Yes, I am particularly good at the wasp dance. Set it to music and it would be fun - arms everywhere, running around like an idiot for something that is 2 inches long.

Advice: Always keep a rolled up newspaper on your body.

Comment is about Thoughtful (and fun) (blog)

Original item by Andy Smyth

Superb observations Martin... (and thanks for the welcome back and your kind words by the way).. and the suits will always close ranks.

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Original item by Martin Elder

I can see this so vividly reminding of some Japanese paintings I have seen. Nice one Stu

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Original item by Stuart Buck

Hi Daniel
Good to see you posting again. I love the line about slurping putty. nice one.

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Original item by Daniel Dwyran

Quite agree LCPTB but whose wealth?

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Original item by Martin Elder

David

They (came back to say others - I don't like the word they) might just think it's shit, and that's okay but I know what you mean. xxx

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David

Thank you for your comment. 'Pretty Good' sits very well with me.

My intention is not to disturb or upset. I can't and will not control my scribbles. I must admit, I do censor very slightly. Should you be looking for the 'punch' it is in all the verses!

I disagree with the protective ploy on my part, young children express their past through their toys, they then turn into adults, pass their love and toys down, from learnt behaviour.

For me, the best way is always to go with your own interpretations, instincts, form your own pictures and always be a a fool.

Lynn

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One of your best, MC. I like the poem, though, much better than I like London.

Comment is about MY LONDON - Spring (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Good suggestions, MC. Someone at a poetry gig last night made the excellent suggestion of Jackie Wilson's "excrete petite".

Comment is about WHAT KIND OF STOOL AM I? (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

This subject is rarely found in poetry and the popularity
of guns - particularly handguns - in fact and fiction
makes it relevant.
Ray - at one time I owned four handguns: the Colt .45
previously referred to (circa 1882) with a 12inch Buntline
barrel that made it a memorable experience to fire (not
often as the cost of ammo was an old shilling per round
then!). The S&W was even more impressive - and even
more expensive!! The other 2 weapons were a 9mm
Star self-loading pistol and a .22 target revolver.
I maintain that anyone properly introduced to - and
familiarised with - firearms can gain self-discipline and a healthy respect for their capabilities. The problems
exist with the urban criminal "cowboys" who see
them (like the poor dogs they acquire) as some sort
of power play for their mean existences. You are on
the money about knives (include machetes!). They
are easily obtained & hidden, making them doubly
dangerous in criminal hands. The advent of tasers
is surely a response to the regrettable frequency of
their possession and use. But perhaps better tasered
than shot!

Comment is about HANDGUNS (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Then you have - "Accentuate the Purgative" and that
well-known show song "Anything You Can Poo (I Can Poo
Better)" from "Anal Get Your Fun!"
(Now look what you've done, JC It's OCD!)

Comment is about WHAT KIND OF STOOL AM I? (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

To Lynn, Helen and Harry - your kind comments are very
pleasing. I've been here in this great city since age 16
when I came up from the country to start work - and I'm
still here!
Harry - I hope to carry on the "My London" theme and
format to embrace summer, autumn and winter over the
coming year - and already have the lines for "summer"
in mind, with some tentative thoughts for "autumn".

Comment is about MY LONDON - Spring (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

what a lovely restful poem M.C.1

(I`d love you to do one about a London Autumn)

Comment is about MY LONDON - Spring (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Just like you to know Nicola it took a Tesco trolley full of scribbling note paper before I found my Banana! but I'm glad you liked it.

Comment is about Nicola Hulme (poet profile)

Original item by Nicola Hulme

Catching a cold is the least of her worries!

Comment is about April 2016 Collage Poem: Riddles (blog)

Original item by Stockport WoL

cheers ray. the word quim could never be over used in my opinion.

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Original item by Stuart Buck

I have just seen this poem now. It is beautiful Stu, nice one

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Original item by Stuart Buck

Yes, very nicely done. I too liked the sunset couplet :)

Comment is about MY LONDON - Spring (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Good couple of poems, Andy. Those damned wasps, hey?

Comment is about Thoughtful (and fun) (blog)

Original item by Andy Smyth

Hello Ray. Thanks for your thoughts.
It's quite sobering to hear a recording of yourself. I sound like a deep sonorous bell to myself until I hear myself recorded. Then the sonorous bell seems to have been replaced with a tremulous squawk.

Comment is about POETRY VOICE (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Thank you kindly, Mr and Mrs W. One can but try! :o)

Cheers for the likes, Rose and Jemima x

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Original item by Lynn Dye

I enjoyed this, MC, particularly the saffron sunset couplet. Good one.

Comment is about MY LONDON - Spring (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

i myself had a webley tempest. a fine gun, went clean through a shed.

Comment is about HANDGUNS (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Thanks - the feedback is very much appreciated.

No - not a biker and no bus pass either (yet).

Pure imagination, not been on a carousel for donkey's years but felt like a bit of fun.

The counting on the bus poem was actually true though. Just needed to write it down before I forgot it, which is why I carry my trusty notebook with me everywhere - you never know when inspiration strikes.

Anyway, I do appreciate any feedback. Feel free to look at my other blog entries - some fun and some not, but my overall work is called "Dark and Light" and that's for a reason. Anyway, glad you enjoyed. Thanks.

Andy

Comment is about A bit of fun (blog)

Original item by Andy Smyth

Excellent fare, Stu. Of all the names for sexual organs, quim must be the most splendid, and should be excused for any malpractice on that basis alone! It cannot be debased by alternative usage as an expletive. More quim, please.

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Original item by Stuart Buck

Nice one John. I would only say that as a newcomer, I often adopt a northern accent to give "weight" while disliking my own weasel voice. It is the wrapping that often counts, once the truth is revealed a sense of confusion and disappointment often creeps in. Confidence is a big bonus, even with crap.

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Original item by John Coopey

Thanks guys for all these comments; Stu, that line was tricky; to get face In the singular to rhyme with case and space , but maybe all the guns have one face like a reptile has scales(grips) . Glad it worked. As kids we used to have air pistols (Webleys) and Dianas.

Martin, pleased you liked this. A rather bleak unpoetical theme, but hey, i'll try anything!

Mark: very interesting case history. I bet that 45 had a kick to it! From the social perspective - probably knives are the more insidious rogues on the street, and don't come with any guidance.

Comment is about HANDGUNS (blog)

Original item by ray pool

The Jam, War Of The Worlds, *and* a Write Out Loud night??!! Truly, Woking is the place to be.

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Original item by Greg Freeman

oh and its all three. but thankfully lies as far from my marriage as a poem could.

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Original item by Stuart Buck

cheers both. david, i have to admit i had to look up malcolm tucker and even worse it seems i have never seen the thick of it. i am addressing this as we speak via youtube and on demand.

Comment is about victory lap (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

I like these MC. (And you are most definitely a bard).

Comment is about WHAT KIND OF STOOL AM I? (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

I think they're two different skills, myself, Martin. But I am amused by the convention of delivering in Poetry Voice.

Comment is about POETRY VOICE (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

are we saying hi to a fellow biker and poet Andy?

good vibrations dude!

P&S

Comment is about A bit of fun (blog)

Original item by Andy Smyth

I had no idea that lady car washers dressed like that at night. Poor dear she could catch a cold !

Comment is about April 2016 Collage Poem: Riddles (blog)

Original item by Stockport WoL

are you sure you don't go the Haiku University of Mann
Mrs D.? You are getting haikuingly better by the blog!


P&S

Comment is about insomnia (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

When I held a firearm certificate here in the UK, I was an
"authorised marksman" in my job and used the personal
possession of pistols for handy additional practice.
I remember the steely beauty of their design and
finish, from the vintage Colt .45 Cavalry model (a gift
to myself from Tom Collins' gunshop in the Old Kent
Road back in the 1960s) to the really intimidating Smith &
Wesson .44 Magnum...allegedly (and believably) the most
powerful handgun available. If I had gone camping in
wild animal territory, it would have been my choice.
I take the view that firearms are a necessary evil in so
many ways, but that properly taught and supervised,
they can instill a respect and discipline above and beyond the fear that many unfamiliar with them can
experience when faced with their presence.

Comment is about HANDGUNS (blog)

Original item by ray pool

I agree with Stu this is a good poem. I also like the line

Would that I could have lifted the glass
caressed their cold hard reptile face,

There is a real imagery around caressing and holding a gun, but as has been said I would not want to use one in ernast.

Comment is about HANDGUNS (blog)

Original item by ray pool

JC - there are times when it can feel like I "Do the "Locomotion"!
But I'd refrain from exhorting others...
"C'mon, c'mon, do the Locomotion with me".
It would be more relaxing to have Perry Como accompany me with "Magic Movements". Or "Catch It Falling Far"!
Do I qualify as a bard?! Oooh - that's hard! :-)

Comment is about WHAT KIND OF STOOL AM I? (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Wow this is a fab poem. There are some great lines here Stu. 'Reach through mist and blood red scarves'
fantastic stuff.

Comment is about victory lap (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

Some good comments here well put John. I would say that a poet reading his or her own work is usually better at delivering said work. However there are always exceptions such as Richard Burton reading under milk wood.

Comment is about POETRY VOICE (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Thanks, MC. I suppose we all do it in performance but some really are up for Oscars.

Comment is about POETRY VOICE (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

There are surely those who can identify with these
dryly humorous lines. Acting out a poem is a skill and the use of the voice is another, even more important.
Too much of either and there's the danger of appearing
slightly ridiculous. I enjoyed the bit about rhyme being
easy (as one knows!).

Comment is about POETRY VOICE (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Hi Trevor :)

Thanks for your comments on 'The Has-Been Poet'. It was just my attempt of writing my way out of the old writer's block :)

Comment is about Trevor Alexander (poet profile)

Original item by Trevor Alexander

This is a great first pick and I personally had no idea how accomplished a poet Mike is. I seem to remember commenting on a couple of his previous poems with some encouraging words thinking him to be a relatively new starter, so how stupid do you think I'm feeling right now!

Am I also the only one that thinks there's a little bit of the late David Bowie going on in Mike's photo?

I'll get my coat!

A point for all other WOL poets to make note of for future reference would be to get your "acceptance speeches/answers ready because it could quite literally be you next time!

Comment is about Write Out Loud's first Poem of the Week: 'The lovers' by Mike Watts (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

so Andy,you have gone from iron horse riding,to trolley bus trundling,possibly with the aid of a bus pass?

hope 'falling of the carousel' wasn't 'actual or,too painful.

Two very much enoyed poems.

Cheers.

Rose.

Comment is about A bit of fun (blog)

Original item by Andy Smyth

Thanks Nigel, I'm incredibly rusty and not up to your "banana" standard yet.
I'm already envisaging a wire basket overflowing with crumpled sheets before our next meeting!

Comment is about Nicola Hulme (poet profile)

Original item by Nicola Hulme

Ray - thanks very much for the comments about 'Memories of Mum and Dad'. An unfortunate subject, but getting it on 'paper' was cathartic. Thanks again.
Rob

Comment is about ray pool (poet profile)

Original item by ray pool

And about time too! Attila's long said it's something the south just doesn't have but really needs. Here's hoping there'll be many more.

Comment is about Write Out Loud invades the south at the New Inn tonight (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Aye, nice one chap :)

Comment is about Write Out Loud's first Poem of the Week: 'The lovers' by Mike Watts (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Nah, you SHOULD be proud. I am. I'm also the only person I know from round here who actually went to uni, at the grand old age of 28! Those hard times definitely chisel a stronger human being. You can give up, lie down and die, or get back up again and just keep going.

I would love to meet you at some point. I do have family in Pompey - keep meaning to go down and visit.

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