Happy Birthday Hazel. Now stand up and take a bow.
Some of those lyrics still resonate within me.
Perhaps a more upbeat finale?

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Good to see you there, Dave, and glad it turned into a welcome break. I think it's fair to say that your anthology poem, 'Three score and Ten: A Life of Biblical Proportions', went down a storm with the Milestone Society members ...

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I quite like this piece Becki in all its simplicity.
Gates can mean a lot if you dwell on the role they play.

For me they are a silent witness to comings and goings. gates open conversations and shut things out. Gates opens minds. They have a history.

Nice one.
Raj

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coming back to this later when I have more time - glad you've finally found some internet Mr Spangles.

Comment is about The Noise You Make (blog)

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loving your work Ray and all the change of season poems here on WoL. Go kick leaves people ?

Comment is about AFTERMATH (blog)

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like Beckett's Godot, feels like we are all waiting for something or someone to show up, to delivery us from whatever. Nice one Desmond. Col.

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Jon, everything you write resonates with me. I read your poems over and over again. There is an affinity. Keep in touch matey and please write more. Keith

Comment is about I told you (blog)

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Hi again Keith
I really got a lot from 'Existence', and it conveys the sense of struggle and longing very well.
Insightful and moving.
Thanks also for kind comments Keith ?

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Thanks for encouraging comments... i felt this one flowed quite smoothly, and captured my thoughts on a phrase I am hearing quite often these days... perhaps symptomatic of a modern age of anxiety?
M x

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Original item by mike booth

Thank you Helen and Philip for reading and showing your appreciation. It never ceases to amaze me what my mind drags up and remembers. some more vivid than others.
I am very grateful
cheers
Martin

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Original item by Martin Elder

I'm glad you dropped in David - you really are a like a dose of salts (in a good way). As ever, you have gone the extra mile; yes, there is that shall we say slightly predatory need at play here. I had a neighbour who was a carer, and her mind was like a gutter, full of venom and I had a shout up with her and told to fuck off and get an education. So that's all good. Life is rarely as we would like it to be.

Ray

Comment is about MRS DROGUE (blog)

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Fine and uplifting ; I like the idea that it's presented like one of those simple guide books and catches the flavour of small venturings Helen.

Ray

Comment is about How To Catch A Fish In The Solent (blog)

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I am a great fan of the moon. It's different shapes and powerful light is wonderful. I like the part in the poem about how it pours it's light equally on everyone.
Captivating.

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Dripping with irony and observation Suki. Like a sculpture ,
so much detail to ponder on and absolutely sublime.

I've missed you too - the stakes are rising.

Ray

Comment is about The Noise You Make (blog)

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I enjoyed reading this so much.

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Hi Nigel
Thank you for the like on my blog
Andy C

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Original item by Nigel Astell

Thanks you kind Col. Funnily enough I was going to read this as Alan Bennett! Glad you liked it old chap. Yes, the rain came along later for us after soaking up more of the sea.
Hope life is good and interesting for you .

Also thanks for liking, Rich and Ferris much appreciated.

Ray

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I'm a stubborn Taurus but I love the moon and this poem.

Comment is about The Moon is a Thing (blog)

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so beautiful...

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The imagery in this poem is excellent.

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Congratulations Hanna, a fine poem. A great POTW.

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This is lovely, really enjoyed it.?

Comment is about A Life in Colour (blog)

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Beautifully expressed...trees left undone....great line...great poem.

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Thank you Raj your comments are always appreciated.

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This is indeed a lovely sunny poem Helen in more ways than one. It bounces along at it's own pace and I love the last line. I also rather like Belgian buns !
I shall look forward to reading more in future
Cheers
Martin

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Original item by Helen

This is great. Some great truths here.
I especially like the piece about the children's grey uniforms, have often thought that.

Hannah

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Original item by mike booth

I like this Helen. It made me smile.

Comment is about How To Catch A Fish In The Solent (blog)

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Ah, THAT Airedale, Colin. Airedale near Cas is an altogether different kettle o' fish. They eat their young there.

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One more Libran here. Now that should definitely tip the balance Cynthia. How about a "Moon Walk" just to whip our wanderlust.

Nice one.
Raj

Comment is about The Moon is a Thing (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Sorry we missed it. Sounds better than ever.

Dave

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Original item by Greg Freeman

Very enjoyable afternoon Greg and the perfect captive audience. WoL acquitted itself very well in the company of
those avid historians.Really had a good couple of days and in fact followed the 'milestone way' from Long Compton to Stratford clocking all six mileposts on Sunday. A genuine I Spy experience.

Dave

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Original item by Greg Freeman

Librans are all coming out the woodwork here CBT. I'm 66 on the 16th.
Beetling around our globe.........love it!

Comment is about The Moon is a Thing (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Hi Cynthia
Great poem,especially enjoying the last stanza, referencing the moon as 'a hunk of junk,hurtling around earth,tethered by our gravity,like walking the dog'.
Made me think ; and laugh.
(Libra also here)

Comment is about The Moon is a Thing (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Delightful! In concept and execution! So easy and relaxed.

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Hi Cynthia and Col, thanks to both of you for reading and commenting ?

Cynthia, I don't mind suggestions at all - encourages me to really think about why I wrote what I did. I'm still thinking about the 'naked' and know I feel attached to it, but not sure why - so I'll keep thinking.

Col, I'll definitely have a look at Roger McGough.

Thanks again

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Original item by Lan

thanks guys. i like this one. great day (:

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To be born under 'Libra' and then called 'Cynthia' was really tempting 'Moon Influence'. I am a reasonably thinking person, and therefore, I mock nothing.

Should I call this 'Walking the Dog'?

Comment is about The Moon is a Thing (blog)

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Jon, Your poems are rich in nostagia and carefully and thoughtfully crafted. They immediately take me back years to a world long since forgotten. Thank you indeed. Keith

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Would that be Airedale, Cas, Colin? They have their own horrors there.

Comment is about VAMPIRES (blog)

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Jon, your poems and especially this one bring back to life the past with such clarity. I was almost there. Thank you for this. Keith

Comment is about The Day Of Her Leaving (blog)

Original item by Jon Darby

The title hooked me! And it's a lovely poem, too. Full of joy.

Comment is about How To Catch A Fish In The Solent (blog)

Original item by Helen

And those who hold power in places like Iran continue to
insult the term "humanity" - abnegating their duty
to use that power for the best of all purposes...the benefit
of all of their people.

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Thanks Colin. There are times when I wonder why I bother
watching, let alone listening to some of its self-important
twaddle.

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Martin, this is a great poem. Really enjoyed your trip down memory lane.

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Lovely stuff. Beautifully descriptive with rich imagery. Enjoyed it a lot.

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Original item by Chris Armstrong

excellent poem Lan which for me has echoes of Roger McGough which is all good and ticks my boxes.

I'm sure Cynthia won't mind me disagreeing with her but I rather like the 'naked' in the last line - when read slowly, the repeated n's and a's have a somewhat melodic and soporific feel as if the reader is being drawn down into that very same 'nape'. If that makes sense?

thanks for posting and with respect to both you and Cynthia.
Col.

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Original item by Lan

such a caring soul Ray - you'll be getting your very own Mary Shepherd living in a van in your driveway next. Lovely poem and reading as always - and yes, this mizzle has now turned into a proper pizzle if you get the flow.
cheers, Col.

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Original item by ray pool

Short and sweet and you've said it all Wardah.
"Letting go" is therapeutic. It is a cleansing process.
Nice one.
Raj

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Original item by Wardah

Thank you very much for the comments Keith, Raj and Nicola xxo

With the white thread of dawn comes beautiful sunlight ?

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Original item by Wardah

A road unchanged in fifty years... poetry itself

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