I think you have a pretty strong case to enable you to ' sue ratty wolf' because the 'warts flout- yes!'XX
Comment is about Hotel Fawlty Towers (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
well it helps now I don't read Huami to rhyme with tsunami. Very clever Laura. The 'eyes' have it as they say.I enjoyed this. XX
Comment is about Huami (blog)
Original item by Laura Taylor
Crumbs - I dread to think what some of them might come up with... is this wise? ;)
Comment is about How does it feel ... to be a part of your body? (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
<Deleted User> (9882)
Wed 23rd Jan 2013 20:33
Enjoyed the poem,loved the pic,in fact thought they were dancastic ! Well done.
Comment is about Salsa Man (blog)
Original item by Tom Doolan
'Take-Care Tony'. What a fab name! Sounds a bit Mafioso...but equally well could be a removals expert, or gardener, or maybe looking after your aged aunt.
I want a poem for Take-Care Tony, pronto!
: )
Jx
Comment is about Huami (blog)
Original item by Laura Taylor
tony sheridan
Wed 23rd Jan 2013 19:16
tony sheridan
Wed 23rd Jan 2013 19:10
Love the rhythm in this poem! Nice one. Take care,Tony.
Comment is about Salsa Man (blog)
Original item by Tom Doolan
Lol - and there was me thinking it was yiddish!
Your link helped - derrr - I should have clicked on it earlier!
Comment is about Huami (blog)
Original item by Laura Taylor
Initially I thought this might be a paean to a cypriot goat cheese (which I rather like) but, on reflection the eyes have it!
Charming.
: )
Jx
Comment is about Huami (blog)
Original item by Laura Taylor
Is - say it slowly, and break up into the 3 syllables. It is a bit of a riddle, and the title is a mini-riddle in itself. It's not a real word ;)
Hu am i
who...
It's written from the perspective of a body part.
Comment is about Huami (blog)
Original item by Laura Taylor
I've no idea what Huami means - tried googling it but couldnt get an answer.
I'd say the poem is about the 3 facets of a personality though, symbolised by the holy trinity. Or maybe it's the other way round. It would help to know the meaning of the title :)
It's a fascinating read cos it's so different. My favourite line is the one Greg's highlighted.
Perhaps Huami means enigma - which is the note you end on?
Comment is about Huami (blog)
Original item by Laura Taylor
Thanks you two :)
Shoeless - maybe this will give you a clue...
http://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=33608
;)
Greg - no, definitely not a ranter this one :D Cheers - got a bit carried away with it and it turned into a riddle within a riddle in the end! Really enjoyed writing it :)
Comment is about Huami (blog)
Original item by Laura Taylor
Beautifully crafted, Laura, I'd say. (Can't imagine you ranting this one on stage!) Particularly enjoyed "the whites of her lies". Good prompt, and a striking poem.
Comment is about Huami (blog)
Original item by Laura Taylor
I dont think I have much idea what this is really about, but it feels lovely on my tongue and is beautiful to look at.
Comment is about Huami (blog)
Original item by Laura Taylor
Man mainly thinks how to kill, butcher his own kind Nick. look at Syria now, Iraq a few years ago and also Afghan. i rest my case...
Comment is about PLANET EARTH (blog)
Original item by NICK ARMBRISTER
Well spotted, Cynthia, trouble is I keep re-ordering them each time I do a new one. When I get around to it I'll have to retitle them on this site too. I must say WOL is great in enabling you to post a poem and an appropriate image - which can then be re-posted on Face Book. Technology is really great these days! Didn't have all that in 1975 either!
Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)
Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas
Hi guyz - Thanks for comments. I lived and worked in Jamaica back in 95/96 so picked up da patois lilt. My nickname was Pinky lol.
Comment is about Ma Third Eye (blog)
Original item by Tom Doolan
I can't remember how the original went now but this, from my vague memory of it, seems to flow much smoother
Comment is about December (blog)
Original item by Shoeless Carole
Roight then - here's mine
http://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=33906
Comment is about How does it feel ... to be a part of your body? (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
<Deleted User> (10123)
Wed 23rd Jan 2013 09:01
Plenty there to get one's teeth into! I was a little worried that if I added a coment some of your words would disappear - let's hope not. ta muchly, nick.
Comment is about Anniversary (blog)
Original item by J. Otis Powell‽ (with interrobang)
<Deleted User> (10123)
Wed 23rd Jan 2013 08:53
Animals, and possibly planets don't consider the ethics - just survival. Man is a THINKER is should that be, STINKER? ta muchly, nick.
Comment is about PLANET EARTH (blog)
Original item by NICK ARMBRISTER
<Deleted User> (10123)
Wed 23rd Jan 2013 08:49
I love this. The tomorrow diet and start to do all the right things is my kind of plan. ta muchly, nick.
Comment is about Tomorrow (blog)
Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska
Walt Whitman has nothing to fear! lol
Overly sentimental, schmaltzy, non lateral, list poem.
Highlights include his rain and footstep moments, but the moon imagery was particulaly poor. A silent drum tapping...oh sure (jeez).
Very faux-aspiration/inspiration though and I'm sure many enjoy that. As ridiculous a look at America as Wordsworth's view of London via Westminster bridge.
It's most apt for any politician gaining office. Even if it is the politician I would choose if American.
Neither Wordsworth nor this guy can smell the shit or the reality.
Nice postcards.
Real American poetry, a real address;
Go on youtube and type in 'leaves of grass' and click on the third link down - Walt Whitman. I would just add the link but the site has issues with ipad links.
Comment is about Poet Richard Blanco reads One Today at Obama inauguration (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
thanx Tony this is a work from the late 90s:)
Comment is about PLANET EARTH (blog)
Original item by NICK ARMBRISTER
tony sheridan
Tue 22nd Jan 2013 20:10
Love the sample poems.Will read your blogs. Take care, Tony.
Comment is about Irina (poet profile)
Original item by Irina
tony sheridan
Tue 22nd Jan 2013 19:46
Hi Nick. Love this. Great punchline! Take care, Tony.
Comment is about PLANET EARTH (blog)
Original item by NICK ARMBRISTER
tony sheridan
Tue 22nd Jan 2013 19:40
I don't know what you're talking about? ;)
(Thanks for the spot!)
Comment is about Oh Darkness, Sweet Darkness (blog)
Original item by Simon Austin
Hi Yvonne. Apologies for not replying sooner, thank you for your kind comments on feeling the pinch. Don't know if I'm ready to perform yet, maybe soon though, I'll let you know!
Comment is about Yvonne Brunton (poet profile)
Original item by Yvonne Brunton
Wow, beautiful poem, I love this - conjures so many different thoughts and feelings, and has a such a poignant close. Fantastic.
Thank you for sharing.
Comment is about Meta (blog)
Original item by Marianne Daniels
Enjoyed reading this, but more so listening to it. He reads with great conviction and clarity and excellent pacing. I guess it's essentially a list poem (or "pome" as he pronounces it) and eminently suited for the occasion.
Comment is about Poet Richard Blanco reads One Today at Obama inauguration (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Really enjoyed the poem. It could have become a bit oversentimental but just managed to steer away from that. I liked the imagery in it - the roofline/story connection stays in mind, also the dreadful implications of the children marked forever absence. It does bring a lump to the throat.
Meanwhile, I'm sure I'm not the only woman wondering why he has to be gay! Sorry for that superficial comment - couldn't help it :)
Comment is about Poet Richard Blanco reads One Today at Obama inauguration (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
When floating on the surface
From out of the deep
Comes a light of hope
Faith grabs hold and takes
The deep from the demons
Who are drowning your soul.
Comment is about Deep Down Inside (blog)
Original item by Shirley Smothers
Hi Cynthia Thanks so much for the encouragement re my 'postcard'. I wasn't sure if they be of any intetrested to others. I've done about 18 so far and have really enjoyed using a form that is very short, but enables you to use some quirky little memory, but then open up a pathway to something bigger. THemes are also beginning to link them up as well. I'll keep you informed!
Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)
Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas
What a wonderful, touching poem, weaving the universal with the personal, the topical with the timeless. Greg, well done getting this up. I hope we can get lots of folks reading/listening to it.
Now, Mr O, time for action.
Comment is about Poet Richard Blanco reads One Today at Obama inauguration (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Travis Brow
Tue 22nd Jan 2013 11:17
Thank you all, much obliged. T
Comment is about La Vida Local (blog)
Hi Tony, thought I recognised the face! Good to meet you at Mole Valley Poets the other night, and thanks for the welcome and hospitality. Greg (Woking Stanza group)
Comment is about Tony Earnshaw (poet profile)
Original item by Tony Earnshaw
Thanks for the welcome - I'll do that
Comment is about Tony Earnshaw (poet profile)
Original item by Tony Earnshaw
<Deleted User> (8659)
Tue 22nd Jan 2013 07:56
Hi John,
Thank you for the compliment - I don't have the means to do audio on here but these tales do originate from live performances of 'Hunting The Great White Prawn'.
Them sailors and their Rum ration eh?, they treated it as gold dust by all accounts!
Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)
Original item by John Coopey
Hello Harry,
I see you've been rooting through my back issue!
Yes, this is one I did when I came over last year. I thought I'd give it a re-post along with the triolet poem we chorused.
Hope you're keeping well and pleased to see that we have both been spared for another year!
Comment is about Harry O`N eill (poet profile)
Original item by Harry O`N eill
John,
Was this the one you read when you guested
at Liscard?...Thoroughly enjoyed!
Comment is about The Plays of William Shakespeare (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
A truly heartfelt poem that everyone can relate to in some way.
And what a deeply profound line too - 'the impossible vocabulary of sorrow' ...
Comment is about Poet Richard Blanco reads One Today at Obama inauguration (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Maybe you are right Cynthia, nevertheless here I prefer the infinitive at the end. Regards
Comment is about In the maze (blog)
Original item by Carla Tombacco
Steve,
I understand and agree that the theory of Evolution allows all the different - and even contrary beliefs that you speak of. for me it`s the so-called `science` of the thing.
I can, at least read well, and When I read the explanations of the theory intended for the layman I can`t help feeling the `evidence` for the theory is presented in the conviction that Evolution is already incontrovertibly proven. But I don`t find this at all. Quite frankly I find the surmises of some of the paleological bone guys to be quite hilarious `evidence` `I mean: The fish with the bony fins hauling themselves up on to the land - (one can`t help wondering - were they dreaming about one day turning into elephants?)
Despite all this impressive talk about it being an `elegant theory` I can`t escape the feeling that, as they say, I`m being `blinded with science`...It`s all a bit too glib and trendyfor me.
Comment is about Should he go to Specsavers? (blog)
Original item by Harry O`N eill
Love this, a great play with the words and a lovely lilting cadence to the rhymes ( I too have an affinity for rhyme)
On holiday in deepest Wales once I decided the sign on the door which read CLOOPSEEND must be the welsh word for OPEN. It was days before I realised that the sliding section of the sign was missing and I was reading an amalgamation of closed and open. Never thought about turning it into a poem though.
Comment is about A Trick of the Eye. (blog)
odd you should say that. sent a shiver down my spine....
Comment is about Nigel Astell (poet profile)
Original item by Nigel Astell
<Deleted User> (8659)
Mon 21st Jan 2013 19:30
Hi Yvonne,
Thank you for your comments on Rum, Weedy and Bilgewater-not only will it blow your head off, it'll take your socks with it!
Comment is about Yvonne Brunton (poet profile)
Original item by Yvonne Brunton
Harry O'Neill
Wed 23rd Jan 2013 23:19
Laura,
This got us all going.If that body thing is a compo this should get the prize.
Your metaphorical figures are breezily apt forthe subject and yet mind-loose for wider interpretation. (for instance: that last stanza with its `three` `Jesus` `soul` and `confessor` got a Christaian geek like me thinking Trinitarian...I `got` the title but read it as a higher power)...You can`t legislate for some people!
You could have left that final question mark out and it would still have been fair.
Comment is about Huami (blog)
Original item by Laura Taylor