Not just me then? I often forget to remember, or do I remember to forget.
Comment is about Senior Moment (blog)
Original item by d.knape
<Deleted User> (18980)
Sun 7th Feb 2021 16:03
Barmy, but I like it.
Comment is about Temple Encounters (Funny poem) (blog)
Original item by Luis Francisco Hernandez Martin
Thanks Hope Ray for commenting. All true.
Thanks also to everyone who has clicked 'Like' for this poem. ?
Comment is about How Far Sorry Goes (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
Someone knows. Beautiful sentinels.
Comment is about The Cross (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
A neighbour of mine is 84 and he recently told me that he has lost six friends/acquaintances since Christmas. He has a very refreshing attitude for an old 'un. He says if it wasn't them it'd be me! Bravo I say.
Always a thoughtful write Ray. Thanks for keeping us alert.
Graham
Comment is about LOSS (blog)
Original item by ray pool
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Sun 7th Feb 2021 12:25
To err is human. Change begins within.
Stagnant water causes stench.
Comment is about How Far Sorry Goes (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
narcissist much
Comment is about that one time i saw a ghost (blog)
Original item by Stanley Butterscotch
weishenme??
Comment is about what the old man said to me (blog)
Original item by Stanley Butterscotch
comment est-ce qu'on dit "grockle" en francais?
Comment is about important fact to remember (blog)
Original item by Stanley Butterscotch
Thank you moon.girl for your comment. I've also forgiven many who never ever said sorry to me, but genuine remorse leads to change and a broken system needs to change.
Out of context, or in the wider meaning, I think it is helpful to think about how and when we say sorry.
Comment is about How Far Sorry Goes (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
Thanks for the kind comments and likes Keith, JD, Stephen G and Nigel. Also thank for the likes Holden, Aviva, Candi and Brian.
Comment is about Jack Of All Trades (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
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Sun 7th Feb 2021 09:28
Sorry. A word! Sans feelings. I have forgiven many who never ever said sorry to me leave alone feeling sorry. I'm happy I forgave and moved on.
Comment is about How Far Sorry Goes (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
Nice wordplay, Jane
Comment is about I wondered into the British Museum (blog)
Original item by Jane McCourt
An excellent start ,well done . Look forward ,as others will too ,to reading more of your work.
Comment is about I Don't Hate You, I Hate Myself (blog)
Original item by ImJustMe
Hating yourself
doesn't work
as you see.
Forgive yourself.
Love yourself.
Discover the
joyful surprises
those miracles bring.
Write on!
Comment is about I Don't Hate You, I Hate Myself (blog)
Original item by ImJustMe
Deal me in
felt a slap
your hard hand
when playing snap.
Comment is about Jack Of All Trades (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Thank you for the comment on my poem!
Comment is about Stephen Gospage (poet profile)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
I have to give this the heist praise
Comment is about I wondered into the British Museum (blog)
Original item by Jane McCourt
This is beautiful Candi. All those small things which mean so much in the eyes of the unfaltering love of a parent. Quietly powerful and made me think of my own mum. ?
Comment is about Last Day at School (blog)
Original item by Candi
I think the optimism could be confounded here. The USA has gone from being a melting pot to a boiling pot.
Keith
Comment is about A CONTEMPORARY CLERIHEW (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
How so? In another clerihew, preferably ...
Comment is about A CONTEMPORARY CLERIHEW (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Thanks for your thoughts, Stephen and MC. I’m not against bending history in the interests of a good yarn. Shakespeare did it often enough. But the imbecilic plastic characterisation in The Patriot and Braveheart is beyond the pale. And thanks for the Like, Aviva.
Comment is about THE ANTI-CHRIST OF HISTORY (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thank you Stephen for your comment and for expressing a preference.
The shorter version is more direct, surprising and mysterious, whereas the longer version is more ornate with metaphor and word-play and has some additional explanation and concepts. it's a 48%/52% preference and it changes all the time for me, sometimes from moment to moment, which I prefer more ?
Comment is about I Cannot Cling (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
Wow, so many good poems today. Every line of this one crackles with energy.
Thanks!
Comment is about Temporary Fool. (blog)
Original item by Jordyn Elizabeth
Thank you Keith for your comment. You are right, the way we decide to live is very much linked to whatever we believe in, that can set some boundaries for us.
Outside the structure of an established belief system we just get to find our own answers if we want to. Perhaps the answers or the coursework will get marked wrong at the end, but then again perhaps not.
Comment is about I Cannot Cling (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
Thanks, Hugh. They just get better!
Comment is about An apple puzzle that might appeal (blog)
Original item by hugh
I am slightly partial to the directness of the short version, although it is hard to lose the missing text of the longer one. The last line presents the ultimate challenge (or choice?)
Many thanks for the poems.
Comment is about I Cannot Cling (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
The scripts were certainly focussed on film "entertainment" but I
certainly get your point about how many actually believe what they
are seeing on the silver screen. Perhaps films of this sort should be
preceded with a warning about "Artistic Licence"? Gibson is a
very real talent as a director. His films "Man Without A Face" and
more recently the visceral war film that told the story of the young conscientious objector who served as a medico and rescued many
lives under fire (and obtained a ten minutes ovation at a European
film festival). are proof of his talents. Maybe it's just the Aussie in
him mixed with his adopted US mindset - that had him taking
liberties against the dastardly English in the films you mention. After
all, he has also come under fire for anti-Semitism, so controversy is
certainly not unknown in his life as a film-maker.
Comment is about THE ANTI-CHRIST OF HISTORY (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Interesting piece, John. I suppose all drama has the right to be slightly economical with history for the purpose of entertainment (e.g. the first four series of the "The Crown" on Netflix or the film "Monuments Men"). Let's not mention JFK.
A bit of poetic licence, I suppose. However, as far as I know, MG is not a poet and he seems to have taken quite a lot of licence. Having one's cake and eating it might be better, in a roundabout way.
Comment is about THE ANTI-CHRIST OF HISTORY (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
This is a remarkable poem. It is sad but I love it.
Comment is about He’s Gone (blog)
Original item by Scattered Sun
Thanks to everyone for the likes and the comments.
Aviva, Brian and Shifa - I am most grateful for the kind words and perceptive analysis. You have seen where I was coming from and you are already way ahead. Yes, the frustration of ambition (glad you enjoyed the line!) and a descent into cynicism is a major element of this world, which is both dystopian and real.
The noble professions of police and postman are embedded in my family, so they both get mentions.
Many thanks to everyone!
Comment is about In the woods (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
JD.,
This poem certainly answers the question but from a Christian stand point, which I share but others might not. Love is an innate human quality and to display it often requires courage and perseverance. To make it one's mission in life is to make a valuable contribution to the world about us. Love takes many forms all of which are beneficial. Sadly the world is often misguided and love is forgotten in order to exercise greed and prejudice. We are engaged in spiritual warfare and the weapon in our armoury is love.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about Why am I here? (blog)
Original item by J.D. Bardo
You damn sure master poetry!!
Comment is about Jack Of All Trades (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
A problematic subject for a poem such as this. It encompasses many issues and poses many question for which answers are not available. I believe that it is only within the structure of a belief system that there is some explanation. We shall never know for certain until the days dawns or the night closes in.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about I Cannot Cling (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
Thanks for the comments and likes everyone.
Comment is about Feeling Blue? (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Stuart,
Thanks for the advice. Most kind.
Keith
Comment is about Stuart Vanner (poet profile)
Original item by Stuart Vanner
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Sat 6th Feb 2021 07:46
Thanks for your kind words Joshi. Recently some of my pieces are less poem-like than my older stuff, so please feel free to read back.
Comment is about D Joshi (poet profile)
Original item by D Joshi
I'd like to echo Aviva and say that 'Ambition peels like bark and rots away' is among the most brilliant, evocative and effective lines I've ever read. Great read!
Comment is about In the woods (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Can't emphasize enough how awestruck I am by this poem. I found this particular line to be among the most poignant:
"Years after Grandpa had passed away
as old soldiers never die but fade away..."
Thank you for sharing this piece!
Comment is about Grandpa (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
julie callaghan
Sun 7th Feb 2021 16:22
Thanks for the comment Graham. Thanks for the likes JD, Brian, Aviva, Keith and D Joshi.
Comment is about The Cross (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan