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Cynthia Buell Thomas

Wed 22nd May 2013 02:44

This is delightful.

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Cynthia Buell Thomas

Wed 22nd May 2013 02:41

Ditto - mine is floppy, with brown-toned pages curled around the edges. A pristine new copy sits unused on the shelf, unfriendly like. A thesaurus becomes a treasured extension of your own mind.

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Cynthia Buell Thomas

Wed 22nd May 2013 02:32

Excellent poem - topic and development. There is so much more here than one obvious idea. Masterfully executed.

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Cynthia Buell Thomas

Wed 22nd May 2013 02:22

Funny and very pointed. The last three lines are terrific. There is always a fresh way to recycle human truths.

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Cynthia Buell Thomas

Wed 22nd May 2013 02:14

After I stopped chuckling, I went back again. Very interesting. Innovative. And poetically skillful.

What an impressive bio! I hope you stay with us at WOL.

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Steve Higgins

Wed 22nd May 2013 02:08

Nice piece of work -love it,
Steve

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Cynthia Buell Thomas

Wed 22nd May 2013 02:05

This has some very effective lines. It's a huge challenge.

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Cynthia Buell Thomas

Wed 22nd May 2013 01:57

Alluring - and very sensitive.So many prickles have disappeared from your poems.

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Steve Higgins

Wed 22nd May 2013 01:53

In a former life I was a night bus driver for a short while. This brings the memories flowing back good and bad . .

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Cynthia Buell Thomas

Wed 22nd May 2013 01:52


This is clever - and funny. Neat trick - 'all over my body' instead of 'all through...' I suspected a joke with all the hyperbole, but you kept it very tight. Good one.

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Tina Ford

Wed 22nd May 2013 01:41

Thank you x

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Rachel Bond

Wed 22nd May 2013 00:33

thank you stefan and francine for your kind comments x

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Wed 22nd May 2013 00:31

I will not print your profile photo off!
I will not print your profile photo off!
I will not print your profile photo off!

Why?

Because Mrs Wilde does'nt believe
I need it to cover a 'stain'above my bed-
you do,dont you?

S.W.

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Wed 22nd May 2013 00:22

wonderful Tina.xx

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Wed 22nd May 2013 00:20

oh you!
you had poor old Mr Wilde driven into a frenzy!

haha!

Clever stuff Simon-bottoms up!xx

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Tue 21st May 2013 23:14

King of Whales? never!poetry princess? dah!

if this poem was an eatable item,
we could feed on it till 'ell froze over!xx

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Tue 21st May 2013 23:08

man needs to make a much better conquest first-
the conquest of himself,eh big guy?
(as in me poem-'Darkside'...plug plug!)

This is such a cooooool poem

cheers Ian.xx

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Isobel

Tue 21st May 2013 20:36

Glad you liked it ladies!

Alex - your ghostly presence is most welcome - just don't turn into a poltergeist and start throwing things at me ;)

xx

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Francine

Tue 21st May 2013 17:32

Have to agree with Yvonne... fascinating subject!

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Francine

Tue 21st May 2013 17:18

Profound thoughts and feelings as it takes you on its spiritual journey!
Once again Ms. Bond - you do not disappoint!

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Francine

Tue 21st May 2013 17:08

I like the idea and thought behind 'Casting human souls
into the cosmic breeze' in the sense that we live on...

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Richard

Tue 21st May 2013 15:31

Hi Lynn thanks for checking out my last poem and your kind words, I always value your opinion

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steve pottinger

Tue 21st May 2013 14:59

Glad you liked it, Isobel.

A friend of mine has been through the same procedure, for the same reasons, so the poem has a special resonance for me.

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Rachel Bond

Tue 21st May 2013 14:25

thanks i went a bit over the top there, i was just in mood. youre right, zillions of interpretations :)

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M.C. Newberry

Tue 21st May 2013 14:08

A gentle smile is worth its while in this humdrum life Thanks for these warm lines. There's a hairdressers not far from here called "Short Cuts". That makes me smile too.

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M.C. Newberry

Tue 21st May 2013 13:56

A sharp memorable word picture, opening with a
line that sets the tone perfectly.
Like it!

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Isobel

Tue 21st May 2013 12:55

Charming piece of tight rhyme and metre - it can be done!

You'd like my garden :)

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Richard

Tue 21st May 2013 11:09

lol arr I see all I just noticed was Allowed not Aloud ,,,dumb ass I am,,,,funny as now I see what you meant,
Gawd lol my bloody spelling

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Ian Whiteley

Tue 21st May 2013 10:13

Thanks for your comment on 'noticed' Katy - just been reading your 'back catalogue' - how have I not noticed your wonderful poems before? They are quite simply STUNNING! I love reading the female perspective on love, lust and romance - some of your poems are genuinly spine tingling. Keep on keeping on Katy :-)
Ian

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Nigel Astell

Tue 21st May 2013 09:55

Sitting in that chair - - - no chance

I could fall under your poetic spell too.

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imprisonedbeauty

Tue 21st May 2013 09:19

Last night was great, brilliant set from Rachael and beautiful open mic, and I can't get over how much I love the venue! There's a piano in there as well, we need to get a house pianist...

xx
Irina

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Isobel

Tue 21st May 2013 08:51

You misunderstood me :)

I meant I prefer seeing it written down - that way you get to understand the ideas better!

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Isobel

Tue 21st May 2013 08:44

It's funny how you don't realise the interpretations your poem can have until you let it go and when you re-read it you can understand how people draw those conclusions - that's the problem with contemporary stuff (or maybe the attraction for me) - it does allow your imagination to just wander freely.

For me, him seeing the world flat rather than round wasn't a criticism - just an observation - I wanted to show that we all have our own realities to deal with - are islands to differing degrees. The flatness also ties in with the depression arising from aloneness. I can see how it might seem a criticism though.

The ALL and the NOTHING are quite central to understanding the poem. Some of us get by on half measures, others want the full 9 yards. Some would like the ALL but it often comes with too high a price.

That's about it really - not quite as deep as the ocean :)

Thanks for coming back at me Harry - I love the opportunity of explaining myself.

x

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Richard

Tue 21st May 2013 08:42

Yes Isobel its very much a poem to hear read aloud but I wanted to add it to my collection on here)

Thanks for your kind words

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Greg Freeman

Tue 21st May 2013 08:38

A couple of months ago two members of Write Out Loud’s editorial team attended the inaugural Tall-Lighthouse free open mic night at the Poetry Cafe in London. Only a handful of poets turned up, and the event ended early, although Tall Lighthouse publisher and laid-back compere Gareth Lewis seemed unfazed. Fast-forward to last night, when there was a much bigger audience of predominantly young poets, a dozen readers, and a lively atmosphere. Among those attending was Richard Tyrone Jones, who, as he told the audience, has made his heart failure around the time of his 30th birthday the centrepiece of his poetic performance, with a show in Edinburgh last year, and a forthcoming BBC Radio 4 production later this summer. Also reading was Kevin Reinhardt, who entertained with his poems about celebrities in odd situations, including Marvin Gaye in the Test match commentary box, and who seized the opportunity to publicise the launch of a collection by another performer, Lucy Leagrave, at his poetry karaoke bingo Eurovision party at Effra Road, Brixton, on Sunday 26 May.
PS Before last night’s poets began reading Gareth Lewis expressed a little bewilderment at the event gathering its own momentum. Could it have anything to do with its regular listing on Write Out Loud? I only ask.

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Isobel

Tue 21st May 2013 07:47

I'm as fascinated by your response as I am by your poem! Yes - it's really hard not wanting to explain your poem to the world - I'm the same with mine - poetry is about communication for me - ideas, thoughts, feelings - I need that flow of exchange - perhaps we are both 52 Hertzers, but unfortunately of the same sex :))

I find it amazing how you can write a poem thinking it is obvious but then find it interpreted in completely different ways by others - and then when you re-read it, you see exactly why - cos it CAN have those zillion different interpretations.

I didn't know that information about the brain and depression - it does re-inforce what a lottery your own personal psyche is - at the end of a day we are all just a collection of chemicals.

x

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Katy Megan Hughes

Tue 21st May 2013 07:42

I think I should have you as my therapist!

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Katy Megan Hughes

Tue 21st May 2013 07:41

Thank you for your comment Ian, I love your poem noticed btw!

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Jonnie Falafel

Tue 21st May 2013 07:28

I saw 'Made in an environment where nuts are present' and 'Best before: Your friend eats it.'

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Jonnie Falafel

Tue 21st May 2013 07:26

Hi Lyn,

Thanks for your comment on For A Second I Forgot. The feedback is appreciated. Did you see the discussion on 'political' poetry on the message boards? Some people are not so happy with it. I think yours is both entertaining and moving. Good job I keep up with the news from England! I just noticed you have a poem called Tiramisu. As I'm in Italy, I'm going to read that next.

Very best wishes.~Jonnie

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Rachel Bond

Tue 21st May 2013 02:08


i love the idea of the space time casting of nets for a returned frequency..im always on about man knowing more of space than the sea...baffles me. its a frightening idea that we are alone and i love your example of musicians representing our sounds.

cosmic !

title great too, in this context says so much x

loved it

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Rachel Bond

Tue 21st May 2013 01:41

thank you isobel.

the end is as you suggest for me about the special and the different and it does reference christ in his uniqueness. there is a great sadness in the story of 52 hertz, i have packed a lot in but yes it talks of boundaries and perceptions, what it is to be the last of the line so to speak. to break a cycle...the word passion is actually derived from the meaning for suffering.
the pentacost is a festival celebrating the lives of the disciples who in witnessing the reurrection become touched by gods spirit and are enabled to spread the gospel to further countries by developing ability to speak in unknown languages. It is pentacost now n the christian calender. the church is seeking to develop missionary in the form of practical application and social provision into the 21st century not just in other ountries but developing charitable efforts in this country on our own poverty struck streets, in this way the efoorts of man span ages of time as the whale spans the hugeness of space...52 is alone in the inability of all of his species to understand his language. he is described as a 'cockney in scotland' i like the link between his story and that of human language and communication and the scientific understanding of emotional frequencies...
my heart was saddened to the depths to think of the last and lost lonely great whale and there is a link with christs sadness on the cross. the story of 52 inspired the write of many a lonely woman to its researchers identifying with his plight...anthropomorphism is the telling of the human plight through the symbolic reference of that outside it. we seek to understand ourselves through animal behaviour. scientists remind us that 52s story could be from a wider perspective as ever reminding us of the divine, however we understand it. i could write for ever about it but i hope im not spoiling the poem...

this is a great topic i loved writing this x thank you again isobel for the research

thanks for your comments i hope we get lots more lovely poems about such an inspiring idea xx

interesting:

the human brain resonates at 6-8 Hertz...anything lower than this is said to be a cause/symptom of depression.
52Hertz sings out of range because his mating calls are too HIGH a frequency amongst his species.. is he happiest?

52 (highest whalesong)divide by 8 (max human brain freq) = 6.5 somewhere mid the healthy range for a human...maybe thats why we find it so relaxing and engrossing..(52 - 8) over 8 = 5.5 kind of healthy range still 44 Hertz beyond our hearing i assume. 44 over 52 = 0.8 hertz..fancy that. anybody good at maths please correct. i like that all numbers result between 5.5 and 8 H ( human brain freq )apart from 0.8 which is still an 8

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Tina Ford

Tue 21st May 2013 00:59

Thank you M.C Newberry x

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Pete Slater

Mon 20th May 2013 23:47

Hmmm. Now there's a thought.

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Harry O'Neill

Mon 20th May 2013 23:25

Isobel,

I think I meant that the Lonely makes you feel sympathetic, But him still believing the earth was flat takes it away.

As for the rest, I`d just been reading Patricia`s poem about infinity and some of the words in yours sent my mind wandering - particularly `thrashing against the perimeter` (waffling again)

I get the feeling that this - rules permitting - could be an outside competition chancer.

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Isobel

Mon 20th May 2013 21:19

I think I remember you performing this one Richard - it's a good poem - though I prefer it with words so my brain can mull it all over.

It would be great if you could live for the day and I often think that being blinkered might be a blessing - you wouldn't wake up thinking about things as much.

Now there's an idea for a poem. "I used to think I'd be a good philosopher, but I ended up being a shitty poet ";)

Enjoyed - thanks x

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Tommy Carroll

Mon 20th May 2013 21:16

Hmm...(thinks)

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Isobel

Mon 20th May 2013 21:05

Thank you everyone - I'm glad you enjoyed.

I'm not sure what you mean by the poem satirising the title Harry - the poem does question the idea of loneliness though.

The 'fall' in my minds eye, wasn't any leap into faith - just an escape from isolation - a desire to drop off the edge.

Having said that, I'm happy for anyone to interpret it as they wish - that's the beauty of poetry.

Haunting is what I was trying to achieve Ian - so thanks for that :)

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Isobel

Mon 20th May 2013 20:48

I enjoyed this Steve. The terse style gets across the scene you are describing perfectly. I also like the humour - particularly the fact that he calls her Lara :)

Angelina is courageous - one of my sisters has gone under the knife and it's a deeply traumatic experience for any woman. It probably helps knowing that you can afford the best plastic surgeon possible afterwards - though the interim period must be hellish.

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Isobel

Mon 20th May 2013 20:43

"Casting human souls
into the cosmic breeze."

What an eerie thought Ian - and what a great take on the theme. How sad to think that we are just a blip in the universe, a grain of sand in the great scheme of things. And if something like that landed on Earth - just what would we hear, and what would we make of it?

Fascinating questions and poem. Thanks for writing something. x

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