I am intrigued by this. The middle got me a bit lost, but I enjoyed reading it again. Are you or have you ever been an archaeologist I wonder. You sound like a poetic archaeologist!

Comment is about Grail (blog)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

It can be both. I am choosing to remain vague...

I suppose it is abstract, i don't have a problem with that tag.

Thankyou for reading.

Comment is about Grail (blog)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

Thanks for that, Jonboy..and I have altered title! - Dorinda

Comment is about I Thought I Was Different (blog)

Original item by Dorinda MacDowell

So am I Annipoo... the Moon is very beguiling though ;-)
Love TC X

Comment is about moon-tired (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

This is so true - I am knackered!! ;-)

Comment is about moon-tired (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Nice stuff, Kathryn.. It has a nice structure and pace.. If I am honest, not sure if 'someone was there' line is needed as I think for me it is hinted enough in the first two lines, but I still enjoyed this

Comment is about night terrors (blog)

I agree with Greg here.. It has a very soft tone to the words and the structure of a prayer. Beauitful - really enjoyed this!

Comment is about Protection Poem (blog)

Original item by Rachel McGladdery

I spent half my school days walking back to school from a bus stop a mile further on. I blamed the road's potholes.
These days it takes a lot more than potholes.

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

Original item by Isobel

Didn't you mean to say - 'because' you were standing up, you had to stay on till Aberdeen...
That has to be the most amusing excuse for shooting past one's stop - I have only ever done that due to drunkenness.

Comment is about John Coopey (poet profile)

Original item by John Coopey

Thanks for the comment about Piggies.
I'm not admitting to it being entirely autobiographical, but I did do it on a train going to Edinburgh; it was only going to be a couple of verses long but I got carried away (and because I couldn't stand up, had to stop on till Aberdeen!).

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

Original item by Isobel

Oh you naughty man! I will never be able to say the 'one little piggy went to market' rhyme again without thinking about where it might lead...
I guess you must be a 'footman' John...

Comment is about Piggies (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Thanks for commenting on Skysail. Glad you liked it x

Comment is about jane wilcock (poet profile)

Original item by jane wilcock

Yes - I like the idea too and the fun element to the poem. You should spend a few days up in the North West - you'd have enough verses to satisfy Graham, by the end of your stay...

Comment is about windy day (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Thanks for your comment on my sonnet Jane. I see it as classical but not romantic. I guess we all bring our life experiences to the interpretation of poetry. I did read it too fast at the Howcroft - I was a bit on edge for some reason.

I very much enjoyed seeing you and your daughter perform together - I wonder if I'll ever get one of mine to do that - it must be so lovely. You should try making it over to the Tudor one day - I'm sure you'd enjoy it.
Hope to see you soon.Isobel x

Comment is about jane wilcock (poet profile)

Original item by jane wilcock

Hi Mab,
Loved "Beautiful Girl" with it's clotheses,toeses,roeses language! very funny and brilliant rhyming!

Comment is about Mab Jones (poet profile)

Original item by Mab Jones

Hi Dorinda,Really sad and painful to read,but very well written!
p.s. Have you noticed the Title;"I Thought I Was Sifferent?"

Comment is about I Thought I Was Different (blog)

Original item by Dorinda MacDowell

So you didn't (Michael) Winn'er then? xx

Comment is about Dinner With Alison Ennis' Parents (Not The First, But Definately The Last) (blog)

Thank you so much for commenting on my windy poem! I have added a couple more verses. xx

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Have added a couple of verses

Comment is about windy day (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

I see more every time I read this.

'Grail' as simply a 'container'? Or a 'spiritual receptacle' such as LIFE itself? Or What?

Marianne, do you refer to this style broadly as abstract poetry?

Comment is about Grail (blog)

Original item by Marianne Daniels

Thanks for the comment on the Clifford's Tower villanelle. I heard many years ago that there remains to this day an edict by the Jewish faith that any Jew passing York should avert their gaze - that's where I got the "turn their faces" idea from. I can't now verify it anywhere so it might be an urban myth - I rather hope not.

Comment is about jane wilcock (poet profile)

Original item by jane wilcock

fabulous beautiful poem, Isobel. Read with passion and soooo romantic.

Comment is about Upon The Quality Of Love (blog)

Original item by Isobel

This is so good - once again. I was very attentive to one of your discussion comments, about how you write. This mixture of childlike wonder and mature imaging is very attractive.

Perhaps the idea of 'chatty' is not contained in the next few lines, which use 'strong' verbs. So, the poem could be extended very easily to expand and correct this conflicting idea.

Comment is about windy day (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

I can see myself flying that kite. a great poem

Comment is about Skysail (blog)

I agree, its a disgraceful episode that I believe was repeated throughout the country.Thanks for reminding us of this.

Comment is about Villanelle of Clifford's Tower (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

lovely.

Comment is about Protection Poem (blog)

Original item by Rachel McGladdery

Absolutely anyone with a WOL profile can vote Greg. There is another more official competition called Poem of the Month which you will find in features. In that one, only the previous winner can choose and they must do it from poems posted on poet profiles. If you are hoping to be in the running you need to update your profile regularly with your best work. The quality of the winning poetry is normally very high - take for instance this month's winner. However historically it does tend to go to poets who don't really use the site much and who don't blog.

