This is an absolute riot :D I LOVE the multitude of surreal events breathlessly listed with a twist of contempt.

Guitar-playing hyenas serenaded peacocks under ice cream trees
Rabbits on table mats sold honey for sun-bathing bees
A circus of acrobats juggled three ballet-performing fleas

Jam-hamsters...

Hahahaa :D I can't believe this only got one comment! I proper enjoyed this, thank you for posting. I think it's brilliant.

Comment is about You Should Have Been Here Yesterday (Copenhagen Unicorns And Stockholm Starfish) (blog)

Original item by Suki Spangles

Jon!! Blimey - didn't recognise you from your photo. You look on top of the world mate!

Anyway, just wanted to say that I love this poem. My dad lost my mum last June, and he speaks to her photo every day too. Awwwrr.

Comment is about Age (blog)

Original item by Jon Darby

These are all my own original pieces. I never intended for the world or even a small gathering of people on the Internet to see them, but here they are for safe keeping at the very least.

Comment is about Azel (poet profile)

Original item by Azel

Love this poem Phil. My fella played Forever Young on his guitar at two of our dear friends' funerals, and changed a couple of lines each time to make it especially for them. I can't listen to it without thinking of them now.

Comment is about Days. (blog)

Original item by mentalelf. Philk.

The most current award for a line i am most jealous of not writing myself goes to;

you've got a face that goes with most weather

x

Comment is about RE: "I love rain" (05/20/2016) (blog)

Original item by Zach Dafoe

Considering the small attendance at the Ring 'O' Bells the evening turned out to be surprisingly interesting and lasting longer in time than it does with a larger gathering.

Consisting of two poems apiece plus conversational intervals where we exchanged each our method of approach in poetry construction, the evening flew by, with contributions from Tony, Jaquie, myself, and our effervescent host the bubbly talented Eileen Earnshaw. Sadly co-host Shirley-Anne has had to bow out through weight of commitment. See you all in June.
KED.

Review is about Write Out Loud - Middleton on 22 May 2016 (event)

Hey Stuart, thanks very much for reading and commenting on 'King and Queen of the Quad'. Much appreciated :)

Comment is about Stuart Buck (poet profile)

Original item by Stuart Buck

glad to hear it! you've more guts than i have, i struggle to stand on a chair to change the light bulb. we do have unfairly high ceilings though.

Comment is about SIX OLD GITS (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Thank you Pintor. Means a lot that you comment.

Comment is about Homage (blog)

Original item by mentalelf. Philk.

"Thankyou, Boys, for what you did"

http://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=57215

Comment is about He's abseiling: Write Out Loud's John Coopey taking the plunge from tower block (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Good on yer, John! You wouldn't catch me doing something like that, I have to admit.

Comment is about He's abseiling: Write Out Loud's John Coopey taking the plunge from tower block (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

cheers for reading elP....just corrected my spelling btw.....
daz

Comment is about Finding myself. (1983) (blog)

Original item by dazzer

"Giving a wide birth to curious eyes."

How many have known this curious phenomena?

I wonder sometimes at how many would even know what it is to give a wide berth..our language is curious.

..great t'be a misfit, dazzer,

elP

Comment is about Finding myself. (1983) (blog)

Original item by dazzer

Did it and here is the proof, although you may think you are watching some super-fit marine. The one on the left with the big arse is my daughter, the Intrepid Samantha.

https://www.facebook.com/sarah.coopey.1/videos/pcb.10157186567350001/10157186566420001/?type=3&theater

Comment is about I'M ABSEILING (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Your comments are as poetic as your posts..good reading.

elP

Comment is about naked (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

brill stuff Lynn.We loved it.


P&S.xx

Comment is about you always wanted more (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

cheers guys. to be honest it was a bit of a riff on 'ive given everything i have and its not enough' although with a bit of cosmic splatter thrown in towards the end. im often as perplexed by my writing as everyone else, the blue light is definitely my soul though.

Comment is about naked (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

Hey, Phil,

I don't have a lot of words to express how this connects with me, but I see what you're saying..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_l4Ab5FRwM

Thanks for expressing it.

elP

Comment is about Homage (blog)

Original item by mentalelf. Philk.

Please pardon me. I was having a little fun with this but dogs have adapted to become great companions.

..just a little something I saw yesterday, I believe..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK7wp2xWOo4

Comment is about mystic pets (blog)

Original item by nunya

Thanks for your comments guys. I actually enjoyed swimming as a kid but I know what you mean about the sound of pattering feet on tiles Ray.
I remember the worst time for stinging eyes from cholrine was when our school caretaker put too much in the morning
probably why I don't like opening my eyes under water.

Comment is about cholrine days (blog)

Original item by Martin Elder

..must've been so anxious for someone to call me on that bologne that I mistook "I do think" for "I do not think"..how ever-so-slightly awkward.

Thanks anyway.

elP

Comment is about mystic pets (blog)

Original item by nunya

The farewell to many a waste of ungrateful takers.... Such a one sided relationship. I hope it wasn't autobiographical.
xxx
Thank yo.

Comment is about you always wanted more (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Here goes Stu: everything is stripped back to nothing which is the essence of truth that others can't see you expressing - and by shocking them you can be something to really impress (all subconscious of course)!

That'll do instead of a poem tonight . I hope this is not an insult to your intelligence - it just came out.

Ray

Comment is about naked (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

We are not worthy John. I hope everything is still intact. Wouldn't want Gert to go without!

Comment is about He's abseiling: Write Out Loud's John Coopey taking the plunge from tower block (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Completed today. I should have worn a nappy.
But nevertheless raised over £300 for the Red Cross, not least because of the generous donations of Stu, Ken, Graham, Greg, MC, and Harry - all of this parish. Also from the whip-rounds among the participants and audiences at York' Speakers Corner, Doncaster's Well Spoken and Leeds's HEART.
It is good that poets raise their voices against poverty and injustice but money doesn't hurt either.

Comment is about He's abseiling: Write Out Loud's John Coopey taking the plunge from tower block (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

I see my foto inspired you, Stu.

Comment is about naked (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

I did get friction burns, MC, but, luckily, on my hands.

Comment is about CHARITY ABSEIL (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

really nice poem Lynn.Well done!


Rose.x

Comment is about you always wanted more (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Yes they are David, i'd been listening to Bob and he set my mind off in that direction.... seemed appropriate to homage him. I'm glad you noticed.
We have a great new project here in Hull... called "Homes for Heroes" and people volunteer their skills and renovate a property which is then rented to Vet families who are struggling.
Sadly the worse of our sufferers choose to be on the street with all it risks.
When I was in Kiwi we had a guy, Vietnam vet, who disappeared into the bush and lived in a bunker for a month every time a chopper passed over... happily bonkers though. Of course people forget the risk increases with age but not the suffering.
I'm glad your compassion is about us!

Comment is about To the drum. (blog)

Original item by mentalelf. Philk.

This is very interesting and mystical poem. I liked it very much; especially the use of vocabulary and rhyming techniques. But overall, I thought it was a marvelous poem.

Comment is about La Petite Mort of Creativity (blog)

Original item by Katy Megan

Elizabethans called it a codpiece
Even now it's hardly a modpiece
And the rest of your garb
Is well worth a sharp barb
All in all it's a bit of an odd piece!
(But you deserve your cash for sheer(!) entertainment!)
I hope the speed of your descent didn't have an adverse effect on your extremities!!
:-)

Comment is about CHARITY ABSEIL (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Just taking a piss, as they say. If you don't see it as clever, then, I suppose you must get my drift, at least somewhat.

As for conditions of nervousness, that could go either way, as far as I can see. Whether one makes animals nervous or they are made nervous by animals. This one didn't seem particularly agitated.

Thanks, David.

elP

Comment is about mystic pets (blog)

Original item by nunya

a very good poem that gets across the other side of a split ...the loss of what we once had as the norm....one of your best ...keep going mate

Comment is about Divorce=Loss (blog)

Original item by Richard Alfred

Thank you Phil, Tommy, Rob and Rose, appreciated.

Comment is about spring awakening (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Impressive pair of man boobs, eh, Jemima?

Comment is about CHARITY ABSEIL (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Congratulations on this Tim, and well overheard by your partner, the Viking nail hit squarely on the head. I think the form gets it just right.

Comment is about 'Following the Money' by Tim Ellis is Write Out Loud Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Another strong piece chosen for POTW. Protest poetry is sadly under represented in both music and rhyme it seems these days. Modern Day Vikings is a great analogy too!
However they did stay around a long time and their presence is still obvious today. A very good choice!

Comment is about 'Following the Money' by Tim Ellis is Write Out Loud Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

bloody norah J.C.! couldn't you have done something to that photo with an airbrush!? I was just about to bite on a sausage sandwhich when I saw your sack of....I mean your body (haha) Keep your tackle safe matey.I'll donate a bluey to the brilliant Red Cross on your behalf tomorrow.Good luck to you.Thanks a lot.Jemima.

Comment is about CHARITY ABSEIL (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Even down south, we know about the strength of feeling about all this from watching news stories in the past week. The metaphor of Viking raiders seems very apt, Tim. Thanks for this passionate, timely poem - a reminder of the power of rhyme, and repetition, in the poetry of protest.

Comment is about 'Following the Money' by Tim Ellis is Write Out Loud Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Thank you. :)

Comment is about Solasta (poet profile)

Original item by Solasta

This poem was inspired by a documentary about a chap who was boating on the river Shannon in Ireland. He had stopped to listen to the Frog Chorus coming from the males waiting for the females to arrive at the 'breeding waters', and I wondered about the journey that the females have to make in order to get to mate.

I hope you like the result.

Comment is about A Poem For Spring - Ms. Shannon Frog (blog)

Original item by Paul A M Palmer

Hi Phil what can I say I'm lost for words .Tears are rolling down my face .lts a cruel world your poem brings strong feelings home to you thankyou for a that .Well done ,my dad was a C Sgt In the army I never knew him or knew of him all I have is a number on my birth certificate sadly I never got to meet him regards Wendy

Comment is about To the drum. (blog)

Original item by mentalelf. Philk.

These are the key lines for me

..............And you kiss me like your investigating the saliva for my heritage,
You go inside me like your searching for my identity..........

Curiously intimate but almost instantly dismissive.

Reptiles?


I do wish you'd post more often

Comment is about Loving the girl from the moon (blog)

Original item by Alexandra K. Parapadakis

hm.
satirical wasn't my intention, but that's a very interesting interpretation. what makes it satirical?

Comment is about RE: "I love rain" (05/20/2016) (blog)

Original item by Zach Dafoe

Wow, this is beautiful and powerful. Love it!

Comment is about Solasta (poet profile)

Original item by Solasta

interesting last line.

really enjoyed the piece.

the reference to reptiles is a nice touch
although on first reads - i wasn't 100%

excellent

andy x

Comment is about Loving the girl from the moon (blog)

Original item by Alexandra K. Parapadakis

excellent last two lines.

great piece.

really enjoyed it.

keep blogging

Comment is about When the World is Not Enough (blog)

Original item by Alexandra K. Parapadakis

oooh.. that aches

Comment is about Count the Stars (blog)

Original item by Gray Nicholls

I am old. And long in the tooth.

Comment is about Former editor Boris Johnson wins Spectator's £1,000 limerick competition (May 2016) (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Thanks both David and Alexandra for your appreciation.

One of those that leaves the thoughts hanging I hope.


Ray

Comment is about ANSWERS ON THE WIND (blog)

Original item by ray pool