My Thesaurus is an extension of my pen - but if the gremlin is on the warpath even that cannot always ward off the beastie. You may find a rhyme - but the meaning is not quite right or has wrong number of syllables - no wonder some folk use blank verse. But nil desperandum - enjoy the thrill of the chase I enjoyed your poem. XX
Comment is about The Word Gremlin (blog)
Original item by David Lindsay
excellent, descriptive, sensual piece and quite moving.
I just query the word ascends rather than descends in line 6. I kept re-reading that part and felt that, as snow falls, I was linking that image to 'descends' but maybe as the snow piles higher it is 'ascending '. Very enjoyable.XX
Comment is about The earth and her lover (blog)
Original item by tina
'elf 'n safety would probably have something to say about that - and woe betide those who have not had the correct training!
A good giggle - well done.XX
Comment is about Upside Down In The Sink (blog)
Original item by Dorinda MacDowell
Yes J C, so do I.
You'll soon pass through this stage and then start hankering after a sit-on lawn mower.
Comment is about I Wish I Had A Harley (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
Kenneth Eaton-Dykes
Fri 24th May 2013 23:52
Religious rivalry is the root of most evil.
universal Pacifism is the only solution.
Comment is about At the Beat of a Drum (blog)
Original item by Simon Austin
Yes - this must be the poetic equivalent of that James Blunt 'you're beautiful' song.
I think there's probably safety in distance - you get to imagine all the good things without ever experiencing the bad.
Kate Bush was ever boy's pin up girl, when I was younger :)
Comment is about Never For Ever (blog)
Original item by Richard Alfred
That's a lovely poem. Very poignant.
'At the still of a heart,
The world stopped,'
Not many things are capable of making this happen - what a shame it has to be such an atrocity.
Comment is about At the Beat of a Drum (blog)
Original item by Simon Austin
Kenneth Eaton-Dykes
Fri 24th May 2013 23:26
Hi Pete.
I agree with Andy n.
Hope there's enough seats to go round on Sunday the 26th at the R.O.B. Middleton.
Ken.
Comment is about Write Out Loud at Middleton tonight (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Thanks for your comments Simon. I like your Misfits poem. I reckon it's something that would work well in performance.
Comment is about Marksy (poet profile)
Original item by Marksy
This poem was written by J.Brodsky when he was 40.
Today is his birthday. So, we say:The bright memory!
Comment is about I entered the cage instead of a wild beast,... (blog)
Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska
Thanks for the kind words Andy. Much appreciated mate. Looking forward to my first guest spot, just hoping people are entertained.
Cheers again mate.
Pete the Bus Driving Poet.
Comment is about Write Out Loud at Middleton tonight (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
I believe this is a poem. A very good one indeed.
I think at one time or another we all fall in love with someone far away.
Very nicely written.
Shirley
Comment is about Never For Ever (blog)
Original item by Richard Alfred
Loving Carbon Footprint! Middle-class guilt personified.
Comment is about Tim Ellis (poet profile)
Original item by Tim Ellis
Hi Poppy - a very warm welcome to WOL. I really like your poem here. Maybe you could put it on the blogs section where I'm sure more people would read it. :)
Comment is about Poppy (poet profile)
Original item by Poppy
Hi Edie - welcome to WOL. Hope to see more on your profile page and some poems soon :)
Comment is about Edie Hope (poet profile)
Original item by Edie Hope
Hi Starfish - hope you enjoy the site - look forward to your verses! :)
Comment is about Starfish (poet profile)
Original item by Starfish
Hi Mike - welcome to WOL. Hope you are enjoying the site. Maybe you might like to put a poem on the blog section - more folk get to see your work there :)
Comment is about Mike Morris (poet profile)
Original item by Mike Morris
Hi Marksy - a very warm welcome to WOL - good to see you blogging! Hope you are enjoying the site :)
Comment is about Marksy (poet profile)
Original item by Marksy
i'm with ian on this piece, tommy. very very visual. can almost smell the waves here.
the last two lines particularly finish it well.
top stuff
Comment is about As if to care (blog)
Original item by Tommy Carroll
particularly like the second stanza here, rach but it's a strong piece all round
Comment is about whalesong (blog)
Original item by Rachel Bond
lot of good stuff here, tina. maybe a little long for me, but i did still enjoy it x
Comment is about The earth and her lover (blog)
Original item by tina
made me smile, dorinda. top stuff x
Comment is about Upside Down In The Sink (blog)
Original item by Dorinda MacDowell
particularly like 'A cavalcade of slack-skinned cattle' but it's a excellent piece all round
Comment is about Gull Beach (blog)
Original item by connor.may.cm@gmail.com
pete's a great poet. seen him at guitar and verse i think three times and he's well worth going to see guys. and a top bloke
Comment is about Write Out Loud at Middleton tonight (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
sad news again. i suspect when my book 'the end of summer' is ready i will have to think about long and hard where to send it to but it's sad news for all affected.
Comment is about Rubbing Salt in it: poets mourn publisher's pullout (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
not good atall here. i've read some quotes by this guy which does make it appear to be a different ball game here, but everything published since january 2011 (i read elsewhere) is worrying however.
let's hope it is the last one but i suspect it probably isn't.
Comment is about It's happened again: new poet unmasked as serial plagiarist (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
<Deleted User> (9882)
Fri 24th May 2013 12:01
reading this great piece Rachel,
has turned me into an addict-
for more!more!more!
and...a.s.a.p.x
Comment is about whalesong (blog)
Original item by Rachel Bond
Sewerby park wow playing golf on balmy red hot days,late afternoons happy times for me.
The boats, you said you didn't love Brid, but do you not remember the pleasure cruises on the Bridlington queen etc? I remember being 17 and so full of myself looking pensive and feeling handsome day dreaming in all these places along the ne coast. Truly happy
Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)
Original item by John Coopey
Don`t we all know, Jonnie, don`t we all know!
Comment is about The Poem Fails (blog)
Original item by Jonnie Falafel
Never, ever, do anything that`s not in your job description - trousered or not.
Comment is about Upside Down In The Sink (blog)
Original item by Dorinda MacDowell
Good one Tommy - like this a lot - a real sense of the power of nature and the sorrow of leaving - it made me think that you could be talking about the sea behind you that you were missing rather than a lost love.
Really evocative and atmospheric
Top Stuff
Ian
Comment is about As if to care (blog)
Original item by Tommy Carroll
I'll settle for being laid on a raft, cast adrift down the Aire; then a Viking bowman looses a fire arrow at me to the sound of a cowhorn.
...or something equally simple.
Ah, the hatchment - medieval Facebook.
Enjoyed this as usual, TT.
Comment is about Funeral (blog)
Original item by Marnanel Thurman
Tim just wants a big Chopper.
Comment is about I Wish I Had A Harley (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
If ever I'm on duty, Tim, I'd be happy to take you on a tour.
Comment is about Tim Ellis (poet profile)
Original item by Tim Ellis
One of the many sights in Yorkshire I've somehow not visited yet. Interesting stuff John!
Comment is about 1069 And All That (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
That's quite witty (or maybe I'm just going through exactly the same phase in my life...)
Comment is about I Wish I Had A Harley (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
Hello Richard.
Danes Dyke - yes. In fact, we've just had a week at Sewerby.
The boats? I'm sure I will have as a kid. I'm absolutely certain about the Hispaniola, though; and bashing the Germans in Peasholm Park!
Comment is about Richard Alfred (poet profile)
Original item by Richard Alfred
Thanks for your comments x
Comment is about Ian Whiteley (poet profile)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
Hello Richard.
Danes Dyke - yes. In fact, we've just had a week at Sewerby.
The boats? I'm sure I will have as a kid. I'm absolutely certain about the Hispaniola, though; and bashing the Germans in Peasholm Park!
Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)
Original item by John Coopey
Richard, thank you for your positive comments about the site. very welcome indeed. came at a good time.
Comment is about Richard Alfred (poet profile)
Original item by Richard Alfred
Thank you Freda, it was a true experience of mine. I am happy you like my poems and thank you for taking the time to read them :) x
Comment is about My first love (blog)
Original item by tina
Hello Freda, thank you very much for your lovely comment x
Comment is about The earth and her lover (blog)
Original item by tina
I am enjoying going back over your entries Tina. There are lots of things I really like: what you write about, your stories, the humour. Great stuff.
Comment is about The earth and her lover (blog)
Original item by tina
Very clear, and a powerful message Christina.
A simple structure which you don't lose control of, helps to take us through to the conclusion. You handle the rhyme well, and it doesn't distract from the story you are telling.
The key moment "until one day I believed the mirror" which is the beginning of the renewal, is so well put. Writing this kind of experience is never easy, whether it is lived or imagined, but it is an important story to tell.
Comment is about My first love (blog)
Original item by tina
really funny. well spotted Lyn.
Comment is about Upside Down In The Sink (blog)
Original item by Dorinda MacDowell
Hi Dom the Bolton Neo sounds interesting maybe you can let me know the date in June when you find out
cheers :)
Comment is about Dominic Berry (poet profile)
Original item by Dominic Berry
<Deleted User> (6895)
Sat 25th May 2013 00:45
Our thanks for all you did for this country Lee.
We will never ever forget you.
God bless you,young man.xx
Thanks for the poem Simon.xx
Comment is about At the Beat of a Drum (blog)
Original item by Simon Austin