Alternatively she could have had an adult conversation with him......just saying.
Comment is about MILKSHAKE FARAGE! (blog)
Original item by Lee Campbell
Thankyou for your kind word, Graham, Trevor and MC; and for the Likes, Aisha, Tom, Holden, JD, Helene, Jon63 and Tim.
Comment is about HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JUDE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
A lot of work has gone into this methinks. Well done Trev!
Comment is about POET WITHOUT A CAUSE (blog)
Original item by trevor homer
Not 'in your face' like many remembrance poems, more subtle blending then with now. Everything moves on but it's important to remember and to be determined to not give tyranny its head again.
Comment is about Thank you (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
I knew that under that gruff northern persona there was a Romeo waiting to leap out! Something of a blend between ‘when I’m sixty-four’ and ‘Hey Jude’ then. Allow me to pass on my birthday best wishes to Gert!
Comment is about HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JUDE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thank you very much, Holden.
Comment is about HAIKU: SUMMER AFTERNOON AT LEAFY GLADES (blog)
Original item by Martin Peacock
'Slow down, honeybunch' - delightful!
Comment is about "The Little Way" (Thérèse de Lisieux) (blog)
Original item by Hélène
Beautifully written, Helen. I can see that words mean something to you, as they do to me.
Comment is about Marvelous (blog)
Original item by Hélène
Thanks to those who have sent flowers of remembrance
David X
Comment is about Thank you (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
I couldn't agree more, your insight is on point and exactly what I wanted to convey. Thank you for your generosity, Tim, it means a lot to me.
Comment is about Nine-to-Five (blog)
Original item by Manish
Thanks Larisa & M.C. for your comments & feedback 🙂 - The situation is utterly beyond comprehension. One thing I did learn from my time in Russia is that the West is perceived as weak. We remain complacent at our peril.
Thanks for likes Aisha,Holden,Manish,Tim,Patricia & RudyardK 👍
Comment is about My Friend Maxim (blog)
Original item by Tom Doolan
I think your mum must have been a remarkable woman, Lee. I so appreciate all your poems about missng her. I share your sentiments....miss my mom so much; it's been 11 years since she passed and I think of her almost every day.
Comment is about Popped (blog)
Original item by Lee Campbell
I love the title and the poem and it's meaning that's conveyed so beautiful. We often learn it the hard way to comply with what's been provided to us, though we deserved more, we deserved answers, and therefore, a new part of us is born and is adamant to give all the answers and lessons learnt to the next of us.
I could very much resonate with this poem. This topic was something that always occured to my mind but I failed to bring it to the page. Through this poem, I calm that part of me. Excellent, my friend!
Thank you.
Comment is about Cultivated Curiosity (blog)
Original item by Tim Higbee
Awesome poem, Tim! Well written with a wonderful message. Curiousity, open-mindness--makes life interesting and can even increase compassion.
Comment is about Cultivated Curiosity (blog)
Original item by Tim Higbee
I love this poem, Manish. How many times are own complaints put into perspective when we look around and understand our problems are miniscule compared to the troubles of others.
Comment is about Nine-to-Five (blog)
Original item by Manish
You really are very generous, Martin. Thank you for taking the time to read my previous posts.😊
Comment is about Family (blog)
Original item by Manish
Sarah, I like the line I just can't be normal, and be just like my mates, but who's to say your mates are normal? We all have monsters that reside within. The monsters inside and out nibble away at who we were and are. They keep our essence in constant flux and remind ourselves that living is adapting.
It is hard and tormenting work at times, but it isn't abnormal.
Great poem.
Comment is about Monsters don’t exist (blog)
Original item by sarah rich
Tue 4th Jun 2024 13:36
A lovely haiku, Martin, very evocative! 😊
Comment is about HAIKU: SUMMER AFTERNOON AT LEAFY GLADES (blog)
Original item by Martin Peacock
I hope you ducked in time...😉
When misplaced wrath has run its course,
perhaps when she's no longer hoarse
from shouting, she will understand
that teasing needs no reprimand.
Comment is about HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JUDE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Ain't love grand!
I can imagine her response;......
How caring of you to think upon
Your other half in this thoughtful way,
And each time I sit on my own dear John,
I'll know our love is here to stay! 😊
Comment is about HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JUDE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
A trip back in time that informs and enlightens. It brings back
my visit to Leningrad (as was) in the 1970s when the Soviet
Union was still around in its old form and guards in grey garb,
toting machine guns, would grab your camera and rip out the film. The hotel in question was on the banks of the River Neva
in sight of the famous cruiser Aurora that fired the shot that signalled the original revolution. My abiding memory was the hard faced "babushka" who manned the desk on our floor.
On leaving I handed her my copy of "Country Life" which hadn't
been seized on entry and often wonder what she made of the
pages of real estate and luxury items on view in its glossy pages.
Comment is about My Friend Maxim (blog)
Original item by Tom Doolan
Martin- ah I never noticed that ! Thank you for your feedback I appreciate it , I will definitely revisit this !
Keith - thank you very much I’m glad you enjoyed it
Comment is about Monsters don’t exist (blog)
Original item by sarah rich
Nice one. The sonnet is such a playful, malleable format, isn't it? One of my favourites too. "To reboot, control and alt delete lives" is so apposite.
Comment is about Go Live Day (blog)
Original item by R A Porter
It's important that we remember that - now as much as then - beneath the uniforms, the ideologies, the expectations there are just men and boys, often ignorant of why they're there, often scared beyond belief, often all too aware that the people they're trying to kill - those trying to kill them in their turn - are the very ones who, under different circumstances they'd be sharing a beer with.
I like this - it has some fine imagery, some memorable lines.
Comment is about BEACHHEAD - JUNE 6, 1944 (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
There are some fine moments in this poem, Sarah. I get how you feel - some of this could apply to me. I wonder though: could you find a line to precede/follow, "Only you can feel them there, it’s driving you insane"? It stands alone, orphaned in a poem of rhyming couplets. It cries out for a sibling.
Comment is about Monsters don’t exist (blog)
Original item by sarah rich
Having been there - in fact, owning a crumbling mansion of my own there - the essence of this poem resonates within me. We need to know we're not alone, Patricia; i hope your friend realises how lucky they are.
Comment is about The Descent November 1996 (blog)
Original item by Patricia Ziel
An interesting excursion into that old, 'we are stardust' trope. I like the half-rhymes. Interestingly, the question, "Where is the place God resides?" was answered for me by Celine, in the film 'Before Sunrise', when she tells Jesse that if God exists it is in the space between two people, in the connections we make with each other.
Comment is about Life ‘n’ God ‘n’ Death ‘n’ Stuff (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
There are some moments - lines, words - in this which speak a profound truth to me. I envy you that closeness.
Comment is about Family (blog)
Original item by Manish
Thank you, Tom, for an interesting story. Now I know that you were in Russia for 4 years. I have many friends and relatives in Moscow. I used to have the opportunity to go there. Now there is no such possibility. My father is Russian, my mother is Ukrainian. I still don't understand what's going on. Why should I hate all Russians? Ukrainian nationalists are calling for this. In short, I don't understand anything.
With best wishes,
Larisa
Comment is about My Friend Maxim (blog)
Original item by Tom Doolan
A poem well composed and well thought out. Monsters or demons do exist and they find their way into our pysche. Tormentors indeed but they must be vanquished. I thoroughly enjoyed this poem and thank you,
Keith
Comment is about Monsters don’t exist (blog)
Original item by sarah rich
Patricia, I see that you are relative newcomer to WOL. Welcome indeed. I have been a member since 2017 and find the site a valuable resource whereby one can submit one's poems and recieve good constructive criticism. This poem is one many can relate to including myself. Plunging into the depths of despair is often inexplicble but there often comes a point when our spirit is uplifted and our self esteem regains its posture within us. Your poem describes well this transformation.
Thank you and I look forward to reading more of your work.
Keith
Comment is about The Descent November 1996 (blog)
Original item by Patricia Ziel
This was written for a friend who was going through some very heavy psychological challenges. This forum is the first time I am sharing my work, I am starting with the 'old' writings.
Comment is about The Descent November 1996 (blog)
Original item by Patricia Ziel
Really like your writing. Resonates totally!
Comment is about Life ‘n’ God ‘n’ Death ‘n’ Stuff (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
It's been a while, but the loss remains. So sorry for your loss. A wonderful tribute to your brother.
Comment is about A loss of life & words (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Wow, just beautiful and very touching. Your content is great and your way of expressing is like a dance. Also, clearly very inspired. I am new to write out loud and I am reading older entries from poets whose work triggers something in me. Thank you!
Comment is about Before Eternity (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Thanks for the comments.
The fine TV series (producer Jeremy Isaac) "The World At War"
should be essential school syllabus material...available on DVD..
As a film fan for most of my life, I am admirer of the Darryl
Zanuck epic "The Longest Day" - an amazing cinematic
recreation of that historic event that I shall be watching again
at home. One of the British stars Richard Todd was an actual
participant in one of the episodes shown.
GF's comment about young Germans
was given added emphasis today with
remarks from a veteran that they were
attacked from an enemy gun position
found to be manned by three members of the Hitler Youth. Sadly, just as deadly despite their school ages.
Comment is about BEACHHEAD - JUNE 6, 1944 (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
An impressive poem, MC. A real achievement.
Comment is about BEACHHEAD - JUNE 6, 1944 (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Thanks MC, a fitting tribute, especially this week - the bravery and selflessness shown by those very young men was astonishing & must always be remembered.
Comment is about BEACHHEAD - JUNE 6, 1944 (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Thank you Martin for your positive feedback. 🙂
Comment is about It's June (blog)
Original item by Tom Doolan
I'm glad that you liked it and found something relatable, and how great coincidence, my grandmother had told the same line to me years ago!
Thank you.😊
Comment is about Keeper of Lies (blog)
Original item by Manish
Thanks a lot for your kind comment, Martin. It means a lot to me and I'm very much enjoying reading your work.😊
Comment is about Gemini and Scorpio (blog)
Original item by Manish
Both interesting, deep and thought provoking.
Thank you for this,
Keith
Comment is about Solitude (blog)
Original item by Lucas Chihinga
Thank you so much for reading and commenting on my poem God Didn't Know What to Say, It is Much appreciated.
Best wishes, Larisa
Comment is about Trevor Alexander (poet profile)
Original item by Trevor Alexander
Dear all,
I haven't sign posted this scribble in any way, maybe by not doing so I have done it a disservice.
Undoubtedly it is not the most well painted piece I have ever slopped onto a page. Its merit, if any is that it portrays a real event which occurred in 2018 in H2, Hebron. The event encapsulates much of what had happened in the previous 60 years and which went on to occur in Gaza and the West Bank sunsequently.
It suggests the subhuman level with which many who live in Gaza and the WB are veiwed. It focusses on eviction of a palistinian family and the less brutal rehousing of their family pet.
The IDF soldier who stole the dog was armed and in uniform he was accompanied by his patrol. The dog was wrenched from the arms of the owner whilst all around was pandamonium. It emerged that the family and property had been targeted by settlers for their own use and was to be cleared the following day (which it was) by destruction and being raised to the ground.
Within all this inhumanity an IDF soldier had decided the dog was to be his so he simply took it.
Incidentally I was visiting H2 with delegates of the EU. I had with me a female palistinian interpreter, she was standing by my side on Al-Shuhada Street, a street on which palistinians are not permitted to stand or walk. She was approached by an IDF soldier and asked to ID herself, she did so with her palistinian authority ID card after doing so she was requested to move 25m away to an area in which palistinians are permitted to be.
All this although she was a member of the delegation. I did not intervene as I had seen this many times before. I never was able to understand this behaviour by citizens of a nation that was created after such evil had been perpertrated against them.
I was spat at and on by settlers who drew their fingers across their throats to simulate the cutting of mine. In the early days I was astounded but came to be nonplussed by the irony of their blind spot.
I have commented with this information as unlike much of the writing seen on WoL this was an actual event.
These people were literally treated worse than dogs. It seems to me that unless these things are individually witnessed people just don't believe it.
David
NB, as always...none of this behaviour warrants or excuses atrocities commited by any side or faction.
Comment is about Stolen dog (blog)
Original item by David RL Moore
Thanks so much Stephen I'm glad you liked it, just a little light relief 😄
Comment is about Jealous Cat (blog)
Original item by Ruth O'Reilly
Such a poignant message told so creatively & succinctly. 👌🏼
Comment is about Omelette (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Patricia Ziel
Tue 4th Jun 2024 20:50
This is my third attempt to thank you all for your comments. I am very honored and pleased that The Descent relates. Thank you. I guess I am not managing the navigating yet.
Comment is about The Descent November 1996 (blog)
Original item by Patricia Ziel