Thanks Rodney...love 'horoscopes'!

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Oh yes. That's MK. Love it.

Comment is about HEAVEN MUST BE A COLD AND LONELY PLACE (blog)

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"people who go to church should be nailed to the cross"

Comment is about poetic Justice (blog)

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Liars would be exposed and made to live virtuous lives by compensating for bad Karma : )

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thanks for the comment over my latest poem, chuck. it is a bit off a surreal one, i must admit and isn't the clearest one of them but i always think it is good to confuse poets once in a while.

confusion rules! lol x

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YES for the loansharks, the bar-stewards!!

what about...
"people who litter would be thrown repeatedly on to the pavement"

or

"people who laugh at Jim Davidson have to marry Jim Davidson" Och...the torture!

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Original item by Daniel Hooks

I guess you have to wear someone else's shoes before you can ever truly understand. Eyes are drawn to horrific sights though. How many times do you curse a traffic jam caused by an accident on the opposite side of the motorway, only to find your own eyes drawn to it when you filter past? It's human nature unfortunately. So long as it doesn't go hand in hand with condemnation, it is to be expected, I guess.
The difficult thing for most of us is knowing what to say and how to help without causing any intrusion or upset.

A difficult subject to tackle, but one that you are doing well and bravely.

Comment is about She's So Sick (blog)

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A great poem Cate which sums up perfectly the tread mill life of a manual night shift worker and its family implications.

I can only recall an invalid father but can still empathise with the 'might have beens'.

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Excellent!!!!

Comment is about Pretty little Innuendos (blog)

Original item by Nash

Thanks for your comment Andy!

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Thanks Andy, high praise indeed. Ps I am Andrew N...hmmmm!?!?

Comment is about HEAVEN MUST BE A COLD AND LONELY PLACE (blog)

Original item by Nash

LOL - thanks for the correction Francine - I obviously managed to empty that bottle before posting my comment...

Comment is about That's what I call creative! (article)

i enjoyed this, gem... stainless steel bite works well for me 2..

despite the fact, this is a difficult topic (not one i can write i think) i can defo see this being a series off pieces, gemma and i hope you manage to write them...


good luck

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reminds me of john hegley - a bit that with some of his shorter verses off luton..

sadly, i've only being on the outskirts off milton keynes, so can't tell you or protest - lol.

keep em coming!

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Interesting style, Cate. Like the use off dialogue here and the very short lines in places.

Keep it coming - would like to see more in this style! x

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Les quatre vers finale ont derivé d'un démarche intellectuelle différent que le reste de ce poème. J'ai écrit les autres vers aprés une conversation, qui cependant je m'ai senti détaché par le reste du monde. Les quatre vers prochain ont arrivé quand j'ai consideré pourquoi.

Comment is about To drift (blog)

Original item by Dermot Glennon

D'accord... Maintenant je comprends tout !
Euh... pas vraiment... mais je te comprends, et ça c'est déjà quelque chose n'est-ce pas ?

Hmmm... Mystic Ted gave me a really good review recently ; )

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Original item by Dermot Glennon

Yes... 'For them', but at what price... to everyone - including himself?

Comment is about The Night Worker (blog)

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Isn't it WOLOP Isobel... or are you re-naming it now too ; )

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Picture number 4.
I think there must be a mistake here - someone superimposed the sign on some other city. I don't remember seeing sky like that over Manchester in a long time. I can also read the sign - there is no torrential rain obscuring our vision...

Final Picture.

WALOP Winner Wannabee ponders list of commended poetry for May and thinks to himself 'what a wonderful world...'

(that last bit has to be sung in a low gravelly voice)

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hi antony. thanks for comments on 'ferryman'...wild and unabridged yeh a bit like me then x

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Thank you - it was just a piece of fun! Bizarrely possibly the closest thing I've ever done to rhyming couplets. Hahaha

Comment is about Lament to a trusty friend (blog)

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thank you for your comment! You are too kind. I am sure that even in these few lines i made a lot of mistakes. But thank you again! It inspires me to write more

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I though 'Keep Talking' was outstanding and this is almost as good. It is so difficult to put oneself in the shoes of others at their darkest. This throws down the challenge to at least try, and does it very effectively.

Comment is about She's So Sick (blog)

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p.s. I find the things you mull over fascinating, Cynthia - you are definitely a lady to lunch with...

Comment is about Dance (blog)

Original item by Shelley Ann Dwornik

I love the ideas behind this. I can identify with most of it and the bits I can't, I can imagine.

How often do I start a poem all fired up with a couple of lines and ideas. When I try to put flesh on the bones, give it structure, I seem to lose that fire and the poem doesn't get finished or changes shape all together.

I've often thought that love is best expressed by actions not words - it doesn't seem to stop us wanting to hear and express it though...

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Original item by Shelley Ann Dwornik

Really good, Shelley Ann. I enjoyed every aspect of this, from the concept to the varied construction in expressing it. What a brave idea to tackle; it is so ephemeral, almost defying concrete explanation.
Mind you, I think the power of sex IS the power of soul. I was mulling over this only yesterday.

Comment is about Dance (blog)

Original item by Shelley Ann Dwornik

Andy, thank you for comenting on In Grip of Silence. Is one of my un-crypric pieces, not my usual style. Glad you liekd it as I wasnt sure about it really. It seemed bland for me. I love your work , Had a good look at some of it above. Love the animals in their bags and the private space. Animals in their bags is brilliant! reminds me of toting toys to school in my bag as a kid, childrens imaginations are great and will extend to infinitate possibility. So touching that you had your butties. Maybe the animals in the bags ate the other kids sandwiches...em

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When you really fly you touch stars.

Comment is about Shade-Walking. (blog)

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Brilliant! The images and the conversational style of a word-magician. You influence people.

Comment is about The Many Aspects Of Panic (blog)

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A lament for a screwdriver! You are definitely my kind of girl. Plus the poem is so funny in its tortured rhyme, well-chosen diction, and tripped-up scansion. And to use the last word 'pathos' as a clincher!. Much enjoyed.

Comment is about Lament to a trusty friend (blog)

Original item by Alison Smiles

Hi Nash,
Really effective poem,and hauntingly true!

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Original item by Nash

Connected only by mechanical visible words - a very 'unhuman' intercommunication. Yet, more honest feelings are probably shared in cyberspace than in any other medium since 'talking together' began. We might as well be ghosts in one sense; yet pure language has never been so powerful. I really enjoyed this, Isobel. If I start to sound like a jerk, just tell me.

Comment is about Invisible (blog)

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Of course, poetry can be informative. I should have been more accurate: I thought that parts of this poem began to read more like an essay. Welcome to WOL. You'll really like it.

Comment is about Green is.. (blog)

I thought your title was a comment about the number of blogs going up for a moment...
Another great poem - amazing what one little word can turn into. This reminds me a bit of your blue poem which I liked a lot. It should perform well.

Comment is about Submerged (blog)

Original item by Dave Carr

i think its good that you've brought it to the arena for debate...a lot of people selfharm as a response to being unable to communicate pain in words...its good that you can do that in poetry . theres some great images here...like the stainless steel bite x

Comment is about She's So Sick (blog)

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thanks very much for your feedback rachel. in this poem im attempting to capture both sides of the story, which i have experienced myself. both before when i didnt understand and since when i have to deal with other peoples lack of understanding.

Comment is about She's So Sick (blog)

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i disagree with the sentiment throughout this poem. I see you are presenting 'other' perspectives on mental health issues. this does capture the way some people think.

The scars and pain we see on other girls arms tell more to our own revulsion to empathy and discomfort with anothers pain than with their owners stories.

Comment is about She's So Sick (blog)

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i like the flow of the words around an awkward sublect like the feeling of gridlock while the bikers weave in and out.
your work is consistently good.

Comment is about The Many Aspects Of Panic (blog)

Original item by Kealan Coady

Hi, Alison! Thank you for your comment on my poem "My wishes". Your poems are beautiful. With warmest wishes, Larisa

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Thank you, Alison! With warmest wishes, Larisa

Comment is about My wishes (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

I loved this. So full of hope and youth!

Comment is about My wishes (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

If I could write a meaningful piece involving a picnic scenario believe me I would, hehe thanks for the comment man.

Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)

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It was missed bcause it was the last blog of April. Thanks for searching it out. winston

Comment is about Antony Owen (poet profile)

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Hi Anthony. thanks for the detailed observations. This story telling style is not a one I have used much. This was created in a poetry workshop which was refreshing, glad you liked

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i actually mis-read the title as 'the many aspects of picnic'. now truely would have being a nightmare - lol.

Nice piece otherwise, kealan. I particularly like 'Traffic attacks the street like a beast'

Keep em flowing.

Comment is about The Many Aspects Of Panic (blog)

Original item by Kealan Coady

GE dear, One has to be more sorry for poor old Milton, of course, who lost his sight "ere half his days in this dark world and wide..", so let's use our talents while we still have 'em, eh? MG 1003

Comment is about Lament in Middle Age (blog)

Original item by Graham Eccles

Thanks :P its only semi-plagiarism really, one of those times when you read a poem and it sets you to thinking. I think it was Rudaki though. (in the same book as Omars rubiyat) Poor bugger - was blind poet to the king and ended up dying in abject poverty, such is the way - probably be minted now f he had a penny for each printed copy of his stuff. Glad you liked it though. Cheers.

Comment is about Lament in Middle Age (blog)

Original item by Graham Eccles

Hi Andy, thanks for your continued support and encoragement. I like your recent writings inspired by the paintings. Looking forward to catching on the scene soon.

Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)

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I'm sure there's a happy ending in there somewhere...

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