Brian - I know how I'd like to see the new syllabus. Tina and Gina are helping me.. Just think, if I had never met you, Tina would never have entered my life. What would I have done then? Having met Tina she then introduced me to sis Gina. What other goodies are hiding in that family? (forgot Tyson, sorry, woof woof)
(More like what other goodies can I create from my zany mind....)
D?
Comment is about WOL's Bright 'n' Breezy Fun Bus Launch (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Graham - Tina here. You are the first person to knock on the call centre door , oops, email us. You were no doubt quite pleased that don was not pulling your leg after all, and that we do indeed exist here 24/7 (12 hr shifts each). Also a relief that you didn't end up with an Asian you couldn't understand. Isn't that so annoying!
Don is off working out the next Fun Bus trip but said we could handle any enquiries. No worries.
Now to your question Graham. I think you've hit the nail on the head. The Fun Bus goes to where the fun is, or will be. He's frantically trying to develop a route plan but doesn't quite know where he's going. We'll pass on you're wise words that any road will take us there. He'll be forever grateful to you.
Tina (Gina's asleep at present) ?
Comment is about WOL's Bright 'n' Breezy Fun Bus Launch (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
<Deleted User> (13762)
Sat 21st Jul 2018 09:22
I'm wishing for you Louise and think about you often. C?L x
Comment is about Wishing for me (blog)
Original item by Louise Clarke
Don, Tina and Gina can you tell me which route the Fun Bus is taking because as you know, as the words of the song proclaim,
“If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there”. ?
Comment is about WOL's Bright 'n' Breezy Fun Bus Launch (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
<Deleted User> (18980)
Sat 21st Jul 2018 08:42
Don - you"re subtlely changing the WOL sylabus.
Comment is about WOL's Bright 'n' Breezy Fun Bus Launch (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
No loo on bus. Have to wait for break stops.. Sorry ?
Comment is about WOL's Bright 'n' Breezy Fun Bus Launch (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Hi Big Sal, Thanks for taking the time and for the feedback, Much appreciated
Comment is about Anthony Smith (poet profile)
Original item by Anthony Smith
I love you sample, 'Busy switching lanes...', Matt!
Such an intimate journey - moments caught perfectly in very clever rhyme.
I will make sure I read more of your words and have now added you to my favourites.
Comment is about Matt Tyldesley (poet profile)
Original item by Matt Tyldesley
Yes, I agree with Brian and Jane but question the use of italics and ellipses.
Although I think I understand your intent to show his thoughts, I at first believed you were quoting someone else.
Personally, the poem works better for me and is stronger, without them.
Comment is about More (blog)
Original item by Matt Tyldesley
Another interesting poetic exploration, Becky.
Personally, I am not a fan of football although in his youth my dad played for Spurs Juniors (1930s) when he said it was a 'gentleman's' game. I gather things have now changed. Like Brian, I'd rather watch Rugby - and I'm fanatical about the tennis!
I enjoyed where you took us in this poem but for all the wandering and different perspectives, the final stanza was the whole poem for me. It very powerfully, stood alone.
Comment is about The beautiful game (blog)
Original item by Becky Who
Nice to 'meet' you Becky Who.
I absolutely loved every considered and carefully placed word of your sample poem which I presume is entitled 'There's a poem...'
I will certainly make sure I read everything you post, so looking forward to many more from you.
IMHO the words of this poem demonstrate a heightened poetic ability but you restrict the perception of your talent - you are so much more than a 'slam' poet!
Comment is about Becky Who (poet profile)
Original item by Becky Who
See racha, even Phillip makes typo's so don't wurry yourself
?
Comment is about A BEING OF GLASS (blog)
Original item by racha
Point(less) taken, JC. But not for the self-righteous who see
offence lurking around every corner and a cause to be taken
up. What fun for the more even-minded who look on and
occasionally add their two pence (old money and old values)worth. ?
Comment is about A SONG OF PATRIOTIC PREJUDICE (Pt 2) (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Big Sal
Sat 21st Jul 2018 00:27
I noticed your fluid usage of rhymes. More so than the average poet, and wanted to tell you it's pretty damn good so far. Keep up the fluidity and good rhymes, and your poetry will only get better with time.??
Comment is about Anthony Smith (poet profile)
Original item by Anthony Smith
Big Sal
Sat 21st Jul 2018 00:17
You pack so much emotion into your artistic expressions that it's difficult not to find a lot to like about them, well done.?
Comment is about Moon's Fault (blog)
Original item by Dyphrent
Big Sal
Sat 21st Jul 2018 00:09
Visiting your page is like going to the park: there's always birds and beauty to see, and it's a great place to decompress from the moments of a daily grind. I always love reading about birds - but if they are blue, then that's just puttin' it on the Ritz. But all birds are beautiful when written about.?
Comment is about Linnet (blog)
Original item by Wood
Big Sal
Fri 20th Jul 2018 23:47
My journey or stirring place is more reminiscent of the Ouroboros than the Omphalos, as it constantly strives to begin anew by devouring itself and its past incarnations before starting again. Very ritualistic in that the journey to find a center and become better is never ending - in fact it only seems nostalgic until I peel away the crackling skin like a baked potato and find my place was there the entire time in the gray thicket and burnt briar.?
Comment is about Omphalos: A Return to the Source of Poetry (article)
Original item by Mike Took
Big Sal
Fri 20th Jul 2018 23:31
"Too fragile but not too fragile" - excellent line to an equally excellent piece.?
Comment is about A BEING OF GLASS (blog)
Original item by racha
It's always a surprise Hannah to see a sort of macho man concept like this poem liked by a lady. I would say though that the names they had were a flight of fancy and romantic , rather than the later Jap bikes with names like ZKX or Javelin and such like. That may have appealed to you. They really were like the gentlemen of the road.
Much appreciated. You're never too old to dream I say.
Ray
Comment is about THE OLD FELLAS (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Being offended is possibly the most pointless of human conditions, MC.
Comment is about A SONG OF PATRIOTIC PREJUDICE (Pt 2) (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
<Deleted User> (19836)
Fri 20th Jul 2018 22:52
Like it Don. I think what Hannah says is probably true. But also you are never to old to make friends. I value my friends of all ages often forgetting I'm no longer nineteen anymore. But I think that helps
Comment is about If You Wanna Make a Friend (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
I love your work, the observation and humour with realism x
Comment is about NO HEAT IN THE KISS (blog)
Original item by lynn hahn
Superb as ever Robert. I love that final word now which wraps it up so completely.
Nice one
Comment is about In the constant now (blog)
Original item by Robert C Gaulke
<Deleted User> (18118)
Fri 20th Jul 2018 22:27
Beautifully read, brought it to life.
I love the names of the motorcycles.
One of your best.
Hannah
Comment is about THE OLD FELLAS (blog)
Original item by ray pool
very moving work you created.
thank you for sharing.
Comment is about do you follow? (blog)
Original item by Dana Lee
Yes those were the days Martin. Being saluted was part of it if you were a member with a badge. Terrific comedy clip you mention, I remember it! Thanks , glad you liked that line.
That's it Graham. My two brothers and I used to tinker with bikes constantly. Those electrical harnesses were like spaghetti junction.
Thanks Mark. That machine was king of the road, apart from the Brough Superior. Who could afford one today? The smell of oil on the open road, perfect.
Be my guest, Sanjay. Quirky to say the least, but much admired in their time. You should add Scott Squirrel to the list! It's nice the poem intrigued you. Thanks.
Cheers John. I like the washboard lady! I didn't know this would garner the comments. Good if you're in the older sector.
Thanks for the likes, Col, JR, Jon, Anya and Darren.
Ray
Comment is about THE OLD FELLAS (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Big Sal
Fri 20th Jul 2018 20:40
Your samples are eye-catching and interesting reads.?
Comment is about Taylor Crowshaw (poet profile)
Original item by Taylor Crowshaw
very well done work.
thank you for sharing.
Comment is about Meridian Lines (blog)
Original item by BT
I must confess to joining the ranks of those who have never heard of this lady, but your eloquent piece certainly makes me want to find out more
cheers Col
Comment is about The English River: Virginia Astley, Bloodaxe (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Thanks JR for liking this one....
Comment is about BYE BYE BLACKBIRD (blog)
Original item by ray pool
That may be so, JC, but you know that there are always
those who seek the chance to be seen to be on the side
of prevailing "fashion", in whatever regard, and relish the
chance to show their proclivities in that regard. In today's
fluid sensibilities, there is no real fixed point of reference
and it becomes a subjective choice for those who occupy
the position of checker-upper to decide according to their
respective opinions and, dare I say it, prejudices, if my own experience is any guide.
Thanks for the correction - I took a chance on "Swan" without the added n...not being sure at the time of posting.
Comment is about A SONG OF PATRIOTIC PREJUDICE (Pt 2) (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Not at all, MC. I'm simply trying to clarify in my own mind why a poem is objectionable or not.
And indeed, if this is objectionable we should ban Flanders and Swann!
Comment is about A SONG OF PATRIOTIC PREJUDICE (Pt 2) (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
<Deleted User> (18118)
Fri 20th Jul 2018 18:22
You've got to be a friend, to get a friend.
I think.
Hannah
Comment is about If You Wanna Make a Friend (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
<Deleted User> (18118)
Fri 20th Jul 2018 18:19
Ooh...you are SO provocative!
I had a guilty chuckle, recalling some words from Flanders
and Swan -
The English, the English, the English are best -
I wouldn't give tuppence for all of the rest!
To adapt a famous line from a much-loved TV comedy
series of yesteryear:
We didn't get where we are today by being NICE to other people!
Comment is about A SONG OF PATRIOTIC PREJUDICE (Pt 2) (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Sudden life-changing effects in life must be the most
challenging to face, even more so when things look set
for the future. My brother suffered a stroke in his early 50s
- thankfully, one that he has been able to recover from in
most respects, except for short-term memory loss; and I
know the wife in a small popular hotel who lost both
parents in the same year and suffered a stroke not long
afterwards, arguably as a result. She is now on long term
remedial treatment, taking each day as it comes.
I guess that it is presumptious to offer any "advice", but
instead, some words of encouragement. Nature always
demonstrates that adaptability is the way forward...
combined with a degree (not necessarily total by any means) of acceptance and adjustment. Health is a very
relative concept and has to be addressed and
accommodated accordingly...often far easier said than
done, I know.
By your appearance on this site, you probably help others
- so do keep that in mind as you confront your own
unsought situation. None of us can know what life can
bring.
Onwards and upwards!
MC
Comment is about Wishing for me (blog)
Original item by Louise Clarke
I wonder - if Mary Stuart had been less monstrous to the
"enemies" of her religion - whether she would have retained
her right to rule this nation. The politics of the time were
complex but the perceived (and actual) threat posed by her hardline deference to her religion - with its adherents
beyond these shores also being seen as threats - surely
led to her fate and the rise to the throne of "Good Queen
Bess" and her extraordinary reign.
Comment is about Mary Stuart (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
I recall the words of an old (literally) friend of many years
who was fond of observing that as the years passed so it could become more difficult to make friends. Obviously,
there are assorted reasons for this and the situation is
increasingly recognised in "official" ways via the frequent
exhortations to "join up" with various organisations and
their interests - directed at those who feel the need most
keenly when friends made in youth (invariably the most
important for many folk but sadly depleted by the passing
years) are no longer in one's life.
Anyway, I applaud these lines - to the point and "on the up".
Cheers.
Comment is about If You Wanna Make a Friend (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
This poses questions that too many passing politicians and
their adherents choose not to answer - even if they could...
which I very much doubt.
The great betrayal of my later life has been to witness the occupants of successive government benches choosing to
suborn the electorate's mandate to run the nation's affairs
to control/influence beyond these shores via ongoing
want of truth and deceit ever since we, as a trading entity,
were duped into believing that the Common Market was
the "be all and end all" of what was planned.
But the wheel is turning.
Comment is about Walk Away Mrs May (blog)
Original item by Wendy Higson
MC, actually ye, Hamlet gets a little raw in places, I've seen school copies with lines scored out. talking country matters.
Comment is about Please don't apologise: Swear! (article)
Original item by Mike Took
My parents are exactly like that . It's horrible to live with someone you don't get along with anymore .
Comment is about Audio/Miserable (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Damon Blackery
Sat 21st Jul 2018 11:04
Thank's and I'll try
Comment is about Space Cowboy 7 The Great Depression (blog)
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