Really really touching Anne....

a mini play.

Augusta xx

Comment is about Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

ooer! when the crinkles come'a'creeping eh. brilliant,brilliant poem-thanks John--Stef.

Comment is about I SAT ON A PARK BENCH TODAY (blog)

write on Dave!-people who don,t give others a chance-little realise they don,t give themselves a chance-here endeth the lesson according to Saint Stefan!(I wish!)ta Mr. D!...you,ll do for me Tommy!

Comment is about In Shining White I Mean To End This Day (blog)

Original item by Dave Dunn

Hi big Dave-FunnyDunny! I,ve actually invented a new word describing Welsh people in the rain-Squelsh!-yerv bin a lu v v ly audience-gerrnite now! Mad Wilde-

Comment is about Nornesaynce (blog)

Original item by Dave Dunn

I thought first 3 verses were very good - so phantom were her dreams is a great line, as Ann said - though I don't think the rest lived up to expectaions.Partly because I'm not familiar with the myth but also I thought the quality of writing waned. It's gangrene by the way.

Comment is about Persephone's Creek (blog)

Original item by Heather

Hi John

Thanks for commenting on 'Care Home'. Good luck with the book.

Comment is about John Darwin (poet profile)

Original item by John Darwin

This is very good Rachel. Tut, how did I miss it? Hopefully the recent change will mean less blogs slipping by. Nothing since?

Comment is about Victoriana (blog)

Original item by Rachel McGladdery

Dave, some really hard-hitting word duo's in this piece.
Sitting/shitting, rubbed and scrubbed and hungry for hugs etc. Absolutely on the money. Graham

Comment is about Care home (blog)

Original item by Dave Bradley

Absolutely charming Ann. I didn't like the "very nice" (waste of words) or the reference to Classic FM but the sentiment shone through.Well done.

Comment is about Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Oops nearly missed this one, Larisa. I agree with Stefan, it is really beautiful xxx

Comment is about IT SEEMS I WANTED TOO MUCH (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

First time meeting of you by me-I live one and a half miles down your road-lol!lovely sample poem-very clever! thanks very much-Stefan Wilde-ps-love the smile too!

Comment is about Rosalind (poet profile)

Original item by Rosalind

Augusta wrote such a variety of poetry,some extremely beautiful and touching. I always wondered what she would come up with next.
Would really like to see her revisit WOL xx

Comment is about A Darling August (blog)

Original item by Gus Jonsson

A quick wit, an amazing sense of rhythm and beat and a fantastic subject matter. What's not to like? This is both original and very well written, I aspire to have your talent with words.

Comment is about Doing The Maths (blog)

The opening and the ending are both so sublime and all the words in between are very nicely put together. I love the emotion and the short lines of this.

Comment is about Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Thank you so much for your comments on Persephone's Creek, that's exactly what I wanted the shoes to represent :) They were the starting point for my poem actually, it only got the title and mythological theme later.

I love Upong the Quality of love by the way, it flows so smoothly and reads so beautifully. You're a very talented poet xxx

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

Original item by Isobel

Thanks for the comments on Persphone's Creek. I'm glad you liked that line, it's one of my favourites :)

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Thanks for your kind comments, Andy. I'm half tempted to add an audio, it might get me more used to reading my poems for an audience. I'll take another look at that line,
Heather xx

Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)

Original item by Andy N

BTW - you dont look like a ginger minge (as my redhaired ex used to refer to herself) :)

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

So is you sayin' the rest of me poems is crap? ;-) xxxx
Not at all m'dear - but after perfection what else can you aim for ??
Yes - another dose of perfection !

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Wonderful! this is what drew me in-
I thought of you today.
In a teashop in Penzance.
I couldn't help but read on - great poetry. B

Comment is about Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Hi Ann - I was into digital photo editing to a small extent 25 years ago - but it was getting my hands on the RISC OS system that radically improved things for me - Photodesk was incredibly powerful even 15 years ago - much easier than Photoshop on the PC. You can of course buy photo clip art discs with 'royalty free' images on them - a safe way to find a suitable image. My own interest was born out of the need to provide large images for exhibition panels - most enlargements looked 'blocky' or pixelated when we used the zoom functions on our big colour copier, so I would scan the images into the computer and do what I could to soften the ragged edges, hehe. It can be fun playing with photo editors, but I've yet to find a windows program I like to use for that purpose. best wishes, Dave

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Interesting about the photo Dave. Are you well up on this sort of stuff? I am in a pickle over photos at the mo. I often used to use stuff from Flikka but now Flikka seems to have changed and you can't copy/save an image (or I don't seem to be able to!) I suppose it was prob not legal or something to use the photos? But it was called "Photo sharing" so I did! Will I have to get a camera now and spend all day taking photos to use? And scan stuff from books etc (prob illegal too?) Or have no photo image to go with a poem? That always seemed an integral part of it to me. Oh pooh! xx

Comment is about Dave Dunn (poet profile)

Original item by Dave Dunn

Hehe - and who am I to deny it Ann? ;) The picture is a composite I made from some of my digital photos - the sky from the fens, the wildfowl from Peakirk bird park, the 'house' derived from the village school house - all heavily edited in Photodesk about 12 years ago on my trusty RISC-OS computer... Best wishes, Dave

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Oh Dave - Now you know that I am always right! ;-) xx
PS The photo intrigues me - is it your holiday home??

Comment is about Nornesaynce (blog)

Original item by Dave Dunn

Hehe - well there you go - Ann was correct in her assumption :) I thought you might have read this one before on one of the other sites Larisa. It is a purely phonetic (or fun-etic)poem of nonsense, with a nod or 3 to Lewis Carroll :) Best wishes, Dave

Comment is about Nornesaynce (blog)

Original item by Dave Dunn

Hi, Dave! This poem I can't understand either. lol I can only guess. Is it Welsh?

Comment is about Nornesaynce (blog)

Original item by Dave Dunn

I like this one - tis one I can identify with and a favourite subject of mine. I like the way you have woven it with myth. The shoes seem to represent a sell out and entrapment in your poem - I think shoes are wonderful images - they can represent so many things.

Comment is about Persephone's Creek (blog)

Original item by Heather

Hi Ann, thanks for commenting in the spirit of the nornesaynce, hehe. I shouldn't worry about Larisa tho', I think she will have seen this one before, but if not she knows me well enuf! Best wishes, Dave

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

I like this Heather. One of those poems that you need to read a few times. "so phantom were her dreams" is a lovely line.xx

Comment is about Persephone's Creek (blog)

Original item by Heather

Er . . . all I can say is ner wundellmakur est is blunndge far noot slay ind fandummell waze! (But if Stef's poem confused Larissa I hope she can understand this one Dave!) xx

Comment is about Nornesaynce (blog)

Original item by Dave Dunn

Good stuff, Heather.. You defo should get out and perform your pieces more.

On this piece I really enjoyed this - however on this line you may have a word missing 'She would prophecy of dresses' x

Comment is about Persephone's Creek (blog)

Original item by Heather

http://www.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&q=fibonacci+in+nature&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=X1BbTK3WBpi80gTx7KBu&sa=X&oi=image_result_group

&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CDEQsAQwAw&biw=1392&bih=726

these images express the golden ratio of fibonacci sequence in nature.
ive no idea why your poem reminded me of the rule now other than because its complex structure forms a simple image that is beautiful and can be appreciated on either a complex or simple level.
This mathematical rule either understands or expresses numerous occurances in natures beauty...fascinating

Comment is about Versus (blog)

Thank you Larisa so much-I am looking forward very much to read your poem about your Father-Stef-xx(M-xx)

Comment is about Larisa Rzhepishevska (poet profile)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

Sad news - a friend of mine drowned in a bowl of Muesli -
got pulled in by a strong currant.

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

Original item by Isobel

waddya mean a terribible joke ??
- that's one of me better ones :)

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

Original item by Isobel

Good evening Anthony-thanks for time and very welcome,kind comment re'Different kind of war'-much obliged-Stef.

Comment is about Antony Owen (poet profile)

Original item by Antony Owen

Dave, strikes a chord for me and many others I am sure. A terrible guilt-ridden, haunting one. The chord it strikes, not the piece :-)

John

Comment is about Care home (blog)

Original item by Dave Bradley

good stuff, dave - well told! the last line threw me a little originally thou..

Comment is about Care home (blog)

Original item by Dave Bradley

Isobel. edgy academic = mad professor. No ta. I'll ignore the Black humour.

Rachel. I actually googled "golden rule in nature" there's so many of them! No silver or bronze rules that us lower classes might aspire to live by, all is golden. So which one do you mean?

Comment is about Versus (blog)

Good stuff.. If you hadn't said otherwise - it could have almost being took as closure under that name which I felt would have being a shame..

on the piece in question, I love 'A true blue assed fly in the ointment'...

Hope to see you soon!

Comment is about A Darling August (blog)

Original item by Gus Jonsson

I like this, Josh but for some reason think there is more to be explored here - perhaps a extra stanza or two to help us fill out his character more or maybe another poem or two!

I love 'Memories laden with little but rust' however..

Keep it coming!

Comment is about Driver (blog)

Original item by Joshua Van-Cook

Good evening Larisa-what a beautiful,beautiful poem-you put some lovely images on as well-love it! thank you-Stef-xx(M-xx)

Comment is about IT SEEMS I WANTED TOO MUCH (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

Good evening Stef, thank you so much for your comments, made me laugh as usual.
I see Ann is right, and you have a kettle on your head! Can I ask where your new profile picture was taken, please? Ta Stef, Lorra Love, Lynn xxx

Comment is about 17½ + 1 Week (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Gooooood evening Bernadette! yes they have made a slight change to the profile apparently-but just click on 'profiles' and its the same format as before-hope you are well-and I,ll catch you later-Stef-xx

Comment is about bernadette herbertson (poet profile)

Original item by bernadette herbertson

Good afternoon Lynn-Just when I thought it was safe to put my plastic friend back in the wardrobe-you get me at it again! nice story-poem.I especially like the lines'in a short turquoise dress-low cut against her breast' wonder why-lol!don,t forget to put some adresses in these stories-so I can pop round in case they need consoling-yer never know(yer luck-lol!) thanks Lynn-xx(B-xx)

Comment is about 17½ + 1 Week (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

ok.
writing which is academic = all writing is academic. the act of writing is an academic pastime.
This piece of writing highlights that and changes it...
a clever thing to do and therefore another act of academia...ironic!
however its humorous and its edge can be felt making it altogether something else :)

phew...comments about comments about my perceptions of writing about your perceptions...its getting like when two mirrors face.
have you looked up the golden rule in nature its fascinating :)
to truly avoid the academic...you could always go plough a field:)

Comment is about Versus (blog)

Beautiful!

Comment is about circle of protection (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

@Isobel...I have only redexed one poet whose collection shall remain nameless. As for the rest it was a good natured jibe.

@Dave...I think your correct in it's effect (as Isobel explains)as for the new verb...you could be on to a X!

Comment is about red X (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

To quote Cilla, this has turned into a lorra lorra laughs... How about edgy academic - would that appease you?

Comment is about Versus (blog)

Enjoyed this Tommy. I've only X'd 4 people but it's going to make a big difference. Wouldn't dream of X'ing you. Do we have a new verb - to "X" ?

Comment is about red X (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll