Oh! Like the new pic too!

Comment is about family (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

There is a prayer-like quality to this Ann. I liked it but was also unnerved by its rhythm, strangely.

Comment is about family (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

This has really pleasing little hooks that amplify what is a quiet little piece. I found it tender and charming.

Comment is about I Wrote A Poem... (blog)

Original item by Steven Kenny

Thankyou Rev and Ms Foxglove - I've not been on the site for agesam I putting this comment in the right box? But thanks for your lovely comments wherever you are!

Comment is about Two more youtube clips from me (blog)

I guess I was dreaming of a time when the lion would lie down with the lamb etc, and was given the idea by the little picture (top of this page) even tho' it seems more domestic animals are involved here. So I won't be applying for that job at London Zoo then!

Comment is about family (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

...but why is an elephant wise? and a zebra playful? don't zebra's run to escape lions? who try to eat them? omg your mother eating your sister!...I shiver to think of you in charge-Johnny Morrisy like- of a zoo.

Comment is about family (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

This is very good.

Comment is about Bad Faith (blog)

Well, my point has been validated. My London geography is so bad that the place is not even in London. My knowledge of Liverpool is strictly limited to Brookside Close. Pretty shameful considering my Dad lived down there for 5 years or so.

Comment is about Tommy Carroll (poet profile)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

excellent poem x

Comment is about Emma Decent (poet profile)

Original item by Emma Decent

Thank you so much, Chris, Ann and Greg. I am fond of the first verse myself, one of the better things I've done. Don't like the 2nd verse so much, though, especially the last 6 lines, never seem to get them right.

Comment is about Bad Faith (blog)

This is magnificent, Ray. A poem about reality, but still very much a poem; fine language, structure and rhythm. You can't pick out one line that's not excellent. The final couplet is very powerful.

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What a fantastic poem! Had to log in specially to say that!

Comment is about Bad Faith (blog)

Utterly fantastic poem, reminded me of Tim Minchin's style, very sharp, no hiding behind bathos.
I do worry though about becoming a 'heart-sink' myself, as my list of ailments increases at each birthday! Ah well ... as you say elsewhere - a marathon, not a sprint. :)
Well written, enjoyed it very much.
Cx

Comment is about Bad Faith (blog)

Thank you, dear Ann for understanding and your comment. xx

Comment is about I am as I am (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

Hello, Ann! I would like to thank you for your comment. I enjoy reading your poems. With warmest wishes, Larisa

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

yeah, i think the last stanza ties it together.. enjoyed it.. x

Comment is about family (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Yes indeed! If we can be content with who we are, we are happy I guess. I chop and change about how I feel, but I always enjoy your positive, womanly, strong take on life Larisa. xx

Comment is about I am as I am (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

Re "Family" poem. Gordon Bennet! I don't have to make sense do I? ;-) Anyway, thanks for commenting. I guess, Tommy, I was trying to imply (possibly in a Native American animal spirit way - tho the animals are not from there - except eagles) how I would like to choose different characteristics from different creatures, to be my ideal family. I am not a very literal person!

Comment is about Tommy Carroll (poet profile)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

Hi there Anthony!Thank you so much for you comments on my Family poem. Didn't know I could do whatnot tentrameters or whatever it was you said! ;-)xx

Comment is about Anthony Emmerson (poet profile)

Original item by Anthony Emmerson

Hello Lynn.Thank you so much for you comments on my Family poem. xx

Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Hello Larisa! Thank you so much for you comments on my Family poem. xx

Comment is about Larisa Rzhepishevska (poet profile)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

Gordon Bennet! I don't have to make sense do I? ;-) Anyway, thanks for commenting. I guess, Tommy, I was trying to imply (possibly in a Native American animal spirit way - tho the animals are not from there - except eagles) how I would like to choose different characteristics from different creatures, to be my ideal family. I am not a very literal person! xx

Comment is about family (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

I liked this poem and understood it in my own way. Thanks for sharing. With warmest wishes, Larisa

Comment is about family (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

...but none of this makes sense.

Comment is about family (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Very impressive Ann! Trochaic tetrameter indeed. Longfellow would be beaming at this African variation of his epic.

Regards,
A.E.

Comment is about family (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Yes, I was about to write the same as Isobel. Interesting and cleaver idea for a poem. Win

Comment is about Jigsaw (blog)

Original item by Dave Bradley

Hi Dave - many thanks for the kind comments on "about you". B

Comment is about Dave Bradley (poet profile)

Original item by Dave Bradley

I love all of it. A great poem, Ann.

Comment is about family (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Pretty tremendous really. I liked the phonetic Yorkshire dialogue and casual racism, particularly those bloody ‘jocks’. The punch line deserved the suitably OTT build up. Nice one.

Comment is about A Yukon Tale . . . (blog)

Original item by Anthony Emmerson

Hi Cynthia - thanks for the very kind comments on "grasping at straws". all the best. B

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Hi Ann - not really my kind of poem - I thought, until the last verse, which needs the foregoing ones to put it in context - masterful !

Comment is about family (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

I am pretty ignorant when it comes to London geography as I am a half hearted militant Scot who rarely ventures south of the wall. It is a very hard hitting piece and created strong image of the area. If I ever find myself in Kensington I will take a print out of this poem instead of a map.

Comment is about Kensington (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

Hi Dave, thank you so much for the kind comments on my work. Afraid I'm new to this and haven't worked out blogging yet!!

Just enjoyed reading your samples and love them all, especially "Only Fond"

Cheers, Lynn

Comment is about Dave Bradley (poet profile)

Original item by Dave Bradley

An interesting idea Dave and quite true. How many people do you know who are missing a crucial piece?

Comment is about Jigsaw (blog)

Original item by Dave Bradley

What a great story, but no. It was inspired by my wife saying she couldn't be bothered to do the sky in her jigsaw, and the thought that the sky is a metaphor for questions metaphysical

Comment is about Jigsaw (blog)

Original item by Dave Bradley

Hi Dave,
I'm wondering whether this was prompted by the recent news story:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7737064/Pensioner-finally-completes-5000-piece-jigsaw-after-maker-provides-the-one-missing-piece.html

I guess we all have a few pieces missing - I know I do.

Regards,
A.E.

Comment is about Jigsaw (blog)

Original item by Dave Bradley

thank you all for your comments and for taking the time with my poem. Although it reads like a 'lover's' poem, it was in fact written with my soldier son in mind who left me 22years ago at age 16 to 'join up' and the army turned him from my loving thoughtful son and friend into a man who hides his emotions well (suppose a trained special soldier has to) However, I think of him all the time and long to hear from him and once in every while the phone does bring him to me inbetween him living his own life. Please dont misunderstand I am not a bitter clinging mother ~ just a mum who misses the son who was also her best friend xxx

Comment is about Golden Silence? (blog)

Hi Dave - nice to see you're experimenting with different styles.

I had a police friend who we called 'Jigsaw' - for no other reason than he always went to pieces when he was in the (witness) box. Daft - but true.

Comment is about Jigsaw (blog)

Original item by Dave Bradley

Thank you, dear Lynn. I am happy when people enjoy reading my poems.

Comment is about Woman's mood (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

hmm, yes all this pandora talk put this is my head...

Comment is about The Rib (blog)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

i did mean 'fault line'...
why can't a poem really peck your head with its demands? hee hee...
it SHOULD be free game... thanks for the comments.

Comment is about Walk alone (blog)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

Hi Lynn

Thanks for commenting on mine. I've enjoyed reading yours - good fun, poignant in places, some sharp insights. Hope to see you blogging!

Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)

Original item by Lynn Dye

Other commenters have said it all, so you may not get too many more comments, but I'm sure this will resonate with many. Well written.

Comment is about Golden Silence? (blog)

Hi Cynthia,
Thank-you for reading & commenting on 'Pandora's Box', your comments are always much appreciated.
Yes, I think you're maybe right about the choice to indulge curiosity being the exercise of free will, can I claim poetic licence?
I think also the discussion of what is free will etc is quite a complicated one; the (what I believe to be)myth of Pandora ties up very well with the (what I believe to be) myth of the creation story; certainly in Pandora's case - she did as Zeus had manipulated her into doing, is the same true of Eve? - not sure.
I believe both stories, both women, both gods to be entirely fictitious.
I do believe, however, that we are programmed according to a mutable mix of biological imperatives, chemicals, social conditioning, personal history etc ... so if we're programmed, do we still have completely free will?Interesting point you made!
:)
Cx

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Hi Andy,
Thanks for reading and commenting on 'Pandora's Box', much appreciated & nice to hear from you.
:)
Cx

Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)

Original item by Andy N

Hi Cynthia,
RE pandoras box, glad you liked it and though i can't say i know the biblical references i like the fact that you were able to relate the two 'stories'.
RE Riding slipstreams, I have actually blogged it before but during one of my manic depressive downturns ( shall we say ) i removed myself from WOL and inevitably regretted it as i lost record of all the stuff i'd blogged.Hoping to blog 'em again without too much uproar for repetition lol.
RE Onyx eyes, i like that you find it scary and yes i suppose i do enjoy these kind of thoughts, they come easier than hearts and flowers.

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Hi Isobel, My RE is tres poor too, though i agree that King probably did get inspiration from the bible.
I had hoped to get away with Pandoras sex change - looks like i managed it ok lol x

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

Original item by Isobel

think language has a lot to answer for; it can become so esoteric it is a hindrance to real communication rather than a help. In my opinion, it is especially useless when writers/speakers don't really think about what the words really mean, and just 'spout', using all kinds of rhetorical skill to influence other people, all the time being on very unsure ground themselves. 'God/gods' can be the epitome of good or evil. Funny that. I took the slant of 'god/good'

i asked what writers work is this referring to?
language...is especially useless when the writers dont really think about what the words really mean...
i assume you are talking about poetry as we're on a poetry site.
straight forward question really cynthia.

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Hi, Lynn! You are so dear. Thank you for your comment. Thanks for understanding. I say these words as woman to woman. lol
With warmest wishes, Lara

Comment is about Lynn Dye (poet profile)

Original item by Lynn Dye

I think this is really good, Larisa.
Love it! Warm regards, Lynn

Comment is about Woman's mood (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska