An absolute belter John.
I only occasionally caught that show but can picture every scene.
Look forward to hearing it live.

Comment is about THE BALLAD AND SALUTARY TALE OF WAYNE, WAYNETTA AND CHARLENE (blog)

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You are on top form, John. I used to watch Jeremy Kyle in the care home where my mum was - hard to avoid it as it the giant communal TV blasted it out at 200 decibels. I guess that the boy Boris could have been on it if things had turned out differently.

This poem made me laugh a lot.

Comment is about THE BALLAD AND SALUTARY TALE OF WAYNE, WAYNETTA AND CHARLENE (blog)

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Thanks for the likes.

Comment is about Panorama Pasanda (blog)

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This made me laugh JC. I could picture every scene.

Comment is about THE BALLAD AND SALUTARY TALE OF WAYNE, WAYNETTA AND CHARLENE (blog)

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Thank you so much, John, I'm always deeply grateful for your encouraging comments! 😎

Comment is about Ownership (blog)

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Thank you for the encouragement 😃

Comment is about The Storm (blog)

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Thank you for the encouragement 😃

Comment is about The Storm (blog)

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Ahoy! permission to come aboard and appraise Captain Clare 😁






RC 💋

Comment is about The Sailor's Response (blog)

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Thanks KJ, Stephen and Sarah for the likes. 😀

Comment is about Repeating Patterns (blog)

Original item by John Botterill

There's a gentleness within your words. A great poem!

Comment is about Summer EVE (blog)

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A beautiful tapestry of words.

Comment is about Explorers (blog)

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Thanks Clare. I like this poem too. It has taken 5 years in its gestation.

“I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself" D H Lawrence

Comment is about Bryter Layter (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

Fantastic.. even better than the last one.
👍

Comment is about The Sailor's Response (blog)

Original item by Clare

Just when I thought I couldn't love your work anymore - you go one better!

Comment is about Bryter Layter (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

Thanks for your comment on 'Mountain', Mahira. I will get back to you on your poems.

Comment is about Mahira (poet profile)

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You make a very good point, Mahira. Thanks for your interest and support.

Comment is about Splendid Youth (blog)

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Thank you, Mahira. That is much appreciated.

Comment is about Landmines (blog)

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Thanks for the likes and comments, guys. KJ Walker, I hadn't thought of that but watch this space! 😀

Comment is about Come Sit with Me (blog)

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I can relate to this poem, Holden. In the current state of the world many people have lost their moorings. Clever and profound 😎

Comment is about Ownership (blog)

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I can just about remember those occasions, Frederick. You took me back there with your po-et-ry! 😎

Comment is about that focal moment (blog)

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A classic, Stephen. So positive!

Comment is about Explorers (blog)

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Great first poem here on WOL Nicole.

Comment is about The Storm (blog)

Original item by Nicole Macqueen-Jones

A beautiful, heart-warming poem, Stephen! 🌷

Comment is about Explorers (blog)

Original item by Stephen W Atkinson

Mountain is a great poem. I love it🙌🤍

Comment is about Stephen Gospage (poet profile)

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Absolutely true! War brings nothing but destruction, not only that of property but destruction of peace of mind, of happy families and of the youth that can change the world for the better. Beautifully written.🙌

Comment is about Splendid Youth (blog)

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I love this poem🤍🤍

Comment is about Landmines (blog)

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Such a generous compliment Rose, thank you.

Comment is about Metamorphosis (blog)

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Bits of string round the door handle , ( as long as the door doesn’t open inwards ) 🤣

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Thanks for the comments, very much appreciated 🙏

Comment is about Summer EVE (blog)

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Thank you John it's based on a joke mi dad used to tell.
He'd say that the graveyard was the dead center of the village, and that people were dying to get in there.

Comment is about Saint Rigobert's Graveyard (Grimstone Low) (blog)

Original item by kJ Walker

Loved this.
Any chance of a sequel... Perhaps the sailors response?

Comment is about Come Sit with Me (blog)

Original item by Clare

Thanks Carol. Glad I included my flabber. I did wonder...
I really value your comment.
Thanks, too, Holden, Frederick, Julie and Rose for the likes. 😀

Comment is about Repeating Patterns (blog)

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A wonderful poem with really unique descriptions, Pete! I loved the line "As fierce as the forge at the hands of creation"! 🌷

Comment is about Summer EVE (blog)

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Thank you very much, Carol, I truly appreciate you taking the time! 😊

Comment is about Ownership (blog)

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You never fail to please John. Thank you!







RC 💋

Comment is about Metamorphosis (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

Another well worth reading and enjoying poem Frederick.






RC 💋

Comment is about that focal moment (blog)

Original item by Red Brick Keshner

Very interesting Holden! To let your words sink in, I read your poem through a few times. It all comes together in a narrative that hits the mark.

Comment is about Ownership (blog)

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Thought provoking in many ways John.
'“My flabber is well and truly gasted, William,' ~ this line made me smile!

Comment is about Repeating Patterns (blog)

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Thank you Stephen. You are far too kind as usual.

Comment is about It's Not That Simple (blog)

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Thanks everyone for the likes and the kind comments. Your sense of humour is as groan worthy as mine, Rose! 😂
Carol and Julie - glad I made you both smile 😊
And,, yes, MC, it is a cunning ploy but I fall for it every time haha 😁

Comment is about Alone, in a bar. (blog)

Original item by John Botterill

Thank you for reading and the nice comments...just wrote a follow up now!

Comment is about The Trick (blog)

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Beautiful and flowing. A top notch poem, Clare, and strangely romantic.

Comment is about Come Sit with Me (blog)

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Thanks, Stephen.

Comment is about Trollies in Kremenchuk (blog)

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I love this, Adam. It is so ambitious and daring. Great piece.

Comment is about It's Not That Simple (blog)

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I can only echo other comments, John. This is special.

Comment is about Fear in a handful of dust (blog)

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A real chiller, Mike. Will there be a sequel?

Comment is about The Trick (blog)

Original item by Mike Bartram

Creepy but with salvation! Great, Stephen.

Comment is about The Sorrows (blog)

Original item by Stephen W Atkinson

Brings back the old ploy I knew in pubs of the past that had free salted peanuts in dishes on the bar - slyly intended to increase
the sale of beer to assuage the thirst. 😋

Comment is about Alone, in a bar. (blog)

Original item by John Botterill

Thank you so much for your very kind comment, Rose, it means a lot! 😊

Comment is about Ownership (blog)

Original item by Holden Moncrieff

I personally think Larkin is a great introduction to English culture as it truly is - sexually repressed, hypocritical, agnostic/atheist, classist, sceptical and gloomy - for children from other cultures. That lesson cannot come some enough, IMHO.

Larkin was not just a great poet, he was also a great sociologist and cultural observer.

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