thanks for the comments on 'Daniel....' Isobel.
Yes - a very disturbing and emotive topic - I wasn't sure whether it was an appropriate subject - but the news report made me so angry and helpless that I felt I needed to get something down as a statement - not sure if it's too morbid or frivolous - but it was written with good intentions
Ian

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thanks for the kind and supportive comments on 'Alien Feelings' Isobel - much appreciated - and I couldn't resist adding a tongue in cheek response to your edited response :-)
Ian

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Hello, Izzy,
Thankyou for commenting on "The Rhymes They Are A-Changin'". It's only when I came to write this I realised what a clever and unusual rhyming scheme (aaabab) Dylan used. And harmonically, the penultimate line is a cliffhanger of the dominant chord, its 7th, its 6th and then the dominant again, all complimenting the single note melody.
Not just a hat-rack, that Dylan.

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Thanks Isobel! Glad you enjoyed : )

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Hello Old Fruity,
Many thanks for your thoughts on "Morning Star".
I shall have to test the provenance of a Wigan pie. Cultural cuisine over here focuses on a Barnsley Kebab, 3 pork pies on a skewer.

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Hi Isobel
Just a bit of nonsense, but it struck me how odd our language is
I'm not being too much 'performing' lately (if I ever did), but I hope to see you somewhere some time, and I'll thank you properly for the comment

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Hi Isobel

Thanks for your comment on Rebirth. Looks like the competition went well! That was lovely of you to post someone's comment about one of my poems, I do appreciate it. I know my stuff isn't particularly accessible but once I've done my collection, I'm going to try and be a bit more mainstream : )

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Thank you Isobel, for commenting on The Borrow. You know a lot about me by now I guess. I have written quite a lot, and I thank you for keeping up with my words and work. Some of it is even passable : )

I don't like the way society is really. Like many I wish for a different kind of world where parameters of life do not include warfare or 'other' harsh brutalities. I have made many observations like you have, and I have come to the conclusion that we are 'all' wrong in how we run this world. The problem is, we are taught acceptance of things and if we denounce such things (like many do when awake), we are often targeted by the herd. The sad fact is, the herd too, is made of many unique beings, but they have grown with fear.

Thank you once again Isobel.

Nice one xxx

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thanks for the comments on 'sticks' Isobel - yes, I'm tired and angry over what people put themselves through trying to attain 'beauty' - that words means virtually something different to every single 'beholder of beauty' so you're bound to be on a losing battle. Killing yourself to live seems such a pointless waste of energy :-(

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Yo Isobel, thanks for your comment on my piece "The Last Song." And thanks for getting me writing again after a rather long dry period!!
Cate xx

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thanks for the comments on 'the jesus gene' Isobel - glad you liked it. It's an older piece and I'd fallen out of love with it a bit - but it's getting some good feedback, so I'm starting to see its merits a bit more :-)

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Merci - j'espère parler bientôt. xx

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Hi Isobel

Thanks for your comments!

Have re-done the tags and added 52 hertz to the poem titles as well

Hope that's ok!

Kate

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The Great Gatsby's only my very favourite book ever, especially that wonderful last page! Best wishes, Steve

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Hi Isobel

I have tagged two poems "Untuned Radio" (posted today) and "Of Katy and Narcissus" with 52 Hertz. Hopefully I've done it right!
Link is pretty tenuous but I thought I would give it a shot with a couple from my collection : )

Best Wishes

Katy

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Thanks for the comments on 'the project' Isobel - must admit I wasn't sure myself whether it fit the '52 hertz' compo - but, if you think about it, how long would a supreme being have been alone before he decided to create a universe - what was he doing in the meantime - and how desperate must he have been to put some 'life' into his party? :-)

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Thanks for your comments Isobel. 'Bobby Kennedy'isn't quite right yet. Princess Diana's death was probably more immediate, more shocking but as an adult I could understand it and deal with it. Kennedys shooting was more difficult to comprehend for a 12 year old who thought the good guys always win.
Richard Burton was something I wrote as my partner is a fully paid up member of the Grammar Police. On one hand I'm proud to be a northerner and this is the way us Mancunians talk but I do have deep seated wish to be more well spoken. Richard Burton is probably a pretty good example as he was a miners son from the Welsh Valleys who cutivated that wonderful speaking voice after much -I suppose- training. Thanks for stopping by, best wishes, Steve

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Hi Isobel

Yes - you are completely right, I'm changing it! Glad you liked, I do try and write some lighter poetry sometimes x

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Thank you so much, dear Isobel for commenting on "The Lonely Willow". With warmest wishes, Larisa

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Isobel,
Thanks for the welcome last night. enjoyed
seeing lots of the folks from the photos...and lovely to meet your mum and sister,
Love from me and Yvonne.

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Thank you Isobel! I had fun writing it : )))

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I wasn't sure whether you were talking to me or the germ there for a moment Isobel - I thought I might be getting an invite round to yours ;-)glad you like 'domestosterone' it's one of my cleaner rhymes *groan*

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Thanks Alex. I still can't see my profile picture - why is it I wonder, that everyone else can see it before I can?

The picture is the sign in front of an old derelict care home, walking distance from where I live. It's been derelict for years now and I'm amazed no-one's built houses on it yet - it's only a question of time - but I see beauty in the emptiness and the history - I shall really miss it, when it no longer exists.

The more the merrier at the Tudor - I'll be flitting around cos I'm compering and I have a number of family members coming along for moral support. I believe Laura is going though and a few others you must know by now :)

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Ah!re hamelin 'bloke' poem.With performing in mind it probs WOULD need to be elongated somewhat-tis indeed a bit tight.And going back to your last posting on our profile page,as to the de-pigstying of yer 'ouse...spooky! cos we were unhappily engaging in the very same,possibly at the same time as you were,(we)on behalf of our holidaying abroad daughter and family.The clearing of their house-aka-another flipping branch of Toys-R-Us!oh! our sainted aunts!thanks be to the creator of bin bags!haha! hope your sanity was restored and thanks for all your comments,which we always are grateful for,helpfully critical or otherwise.Take care chickadooby and H'enjoy yer sunny week-end.xx

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re 52 'ertz and a'that an a'that
ta fert'thupdate Isobel.xx

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Isobel,
Thanks for the comment on the war one (I messed up posting it) I wish I could have done justice to that episode about us all dragging the fuel wood past the grounded barges in procession along the frozen sliver of the breached canal - It truly was like a scene from Doctor Shivago` (The wood was case-wood from the bombed factory where-eventually - I would work.

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That's great news about your son Alex and thanks for the comment on my poem.

Lack of sleep is a killer. I find the best way of getting a reasonable night is to switch off computers and watch T.V. That way you don't have ideas and thoughts buzzing round in your head. I try to restrict WOL and the internet to daytime now, with the occasional lapses which I pay for...

I understand what you are saying about the Tudor. You take care now.

Isobel

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Pursuit'prob,done and dusted-twas we that made slight boo-boo tagging it,by adding 'Whales' after '52 'ertz'

cheers chuck!xx

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Thanks for your comment on my 52 Hertz entry Isobel. I actually changed the title as the original didn't much match the theme of the competition. I like to think of it as someone gazing out below at a vast expanse; be it wide plain, moor, or - indeed - ocean ;)

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thanks for commenting on 'in the belly of the whale' isobel - i'm quite pleased with it as there are a lot of subtle references in there - including the title. I was interested in the discussion going on at the moment about forced deadlines and topics - I love the challenge - and as your conceptual intro was already fully formed i thought i'd go for a less obvious slant on it. no doubt this would dissapoint whale lovers everywhere :-)
Ian

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Thanks for your comments on Lonely Whale Alex. It's probably one of my more thoughtful pieces - the theme is an inspiring one for me - I think the feeling that you are on different wave lengths to the rest of the world is probably quite a common one.

Glad to hear you were there to cheer the boys home. It clashed with just about everything for me - and I can't bear the logistics of large crowds!

Take care. x

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Hello Isobel,
Glad you liked "Your First Hut is the Cheapest".
I'm not much cop at "whole songs" because I'm not very melodically minded. The words come quite easily but I struggle with original tunes.
I did co-write a "serious" one for our village school which the kids do several times a year at various occasions (which is quite pleasing).

http://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=29354

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Hi Isobel, thank you for your kind comments on perspective. I haven't written much lately, so greatly appreciated. I like your 52 Hertz idea, I shall have to get thinking! xx

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Well thanky kindly for your comment on 'The Writing Class', Isobel. Oddly enough it didn't take as long to write as it did to polish up. Shaving off the rough burrs and embellishing it took much longer! I lament the fact that not much rhymed poetry gets written these day: I get the impression that, for many free verse is the default option, to the detriment of good poetic style and construction. I'd be interested in your opinion on this: all I see around me is prose poetry (of which I'm not averse - I write quite a bit myself) which ought to be but one weapon in a poet's arsenal, not the be all and end all. Perhaps I'm an anachronism, but I believe that a budding poet oughtn't to write free until they've mastered structure. Is that contentious do you think?

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glad you liked 'the cause celebre' Isobel - the only apt response (because I'm rubbish at French) is 'merci' - will see you at the Tudor later, if you're going :-)
Ian

PS - congrats on winning the competition - well deserved and liked your submission very much

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No worries Alex - I'm just glad to hear you sounding so chirpy. I sympathise with the ankle - any kind of pain is a real bummer. I'm suffering from an aching right buttock at the moment - the aftermath of back ache - which I totally blame on doing housework - can't think what possessed me ;)

You take care now and I'm glad to hear your son is well. xx

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Hi Isobel, well done on the comp. Please e-mail me your address so the splendiferous prize may find its well-deserved home. My e-mail is:
nickjclifton@yahoo.co.uk
chow for now, Nick

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Hi Isobel great news! your poem has been voted the winner of the: 'a day in the life of comp' You now carry the laurels and the glory, a most worthy winner. Please can you send me your address so that the fantastic, fabulous, not-to-be-missed, outstandingly trivial, prize can wing its way safely to you.
Congratulations, cheers, Nick.

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Many thanks for your thoughts on "Michael Seen Flora". Your recollection of the howling dog reminded me of a seance me and some mates did when we were teenagers when our dog who had slept in his basket through most of it suddenly leapt up and ran out howling into the kitchen at the very moment that the Christams Fairy fell off the tree behind us. Scary, or what?

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isobel, thanks for your comment on my recent poem. very kind.

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Hi Isobel, have to think about the spelling of your name. My grandaughter is called Isabelle. Thanks for your comments on Olden Days. I have a feeling I may re-vist this one as more and more comes to mind. I have also started to write .... just write I suppose .... a piece about nostalgia. 24 pages at present, which includes a poem. Glad you enjoyed the read though, that gives me encouragement. ;)

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ooo found you...lol after sending you a message too! thanks izz x

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Many thanks for your kind thoughts on my prose piece, Schadenfreude.

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Hi Isobel
Thank you for taking the time to read my offering and leaving your comment. Not bad for a "non left of liberal thinker" Rent, buy ... live, die ...it's all about the money.
Loved the Stuff of life. Tender, and I particularly like "For laughter has no formula" How true is that?
Cheers
Pete The Bus Driving Poet.

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No worries Alex - as I said earlier on line existence is a lot less real and not for all people. See you at the Tudor. x

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Hello Izzy,
Sorry you didn't like "Don't Think Twice..". I didn't intend it to be offensive (well, no more so than my other offerings that are in poor taste!).
I myself was rather pleased with it, mainly in a technical sense for engineering the structure and tight rhyming pattern.
I think Bob Dylan must have agreed with you because he changed all my words!

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Thanks for the comments on 'in the frame' Isobel - good point about funerals - might change that line to 'Parties'
Cheers
Ian

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Hi Isobel - thanks for the good wishes re my hip op xx

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Thanks for you comment! I was very excited at the time but then it all turned into a romantic tragedy : ) (sigh!)

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Torpid Tiger huh?
XX

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