Mr Cooke- ''unfortunately the one I refer to isn't to be found anywhere so I couldn't post it.'' this is just not good enough. Tommy

Comment is about David Cooke (poet profile)

Original item by David Cooke

As proud as Lucifer

you breathed your devil's breath

O accursed angel of hell

spurned from heaven to prey on death.



Subject us no more to your closed doors

O vicious Iron Maiden,

return to purge the evil dead

leave the living to find a haven.



Bluebeard soul reincarnate

your bloody hands harassed the meek

persecuted the elderly

and destroyed the weak.



So go back. Go! With your blue devil disciples

return no more with that apron of blue.

May just fires rise to melt your iron

till liquid, it runs from view.

Comment is about The Iron Lady's funeral blues poems (article)

Original item by Julian Jordon

Hi Tommy I suppose I could have tried my photographer poem less enigmatic! It's Willi Ronis - although Cartier-Bresson was pretty close. There's a lot of his photos online, but unfortunately the one I refer to isn't to be found anywhere so I couldn't post it.

Comment is about Tommy Carroll (poet profile)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

ER, you Harry?

Nice one Cathy. A neat universal-in-the-particular here; the particular being your mum's gender agenda.

Comment is about Wolves (blog)

Original item by Cathy Crabb

I completely concur with Shirley.
In Berne's model of transactional analysis he suggests each of us combines elements of Parent, Adult and Child. So may people these days seem not to be able to throw off the Child - seeing misfortune as something others have done to them, hoping some other authority will provide for them.
We may not sit on the same end of the political spectrum, MC, but you have my respect and support to post whatever you wish.

Comment is about COMPASSION FATIGUE BLUES (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

I agree so much with Tommy on this. if it has taken so long to prosecute the racist thugs, how long is ti going ot take to prosecute both the guilty, and the inadequate police officers? In many ways this is perhaps more important than the Thatcher stuff.
Well done Mark, for your well-judged poem, and for the reminder.

Comment is about One Of Us - A Stephen Lawrence Tribute (blog)

Original item by Mark Mr T Thompson

john, thanks for your comment and sentiment on my recent poem. much appreciated.

Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)

Original item by John Coopey

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

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

Original item by Isobel

thanks harry for your comment on 'as she lay dying'
sometimes i get frustrated by my ability to write effectively about those things that most effect me most. the poem came as a result of that frustration.

Comment is about Harry O`N eill (poet profile)

Original item by Harry O`N eill

thanks all, much appreciated.

Comment is about As She Lay Dying (blog)

Original item by Tom Harding

You poems are beautiful and powerful. I found your profile through Julian.

Welcome to a great site.

Shirley

Comment is about Suhad Hijazi (poet profile)

Original item by Suhad Hijazi

Wow! A powerful piece.
I can't help with any
improvement, but it's
very good.

Shirley

Comment is about Mum's Dream - حُلْمُ أُمْ (العربية / (blog)

Original item by Poetry in Translation Group