Andy,there just is no stopping your cleverness.

Rose.

Comment is about Suspicion (blog)

Original item by Andy Smyth

That's fair , Greg. We had the flair but they had the wins. The League Table doesn't lie, well, not after 38 games. They deserve it.

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

Original item by John Coopey

oh the trials of young love! hope he chooses you Lauren.

Rose.x

Comment is about All I Want Is You (blog)

Original item by L. Nicole

Good grace indeed, John. I was very impressed with Spurs, the last time I watched them, against Man U. More flair than Leicester, tbh. But a nation would be heartbroken if the Foxes didn't win the title. And that would mean validation for Claudio Ranieri at long last! (My favourite Chelsea manager). You chose a Bob Dylan song that has stood the test of time, too.

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

Original item by John Coopey

I entirely agree with the thrust of your points, Mark. My experience being centred in the early sixties was a melting pot of change, and chiefly there was a sense of isolation and fear for the gay of the day, and knowing that the law was against them they became intensely defensive for their cause. It was rather pathetic in the main. Age gives us a long view. Attitudes today have swung back . It's still a major crime in many countries of course.....

Thanks for the comments.

Comment is about A VALE OF TEARS (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Nigel, I think I'll throw my pen away!

I love the perversity of having someone else's eyes! I hadn't taken the homework theme that literally. Excellent work.

I think I'd better sit silently in the corner again, at our next WOL meeting though!

I cant wait to hear what the others have come up with.

Comment is about Stockport WoL (group profile)

Original item by Stockport WoL

Well written Lynn. It's hard to process the pain that this must cause to the victims. By writing it from the mother's perspective, you have produced a tenderness to, what is, a barbaric ritual x

Comment is about Genital Love (blog)

Nobody writes a comment or verse like you do, David. I don't need to say anymore. Words are, occasionally, not necessary.

Lynn x

Comment is about Genital Love (blog)

Brilliant! Effortless and thoroughly deserving of the recognition :)

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

Original item by Greg Freeman

Great work, and the last line is haunting! Nicely!!!

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

Original item by Greg Freeman

great poem Ronnie.We did a similar one some time ago.

'Street Mother'

dangerous occupation most certainly.

P&S

Comment is about The lady of the night. (blog)

Original item by Ronnie Leek 1

MCN

As I wrote it from the mother's perspective, who had this procedure carried out on her herself. I decided to replace the maternal love with genital love, as the mother thinks she is protecting her daughter.

Lynn x

Comment is about Genital Love (blog)

blown away-bigtime!


P&S

Comment is about "Chuck" (blog)

Original item by Rick Gammon

excellent Mem!nope,it ain't nice,turning into a cross between a spud and a prune.That could happen to us.


D'oh!
D'oh!

P&S

Comment is about Revelation (blog)

Original item by Mem

That would be nice, MC. I suppose the LA would argue that it is accountable to the public and could they justify supporting a facility used by a couple of hundred customers a week which ran at a loss to their wider constituency of x hundred thousands. Sad, I agree.

Comment is about GOLDINGS (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Hi M.C. Always nice to get a good reaction from you.

Thanks. Ken

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

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Hey Lynn, thanks for the comments on my poems it made me feel great and really gave me that little push I needed to begin writing more. I'm in love with TearDrops in my Coffee, have a great day!

Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Ah...understood.
FGM - (a suitable title?)

Comment is about Genital Love (blog)

Finely wrought construction - it persuades the reader of its merits with an ease that belies the effort that was
undoubtedly employed.

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

Original item by Greg Freeman

Thanks for reading Lancashire. I hope you learn your lesson;)

Comment is about The Bag man of Bradford (blog)

Original item by Matt

Sounds like a great event, Greg, and one I wish I'd been in London to enjoy. There's no excuse for the poor sound, however, and I hope the BM take note and ensure they address that problem if they do something similar in future...

Comment is about Let's hear it for the Shakespeare 400 Sonnetathon at the British Museum (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Hello Lynn - I appreciated your comments about my
Referendum Calypso. Your use of the word "safer" in
context of EU membership had me thinking that maybe
many others think that way.
The word doesn't apply militarily as NATO has that
responsibility so I assume your meaning is more "financial".
Notwithstanding the many billions per annum we contribute
at present and the fact that our trade has to be made via
the rules of the EU which prohibits government self-help
for our industries etc., it seems very likely that in the
longer term this historically famous and successful trading
nation will be able to revert to a prosperous SOVEREIGN
nation. It must be stressed that the EU seeks centralised
political control over all its members. Do WE really
want that?

Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Much enjoyed, Martin. I find two lovely poems here, one about 'rosemary' and one about 'daffodils' also clearly delineated, inserted after 'Like ...' and ended before the last two lines which conclude 'rosemary thoughts'.

I get the connection of 'senses'; but I still think you have two finely wrought poems here, both expressed with fine-toothed sensuality. Which is excellent.

Comment is about Rosemary (blog)

Original item by Martin Elder

You are in the clear fellas. This is my scribble about genital mutilation in young girls.

Lynn x

Comment is about Genital Love (blog)

JC - It is my view that places like that should receive local
authority support in recognition of their value to the
character and appeal of the local "scene". You can't
just replace the years of acquired custom and charm with
a change of name to some corporate chain.

Comment is about GOLDINGS (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Well done, Ian, and well chosen, Staff.

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

Original item by Greg Freeman

It was one of those places of character, MC, that are being replaced by soulessly uniform corporate chains. (As I replied to Lynn, the involvement of Starbucks is only a rumour at the moment but I've advanced it in the interests of a good yarn).

Comment is about GOLDINGS (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

What? Goldings hops, Lancs? That would be step too far. Sure to have us all on the streets.
The Spa is still up And running, Ray, as you probably know. It's undergone a tasteful exterior revamp in spong orange. The inside is better and their cafe has incomparable views of the beach and bay.

Comment is about GOLDINGS (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

A timely requiem for such sad events. Too many
reminders that.....
All things pass - even memories have their death
As life loses hold and we sigh a last breath.

Comment is about GOLDINGS (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Why are my eyes watering?

Comment is about Genital Love (blog)

An interesting "take" on changing attitudes over the years.
It has been said that anything that can be accomplished
under the sun cannot be defined as "unnatural". There
are other more appropriate words that originate within human society. Take your pick from the following:
abnormal, inappropriate, unacceptable, to mention a few,
depending on your own levels of tolerance and acceptance
that are themselves frequently the product of conditioning
and various influences like religion.
The best place to start may be "there's a time and place
for most things".

Comment is about A VALE OF TEARS (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Dare I Ask?

Horrific car crash
glass splinters fly
blinded no sight
surgeons replace eyes.

Now I see
the world from
someone who died
don't sleep much.

I suffer nightmares
of being pushed
falling into water
drawing for breath.

Comment is about Stockport WoL (group profile)

Original item by Stockport WoL

A sad lament, John. So many cases dittoing everywhere. I used to gig at the Spa pavilion and spent many hours walking the streets ! My fave memories are the arcade with penny slot machines, a gents outfitters of the old school and a butcher who advertised using two ceramic mounted pigs in the missionary position. One of the towns delights was the Copper Kitchen offering Yorkshire pudding served with chips :£2.50, some years ago! Viva les esplanades. (You may remember the Joe Loss Orch.) That was me.


Ray

Comment is about GOLDINGS (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

My wish would be - - - look into the eye of the storm and destroy giving me the power of thunderous kisses bringing with it sparks of lightning to rekindle the lost flames of love.

Comment is about Clouds of Loss (blog)

Original item by Katy Megan

TRIFF!

Rose.

Comment is about Light hearted (blog)

Original item by Andy Smyth

reads like a script from 'game of thrones' brill!

Rose.

Comment is about I Am (blog)

Original item by Hailey Brooks

Hi J.C. Thanks for your kind comment, much appreciated.

Next time your in Brid. order the coffee close your eyes and play Cliff Richards Summer Holiday (ugh) into the earpiece, from that new fangled portable music thingy-ma jig in your pocket

Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)

Original item by John Coopey

quite right too.

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

Original item by Greg Freeman

sort of. its just babble really but i do have a thing for ouroboros, the snake that eats itself. its a great metaphor for the cyclical nature of things, in this instance futility.

Comment is about lord i just can't keep from crying sometimes (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

Thankyou, Lynn. I have to confess the bit about Starbucks is a bit premature. It's only a rumour that they have taken the lease. Currently it's a sad an empty shell.

Comment is about GOLDINGS (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

I know a coffee house in our county town just like the one you describe here, John. I hope that never gets taken over by the non-tax-paying Starbucks!

Another good 'un.

Comment is about GOLDINGS (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

I really like this work, Hailey. Well done.

Comment is about I Am (blog)

Original item by Hailey Brooks

Thank you so much guys for reading. Yeah, it's very true, sadly. I think you should definitely laugh at my misfortune Lynn. I'm a clumsy oaf

Comment is about The Bag man of Bradford (blog)

Original item by Matt

Thank you Trish'n'Stef and Jemima for your lovely comments. Glad you liked. x


Thanks also to Rose for the like. x

Comment is about madrugada (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

No danger of any politicians kissing you on the head, Harry, no matter how badly they want your vote!

Comment is about Roll on the Referendum (blog)

Original item by Harry O`N eill

...although we have a perfect right to ridicule Trump.

Comment is about OBAMARAMA (blog)

Original item by Daniel Dwyran

I find the changes in tempo and that drunken lurching works well when I perform it in pubs - I call it Chuck after Bukowski and imagined a cross between Chuck B and Tom Waits and wanted to get the idea of the inescapable self destruction path upon which the character has embarked.

Comment is about "Chuck" (blog)

Original item by Rick Gammon

Wonderful and can only be the unvarnished truth. Great punch line. I've seen sandwich board guys over the years but they were fairly static.

Ray

Comment is about The Bag man of Bradford (blog)

Original item by Matt

Really enjoyed this. Great read.

Comment is about steve pottinger (poet profile)

Original item by steve pottinger

This waxes and wanes for me meandering just like the drunk character writing it BUT then those last two lines bring it ever more sharply into focus and saves it!

Clever,

Graham

Comment is about "Chuck" (blog)

Original item by Rick Gammon