I love the pace and amusing message of this poem. It also reminds me that I should get back on my bike again before my muscles and bones totally cease up, but like Keith I have to be aware that I don't end up with another heart attack.
great poem thanks
Comment is about Workout (blog)
Original item by Aisha Suleman
I love not only the words and description her but also the rhyme and meter of this piece.
Good stuff David
Comment is about Hebridean Graves (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
Wow a very emotive piece Keith. You caught me up in the narrative form beginning to end. I was on the journey with that woman.
Brilliant
Comment is about Grief Stricken (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
yeah there are some great lines here Ray.
Love it
Comment is about EIGHTY - NOT OUT (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Thanks for the like and comment RG,
There is a British Wargraves site in the middle of West Beirut that was cared for by locals throughout their long experience of troubles in years gone.
Also a huge one in East Jerusalem stacked with our war dead tended by locals..it is something reciprocated in often the most unexpected places.
Thanks again.
David.
Audio and Video attached at link below
https://wolfgarwords.com/2024/06/19/hebridean-graves/
Comment is about Hebridean Graves (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
Wed 19th Jun 2024 08:37
A wonderful poem, John, a truly lovely tribute! 🌷
Comment is about Mam (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
John,
Thank you for sharing this. There are few in life we can extol the virtues of, but a mother is often our first recourse. It is a relationship, a bond which reaches the depths of intimacy and love.
Thank you indeed,
Keith
Comment is about Mam (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Hey, play the game! But I still love the pay-off! I recall it said in the past that the size of a
man's penis was in reverse ratio to the size of his brain. Looks
like a subject for an interesting debate.
Comment is about RESEARCH (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Hard exercise when young supplies the basis for more reliable health in later years. Beginning any routine requires the sense
to allow the body to adjust to the demands placed upon it,
thereby allowing beneficial progress in endurance and strength
over time. The body will repay proper care but bear in mind that
it will also resort to reverting to the path of least resistance so
be prepared for the results that lay-offs can see happening. In
later years, moderation is sensible. 💪
Comment is about Workout (blog)
Original item by Aisha Suleman
Been there, done it, got the hair-shirt! 😃
Comment is about EIGHTY - NOT OUT (blog)
Original item by ray pool
And not just sailors. You find similar 'unknowns' in European graveyards from various conflicts over the past couple of centuries.
Comment is about Hebridean Graves (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
Heading into the sunset red sails ablaze.
Nice one Ray. I have responded to your email...speak soon.
David...
Thanks for your support in days gone by.
Comment is about EIGHTY - NOT OUT (blog)
Original item by ray pool
You paint a powerful picture Keith. Was it a first hand experience?
People from warmer climes always seem much more demonstrative in grief, unlike we British who are generally quiet and respectful.
Comment is about Grief Stricken (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
If this is autobiographical Ray excellent work on both counts
I particularly like 'old codgers supported by old maids' a union that we all share gladly.
I hope you're keeping well my friend
G
Comment is about EIGHTY - NOT OUT (blog)
Original item by ray pool
I love this piece! It also sounds like such a cozy place, my gosh 😌
Comment is about My paradise, my room (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
Hello Aisha! I appreciate the 'like' on my writing piece: Did I hit my head or have a fall?
I truly appreciate it. 💖
Comment is about Aisha Suleman (poet profile)
Original item by Aisha Suleman
Hello Hélène! Thank you so much for your kind words on my writing piece: Did I hit my head or have a fall?
I truly appreciate it 💖
Comment is about Hélène (poet profile)
Original item by Hélène
These sites are dotted over a few of the Hebridean Islands and some parts of the more Westerly Scottish Mainland.
There were unknown Sailors washed ashore who were never identified during the WW2 Atlantic Convoys campaign which kept these Isles alive. There are some unidentified German Sailors also.
Not to mention hundreds of civilian Fisherman and Sailors lost at Sea around the Western Isles and Outer Hebrides.
The sites are often remote, bleak and beautiful in their peaceful stillness.
Comment is about Hebridean Graves (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
"I would love to have new wings,
To warm my suffering soul.
I love it when my soul sings,
But I only feel the Northern Pole."
Loved the poem, really heart-wrenching, but I loved the last stanza a lot, Larisa. Perhaps one of the best stanzas that I've read recently. I could feel the pain.
Comment is about The Sky is Crying With Heavy Rain (blog)
Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska
I could visualise the whole scene of grief, Keith, and that's remarkable. Very descriptive and heart-wrenching. I liked the way it ended, "A red rose fell from her hand,
unnoticed by anyone present."
Comment is about Grief Stricken (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Aisha,
I read this poem with pangs of envy. Should I follow this energetic routine I would probably suffer a coronary. Yet, it was a poem filled with the joy of life. Dare I say a very healthy poem.
Thanks for this,
Keith
Comment is about Workout (blog)
Original item by Aisha Suleman
Thank you for your kind comment, Patricia. I'm glad that you liked it.😊
Comment is about Layers (blog)
Original item by Manish
Gut-wrenchingly powerful poem, Cassandra. I was riveted by tje language and emotions of loss. The ending lines are stellar: "Give us the courage and strength
To let our hearts continue to beat in this terrifying, unknown world"
Comment is about Did I hit my head or have a fall? (blog)
Original item by Cassandra Louise
This old lady (moi) likes this poem and is inspired to at least stretch like a cat and take a lovely walk. Good writing Aisha! Nice rhyming, rhythmic pacing. A celebration of the body of youth moving in healthy joy.
Comment is about Workout (blog)
Original item by Aisha Suleman
Oh Evan, I'm so terribly sorry for the heartbreaking loss of beautiful Buddy. It is debilitating to lose your best friend. 😨
I hope you find comfort in knowing that this little writing community on WOL is here for support every step of the way. Take care~
Comment is about Buddy (blog)
Original item by Evan Tyler
Another belter from your portfolio.
Comment is about My Poetic Soul (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Thank you R A, glad you liked it! 😀
Comment is about My Poetic Soul (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Thanks, Manish, for reading and leaving a little memento. I've changed it just a bit since--the essence is the same, but I've made just a few edits to make the reading run a bit more smoothly.
While I'm here...
I'm a little shy when it comes to revealing my inner thoughts. I mean, I'm sure my words don't really touch many readers, but they're still personal. That said, I struggle at times to understand the point in sharing--why seek attention for things that are of little to no value outside of my own head? Even at this moment, I'm thinking, 'what's the use?'
Well, whatever...
Maybe my next venture should involve a commune in deep Oregon with carefully administered hallucinogenics while in a safe place--what harm can come beyond what's already been done by the world at large?
Again, thanks for reading. It does matter, I know. I'm just at a low spot, in need of a change of scenery )
Comment is about tension head (blog)
Original item by Landi Cruz
This is marvellous - rhythmic, rhyming, soulful too - rhymes are so elusive, they need to be captured before they disappear.
Comment is about My Poetic Soul (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Gear up! It has been said, with some truth, that old age ain't for sissies. I'm wondering if the post-baby-boomers will be able to
handle it on present evidence.😏
Comment is about Father's Day (blog)
Original item by R A Porter
Thank you Stephen - having accompanied my (10 years) older brother around a hilly golf course in the Peak District yesterday with his school pal of 60 years I can see all too clearly the road ahead to the land of Sanatogen, Voltarol and Last of the Summer Wine …
Comment is about Father's Day (blog)
Original item by R A Porter
The grand gestures are often compensations. It's the sustained practice of the little things which endures and show's that we care.
This poem is a fine reminder of the importance of small heartfelt offerings.
David
Comment is about This Morning (blog)
Original item by Hélène
Thank you for your generous comment and the link Helene, much appreciated and enjoyed.
Thanks for the recent overnight likes folks.
David
https://wolfgarwords.com/2024/06/14/omens-and-homage/
Comment is about Omens and Homage (Ignorance, Manipulation, Control, Domination) (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
Jealousy is a hidden enemy residing in the corner of every human being, if not tamed and controlled, jealousy destroys us.
Thanks M.C.Newberry.🌷
Comment is about Jealousy (blog)
Original item by Ghazala lari
Very funny, RA, with more than a grain of the terrible truth!
Comment is about Father's Day (blog)
Original item by R A Porter
Thank you for the comments, Graham, Martin and RA. I heard the novel read on Radio 4 recently and it seems more relevant than ever, particularly in the age of the likes of Donald Trump, where lies become the accepted narrative and truth has no meaning.
And thankyou for liking this poem Nigel, Aisha, Stephen, Jon, Larisa and Manish.
Comment is about Nineteen Eighty-Four (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thank you very much, Patricia! And Stephen, if you see it give it a nudge my way 😂 And M.C. if only I could remember the ones I made up during the night, but by morning they've faded with my dreams!
And thanks for the likes 😊🌷
Comment is about My Poetic Soul (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Jealousy is primarily the province of the young who want.
Comment is about Jealousy (blog)
Original item by Ghazala lari
Thank you for reading my poems.
Comment is about SONNET: REALIST, OR CYNIC (DEVIL'S ADVOCATE) (blog)
Original item by Martin Peacock
A learning process. Hey - that's life! 😉 Don't expect too much and be prepared to be surprised, for better or for worse. At the
age of 80 plus,
Best wishes.
Comment is about Time is a flat circle (blog)
Original item by Sarah-Kaye
Spectacular David! I daresay William Blake is smiling. Kudos for the last paragraph (yes, liberation! Check out David's video fellow poets, in which he walks us through the poem). Altogether well done.
https://youtu.be/k4FOz3T-qBc?si=U2a0M_2SLxl0dmZo (Blake poem set to music)
Comment is about Omens and Homage (Ignorance, Manipulation, Control, Domination) (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
Thank you for the early like Aisha,
David.
Comment is about Omens and Homage (Ignorance, Manipulation, Control, Domination) (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
Nicely written. Worth reading for this one line alone
'see the witches and the wizards of the wicca all at play'
well done you
G
Comment is about SUBLIMINAL (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Thanks RA. I’ve noticed a steady decline in the numbers of swallows returning from migration in recent years, and this year is worst of all. Hoping my poem is unduly pessimistic and the situation will turn around in future…
Comment is about End of Summer (blog)
Original item by Tim Ellis
Thnks for the like Aisha.
David
Comment is about A trilogy of D-Day poem readings (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
Thanks Ray & Greg - & to all the Dads… Happy Father’s Day!
Comment is about Father's Day (blog)
Original item by R A Porter
Martin Elder
Wed 19th Jun 2024 10:46
I was drawn in by the title of the is piece which has a message all of its own to which you then elucidate so well the rest of what you want to say.
Nice one
Comment is about The Sky is Crying With Heavy Rain (blog)
Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska