Welcome to WOL. I admire your honesty which is not, mostly, blaming everybody else for your own problems.
And yes, people are absolutely fascinating, just as you are yourself. You are a thinker, and I truly believe that thinkers survive, and prosper. Thank the Great Power that you have an active brain, the innate ability to juxtapose ideas, a sense of moral balance and personal ambition. These 'gifts' will give you advantage over all diversity. And they will also give you much 'grief' about the mindless cruelty of other people. So - compassion. Always nurture your compassion for all persons.

Anti-social is a odd idea. You seem, in fact, intensely 'social'. Just not following the accepted norm of your peers. It's a hard road, but it doesn't make you the one who is 'wrong', just rather wonderfully 'out of step'.

You might try to put your ideas into a more 'line structured' format. But, for now, you have much to say and you say it well. So keep writing. And take good care of yourself, and the little one so soon to be born.

Is 'Turtle' actual, or assumed?

I hope these comments are not too personal.

Comment is about Turtle Rawdon (poet profile)

Original item by Turtle Rawdon

and keep up with your good work too Wendy. Best wishes for the coming year.







Rose ?

Comment is about Merry Christmas to all on write out loud (blog)

Original item by Wendy Higson

Thast's excellent MC. I stumbled on rhymes for Brexit in my draft attempt and came up with "Cameron legs it", "sausage rolls at Greggs It..." but that was about it. Yours present added dimensions.

Comment is about "WE THREE THINGS" (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Oh - STOP it! You're getting me going now.
We wish you a Merrie Brexit
As we come to our exit...
To the voted departure from a federal EU
We wish you a Merrie Brexit
And just like bad sex it
May haunt and perplex but thought best when it's through!
?
Over to you for your side of things...with that big guitar sound!

Comment is about "WE THREE THINGS" (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

the same to you dear Wendy. Keep posting! Thank you.Jemima.

Comment is about Merry Christmas to all on write out loud (blog)

Original item by Wendy Higson

Thank you Hannah

Comment is about The Final Haiku (blog)

Original item by Laura Taylor

Thanks Jemima x

Comment is about That’s when you find it (blog)

Original item by Ria Richardson

an unusual food for thought kind of poem Robert.
we like it a lot.

P&S

Comment is about The ghost of what I want (blog)

Original item by Robert C Gaulke

ta Wendy love and we hope you enjoy yours


P&S xx

Comment is about Merry Christmas to all on write out loud (blog)

Original item by Wendy Higson

Thanks Martin for your comment on 'Where lays it?' Tommy

Comment is about Martin Elder (poet profile)

Original item by Martin Elder

Thank you Graham. I thought about adding another stanza that would add more clarity but the words just wouldn’t flow for me

Comment is about Unspoken (blog)

Original item by Gabrielle Renee'

Thanks, MC. I hope to work on "We Wish You a Brexit Christmas" or would "We Wish You a Merrie Brexit". Wotcha fink?

Comment is about "WE THREE THINGS" (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Personally, I've always preferred mincing around with some
tasty tarts in short pastries!

Comment is about Lonnie's First Christmas Pudding (blog)

Original item by Randy Horton

You've certainly found a very entertaining and topical
source of seasonal parody. Keep them coming, JC.
Meanwhile...
What is this "Primacy of Parliament"
That Remainers see as heaven-sent?
Where was it when they surrendered it then....
To foreign control beyond our ken.

Comment is about "WE THREE THINGS" (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Clearly, there's room at this inn!
See you in 2018.

Comment is about Merry Christmas to all on write out loud (blog)

Original item by Wendy Higson

THE TREE THAT WALKS is reason enough why poetry should be published and disseminated. No other other art form can evoke such imagery without sacrificing some of itself in the process (except maybe painting and drawing), and this was a good sample poem for displaying such imagery.

Comment is about Mandy Coe (poet profile)

Original item by Mandy Coe

Thank you so much Hannah.

Comment is about The endless journey (blog)

Original item by Martin Elder

Thank you very much

Comment is about Nothing (blog)

Original item by Charlotte Colvin

Merry Christmas.

Hannah

Comment is about Merry Christmas to all on write out loud (blog)

Original item by Wendy Higson

could this be an unborn child, and labour?

Comment is about AND THE SUN SHONE (blog)

Original item by kanini Beatrice

what an awesome sense of symbolism, for mensuration I guess. well done dear, keep it up!

Comment is about THE RAIN (blog)

Original item by kanini Beatrice

Hi Ray. I tried to send you a link, but i am a total technophobe. If yo want a reference try googling Thomas Mowbray/ Archbishop Scropes. I think it's worth a read. (maybe not)
cheers Kevin

Comment is about HEADS AND TALES (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Yes it is, thanks Hannah and so it continues today, 28 years now of looking after my disabled wife, and all that goes with that. My childhood tought me one thing and that was survival. I just shared with Rose that I’m now been asked to write poetry for people really struggling. Wrote one for an 8 year old who’s Daddy died and another bereaved young Mum. Hopefully survival passing on survival. I print them out and frame them for voluntary donations to Parkinsons UK. God bless

Comment is about The boy in short trousers (blog)

Original item by Rick Varden

So true Laura, beautifully stated.

Hannah

Comment is about The Final Haiku (blog)

Original item by Laura Taylor

An amazing use of language. Very strong, creative.
'The radio blurts out its machine gun lies'
Love this poem.

Hannah

Comment is about The endless journey (blog)

Original item by Martin Elder

It's all there, the strength and the vulnerability and survival.

Hannah

Comment is about The boy in short trousers (blog)

Original item by Rick Varden

Hi Cynthia,

Ha ha - isn’t it?!
Thank you - wishing you the same. ?

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Thought provoking , well written about an endless subject.

Hannah

Comment is about The shell (blog)

Original item by Wonderer

I agree with Graham about the music in your head. I also understand about looking at the spines. I have spent many years doing so and still play them.

Comment is about Specific Gravities (blog)

Original item by Robert C Gaulke

I remember this from last Monday and it reads just as well as when you read it out.
Nice one Randy

Comment is about Lonnie's First Christmas Pudding (blog)

Original item by Randy Horton

On second reading I understood it more.
Love this one.

Hannah

Comment is about Blanket (blog)

Original item by meya

A magnificent piece Stu. I am fully with you in the opening line of
in the mornings, full of dread. I think I feel that most mornings. I am certainly not one of those to bounce out of bed to greet the dawn, and the whole description with your air, great stuff
Martin .

Comment is about i search for love on a cold dead morning (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

A marvellous poem Nick with a great title. All the feelings of regret along with the unanswered questions, are simply and well put. I feel that this is something that should be read out loud. If you are not doing so already I would encourage you to do so. Well deserved POTW
Nice one

Comment is about 'The Man That Gravity Forgot' by Nick is Write Out Loud's Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Very poignant, gently tells the story of loss as the poem unfolds. A dedication to a loved one.
Truly deserving of POTW.

Comment is about 'The Man That Gravity Forgot' by Nick is Write Out Loud's Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Well done Nick, a fine poem to be chosen. I love the sentiments portrayed here and the simple, almost childlike, questions asked in the 2nd verse - answers to which we can only invent to appease our own sense of loss. I found that being chosen for POTW gave me added confidence to further develop my writing. I hope it will for you too.
All the best, Colin.

Comment is about 'The Man That Gravity Forgot' by Nick is Write Out Loud's Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Thank you, guys. It means a lot that you chose my writing for poem of the week.

Comment is about 'The Man That Gravity Forgot' by Nick is Write Out Loud's Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Ha. I shared this with my mother, and she said the real Lonnie never turned down too many things that had alcohol in them. ?

Comment is about Lonnie's First Christmas Pudding (blog)

Original item by Randy Horton

Always cherish the music in your head. It's always with you, it doesn't weigh anything, it doesn't need packing, it's never left behind.

Comment is about Specific Gravities (blog)

Original item by Robert C Gaulke

Nicely written Gabrielle, suitably brief.
The last line seems out of place to me
and hard to understand compared to the rest.

Well done!

Comment is about Unspoken (blog)

Original item by Gabrielle Renee'

Hahaha!

You don't realise what you're missing Lonnie/Randy and the spirits get burned off when it's set on fire so all good for god-fearing folk too!

Comment is about Lonnie's First Christmas Pudding (blog)

Original item by Randy Horton

Thanks Rose, everything in that place is traumatic. Even the fish burger is just three fish fingers and a bit of lettuce in a bun for £5.95.

Comment is about BURGER QUEEN (blog)

Original item by john short

well said Wendy keep on battling girl! all the best to you and yours.







Rose ?

Comment is about BELITTLED (blog)

Original item by Wendy Higson

and I agree Noris.








Rose ?

Comment is about Christmas (blog)

Original item by Noris Roberts

lovely piece Fred.All the best to you and yours.







Rose ?

Comment is about Acts of Human Kindness (blog)

Original item by Rick Varden

thank's M.C. and the same to you with baubles on!






Rose ?

Comment is about CHRISTMAS SNOW - Instrumental - recorded by Pete Dymond (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

love it!







Rose ?

Comment is about Today's Doodle (blog)

Original item by Robert C Gaulke

Thanks for your interesting comment Kevin. It adds a depth to the small lines I wrote and must resonate with you. It would be good to get a reference to that actual event . I have read books on capital punishment and York and Lancaster are writ large in the annals.

Ray

Comment is about HEADS AND TALES (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Thanks Col. It is always appreciated. Tommy

Comment is about Falling backwards (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

Thanks for looking in Suki. This was written just after the actual event; I find that the easiest way while it is hot from the mind. I do enjoy some sendup versions of kid's books by the way, but I think they're more for the adults, as if age is reversed.

Always pleased to hear from you Stu. I should love to see an original of a Turner. Thanks.

Beno, that's lucky to be able to enjoy the local galleries. For me to get to London is a lot of dosh.
Those mockups of children's books are enjoyable - but there seem to be more and more of them and that wears them thin for my taste.
Anyway, back to the bookshop my boy.!

Col, David and Des, thanks as always for liking this one.


Ray . Happy Xmas guys.

Comment is about TURNER PAGE (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Congratulations! Much deserved honour.

Comment is about 'Aubade' by Terry Jones is Write Out Loud's Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman