Thu 6th Oct 2022 10:25
Very well put.
I think this youtube video by Steve Cutts tells some harsh truths.
Don't know if this url will work?
https://youtu.be/WfGMYdalClU
Comment is about Sympathetic Stars (blog)
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Thu 6th Oct 2022 10:17
They say money doesn't grow on trees - but it does for the Russian oligarchs friends in the House of Lords!
Comment is about Pie Off (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Question
are snails really meat pies
in disguise
there is a similarity you know
meaty insides
with crusty tops
and snails can grow
and although rather slow
some are big enough for sharing.
I love the profound last line of your poem.
Comment is about Hey Jude, why do you eat snails ? (blog)
Original item by hugh
Good to see that poets are protesting against injustice.
Comment is about Veteran radical poet Tom Pickard reads at Newcastle protest rally (article)
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Cheers Martin, it's much appreciated.
Comment is about I have that tape still (blog)
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You've fixed the economy crisis Hugh, let's save money on fast food and forage snails!
Comment is about Hey Jude, why do you eat snails ? (blog)
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Thank you Frederick, Ruth Tom and Steve for liking this one.
Comment is about Generations (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Good one, Steve. It looks like pies and lies are the order of the day in No 10.
Comment is about Growing Pies (blog)
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Thank you to all who took the time to like/comment on this piece. I ramble through the lanes of time and I find that ageing is a bittersweet process. Live well, dear friends.
Comment is about Seasons Come and Seasons go (blog)
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The simplicity and authenticity of this heartfelt poem is touching
Comment is about I ❤ Allah (blog)
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Thanks Frederick for coming through here.
I should explain that the knitting pattern was amongst some old memorabilia I saved as I am a coward when it comes to destroying family past items however modest.
Greg, a salient point, a reversal of roles . I supposed you could say I was a soft target. Thanks too for the analogy !
Wow, split loyalties Flyntland. Quite a skill for a man i'd say but why not indeed?
Hi Stephen. We had no car and had to brave the elements at all times. The young can of course be scornful , I was mournful..
Thanks Massoud, your first paragraph is spot on . Headgear always seems to foster controversy (as in the Burkha and the Sikh examples and especially in the religious context. Does the issue raise deeper matters? of course especially of perception as to the roles you mention. As far as a soap box is concerned you know my views are for revelation rather than condemnation. Very best to you!
Ray
Comment is about THE BALACLAVA (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Cheers Martin, very generous comments re "I have that tape still".
🙂
Comment is about Martin Elder (poet profile)
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That Anti-Growth Coalition seems to be growing by the minute...
Comment is about Growing Pies (blog)
Original item by Steve White
Don't agonise, organise! Join the Anti-Growth Coalition, as defined by Liz Truss. We even welcome north Londoners ...
Comment is about Growing Pies (blog)
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Steve, don't believe everything that you are told.
Comment is about Growing Pies (blog)
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Thankyou, Stephen. If this were a football match we would be chanting “Ya don’t know what ya doin’”. Like many, I suspect, whilst I welcome the volte face (or should I say “farce”?) I also really enjoy the embarrassment.
And thanks for the Like, Frederick and Steve.
Comment is about U-TURN (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
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Wed 5th Oct 2022 09:17
A great piece of writing Ray.
Bullies will latch on to any opportunity to deflect from their own weakness. What is sad in the telling is that your Mother who presumably created this item of ridicule did it out of love and care for her much loved Son...maybe that is the act which so filled the bullies with hate...of course oblivious to their own short comings.
On other matters alluded to here, balaclavas have become fashionable in many elite fighting force. I note that unfortunately this has spread to so called specialist Police Units in the UK..of course they claim it is for security reasons and even HS&E reasons in some instances. To my mind if a Police Officer needs to hide his face whilst in uniform on operations this presents a problem...Our Police are not enforcers they are upholders of the law. Anything which fringes the paramilitary requires review. UC ops is completely different and much more regulated in this age.
We are far from being a Police State but I do not like and never have liked the drift toward paramilitary Police units.
I'll get off my soap box...hopefully having created topic for discussion.
More Importantly...good poem. Thought provoking.
Comment is about THE BALACLAVA (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Good job you didn't listen to them, Ray. The kids around here waiting for school buses seem to take delight in freezing in sub-zero winter temperatures. Keep warm. My wife still wears a balaclava in cold snaps. Fine poem as usual.
Comment is about THE BALACLAVA (blog)
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You sum it up well, John. This is government as sick comedy show.
Comment is about U-TURN (blog)
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Memories galore here - I can remember knitting a balaclava for my small son but I did not knit one for my daughter, I now wonder why - she got just as cold - perhaps girls were tougher.
Comment is about THE BALACLAVA (blog)
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Very moving, Mike. Full of deep feeling.
Comment is about The Lonely Road (blog)
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Many thanks for your comments, Greg, Flyntland and Russell.
Comment is about U-TURN (blog)
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I remember most of 'then', special times, takes me back, especially the pain of Izel
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Thank you for reading and the nice comment, appreciate that.
Comment is about The Lonely Road (blog)
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Your poem makes me khwesi
worried, nervous and uneasy
the undoubted reason for this fuss
is the unreasonable Liz Truss
Comment is about U-TURN (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thank you John and Russell for your comments.
Thank you also Massoud for reading and liking, it is greatly appreciated.
John I think the tree top position suggests territory - but why during a storm?
The mistle thrush is quite an aggressive bird, we were constantly amused at the way 'our' Mistle thrushes routinely chased magpies away from the feeding grounds while making fearsome rolling growling sounds in itheir throats.
Sadly 'our' mistle thrushes are now gone together with turtle doves and visiting linnets.
Comment is about STORM COCK (blog)
Original item by Flyntland
I think it's done his back in, though, John. He's developed a very funny walk.
Comment is about U-TURN (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
And yet, decades later, men wearing them became people to be feared, not despised. How fashions change, eh, Ray? This poem is knitted together very well.
Comment is about THE BALACLAVA (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Beautiful, Clare. Encapsulates the triumph of the human spirit! 😎
Comment is about Seasons Come and Seasons go (blog)
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I'm a great lover of Nature poetry, read John Clare often, I would not have known this was a mistle thrush but I was keen and all set to go find a Storm Cock, very nice
Comment is about STORM COCK (blog)
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Excellent, Flyntland. It begs the question “ What physiological imperative compels it to do this?” Most birdsong is about territory or alarm or mating. This doesn’t fit with any of these.
Comment is about STORM COCK (blog)
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Thank you Flyntland, Graham and Stephen. Flyntland, you are absolutely spot on there; they're our friends and family. 'Doing the right thing' when the time comes, is incredibly difficult but is an act of love. Graham, that's very sweet about your password, a nice little daily reminder of the friend you lost. Thanks Stephen, I'm still upset so it was a hard write but I'm pleased you think the feeling translates. Thanks so much all for reading and commenting.
And thanks too to Holden, H@yl3y & Frederick for reading and 'liking' this one.
Comment is about Trust (blog)
Original item by Tom
This poem describes so well the weary monotony of ageing and the absolute determination not to give in.
"underestimates
my will to fight"
"through it all
my strengh remains"
I love the spirit running through this poem.
Comment is about Seasons Come and Seasons go (blog)
Original item by Clare
My thanks for reading and for the likes to Frederick, Tom, and Stephen G, and also to Jezzalee, Holden and Russell.
Comment is about THE LESSON NEVER LEARNED (blog)
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Thanks Stephen. Glad it was enjoyable. 😃
Comment is about a father myself (blog)
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It surely does, Kevin. It seems cheating is more innovative these days. I saw an article about a woman poker star who is allegedly doing the same. Also two fisherman who won a match, not by shoving the fish up their arse, you understand, but by pushing lead weights inside the fish to make them heavier.
I think I’ll try the anal beads trick when I’m riding my bike to see if I go any faster.
Comment is about ANAL BEADS (blog)
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Very enjoyable, Frederick.
Comment is about a father myself (blog)
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Thanks so much Stephen. I really appreciate your comments. I haven't met Juliet yet but her face is beautiful to me, obviously 😁
Thanks for the likes H@ yl3y, John C., and Nigel 😊
Comment is about Too soon to know? (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Incredibly moving, Tom. The sincerity of this relationship shines through. 'Such trust in your closing eyes' brought tears to mine. My condolences.
Comment is about Trust (blog)
Original item by Tom
The cycle of the seasons, Clare, and here we are again, fighting our way through it. And it all happens so imperceptibly. A really interesting poem, Clare.
Comment is about Seasons Come and Seasons go (blog)
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A well-written and thought-provoking poem, Mike. Thank you.
Comment is about The Lonely Road (blog)
Original item by Mike Bartram
A beautiful poem, John. A new life, a new hope, a new joy.
Comment is about Too soon to know? (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Thank you, Flyntland. Just a few days later, Ukraine is taking back a part of these territories, so the whole exercise may ultimately unravel. But at what cost?
And thanks to Nigel, Frederick, John B, Stephen, Tom, Holden and Russell for the likes.
Comment is about Small Print (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thanks Julie, Holden and Graham. I really appreciate your comments. It is great to be able to share my happiness with Writeoutloud friends.
I think you are right, Graham. We have to try to be impartial.... 😀
Thanks for the likes K. Lynn, Kevin and Jon.
Comment is about Too soon to know? (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh
Thu 6th Oct 2022 10:34
You use the word spiritual a lot. I like that.
It's often confused with religion. For some, the accumulation of money for its own sake is a religion,
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