Thanks John for commenting on The Colour of Thought. A wee drop of philosophy there, but my real aim was to not fall into the trap of using the word black as a blanket term for our darker brethren. Nature has provided us with shades and we seem to enjoy reducing things to easily categorizable chunks. Imagine if we had a few primary colours for choosing clothing for instance.
That point has not really been reflected in the responses, so does that mean the poem has failed?

I've been using the site very sporadically, but it suits me at the moment. Hope you're well!!

Ray

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Roger Joseph McGough CBE, FRSL is an English poet, performance poet, broadcaster, children's author and playwright. He presents the BBC Radio 4 programme Poetry Please, as well as performing his own poetry. McGough was one of the leading members of the Liverpool poets, a group of young poets influenced by Beat poetry and the popular music and culture of 1960s Liverpool. He is an honorary fellow of Liverpool John Moores University, fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

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where are those statues?

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whoisrogermcgouh?

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iamstillinastateofshockmyself! ?

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iamopposedtoapostrophes. ?

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Thanks so much everyone for the kind comments. I guess I should check my profile page more often!

Po, you are a treasure. Your warm connection and encouragement on WOL inspires me.

Write on my poetic friends.

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Thanks for your comment on my poem, "Evil".
Luckily the poem turned out fairly good,
not evil!

(watch out for those Red People!)
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Hello there,
Thank you for the like on my poem "Work of Art". I appreciate it. Afterwards I went ahead and read a few of yours and I fell in love with them. You write with much emotion and turn your pain into something beautiful. Please keep posting!

-J

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Mind over matter
it matters not,
a small recall
is what I got,
My memory
is not so hot,
just can't recall
what I forgot!
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My life was fine
and duly mapped
but now at paper straws
I grasp
apparently my mind
just snapped
and now it's lost
not on the map!

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Hi MC re Tempest. First of all thank you for your detailed response, and secondly how interesting your previous places of abode. Sadly the former sites of Police Stations are now but history - I have often shared your interest in them. I once read a poem of a former Bobby from days when Shooters Hill was closed - the main lament being the banter going on between Bobbies and the canteen staff. The canteen culture seemed to be the glue keeping everything together. It is an era now sadly lacking - especially as facilities now have to be shared with council offices - where the canteens are supposed to be appropriate places for shared experiences of the grimmest kind. Let's hope there is an upturn and pretty soon at that. P. ?

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Hi Cynthia,

I'm not exactly sure what you mean by 'challenging' but I'm taking it as a compliment! Thanks for your post on my page.
I hope you have a wonderful day.

TW&TK

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good point about who is a weed or not.
my poems are weeds
they pop up
where you least expect.

Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)

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Thanks Ruth

I liked all the special effects on the Ghost of me - - -
it made us all look good!

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Hey Nigel you did a great performance on the ghost of me video, I enjoyed that ?

Comment is about Nigel Astell (poet profile)

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good start with your poetry. look forward to hopefully more in the future

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I shall try to catch up on your work. It looks 'challenging' but interesting.

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Don - Tongues - thanks for the words. Too much media manipulation out there. Cheers. P. ?

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Tongues - thanks Keith - appreciated. P

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If you have eaten Spam
you are Contagious
avoid human contact
but...you can still use Write Out Loud!
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Dragan,

how do you regard your style of poetry? Impressionism or surrealism or neither. I am quite entranced by it and would be grateful if you could describe it for me as it has a quality which I admire.

Thank you Kkeith

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Ha!
LOVE your wry sense of humor and delicious way you 'stamp it!'... ie

(from Fleeting)...
-Lovely. Any last words?
-Yes. I'd like some more of it!

Meee three!!! And in fact... You just gave some to me!?!!

'Pulchritudinous'??

I was so excited at your gift of a new word, I immediately looked it up and... Aphrodite! Step aside ?

But the thing I love the most was upon reading the Urban Dictionary description.... I believe in Unicorns again!!

"... ... This word is bloody difficult to say! Only the skilled and boldest can use it very charmingly.
When someone uses this word a shooting star falls from the sky, a phoenix is reborn and a unicorn mates."

Gaze upon ye mighty works Mae, for you are the Unicorn fluffer who reignites ethereal birds!

You go girl!!!

Ka pai

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Hey Crystal,
Thank you for this stunning visual and emotive image...

"and down he goes, as if dreaming gravity's smoothest dream."

A wonderfully warmth reminder to us all that sometimes 'going down' is the right direction. It's call is irresistible, the journey, straight and true, our thoughts and minds may daudle but life's path is here for you.

We fancy that it's us in charge, and yet we find much blame. Why fight against the pull off the tide, instead, we could just PLAY!!! ??

Keep up the writing! There is a lot of fun to be had and the writing 'community' here are wonderfully supportive, interactive and generous of soul.

I only started putting my thoughts 'out there' since August last year and find that's it's the reading and contemplation, ideas, thoughts and inspiration that comes from this remarkable collective of hearts and minds that has given me a sense of oneness.

I hope you can find the same. I look forward to reading more of your prose!

Kai pa

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Wrong Locations - thanks Jennifer - must get a new compass. P. ?

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Thanks for the message on my profile, liking my Arboretum poem.

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thanks for reading "Cedar Trees".
wear a mask for Cedarvirus!
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Comment is about Binte Afroz (poet profile)

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Hi Crystal nice to hear from you writing poems has given me confidence and helps with my spelling . Also lots of nice people on write out loud have been in touch helping along the way love Wendy .?

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it's called "Second Childhood".
good night.

Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)

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Hello, thank you muchly for the love on a few of my poems. I appreciate it. I did the same to yours, they are lovely. Looking forward to more.
-J

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Thank you for your message Crystal. I'm sure you have all the attributes stated in your Biography. Keep on writing. I look forward to see more of your work on Write out Loud.

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thanks Keith.
Re: Cow Sheds,
that was written after a trip to Austin.
What used to be farmland is now wall to wall pavement.
civilization is not civil anymore.

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Thanks Jon, that is high praise indeed. And thanks D. Knape, I don't know about creative but it was a nickname from when I was a kid and one of the first poems I ever learned. ?

J. x

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Don - Merseyside - many thanks for the kind remarks. P. ?

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Don - Merseyside - many thanks for the kind remarks. P. ?

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No offence, Crystal, but I have to agree with the other comments. I'd be glad to talk poetry with you - yours or mine, I mean - but I'm not looking for a penfriend. Best of luck to you.

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Your mouth agape
so eat a grape-
Recover from my
poetic mistakes!

Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)

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In the photo, are you checking your watch?
you still have time to turn your life around.
hahaha
I am back. Now that wasn't so bad, was it?

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Keith - appreciated your very detailed and insightful comments on the Merseyside poem. How life whizzed by eh. P.

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Keith - Memories of Merseyside - so grateful for the approbation. P. ?

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Tom - I appreciate your kind response to my comment on DB's recent poem. In an age that appears to indulge in negativity of various
sorts, I like to recall an old song from way back that has the line
"If i can help somebody...". Not a bad thing to bring to mind at times
like these.
Good luck to you !
MC

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Apologies for the late reply Cynthia!

I wrote darkness about being in the dark about my faith and trying to do good

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MC your comments on Damon's poem today were really inspiring. I just wanted to thank you for that.

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Hi Jennifer and many thanks for commenting on Squeaky Shoes. ?

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Thank you Don for comments on Squeaky shoes. P. ?

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Hi Keith and many thanks for the excellent on Squeaky Shoes. ?

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Poets only Crystal, sorry. Good luck with finding a friend.

J. x

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As far as I’m aware, this site is to post, read and chat about poetry. It’s not really a friendship site, of which there are many. Thank you

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Thanks Binte.
I'll be gone for two days.
smile.

Comment is about Binte Afroz (poet profile)

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I'll be gone for two days.
Fill in for me.

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