I find this poem very easy to identify with! Maybe we are in the same boat? love AF

Comment is about Was This the Plan (blog)

Original item by jean lucy thompson

"long even before knitting." What a wonderful phrase! Haha! ;-) And a nice idea too - and who's to say it isn't true?

Comment is about Concrete Thinking (blog)

I should have added that, like Ray, there are aspects to the poem that I really like - particularly the double entendre at the end. x

Comment is about Midnight Gardens (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Hi Lynn its nice to hear about all your grandchildren. stef also mentioned his grandchildren so between us we have a large brood !lol xx

Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Hi Cynthia i didnt get this one on my first read then i read peoples comments and re read it a couple more times then the penny dropped and suddenly i understood it much better well i think i have as i think it is about 2 women and a man who is having an affair with one of the women ? best wishes bernadette x

Comment is about Midnight Gardens (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Hi Jean i like this one ...makes me think about when people say that your life is already mapped out for you...best wishes bernadette

Comment is about Was This the Plan (blog)

Original item by jean lucy thompson

Mmmm. Intriguing - there do seem to be two women here - the wife (arriving home) and the other woman (leaving), but who knows.

Comment is about Midnight Gardens (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

I like to think that I get most of your poetry Cynthia but I would have to agree that this one is a perplexing one. I think it is possibly because 'she' may refer to more than one person and it isn't easy to understand which is which or just who the narrator is.
I'm presuming this about someone caught en flagrant delit but it needs a little bit more clarification.

Comment is about Midnight Gardens (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Hi Cyn - you're always leaving nice comments for me & consequently I always read yours, hoping to find one I can understand - & yet again, it eludes me - as if we are talking a different language. Am I just being thick or are there references here that I might need to be au fait with (eg tennis ??) in order to make sense ?
Or are your poems maybe just too "clever" or knowing for me ?
I'd like to get it - but I honestly cant understand. What do you reckon pls ? XX

Comment is about Midnight Gardens (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Hi - I really like this one. all the best. B

Comment is about Was This the Plan (blog)

Original item by jean lucy thompson

Wow! Thanks,Cynthia. I should retire right now, I think!It won't get any better!On another site I was told this was prose not poetry, and though I take the point, I'll go with your view.

Comment is about Concrete Thinking (blog)

Wow Bernadette, three grandsons and another on the way! My daughter was like that, having three girls in a row, but now she has evened it up a bit with two boys. We thought she'd finished after the first boy, but no...! They are all marvellous though of course, and we have 6 grandkids altogether, our other daughter has just one girl.

Comment is about bernadette herbertson (poet profile)

Original item by bernadette herbertson

Hello Cynthia. Bit Agatha Christie, I thought, though I got confused by the narrative in 2nd and 3rd verses but get the general drift."fine rich legs" is a bit underwhelming. I think "watch his mind compute on the screen of his face" might go better for rhythm?
"A guilt return with a backhand curve" is clever, as is the following line, and gives solidity to the characters.The ending is nice too, though "Men who naked leap about" is an odd construction.

Comment is about Midnight Gardens (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Hello Greg. I wouldn't have grasped the dream connection either.Maybe if the punctuation were less tight that aspect would be more apparent.I liked 3rd verse best, discarded and starfish are lovely rhymes and beached in a heap is good.The least effective part, for me, is "immersion, hope, exhilaration, surprise" and then joy in the next line -too many abstract nouns.

Comment is about Flotsam (blog)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Hi Dave, Sorry to hear about the impending funeral you are attending, hope all goes as well as possible. No hurry with collaboration from my point of view, just if and whenever you feel ready. Best Wishes, Lynn x

Comment is about Dave Dunn (poet profile)

Original item by Dave Dunn

Really beautiful Mirna; I liked that very much :)

Comment is about Sighs of Miles (blog)

Hi Lynn - well now there's a thought - I guess it was evident that I was really meaning the poem wasn't overly long in my view as Cynthia had first indicated. However if you are up for collaborative efforts I can be swayed that way :) Can this be in a couple of days or so? We have a funeral to attend tomorrow so family and friends are arriving from all corners, but I should be clear by Friday. Best wishes, Dave

Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)

Original item by Lynn Dye

If that course said ALL poetry has to be simple and direct, the 'tutors' are overstating. The clear point is: 'not needed for what you want to say'. You must have some idea of your own intent and not anybody else's. And never worry about the reader. If you connect to your honest self, and write that which inspires you, the 'audience' will know, and follow you. There is 'poetry' wisdom in the advice given, but use it as a guide only, not as a harness checking your personal creativity.

Comment is about poem for daljit (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Is this Majesty Accident another name for Pure Chance? If so, it is a good synonym. I enjoy the idea: Nothing is chance - a concept to think about. As is this philosophy, equally intriguing - Everything is chance.

Comment is about His Majesty Accident (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

Through the spins and twists of irony and sarcasm this poem really works: fast-paced lines, sharply-observant situations, clever diction with supportive allusions, cuttingly funny scenarios,and packing a wallop with a true social commentary. The title is superb.

Comment is about Concrete Thinking (blog)

Hi Greg - yes, it was Daljit Nagra and another poet called Frances Leviston, both were wonderful tutors who gave their time really generously. But . . . I now find I can't write! And I know that if I work on my poems and make them more minimal and less wordy, no one on here will like them! May not be around so much on here in future, til I've sorted the conundrum out! xx

Comment is about Greg Freeman (poet profile)

Original item by Greg Freeman

I think the second half of the last verse has extra depth and adds a poignant spin.
Love TC X

Comment is about Flashing Blue Lights (blog)

Original item by Isobel

Hi Ann. Was your poetic guide Daljit Nagra, who wrote Look! We are Coming to Dover? I'm a great admirer. Or have I got the wrong end of the stick yet again, and it was a different Daljit? Sounds like a good course, anyway

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Thanks for your comments on my poems - you are such a great supporter and reader of poetry on here - WOL is lucky to have you. Both the poems were fast writes - I have to be feeling angry or miserable to write like that so thankfully, I don't do many. Normally I agonise over poetry and there is tons of stuff I don't post. Good to see you at Salford - hope to have more time to chat next time - there's always too much poetry at these things LOL x

Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)

Original item by Andy N

Just wrote a really long comment which didn't update - how annoying is that? Will post this to see if it is working.

Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)

Original item by Andy N

Hi Isobel Thanks for the comment on Chemo & glad you liked it. It's about my father-in-law. He certainly is a character and seems pleased that I've now made him world famous by putting him on the net!

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

Original item by Isobel

enjoyed this tomas.. nice stuff..

Comment is about Words Written While Listening to "Moonlight Sonata" (blog)

Original item by Tomás Ó Cárthaigh

Simply beautiful, I really enjoyed reading it.

Comment is about the little leaf (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Thank you so much Cynthia for your encouraging and helpul comments, I really appreciate every single word you wrote.

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Goooooood morning bazzing (very nice)Lady-the chat prob is my fault not yours-whence sorted,yea verily wilst I letteth thee knoweth-until then dear 'eart-adieu! in other words-terrar-Mr Wildechops-xx(B-xx)

Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Greetings Bernadette.
Your words are blessed. I'm honoured by you energy.
Thank you.
OL.

Comment is about MOMENTS (blog)

Original item by Eli Anderson

Hi Tomas thank you for your lovely comment on my blog ..as yet untitled..i really must put a title on this one...i lived in fife scotland near dumfermline for 32 yrs and my son and daughter are both scottish. my son lives in ireland with his irish wife and my daughter and myself live in manchester where i originate from.. Best wishes..Bernadette

Comment is about Tomás Ó Cárthaigh (poet profile)

Original item by Tomás Ó Cárthaigh

Once more reading your grandma poem makes me smile :-)

Comment is about Gemma Lees (poet profile)

Original item by Gemma Lees

Another rhyming poet like myself! Bravo!

Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)

Original item by Lynn Dye

"As yet Untitled" is a lovely rhyming poem.

Comment is about bernadette herbertson (poet profile)

Original item by bernadette herbertson

The rat race of humanity is an emotional Desert indeed as showed in your poem "Desert".

Throw an eye over some of my stuff when you get the chance...

Comment is about Tom (poet profile)

Original item by Tom

very good poem larisa and i just love the picture ! lv bernadette x

Comment is about His Majesty Accident (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

hi lynn i really enjoyed this one and i was a vegetarian myself once a few years ago but alas i went back to the meat but i do also enjoy quorn and have that instead of meat quite regular. sorry i didnt get back to you regards where i get my pics from but see you have one on this blog which is a brill pic. ive been getting mine from my profile stickers on facebook and saving them to my pictures for future use...xxxthe little boy is my youngest grandson Harry who is two and half and i love him to bits !as i do his brothers Ben 7 and Sam 4 . imagine thats 3 sons my daughter has and is due another son in october! bet you have guessed that she has been trying for a girl but is not trying anymore after this next one !

Comment is about Being a Veggie (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Thank you Cynthia and Dave.
Well, I'm game but not sure how to move it to discussions?

Comment is about Being a Veggie (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

very good poem and its says so much to me . i especially like the 3rd verse as it is so true how things can be carved into a childs mind .. i know this as i have been there and worn the t shirt as they say ! best regards bernadette..

Comment is about MOMENTS (blog)

Original item by Eli Anderson

good thought provoking poem ..best regards bernadette

Comment is about Facets (blog)

Original item by Steven Kenny

glad you enjoyed the course ann.. regards what it taught you i think you are brill already ! i also would enjoy one about the baby frogs and will look forward to reading it as im sure you will do one ! lv bernadette x x

Comment is about poem for daljit (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

so few words that manage to say so much..really good x

Comment is about To Hell in a Hand Basket (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Hi - I just could not find any poems in the others - they were still almost unbelievable for me & I wrote at the time, of one of them, that it actually seemed to be more real than real life & that one is really capable of logical thought processes within a dream - just like in real life, only here you can do whatever you like. That was the tragedy of this dream - that I could have asked any question & been given the answer (hence the title) but I couldn't think of a single thing to ask - what a waste. all the best. B

Comment is about bernadette herbertson (poet profile)

Original item by bernadette herbertson

Thank you so much cynthia on your kind comments on my..alphabet lover.. im so glad you liked it . and thank you for your comment regarding the ooh la la 's and wondering if it was a child or an adult . i re-read it and can see what you mean by it could be either but never realised this when i wrote it...it is actually an adult but could equally be a child so i guess i did better than i realised on this one ! best regards bernadette x x

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

thank you for your comment on my ..alphabet lover.. glad you enjoyed it..best wishes bernadette

Comment is about Steven Dark (poet profile)

Original item by Steven Dark

Just read The Name Game Hard act to follow Might as well just give up hahah

Comment is about Gordon Zola (poet profile)

Original item by Gordon Zola

You know how I feel about your work. Once again I can feel its quality but I don't speak the language. Particularly like the first verse.

Comment is about An Indulgence (blog)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

I got lost half way through this JL. It seems to me to be two pieces of work. There is a lot to commend it though.

Comment is about Summerland (blog)

Original item by jean lucy thompson

Isobel, I've read this over and over and the last verse just sticks in the mind. It is quite wonderful.

Comment is about Finding Words (blog)

Original item by Isobel