This IS great fun, Cynthia! Love the word play. X
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Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas
Love a succinct, evocative poem, Kath - thanks for sharing this one. X
Comment is about Stronghold lost (blog)
Original item by Kath Hewitt
Really enjoyed this, Lynn. Love all the tweeks to make everything so perfect - materialising dresses & boozing with no hangover - perfect indeed! X
Comment is about Dreamland (blog)
Original item by Lynn Dye
Such a gentle touch you have, Andy. If I can presume, if this is real for you, then I have to say I am so happy for your happiness. Loved it when you read it the other night. X
Comment is about Escape (blog)
Original item by Andy N
Thom, I've read this a bit quick really and it deserves another reading or two - there is such a lot in here. Good luck getting back into writing. :D
Comment is about Houdini Song (blog)
Original item by Tom
Enjoyed this very much, John. Weren't all hols as a teenager like that?!
Comment is about Nights in Prestatyn (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
I like the tone and pointed address / challenge to the reader. Very wry, I think. :D
Comment is about Words That Sigh (blog)
Original item by Kealan Coady
Very much looking forward to hearing this live, Pete. Especially to cheer the sentiments you express here.
Comment is about Babies first words. (blog)
John, many thanks for your comments. Spooky to think those people thought someone was talking to them. Hope the psychs were on hand!
Comment is about John Embley (poet profile)
Original item by John Embley
Many thanks for your comments, Greg. I like thought-provoking, glad it worked! X
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Isobel, Hi, hope you & yours are well. Thanks for your comments. Dark does have the negative connotation but it's more as in secret, hidden, the unconscious breaking through. Although that can bring out all sorts of truly dark stuff in the negative sense! X
Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)
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Yep, you got the reference spot on of course! Thanks for your comment. X
Comment is about Dave Bradley (poet profile)
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Thanks for your comments & glad you liked! X
Comment is about Kath Hewitt (poet profile)
Original item by Kath Hewitt
Very interesting - I noticed on a recent TV program about a silent retreat how some of the participants were almost terrified of the prospect of not being constantly bombarded with noise to distract them from their inner thoughts. I wondered what they thought they were going to find? Some of them who really tried and persevered definitely thought 'someone' spoke to them.
Comment is about Dark Words (blog)
Original item by Elaine
darren thomas
Sat 4th Jun 2011 10:49
occasionally Julian...our words.
Comment is about First the eggs (blog)
Original item by Alison Smiles
Great theme for a poetry challenge: WHAT THE HELL CAN WE EAT THEN?
Comment is about First the eggs (blog)
Original item by Alison Smiles
Are the dark words good or bad? I wonder. Are they words you might be able to tap into through meditation? Are they words to be avoided or embraced? This is really interesting and thought-provoking, Elaine
Comment is about Dark Words (blog)
Original item by Elaine
Definitely intriguing. I hadn't seen any religious links but I guess this is open to interpretation. For me - the idea of darkness would indicate something more malign - something in all of us that we seek to suppress.
Maybe by catching them, writing them down, we could start to acknowledge and deal with them. Just my interpretation of it.
Comment is about Dark Words (blog)
Original item by Elaine
What an interesting idea for a poem. I find the cucumber scare quite an unusual one. Normally it's us meat eaters that suffer. I've always believed that if you eat a good balanced diet you will fight off all these bugs. One of the CJD casualties was a vegetarian. I always wonder if she would have lived had she carried on eating meat - not necessarily burgers of course...
Comment is about First the eggs (blog)
Original item by Alison Smiles
Intriguing. I was talking yesterday to a friend about to go off on a 4 day silent retreat. Maybe she will tune in to the dark words. Is that what it takes?
You've referenced 1Kings 19:12 (King James/Authorised version)with "Still, small voice". This remains one of the more influential OT passages. The idea that, for us, God is not principally in the fireworks, but in something far more subtle.
Comment is about Dark Words (blog)
Original item by Elaine
hi, thank you for commemting on mylatest. much appreciated
Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)
Original item by Lynn Dye
Hi Ann
Thanks for your comment on my latest blah. much appreciated x
Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)
Original item by Ann Foxglove
really like this.
if only you could be still enough
if only you could be quiet enough.
thought this so many times... wish i had written it down!
Comment is about Dark Words (blog)
Original item by Elaine
I couldn't agree more with the sentiment Lynn- well put.
Chris
Comment is about Speed Cameras (blog)
Original item by Lynn Dye
I love the idea of paths, and this resonates so well with me.
Thank you!
Comment is about Paths (blog)
Original item by Dave Bradley
Phenomenal hard hitting packed with memorable lines and truisms.
Tells it for the most part like it is.
Fatastic refrain and killer last line.
This is great on the page- the continuity is there and it will perform brilliantly.
VERY well written.
Chris
Comment is about Babies first words. (blog)
Really really like this Kath! (First it was a clock ticking now it's turned into a bomb!)xx
Comment is about Untitled (blog)
Original item by Kath Hewitt
Yes, I was looking for this one and couldn't see it immediately. Wanted to say that I liked it very much, Dave: those paths take more twists and turns as the years go by.
Comment is about Paths (blog)
Original item by Dave Bradley
<Deleted User> (7212)
Thu 2nd Jun 2011 18:15
I'm with Dave, but I've gotta say that Prestatyn looks even better from John O' Groats :)
Comment is about Nights in Prestatyn (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Hilarious. Thoroughly enjoyed. Poor Prestatyn - it looks quite attractive from Graig Fawr on a sunny day with the sea behind it.
Comment is about Nights in Prestatyn (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Hmmm.babies being born to the bloodstream of branding! I think about this sometimes Pete-there is possibly no complete escape from the onslaught of consumerism-so I guess it's up to us to be selective about how much we're influenced?
This has your irresistible stamp all over it-I now want to hear it out loud.
Comment is about Babies first words. (blog)
Greg,
More than happy for Prestatyn to go on your facebook page. Anything in the furtherance of high culture....
Comment is about Greg Freeman (poet profile)
Original item by Greg Freeman
<Deleted User> (8730)
Thu 2nd Jun 2011 11:06
Thanks Isabel for your kind words. I'd be delighted to come and perform in the North West. I'm fairly busy in June and July but I'll look out for opportunities from August. If you know anyone who is looking for poets, I'd love to hear from them.
Best wishes
Mark
Comment is about Mark Niel (poet profile)
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<Deleted User> (6315)
Thu 2nd Jun 2011 10:31
heh..very much enjoyed and lord yes I agree :o)
Comment is about Nights in Prestatyn (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
<Deleted User> (6315)
Thu 2nd Jun 2011 10:28
It is good to read something that allows you to end up smiling in agreement when you come to the end..clever write Dave :o)
Comment is about Paths (blog)
Original item by Dave Bradley
<Deleted User> (6315)
Thu 2nd Jun 2011 10:23
Oh to live like that every day would be heartbreaking..it would be such a sad way to exist..but a touch now and then :o)
Comment is about The Cynic (blog)
Original item by Dave Bradley
Enjoyed reading your profile poems - a man in touch with his emotions as well as a sense of humour - wonderful! You'll have to drag your but up north and perform for us one day :-) x
Comment is about Mark Niel (poet profile)
Original item by Mark Niel
I think you should do a version of that Procol Harem song A Lighter Shade of Ale next!
Comment is about Nights in Prestatyn (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
really like this, Kealan but there does seem to be a extra beat in the last stanza that jars with me a little.. otherwise, i think this is top stuff... A
Comment is about Words That Sigh (blog)
Original item by Kealan Coady
Well that's one place where you won't be made croeso if you ever visit again! :)
Comment is about Nights in Prestatyn (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Beautiful insightful poem, Larisa! I think everyone makes (and regrets) these same mistakes in life some way or another, unless they live in a cocoon - this just shows how alike we all are under the skin!
Comment is about Our Mistakes (blog)
Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska
Very nice! - Like Greg, I was never a big Moodies fan, but this had me singing along! Great fun (sounds like it's all true, as well ...)!
Comment is about Nights in Prestatyn (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
John, I'd love to put your Nights in Prestatyn on my Facebook page, bathe in your reflected glory, but obviously only with your permission. You never know, you could go viral ...
Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)
Original item by John Coopey
I hoped you enjoyed it more than I enjoyed the holidays!
Comment is about Greg Freeman (poet profile)
Original item by Greg Freeman
I never liked the Moody Blues - well, apart from Go Now - but I sure did enjoy this, John.
Comment is about Nights in Prestatyn (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
<Deleted User> (6895)
Wed 1st Jun 2011 20:37
Hi Larisa-hope you dont mind but I never disclose my email adress-but you certainly have my vote on your poem 'Escape'-hope it counts!
Comment is about Larisa Rzhepishevska (poet profile)
Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska
Thank you J Sirrah for the comment. I wanted to write something sweet in your profile, but....couldn't find it.
Are you an incognito writer? Anyway, I am happy to know that you enjoyed my poem. Thank you very much. With love and warmest wishes, Larisa
Comment is about Our Mistakes (blog)
Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska
Elaine Booth
Sat 4th Jun 2011 14:30
Very well put, Lynn. Very wise tone and feel to this. Gave me pause for thought - what a tale! X
Comment is about Escape (blog)
Original item by Lynn Dye