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M.C. Newberry

Tue 20th Oct 2020 12:16

Good theme...so to speak. Some time ago, I posted my lyric -
"Take Me Back To Rock And Roll" - and manged to include a
selection of my favourite tracks from back in the day.

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M.C. Newberry

Tue 20th Oct 2020 12:07

To get by in politics requires two faces - pious and pie-filled.
And in politics, actions are often lewder than words! ?
Pun my soul l!

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M.C. Newberry

Tue 20th Oct 2020 11:58

Any blues I may have experienced lately have been driven away by
this action replay. Whoo-hooo. Roll over, Chuck - and ring your
Ding-a-ling!

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Greg Freeman

Tue 20th Oct 2020 11:37

So that's where all the women on Write Out Loud have gone, John ... you've driven them away!

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Greg Freeman

Tue 20th Oct 2020 11:34

So many great Beach Boys songs ... Wouldn't It Be Nice is still my favourite, even though it appears now on so many commercials. The joy and innocence of it. Have you written many poems about Fleetwood, too?

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Greg Freeman

Tue 20th Oct 2020 11:32

Difficult subject but excellent poem, Emma.

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Celia

Tue 20th Oct 2020 10:50

That's a kind thought, John.

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John Coopey

Tue 20th Oct 2020 10:39

Brian - You’re quite right. I have been too fascist by half in my sexual preferences.
Stephen - I shall carry on carrying on.

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<Deleted User> (18980)

Tue 20th Oct 2020 09:02

John...your problem is that you have narrowed your field of potential candidates to just one gender type. Try appealing to the other 56.

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Philipos

Tue 20th Oct 2020 08:09


How awfully poignant, and I hope cathartic.

Blessings.

P.

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<Deleted User> (24283)

Tue 20th Oct 2020 03:59

Thnx for reading n commenting the poem Nigel.?

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Chris Hubbard

Tue 20th Oct 2020 03:05


Thank you to all those liking this piece. Oscar Wilde (naturally!) once

said: "Be yourself - everyone else is taken."

Chris

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Jordyn Elizabeth

Mon 19th Oct 2020 23:46

Oh, this is such a beautiful piece ❤️ I am glad I took time to read.

Keep Writing and posting!
-J

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Stephen Atkinson

Mon 19th Oct 2020 22:20

Ooh matron! Carry on poetry!

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keith jeffries

Mon 19th Oct 2020 22:04

Good humour with good rhyming.
Another gem Stephen.

Keith

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victoriavautaw@gmail.com

Mon 19th Oct 2020 20:51

Thank you Gary. ?

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John Coopey

Mon 19th Oct 2020 20:43

I'm sure you don't, Celia. One day it will fly.

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keith jeffries

Mon 19th Oct 2020 20:16

Tom,

A remarkable revelatory story which displays the incipient signs of your poetic skills.

Thank you for this

keith

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Stephen Atkinson

Mon 19th Oct 2020 16:16

Love the way this develops. Great piece Tom.

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DavidAddington

Mon 19th Oct 2020 15:49

You're welcome. I have tried to send this poem to Brian himself on twitter, hoping that he might like it. I wanted to celebrate the beach boys being the soundtrack to my childhood, growing up in Fleetwood by the sea, but we never had surfing etc. I am in process of writing poetry based on famous albums or bands - a lot of rock, but also other genres, as part of a new collection based on nostalgia. Not a fan of this new world order we now live in.

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Stephen Gospage

Mon 19th Oct 2020 15:37

Thank you, David. Conjured up a lot of good memories.

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Stephen Gospage

Mon 19th Oct 2020 15:27

Thanks to Keith, Emeka and Brian for their comments and to everyone for the likes.

Keith, thanks for the story from more innocent days. I remember working on something similar with friends as a boy, but I don't think we got as far as trying it. Emeka, you are right and we should all follow our dreams. Brian, I'll pass on the advice - it might just make the difference!

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Tom

Mon 19th Oct 2020 12:10

"And it was at that age... Poetry arrived in search of me."

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keith jeffries

Mon 19th Oct 2020 08:48

A poem of some depth which has, I believe, a strong personal element to it.

Keith

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keith jeffries

Mon 19th Oct 2020 08:45

I enjoyed this poem especially the categorisation portrayed. Food for thought.

Thank you for this

Keith

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Emeka Collins

Mon 19th Oct 2020 06:20

Thank you Tommy Carrol fellow comrade.


Thanks Stephen Atkinson.

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New Shoes

Mon 19th Oct 2020 03:58

It's a gooden! Billy Ray Cyrus' Aky Breaky Heart started playing in my head a quarter of the way through

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d.knape

Mon 19th Oct 2020 03:42

books? what's that?
now with virtual learning taking over,
kids really WON'T know anything
other than a computer screen!

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d.knape

Mon 19th Oct 2020 03:41

hi Keith.
good to hear from you.
that poem was a bit tongue in cheek
but the point is
we are raising a generation of kids
who know nothing except social media.

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Nigel Astell

Mon 19th Oct 2020 00:50

Thanks for your likes
Jordyn and
Stephen.

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M.C. Newberry

Sun 18th Oct 2020 23:18

Obliged for the comment, Brian. Now that M&S have linked up with
Ocado, I'm thinking of extending my current range beyond Amazon,
not least for what it could offer at Christmas. Yummy!
Thanks also to those clicking on "like".
You were all responsible for me noticing a typo in the lines which
I've now corrected to avoid "word duplication" in rhyme.

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Gary Cuming

Sun 18th Oct 2020 22:43

Simply powerful

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Robert Neest

Sun 18th Oct 2020 22:27

A good friend is a blessing from God, they say. Beautiful poem!

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Gary Cuming

Sun 18th Oct 2020 21:09

So many images. So many emotions. I love it

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Gary Cuming

Sun 18th Oct 2020 21:06

Beautifully put. Thank you

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DavidAddington

Sun 18th Oct 2020 20:15

Hi Crystal,

I really like the poems and sorry about the delay in getting back to you. Been off-line with tech probs for some time. I agree with Rick though, this is for poetry and chat about poetry etc. So easy to be seen as a troll, hacker or call girl with a request for friendship in this mad world.

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Tommy Carroll

Sun 18th Oct 2020 18:59

Viva Comrade!

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<Deleted User> (18980)

Sun 18th Oct 2020 18:56

It's not so bad being by yourself
when ample food is on the shelves.
And who wants to be al fresco?
...just order online with Tesco?

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<Deleted User> (18980)

Sun 18th Oct 2020 18:45

Red Bull would have given him wiiings.

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Ian Whiteley

Sun 18th Oct 2020 18:36

thanks for the kind comments ?I appreciate you taking the time
Ian

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Emeka Collins

Sun 18th Oct 2020 18:23

Terrific poem.

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Emeka Collins

Sun 18th Oct 2020 18:19

Flying is possible and to fly is to remain undeterred.

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Emeka Collins

Sun 18th Oct 2020 18:16

Keith, I appreciate your kind comment.

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keith jeffries

Sun 18th Oct 2020 17:31

Stephen,

this poem conjures up all sorts of chaotic images in my mind. My brother and I, when young, tried to convert his bicycle into a winged kite in the hope that we could take to the air as we sped down a grassy slope. We ended up in a huge muddy puddle. Since then I have stayed with reputable airlines.

An enjoyable poem and thank you for this.

Keith

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Tony Hill

Sun 18th Oct 2020 15:40

Enjoyed reading this, Michael. Tony

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Tommy Carroll

Sun 18th Oct 2020 15:30

Spot on Tony, melancholia is what I wished to achieve ?
T.

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M.C. Newberry

Sun 18th Oct 2020 15:07

Agree with KJ. But every generation has its trends and fashions.
I've just seen a great set of cartoons featuring kids staring at books
and wondering how to power them up!

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keith jeffries

Sun 18th Oct 2020 14:42

Many a true word spoken here.

Keith

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keith jeffries

Sun 18th Oct 2020 14:40

Jason,

A rhyme which exudes perseverance. A good piece of writing and thank you for it

Keith

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victoriavautaw@gmail.com

Sun 18th Oct 2020 14:36

What a heartbreaking poem. I love the title and verse, "You dangle from my heart In chains of faded flowers." So hauntingly beautiful. ❤

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