Hi Cynthia . thanks for looking at Run way. The title (with the underscore space) was intended to suggest runaway but to keep the airport elememt refered to in the poem. The poem came out of a workshop with Michael BlackburnI attended recently. Win
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Hi Again Anthony. Glad Charlie Pike hit the spot. its a cracking piece. Glad also that you liked the fairy lights! Thanks for reading and keep posting your stuff. winston
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Tue 23rd Mar 2010 20:58
Hi Ian , welcome to WOL. Winston
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Ann
I'd be delighted to have you on the team.
I always wanted to find a woman who knew about horse-racing and the Bible - a bit of a niche fetish.
I do have, however, as you know, an "entry fee".
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Darn it! I knew I should have called her Gladys!!
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Tue 23rd Mar 2010 19:54
I love Fanny really heh heh...
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this appeals to basic instincts in a beautiful way. Thanks, jane
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GREAT!! (Can I join your team? Don't know if I'd be a groupie, a bitch or a slapper though!) ;-)
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She's actually very pretty and looks most attractive on my chest of drawers next to my stuffed raven. Don't diss Fanny!
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Hi Bill, just a note to thank you for the CD which i have very much enjoyed.A nice variety of subjects and some great local interest and all well told. Thanks, jane
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Tue 23rd Mar 2010 19:44
The best bit of her is her name heh heh. The new Avatar rocks by the way ;-))
Love TC XX
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Tue 23rd Mar 2010 19:43
Loved it mate. Was actually just talking about this sort of thing with my folks, after I worked out it was cheaper to put 'em up in a Travelodge with room service than a 'Home'.
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More daftness from the Foxglove Factory
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Tue 23rd Mar 2010 19:32
Hi Alison
Great stuff, hope you enjoy exploring the site. A warm welcome to you. Winston
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Tue 23rd Mar 2010 14:51
So Sorry Cate... When I say Grey what I meant was very dark white.
Hope that makes amends
Augusta xx
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Tue 23rd Mar 2010 14:48
You just sit back and watch then John ... as long as you find it all to your satisfaction... I'm happy
Augusta xx
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Tue 23rd Mar 2010 14:46
Thank you Anne and the joy of joys they are non fatting... unless of course you follow them too closely.
Augusta
xx
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Tue 23rd Mar 2010 14:44
Darkly is a very special Lady... she lives in my head...and slips out of me at night .. then lays with me in the dark...
Augusta
xx
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Tue 23rd Mar 2010 14:37
Hello Isobel
Thank you for sticking to poetry.
The subject matter at its base root level is undoubtedly SEX.
The subject ‘Samey’.. Well I make no apologises, the base survival and instinctive drives roots in life as far as mankind, womankind for that matter, are concerned is
SATIETY, SHELTER, and SEX. Sexual gratification, adventure, tragedy, loss, horror joy, perversions are all arenas in which I explore the samey subject of sex.
Love is not sex nor is it a base root for our survival and in my humble opinion, nor does it come close to being.. Sex has long been accepted as the catalyst of contract. Prostitution aside, take WAGS and celebrities as a prime example.
Yes indeed there are a multitude of themes but they will all come down to these basic roots driving them at some point, as for ‘SEX is great but there is only so much sex you can take’, once again I think you are deluding yourself. Sex is not always gratuitous and pornographic it’s in everything we see and touch every second of the day it is what makes us different from Tarmac
Isobel with legs like yours you are never going to be more than a moment away from the energy of sexual fantasy, and that in itself, albeit a catalyst, is the reason you use them thus and not just for walking. Not withstanding your pretty shoes and expose tights.
‘We girls sticking together’, is that a subtle call from Lesbos, or is that me aflame once more., ahh me , I shall continue the penning of my next poem which is on the subject of how to make a bread pudding rise slowly.
Many Thanks
Augusta xx
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Hello Kathryn. I agree with Ann on the analogy. I think you should have built up the difference and then the fall from grace would have been more significant. Good idea however.
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Hi Cynthia, thanks for commenting on Kingfisher. Their rarity and spectacular colour does make them legendary, almost mythical.
Your villanelle has attracted much comment. It sounds to me like the tolling of a bell. Sometimes to bolt yourself into a particular form can give you a surprising amount of freedom. Greg
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I wrote one or two of these (villanelle's) - they drove me batty almost literally, for that I bow my hat down to you Cynthia.. Did enjoy it however - gotta say too..
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Hi Dave, thanks for swapping kingfisher-spotting memories. The one in the poem I saw almost every day for about six months over the winter of 2006-07. Saw it perching, diving, the works. Then one day it was gone, and I've only had one sighting along the canal since then. Greg
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Mmm, like a botanical version of the tortoise and the hare! An interesting idea.
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I think any constraints in making this poem do not come across as hampering what you are saying. For me, the repetition enhances the hypnotic and spellbinding effect of your words.
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Terrific
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I can appreciate the song-style of this piece Cynthia and it reads very pleasingly. My only criticism is that it must have put you under constraints to comply with its requirements and sounds. Some clever words as always.
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Mon 22nd Mar 2010 22:10
"The consequences of a dirty weekend" Love the ending x
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Thank you so much, Andy, for reading and commenting on my latest
'Into love's shadow'...
Yes... Isobel is usually right on with her assessment of things ; )
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Mon 22nd Mar 2010 21:36
The thing I love about this poem, and the others in your profile, is the sense of the aliveness of the natural world, the way it provides a sort of counterpoint and an echo to the actions of the human characters.
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Really enjoyed reading this too Cynthia.
Wonderful profound meaning...
Especially love this line:
'To plumb the depth of soul we all must go.'
At some point would love to try a villanelle too!
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There is something a bit ominous about this poem Cynthia - a no escaping feel to it...
To me it's saying that we are accountable at the end of the day - to ourselves if no-one else.
Love the structure. I've never written a villanelle but I feel inspired to try one day - maybe after I've finished the dozen or more unfinished...
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Mon 22nd Mar 2010 19:51
Ahoy Ann, many thanks for yer comments back in February. Apologies for the delay in replying, I have been on a long voyage. Mingo.
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Thanks for your comment LOL - good to see you back posting!
Isobel x
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Mon 22nd Mar 2010 17:41
Thanks for that Chris - lovely to hear from you - I saw you made a comment aqbout withdrawing for a bit.You have a tireless conscience, so no wonder that your spirit or body may flag.Take care and I will see you soon - get out on April 2nd!
Steve
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Mon 22nd Mar 2010 17:37
Shades of John Bunyan! This speaks to me and i hurt .Steve
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It's extraordinary how hypnotic Nature can be sometimes. You've captured that feeling very very well Cynthia
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Mon 22nd Mar 2010 17:33
Thanks fo rthe comment ,Cynthia - the poem is one I had to do as I am on the verge...read and apprciate all your work.
Steve
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Mon 22nd Mar 2010 17:23
thnks Dave, I will...had to let it out now though...Steve
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Whoaah! You did it.
What a fantastic poem.
I like the coals of fire line too
And the doctrinal mire.
I think I've plodded through that myself on occasion.
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A powerful blend of longing, beauty, history and righteous anger. My French is very limited but the poem does seem to flow beautifully in the original language. It would be good to hear an audio version, though perhaps difficult to arrange
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Mon 22nd Mar 2010 16:38
A very moving tribute to home-land and country.
The sixth stanza particularly i found quite emotionally powerful but the whole thing has some wonderful imagery.
(I needed the translation to understand it in my ignorance of foreign languages. I could imagine this being read out with considerable feeling.) Very enjoyable.
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Mon 22nd Mar 2010 16:04
Oh Cynthia
This simply devine so simple yet so clever..
Wonderful, your writing always delights me.
Augusta x
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Mon 22nd Mar 2010 16:04
This is absolutley astounding in its depth. I love it Cynthia. :-)))
A fantastic analogy to life itself and the journey of the human soul. Wow!
Janet.x
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Fantastic poem Cynthia, your best ever I think, and I've only read it once and I just KNOW it will get better! I also feel I can totally empathise with the sentiments. I'm feeling those coals of fire at the moment. Ow! xx
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Mr Carr, I have taken the plunge. Thanks for your encouragement. Making this was an adventure!
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This is so good, Ann, touching and embracing us all.
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I actually read the whole poem in French, not realizing there would be a translation. It is a strong, sensitive poem, and the translation is very good.
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On Monday's I fall in love is impressive, particularly the image of wet fairy lights magnifying the mosaic rain.
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Tue 23rd Mar 2010 21:23
The books,'lifted, Letter by letter' what a great image Andy but enjoyed the whole thing. Win
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