Wow Bryony, this is excellent. A great flow and such well crafted imagery. Love it.
Comment is about To the man wanking at us on the nudist beach (blog)
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Really enjoyed this Keith.
Comment is about Days of Innocence (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Brilliant Stephen, very powerful. It's the real magic of writing to go through some struggles or pain and come out on the other side with such beautiful words.
Comment is about The Garden (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
"I gripped what was left of the sunset and refuelled my soul." So good Jordyn. Enjoyed this one and glad you made it through to the other side.
Comment is about June. (blog)
Original item by Jordyn Elizabeth
A poem with an unusual sensual quality which carries the reader. I particularly enjoyed the words, "My body , farts, burps and laughs" and "It shits in exultation every morning". I used to know Brighton well in my salad days. There were many wankers there then also.
A good poem which I enjoyed.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about To the man wanking at us on the nudist beach (blog)
Original item by Bryony Partridge
Welcome to WOL. I am very impressed with the poem on your profile. I look forward to reading more of your work. On this site you will meet many good people and examples of fine poetry.
Keith
Comment is about Bryony Partridge (poet profile)
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Well crafted and full of vivid imagery.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about In the hammock (blog)
Original item by Bryony Partridge
Good Morning Ez,
I read with interest your personal profile which is both honest and interesting. As someone far advanced in age than yourself I found your last paragraph most interesting as self discovery is vital in all our development. It is knowing who we are first and foremost then moving out into the world and experiencing life. Self discovery has to be an honest process. I look forward to reading some of you poetry or prose in the weeks and months to come
Thank you
Keith
Comment is about The life of a teen (blog)
Original item by Ez.42ha
Thank you John and Stephen, for your kind comments. I used to work as a child and adolescent mental health nurse, so I always tried to nurture them in the way I would have liked to nurture myself at that time. 😃
Kind regards,
Rasa
Comment is about Advice To My Younger Self (blog)
Original item by Rasa Kabaila
Thanks to everyone who took the time to read and press the like button - it is much appreciated. Thankyou to Julie, Stephen and John for your kind comments. It is very important to me that my mother’s story and the thousands of people that suffered under these regimes are remembered.
Julie, I think the last of these places in Ireland closed sometime in the 80’s. It is all very sad. 😓
Comment is about Imagine (blog)
Original item by Clare
Thanks for your comments, Graham and Steve. Well, these are certainly arid times, for sure. The rain hasn't reached us yet. Thanks for the Likes, Frederick, Julie, Stephen, Holden, and John.
Comment is about Drought (blog)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Beautiful words superbly combined, Julie.
Comment is about Never Let Your Rainbow Fade (rehashed) (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Thanks for sharing your story and the power of your poetry, Clare,
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Comment is about Imagine (blog)
Original item by Clare
Absolutely awe-inspiring, Stephen. Fierce yet tender. A real tour de force!
Comment is about The Garden (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Thank you for all the likes and especially you Keith for your ability to see into the heart of things. John
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Mon 15th Aug 2022 22:15
Thanks for all your incredible support Frederick, Phiip, Jennifer, Uilleam, Stephen, Holden, Clare and K. Lynn liking the poem.
Stephen, yes, this is not to be lightly!
Great, Martin, thank you so much.
Delighted that you liked this Graham. I was looking at an old notebook from 1992 a year in which I was embroiled in all sorts of marital and domestic problems. Thus the poem, but just before I put it on I re-wrote the second verse. It's one of the very few of that era that had any merit.
Ray
Comment is about BEWARE (blog)
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A beautiful sensitive piece of writing Jennifer! I couldn't help being moved by it as it elevates the status of an anonymous man by description in such loving detail. Quite outstanding , an I think Keith's comment adds extra weight to the story and fleshes it out in his own way.
Ray x
Comment is about The Moroccan (blog)
Original item by Jennifer Malden
Thanks so much for your lovely comment. It means a lot, Stephen 😀 I was inspired, if that's the right word, by getting rid of some of mum's junk. She is still with us, thankfully!
Comment is about Sandcastles (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Thank you very much for your flattering, inspiring comments Keith, Clare, Jennifer, & Julie! Truly appreciated 🌈
And thanks to all for reading & liking 🌷🌷
Comment is about The Garden (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
There is definitely a peaceful sort of comfort in a summer's night Keith. Lovely stuff
Comment is about Night into Day (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
A sad reflective piece reminiscent of many of us! Written with great style (of course)😉🌈
Comment is about Sandcastles (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Thanks Stephen for your comment. I plumbed new depths of misery with this one 😣 😊
Thanks for the likes Holden, Julie and Frederick
Comment is about Sandcastles (blog)
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Dear John
Glad you liked the Famous poem. I'll post the advice one once I've given it a bit more thought, I promise.
Comment is about John Botterill (poet profile)
Original item by John Botterill
Thank you, John and Keith, for commenting. I really appreciate it. Reports of the torture and mutilation of POWs are truly horrifying. I tried to pitch this at a fairly general level to avoid it being too gruesome.
And my thanks to Frederick, Julie, Stephen and Holden for liking this.
Comment is about Atrocities (blog)
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It's true, Greg. When the brambles give up, we will have real problems. A fine, dry piece.
Comment is about Drought (blog)
Original item by Greg Freeman
'Flattened like a sandcastle' is a haunting image, John. I loved the rhythm and rhyme.
Comment is about Sandcastles (blog)
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Nigel and Martin,
Thank you for your comments and your support.
I miss you all!
Comment is about ‘I now help many people find their own pleasure in writing. You can't put a price on that' (article)
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Thanks to Nigel,Frederick. Ray. Stephen, Rudyard,Holden, and K for liking
Thanks to John and Stephen for commenting
Blessings to all
M
Comment is about Potholes and craters (blog)
Original item by Martin Elder
There’s a parched essence to this piece Greg, accurately depicting the title. Perhaps a new genre of Arid Poetry?
Drove up to Brittany yesterday in torrential rain. The bubble has burst here but gladly warm and dry today.
We gardeners are never happy are we? My daughter sent us a photo of our raised beds asking if the salad leaves were weeds!!! duh!
Love the middle verse 🌵🌿🍃
Comment is about Drought (blog)
Original item by Greg Freeman
A poetic masterpiece displaying your belief.Well done.😄
Comment is about Closeness to Allah (blog)
Original item by Ghazala lari
As a person of faith your poem articulates well the confidence that can be had in a firm belief in the Almighty. I share this belief but in a different context as a Christian.
Thank you for a poem which needs to be heard by many in today's world
Keith
Comment is about Closeness to Allah (blog)
Original item by Ghazala lari
A forceful poem which emanates an anger which so many of us feel at this time of unrest. This poem captivates a strength of feeling.
Stephen, thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about Atrocities (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Jennifer,
This nearly brought tears to my eyes as I was in Rome a couple of years ago when I met a Moroccan who was a vagrant and living in a park. Fortunately I speak Arabic so we were able to communicate. He told me his life story which was of a man rejected, confused, with failed relationships and a need for love. He was strangely handsome but his clothes were rags and he was barefoot. When I read your poem I was back in Rome listening to a story. Out in this world there are many like these who through no fault of their own are cast into poverty, the likes of which we can never know.
A poem to touch the heart strings
Thank you
Keith
Comment is about The Moroccan (blog)
Original item by Jennifer Malden
Soul has been on my mind lately too Keith. See my last effort.
I know what you mean about nocturnal inspirations.
Comment is about Night into Day (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
As usual, Stephen, your famous poem has hit the nail on the head. Fame used to be the by product from the work one did or the role one performed. Nowadays fame, itself, is the spur!
I really want to read your advice poem, too. Go on, Stephen. Go on line 😀👍
Comment is about Stephen Gospage (poet profile)
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Elegantly described, Keith. The final couplet is stunning.
Comment is about Night into Day (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
A tender, moving piece, Rasa. Thank you for this.
Comment is about Advice To My Younger Self (blog)
Original item by Rasa Kabaila
I found myself getting emotional reading this, Rasa. It is thoughtful, intelligent and kind. It would serve wonderfully well as the prototype of a letter to be given to all young people. You delivered the goods, as always! 😀😎
Comment is about Advice To My Younger Self (blog)
Original item by Rasa Kabaila
A very appropriate piece. Such shocking news, and I do hope the consequences are not so dire as initially reported. Don't understand how someone can be so fanatical.
Jennifer
Comment is about (For Salman Rushdie) (blog)
Original item by David R Mellor
Delightful! Hope there are more like her. Noticed it was a little girl!
Jennifer
Comment is about A caterpillar rescued by a loving little girl (blog)
Original item by hugh
Fantastic language, and very clever use of the garden metaphor. Very well written and planned.
Jennifer
Comment is about The Garden (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Really enjoyable!In a warmer climate the night really comes alive.
Jennifer
Comment is about Night into Day (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
This is stunning. So powerful and empowering - I just love it! One my favourites from you. 😌
Comment is about The Garden (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
A child's magic. Great poem.
Thanks
Keith
Comment is about A caterpillar rescued by a loving little girl (blog)
Original item by hugh
Well penned and a message for us all. Great use of language.
Thank you
Keith
Comment is about The Garden (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Look after yourself, Keith. Your talent shines through, even at this difficult time. Things will get better.
Comment is about Permanently Locked Down (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Bryony Partridge
Tue 16th Aug 2022 11:50
Thank you Keith! Appreciate the feedback 🙏🏼
Comment is about In the hammock (blog)
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