Tom, this is a masterpiece! It almost knocked me out of my chair.
It says something really important. Great stuff!
Comment is about I Had A Dream (blog)
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Amazing Clare. So vivid and moving. Wow! Such powerful poetry!
Comment is about Glue (blog)
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A fine, timely poem, John.
Comment is about For the Azov Brigade in Mariupol (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Best wishes for Jo, Julie. The way you relate this episode and the friendship is just superb. No other way of putting it. I almost felt that I was there with you. Thanks..
Comment is about For Jo (blog)
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Really like the tenderness within this poem, Aisha 😀
Comment is about What Shall We Call This? (blog)
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Poem of the week, at least. Brilliant, biting stuff, Stephen.
Comment is about Knock, Knock! (blog)
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Tue 26th Apr 2022 21:11
Now you are talking, nice one.
Comment is about Knock, Knock! (blog)
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MC - “The worst thing that can happen is that your first ever bet wins” (Wise words from my dad).
Comment is about "GAMBLE RESPONSIBLY" (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
It's advertising a product which you can
buy into and hope to profit while seeing
it performed for free in many instances.
I came to horse-racing late in my life, noting the sporadic
disappearance from the Saturday lunchtime pub bar of a small
number of regulars (together with the guv'nor) headed in the
direction of Ladbrokes across the road. The win at 16/1 of a horse called First Movement (trainer Geoff Huffer) was a
rewarding tip and I made a point of enlarging my knowledge
via the logical route of studying the essentials, like breeding, courses, going, allocated weights, trainers, jockeys - plus who
they rode for and where. It has since been a huge source of
fun even when I lose. Keep your bets modest and look for value. No one forces anyone to bet and a fool and his/her
money are soon parted whatever the way it's spent..
Comment is about "GAMBLE RESPONSIBLY" (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Indeed, Stephen. Crouchy is really disappointing.
Comment is about "GAMBLE RESPONSIBLY" (blog)
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This a brilliant one, Crouchy - I mean, John. Ray Winstone is coining it in too.
Comment is about "GAMBLE RESPONSIBLY" (blog)
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Many thanks, John. That's true, we are never satisfied, are we?
And thanks to Stephen, Aisha, Rudyard, Holden, Clare and K. Lynn for the likes.
Comment is about The Slowing of Spring (blog)
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Thanks for the Like, Russell. You’re quick off the mark!
Comment is about "GAMBLE RESPONSIBLY" (blog)
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A lovely tribute to your friend, Julie. Super poem.
Comment is about For Jo (blog)
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Agree with RJ. This disease still affects far too many but the
advances in both recognition and treatment are encouraging.
Comment is about For Jo (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
The dazzling light fades
as strange alien voices
beckon you on.
Comment is about #NaPoWriMo (National Poetry Writing Month) Haiku in Bloom 22: (blog)
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Uplifting words
bringing much needed love
connecting once again.💕
Comment is about Truly yours forever and ever till eternity 💓 ❤ 💖 (blog)
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A wind of change
sunshine love blowing strong
writing words sending
sadness far far away.
Comment is about Freeze (blog)
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Cancer is such an emotive subject and there are many poems about its darkness, but your work puts a positive lighter spin which is commendable
Comment is about For Jo (blog)
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Fancy complaining about the lack of rain... Love your poem, though, Stephen. 😀
Comment is about The Slowing of Spring (blog)
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Thanks for the interesting discussion, MC.
Comment is about Sir Harrison Birtwistle (1934-2022) (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Like an ocean - always peaceful in the depths, often rough on the surface ......
Comment is about Peace is here (blog)
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Last verse got me - thank you.
Comment is about The foggy, foggy dew (blog)
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Thank you Stephen. Wishing you a lovely day. 😃
Kind regards,
Rasa
Comment is about Thank You India (blog)
Original item by Rasa Kabaila
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Mon 25th Apr 2022 02:08
Hi Jordyn E. Just to say I like your Bio. Great quote. I wish more people would do just that! Your new pic is great too! Keep writing your lovely words! Blessings!💕
Comment is about Jordyn Elizabeth (poet profile)
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Mon 25th Apr 2022 01:00
Thank you very much for the comment, Stephen, it's always appreciated! 😊
Comment is about Oarless (blog)
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They also speak of me in the same sentence as Johan Cruyff, Greg. And I think you'll find that Viz is some kind of high-brow arts publication, Bethany.
And thanks for the Likes, Stephen A, Aisha and Holden,
Comment is about FAIR COP (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
I must have lost the thread of this somewhere ... no offence, as it were, but how come we're discussing about JC and Shakespeare in the same breath? As far as A Fair Cop is concerned, a fixed penalty should do it. We're not talking Lady Chatterley here.
Comment is about FAIR COP (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Ref: My recent feedback.
You are most welcome,Clare. I enjoy the honesty of your poetry, You hold nothing back. You tell it how it is, whilst combining that with sublime poetic skill!. No pressure but Keep up the great work!
Comment is about Clare (poet profile)
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Sun 24th Apr 2022 19:59
my wry smiling mother said I should report you to age concern while on the other hand my father said it isnt as good as the stuff he reads in Viz whatever that is
Comment is about FAIR COP (blog)
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Sun 24th Apr 2022 19:48
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Sun 24th Apr 2022 19:44
never failing to please Stephen
Comment is about The Slowing of Spring (blog)
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Thankyou, Russell and MC. Yes, he certainly wants no-platforming, that Shakespeare.
Comment is about FAIR COP (blog)
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Sun 24th Apr 2022 19:39
a poem well worth all of the hard work put into it Clare
Comment is about Bling (blog)
Original item by Clare
Thank You Stephen , it really is and cant see it ending with HIM remaining
Comment is about You Will Pay for This (blog)
Original item by David R Mellor
The Bard managed to put out material which would probably
occupy today's thought police for its temerity in telling how
things are - or have been - in the context of human behaviour.
Poetry is "the stuff of dreams" - and "nightmares"...not some
comfort blanket for the sensitive soul..
Comment is about FAIR COP (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Sorry for the delay - legal advice and all that(haha). Thank you for the likes John C. John B. Holden Stephen and K. Lynn.
Thanks Greg, I have to confess I am no stranger to the dress (once only with the help of a professional cross dresser cabaret act who had all the gear) - gulp.
Through the rabbit hole Graham, noted ! I like to leave space for manoeuvring, especially in a tight dress.
Taken as intended Stephen, thanks.
Aah Mark. I never visited it but I respect the brand - the distinctive orange and blue originals. I do have a Charlie Roberts road bike, and he worked for Holdsworth as a frame builder (and Claud Butler). I had a friend who worked in their factory making wheels but in the 80s they started outsourcing all the parts . They were absorbed into another company I believe.
Ray
Comment is about WHILST IN PUTNEY (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Maybe Shakespeare is the wrong role model
for those with sensitive ears and eyes
An old black ram tupping your white ewe
Or the beast with two backs that lies
Comment is about FAIR COP (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Composers - like all creative talents - have had to take the rough
with the smooth. Even a "great" like Tchaikovsky had to suffer
the comment from a critic (Hanslick) that he wrote music that "stinks". But audiences are paying and they have every right
to indicate their feelings for what they hear/see. Whether that
is "intolerance" or just a rejection of what is not liked is open
to debate. To use Hanslick's metaphor, perhaps the audience
for "Panic" thought it stank. Or perhaps just painful to the ears?
Lloyd had no such opportunity one way or the other at the Proms.
Comment is about Sir Harrison Birtwistle (1934-2022) (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thank you, Clare. It is always a pleasure to read your poems. Thanks for your kind comment.
Comment is about Clare (poet profile)
Original item by Clare
Impressive stuff, Stephen. This all seems scarily close now.
Comment is about Equilibrium (a re-post for Earth Day) (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Fascinating poem, Holden. Without a paddle, it seems, and perhaps up the creek, or worse.
Comment is about Oarless (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
An atmospheric poem of discovery ( especially self-discovery), Rasa. Very enjoyable.
Comment is about Thank You India (blog)
Original item by Rasa Kabaila
Hey, Stephen. Just want to say thankyou for your continued support and positive comments on my work. I really appreciate you taking the time to comment. Love your stuff.😀
Comment is about Stephen Gospage (poet profile)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thanks, John for your continued support of my work. Always very humbled by your lovely feedback. It is very much appreciated. 😌
Comment is about John Botterill (poet profile)
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Maybe, Graham. But Shakespeare didn’t stop at a couple of murders, did he?
Comment is about FAIR COP (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Apologies to the Bard on the weekend of his birthday.
This is the hag, when maids lie on their backs, that presses them and learns them first to bear, making them women of good carriage.
Peace, peace, John Coopey, thou talk’st of nothing.
True, I talk of dreams, which are the children of an idle brain, begot of nothing but vain fantasy, which is as thin of substance as the air.
Enjoy your Sunday JC
Comment is about FAIR COP (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Stephen Gospage
Tue 26th Apr 2022 22:02
A tender, loving poem, Clare.
Comment is about I See You. (blog)
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