Are they your feet?

Comment is about Walkabout (blog)

Original item by Deborah Jordan Bailey

The beauty of the poem is not in what it says but what it leaves unsaid.
How little is the little nut? - an amoeba is a little thing, but Luxembourg is a little country.
Is the nut a Whitworth, AF, metric? The poet rightly leaves us to make up our own minds.
Likewise, is the nut in or ex situ? - the essence of the nature of the wheelbarrow; for if it is ex situ the wheel will not function and the barrow (and its load) will have to be carried. Clearly it will no longer be a WHEELbarrow - a metaphor for life itself.
Next it begs the question 'What colour is the nut?'
And finally, WHERE'S THE FUCKING CHICKENS!!

Comment is about Depends (blog)

Original item by Dave Carr

I wonder if she's still got my cherry?

Comment is about My Cousin Rosebud (blog)

Original item by Gus Jonsson

A little more bathos in yours, MC, than in Dylan's 'Joey'.

Comment is about THE PERFECT EXIT LINE (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Thanks all for your kind words.

Comment is about Sorrow and joy: a pilgrimage to the grave of Sylvia Plath (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Intelligent and original.

Best

Chris

Comment is about The cat, the damselflies, and the deer (blog)

Original item by Greg Freeman

According to the Bloodaxe website, Mary Whitehouse described it as a work of "singular nastiness", which, despite her reputation being revised a tad in recent years, says much more about her than Tony Harrison, I'm afraid. Times have changed. I doubt there'll be the same fuss about the four-letter words this time around, given the reporting of the industrial language and worse used by the nation's top footballers. I suspect the fuss then was partly and party political. It was written around the time of the miners' strike. Hopefully it can now be considered purely for its artistic merit. http://www.bloodaxebooks.com/titlepage.asp?isbn=0906427975

Comment is about Tony Harrison’s 'torrent of filth' poem on Radio 4 (article)

Original item by Julian Jordon

A poignant piece that sums up the pathos and the waste of the predicament. The final three lines are perfect
closure.

Comment is about Amy (blog)

Original item by Simon Austin

No - I hadn't known of it before. So - ignorance is bliss! (without the need to complete the quote!).

Comment is about The Plays of William Shakespeare - (or Where I Get All My Talentfulness From) (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

(-: It shall be done! Though as a bird-lover it will be a first.

Comment is about Cat Competition Result (blog)

Original item by Dave Bradley

Well done, Nick! And thanks to Dave for organising it all. I'd like my fiver to go to Cats Protection, please.

Comment is about Cat Competition Result (blog)

Original item by Dave Bradley

Congratulations Nick - and all the other entrants, for some imaginative reading. And last (but certainly not least) to Dave for all the admin and organisation you put in. Next please!

Comment is about Cat Competition Result (blog)

Original item by Dave Bradley

Alone in a crowded room. Worse than sitting alone in a room. Great poem. Take care, Tony.

Comment is about The Void (blog)

Original item by Tracey Bucknell

Lovely poem Tracy. Take care, Tony.

Comment is about The Language Of Love (blog)

Original item by Tracey Bucknell

thank you for you lovely comments jeff & M.C, i'm glad you enjoyed it :) x

Comment is about The Language Of Love (blog)

Original item by Tracey Bucknell

Congratulations all and thanks for organising Dave. I haven't quite been able to catch the writing bug myself for a while now, but I have enjoyed reading these.

xx

Comment is about Cat Competition Result (blog)

Original item by Dave Bradley

Oh no not the red wheelbarrow again!

Comment is about Depends (blog)

Original item by Dave Carr

Indeed! :)

Comment is about Depends (blog)

Original item by Dave Carr

Beautiful poem Tracey, I like the classic Shakespeare style of language. Lots of romance in your words, love the second stanza Jeff X

Comment is about The Language Of Love (blog)

Original item by Tracey Bucknell

Thanks for the warm welcome, Ann. I really like your Fantasia poem and look forward to reading more of your work when I'm not quite so tired! X

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Thanks for the comments.
Steve - 'unaffected' as always' ;)
Laura- I'm glad it suggests something. ;)

Comment is about Past Midnight (blog)

Original item by Neil Fawcett

Thanks M.C.

You made my day

Ken

Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Bravo!

Comment is about Front page news: a Valentine's Day poem from the poet laureate (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

I take it that you hadn't seen this okd post before, mc? I'd guess it was from around 2010.

Comment is about The Plays of William Shakespeare - (or Where I Get All My Talentfulness From) (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Sudden light
The Queen
Drunk naked
Feelings stirred.

Don't look
Unless your
Heart beats
With mine.

The image fits so well with the first and second lines on the collage poem.

Comment is about February Space (February 2013 Collage Poem) (blog)

Original item by Stockport WoL

JC -
My sister's dog is a poodle...
A big black kit n' kaboodle,
Who gets himself into a muddle
About where to leave his puddle;
And is certainly quite a sight
With his arse up a tree full of shite!

While I'm here - loved your Bill Shakespeare post and commented thereon.

Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)

Original item by John Coopey

Seeing someone across a crowded room?? I like
the up and down aspect of this.
Love comes...love goes
How and why - no one knows.

Comment is about Hole In My Heart (blog)

Original item by Tom Doolan

What a tribute to Valentine's Day. A stimulating mix of past and present in its tiered terms of expression.

Comment is about The Language Of Love (blog)

Original item by Tracey Bucknell

"O peerleff rhyming northern sage,
Thy linef are writ for any age.
Takeft this if thou will as platitude,
But the Bard in me grins in gratitude"!

Not only wonderfully funny but inspired, not to say
well informed (so I won't).

Comment is about The Plays of William Shakespeare - (or Where I Get All My Talentfulness From) (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Thank you Freda for your comment on Rose Maloney.
Hazel

Comment is about Freda Davis (poet profile)

Original item by Freda Davis

Beautiful, clear-as-a-mountain-stream poem. Lovely.

Comment is about Walkabout (blog)

Original item by Deborah Jordan Bailey

Hello John - welcome to WOL. I hope you are enjoying the site and hopefully you'll be adding some more of your poems. It's a nice friendly site if you'd like to get involved. Be nice to see some more of your work :)

Comment is about johnandrews0412@fsmail.net (poet profile)

Original item by johnandrews0412@fsmail.net

Hi Sarah - enjoyed your poem. Hope to see more of your work on here soon. Welcome to WOL :)

Comment is about Sarah L Dixon (poet profile)

Original item by Sarah L Dixon

I'd disagree there. It's easy to get rid of them, particularly if you have someone willing to go through your head with a nit comb for a couple of days. There is absolutely no need to go buying these expensive chemical lotions either.

The difficulty comes in staying without them if you are mixing with people who have them. Hence you have to be vigilant at all times if you are mixing with kids :)

Comment is about The nits are back ! (blog)

Original item by hugh

Thanks very much Ray, i've been trying to finish this poem for years.

Comment is about All Grown Up. (blog)

Sweet and sad.

Comment is about Rose Maloney (blog)

Original item by Hazel Connelly

Its very hard to get rid of head lices. I tried many things on my head including egg and oils. but, after sometime they grow up and. Finally, I bought a book named as "http://headlicenomore.com/" and it works for me.

According to me if you want to get rid of head lices you have to get bald or use few methods from this book. :)

Comment is about The nits are back ! (blog)

Original item by hugh

A poignant piece, Cathy - thank you. I was very moved when I sought out Sylvia's grave while I was on a writing course at the nearby Arvon centre, Lumb Bank, in 2011.

Comment is about Sorrow and joy: a pilgrimage to the grave of Sylvia Plath (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Thanks Yvonne - added the words now so that might take the edge off the echo and Yorkshire twang on some of the phrasing - glad you liked it - more to follow soon :-)

Comment is about Hostile Street (blog)

Original item by Ian Whiteley

HI I enjoyed this but would appreciate the lyrics up too. The music suits the poem well and I like the echo chamber effect - like the echoes in an empty street at night.

Comment is about Hostile Street (blog)

Original item by Ian Whiteley

I see you know your proper place in the relationship! Well writ. xx

Comment is about Our Gert (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Viva! Anthony viva!

Comment is about Tony Harrison’s 'torrent of filth' poem on Radio 4 (article)

Original item by Julian Jordon

Terrific.These lines in particular

I have lasted beyond the wincing



hour, faced the witch that sinks

her stone into the rippling mirror

Comment is about Thin (blog)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

Nice poem.Fine rhythm. the moon's articulate light - lovely.

Comment is about All Grown Up. (blog)

Thank you for sharing, Cathy. Amidst all the media circus around her anniversary, it is lovely to read such a heartfelt article.

Comment is about Sorrow and joy: a pilgrimage to the grave of Sylvia Plath (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Hi Mike

Thanks for that. Just a little something I threw together, in between my (more serious) job of writing conundrums for crackers.

Do You fancy a part time job? I need a new Keeper.

Comment is about Mike Hilton (poet profile)

Original item by Mike Hilton

Lovely poem. Two wheels good; two feet better.

Comment is about Sarah L Dixon (poet profile)

Original item by Sarah L Dixon

Ndihma e statujave

Dante mban dritaren
Te mos e hapi era..
Bethoveni zevendeson kemben e krevatit
Ku rralle fle Martini
Dhe s'ka me Parajse...
S'ka me sinfoni Heroike
Ka vetem zhurme femijesh...
Me Danten cajne dhe arrat
Arrat qe i hante aq shume Beatricia
Aty tek "Ponte Vechio"
Po te ishte gjalle Bethoveni i madh
Nuk do te thonte:
"Gezim nepermjet Dhembjes"por,
vetem "Dhembje!"
(1992)

Comment is about Leon Qafzezi (poet profile)

Original item by Leon Qafzezi

What a lovely 'sad' piece. Billy-no-mates? Brilliant use of 'fess' in verse 2 'the band across a shield' to protect against the hurt. very good stuff, thank you, Nick.

Comment is about I Remember (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

What about us 'sewer operatives?' ta muchly, nick

Comment is about The cat, the damselflies, and the deer (blog)

Original item by Greg Freeman