A great tour guide to past delicacies and frivolities in the name of joined up robotism - excellent stuff.
I just wrote a parallel piece called Laid to Rest so I am in great company Rick!!

Ray

Comment is about About A Motorway. (blog)

Original item by Rick Gammon

Now now JC keep your spade clean!

Comment is about POETRY GARDEN (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Just checked that link out, Colin. £11.99???!!!! It's 20 years since I broke into a £20 note and I've still got the change.

Comment is about POETRY GARDEN (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

I confess to being more of a Charlie Dimmock man myself, Graham. But if Monty does it for you that's fine with me.

Comment is about POETRY GARDEN (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

love this. great attitude to display here Nicola.

Comment is about Love will conquer all (blog)

Original item by Nicola Anderson

I`d given up remarking on P.O.W (the occasional silence can be misinterpreted)

But those last six lines in this are what poetry is all about.

Well done Tom!

Comment is about 'A Day Such As This' by Tom Harding is Write Out Loud Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

This is simply lovely. I actually felt a drip go down my back reading this. Love the idea of a martyred garden! then they just spring back to life magically.

A good choice for POTW, well done Tom.

Comment is about 'A Day Such As This' by Tom Harding is Write Out Loud Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Worn a........and corner!

Only you could have done that Percy, or should I say Monty?

regards,

GS

Comment is about POETRY GARDEN (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Thanks, Colin. The "Untidy Corner" needs a bit of knocking in, I will agree. My favourite is "Landing Stage" which is a bit let down by some jumping in the audio. Yellow book?

Comment is about POETRY GARDEN (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

again, this is right up my street, or dark desert highway. Where were you?

Col.

Comment is about Desert Sky (blog)

Original item by Kim Whysall-Hammond

a timely pairing with Rick's About A Motorway - both harking back to days less cluttered and concreted over.

Alas there is no going back, we onward march, blinkered, soulless - only the poet's voice silently speaking out in remembrance of something long gone, lost or barely noticeable - the irony evident in your street names.

of all things that make me sad, the despoliation of our planet is top of the list. Both you and Rick have captured this sadness so well in your individual ways.

Col.

Comment is about LAID TO REST (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Your writing is amazing! Wonderfully written!?

Comment is about Talk To Some One (blog)

Original item by Wendy Higson

Thanks. Kevin - it'll need sharpening - I'll perform it a few times and see if it lives ?

Comment is about About A Motorway. (blog)

Original item by Rick Gammon

Hello Tom .. thanks for your comment, it seems to have touched a few people. Thanks.

Comment is about Tom Doolan (poet profile)

Original item by Tom Doolan

Thanks, Harry. It sets into sharp focus how difficult it is to write poetry! I laboured fully 20 minutes on the poetry; the garden took 20 years.

Comment is about POETRY GARDEN (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

really nice refreshing poem Joanne.Well written and well done! more please!

P&S xx

Comment is about True Face (blog)

Original item by Joanne German

I wish my finished product was half as good as your first draft. Brilliant of course. I would expect no different.

Cheers Kevin

Comment is about About A Motorway. (blog)

Original item by Rick Gammon

It is a first draft - I expect many changes ?

Comment is about About A Motorway. (blog)

Original item by Rick Gammon

Magnificent John,
and `poetic` with it!...but the crowning feat is the Rhyming-and scanning -of `mesembryanthemum;`
what a feat!

My only `garden` tribute is to stroke my plant (on the bog window-ledge) every morning, and murmur `allo Vera`!

( Well done! a bit of a magnum Opus this)

Comment is about POETRY GARDEN (blog)

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Comment is about LAID TO REST (blog)

Original item by ray pool

HI Tom, I've just commented on your poem of the week and I would just like to say I always look forward to your sensitive contributions which carry the stamp of subtlety and an appreciation of the fine things in life. Excellent, and congratulations.

Ray

Comment is about 'A Day Such As This' by Tom Harding is Write Out Loud Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

When something simple and direct is expressed the way you have done it Tom my first reaction is always disbelief but there is no escaping the beauty of imagery and you have stolen my attention completely and improved my state of mind.

Ray

Comment is about A Day Such As This (blog)

Original item by Tom Harding

The practise of small moments over so many decades are bound to be uplifting for the moment, and treasured like pearls of wisdom. The art of being majestic it seems is to come off the pedestal on a regular basis (the one they have been placed upon by fate). This is a nicely thoughtful poem and the ultimate lines reveal the dilemma.

Ray

Comment is about Royal Regards (blog)

Original item by David Lindsay

Thanks Col!

Comment is about Our strange stay here on Earth (blog)

Original item by Kim Whysall-Hammond

Hi Colin - Trying to look on the bright side lol. - Just heard the bad news from London ?. Thanks for feedback. ?

Comment is about Flaming June (blog)

Original item by Tom Doolan

well done Tom, you build a visual picture so well. I love the image of the giant alliums like sorrowful saints coming just after the people shrugging or bowing their heads. It's the devil in the detail that makes a poem work and the linking together with so few words.

when I first read this I was reminded of a goldfinch I had seen the previous day feeding on the seeds of a tall field sorrel. The weight of the bird had forced the plant almost flat but when it flew off it sprang back up, the tallest plant amongst the lower growing buttercups and clover. It was just the tiniest glimpse of something special.

all the best
Colin.

Comment is about 'A Day Such As This' by Tom Harding is Write Out Loud Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

good to have a poem which is what it is and nobody gets killed or maimed in the making of the last verse. We all need more happy endings. Good on ya John, I mean Tom.
Not flaming here either but at least we're heading in the right direction for a while.
Col.

Comment is about Flaming June (blog)

Original item by Tom Doolan

ditto all previous comments - said the man on the fence ?

Comment is about Shit, I burnt the dictionary. (blog)

Original item by Chakraj

Hi Kevin - Not flaming with me either, but I am ever hopeful. Thanks for feedback. ?

Comment is about Flaming June (blog)

Original item by Tom Doolan

Hi Jemima - The ice creams are on me ? - Who's John lol ?

Comment is about Flaming June (blog)

Original item by Tom Doolan

did you see that bright orange Willy Wonka creation she wore to Manchester recently? Honestly, I think she should've stuck with the blue to match her outfit and maybe just an orange bit of fancy frill to set it all off. But hey I'm not a Royal Watcher, honest.

What I like about this poem is that it describes one exact moment in time caught on camera. There is no concern for the before or after. For all we know the elephant whipped off her hat and plonked it on Philip before the whole meet and greet deteriorated into a farce of Blue Peter proportions.

Col.

Comment is about Royal Regards (blog)

Original item by David Lindsay

Nice, but June isn't 'flaming' yet where I am. I'll have to re-read this when the weather picks up a bit.
Good imagery, I could just see that sun-kissed beach
Cheers Kevin

Comment is about Flaming June (blog)

Original item by Tom Doolan

I'm honoured John. I only know this little saying because my teenage boy once uttered it as I struggled to remove the nuts on a car wheel after a puncture. His sarcastic comment was his way of telling me that I was tightening them instead of loosening them. And there was me blaming the substandard and poorly manufactured wheel brace. I won't forget Righty-tighty, Lefty-loosey in a hurry!

C?L

Comment is about 'Righty-tighty, Lefty-loosey'! (blog)

Original item by John Andrew Nield

Col,

You are too kind. What can I say? Okay, I will keep my profile pick! Ha! Ha!

Tom,

Thank you too. Much appreciated.

Suki

Comment is about The Welcome Party (blog)

Original item by Suki Spangles

Cynthia,

Quite beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

Suki

Comment is about The Art of Japanese Flower Arranging (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

I see you are still angry Wendy.Rightly so,I say.Thank you.Jemima.

Comment is about What Next (blog)

Original item by Wendy Higson

oh John! I feel the need to rush to the seaside right now,despite the time.You've got me salivating for an ice cream as well! Thank you.Jemima.

Comment is about Flaming June (blog)

Original item by Tom Doolan

I actually felt quite calm after reading this Noris,for some reason.I think it has a very reassuring air about it.Thank you.Jemima.

Comment is about I seek (blog)

Original item by Noris Roberts

a little quote with a big punch! Thank you.Jemima.

Comment is about Quote stealing! John 1:5, the bible (blog)

Original item by rseed

The reason for these lines can only be guessed at.
But...
Happiness is ephemeral, a gift that quickly goes...
Briefly displaying the happy face that everybody knows
Far less showy, but lasting, not lent -
Is real life's reward - to be content!

Comment is about Sunny Days (blog)

Original item by Louise Clarke

Cheers Cynthia and Hazel. Thought I'd act as a catalyst and put this poem out here to see the reactions and i'm happy i did.

Cynthia I can't agree more. Interesting comments.

Hazel a poem strung together with only one syllable must have been rather challenging. I must try it. Could be fun.

Thank you both.
Raj

Comment is about Shit, I burnt the dictionary. (blog)

Original item by Chakraj

We are certainly seeing politics in a state of flux -maybe
a healthy sign when one considers the usual fixed state
of affairs. People now are able to use greatly increased
levels of information plus visual/verbal performances to
form opinions and come to a decision in how they vote - again no bad thing.
Farron is faced with the uphill task of regaining support
for his party after their wipe-out at the polls, and
their eagerness to stay under the control and influence
of the EU may - or may not - help any progress in that
direction. His constant carping about a hard Brexit
is his only weapon and we'll have to see if it convinces
any political "not sures" or fainthearts on election day.

Comment is about 'Righty-tighty, Lefty-loosey'! (blog)

Original item by John Andrew Nield

A charming "nod" to royalty
holding the record for its brand of public service; and the majesty of
those occupying the foreground in the
picture cannot be denied!

Comment is about Royal Regards (blog)

Original item by David Lindsay

Did an surprisingly good exercise recently writing poems using only words of one syllable. Powerful.

Comment is about Shit, I burnt the dictionary. (blog)

Original item by Chakraj

Ditto.

Comment is about Quote stealing! John 1:5, the bible (blog)

Original item by rseed

Very funny, and appropriate.

I actually wish I didn't care about a little 'care' in page poetry; but I do because it's 'Page Poetry'! In Print! Not spoken - where only pronunciation could divert intent. And persons all over the world look to English as a common language.

Why do we have to lower the standards of written English when a little effort would make a huge difference. But then, the way I want to say it, and spell it is MY business, and I'm RIGHT because I'm a REAL PERSON!

Comment is about Shit, I burnt the dictionary. (blog)

Original item by Chakraj

What do you mean you remember my 'encounter with a sheik' many moons ago. The hair rose up the back of my neck! Did I actually make mention of him before? If so, I've got to watch my mouth!

Comment is about Chakraj (poet profile)

Original item by Chakraj

Thanks everyone..gratefully received.

Colin,
My baby knew it`s manners. To expel excrement on to a Tory is a comment on upper class-ness and requires that little bit extra puffability, (which the H` provides. ?

Comment is about The floating voter song...(again) (blog)

Original item by Harry O`N eill

Oh right. We take as we find. I interpreted this as child
illusions that were relieved by reality - not caused by it.

Comment is about The Man In The Dark.. (blog)

Original item by Alec Saputo

This minds me of the traditional - broadly right or leftish- electoral stance of the voters in Britain`s `first past the post`voting system.

It seems that however much the swingers `go over` it seems that they always like to have a general idea of the direction they are travelling in.

We are faced with a `tough` negotiator (who was a `remainer`) and an opponent who has lost the full support of his parliamentary colleagues...both of whom have to be fully supported because of the system.

Both parties are internally split themselves and the problem about `just sitting back`at the present is that: to fulfill the will of the fifty - two per cent (which the forty - eight percent did not want) is - given the fact that the right and left voters are split among themselves anyway -
going to be an impossibility (that the referendum was a record turn-out applies to both sides of the vote).

A problem (given all the splits) could be the politically - inspired obfuscation of the negotiations as they proceed.

My own guess is that Farron`s wish for the deal to be put
to a second referendum (although not very popular at the moment) will win the day in the end.

Comment is about 'Righty-tighty, Lefty-loosey'! (blog)

Original item by John Andrew Nield