Thanks for your comments guys very much appreciated.
I know what you mean about gardening Phil.
Stu and Laura lamb is always a feast in our house. I would have used the word succulent but that would risk sounding like an advert.
I agree with you wolfie about a single idea it is amazing how your imagination can run away with itself
I see your point Cynthia about the two poems. It is always a tricky one. I have written another longer poem recently which has got two parts to it but could just as easily be two poems. I may post it later
Thanks again everybody

Comment is about Rosemary (blog)

Original item by Martin Elder

Nice sonnet but shouldn't 'folks' have a possessive apostrophe?

Also, wasn't the bard's skull stolen, curse or no? A good subject for another sonnet, perhaps.

Comment is about 'Cursed Be He That Moves My Bones' by Ian Whiteley is Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

answering your last question Lynn,no,just the wife!

ouch! what was that for Patricia!?...<o><o>!!!


P&S

Comment is about Lunar Eclipse 28.9.15 (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Thank you Trish and Stef - most people would have been fast asleep at 3.30 in the morning! But not you two, hey? Ha ha ha.

Well, not us either, actually but by that time it was hard staying awake.

Ever thought of changing your window cleaner? ;o)

L. xx

Comment is about Lunar Eclipse 28.9.15 (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Ray,reminded us of a similar one we did back in 2013.

Hamelin man.

Just updated it with one of these-©-which we never used back then.The actual poem opens with the words of your title.

Great poetic minds oft-times think alike-me/wethinks.

Cheers

P&S

Comment is about PARK BENCH (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Lynn,how dare we have missed this one!

We think it's because we were doing 'something' at the time,on both occasions.

Having pornographic memories of 28/9/15 we recall that because of the 'something' we were doing on that date,at that time our curtains had to be closed.

Well! you don't think we were going to give the window cleaner a free show,do you!? ;o) ;o)

Fortunately, while we were doing 'something' last night
we didn't need the 'coitins' closed because we don't think he cleans windows at night.

And anyway,because it isn't a pretty sight,its likely WE would have to have paid him to watch!

What a lovely thing to have seen-
the Moon we mean!

P&S.xx

Comment is about Lunar Eclipse 28.9.15 (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Very persuasive in a strong form - great confidence coming through and it shows the wonder of a sonnet and how powerful the message can be.

Ray

Comment is about Cursed Be He That Moves My Bones (blog)

Original item by Ian Whiteley

Thanks a lot Lynn. x

Fulsome praise Stu. I was going on to say about old ladies not using them so much and it would have meandered on , so this is the short version. To get poem of the week would be a leg up so to speak, and its very selfless of you to suggest this. I'll pay for a T shirt!

Ray

Comment is about PARK BENCH (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Thank you Harry, I much appreciate your comments.

And thanks to Jemima for liking.

Comment is about Lunar Eclipse 28.9.15 (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Cheers for the feedback Jemima. If it gave you a smile then my job is done.

Always nice to hear back from people though and most don't bother, so you never know whether what you have written is appreciated or not.

Most of my stuff is damn silly, but there are some serious ones too - check out my blog entries.

Cheers again for making the effort to respond. Makes it all worth while.

Andy

Comment is about Daft again (blog)

Original item by Andy Smyth

Thank you both for your lovely comments :)

Comment is about Bidderbin and Bidderben - Tombo transforms (blog)

Original item by Matt

Thank you Lynne and David.
I wrote it for fun really and enjoyed doing it. I think it does resonate a little with people who lived that particular dream. Personally I dreamt of Thatcher dying early but hey ho....

I should have guessed Maclaren has a flash stone! Next time write "tosser" on it for me!

And... I too saw the Stranglers last year, birthday present from my lad. They've have still got it!

Comment is about Punks and the Dolls. (blog)

Original item by mentalelf. Philk.

No need for apologies fellas and thanks Helen and Lynn for your comments and reading. Much appreciated.

Lynn x

Comment is about Genital Love (blog)

Love it! Takes me back to inserting zips into my jeans which my mother was not happy about as I was a tad young to join in fully.

Lynn x

Comment is about Punks and the Dolls. (blog)

Original item by mentalelf. Philk.

Hi Ray

Enjoyed very much.

Lynn x

Comment is about PARK BENCH (blog)

Original item by ray pool

this is a complete(ish) piece that will form the centre of my first collection. i have been working on it for a while now and its new things and old things tinkered together to (hopefully) tell the story of a car crash and its aftermath. hopefully.

Comment is about shard (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

this is great. a tiny snapshot as philosophical musing. the use of bidderbin and bidderben grounds the piece with humanity and a personal touch. good stuff.

Comment is about Bidderbin and Bidderben - Tombo transforms (blog)

Original item by Matt

this is excellent ray. you have cut to a really pressing and philosophical point using brevity as your sword. i have more images in my mind from this small piece than i garnered from the entire issue of poetry review i read yesterday. lets start a campaign for this to be poem of the week. i will print the t-shirts.

Comment is about PARK BENCH (blog)

Original item by ray pool

we can relate so much,Victoria,to this poem,and mostly to the last two lines.

very much enjoyed.

P&S

Comment is about The Lukewarm (blog)

Original item by Victoria Nicole Jackson

yeah,J/A/P.Problem is,the !!'s keep coming back!

neat piece.

P&S

Comment is about devils (blog)

Original item by JustAnotherPoet

too right Tommy.

P&S

Comment is about Hillsborough ll (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

lovely poem Matt.Thank you.Jemima.

Comment is about Bidderbin and Bidderben - Tombo transforms (blog)

Original item by Matt

here to get my laughter instigated,which it has been,by funny you,Andy.Thank you.Jemima.

Comment is about Daft again (blog)

Original item by Andy Smyth

Well expressed, Ian.

Comment is about Sun Bleached Bones (blog)

Original item by Ian Whiteley

Indeed Ian.
I read this article on the day it was printed..LIVERPOOL DAILY POST AND ECHO article re Hillsborough was written by a staffer referring to Liverpool fans, I quote: "I blame the yobs" this was written by JOHN WILLIAMS from the LIVERPOOL DAILY POST.

Comment is about Sun Bleached Bones (blog)

Original item by Ian Whiteley

Laura- I've been arguing all those points for over 20 years and all of my point have been validated. A sense of relief and anger emerges at the same time. As for a 'party' I'm a good boy tonight. :~)

Newberry- "j'accuse".

Jemima- I will have to disagree with you on one point, you are not an outsider. As someone once said " to fight injustice anywhere is to fight injustice everywhere :~)

Tommy

Comment is about Hillsborough ll (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

It's been a bloody long wait for us, Harry.

Comment is about IT'S ALL OVER NOW, BABY BLUE (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Hi Harry

After being chaste for thirty years, didn't realize she'd gone off the boil and couldn't appreciate that these days introductions via smart phone and email displaying excited genitalia are the norm. (sad)

And many thanks for your comment.

Ken

Comment is about Harry O`N eill (poet profile)

Original item by Harry O`N eill

Jacqueline,
Have a cup of tea girl - you-ll feel better in the mornin`!

Comment is about Rebellion On High (blog)

Original item by Jacqueline Phillips

Ah, David!
I`ve done the time, and I`ve got plenty of space.
But if only the bits of poetry I try to stuff in fitted!

Comment is about To Fill a Gap* (blog)

Original item by David Lindsay

There`s always next year John.

(as we keep mumbling to ourselves every year)

Comment is about IT'S ALL OVER NOW, BABY BLUE (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Lynne,
a nice expression of gratitude for an experience.

And one where the picture (and its size) really enhances the poem.

Comment is about Lunar Eclipse 28.9.15 (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Thanks Lynn for commenting on Her Scent on Silk. I posted a while back but then, like you, I took a little break from WOL :) x

Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)

Original item by Lynn Dye

A brave topic well handled, Lynn. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.

Comment is about Genital Love (blog)

Martin - thanks for 'Rosemary', which has inspired my latest haiku 'Salivating'. Nice one mate.
Rob

Comment is about Martin Elder (poet profile)

Original item by Martin Elder

Well, Shonda,
I know it`s getting nearer and nearer, but
that`s the first time I`ve ever been Villanelled towards it. :)

Congratulations on what is (these days) an aptly gloomy (and poetically well formed) revelation of what is waiting
for more and more of us in our aging society.

Lovely to see such a good starter.

(by the way, thanks for cheering me up)

Comment is about Nursing Home (blog)

Original item by Shonda Hurley Bell

Hi MC,
Sorry for delay in answering.

