original item by Nick

Cheers Big Sal!

Comment is about Laura Taylor - Fault Lines (article)

Original item by Mike Took

poem i wrote in college ages ago ?

Comment is about Forbidden Fruit (blog)

Original item by HayzTee

Very clever Becky...

Nice one!


Cheers

DJB

Comment is about I hope the "sleep" function is working (blog)

Original item by Becky Who

Wow that is something else Ian

I absolutely love the opening Stanza... (it was so good the whole poem could have stopped there, but thankfully it didn't).

Cheers

DJB

Comment is about Above The Light Of The Morning Star (blog)

Original item by Ian Whiteley

Wonderful Ray

I love the simplicity of the event and how vivid and exciting you make it sound.
I love the 'tiny spread of time' and the thought of the 'heat sighing in the glade'


Great!

Cheers

DJB

Comment is about FEEDING THE DUCKS (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Sound advice that I can relate to.

Cheers

DJB

Comment is about Simple acts of disgrace (blog)

Original item by Eden Louise

Great poem - I echo the words from Becky.

Well spotted - I don't think I had ever noticed the little man in the corner before and would certainly not have thought to look at the words on his page.

Cheers

DJB

Comment is about It Was At That Age (blog)

Original item by d.knape

I like this. Particularly as Becky says with Poetry coming looking for you and not vice versa. ?

Comment is about It Was At That Age (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Me too! The first couple of stanzas speak to me particularly. I love the idea of poetry coming looking.

Comment is about It Was At That Age (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Thanks, Don. I think when he becomes Prime Minister he will find a telephone booth, rip of his clothes to reveal himself as the new Superman of British politics and lead the country to glory. Or else he’ll continue to be the entertaining, devious, self-serving oaf that he is.

Comment is about EVERYBODY KNOWS (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Many thanks for your generous comments, Taylor, David, and Ray. I was moved to write this poem earlier this year after being invited to take part in a Remembrance Day event in Twickenham as part of the Richmond literature festival. Sunday November 11 also marks the centenary of the end of the first world war. I'm very happy to be involved in something on the actual day, and in that way to be paying tribute to my great-grandfather - and my mum, too. This poem didn't make the final cut for the event, so I thought I'd share it here.

Comment is about Le Treport (blog)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Excellent

Comment is about How Late Is Too Late? (blog)

Original item by Aly

Thanks Taylor.I want to express my deep gratitude to you.Your comments are so encouraging and helpful.I often think to stop writing poems but comments like yours always prompt me to write.Thanks again.

Comment is about Accused (blog)

Original item by AVISHEK GHOSH

Hi, thanks for commenting "I hope the sleep function is working". Your comments and feedback are always appreciated. I wrote it when arriving into bed a few hours after my husband, as I often do, as the dead of night is the only really poetry oppportunity for me. How poetry fits into couples' lives could be an interesting discussion thread...

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