Hi Sinead, hope all is well.

The one that kicked me off was by Michael Rosen - "I've had this shirt"....

I've had this shirt
that's covered in dirt
for years and years and years

It used to be red
but I wore it to bed
and it went grey
cos I wore it all day
for years and years and years

The arms fell off
in the Monday wash
and you can see my vest
through the holes in the chest
for years and years and years

As my shirt falls apart
I'll keep the bits
in a biscuit tin
on the mantelpiece
for years and years and years.

Just makes me grin. Taught me not to take myself too seriously....

Keep writing. No harm done.

Comment is about My Garden (blog)

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Thanks Colin .. Technically more difficult to write in French than in English

Comment is about La tasse (blog)

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I sense something very poignant here Laura, beautifully described.

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❤

Comment is about andre3000 (poet profile)

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Thank you Frances & Colin! I appreciate all of your feedback.

Comment is about White Night (blog)

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thank you Shirley - I most certainly will. Colin.

Comment is about Shirley Smothers (poet profile)

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LOL so much fun! So the Bee should get even? Yes they do die. Hum maybe I will play with this one. Unlike a wasp who can sting and sting and sting and... you get the point...point? hum where am I going with this one???

Comment is about FIX EM UP GUYS (blog)

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So sweet. You are such a good poet. Hope you share all

Comment is about IF I COULD CHOOSE (blog)

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Beautifully crafted David. Gaudí-esque!

Comment is about Casa Batlló (blog)

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It was done after - - - pity you could not make it maybe next time!

Comment is about Local Drinking Establishment Invaded by W.O.L Poets (blog)

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Fantastic!

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David, A well constructed poem of one of Barcelona´s architectural fantasies and not dissimilar to Sagrada Familia as they shared the same architect. You have described it well. Thank you. Keith

Comment is about Casa Batlló (blog)

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Thank you, Graham! Working on every word I use to show meaning. Hope I'm making a progress. :)

Comment is about Poetry (blog)

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Lovely stuff Mr Harding : )

Comment is about Harvesting (blog)

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Superb piece Tom!

(should bail be bale?)

Comment is about Harvesting (blog)

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I read this this morning about Bruce Lee too! Why not?

Like the middle one the best Shirley


nice work!

Comment is about Haiku's inspired by the Poetry of Bruce Lee (blog)

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Yep that just about sums poetry up Marianne!

Comment is about Poetry (blog)

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An incredibly touching write.

Good work!

Comment is about poor little lambs (blog)

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Hello Eseosa, Thank you for your comment on my latest poem The Spirit. I appreciate it greatly. Keith

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Fine writing Tom. Beautifully light with great imagery and memorable lines.

Comment is about Harvesting (blog)

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Love love love this poem. Well done Paul ?

Comment is about 'A Tale of Two Sandals' by Paul Waring is Write Out Loud Poem of the Week (article)

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Thank you Raj.

Comment is about True Colours (with apologies to Cyndi) (blog)

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I copy pasted into Google translate and what I discovered was rather lovely. Thanks for this Louis. The French language is very beautiful. Colin.

Comment is about La tasse (blog)

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Grrr!! them fix 'em up guys Lynn. Nicely rhymed. I would be tempted to insert a sting in the tail of this poem, as delivered from the bee. Perhaps get them to fix the boiler first or put up some shelves? But hang on, don't honey bees die after delivering their sting? Not sure where this comment is going so I will buzz off.
C?L

Comment is about FIX EM UP GUYS (blog)

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Lovely poem Tom, every line has a gem within it.

Comment is about Harvesting (blog)

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a fine poem and a vision we have all beheld - made all the more refreshing by putting into words - a reminder of a soon to be upon us season. Thanks for posting Lynn.
Col.

Comment is about November haze (blog)

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a lesson in poetry writing - make every word count and every line create an image. Thanks for posting Tom.
Col.

Comment is about Harvesting (blog)

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well I never knew Shirley. Thanks for these three lovely haikus and for teaching me something new. All the best, Colin.

Comment is about Haiku's inspired by the Poetry of Bruce Lee (blog)

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a lovely flow to this Lexa and a reminder as to what lies ahead. Brrr!

Comment is about White Night (blog)

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Such a subtle celebration of fertility!

"The seeded air posted envelopes

of mellowed scents

through the open window,"

and I loved the final line, so full of hope.
Thank you, again, Tom.

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Lovely. ?

Comment is about White Night (blog)

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I am fortunate to see and feel the poet within you and you I
great write..

Comment is about POETRY (blog)

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what a wonderful write Lynn, and no you never have to say your sorry to me ..

Comment is about SORRY (blog)

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I hope I could always be someone you would choose what a wonderful place that would be...

Comment is about IF I COULD CHOOSE (blog)

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Thank you all, some very kind words...

Comment is about Late Summer (blog)

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Those few words, say it all

Comment is about Any Day (blog)

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beautiful piece, well structured.really creates images in my head. good one.?

Comment is about The Spirit (blog)

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Hello MC. Thank you for taking time to comment on my latest poem The Spirit. It has taken me a good while to reach the point when I am in full control of myself after a lifetime of conformity and being controlled. It is in fact remarkably liberating. Thank you again as I always value what you have to say. Keith

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Thanks for commenting on this, Frances. This poem also appeared on this first world war website https://www.1418now.org.uk/letter/greg-freeman/, along with a picture of my father-in-law's dad and some comrades in the trenches.

Comment is about To My Unknown Soldier (blog)

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A stimulating foray into an ideal state of mind. Perhaps
not totally realistic in this modern world but to be the
captain of one's soul is no mean ambition in a world which,
at every turn, seeks to obtain influence and control.

Comment is about The Spirit (blog)

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nauseating (the subject matter)

Comment is about That Sunday Night (blog)

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Can get lost in your rhythm for which the formatting becomes very helpful to remain focused on meaning.

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Harry, thank you for your comment on my latest poem Existence & Purpose. There is a God - no two ways about it mate. Bless you. Keith

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Keith,
I like the way the first two lines of this echo
the title.(the what and the why). You are right that
our humanity (fleshiness) is really `incorporated` in
all this, The bogglingly obvious thing is the huge and
overwhelming superiority of human mentality over the
rest of ceation. (As entertaining as Monkey-World is
we don`t expect a poem like this from them any time
soon)

The scientism of Evolution basically says that everything
`just `appened` (which is not getting us anywhere).

Ah!...but when we get to your `purpose` I wonder if the
perpetual outpouring of protest we see every night on the
news channels could tell us something about that?.

(I mean: what are they all moaning about?)

Comment is about Existence & Purpose (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Really effective sense of movement and a tiny moment saying a lot . Makes poetic sense, a perfect ending suspended.

Ray

Comment is about Falling Asleep on the Late Train (blog)

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Stu, thank you for your recent comment on my latest poem. I understand what you say. Poets seem attracted by human existence and the world about us which provides a good deal to think about. I first approached religion in a rationalistic way. How did this all come to be? Why am I here? Then there is the faith approach of belief with little or no evidence. This path invariably steers people into some kind of institutionalised religious grouping be it Church , Temple or Mosque. I developed a faith but soon could not cope with institutionalised religion as I found it corrupt and controlling. As I apporach the age of seventy I would describe myself as a free thinker with a profound faith but not one determined by others. Thanks again for your comment. Keith

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I'm glad you loved it Frances. Thanks

Comment is about Fake News (blog)

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wise words indeed. i am a proudly ignorant agnostic, and the fusing of science and religion is something i really love writing and reading about. for me, the joy of life is not knowing

Comment is about Existence & Purpose (blog)

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outstanding use of texture and colour. wonderful poetry

Comment is about Falling Asleep on the Late Train (blog)

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No points & no prizes for you Tommy T?

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