I acknowledge the EU is far from perfect, but I am of the mind that we would have to deal with them anyway, and we may be better off trying to change things from within rather than being outside with no say at all.

Yes, you are right I did mean safer financially. The problem as I see it is that we do not have all the industries we once had, and much of what is left is foreign owned. Our energy companies and utilities and most of our rail network are owned by EU countries.

Half our exports go to EU, and if we will still want to deal with them we would still have to abide by their rules. They are likely to slap import duties on our goods if we are no longer part of the EU.

While we may be paying them billions we get some of this back, and some have even argued that we get back more than we contribute. There seems to be no way of knowing for sure.

To be honest I am more concerned with Theresa May wanting to take us out of the ECHR but that is a separate subject.

Of course I don't know what the outcome of the vote will be but I do tend to believe that floating voters who are still unsure in June will either not vote at all or vote for the status quo, as better the devil you know.

However, we shall see.

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

Original item by M.C. Newberry

well thought out opinion Tommy.Not too sure about a party though.And that is only my opinion as an outsider in this matter.But,if there is to be a party,I'm more than positive it will be joined by the folks from 'upstairs' Thank you.Jemima.

Comment is about Hillsborough ll (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

At least you should make an effort at poetry...even if it's
a lament. This is a "bill of indictment" more suited to a red
top newspaper.

Comment is about Hillsborough ll (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

I confess that my initial "reading" invoked a sinister concept
familiar to those who were around at the time of the
infamous Lorena Bobbitt case. Those unaware can always
Google her name.
I am happy to be put right and interpret it in its correct
context.

Comment is about Genital Love (blog)

I really appreciate the 'likes' and all your comments - many thanks for taking the time to do so
Ian

Comment is about Cursed Be He That Moves My Bones (blog)

Original item by Ian Whiteley

Thanks for taking the time to comment on the Shakespeare sonnet Martin - been out of circulation for a bit - but back on the horse again - so maybe see you soon somewhere (?) glad you liked it
Ian

Comment is about Martin Elder (poet profile)

Original item by Martin Elder

Thanks for the kind and appreciative comment on the Shakespeare sonnet Harry - glad you liked it mate
Ian

Comment is about Harry O`N eill (poet profile)

Original item by Harry O`N eill

Thanks for commenting on the Shakespeare poem Stu - yes I saw the documentary and it was a real eye-opener - I knew nothing about the curse or the fact his skull may be missing - suitably macabre - I love stuff like that :-) I really appreciate you taking the time to comment
cheers
Ian

Comment is about Stuart Buck (poet profile)

Original item by Stuart Buck

Thanks so much you wonderful people - humbled and proud - thanks for reading and commenting
Love & Peace
Ian

Comment is about 'Cursed Be He That Moves My Bones' by Ian Whiteley is Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Well done Ian :)

Comment is about 'Cursed Be He That Moves My Bones' by Ian Whiteley is Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

A chap called William Blake would certainly agree with you ;) As do I.

Comment is about Water (blog)

Original item by Ria Richardson

Proved right then Tommy :)

There's a-gonna be a party tonight!

Comment is about Hillsborough ll (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

You had me right at

the aftermath
Of lamb infused and bruised
With garlic and rosemary sprigs
Cut from a garden bush

mmmMMMM. My rosemary sadly turned all woody and tree-like last year, but she served me well for years before that.

This is absolutely gorgeous - Stu's bang on, a feast for the senses.

(ps ta for y'note on haiku)

Comment is about Rosemary (blog)

Original item by Martin Elder

Hi Andy, thanks for your comments and for bravely delving a little way into my back catalogue. I'm sure there's enough material there for a whole conference!

I sometimes take my iPod to bed with me and more often than not out and about as it's a great way to jot down those odd lines that come without warning. Sometimes it only takes a line or two to make something a lot more but I know if it's not put down, especially at night, it will be gone forever.

Thanks for sharing your poem which I enjoyed. You don't need shades and a doughnut shirt to read your poems out loud but it helps me feel a little bit epic. I did my Retriever poem at my local P&P last night and it was hysterical, so much laughter. I think it was the first time I'd performed a poem rather than just read it out. What a buzz, I'm still smiling now. Go for it, what have you got to lose apart from your dignity and wtf about that eh?

Comment is about Andy Smyth (poet profile)

Original item by Andy Smyth