By the way, about the picture. It's me singing classical songs, as Stefan has said, and Russian romances.

Comment is about Please, stay with me! (Russian romance) (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

I can't say Stefan encouraged me as he advised me to keep on practicing. I used to study in a vocal studio and took part in many concerts. But now I do not sing at all and certainly have lost the vocal skills.
Anyway, thank you for the comment Dave, thank you for your comment Stefan. Your comments encourage me to write. And I think I'll better stop singing and will only read my poems.

Comment is about Please, stay with me! (Russian romance) (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

Whose hand, exactly? The 'man' poet's? And 'absently'! Come on!!

Good little poem, this, rife with suggestion, if you have an enquiring mind.

Comment is about Advice to men poets (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

Hello Larisa - I hope Stefan has encouraged you, your voice does have a warm quality that reaches out and draws the listener in - very nice. Best wishes, Dave

Comment is about Please, stay with me! (Russian romance) (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

Good morning and good grief Dave! you have an excellent tone to your voice in reading this,your best poem yet(in my humble opinion)well done Sir! please keep them coming-good wishes to you and yours-Stefan.

Comment is about Poetic Imagery (blog)

Original item by Dave Dunn

Good morning lovely Larisa-I gladly listened to your singing-once again say,you have a very rich tone to your voice indeed.In my opinion its nice when you hold the note longer,at the end of each line,and of course the whole song would be helped if backed by music,possibly by either acoustic guitar,mandolin,or even a sotfly played accordion,and(and I mean this sincerely a little more training given to your voice,but only a little.Again as I mentioned regarding your poetry reading,with the singing,if you were to be given the right song or a classic song to sing,I think you would do it beautifully! so keep practising-you can only get better and better-of course I am no expert but my opinion is sincere and I hope of some help to you-love the picture by the way! lots of love to you-Stefan-xx

Comment is about Please, stay with me! (Russian romance) (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

Cheers Ian - I've now added an audio file to it :)

Comment is about Mess Time (blog)

Original item by Dave Dunn

enjoyed this Alison although with the line 'If you can hit the alarm without moaning' in my case would 'If you can hit the alarm without swearing' - lol

Comment is about If you can ... (blog)

Original item by Alison Smiles

top stuff, Phil... got to see you are coming back here with some really nice stuff... this could be the beginning of a lovely kids collection i think (or possibly the collection itself with some good paintings and drawings inbetween the words)

Comment is about Bashful Brian and the Waggle Dance - my story poem (blog)

Original item by Phil Golding

lot of good lines here, ian - 'Cooled air kisses flushed red lips' is my favourite..

be interesting to see how this goes down live!

Comment is about Setting (blog)

Original item by Ian Nenna

Hello Ian - thank you for your comments on 'Mess Time' - I do plan to grow old disgracefully ;)
Best wishes

Dave

Comment is about Ian Nenna (poet profile)

Original item by Ian Nenna

Love this Dave, mans second childhood, although some women say it is a continuation of our first childhood. Well written :)

Comment is about Mess Time (blog)

Original item by Dave Dunn

Night night to the Dye household-kip well-Wildey-xx(benjixx)

Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)

Original item by Lynn Dye

bow-wow benji! very cute Lynn-I was thinking too much of doggy-do,s before-I meant doggeridoo! as long as you did,nt call him skippy-he would have to have been tied down-sport!(tie me kangaroo.....etc-lol! G'day Sheila-Stef-xx(Benji-xx)Pa Dye-0!

Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Aww lovely little Doggy Dye! can he play the doggerdoo(gerrit?-didgeridoo-haha!)with him being aussified-aw put a piky of him in your next poem-pretty please!and well done on all your rescues! thanks for ongoing kindnesses Lynn and Old Father Dye-Stef-xxps- whats bow-wow called(not Rolf is it?lol!)

Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Bernadette, thank you kind comments on "Friendship". Enjoy your visit from your friend and will catch you later. Lynn xx
P.S. I shall even forgive you for calling me Ann TWICE!! LOL.

Comment is about CHEEKY MONKEY (blog)

Original item by bernadette herbertson

Hi again Bernadette-I have located two of my ols poems with Scotland in mind-one is called'personal homage' the other is called-'tae the skirl'a'Stirling pipes(Burns night in mind-thats the full title-and for both of you greedy monkeys an old one from me to you both is called-you are of love-type the titles in the top left hand search box-have a lovely evening-Stefan-ps-what is the wee 'gerrels'name- yoor frend the noo?

Comment is about bernadette herbertson (poet profile)

Original item by bernadette herbertson

If you have ruined your figure through scoffing too many stovies-never speak to me again-I only love thin 'wimmin-mmm 'tater ash! with a crust on I hope..(save me a bit...loveya-Stef-xx

Comment is about bernadette herbertson (poet profile)

Original item by bernadette herbertson

Ann this is so lovely and so apt for me as my friend from scotland is down this week and we have been friends for 40 years ! I have posted a reply to your comment on my ' cheeky monkey' its on my page I still get a bit mixed up as to where I post replys to my received comments.Am rather busy at moment but will read blog entries when I get chance. love Bernadette Herby x x

Comment is about Friendship (blog)

Original item by Lynn Dye

I think this poem is wonderful .Having been a carer of the elderly for many years I can relate to this poem very well. I would like to say hi to you Cynthia it's Bernadette here we met at Steve's open mike last september. It was my first time there and I was with my friend Linda. Your husband read something out for me as I was too shy to do so.I remember so well he was writing a book and have often wondered if he has published it ? Bernadette xx

Comment is about Grandma at the Window (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Hi ann thanks for your comment glad you like . This one just came into my head earlier so with pen and paper to hand I wrote it down and posted it xx

Comment is about CHEEKY MONKEY (blog)

Original item by bernadette herbertson

Thanks Stef for noticing the horrific language and animal abuse thought that might shock you and as for the good spanking well Steffie boy what can I say but ooh la la !! xx

Comment is about CHEEKY MONKEY (blog)

Original item by bernadette herbertson

thanks Jayne for noticing my using 2 'yours ' it was a mistake. I have corrected it now. glad you liked it ..Bernadette

Comment is about CHEEKY MONKEY (blog)

Original item by bernadette herbertson

I'm presuming the waiter doesn't have a menu in his hands...

Comment is about Advice to men poets (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

Yep - I thought this was an amusing parody too! It would be fun to see you apply this to just one theme - maybe you could extend the work one to include twattish bosses - a bit like the office, or to take the mick out of 'in' buzz words used by Personnel or Marketing types... I bet it would perform well.

Comment is about If you can ... (blog)

Original item by Alison Smiles

Amusing and cute, Bernadette, love it! xx

Comment is about CHEEKY MONKEY (blog)

Original item by bernadette herbertson

May I ask why the title says advice to men poets and the poem says advice to women? Is it me being a bit dense? Sorry, it confused me somewhat. Love the image it conjures.

Comment is about Advice to men poets (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

Unlike Greg,I am not anti monarchy and read this as a piece of fun (or a kind of piss take) I adore the Lickspittle line. Great stuff.

Comment is about Motion Doesn't Matter! (blog)

Couplets though, isn't it? And, in places, the trochees make it bounce along like the captions under Rupert the Bear cartoons.

Comment is about Darkness lands with an ear-splitting bang (blog)

Original item by Dermot Glennon

Wowee! This is lovely. It's a brilliant poem for children I think and yet still be enjoyable for adults too. Really lovely.

Comment is about Bashful Brian and the Waggle Dance - my story poem (blog)

Original item by Phil Golding

This is a cheeky little poem. It's really quite sweet in its humour. May I suggest removing one of the 'your's from line 7?

Comment is about CHEEKY MONKEY (blog)

Original item by bernadette herbertson

i like this Alison.

An alcoholic has the gift of knowing what to do about their affliction and find a peace without drink.

Comment is about If you can ... (blog)

Original item by Alison Smiles

Hi Louise, thanks a lot for your recent comment. Much appreciated! TB

Comment is about Louise Fazackerley (poet profile)

Original item by Louise Fazackerley

This poem is shocking and disgraceful-horrific language-and animal abuse-haha! I might nick your keys-I fancy a damn good spanking...Funny poem Herbychops-lotsalerv-Stef-xx

Comment is about CHEEKY MONKEY (blog)

Original item by bernadette herbertson

Mr potato head again to say ta chickamungus for comments to Ann(on my poem-blummin cheek!haha)keep happy lovely Lady-Stef-xx+x

Comment is about bernadette herbertson (poet profile)

Original item by bernadette herbertson

Hi Bernadette-enjoy your Mcvisit-dont but getting over excited-you,ll have your waters boiling! look forward to reading your next posting-right,now deep breaths-caaaalllmmmm in....out...now a whiskey.....in.....not out..lol! lots love McWilde-xxps Scotland-wow! what a beautiful country-say hi from a sassenach to your friend (from me)-ta chuck-xx

Comment is about bernadette herbertson (poet profile)

Original item by bernadette herbertson

i am glad you like my poem about poets , it's all a bit of fun but isnt it true

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

I've had a little tweak to see what I can do about the find / finding issue.

Comment is about If you can ... (blog)

Original item by Alison Smiles

I'm right on it !

Comment is about Victoriana (blog)

Original item by Rachel McGladdery

Yep - the guy has the perfect surname for a bullshit-peddler - and a mediocre one at that

Comment is about Motion Doesn't Matter! (blog)

The last line is excellent, as is the final 'stanza' with its scansion and rhyme pattern. I agree with Alison, the 'happy resistant' is great too.

Comment is about Distance (blog)

'tranquil' yet 'explosive' is very good. There are many good lines here. This would be read more easily if it were in 'poetry form'. Perhaps you need to copy the material from a Word Document to retain the layout? And then, it would be easier to see where 'extra' words can be removed, words that may not need repeating. What is your definition of 'pure love'?

Comment is about Love? (blog)

Very good, especially the last verse, which is well nigh perfect.
If I were being picky I'd say the metre could be better in a few places and you ought to find an alternative to either "find" or "finding".But I'm not, 'cause it made me laugh.

Comment is about If you can ... (blog)

Original item by Alison Smiles

Ohh you lovelies, I felt moved (with no alcohol involved either) at these comments. I think you are all being lovely and gentle with me and it's appreciated.
Isobel sorta wins though...it's around hysteria and it's links with sexual repression I think...now we just need someone to write a poem on the first clinically used electrical vibrators.
xxx

Comment is about Victoriana (blog)

Original item by Rachel McGladdery

I liked the phrase "happy resistant" - nice!

Comment is about Distance (blog)

Ah, Brian brought a tear to my eye. Sentimental fool that I am.

Comment is about Bashful Brian and the Waggle Dance - my story poem (blog)

Original item by Phil Golding

Aw Ta Isobel....I've had a lovely welcome back from you lot. xxx

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

Original item by Isobel

Thanks Andy, for the comments. Hugely appreciated x

Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)

Original item by Andy N

Thanks Andy, for the comments. Hugely appreciated x

Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)

Original item by Andy N

gerrout! haha
@Greg-please don't!
lol

Comment is about Motion Doesn't Matter! (blog)