I wonder if the incumbent is planning to write a book. It should make interesting reading. Perhaps a revision of the US voting process
might be a result of what has been going on - not least to prevent
these events repeating themselves and helping to restore public
trust in the safeguards that are supposed to protect the integrity
of the process.
As for US politicians in general on recent/current displays - Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Comment is about HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER (A rumination on The Capitol Hill Riot) (blog)
Original item by Terry McArthur
Thank you JD, the first lines of each stanza do sound nice together, I hadn't realised that. I wonder if I knew it subconsciously or not when choosing the words.
Thank you Keith, a lot of my poetry was written whilst trying to find truths to cling to, and I'm glad to hear that you find this to be true too.
I'd also like to thank everyone who has clicked 'Like' for the poem.
I really do appreciate each one of you.
Comment is about We Are All Of Us (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
I agree with JD. This poem encapsulates who we are and what we are searching for.
Thanks for this
Keith
Comment is about We Are All Of Us (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
JD.,
Most of us fall at one or more of these hurdles because of our human frailty and the innate need to put our selves first in this life. However, your poetic response is significant as it highlights the need for self examination. Then comes the crunch. What are we going to do about it????
An interesting poetic experiment which speaks to us all
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about The Ten Commandments, (check-list) (blog)
Original item by J.D. Bardo
nice poem, and read just the first line of each stanza, a nice little poem.
JD.
Comment is about We Are All Of Us (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
Really liked this poem, John. It covers a lot of ground.
Comment is about ICU doctor (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Thank you to those who have clicked 'Like' ?
Comment is about What I Am Today (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
Sat 9th Jan 2021 00:37
Aviva Derchi!!! ??
Comment is about Aviva Rifka Bhandari (poet profile)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
Sat 9th Jan 2021 00:36
Sat 9th Jan 2021 00:35
Thanks for your long and interesting comment
Stephen W. Atkinson.
Next time, be more brief!
hahaha
Comment is about Stephen W Atkinson (poet profile)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
The last two lines of this poem are good advice to many parents. Parents do need to stand aside and allow the individuality of a person to manifest his or herself without undue restraint. Parents plant the seed and provide formation and guidance but ultimately the child develops along lines not prescribed by its parents.
A well thought out poem
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about Room to grow (blog)
Original item by J.D. Bardo
Comforting to hear that I'm not the sole inhabitant of that 'Desert of Despair', Mr Coopey ! ?
Comment is about 'Sign' of the Times (Reflections on 'Rude'!) (blog)
Original item by John Andrew Nield
Thanks Aviva for your comments. I appreciate you reading and comparing both versions. Yes I agree about the luck, to be honest played around with it too many times. I think I had luck in there at some point and will change it as it would read better.
Brian, that will probably be next weeks write when I am less emotional ? and can appreciate the reduction of chores.
Thanks Aviva, Hugh and Stephen G for the likes.
Comment is about Empty Nest Again Amended (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
<Deleted User> (18980)
Fri 8th Jan 2021 18:35
Some glaring ommisions Julie...there is nothing about bringing their washing home to be done, borrowing money, storing stuff in parents's garage, etc.
Comment is about Empty Nest Again Amended (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
I liked the original but I think this is better as it has removed some (redundant) words eg. '(emotional) tears'. and 'protected them (from harm)'. I also think the new version's 'watching over them' is better than the previous 'looks out for them' as it only suggests close proximity and active involvement whereas the earlier version could dually be interpreted also as 'doesn't know when they might appear again'.
I'd just consider though that now you have 'she taught them well' and 'she wished them well' and so perhaps you could revert back to the word 'luck' with 'she wished them luck as she watched them fly' unless repetition of 'well' was part of the plan.
Comment is about Empty Nest Again Amended (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
He’s now got fewer friends than me, Stephen.
Comment is about HOME OF THE FREE, LAND OF THE BRAVE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
This is short but captures so much meaning. There is a stoic determination and perseverance of numbing the discomforts of the races we have to run, but it also contains a ghost message which is that there is emotional pain also in the races we will not run once again. I like that we are dashing (or racing, if you will) in our efforts to find fun too. It has a very intriguing metre and rhyme to it too. I can't quite work out if it is a planned pattern or a natural occurrence.
Comment is about Pain (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
I think this should apply to journalists too, btw.
But, I'm glad that since I am not a politician or a celebrity (or a journalist) I am allowed to continue serving up slices of nothing.
Comment is about THE NOTHING BURGER (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Home of the brave, land of the free
Everybody's got it in for me
(Except for Mike Pence,
Oh God, now he has too)
What the hell am I gonna do?
Comment is about HOME OF THE FREE, LAND OF THE BRAVE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Quite right, John. My own betes noires are people who constantly sniffle or, worse still, hoik up phlegm in their throats. I understand the right to bear arms!
Comment is about 'Sign' of the Times (Reflections on 'Rude'!) (blog)
Original item by John Andrew Nield
Thank you as ever Stephen G and Stephen A and Holden!
Adam, that is definitely true; at one time to "go pro" was the desire of many a musician but in retrospect it's safer and probably less wearing on mind and body not to. I've worked with many amateurs as paid work tailed off and the market opened up . Even colleges train people to a high standard to flood the streets with buskers ( apart from covid restrictions) ! Glad you liked this one.
Tony, It's funny how certain details stand out in a life. I'm glad you spotted the couplet. Music should bring hope and sustenance but there is a seamy side to it, as well as a sad one.
Ray
Comment is about DARK ARTS (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Enjoyed your Shetland sample poem, Maxine. It's a place I've always wanted to visit but still haven't, yet. Thanks for sharing your poems and thoughts on Write Out Loud
Comment is about Maxine Rose Munro (poet profile)
Original item by Maxine Rose Munro
That’s right, Trevor. Bob Dylan references him in his early composition, “Song to Woody”.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lOWfCVQBixs
Comment is about HOME OF THE FREE, LAND OF THE BRAVE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
I like this. But to me they were never really friends; and true self will always rise. Thanks Stephen
Comment is about Voice (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Leadbelly was a friend of Woody Guthries who, for those who give a shit, chronicled the beauty of America - This Land Is Your Land / Pastures of Plenty etc. while fighting for the common man. Emblazoned on his guitar were the words - 'This Machine Kills Fascists'. 'Nuff said
Right on brother John!
Comment is about HOME OF THE FREE, LAND OF THE BRAVE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
You can take the man out of Salford but you cannot take Salford out of the man.
Comment is about David Constantine awarded Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Almost, Greg. I always tell it like I see it.
And thanks for the Likes, Stephen and Aviva.
Comment is about HOME OF THE FREE, LAND OF THE BRAVE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
<Deleted User> (18980)
Fri 8th Jan 2021 08:37
When I read 'monkish spot' I was scratching my head...no pun intended.
Comment is about The sting (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Tell it like it is, John
Comment is about HOME OF THE FREE, LAND OF THE BRAVE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
<Deleted User> (13740)
Thu 7th Jan 2021 20:11
What the f? Is mescaline. Never heard of that. P. S. I didn't think children liked being posted through letterboxes. My life is very simple. I give children back to their rightful owners. So I can do fun things like eat all their sweets when they are not looking. I can also laugh at smug marrieds as I call them who are over run with children. Even the grown up ones, demanding large sums of money off their parents. The trick is birth control. It works a treat. PPS. How many men does it take to change a light bulb? Three. One to do it, one to take a photo and one to broadcast to the world that the light bulb has been changed.
P. P. P. S how many lesbians does it take to run off to Prauge and stay in a lovely hotel? Especially when their ex husband knows nothing about it until now. Answer only one. Or was that two. Answer two.
Comment is about SURGERY INSTRUCTIONS (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Thanks to everyone who has left a 'Like' for this poem.
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Comment is about Poetry As A Means Of Meditation (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
<Deleted User> (18980)
Thu 7th Jan 2021 19:30
Oooo I dunno Branwell. Is it comedy or is it tragedy?
Comment is about Thank Heavens (blog)
Original item by branwell kent
Yes,, I also try to adopt your coping strategy, Mark. It's just that the 'red mist' drifts over with each further episode! I must try harder! ?
Comment is about 'Sign' of the Times (Reflections on 'Rude'!) (blog)
Original item by John Andrew Nield
Many thanks once again to all who have liked and/or commented on this poem.
Ruth - thanks for your added verse, which I enjoyed very much.
Aviva - after yesterday's events in Washington, it looks as though we need the cure urgently!
Comment is about Voice (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Welcome back, Cynthia!
Comment is about New Year's Morning, 2021 (blog)
Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas
Thanks for your comments, Phil, Graham and MC, and for your Likes, John, Ruth, Julie, Michael and Aviva. Our outdoor lights have gone on the blink - or rather, they're not blinking at all, due to needing new batteries. But our indoor lights - see picture above - are still shining, and our tree is still glowing. It won't be going back into the garden this year until Candlemas at the beginning of Feb. Light in the darkness!
Comment is about Candlemas (blog)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Cynthia, thank you, I certainly aspire to be.
Comment is about Poetry As A Means Of Meditation (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
You are my kind of girl!
Comment is about Poetry As A Means Of Meditation (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
And look at who's still here. OH, HAPPY DAY!
I may never catch up with the past few months, but I fully intend to be as current as I can from this day forward. Happy New Year to so many WOL friends whom I have really missed.
I just hope I can remember how to do all this.
Comment is about New Year's Morning, 2021 (blog)
Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas
Dear Dorinda - noted BUT the qualification is first to EMAIL me at
markone05@live.com gets the book. Hurry up!! You could be first. You should understand that the email contact mentioned
enables the provision of address and other details about posting to be exchanged
MC
Comment is about Dorinda MacDowell (poet profile)
Original item by Dorinda MacDowell
The upper window across the street displays a tree with its lights
still bravely flashing through the winter gloom and that cheers me
up no end when I look out from my window to check the weather.
.
Comment is about Candlemas (blog)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Ho-ho...so many of us must have experienced something of the kind
when out driving. I recall an item like a table tennis bat that had
plastic "leaves" carrying messages ranging from the apologetic to the rude, attached by rings which enabled a chosen message to be flipped up and held out from the window. But the best way is that
taught to police drivers back in the day - always to assume that the
other driver is a congenital idiot and to smile and wave benignly at
any transgressor one might meet. It always works for me!? .
Comment is about 'Sign' of the Times (Reflections on 'Rude'!) (blog)
Original item by John Andrew Nield
I would love a copy please if that's possible!
Dorinda x
Comment is about Write Out Loud regular offers free copy of spare poetry pamphlet to first email claimant (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Thanks Hugh, but I think I should try to adjust to empty nest before filling it with four more?
Comment is about Empty Nest Again (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
An empty nest, it wasn't meant to be,
When she met her mate sat on a tree.
Bringing up chicks she did adore,
Back at her nest she laid four more.
Four more eggs ready to hatch,
Absolutely delighted she'd met her match.
Comment is about Empty Nest Again (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Philipos
Wed 6th Jan 2021 23:09
Great write Ruth - enjoyed.
P
Comment is about Harold in Lockdown (blog)
Original item by Ruth O'Reilly
Aviva Rifka Bhandari
Sat 9th Jan 2021 15:15
This is so enchanting and it makes me wish to join in.
I'm going to go make myself a coffee and grab some biscuits!
(I'll be walking to the kitchen and gazing out the window as I go)
Comment is about Today's Walk (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan