I don't think many people make money out of poetry Ged - but I can understand how you would find the omission of your dedication upsetting.
It's good to remember those who made sacrifices on our behalf. I'm glad such war poetry is still written.
Comment is about Ward 34 (blog)
Original item by Ged Thompson
Enjoyed this Ged - you perform it very well.
I know you are talking about seeing in a spiritual sense, but I think many poets see what others don't.
Poetry can be a curse in itself at times - something you could do with switching off - also something that pains you when it won't switch on.
Comment is about The Seer (blog)
Original item by Ged Thompson
Hi Ged - good to see you on here! Thanks for taking a look at some of my work - glad you liked it.
I hope you enjoy WOL as much as me. It can get a bit addictive at times - your wife will probably end up cursing it! LOL
You should post that lovely poem you wrote about your son - that was a very moving performance piece.
Isobel x
Comment is about Ged Thompson (poet profile)
Original item by Ged Thompson
Lovely. This has indeed added magic and sparkle.
May peace and creativity continue...
Comment is about Poetic magic and sparkle to you at Christmas (article)
Original item by Julian Jordon
I really like this it reminds me of a quote I love
“Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy.”
Its very comforting as is your poem XXXXXX
Comment is about The Sky at Night (blog)
Original item by Isobel
<Deleted User> (6895)
Sat 22nd Dec 2012 23:15
How the flip we nearly missed this gem Noris,only goes to prove that its time for us old stiffs to get ourselves booked into specsavers asap!
Your best one ever-fantastic!!xx
Comment is about My poetry is ... (blog)
Original item by Noris Roberts
Mix = put together; blend; mingle; associate...
as you have with the acceptance of Jesus Christ (Christmas) and the sun, the seasons and the universe we know. That was how I interpreted it...thanks.
MC
Comment is about The 22nd of December (blog)
Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska
Thank you dear Tony! Merry Christmas to you!
Comment is about The 22nd of December (blog)
Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska
tony sheridan
Sat 22nd Dec 2012 19:25
Beautiful. Have a great Christmas. Take care, Tony.
Comment is about The 22nd of December (blog)
Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska
tony sheridan
Sat 22nd Dec 2012 19:22
Mix? I don't think so. Merry Christmas, my dear friend!
Comment is about The 22nd of December (blog)
Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska
<Deleted User> (10062)
Sat 22nd Dec 2012 18:12
Bitingly poignant last line.
Another belter.
Comment is about This is the start (blog)
Original item by Wez Jefferies
It's probably the highly sophisticated search engines that know what your preferences are Anthony. It will be more to do with your viewing habits rather than Steves ;;)
For some reason I see handsome single middle aged men on dating site adverts every time I log on - can't think why!
Comment is about Anthony Emmerson (poet profile)
Original item by Anthony Emmerson
A timely and enjoyable mix of religious belief
and the reality of the universe as we know it.
Merry Christmas, Larisa!
Comment is about The 22nd of December (blog)
Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska
A timely and enjoyable mix of religious belief
and the reality of the universe as we know it.
Merry Christmas, Larisa!
Comment is about The 22nd of December (blog)
Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska
Everyone can write poetry. Just as everyone can take photos or draw or even make music.
Not everyone can write good poetry, draw like Picasso, take photos like Don McCullin or play piano like Ylang-Ylang.
Then of course, there's the question of who decides what good poetry is... can't say personally that Fiona Sampson's idea of good poetry is the same as mine...
Comment is about Fiona Sampson to launch new poetry magazine (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Mr Anthony, sir, gobsmackingly wizardacious. God knows how long it took you.
Superb.
Comment is about PARTY! (a shameless re-post!) (blog)
Original item by Anthony Emmerson
Hello Cathy. Many thanks for your kind comments on And Trio's.
I am embarrassed by the sentiments of some of the commentors who have all assumed that the piece is biographical.
I will of course explain to each, however I have not experienced a tragedy, but have merely been inspired by the potential of one.
Thank you once again for your feedback.
Very best regards,
Graham
Comment is about Cathy Crabb (poet profile)
Original item by Cathy Crabb
Hello Tom. Many thanks for your kind comments on And Trio's.
I am embarrassed by the sentiments of some of the commentors who have all assumed that the piece is biographical.
I will of course explain to each, however I have not experienced a tragedy, but have merely been inspired by the potential of one.
Thank you once again for your feedback.
Very best regards,
Graham
Comment is about Tom Chapman (poet profile)
Original item by Tom Chapman
Hello Mike. Many thanks for your kind comments on And Trio's.
I am embarrassed by the sentiments of some of the commentors who have all assumed that the piece is biographical.
I will of course explain to each, however I have not experienced a tragedy, but have merely been inspired by the potential of one.
Thank you once again for your feedback.
Very best regards,
Graham
Comment is about Noetic-fret! (poet profile)
Original item by Noetic-fret!
Hello Anthony. Many thanks for your kind comments on And Trio's.
I am embarrassed by the sentiments of some of the commentors who have all assumed that the piece is biographical.
I will of course explain to each, however I have not experienced a tragedy, but have merely been inspired by the potential of one.
Thank you once again for your feedback.
Very best regards,
Graham
Comment is about Anthony Emmerson (poet profile)
Original item by Anthony Emmerson
Crumbs - it's nice to see you turn your hand to something serious John - and boy this is serious.
Your poem has caught the mood of how I have been feeling for a long time. 'We have seen the best of our times' is a quote from King Lear, if I remember correctly. That thought often goes round in my head - just how lucky I was to be born at the time that I was born. I'm also very fearful for my children - for all the reasons you go into in your poem.
Unlike MC and AE, I don't read your poem as just an indictment of bankers and successive governments. I think the problems are much bigger than that. The banking fiasco hasn’t helped. Every man and his dog going to University to study shitty tin pot courses, probably hasn’t helped either. But one of the biggest challenge we face for the future is, too many people for the resources of a small country – that coupled with their big expectations. Those are my cheery thoughts on the subject anyway.
Comment is about The Fairytale of New Britain (Lucky Man) (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
And a happy Christmas and New Year to you too Anthony!
Phew - this is an epic poem - it must have taken ages to write - great humour in it though!
And yes - it's high time a woman got the big job!
xx
Comment is about PARTY! (a shameless re-post!) (blog)
Original item by Anthony Emmerson
A.E. - thanks for your comment about my carol.
It is doubly pleasurable to get positive feedback from those whose work I also enjoy.
I was blessed with inspiration in getting the
words and "traditional" feel I sought and hope
to get it commercially recorded one of these
days. It's about "travelling in hope", I guess.
Enjoy your Christmas!
Comment is about Anthony Emmerson (poet profile)
Original item by Anthony Emmerson
tony sheridan
Fri 21st Dec 2012 19:26
Hi Anthony. Thanks for your comments on Christine. I am working on this poem. The song version will be on my profile page sometime after Christmas. Take care, Tony.
Comment is about Anthony Emmerson (poet profile)
Original item by Anthony Emmerson
I really enjoyed this too Mike.
I would have preferred a shorter musical intro, possibly cos I'm more of a poet than a musician and I was keen to hear the words. I think the style of music suited the post war stress syndrome that I think you are trying to convey.
I would also like to have seen the words so I could read and let them run over me at the same time - but that's just my personal opinion.
As Anthony says, it's very well put together and innovative.
Comment is about Sitrep dnb stylee (blog)
Original item by Noetic-fret!
John, you gotta play me that next time we meet! I'm not sure if I know the Cat Stevens' song, but I loathe the WCW excuse for a poem with passion.
Comment is about The Red Wheelbarrow (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Sweet child
Sore bum
Can't sit
On new
Cushioned chair.
Comment is about Suite child of mine (blog)
Original item by hugh
Ee bye gum
I filled my
Fat greedy tum.
Comment is about Ee Love (blog)
Original item by Dorinda MacDowell
Get well soon love from everyone at WOL
Comment is about Maggie Waker (poet profile)
Original item by Maggie Waker
I agree that this needs the musical treatment - or at least an audio, to be heard/seen at its best. Well done Tony,
Regards,
A.E.
Comment is about Christine. (blog)
"Sought after for advice"
- and as writers of poetry and chroniclers Harry, forged in the white heat of life and tempered with the skill, experience and wisdom gained to a keen and durable edge. Qualities and memories not to be underestimated.
Regards,
A.E.
Comment is about Don Juan in his decrepitude (blog)
i don't/can't do music MC, but posts like these make me wish I could.
Regards and Best Wishes,
A.E.
Comment is about WHEN CHRISTMAS COMES AROUND (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Yes John, we have been royally shafted. I despair at each new revelation of how the elite wealthy are finding new ways to protect their financial advantage by disadvantaging the rest of us; and more so at the way our elected representatives either support or ignore this. There are solutions out there, but these are hampered on two fronts; one, by the public's apathy, and two, buy the disproportionate influence exercised over both the media and (all) political bodies. But, come the revolution . . . (Poets v Parliament?)
Regards,
A.E.
Comment is about The Fairytale of New Britain (Lucky Man) (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Enjoyed this Mike. It had a psychedelic/otheworldly/surreal feel to it. Well put together.
Regards,
A.e.
Comment is about Sitrep dnb stylee (blog)
Original item by Noetic-fret!
Ah, Ebenezer, my alter ego.
Comment is about Laura Taylor (poet profile)
Original item by Laura Taylor
Cheers Mike and a very Merry Christmas to you too.
Comment is about Noetic-fret! (poet profile)
Original item by Noetic-fret!
The premise so evocatively set down brought to
mind the view of a Latin gentleman of late(ish)
years who once wrote to a daily newspaper with
obvious relief that the demands of his youthful
ardour had diminished, leaving him able to
enjoy life without "the pressure to perform"..this in indignant response to the advance of the HRT female of similar age.
In short, there's a time and place in nature
which can provide its own rewards.....
and relief - that we should embrace not fear.
Comment is about Don Juan in his decrepitude (blog)
Wonderful! It certainly is a tour de force. I think He/She probably approves.
Comment is about PARTY! (a shameless re-post!) (blog)
Original item by Anthony Emmerson
Well said John,
I wish people would pay more attention to the fact that this historically unusual and temporary situation was brought about by the bankers creating oodles of shaky credit (remember all our credit cards?) The bankers also got rich (As Carlyle said. `Who has the management will have the money`) But so did everyone else. The trouble with the bankers was not just the thievery - but their incompetence...They didn`t fully understand their own business.
All this talk about `protecting the city of London` makes it likely that they will be incompetent again in the future.
Your blog, John, is a timely reminder that `progress` is far from being inevitable.
Comment is about The Fairytale of New Britain (Lucky Man) (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Anthony,
I sit in gobsmacked admiration before this cunningly roll-rhymed, trans creeds, beliefs and faiths, musically, politically and
biblically savvy, jocularly witty and apt, huge and genial humorous tour de force.
Thanks for posting it again.
Comment is about PARTY! (a shameless re-post!) (blog)
Original item by Anthony Emmerson
Thanks for the comment(s) about my carol. The
words came "as in a dream" and I surprised myself by getting a tune almost as readily.
I love the old carols and had a wish to contribute my own personal effort to the genre.
It is hugely satisfying to have done that and
I may yet get it on a commercial Christmas CD in the future.
I imagine your updates on a range of pop songs
must go down well in "live performance". You
seem to have NO shortage of material or inspiration. Great stuff.
Merry Christmas!
Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)
Original item by John Coopey
Isobel
Sun 23rd Dec 2012 11:37
That's lovely to hear and to think that the children could have been inspired like that.
Happy Christmas to everyone at Kingsland and all those involved in the project.
Isobel x
Comment is about Poetic magic and sparkle to you at Christmas (article)
Original item by Julian Jordon