Here you go... not an obvious subject for a sonnet, but topical:
https://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=135540

Comment is about Why is the sonnet still popular? (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

The wonders of nature are prevalent in a child's eye, every thought is prefaced with the word, Why. Once the young people start to get a handle on this amazing world, then the fun starts.
Lovely words

Comment is about Marvelous (blog)

Original item by Hélène

Helene,
This poem highlights the indisputable fact that the earth is alive and developing as do we ourselves. A lot to think about here.
Thanks for this,
Keith

Comment is about Marvelous (blog)

Original item by Hélène

Love this poem Hélène. .... 'wild, intelligent movement' 😊

Comment is about Marvelous (blog)

Original item by Hélène

Aisha this poem works perfectly for me-thank you





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Comment is about Diversity (blog)

Original item by Aisha Suleman

Trev it is a pity that WOL no longer have-Poem of the week-because this poem would most surely be it-wowsers!

chock full of fabulous lines!





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Comment is about The Game (blog)

Original item by Trevor Alexander

😂!! Helene I've heard of comfort blankets and teddies but never a comfort rock-awww bless!

Your writing continues to go in the right direction-great!



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Comment is about Marvelous (blog)

Original item by Hélène

Poignant poem, Mark. Captures the sadness of loss really well. The language flows like water, the imagery is exquisite.

Comment is about Bluebonnets (blog)

Original item by M3RK

Awesome poem, Matheus.

Comment is about can't fix love (Matheus L. Duarte) (blog)

Original item by Matheus Luis Duarte

He forgot karaoke, screaming yourself hoarse at footie matches, skimming pebbles, watching the birds, pretending to fish. Doing stuff is good for you. However I think he's missed something fundamentally therapeutic about writing and sharing. The writing can be difficult and rewarding enough but we've all experienced the nerves involved in sharing and the returns from taking the risk in good company. I don't think eating linseed is in the same park. But then I don't care for avocados either.

Comment is about Poetry boosts well-being? Our readers agree (article)

Original item by Julian Jordon

This poem is dedicated to a friend's 2-year-old grandkid, who found a little chunk of concrete while travelling in Europe with his family, and kept the "rock" with him everywhere, even while sleeping.

Comment is about Marvelous (blog)

Original item by Hélène

Very good Greg. You make it look easy. And an excellent illustration of the old goat.

Comment is about Moving like Jagger (blog)

Original item by Greg Freeman

I'm so overwhelmed by the comments that this poem has received. Keith, Tim and Graham, I can't thank you enough for all the support and guidance that you have provided, it means a lot to me!
And thanks to all those who liked this.😊

Comment is about On the Mend (blog)

Original item by Manish

As Graham says, thank you for continuing to remind us of what is happening in Ukraine, Steve - and for finding the words to do so. Such indiscriminate bombing and killing is equally taking place in Gaza, of course. There, words fail us.

Comment is about Magnet (Kharkiv, 25 May 2024) (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

Rather odd, negative comment from Reggie's Ghost, and not in the spirit of usual contributions here. Perhaps he meant to comment on a different poem. Or could it be that it is not the rhymes he dislikes, but rather the sentiments in this poem?

Comment is about Diversity (blog)

Original item by Aisha Suleman

Thankyou, Stephen, MC and Trevor. As I said to Keith, Trevor, the answer is simple. Stand yourself.

Comment is about WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE KIDDING, MR STARMER? (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Fine poem, Trevor. Enjoyed the rhythm and details, and the 'wayside shrines with plaster saints'.

Comment is about The Game (blog)

Original item by Trevor Alexander

Thank you for your comments Graham, Telboy and David. And thank you to Hugh, Trevor, Aisha, Larisa, Holden, Manish, Stephen A, Bethany, Auracle and Rose for liking this.

I am grateful for all the support for my Ukraine poems.
Here, my use of the word 'new' related to the experience of people in Kharkiv (and, indeed, the whole of Ukraine) and, more particularly, to the families and friends of all the innocent people who died in the DIY store. That was all I meant by the use of that word.
In my humble opinion, indiscriminate bombing of residential areas, whatever the exact nature of the weapon used, is bound to lead to this sort of incident.

The 'magnet' was a reference to a song from Gilbert and Sullivan's 'Patience' - 'A magnet hung in a hardware store'.

Comment is about Magnet (Kharkiv, 25 May 2024) (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

“She smiles
While I try to,
I live while
She tries to”

The strongest lines for me in this heart-wrenching piece! Love or the loss of it, always a great inspiration.

G

Comment is about On the Mend (blog)

Original item by Manish

I love the aspiration of harmony in diversity. We are all of one planet, one species and one mortality. So, why are labels and distinctions so important to us. Why do we go out of our way to define discrepancies in perceived conformity. If we worked as hard to accept the diversity in the world as we did to create diversity through overexpression and extremism, we may find we have more in common through our differences than we do in our commonality. Loved the poem, Aisha.

Comment is about Diversity (blog)

Original item by Aisha Suleman

I appreciate your words. Thank you.

Comment is about Matheus Luis Duarte (poet profile)

Original item by Matheus Luis Duarte

I'm a rhymer - I try to make my rhymes make sense, fit in with the story, sound plausible etc. For me it grates when rhymes are contrived just for the sake of it.

Comment is about Diversity (blog)

Original item by Aisha Suleman

Trevor,
this well composed poem takes me back to my school days and nature rambles, where we came across the unexpected, had the occasional fright or saw something we had never seen before.
Thank you for this,
Keith

Comment is about The Game (blog)

Original item by Trevor Alexander

Aisha,
Every word of this poem uplifts my spirits and gives me a sense of hope for all humanity. Well crafted with good rhyming it comes from an open heart.
Thank you for this,
Keith

Comment is about Diversity (blog)

Original item by Aisha Suleman

A nice piece of whimsy JC. As often happens with elections these days, I find it difficult to believe any of them are worth voting for. 😕

Comment is about WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE KIDDING, MR STARMER? (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

A contemporary piece, highly descriptive without the need for the straitjacket of rhyme, rhythm or structure.

Comment is about An Obscure World (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

I'm not convinced that your analogy with the well-known ("Disgusted of) Tunbridge Wells" is appropriate. Those readers
of the DT will hardly have been fans of Tories who have been so singularly inept when it comes to the duty of protecting
the nation's borders and the well-being/welfare of the
country's indigenous inhabitants, with damaging pressures brought to bear on the essential services of housing, education and health. The current wheeze about national service is just
an extension of modern Tory self-delusions. In short, the
wrong sort of people have found their way into politics and
are making a mockery of their privileged positions almost by
rote. A clear-out of this dead-wood is needed across all the
major UK political parties..

Comment is about WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE KIDDING, MR STARMER? (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Stephen at the very least your poetry garners comment and thought which must be its cardinal purpose.
Truth and accuracy do not have to be the main driver. I am sure many old ballads and sagas about war are not painstakingly defined. Keep us talking about Ukraine!! That is the important message!

Comment is about Magnet (Kharkiv, 25 May 2024) (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

I must have missed the 'magnet' reference on the TV news. Also, I believe they used glide bombs which are not guideable and therefore will just hit random buildings, not targets as such. Or perhaps I am wrong?

Comment is about Magnet (Kharkiv, 25 May 2024) (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

Great read Keith-" impregnated with smoke ! brings to mind D.H. Lawrences's line " the sulphorous north " yes Keith I really enjoyed reading this wonderful poem 👍




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Comment is about An Obscure World (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Pardon the belated appraisal Tim-fabulous piece!






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Original item by Tim Higbee

I can almost feel the heat! Brill poem Tim 👍





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Comment is about Campfire (blog)

Original item by Tim Higbee

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Comment is about Off beat! (blog)

Original item by Bethany Sallis

Oops! sorry Rose { will edit } good job I had I been distracted reading some emails and hadn't logged off, sorry.

Bethany

Comment is about Off beat! (blog)

Original item by Bethany Sallis

A poem with great details and imagery. Surely the frames now don't exhibit what actually was, and only the people who've lived through the Second World War know the actual horrors of it.
Thank you for this, Keith.

Comment is about An Obscure World (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

As I visualised the lines written in this poem, I saw the enigma of death and afterlife unravel. A topic that in a way has always drawn my attention. A great read yet again, my friend. The last line sums everything. Superb stuff!

Comment is about Campfire (blog)

Original item by Tim Higbee

Thanks for the likes

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Original item by julie callaghan

Thank you Stephen. Hope all good with you.

Comment is about Wedding Day (blog)

Original item by julie callaghan

Thank you, Hugh, Stephen, Manish, Auracle, Rose.

Pleased that you loved it Rose, thank you.

Bethany

Comment is about Off beat! (blog)

Original item by Bethany Sallis

Thanks, Tim

Comment is about No Face Detected (blog)

Original item by Jon63

Hello Helene, thank you. I was always fond of a cuckoo clock as a child, but it was too loud for our silent lobby. Memories are treasures cherished forever.
Thank you so much for sharing your exciting childhood memory.

Comment is about Hélène (poet profile)

Original item by Hélène

Thanks to Manish, Keith and Bethany for taking the time to comment.
Thanks to Aisha, Auracle, Blackrose, Holden, John C., Leon, and Tom for the likes. Much appreciated.

Comment is about Memory Bricks (blog)

Original item by Tim Higbee

hello! lovely to see you here too, crazy how people from so long ago still here 🙂

Comment is about ‘Reading back’ (blog)

Original item by Kara-Fé Burrows

Great poem Manish.
Love is like the sapling that bends to the will of something else. When that will does not remain it takes time to regain the best path for growth. Poetry is great for self-examination or at least
allowing personal insights to the best path for growth. Your poems show great insight and understanding.

Comment is about On the Mend (blog)

Original item by Manish

Manish,
I enjjoyed both the style and content of this poem. They complimented each other.
Thank you,
Keith

Comment is about On the Mend (blog)

Original item by Manish

Comment is about India - 26th January 2024, 75th Republic Day (blog)

Original item by Ghazala lari

😂!!!!!!




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Comment is about Samaritans ,well trained life savers (blog)

Original item by hugh

Can't actually say why Beth but I love it!




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Comment is about Off beat! (blog)

Original item by Bethany Sallis

Hi Stephen,

I feel compelled to respond to this piece.

To be honest it made me flinch. To refer to the practices you describe as "The new reality of War" is to dismiss centuries of warfare in which the same values have been repeatedly displayed.

The issue I have with this inaccuracy/ommission is that it can colour peoples perception, in that it suggests such horrors have never been deployed before and therefore somehow those now engaged in utilising them are some new kind of animal never before seen.

There is also contained within your words an element of blinkered thought that could be seen as white-washing some of our own questionable history, elements of it not so long ago.

I doubt there is any intention in your writing to disregard horrors of the past. That said, to suggest current inhumanities are something new comes dangerously close to dismissing previously inflicted terrors. Strategists and tyrants alike have been slaughtering women and children for millenia and undoubtedly will continue to do so.

I commend your poem for drawing and fixing attention on the horrors of now. However, I believe the suggestion that these are new tactics somehow diverts from and diminishes the horrors of the past endured by millions.

Some might confuse my desire for accuracy as pedantry, my response to that would be to consider the millions. Not that any such consideration could bring them back... but it would offer a broader perspective on mankinds long history of inhumanity and the improbability of change.

I hope this comment is taken at face value as a concern for truthful balance and a steer away from reactionary prejudice.

The wickedness and horror of such acts is undeniably dispicable and inhumane no matter the perpetrator, with that I unreservedly agree and wish for their accelerated demise.

David

Comment is about Magnet (Kharkiv, 25 May 2024) (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

Thank you so much, Stephen! Best wishes, Larisa

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Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska