If Torquay (The Gulls) maintain their present form they should gain
promotion back to the Football League proper where they belong.
My brother-in-law lives within a shout of Plainmoor, the team's home
ground, and even at his advanced age would probably jump from
his armchair and indulge in a bit of arm-waving if that happened.
I'm sure Mr Martin will be considering that promotion for a celebratory poem.

Comment is about The poetry of football (1): Dave Martin, bard of Torquay United (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Thank you Keith, appreciate your encouraging words.
It sure reminded me of some fond memories of sitting in a history class back in school.

Thank you Brian, 100% agree on that

Comment is about A Place in History (blog)

Original item by D Joshi

How two people can compliment each other. Good poem
Keith

Comment is about The Red Marriage (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

Fair point, but it depends what we mean by strong and weak. Many apparently "strong" people turn out to be vain and full of hot air when tested. The assessment always has to be ex-post.

Comment is about THOUGHT FOR ANY DAY (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

By way of explanation: the lines shown were quoted "as seen".
I've no way of knowing their original source so I cannot discuss
that in any way, but the general meaning embodied in the word
"people" seems equally relevant, though, somehow, not quite so "pointed".

Comment is about THOUGHT FOR ANY DAY (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

The courage and determination shines through.
I hope the result will always be:
Virus vanquished, Victory Vautaw

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Comment is about Malignant Love (blog)

Original item by Vautaw

Ah Brian you misunderstood my comment and that means I wasn't clear enough. I wasn't suggesting that the original quotation should change, just adding a variant version which says something else.

If I had instead of 'but may I...' said 'but may I add a variant' this would have been clearer, and I didn't do that but I also didn't write 'but may I suggest a change'

Comment is about THOUGHT FOR ANY DAY (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Thank you to all those who commented on this poem, especially D Joshi, JD., and Brian H. Also to those who expressed 'like's: Charlotte, Mona, Abdul, Julie, Aviva, Moon Girl and Kristian.

I appreciate your reading this and giving it your considered opinions.

Keith

Comment is about The Earth Sleeps (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Good quote MC, which should be left as it was written......not given the PC treatment.

Comment is about THOUGHT FOR ANY DAY (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Greg, don't watch Long Lost Families on the TV then!

Comment is about The jab (blog)

Original item by Greg Freeman

So, (people) Around and around it goes, where it stops, nobody knows.

Comment is about THOUGHT FOR ANY DAY (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Wow, very astute, but may I....

Hard times create strong people,
Strong people create easy times.
Easy times create weak people,
Weak people create hard times,

Apparently the original quote is by G. Michael Hopf from an apocalyptic novel called 'Those Who Remain' (published 2016)

Comment is about THOUGHT FOR ANY DAY (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Only ever heard the child friendly version until today, your version if by far the best. Thank you

Comment is about The Animal Lover (blog)

Original item by branwell kent

Lovely xx

Comment is about To Writers (blog)

Original item by Flowers

We all feel like this xx

Comment is about FACE LOOK (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Well described with the final stanza being a thought which most people dread. Good poem
Thanks
Keith

Comment is about Nightmare (blog)

Original item by Luis Francisco Hernandez Martin

Thanks, Graham. It has to be said that probably due to my age I do well up in odd places - so to speak - more often these days. Last time it happened was at the barber's - my first haircut in months - last summer. At the same time I seem to have developed a condition during lockdown called Dry Eyes. All very weird.

Comment is about The jab (blog)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Philistines! Exactly!
Can't believe they would actually INCREASE
the advertisements instead of reducing them.
No peace for you.
Write more poetry!

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

Original item by M.C. Newberry

This is a nicely angled write Greg. There's a slightly dystopian edge in there somewhere, with hope blended in too. I'm left feeling sad that many are thinking 'that's it' after getting the jab, not realising that nothing changes, the problem hasn't gone away. I also feel that we MUST all invest more of our resources to increase funding of the NHS. We need a Greta!

Good work.

Comment is about The jab (blog)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Thanks for the Likes, D Joshi, Holden, Aviva, Aisha, and Julie!

Comment is about The jab (blog)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Julie,

You are fast becoming a sage. Your poem speaks of the present and its consequences for the future, a future which is to some large extent a mystery.
Thanks
Keith

Comment is about Too Little Too Late (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

Brian,

Your strong emotional attachment to Kenya is something often felt by those of us who have lived and worked in other parts of the world. Such an experience is an education in itself. I lived in the deserts of Oman for ten years and even longer in Spain with a few years in the Caribbean. It is hard to settle back here as a part of us yearns to be back in to those places much loved and cherished. I too learned Arabic and Spanish and entered fully into the life of the world about me at the time.

Your poem touches the nerve ends of my soul as I too recall such incredible vistas and some of the best people I have ever had the joy of knowing.

Thank you for this
Keith

Comment is about Kenyan Morning (blog)

Original item by Brian Hodgkinson Jr.

This one is like a time machine for me. I cannot help but get choked up with longing for those wonderful times we enjoyed there. How rich we were, and are, because of the experience of Kenya, East Africa. We spent fourteen years there -- not back and forth -- no. We lived there, learned the language, culture, food, and received and gave love from the marvelous Luyia people of western Kenya. I hope to visit there again one day before I meet our Maker.

Comment is about Kenyan Morning (blog)

Original item by Brian Hodgkinson Jr.

Just beautiful, such a lovely read. Thank you.

Comment is about A Reflection (blog)

Original item by Stephen W Atkinson

if that is the future,
count me out
I'll go back to the past
where it's safer.
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Comment is about old shoes (poet profile)

Original item by old shoes

I loved this piece ? So beautiful!

-J

Comment is about A Reflection (blog)

Original item by Stephen W Atkinson

This is so beautiful to read. Made me smile ?

Comment is about A Reflection (blog)

Original item by Stephen W Atkinson

Yes, I was sitting there reading it. I know mango, papaya, guava, so well because I once lived in that timezone too.

Comment is about MY GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE (blog)

Original item by Erika Montoya

A contented man. A good poem. Makes us appreciate what we have.

Thanks
Keith

Comment is about A Reflection (blog)

Original item by Stephen W Atkinson

So nice poem!

Comment is about A Reflection (blog)

Original item by Stephen W Atkinson

Thank you to everyone who clicked 'Like' for this poem. ?

Comment is about Are Dreams Thicker Than Blood? (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Yes. I often leave when it gets like this. Sometimes leaving is the only option xx a lovely poem

Comment is about Last Night (blog)

Original item by jjessicca

Aisha,

This poem could easily be the power house of my soul, a place where one treats oneself to the exclusion of all else. Moments of solitude and self indulgence. Ten minutes! Aisha surely you can extend this.

Loved every word and thank you for this poem.
Keith

Comment is about Love Yourself (blog)

Original item by Aisha Suleman

This poem has a sacred quality to it especially when I read the words of the third stanza as it brings to life the house focusing as if on the epicentre of a real home. The smells and the noises, those aspects which bring a place to life and identify those who live there. My grandmother´s home evokes the same memories for me. A poem with nostalgia and real meaning.

Thank you for this
Keith

Comment is about MY GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE (blog)

Original item by Erika Montoya

Beautiful poem, you described so well the feeling

Comment is about I Don't Hate You, I Hate Myself (blog)

Original item by ImJustMe

Surveillance, and targeted advertising " The wave of the future, the future, the future, the wave of the future"

Comment is about ADS (blog)

Original item by d.knape

This is one of those poems where the poet has the ability to take the reader to the scene described with so little effort. Before I finished reading this poem I was already there.

Thank you
Keith

Comment is about We Sat There (blog)

Original item by Brian Hodgkinson Jr.

The cry of humanity, a goal waiting to be achieved since time immemorial but always out of reach. Yet strive we must because there is no viable alternative to humanity´s existence. To love and accept people......surely this can´t be too much of a challenge.

Thank you for this
Keith

Comment is about Unity in the Community (blog)

Original item by J.D. Bardo

Many love poems have been written down the centuries but those which come from the heart always stand out from the rest and this is one of them.

Thank you for this
Keith

Comment is about My Heart to you (blog)

Original item by J.D. Bardo

Wise words and something we should all take on board. ?

Comment is about Unity in the Community (blog)

Original item by J.D. Bardo

Shifa appreciate your generous comments and shall cherish the like. Thank you for your continued support.

Comment is about Nature reassures (blog)

Original item by Abdul Ahmad

Great write up Crystals

Comment is about Crystal Stouf (poet profile)

Original item by Crystal Stouf

I really like this. opened up a bit of soul

Comment is about A Rude Awakening (blog)

Original item by Jennifer Malden

Powerful. An abandon lover's song.

Comment is about Last Night (blog)

Original item by jjessicca

Nice one! Didn't know about G O's name being Eric Blair.
Jennifer

Comment is about NINETEEN EIGHTY FOUR (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Thanks Stephen and I have now seen your Essex poem as commented upon. Sorry for the delay.

Ray

Comment is about CANINE CAPERS (blog)

Original item by ray pool

I'm coming back to you Jennifer . Embarrassingly late - I seem to lost the link with WOL reminders. Fascinating school games and pursuits. I do remember fortunes, mainly a girl's option. We used to collect milkbottle tops and wire them together then donate them to some long forgotten charity.

Ray

Comment is about RAFFIA MAT (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Another comment missed sorry Jennifer. Thanks for the idea.

Ray

Comment is about FOUR STEPS TO HEAVEN (blog)

Original item by ray pool

So sorry folks to have missed your comments and likes - glitch on my phone perhaps. I think the link from WOL has ceased that shows me updates. Anyway, thanks Martin; yes you're right.

Thank you James glad you liked it.

and for the likes Tony, Kevin, Brian Jordyn and Stephen.

Ray

Comment is about NO ESCAPE (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Thanks Jennifer. You describe it well !

Comment is about COVID AVOIDANCE (blog)

Original item by ray pool