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Reggie's Ghost

Tue 15th Oct 2024 21:13

godlucifer you have carved out a niche for yourself on here. i admire your commitment to stick to your guns.

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Manish Singh Rajput

Tue 15th Oct 2024 15:54

Thank you very much, Tim.😊

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Auracle

Tue 15th Oct 2024 15:24

Insanely good.

Please more mega vega

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Nigel Astell

Tue 15th Oct 2024 14:37

Each day
pushing out
till I
feel safe
enough and
only then
it can.😎

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Nigel Astell

Tue 15th Oct 2024 14:21

Number Nineteen

First half
nine poems
throwback lines
poetic heads
firmly install.

Second half
nine readings
added within
certainty adjusted
when completed - - -

Number Nineteen
becomes our
Collage Poem.

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Graham Sherwood

Tue 15th Oct 2024 13:45

Multiple Posting

A small minority of Write Out Loud blog contributors persist in making multiple blogs per day, often as many as 5-10 poems in one visit.

Regular users will know that only the most recent entry is shown in full form on the blog section, any previously posted poems being archived underneath.

Whilst these archived poems are still available to be read by other contributors, they are very rarely revisited and as such are lost in the system.

The whole raison d’etre of WOL is for people to post and read other peoples’ poetry (and if they so wish, comment constructively on it).

Some WOL contributors construct their own personal blog page and include its address on their WOL profile, so that those interested in their work can easily navigate to a larger resource.

Whilst the WOL website will allow for over-posting, it was never its intention to be a repository for a contributors whole work. Indeed, in the introductory message when joining the site, contributors are advised to have a separate resource as WOL cannot be held responsible for any accidental losses.

I hope those involved will heed this message and follow our recommended way forward.


In the meantime, enjoy your poetry!



Graham

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Auracle

Tue 15th Oct 2024 13:42

Use your prerogative to type. I don't care if it's on a keyboard or touch screen.

It's all yours!

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Auracle

Tue 15th Oct 2024 13:35

Yes! Perfect description of the Yin-Yang.

Not that I know what Yin-Yang means.

But as an ancestral Chinese, I have the right to give you the full credit for your brilliance!

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Auracle

Tue 15th Oct 2024 09:46

Only You Can Tell Me Whether The Unforgettable Fire Is Saudade Or Not.

Please don't let A.I. take that away from us.

I need more time.

-Kevin-

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TobaniNataiella

Tue 15th Oct 2024 07:48

Thank you Helene for the like.

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Russell Jacklin

Tue 15th Oct 2024 06:35

Well said Tim, thank you for the read

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John Coopey

Mon 14th Oct 2024 21:55

Normally when I get in a plane, Stephen, I can see the terror in passengers eyes as they’re thinking. “I hope he’s not next to me”. There was no need for them to worry this time!
And thanks for the Likes, Kevin, Aisha, Tim and Larisa.

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TobaniNataiella

Mon 14th Oct 2024 20:05

Thank you Tim for the comment

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Tim Higbee

Mon 14th Oct 2024 17:21

The oldest profession in history has always lived on by another name, survival.

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Tim Higbee

Mon 14th Oct 2024 17:14

Descriptive and clever my friend. Butcher's Town indeed.

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Tim Higbee

Mon 14th Oct 2024 17:08

Listening is rapidly becoming a relic in the archives of a lost art
How soon before speaking or even thinking follow?

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Tim Higbee

Mon 14th Oct 2024 16:49

Have a good heart and be kind…
Let’s stop pointing out differences…
So little to ask, Aisha but so hard to achieve. 💖

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Tim Higbee

Mon 14th Oct 2024 16:40

A prisoner of norms, my soul in pain!
So true for so many!

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Stephen Gospage

Mon 14th Oct 2024 13:14

Blimey, John. I've heard of Easy Jet but this is ridiculous!

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TobaniNataiella

Mon 14th Oct 2024 11:40

Thank you Aisha for the like.

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Eduardo

Sun 13th Oct 2024 21:07

Thank you, Uilleam! I'm glad you liked it! Thornfield definitely has a dark vibe, right? And wow, I didn’t even remember the connection between Rochester and Karl while writing. Such an interesting twist! It's striking to think about Rochester's struggles and how things didn't end in a classic fairytale way. The "happily ever after" doesn’t exist; after all, happiness isn’t a constant: what we have in life are happy moments...

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R A Porter

Sun 13th Oct 2024 09:33

Have fun Greg & all, wish I could be there with you, but a trip to the Lakes intervened - maybe next year!

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Larisa Rzhepishevska

Sun 13th Oct 2024 06:03

What a language! Thank you so much. With best wishes, Larisa

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Larisa Rzhepishevska

Sun 13th Oct 2024 05:57

i enjoyed reading this poem, Helene. And I agree with Stephen. A hymn to humanity, With best wishes Larisa

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Kevin Vose

Sat 12th Oct 2024 22:24

Thanks.

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Manish Singh Rajput

Sat 12th Oct 2024 19:25

Thank you very much, Tim.😊

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TobaniNataiella

Sat 12th Oct 2024 18:52

Thank you Auracle for the like.

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Michael Morales

Sat 12th Oct 2024 15:37

marvelous artist

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Michael Morales

Sat 12th Oct 2024 15:35

I like the medieval vibes

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Yanma Hidayah

Sat 12th Oct 2024 13:58

@Stephen Gospage Thank you..

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Stephen Gospage

Sat 12th Oct 2024 09:19

An intelligent, evocative poem, Yanma. It unlocks something which is present in many of us.

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Stephen Gospage

Sat 12th Oct 2024 08:49

I enjoyed this, Kevin. I though 'Belfast' was pretty good and overall Ken has added quite a lot to the sum of human happiness. I recently watched 'Fortunes of War' again, in which the young Ken and Em still shine.

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Stephen Gospage

Sat 12th Oct 2024 08:39

I love how this poem builts to its beautiful conclusion, HÊlène. A hymn to humanity, and to hope.

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Stephen Gospage

Sat 12th Oct 2024 08:27

Another winner, Mike. I had completely forgotten about the teleprinter, but your poem brought back all the memories of Saturday afternoons.

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Greg Freeman

Fri 11th Oct 2024 23:11

Looking forward to this on Sunday. My first visit to the jam since 2019, pre-Covid!

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Greg Freeman

Fri 11th Oct 2024 17:47

Another great poem of matchday memories, Mike. As Steve says, you can still find this type of footie catering if you know where to look ...

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Greg Freeman

Fri 11th Oct 2024 17:45

This is a brilliant poem, Mike, recalling the days when you awaited in trepidation for the moment that the Teleprinter announced your team's final score. The detail in this! Thanks so much for this.

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Manish Singh Rajput

Fri 11th Oct 2024 14:18

"Homeless or unhoused, what difference did it make,
Mental illness affects us all with a fear we can’t shake"
A masterpiece, my friend!

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Tim Higbee

Fri 11th Oct 2024 13:16

This is perhaps your best poem on love's lament. The fickle tide of rising and descending emotions.
Well done, Manish

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Auracle

Fri 11th Oct 2024 11:55

Thank you for reading and liking.

I'm already raising awareness about the mass extinction we're in.

We should have used these words before, but it's not too late.

Let's tell all humans and humanity about Mass Extinctions.

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John Coopey

Fri 11th Oct 2024 11:40

Those were the days, Mike. When a man and wife dressed in Edwardian costume tried to bounce a vintage car up a muddy hill. That was proper sport!

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Tom Doolan

Fri 11th Oct 2024 10:20

Many thanks Uilleam for your feedback 🙂
Many thanks Larisa for your kind comment 🙂
Thanks for likes: Red Brick Keshner, Hugh, Aisha, Tobani / Nataiella, Yanma Hidayah, K. Lynn & Tim. 👍

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Mike Bartram

Fri 11th Oct 2024 09:56

Thank you for the reading and the great sentimental comments!
!

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Nigel Astell

Fri 11th Oct 2024 08:09

The path forward

A human minefield
One wrong step
Can be fatal
The path forward
Yours to take
No matter what.

Comment is about Day 25 (blog)

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David RL Moore

Fri 11th Oct 2024 07:44

A great title John followed by words encapsulating my own feelings much of the time.

David

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Larisa Rzhepishevska

Fri 11th Oct 2024 06:22

Thank you so much, my dear friends, for liking my poem. With warmest wishes, Larisa

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Larisa Rzhepishevska

Fri 11th Oct 2024 06:15

Brilliant, just brilliant!

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Larisa Rzhepishevska

Fri 11th Oct 2024 06:09

Good joke.)))

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Martin Elder

Thu 10th Oct 2024 23:31

Yes I fear this is an all too common story. Thanks for the comments Uilleam. There will be a part two
Thanks to all the likes
Cheers
Martin

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Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Thu 10th Oct 2024 22:00

"using children as target practice;"
it's been going on for years, but this government of a Christian nation says we're standing four square behind them, aren't we, Mr. Prime Minister?

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