I set WOLOP up so that we could celebrate the successes of more regular users, focussing just on blogs within a month. If you look back through my blogs you will see all the past results. It has only been going since October and I don't blog much, so it shouldn't be too onerous a task. I also like to use the summary as a roundup on events during the month and to have a bit of fun - which is what I love about this site.

I do hope you find the time to get involved, Greg. Thanks for asking the question also. I hope it may clear things up for others also.Isobel x
ps. feel free to delete this massive message once read - just wanted to be sure you got an answer.

Comment is about Greg Freeman (poet profile)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Thanks for the comment on Stamford Bridge.
It's interesting to think "What if..." we'd won at Hastings?
But then you think "Who's We?".
Probably not so many of us go back to Saxon forefathers. Our Gert says she's got some German in her, - or did she say that she'd like some? - I can't quite remember.
Anyway, thanks for reading.

Comment is about Greg Freeman (poet profile)

Original item by Greg Freeman

You can have too much of a good thing! ;-) (haha)

Comment is about windy day (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Sorry Rachel, couldn't get this, but I'd buy the last line if it was for sale.

Comment is about I have seen Elvis in my mirror... (blog)

Original item by Rachel McGladdery

Hi Jeff

thanks for reading and making comment

steve x

Comment is about Jeffarama! (poet profile)

Original item by Jeffarama!

What a great idea this is, the changeable wind. I think there are more verses required here Ann foxglove?

Comment is about windy day (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Nicely written Dave.

Comment is about Grey Magic (blog)

Original item by Dave Dunn

I've always felt that Harold achieved a great win at Stamford Bridge - I'm not referring to yesterday's events there - but then had to play another game in quick succession when he didn't have a full squad to call on. The rest is history, as they say

Comment is about The Battle of Stamford Bridge (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Liked this Raymond! Didn't expect the twisty bit at the end! Haha!

Comment is about About Jamaica (blog)

Original item by Raymond Antrobus

Rachel, Robert and Val. Thank you so much. x

Comment is about About Jamaica (blog)

Original item by Raymond Antrobus

Hi steve, really enjoyed this, your writing sets a scary, misty cold frightening place with the vampire type meeting prevelant. I might have made stanzas 4-6 a bit shorter, but only my opinion, nice one, cheers Jeff

Comment is about Blood Ties (Part 1): Death in the Fog (blog)

Original item by Steven Kenny

I liked your reading of the quality of love in the same way I like to see/hear the Northern Broadsides theatre company perform Shakespeare. It's the vowel sounds which convey the emotion so well

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

Original item by Isobel

I have been having thoughts like this lately,i think poetry is just as useful for unloading as it is enjoyable to write.

Comment is about Thoughts on Travelling (blog)

Original item by Steven Kenny

Hey, thanks for your comment on To space and back, do you daydream/switch off too?Maybe its selective hearing!haha

Comment is about Rachel McGladdery (poet profile)

Original item by Rachel McGladdery

A nice little poem Kath, had good imagery for me! Me like! ;-)

Comment is about Skysail (blog)

This is adorable... Love the photo too!

Comment is about windy day (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Hi Isobel, thanks for commenting - Man Still Ponders' is very definitely a tongue in cheek (maybe 2 tongues), primarily written to cheer my friend up, but it also drew a lot of reaction from others so I posted it around a little :) Best wishes

DAve

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

Original item by Isobel

I liked this too Dave - it made me smile - though not all men are quite so clueless or so done down...

Comment is about Man Still Ponders (blog)

Original item by Dave Dunn

Haha, I liked this! Great humour and very honest!

Comment is about Man Still Ponders (blog)

Original item by Dave Dunn

Hi Richard, no problem! Like I said, I really enjoyed them!
Yes, definitely, I always find that the darker side has more truth to it and perhaps has a depth to it like no other, but then again, maybe I'm just cynical? Haha! Thank you for your comment, I look forward to reading more of yours as well x

Comment is about Richard Krason (poet profile)

Original item by Richard Krason

Hey Winston, thanks for the advice, I definitely will get a blog started then :)
And thank you!

Comment is about Winston Plowes (poet profile)

Original item by Winston Plowes

Thank you for sharing the poem, I found that although it was written about your wife's experience there were some aspects of it I could relate to, especially these parts
'Affection was an exorcism
ending in a slammed door
and a gap in your life.'

'That lies were shouts
truths were whispers
and children forced to be adults,
dragged across a common
in shoes too small for them
and lives too big for them.'

Fascade was something I wrote about a relationship I was in. You were right with the mentioning of divorce though, because that has consequently always affected my relationships with other people.
And thank you, I would really appreciate that.

Comment is about Antony Owen (poet profile)

Original item by Antony Owen

This is a lovely poem - similar to the one Cate did, but very different in style. Great imagery and structure.

Comment is about Protection Poem (blog)

Original item by Rachel McGladdery

Hi Isobel

thanks for reading and making comment on my poem

steve x

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

Original item by Isobel