"better the upper end
than the lower".

-brilliant!! ?

Comment is about Jennifer Malden (poet profile)

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Hi Tom
Thanks for your comments on "Buzzing Of The Saw"
Glad you like it

Comment is about Tom (poet profile)

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Hi Greg

Sorry, only just seen your comment re Orison.

Yeh, I did wonder why you hadn't mentioned it - I had the opening and closing poems very much set in my mind for a long time, precisely because they bookend so very well. I had a real little epiphany as I played with that Newton's cradle, not long after my friend's death.

Oh give over, it's not too clever for you - it's easy, really ?

And thank you.

Comment is about Greg Freeman (poet profile)

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What is perceived
is to be believed-
Sometimes a relief
when the sighting is brief.

Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)

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Cheers Keith
for your response.
Tommy ??

Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)

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Thank you for thanking me for liking your last poem...?. Liking your stuff, by the way! ?

Comment is about The Crescent Moon (poet profile)

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I just took some time to read through your recent efforts and I am just breathtaken. I admire your style to a point where I am almost a but jealous, haha. ?
Keep up the amazing work! ?

Comment is about Jordyn Elizabeth (poet profile)

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Thank you for liking my Defeat poem, your highness ? ?

Comment is about Your Royal Poetess (poet profile)

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Hey Holden!
Thank you for reading and liking my last poem! ?

Comment is about Holden Moncrieff (poet profile)

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Hey, thank you for reading and liking my last poem!

Comment is about Stephen W Atkinson (poet profile)

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Thankyou to everyone who takes time to read my words
Poetry is sacred
Blessed be all who finds me xxx❤

Comment is about Sarah Louise mcnee (poet profile)

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Thanks Keith for your comment re "In Ancient Ruin"
You are generous in your words.

Tommy

Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)

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Yes. Keep walking!

Comment is about d.knape (poet profile)

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While all our other rights
have been taken away by the Chinese Virus
you still have the right to walk!
Fundamental-
like breathing!

Comment is about Stephen Gospage (poet profile)

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Thank you for liking my Demon Poem! ?

Comment is about Holden Moncrieff (poet profile)

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Thank you again for your kind comments. As always they are much appreciated. I also enjoy your poetry especially when you use the voice of dissent and opposition. All good poets champion a cause. Many have found themselves imprisoned or worse for their writings. I also like the illustrations you use. The one accompanying Cogitare is particularly good.

Keep up the good work and thank you again

Keith

Comment is about Your Royal Poetess (poet profile)

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Thank you for the nice opening move on my recent blog. *winks*
We should play sometime!

Comment is about The Chessplayer (poet profile)

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Hi CM. Thanks for hitting the like button for two of my recent efforts.

Comment is about The Crescent Moon (poet profile)

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Thanks for the pick me up and words of advice , needed to read that today x

Comment is about d.knape (poet profile)

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Hello John, Interesting to hear about the verger's job. Agree absolutely about remembering ALL who fought with us in the war. I was quite moved to see how many there were from the Indian subcontinent, and then went off to see a friend. A book was open on the table with 'Namasthe', an Indian/Nepalese greeting, written in Italics on the page, and I can't believe it was a coinicidence! The ways of the Gods are infinite'.
Thanks for the comment on The War Cemetery., Jennifer

Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)

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not to worry
no hidden agenda for that hole
my wife plans on just putting me in a garbage bag
and leaving me at the curb. hahaha
I can't believe you went to all that trouble of writing a book
about it. Now we are both "Whole"!

who else would write a poem about digging a hole.
(a good place for my poetry!)

Do yall spend a lot of time hiding behind Hydrangeas?

Comment is about Jennifer Malden (poet profile)

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Who is that
hiding behind the Hydrangias?

come out
come out
whoever you are!
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Comment is about Jennifer Malden (poet profile)

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Thank you for your comments and encouragement xx

Comment is about Aviva Rifka Bhandari (poet profile)

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I have worked really hard on all of these pieces, any advice or support that someone can give would be very much appreciated and accepted.

Comment is about Rachel Rene Wright (poet profile)

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Aviva,

Thank you for your two most recent comments on my poetry. They are most appreciated and a source of encouragement.

Keith

Comment is about Aviva Rifka Bhandari (poet profile)

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Aww... you're the only one who noticed when I disappeared.
I am not having a final sleep at WOL, just napping.
I've got quite a lot of poetry to catch up on after the shut-eye.

Comment is about d.knape (poet profile)

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Thanks for the compliment
it's easily
far better than something
derogatory!

Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)

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both for the chop?
a chop shop?

Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)

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are you kidding me?
pre-breaded fish?
How in the world?

Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)

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what happened to you?

Comment is about Aviva Rifka Bhandari (poet profile)

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'Eye of the Beholder' rang very true and was perfectly constructed.

Comment is about d.knape (poet profile)

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Thanks for reading "eye of the beholder"
I tried to keep it short so that
it did not ruin the rest of your day.
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Comment is about Stephen Gospage (poet profile)

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Thanks for the comment, accolade indeed from such an illustrious writer ?

Comment is about Rasa Kabaila (poet profile)

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Thanks.

Comment is about Sanja Atanasovska (poet profile)

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Hi Sanja

I've been looking through your blog entries. I like your approach to poetry. It's hard to say exactly why but I wouldn't have continued with it if I didn't appreciate it, and I certainly wouldn't be writing this.
I think I like your words being so sparse, and of course the subject matter, and then leaving it as something that hardly quite happened but feelings are aroused and thoughts are fuelled.
I look forward to reading more.

Comment is about Sanja Atanasovska (poet profile)

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Think I understand what you're getting at when referring to the support for Marcus Rashford when people really came together, but otherwise the behaviour of The Brits was appalling. Booing the Italian national anthem, gatecrashing the match, which there is no excuse for now, with all the mega screens available, beating up Italian supporters afterwards outside the stadium,and finally leaving the London Streets as if there had been a war. Not to mention the refusal to accept the medals for second place. I was really ashamed.
Jennifer

Comment is about julie callaghan (poet profile)

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you like the poem
so do not mock it,
just take your hands
out of your pockets!
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(your photo.)

Comment is about Tom (poet profile)

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The sound of rain
just might have been
a gentle dribble
down your chin!
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Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)

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Welcome to WOL. I look forward to reading more of your work.

Keith

Comment is about JustKelvinMasilela (poet profile)

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I like your line...
"writing is the work of the soul".
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Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)

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I've been the odd bird out
all my life.
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Comment is about Stephen Gospage (poet profile)

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Thanks for the further comments on my profile page.
One point - the book cover you refer to ("Poetry to Please") is,
in fact, a CD cover and uses a photograph taken by me in the
delightful riverside town of Dartmouth in South Devon, UK.
Some of the tracks from the CD can be heard in the audio section
of my profile.
By the way, an Aussie local "country music" radio station in
Victoria has played some of my songs. Hats off to Trudy Burke
in St. Albans!!

Comment is about Rasa Kabaila (poet profile)

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Thanks for stopping by my profile Tony. I'm glad you enjoyed 'Tinder Tango'!

Can you tell me more about the inspiration behind 'Linen'? I love your words—somewhat cryptic and still expressive.

Your doggy is gorgeous. Rescue dog I hear? Aren't you a blessing.

Have a wonderful day.

Best wishes,
Rasa

Comment is about Tony Hill (poet profile)

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Thank you M.C Newberry for stopping by my profile and for your kind and encouraging words. You also seem like a very gifted, sensitive and generous individual. Keep writing, and diving in to every moment—for whatever it brings.

P.S—I love the cover of your poetry book 'Poetry to Please'. Just divine!

Warm wishes,
Rasa

Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)

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Thank you for your like and comment on my poem, was a pleasure to catch up with yours!

Comment is about Ferris Ty Taylor (poet profile)

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Just been catching up on my profile page and wish to thank you
for your kind comment about "Thoughts At Christmas".
You seem to be an exceedingly busy and gifted individual...well done..
MC

Comment is about Rasa Kabaila (poet profile)

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A Conservatorship is a legal construct designed for people who
are incapable of handling their own affairs.
The court appoints someone else to handle them for the person
incapacitated. Unfortunately, this process is often abused
and the person loses all their civil rights.
(see Brittany Spears).
Her story has been all over the news here lately.

Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)

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Hi Keith. My website is still under construction. In the meantime, a quick Google search should do the trick.

Also, if you're interested, below is the link to my debut chapbook

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58065112-how-to-wake-a-butterfly
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Comment is about Loic Ekinga (poet profile)

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Welcome to WOL. I would welcome to read some of your poetry.
Keith

Comment is about Loic Ekinga (poet profile)

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Thank you Keith for your comments on "Yard Work".
Nowadays, people shun physical work as if it's bad.
All they want to do is zoom calls. ha.
Physical work is equal to mental work.
It is a partner in our overall well-being.

Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)

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