<Deleted User> (33540)
Sun 29th May 2022 11:02
I most definitely fall in with the previous comments John
but don't phone me and I won't phone you 😁
Comment is about Becoming a Nokia G50 (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
<Deleted User> (33540)
Sun 29th May 2022 10:52
yet another of Mr Coopey's constant clevernesses! 👍
Comment is about JUST LOOK AWAY TODAY (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Any thing sour is sweet at the start😍
Comment is about Not a poem; diagnosis (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
We are all becoming slaves to our phones, John. I recommend one with a dodgy battery and a slow charger, enforcing hours of non-use!
Comment is about Becoming a Nokia G50 (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
It is important to say this, Keith, in the name of humanity. Well done.
Comment is about Never Again & No More (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
I think you sum it up perfectly, Jennifer. Twisted indeed.
Comment is about Twisted (blog)
Original item by Jennifer Malden
Thanks Carol. I'm a miserable old git, I know. 😊 Phones do want to take over your life though!!! Mine gives me unwarranted advice!
Thanks for the likes : Holden, Frederick and K. Lynn
Comment is about Becoming a Nokia G50 (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Thanks Holden. Your comments mean a lot to me 😀
Comment is about Shapes (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
<Deleted User> (33618)
Sun 29th May 2022 02:46
Life seemed a lot simpler before mobile phones, and yet they are also wonderful to have these days. But to become a slave to them is not good. You have penned an accurate portrayal indeed!
Comment is about Becoming a Nokia G50 (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
<Deleted User> (33618)
Sun 29th May 2022 02:42
You've set a lovely scene Julie! Mmmm, we had a mini Magnum ice-cream last evening for dessert. 😋
Comment is about Right Here, Right Now (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Sun 29th May 2022 02:41
A wonderful poem, John, the beautiful relationship you have with your grandson always shines through! 😊
Comment is about Shapes (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
<Deleted User> (33618)
Sun 29th May 2022 02:39
Interesting! Might have been both[?]
Comment is about I wonder (blog)
Original item by Clyde McCulley
Sun 29th May 2022 02:06
A remarkably powerful poem, John, very evocative! 🌷
Comment is about (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Sun 29th May 2022 01:48
Thank you so much, John, for your kind comment and encouragement, I'm always grateful! 😎
Comment is about Son of the Sun (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
Yes, I saw that report, MC. It follows the solution is therefore to arm everyone in the US. Hang on though, they’ve already got 120 guns per 100 people. This should eliminate the problem. Hang on though, they seem to have the greatest number of gun deaths per population in the world.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41488081
Mercifully we do not have a statistically big gun crime problem in this country. But knife crime is. Perhaps we should encourage everyone to carry a knife so the good guys can be on hand to stab the bad guys.
Comment is about IT'S FOR THE GUN WE SPEAK (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
I'm trying Ruth! Both of my brain cells are bumping together as I write this!😂
Comment is about Radio Royalty (blog)
Original item by Ruth O'Reilly
Thanks, Greg. I really enjoyed this article. Very enlightening.
Comment is about ‘Shaman’ Ted Hughes and the royals: Simon Armitage on a previous laureate’s reverence for the monarchy (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Gun ownership in the USA took a sudden turn in a positive sense
(if that can be said) when it's reported today that an armed
woman (not law enforcement) shot dead a criminal armed with
an AK-47 type weapon who had opened fire on a crowd in her
presence. No charges are contemplated by West Virginia authorities. The woman was legally entitled to carry a weapon
and her victim was a man with criminal convictions. He was prohibited by law from possessing his weapon and no explanation is available about how he obtained it. (Surprise, surprise!) Now,
about the much touted subject of "gun control"..........?
Comment is about IT'S FOR THE GUN WE SPEAK (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Each time we say never again but only until the next one starts. This time many were coerced and seduced into going, expecting a warm welcome. Really good.
Comment is about Never Again & No More (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Terrifyingly interesting, and didn't know about the deportations. Was hoping for a putsch. Loved the poem.
Comment is about BEWARE THE BEAR (blog)
Original item by Julian Jordon
I’ll just check ourT&C’s for any transgressions JJ for this rare statement from our founding father 😇
Comment is about Avoiding the rap – no apologies to Nadine Dorries (blog)
Original item by Julian Jordon
I’ll send her an invitation to WOL
Comment is about Culture secretary Nadine Dorries turns to rap poetry (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
I suppose it is thought canny to communicate with the younger
members of UK society in what is perceived as a politically
astute method, albeit that the target audience is probably least
likely to want to listen and arguably also least likely to be
paying anything towards the maintenance of the licence fee.
Pity indeed that BBC 4 is being taken from the main channels.
It has been a welcome outlet for a variety of appealing
programming that wouldn't find room on BBC 1 0R even BBC
2 these days. Money talks but at the BBC it seems only to
speak for its highly paid legion of "management" and the likes
of Gary Lineker et al in front of its cameras.
Comment is about Culture secretary Nadine Dorries turns to rap poetry (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Hi Ruth
I didn’t realise you wanted recordings. I don’t like to read my poems out loud, I know that sounds a bit daft, sorry. Thanks for the offer though. Jx
Comment is about Radio Royalty (blog)
Original item by Ruth O'Reilly
Thanks so much Julie & John.
Julie if you could record your poem and send me the file or upload it here I can retrieve and play it for you☺👍
Thanks a million for your kind words John. It would be an absolute pleasure as always to feature your work, be it real or imagined!
My e-mail for anyone to get in touch
missruthaoreilly@gmail.com 🙏
Comment is about Radio Royalty (blog)
Original item by Ruth O'Reilly
She's done a great job, not always assisted by the other members of the firm. Think a few of them are overpriviledged and underworked!!
Comment is about God Save Our Queen (blog)
Original item by hugh
Thanks for the like Stephen A. They seem unable to change the situation.
Comment is about Twisted (blog)
Original item by Jennifer Malden
I'm very grateful for her unshakeable commitment during the cost of living crunch, Hugh, although I'm not sure that it will bother her personally too much!
Comment is about God Save Our Queen (blog)
Original item by hugh
My mum once brayed my sister for no reason.
On realising her mistake she simply said "oh well, your in credit now. Next time you do owt wrong you can get away with it"
The first time that I hit my dad back was the last, and we never spoke again. (Not to each other I mean. We weren't struck dumb or owt)
Comment is about "THE MAN" (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Sad but true I'm afraid Stephen.
All wars are senseless. I don't understand the objective of this one, so can't see how it's going to end.
Comment is about Senseless (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
<Deleted User> (33618)
Sat 28th May 2022 02:55
<Deleted User> (33618)
Sat 28th May 2022 02:54
Thank you Fredrick, Stephen, Stephen, Holden and Bethany for the 'likes' and for reading - very kind of you to take the time to have a squiz.
Stephen/Julie, thank you so much. I have wrestled with poem for a few weeks and I know I never really got to grips with it but I was quite pleased with some of the lines.
Writing poems like this when the world is self-destructing so spectacularly feels a bit trite but a little escapism helps some of us deal with everything. 😃
P.S. I don't know why it's not displaying here on the poem post, but I added an audio reading of this poem - you can find it on my profile page.
Comment is about Lady Generosity (blog)
Original item by Tom
Yes. Hope your show is epic! How can it not be with you in charge!!!
I will do my best to dredge my memory, Ruth. Alcohol has tended to blur these occasions in the past but I'll use my imagination.
All the best to you and your station.😀💪👍
Comment is about Radio Royalty (blog)
Original item by Ruth O'Reilly
Fantastic poem Holden. I loved the hubris and the pathos. We've all been there, I suppose! ( Never demolished a gate though!)
Your skill in the telling of the story is phenomenal! 😎
Comment is about Son of the Sun (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
Superb satire. The jolly tone is brilliantly at odds with the message, Stephen. Amazing stuff!
Comment is about Davos (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thanks Julie and Stephen for your comments. He certainly feels that he can teach us all a lesson haha. He lacks nothing in confidence, bless him!
Thanks, too, for the likes Stephen A and Bethany 😀
Comment is about Shapes (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
I echo Stephen’s thoughts, Steve. I wish I had written this.
Comment is about The King of Lockdown (blog)
Original item by Steve White
Ha ha. Stop it, Joe. You’ll have the Woke Police on to you!
Comment is about EGGED ON (blog)
Original item by Joe Marcello
Definitely infinitely till death. Thank you Nigel.
Comment is about Grace (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
A lovely poem, John. It shows that we must never lose that sense of wonder and curiosity, whatever our age. Your grandson can teach us all something.
Comment is about Shapes (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
This is brilliant, Steve. It skewers the whole bunch of them with rhythm and rhyme!
Comment is about The King of Lockdown (blog)
Original item by Steve White
A massive poem, Stephen. The title sums it up.
Comment is about Senseless (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Nigel Astell
Sun 29th May 2022 11:11
Glad you liked it Ruth.
😎
Comment is about Nigel Astell (poet profile)
Original item by Nigel Astell