what is our eternal home . Is it the womb or the stars in the heavens .

Comment is about Not Long Enough Be Death (blog)

Original item by Clive Culverhouse

You write beautifully but it haunts me this poem, you remind me of the war poet Wilfred Owen

Comment is about The Brothers Death (blog)

Original item by Clive Culverhouse

Tatted Heart is amazing and I feel like Black Bodies needs to see the world. You are a beautiful writer and your work is definitely special ?

Comment is about M3RK (poet profile)

Original item by M3RK

Thanks Jennifer, I suppose it is a little bit bitter but lemons have their place and they have their beauty.

J. x

Comment is about Lemons (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

So, MC, you voted for
what relationship with Northern Ireland?
what agreement on fishing?
What tariff arrangements?
what arrangement on labour movements?
what arrangements on competition rules with the EU?
workers' rights, the environment, state subsidies etc?
who would referee disputes between Britain and the EU?
if you know what you voted for on these issues you'd better let the Government know, because they don't.
The reality is you voted for an ill-thought out wish. Not a plan.

Comment is about YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

aww thank you so much! i know my stuff can be a little gloomy, but as i am making my way to the light at the end of my tunnel, so does my writing. i'm so glad you liked it ?

Comment is about let go (blog)

Original item by jezzalee

Sorry JC - but you're well off the mark. We leavers knew just what
we were voting for and it wasn't about the money. After all, we were
told often enough that this was a once-only decision (so we had to be sure) - a fact blithely disregarded by those in the Remain ranks ever
since..

Comment is about YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Written with feeling and a true sense of what can be lost yet not forgotten. ?

Comment is about A Ghost Of Christmas Past (blog)

Original item by Stephen W Atkinson

Thanks, Stephen. Four years on from the referendum and Leave voters still don’t know what they’ve voted for.
I’ve been trying to get rid of my pig in the poke. I’m encouraged I might be able to flog it to them.

Comment is about YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Working the room with a will
Not wishing a living soul ill...? ?
Agree with Philipos. Leaving some interesting conjecture in its wake.

Comment is about Mourner (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

This is heart stopping and heart starting stuff.
I like very much how at first it worryingly seems as if you are thinking of letting go of yourself, perhaps even your life but then gloriously you are found 'rebuilding the heart which was stolen' and letting go only of whatever had troubled you before.

Comment is about let go (blog)

Original item by jezzalee

Too many hats, too many facts, inside that brain of yours.
Its all abstract, but your not abstract, youre real, as real as the waggon wheel I'm about to eat........

Comment is about (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Interesting one Stephen - leaving the reader to wonder what else.

P

Comment is about Mourner (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

It's just as well
You don't have a scarf
As it is quite certain
You would not laugh
If the scarf is too tight
Or your neck is too wide
And you'd no longer be able
To speak your mind.

Comment is about (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Thank you Nicola, for stopping by and reminding us the power of gratitude and poetry. Wish you peace and love my friend. ?

Comment is about Giving Tuesday (blog)

Original item by Vautaw

Thanks for sharing your reactions Adam and Stephen, and thanks also to those who have liked the poem ?

Ah, and thanks also to everyone who has read the poem and not said anything bad about it. ?

Comment is about Let Me Spend... (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Thanks, M.C. for your response. ??

Comment is about In Solidarity (blog)

Original item by kimberly

A beautiful poem, Aviva.

Comment is about Let Me Spend... (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

A lovely tribute, Julie.

Comment is about Dame Barbara Windsor (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

You are right on the money, John. The UK government still seem to be under the delusion that they are Australia with about 100 times the negotiating power. Maybe Keith Richard should be leading the talks.

Comment is about YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Excellent, though bitter lemonish advice. Beautifully written as usual.

Jennifer

Comment is about Lemons (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

This has a Leonard Cohen confessional feel to it. Love it! Thanks for sharing JD. Write on! ?

Comment is about Wanting True Love (blog)

Original item by J.D. Bardo

Thanks for the likes Aisha and Stephen

Comment is about Dame Barbara Windsor (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

JD.,

This poem speaks volumes to those who confuse love with sex. Today's age is responsible for advancing them both as being synonymous. Yet this poem offers hope as the writer has reached a place of discernment and come to appreciate the difference and expresses the hope for a love that will grow and not be diminished by transitory sex.

A poem with words of wisdom
Thank you for this
Keith

Comment is about Wanting True Love (blog)

Original item by J.D. Bardo

A hat too small
is not abstract
subtract the hat
I'm back on track!
?

Comment is about (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Marijuana huh?
I thought it was a maple leaf.
haha
what do I know?
?
(I enjoy reading my poetry as well.)

Comment is about J.D. Bardo (poet profile)

Original item by J.D. Bardo

Grand

Comment is about Let Me Spend... (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Thank-you Hugh, and Stephen, for the likes. I love reading both of you, and I should comment more often, Great job, thanks for being here.

Comment is about Believing in Heaven (blog)

Original item by J.D. Bardo

Very aptly titled. I particularly like the lines 'Oblivious of the gray clouds around her.. / She boasts her freckled brown coat as the best in town.' and 'Swirling around mixing all my colours.. / Emerges from it a unique tone.. / Which is truly my own.' and I feel inspired by them.

Personally I think the last few lines suffer from over-telling and the poem (for me - i.e. just one reader's opinion) has more power if it ends at 'Which is truly my own.'

Comment is about Inspiration (blog)

Original item by Shrawani Sen

I don't know if they have ornaments in the orient , you are funny.
I have lots of ornaments , too many .
I've never been to the orient but I want to go to Paris but I need a pair of strong shoulders to take me , not a pair of socks.
Hope you are well.
I still think you need a hat as well.
Hats are very useful for keeping your ears warm xxx

Comment is about d.knape (poet profile)

Original item by d.knape

Thank you for the encouraging comments!
Keith, always knew you were a Guinness & fart man ?
Julie, hope you enjoyed your second read ( & didn't find too many faults ?)
Po, hope you found some joy in this piece after the tears mate ?

Comment is about A Ghost Of Christmas Past (blog)

Original item by Stephen W Atkinson

Thank you Ghazala for your kind comment.

Comment is about Let Me Spend... (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

A beautiful thought to hold. I wish everyone had such beautiful thinking n actions. World would then be a beautiful place to live and die in. Wonderful thoughts, it made my heart smile.?

Comment is about Let Me Spend... (blog)

Original item by Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Paul, vautaw, julie and JD your likes are much appreciated.
Thanks for your support.

Ak

Comment is about Elixir of Emotions (blog)

Original item by Anmolpreet Kaur

I enjoy your poetry D. thanks for reading mine. I am from Toledo Ohio, that is a photo of a marijuana leaf, if you are wondering.

Comment is about d.knape (poet profile)

Original item by d.knape

Thank you Adam for your comment!

Comment is about Strange Autumn Wind (blog)

Original item by Xoanxo

Ahh- Thank god I stuck with poetry!

Comment is about Strange Autumn Wind (blog)

Original item by Xoanxo

Thank you very much Vautaw for your kind words and for reading and listening to my poetry, very much appreciated!!!

Comment is about Naked Windows (blog)

Original item by Xoanxo

Keith jeffries (17053)
Binte Afroz (19435)
Paul Sayer (20363)
Vautaw (21078)
Anmolpreet Kaur (26263)
Aisha Suleman (27037)

THANK YOU! In number order, completely coincidentally, of course. I think that you all deserve a Hanukkah prize, it is source if light for me, like the menorah, of a sort. It is my favourite poem.

Mad Girl's Love Song

I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead;
I lift my lids and all is born again.
(I think I made you up inside my head.)

The stars go waltzing out in blue and red,
And arbitrary blackness gallops in:
I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead.

I dreamed that you bewitched me into bed
And sung me moon-struck, kissed me quite insane.
(I think I made you up inside my head.)

God topples from the sky, hell's fires fade:
Exit seraphim and Satan's men:
I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead.

I fancied you'd return the way you said,
But I grow old and I forget your name.
(I think I made you up inside my head.)

I should have loved a thunder bird instead;
At least when spring comes they roar back again.
I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead.
(I think I made you up inside my head.)”
― Sylvia Plath

I just wish, wish, wish she'd given herself a chance to grow old.

Comment is about Pain (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

Love this Eric. You are the King of your destiny. Laughter, joy, happiness, love... what a legacy! ?

Comment is about Don't Need to be the King (blog)

Original item by Eric Berard

Shine on! ?

Comment is about Piercing Light (blog)

Original item by Eric Berard

So glad you decided to post your spiritual poems. It does help us to remember that we are only here for a blink, then off to the next adventure. Write on!

Comment is about Signal (blog)

Original item by Eric Berard

Beautiful. ?

Comment is about Understand (blog)

Original item by Eric Berard

Isn't it amazing! When you stop and think about how we're all just a ball of energy vibrating at the same frequency. Fascinating! Thanks for the reminder Eric. So cool. ?

Comment is about Eternity (blog)

Original item by Eric Berard

thanks for reading "Christmas Ornaments".
Are you Canadian?

Comment is about J.D. Bardo (poet profile)

Original item by J.D. Bardo

A family of 10???
Wow.
Did she survive?

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

Original item by M.C. Newberry

that's what I like-
short and to the point!
?

Comment is about Christmas Ornaments (blog)

Original item by d.knape

I think we all do. I have an annoying and unusual illness, FND. It messes with my brain function, so I write stuff then very often completely forget about it. And so it was with this. Thank Aviva, were having a bit of a shit time of it right now and sometimes it pays to remind yourself of things you’ve said before. ❤

J. x

Comment is about Hush The Winds (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Thank you Aviva, that is high praise indeed, maybe we should all get together and write one. Genuinely, maybe we should.

J. x

Comment is about The Rose, The Stem And The Thorn (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

We need a humanist hymn book and this should be in it!

Comment is about The Rose, The Stem And The Thorn (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss