Age-wise, I am probably considered to be in this category but make
no claim to it. Indeed, living in solitary contentment, it is other often
far younger people who seem to be in a state of permanent infancy,
with bags of bluster, clamorous claims to "rights" won by others,
and lacking the balance of redemptive self-discipline. Get out of my life and out of my way, kiddo! ?
Comment is about 3RD CHILDHOOD---a poem by O.L. Buzzerd (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Is this by any chance instigated by the nonsense from the US political
chamber whose session ended not with Amen - but Awomen...
something almost beyond ridicule for its illiiterate man-ipulation of
language and its meaning in context.
Comment is about 'Man-Sized' Issues ! (blog)
Original item by John Andrew Nield
Thanks, Brian. I loved the journey, writing it. So glad you enjoyed the reading experience.
Comment is about A ‘Snitch’, in Time ! (blog)
Original item by John Andrew Nield
Really like this, and Joyce was no mean poet. On a Beach at Fontana is one of my favourites. Tony
Comment is about Stephen Dedalus (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
Wonderful poem, Ray. Fame is certainly no meritocracy. One of my musical heroes is John Martyn, a tumbleweed moment for many people, I suspect. Rounded off with a winning couplet. Envious. Tony.
Comment is about DARK ARTS (blog)
Original item by ray pool
<Deleted User> (18980)
Tue 5th Jan 2021 21:34
I hate long poems...but I love this one!
Comment is about A ‘Snitch’, in Time ! (blog)
Original item by John Andrew Nield
Thanks for stopping by Aviva! No worries, that happens to me sometimes too. Our muse seems to show up when it wants to, often when we’re busy doing something besides writing!
Comment is about Shine On (blog)
Original item by Vautaw
<Deleted User> (13740)
Tue 5th Jan 2021 21:06
I understand this poem. My mother helped many and passed young. She would feed the children from other houses who had nothing only mothers who kicked them out on the street. I was so angry when she. was diagnosed and passed. I lost myself for a time. Watch the film Bucket List with Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson. Your mother will be smiling down on you and the hospice does such a good job. Xx blessings
Comment is about Notes on Forgiveness: May, 2019 (blog)
Original item by Mike McPeek
Thank you Stephen G for the comment and like.
Comment is about Covidcoaster (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Good one.
I never forget those who are a whizz-kid at tickling the ivories
or make themselves very, very good on the Spanish guitar.
They get to know music intimately because they love it but never think of going on stage.
I don't forget them because they are the majority of musicians.
Comment is about DARK ARTS (blog)
Original item by ray pool
The poem brings us into your world then into your world view.
The line 'unable to lie alone' is too pessimistic for me.
I'd like 'not wanting to lie alone' instead, which would explain the problem but leave the outcome still in our potential power.
Comment is about Early Morning Blues (blog)
Original item by Blue Raven
You are welcome, Stephen. So glad you enjoyed it.
Comment is about A ‘Snitch’, in Time ! (blog)
Original item by John Andrew Nield
Thanks to everyone for the comments and for hitting the likes. I hope I haven't made people feel too miserable! Aviva, I'm working on the cure, although to be honest I am not sure what it is yet! Let's hope there is a way of reversing 'the process'.
Apart from that, all the comments make me think that I haven't figured out what my own poem really means! So all your thoughts have been much appreciated. Who knows? There may be a spin-off or a new version. Let's see.
Steve
Comment is about Voice (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Poetry and infant distractions. The perfect situation for the persevering poet.
A gentle poem with humour.
I enjoyed this and thank you
Keith
Comment is about Grandpa`s Baby Sittin` (blog)
Original item by J.D. Bardo
A brilliant, funny poem. Thank you.
Comment is about A ‘Snitch’, in Time ! (blog)
Original item by John Andrew Nield
Thank you, Julie. Yes, the end of the tunnel seems stubbornly distant.
Comment is about Covidcoaster (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Yes, now every day gradually pushes back the night. A great, positive read for these troubled times.
Comment is about The spears of spring (blog)
Original item by Greg Freeman
3rd childhood, 3rd lockdown........
Very enjoyable and clever poem.
Comment is about 3RD CHILDHOOD---a poem by O.L. Buzzerd (blog)
Original item by d.knape
I fondly remember a visit to Little Gidding in 2014, before all the Brexit saga began. Although I acquired Belgian nationality in 2020 and am therefore insulated from any impact of Brexit in Belgium, having worked for the EU for over 35 years, I am immensely sad at what has happened.
Comment is about 'What we call the beginning is often the end / And to make an end is to make a beginning' (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
A tear, and a prayer for Scott, (and you mike) Bless you,
Comment is about Notes on Forgiveness: May, 2019 (blog)
Original item by Mike McPeek
Thanks again for the likes and comments, I must refrain from making the comment that I want to Aviva, she may see it, LOL. thank you for your support. thank you Keith for all of your comments, the word capricious really fits me for sure. Thank-you to all reading, please help support WOL, please donate if you can. (just an opinion) JD.
Comment is about I like her (I hope I don`t blow it) (blog)
Original item by J.D. Bardo
So why is it that I can't work out quite what to write as comment on this great poem with such a great theme? I should not be afraid to sing my song, right?
Comment is about Shine On (blog)
Original item by Vautaw
Thank you to those who have clicked 'Like' on this poem.
wishing you all music to live by
Comment is about Music To Live By (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
Lovely, warming, be proactive, be positive, Voltairean exhortation to look after the garden. What more can one ask for?
Peter T
Comment is about The spears of spring (blog)
Original item by Greg Freeman
I’m afraid we aren’t a very resilient generation, Julie.
Comment is about Covidcoaster (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Thank you for the likes JD Stephen and for the comment Keith.
Note this was written before the lockdown announcement.... and before the rollercoaster skidded off the track!
Comment is about Covidcoaster (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Mirrors sometimes show a different someone
to the someone that all others see.
Comment is about My life in mirrors (blog)
Original item by Martin Elder
I really like the first stanza and the first line of the second stanza.
I suppose that is the generalised segment.
After that it gets very specific and contains a lot I don't relate to.
Doesn't mean it doesn't remain a great poem in entirety.
In full, it is your life in mirrors.
In just the generalised segment it is my life in mirrors.
I know I'm not gonna be able to explain this part well but it is kind of amusing that the title 'my life in mirrors' means 'poet's life in mirrors' aka 'your life in mirrors', whereas if the title said 'your life in mirrors' it would be 'the reader's life in mirrors' which would be 'my life in mirrors'
Comment is about My life in mirrors (blog)
Original item by Martin Elder
Of course, psychiatrists can really blow your mind!
I'd never thought of that before, wish I still hadn't thought of it ?
Comment is about I like her (I hope I don`t blow it) (blog)
Original item by J.D. Bardo
Additional thanks for everyone else who has clicked Like.
Much appreciated.
Comment is about A Way Of Living (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
I enjoyed this but a better title might have been tales from the couch.
A humorous poem. " Which one is today, that he is trying to be?" My favourite line. The word capricious is very apt.
Thank you for this JD
Keith
Comment is about I like her (I hope I don`t blow it) (blog)
Original item by J.D. Bardo
Julie you speak for the nation in this poem
Thank you
Keith
Comment is about Covidcoaster (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
A poem filled with wisdom and a road travelled by many. It comes as a salutary warning.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about Voice (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
<Deleted User> (18980)
Mon 4th Jan 2021 19:48
Is your 'little fella' a euphemism?
Comment is about Pushing Through (blog)
Original item by David R Mellor
<Deleted User> (18980)
Mon 4th Jan 2021 19:25
Good stuff Stephen. People can become negative as the years go on, becoming bitter and uncompromising. I think the ability to see yourself as others see you helps, easier said than done.
Comment is about Voice (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
These are powerful words:
"Though we are attracted to the physical nature
I find the soul strongly appealing,
Reveal to me what you wear under your skin.
You are beautiful
Yet more to me than flesh and bone.
Sing to with me in conversation
Let's exchange our opinions before pleasure,
Only then may our bodies do all that our minds fantasize about"
When one experiences another's soul/spirit, "then may the body do all that our minds fantasize about."
Good writing!
CM
Comment is about Lost in Thought (blog)
Original item by Jordyn Elizabeth
Very stark.
Now that you've written of the malady you must write of the cure, please!
Comment is about Voice (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
A cautionary tale, of some sort......
Comment is about Voice (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Many thanks to Tony, Stephen and Aviva for the likes. This is based (very loosely) on something I once saw in the Galeries St Hubert in Brussels.
Comment is about Inadequate Translation (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Clicking on the like seems an inadequate response. So sad but a lovely poem. My condolences. From personal experience, the last three lines are so true.
Comment is about To Rach (blog)
Original item by Emma-Jane Stradling
A poem that feeds the soul. So pure, so poignant, so immersive. Thank you for this gem of a poem! You're a true poet. Blessed be.
"Suddenly, quietly, you realize that - from this moment forth - you will no longer walk through this life alone. Like a new sun this awareness arises within you, freeing you from fear, opening your life. It is the beginning of love, and the end of all that came before."
-Robert Frost
Comment is about An Irish love poem (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Thank you Hugh and Aviva for hitting a like!
Comment is about Within These Walls (blog)
Original item by Shifa Maqba
I love walking poems, Peter, and they are particularly important now ... but there is so much more here than that. So much material for thought. Thanks for sharing.
Comment is about INTO THEIR HANDS (blog)
Original item by Peter Taylor
Shifa, I wish it were often so, but it is really quite rare considering the number of words I get through so I'm glad if some of them seem amazing. I'm happy that you appreciated and liked this poem, thanks sincerely for taking time to comment.
Vautaw thanks also for your like of this and the other phoenix poem, I am glad you like them, there's one more coming soon.
Comment is about A Way Of Living (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
You have an amazing way with words!
Comment is about A Way Of Living (blog)
Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari
M.C. Newberry
Tue 5th Jan 2021 23:32
Intriguing and slightly scary. A reminder that the demon can lie
within each of us, waiting for the dark times and the dark hours to
pay us a visit.
Comment is about My demon (blog)
Original item by VHH