Lot going on here, Georgina and I think the use of very short lines is good (although I know people who would hate it somewhat)although I reckon I would get mixed up performing it - lol

Nice stuff however..

Comment is about My Feelings. (blog)

although i did find some of the line endings a little un-ususual, i did really enjoy this! Top Banana! xx

Comment is about The Sculptor (blog)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

I expected some negative comments.

Comment is about The Future is Crimson (blog)

Original item by Dave Carr

There already is a trend Dave. I'd have thought anyone who was A+ would've known that! And a very good "try" (which I believe is some sort of footballing term) Kath! x

Comment is about Footie haiku attempt (blog)

Original item by Kath Hewitt

You could start a trend...

England's hopes and dreams
Trophy hunting for the prize
Africa's big game.

Comment is about Footie haiku attempt (blog)

Original item by Kath Hewitt

In case you are interested - Chris Co came first, Pete Crompton second, and Stella (a poet on here) came third.
I was pleased in that I know I performed well and the audience liked it - you can't ask more than that. All the winners were very deserving!

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

I have heard of the Borrowers but I don't know what they are - or what they borrowed? Was it a cup of sugar? Thanks Stef x And thanks Dave too x

Comment is about alfresco (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Thanks Stef, it wasn't my intention to offend anyone who believes, merely to ask the question that, for me at least, has only one answer. Your comments always appreciated. I haven't lurked on WOL for a while and it's good to be back :)

Comment is about ... and where is your God? (blog)

Original item by Steven Dark

Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!
I like it.

Comment is about alfresco (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Didn't know Win I have said the same thing twice but I know why I said it as both pieces are so rich with language - i thought it must have took ages to write as i know it would have took me ages!

Either way, quality stuff man

Comment is about Winston Plowes (poet profile)

Original item by Winston Plowes

Damn! I'm only A -! ;-)

Comment is about The Future is Crimson (blog)

Original item by Dave Carr

No teachers, No Mentor Hero..
Only an unfulfilled slip stream
Life, given yet taken away
Woken with fear every day
Passed the baton, on your way


Cheated with an extra word, but hey it took all of ten secs to write

Comment is about Ten into five will go (article)

Excellent poem Wytch.I think the bulk of it might be answered by asking is this not all the REAL test of faith? thanks-Stefan.

Comment is about ... and where is your God? (blog)

Original item by Steven Dark

Lovely poem - makes me think of that statue by Degas of the dancer with her tattered gauzy skirt. xx

Comment is about The Sculptor (blog)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

Got to work on my rythms & rhymes a bit. Just an excuse to listen to one of my favourite songs really! Lets start rubbing those sticks together!

Comment is about alfresco (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Hi Win;

just goes to show M8.. Great minds thinking alike! lol

Comment is about Winston Plowes (poet profile)

Original item by Winston Plowes

thanks David, i was so concerned trying to make the woman into a ghost that I completly missed that !

Comment is about The Dunes (blog)

Original item by Deborah Jordan Bailey

I like this pic - can you see the "eye" in the clouds? David.

Comment is about The Dunes (blog)

Original item by Deborah Jordan Bailey

Powerful. Perform this and you'd have total attention.

Comment is about Homo World (blog)

Original item by Max Wallis

Thanks Eagle eyed Ann, that was a genuine spelling mistake, have changed it on the blog entry. win x

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

So's not to show myself up by putting this on the actual poem, as I'm sure it's what you meant to put - did you mean bow and curtsey? Just in case - oh! I know I am wrong!! Feel silly now! x

Comment is about Winston Plowes (poet profile)

Original item by Winston Plowes

Further... Andy, In your comments on It only ends once. re the last word. It was once like that! I have changed it back on here. Thanks Win.

Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)

Original item by Andy N

A thought provoking read Max, and it reads well too. Although it could have come acroos as an excercise of ideas, it is moving as well.

Comment is about Homo World (blog)

Original item by Max Wallis

Hi Andy. thanks for taking time to read and make comment on my last 2 blog entries. You have raised a very interesting point. In both cases you say. 'I bet this took you a long time to write'. Well, I think that both poems are a similar style. The frist (Coming home without you) was written pretty much instantly with only minor alterations whilst the second (It only ends once) did indeed take ages to write and has changed so much that only a few bits remein from the original. Win x

Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)

Original item by Andy N

Hi Ann, Thanks for reading and taking the time to comment on 'Coming Home Without You'. A lot of us find ourselvs in this situation. The 2 bowls with their chocolate milk tears were actually there as I walked in and they stopped me in my tracks. Win x

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Hi Cynthia, Thanks for reading and taking the time to comment on 'Coming Home Without You'. Glad you liked the screwing cat bit and that you found a more universal appeal in the poem.

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Hi Carole... Thanks for reading and taking the time to comment on 'Coming Home Without You'. My daughter and I hav just had a great week. Actually this was written just before she came up and is from her Christmas visit. Best Wishes Win x

Comment is about Shoeless Carole (poet profile)

Original item by Shoeless Carole

Hi Cate... Belated thanks for commenting on 'Descent Into The Maelstrom' Not sure on the length issue. In fact it was a struggle to write it to this length. Win

Comment is about Cate (poet profile)

Original item by Cate

Hi A.E. Belated thanks for commenting on 'Descent Into The Maelstrom' The section you refer to is my favourite part too. In fact this was the starting point for the piece. I fear the rest never quite liveed up to it? Win

Comment is about Anthony Emmerson (poet profile)

Original item by Anthony Emmerson

Hi Ann, belated thanks for your comments on Descent Into The Maelstrom. Its just about the spiral of a man who losses touch with life and its comforts. Win :-)

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

very strong ending, Emma indeed.. nice one! x

Comment is about Bruised Toe of Woe (blog)

Original item by Emma Roy- Williams

Hi there,
Thanks for your comments on 'Whisper' - I was trying for a wordplay on wisp/whisper/whisker, and it's the nearest I've got to a sonnet yet - but not sure it quite works ... hey ho! :)
Cx

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

Original item by Isobel

Good evening Larisa-lovely poem,but I have a problem-I can,t tell which picture is the real you! how,s that for creeping? best wishes-Stefan-x

Comment is about How much we would like to say... (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

I enjoyed listening to your another beautiful poem. Thanks for sharing.

Comment is about Disjointed (blog)

Original item by Noetic-fret!

Thank you as always for your generous comments Andy!
It was a challenge to write 'C'est la vie...' given the constraints...

Francine x

Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)

Original item by Andy N

Eh bien... and your French was terrible as a child?!
Merci beaucoup Josh pour tes remarques sur mon poème 'C'est la vie...'
'in a more driven way' huh... D'accord ; )

Comment is about Josh Coates (poet profile)

Original item by Josh Coates

Cate, thank you for taking the time to read and comment so nicely on 'C'est la vie...'
It was a bit of a challenge to write given it had to be about ten different people, and only five words per line.

Francine x

Comment is about Cate (poet profile)

Original item by Cate

Good luck with this Josh! If I didn't live several hundred miles away I would turn up!

Comment is about Accidental Afternoon of Poetry (blog)

Original item by Josh Coates

Involved shoes organise bolshie exuberant legs

Comment is about 10 into 5 (blog)

Original item by Isobel

Thanks very much, Al. Mermaids, eh? Thought it were the ambulance siren again.

Comment is about Emptiness (blog)

Through work I have contact with ex soldiers looking for a sporting career minus a limb. Thinking of their approach, and reading your poem sends shivers down my spine. Great people and great work.

Comment is about Disjointed (blog)

Original item by Noetic-fret!

just dropping in to thank you for your comment on my poem. One of my more timid ones, and appreciated.

Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)

Original item by Andy N

encore!encore! like it Steve-ta-Stefan the sweard swallower!

Comment is about The Greatest Show on Earth (blog)

Original item by Steven Kenny

This is good, very good. I can hear the mermaids singing

Comment is about Emptiness (blog)

Dave doesn't do nasty Andy. Now if Dermot had finished a poem with that line, you would have felt the twist...

Comment is about Ten into Five (blog)

Original item by Dave Bradley

I'm being stalked - in "real time!"
x

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

Original item by Isobel

'By dint of curiosity and accident' - I bet you did! Hope your trawlings are going well... x

Comment is about Anthony Emmerson (poet profile)

Original item by Anthony Emmerson

Hi Cate, Nice to see you're still here, strumming away : ) Thank you for reading and leaving kind comments on my post The Dunes. Debz x

Comment is about Cate (poet profile)

Original item by Cate

So beautiful Larisa-keep them coming! thanks-Stefan-x

Comment is about To the Creator (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

Hi John - thanks for emailing me the song "Candlegame". Can I put it on my poet's profile on WOL? And whats all this about the madness of the poet then? ;-)

Comment is about John Togher (poet profile)

Original item by John Togher