Thank you Tim, Aisha & Holden.
“History, Stephen said, is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake.”
― James Joyce, Ulysses
Comment is about THE UNWRITTEN (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Thanks, Graham, John and MC. In truth, this has to be a silly, shallow poem because it is about silly, shallow people who are posing as the saviours (in a totally unfunded, bankrupting sort of way) of some cherished style of life which no longer exists and probably never did. They force themselves to smile and look cuddly, but nasty bigotry is only just below the surface.
Graham - Yes, when I was in public service the rule was never to apply for a job unless you were pretty certain to get it. Gambling is always a bad idea unless losing is not going to hurt you. I think Macron, with depressing arrogance, made that mistake.
And thanks to Manish, Aisha, Auracle and Holden for liking this.
Comment is about Premier Tour (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Very funny JM. Sort of Carry On Easter spectacular!
Comment is about A Family Easter (blog)
Original item by Jennifer Malden
Thank you very much, Tim. You are very kind and I fully agree with you that life is indeed an endurance test most of the times.🥀
Comment is about The Great Pile (blog)
Original item by Manish
When I had a proper job, it was always a rule that one didn't ask the public for their opinions unless one was prepared to listen and act positively on their replies.
Comment is about Premier Tour (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
What a great introduction to Write Out Loud Laura. Very accomplished work. Well done!
Comment is about Devotion (blog)
Original item by Laura Bray
Life is like an endurance test sometimes. We're challenged to see just how much we can take before collapsing. The situation in this poem would certainly be a test. 😱
Comment is about The Great Pile (blog)
Original item by Manish
History that some forget and some don't even know.
If you still don't know this stuff, please inform yourself.
https://youtu.be/-XbMtJhvfZ0?si=lrr8SnzJJjCPNZ6q
https://youtu.be/CEIUrgADs8Q?si=3XsSYVKIMmUzACZY
Comment is about Aabey 96 ( a mountain walk ) (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
Thank you Helene! And Leon, indeed ... though not sure about wood pigeons, noisy buggers! 😆
And thanks for the likes! 🌷😊
Comment is about Morning Call (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
I think anyone who has to suffer the smell of crushed parsnips deserves to sleep for however long they wish.
David
Comment is about A Soldiers Mind (blog)
Original item by Daryn DeMoss
Many thanks for the early onset likes pop-pickers..
David
Comment is about Aabey 96 ( a mountain walk ) (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
Thanks a lot for your most generous comments, Graham and Tim, and to all those who liked this poem. It means a lot to me.
Comment is about Known Eyes (blog)
Original item by Manish
Hope lies in tactical voting, Stephen, and a centre-left coalition. Don’t bank on it though, the right may yet win outright.
Comment is about Premier Tour (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Hope lies in tactical voting, Stephen, and a centre-left coalition. Don’t bank on it though, the right may yet win outright.
Comment is about Premier Tour (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
It was a good idea, Hélène! I've just read that Winston Churchill, at a particularly bleak moment in WW2, turned to one of his aides and said 'I would like to be a cat'.
Comment is about Who I Admire (blog)
Original item by Hélène
If you push too much of one thing, you tend to get too much of the opposite. The wheel turns.
Comment is about Premier Tour (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Quite, David. We should never take our freedoms for granted. They need constant defending.
It is a work-in-progress, Graham. I haven’t chopped it into little lines yet.
And thanks for the Likes, Stephen and Patricia.
Comment is about BUDAPEST SHOES (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
The history of Europe is the history of man's inhumanity to man.
Ukraine itself had its share of such activities as allies of the Nazis
in WW2. There were also military bodies in occupied lands that strutted to the Nazi tune then and participated in such activity.
Vichy France was one glaring example, with the behaviour of its
Milice towards local French folk even causing comment in the Gestapo! Indeed, a notable Paris Gestapo chief was himself
a Frenchman.
Comment is about BUDAPEST SHOES (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Couldn't this be turned into poetry JC?
Comment is about BUDAPEST SHOES (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Sweet words Tim, thank you!
Also thank you for the like!
Comment is about Praying (February 1997) (blog)
Original item by Patricia Ziel
There were many persecuted groups in Hungary, not least thousands of Gypsies whose culture bled into the Hungarian Psyche...even so they were massacred and othered by their own and given up to the SS.
Never let it be said that this could not happen again, it too easily could...it is, and it will.
A worthwhile reminder John.
PS...far too many people have no idea such things ever occurred.
Comment is about BUDAPEST SHOES (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Murdered by their own people, Tim.
Comment is about BUDAPEST SHOES (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Inside the chambered heart lay thy will
A soul of peace to embrace when all is still
Comment is about Praying (February 1997) (blog)
Original item by Patricia Ziel
Great poem Tim,
The fool poet could sometimes be likened to the fool in King Lear, wise words spoken seemingly unknowingly.
Or the Wisdom of Children...there is room for all I say. I temper that in the knowledge that there is also room for the dismisal of the obvious fool, if there be such a thing.
David
Comment is about The Foolish Poet (blog)
Original item by Tim Higbee
I love crazy dreams; I wish i could dream again, haven't dreamed a single night dream in thirty years. I miss it.
Fun poem.
Comment is about Area 51 (blog)
Original item by M Lane
The awakening of women to the deep rooted inherant power they hold has been a burden to them throughout history. Indeed the persecution of women has often emerged from the fear of men as to their intuition and latent knowledge of things.
Of course such knowledege is not exclusive to women nor shared by that gender entire, that said it has been an achilles to many men of assumed power...so much so that they have utilised such terrors as accusations of witchery upon women merely to eradicate them from the landscape.
I am a true believer in equality, I also accept individual limitations and competencies...nothing should be awarded without merit, but respect should be given in every instance prior to evidence which suggests its award is unwarranted.
I trust your search continues unheeded and is fruitful.
An apt and worthwhile poem.
David
Comment is about As I search (from March 1998) (blog)
Original item by Patricia Ziel
I hadn't heard of this one. Another example of the atrocities' humanity is capable of.
Thank you, John
Comment is about BUDAPEST SHOES (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Very powerful poem Patricia in multiple ways.
Comment is about As I search (from March 1998) (blog)
Original item by Patricia Ziel
leon stolgard
Mon 1st Jul 2024 11:02
Being an avid lover of all animals Helene this lovely poem has my approval-thank you
Comment is about Who I Admire (blog)
Original item by Hélène
Thank you Hélène and Holden. "Νίψον ἀνομήματα μὴ μόναν ὄψιν.":Attributed to Gregory of Nazianzus, and inscribed in the Hagia Sophia in holy Constantinople.
Comment is about Out of the blue (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Thank you for all the likes. Keith I feel very honored with your assessment since I am totally unschooled in 'letters'. I was a Beta girl who dismissed the humanities; found out in my 40's that I needed to write (very sparingly!).
Comment is about 20020926 Rolling like a ball (blog)
Original item by Patricia Ziel
It's been nice virtually knowing you JC! Hide the kitchen knives.
Comment is about OUR GERT (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
I was going to say "That's the spirit..." but..........? 😊
Comment is about Rockin' on the front porch (blog)
Original item by New Shoes
Even so, I bet you recorded this in your shed and not the house!
Comment is about OUR GERT (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thanks for your comment, John.
It is sad that we lose so many to deep sorrows--some are gone even before the grave...
And, I have to say that I agree with you about the trade off--I've read much from Marcus Aurelius that I've found quite useful.
I could say more, but I won't...
Thanks again.
PS
I'm sorry for your loss--the bonds we share in intimate friendships don't simply disappear with absence.
Comment is about enough rocks for a monument (blog)
Original item by Landi Cruz
I agree with Manish. What a great two liner and nice word play.
Comment is about Rockin' on the front porch (blog)
Original item by New Shoes
So relevant, I most definitely was subjected to "just accept".
Great work! I am going through some of your work posted, most of it very relatable, so most likely there will be more comments from me. No need to respond to me!
Comment is about Cultivated Curiosity (blog)
Original item by Tim Higbee
Thank you, Manish and Patricia, for your comments.
Helene and Holden, thank you for your likes.
Comment is about The Foolish Poet (blog)
Original item by Tim Higbee
Really like this one as well!
Comment is about A Thought About a Thought (blog)
Original item by Tim Higbee
Wonderful! Your work also takes me on a journey, a revelatory one! Thank you!
Comment is about A Life Renewed (blog)
Original item by Tim Higbee
Another wonderful thought/feeling eloquently expressed. Love your work.
Comment is about Wisdom’s Age (blog)
Original item by Tim Higbee
Agree with Manish, I definitely resonated with: "My heart hammers out a warning, a threat of power
But these thoughts won't retreat, they scarcely cower.
Confused and chaotic images are colliding in my head
Their weight becomes a burden, heavier than lead."
Comment is about In the Still of Night (blog)
Original item by Tim Higbee
Just wonderful, first thought was 'I love this'; very eloquent. Looking forward to reading more of your thoughts.
Comment is about The Foolish Poet (blog)
Original item by Tim Higbee
Loved this one, Tim. I'm waiting for you to publish your book so that I can read all your spectacular poems whenever I want to!
Comment is about The Foolish Poet (blog)
Original item by Tim Higbee
Nigel Astell, Stephen Gospage, Aisha Suleman, Manish, and Leon Stolgard, thank you so much for liking my poem. Leon thanks a lot for commenting.
With best wishes,
Larisa
Comment is about The Petrel and the Penguin (blog)
Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska
Stephen Gospage
Wed 3rd Jul 2024 08:36
A very fine poem, Daryn. The final couplet is particularly powerful. Good writing!
Comment is about A Soldiers Mind (blog)
Original item by Daryn DeMoss