Charming - and somehow rather poignant for anyone of a certain
lifespan in this old country.
Comment is about An English Hamlet (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Thank you Auracle and Tim for the latest likes.
I have also added link to audio and video now.
https://wolfgarwords.com/2024/06/24/the-convergence-of-everything/
Comment is about The Convergence of Everything (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
Loved the title, so poetic in itself. Every line is richly written, some of which I could resonate with. Especially, "Mind shadows are awakened and rush out to play
But if I try to join them, they scurry quickly away."
Another gem to your growing collection, Tim.
Comment is about In the Still of Night (blog)
Original item by Tim Higbee
reading this line by line I was following you round the hamlet. Wonderful stuff.
Thanks for this Keith
Comment is about An English Hamlet (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Apart from a few structured styles of poetry, sonnet. haiku etc etc, poetry can be whatever you want it to be!
'for some reason i use
to think that other individuals
opinions mattered'.
Keep writing and when you get to the stage when you can hardly stop you'll know you're finally getting somewhere! Like all of us!!
Comment is about Day 14 (blog)
Original item by SunFlower
There are some great lines here Tim. I particularly like the line
'Like the reflection of slippers dancing in a mirror.'
love it
Comment is about In the Still of Night (blog)
Original item by Tim Higbee
Looks like you are making changes now. Well done and carry on.
Comment is about Day 14 (blog)
Original item by SunFlower
I recently saw a news article about a woman in the USA who wanted to connect fathers with daughters particularly those fathers who were in prison. So she arranged with her local prison for young girls do visit their fathers in prison for a dance. This has now started a movement in other prisons in the US. This resonated for me as I wondered how I might feel if I were a father in prison in that situation.
Comment is about The Daddy day care shuffle (blog)
Original item by Martin Elder
Remarkable poem, Manish. It sent a chill through me.
Comment is about Massacre (blog)
Original item by Manish
Thanks for the likes..
David
Comment is about The Convergence of Everything (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
Well done again my friend. The sense of something ominous in the air, a change has taken place.
‘Where’s the other Half of me?
Why don’t you just Let us be?’
The personification in those two lines is powerful.
Comment is about Massacre (blog)
Original item by Manish
It certainly makes us feel the past joys of the image that is frozen in time and the sad reality that time will never return for that moment. Thank you, John,
Comment is about The photograph (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
You've painted quite a beautiful picture here Keith. The sense of both adventure and tranquility takes me back to my own youth on the farm exploring the streams and woods. Thanks for kicking the dust off some old memories.
Comment is about An English Hamlet (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Really lovely, Keith. Wonderful imagery and word flow. I felt transported out of my rather intense (suburban evolving to more urban) environment here in California.
Comment is about An English Hamlet (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Yes Greg - why not the rockers and for me the hippies too, if we have something to say let's get it off our chests while we may ! Thanks for the thought. I wondered if there may be a re flowering of am dram about to emerge.....
Ray
Comment is about EIGHTY - NOT OUT (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Hi once again Martin. Politics isn't really my speciality, but the mention of Thatcher prompts me to speculate that her heavy handed and inflexible approach to running the country was the very opposite of what a disenfranchised rundown group of people who lost heart and significance by the very tearing out of the work ethic and its tiny miracles needed - it was bound to lead to a partial breakdown of hope and community. After all, how much of that can we really absorb? Still we did have the yuppie culture, so can we really complain?
Ray
Comment is about A street full (blog)
Original item by Martin Elder
Hard to think you’d ever leave it Keith! Your old stomping grounds in Northamptonshire have a few like this. Perfect on a sunny Sunday here. Thank you G
Comment is about An English Hamlet (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
John,
nostalgia plays such an important part in life yet often overlooked. This poem with the photo of the girls is an invitation for us to revisit the past and take stock of where we are in life.
Thank you for this,
Keith
Comment is about The photograph (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Patricia,
A masterpiece of poetry entwined with philosophy and an exhortation for us to act, to remedy what now ails the world. This was not only a good read but a petition to all who read it, that time is running out and we need to find a new avenue to travel down.
Thank you indeed for this,
Keith
Comment is about 20020926 Rolling like a ball (blog)
Original item by Patricia Ziel
"Weeping willow" has its place in our folklore here. I especially appreciated the message in the last verse. But even better might be to be born happy and beautiful? After all, the latter is in the
eye of the beholder, whether that be its lucky owner or the
onlooker.
Comment is about The Lonely Willow (blog)
Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska
Sun 23rd Jun 2024 12:41
A mammoth and comprehensive litany of emotions. What poetry does best!
Comment is about Death Cafe (blog)
Original item by Lee Campbell
Thanks to all the like including Nigel, Tom, Blackrose, Stephen, Stephen Aisha, Manish and Auracle
Thanks also to M.C. David Ray and Keith for comments
Keith I love observational poetry, trying to paint a picture of what I see
Ray there does seem to be little hope on the surface of some peoples lives- yet I suspect if you dig a little deeper there is something more. I think people have lost the ability to speak yo each other, just simply passing the day and therefore not connecting.
David thanks for your comments about Thatcher . I remember her saying that and thinking at the time it was an outrageous statement. You are right my intention wasn't to make any observation other than people going about there daily lives.
When lockdown occurred and I went for my daily walk for exercise I would make a habit of saying hello to anybody I might come across who seemed relieved and smiled back . It is so important i think to try and make that connection.
Once again thank you for likes and comments
Love and blessings
to all
M
Comment is about A street full (blog)
Original item by Martin Elder
Thanks for the comment Landi and for the additional likes.
Occasionally I see things in my scribbles which must emanate from my subconsious.
On reflection I pondered why I used the words "flake, wounds and pour" because they do have a leaning to suggest some kind of religious communion, ie..the breaking of bread, represented in flake like discs, the blood of Christ, poured...and the reference to open wounds.
All these terms although purpously placed in the text seem to suggest a cleansing.
Read in to that what you like, but it was revealed to me only upon reading not whilst creating the verse.
David
Comment is about Scratch (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
Thank you Leon for your feedback & wise words 🙂
Thanks for like Auracle 👍
Comment is about Miss You Everyday (blog)
Original item by Tom Doolan
Congratulations on reaching this milestone, Ray. The old rockers keep on trucking, and why shouldn't you, still open-micing and Zooming as you do?
Comment is about EIGHTY - NOT OUT (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Thanks for all your likes Stephen, Keith, Blackrose, Aisha, Holden and Jon 63.
Cheers Graham it is indeed. Yes, I agree, we share the support even sometimes under duress. All's pretty good thanks!
Bless you David. There is of course no alternative but to grip tightly and think of England. A lovely thought too.
Yes Mark - in the same ball park as they say.
Always nice to get your response Martin thank you.
Funny you mention that Stephen. My mum on reaching 95 said: I never wanted to be old, but now I am it would be nice to get to 100, alas not to be but still.....
Ray
Comment is about EIGHTY - NOT OUT (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Thank you for liking my dream poems! They are all dreams that I've had. Your feedback is encouraging.
Comment is about Tim Higbee (poet profile)
Original item by Tim Higbee
Thank you for the kind words on my poem. I miss that little guy every day. I really appreciate WOL. This has become my safe haven in many ways.
I'm looking forward to reading your work.
Thank you
Comment is about Cassandra Louise (poet profile)
Original item by Cassandra Louise
leon stolgard
Sat 22nd Jun 2024 15:56
Look on the bright side Tom you know what they say about absence-and tomorrow could be a different story- ( 10/10 ) 👍
Comment is about Miss You Everyday (blog)
Original item by Tom Doolan
Thank you for the comment on the Buddy poem. I miss that little bastard..
Cheers
Evan.
Comment is about Stephen Gospage (poet profile)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
leon stolgard
Sat 22nd Jun 2024 15:50
Well crafted grim reminders Patricia-cheers!
Comment is about Awareness Secret (blog)
Original item by Patricia Ziel
Thank you Manish for your feedback & supportive comment. 😊
Thanks for likes: Aisha & Patricia 👍
Comment is about Miss You Everyday (blog)
Original item by Tom Doolan
The repetition works well with the brevity and somehow works to communicate recurrence. And, the final line cinches it up beautifully--it's really a gratifyingly constructed image painted in those few words.
I also want to mention that certain words and phrases evoke a sense of distorted perception for me which I found very slightly distressing, probably due to my own experiences with chronic insomnia.
..nighttime isn't necessarily a time of rest...
Thanks for posting, David 🌷
Comment is about Scratch (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
I can't thank you enough for your support and generosity, Stephen. It means the world to me. Have a great day!😊
Comment is about A Wish (blog)
Original item by Manish
Martin Elder, Stephen Gospage, Stephen Atkinson, Aisha Suleman, Helene, Manish. Thank you so much for liking my poem. Martin Elder and Manish Singh Rajput for commenting.
Comment is about The Sky is Crying With Heavy Rain (blog)
Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska
Fri 21st Jun 2024 16:29
It’s all brilliantly done but I love this standout set
This is the real life
This is the war
This is real spite
Despite the law
These are the orphans
These are the limbs
This is the organ
These are the hymns
Well done!
Comment is about Real Life (blog)
Original item by Steve White
The teaks were still
And so were the neem,
Their silence seemed
Like silent screams.
So effective!
Comment is about Massacre (blog)
Original item by Manish
Thanks for the early likes folks.
David.
Comment is about Scratch (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
The message, structure and set-up of this poem is put out brilliantly by you, Stephen. Clear, crisp and effective.
Comment is about Summit (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
"If there is a god or a celestial being
Why am I left with a vacant empty feeling
Live in the here and now they cry
One day at a time and then you die," mind-blowing stuff, Tom. I loved it!
Comment is about Miss You Everyday (blog)
Original item by Tom Doolan
Wow, Hélène, just beautiful. I also believe. Seems that our writing is touching similar themes. My next post will be related to our co-creating.
Thank you also for your kind words for Winded prayer.
Comment is about I'm a Believer (blog)
Original item by Hélène
Stephen,
The comparison is stark. Endless talking shops with little to connect them with reality is an all too familiar scene. A poem which all diplomats should read before their next summit.
Thank you for this,
Keith
Comment is about Summit (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Tom
Mon 24th Jun 2024 16:56
Beautifully said Keith, I very much enjoyed.
Comment is about An English Hamlet (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries