Not forgetting The Kinks.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f95UCJs2rUA
Comment is about THE PULL OF HOME (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Of course, we are all strangers to those who don’t know us.
Comment is about THE STUPID STRANGERS (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
<Deleted User> (18980)
Mon 12th Oct 2020 17:20
You talk to some people, or should I say listen, for five minutes and you've got their entire potted life story.
Comment is about THE STUPID STRANGERS (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Made me laugh on what is a grey, wet day in the northeast. Tony
Comment is about THE PULL OF HOME (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Really enjoyed this one Shifa, great stuff. "A string of flicking lights, invites me" I found this line especially pleasing :)
Comment is about Eagle Eye (blog)
Original item by Shifa Maqba
Cheers Sophie for your like of my work ?
Comment is about Sophie H (poet profile)
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Cheers Jordyn for your Like?
Comment is about Split in Half (blog)
Original item by Jordyn Elizabeth
<Deleted User> (18980)
Mon 12th Oct 2020 14:10
You can't beat plastic. Give it all sort of different names...formica, melamine, karndean...it's all just plastic. As indeed was The Beatles' Pam, and Lennon's Ono Band.
Comment is about THE PULL OF HOME (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Ray,
Love it but ease off on the medication or lubrication.
Keith
Comment is about THE PULL OF HOME (blog)
Original item by ray pool
I had to delay a response on this because of the images it conjured up ! Thanks Graham, John is braced for that i'm sure; it could be the north south divide at work!
Ah ha John. We're on uneven ground here. That first line I made up years ago and it popped up recently with the urge to purge. I should be happy if you took the blame.
Thanks Tony. An exercise in alternative lyrics which would have brought Sir Tom to his knees.
Greg, Kishore and Stephen thanks for your likes !
Ray
Comment is about DELILAH (blog)
Original item by ray pool
I now have dildo's, Simon and Garfunkel and the aurora borealis swimming around my head Ray. What have you been taking?
Get me Greta on the phone!
Comment is about THE PULL OF HOME (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Mon 12th Oct 2020 11:55
it's okay
these will get better
someday.
?
Comment is about julie callaghan (poet profile)
Original item by julie callaghan
I enjoyed this poem immensely as it has that down to earth quality which is sorely needed at the present time.
Well done and thank you
Keith
Comment is about A Strange Repetition (blog)
Original item by T J K Conlin
thanks you for the 'likes' and your kind comments - I'm pleased the theme struck a chord ?
Comment is about Resurrected (blog)
Original item by Ian Whiteley
Loved this. I've never read invictus I'm going to look it up and give it a read. Thanks for posting.
Cheers Kevin.
Comment is about Captain Of Your Soul (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
Thank you so much for your delightful comment, Stephen! Your like is appreciated as well.
Vautaw, Stephen G., Liam, the roses y'all have sent my way are deeply cherished.
Comment is about Eagle Eye (blog)
Original item by Shifa Maqba
How fortunate that you recognize your blessing Keith. We often take the familiar for granted. I live only a few blocks from a wooded trail, but drive to a gym to walk on a treadmill. The irony isn’t lost on me. Awareness is the first step to change.
Comment is about Petrichor (blog)
Original item by Vautaw
Vautaw,
How true. I am fortunate to live in a rural setting so this therapy is always available and it is a blessing indeed. A poem for thought in a hectic and fearful world.
Keith
Comment is about Petrichor (blog)
Original item by Vautaw
Thank you Jordyn. I wonder how many would be healed if doctors prescribed an hour a day in nature!
Comment is about Petrichor (blog)
Original item by Vautaw
Sun 11th Oct 2020 22:48
are you kin to Brigette? hahaha
Comment is about J.D. Bardo (poet profile)
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My pleasure Cathy. Write on!
I think that the leaf of a tree, the meanest insect on which we trample, are in themselves arguments more conclusive than any which can be adduced that some vast intellect animates Infinity.
Percy Bysshe Shelley, dead at 30
Comment is about poetry is... (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Stay strong, Greg. This was never going to be a sprint.
No danger of the T&T being wrong, Paul. We’re contacts of my daughter who’s tested +.
It is teejus, MC. When we come out of isolation though, I shall join the 10 o’clock ravers outside the pub because it’s all just a government hoax.?
And thanks for the Likes, Kevin, Tom and Stephens and Julie.
Comment is about WE AIN'T GOIN' NOWHERE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
I refer to myself as looney tunes often. Lol. Love it,
Comment is about Looney Tune (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Heartbreaking poem that is more common than you may realize. Growing apart often happens slowly over the years without much warning. Thankfully, we have writing as a release. Write on! ?
Comment is about Something Has To Give (blog)
Original item by Mike Bartram
Thank you Shifa for such a wonderful comment! And, as I've said below, interpretation is down to the reader, it can mean different things to different people, or it could mean absolutely nothing! Thanks again
Comment is about Bed Of Bones (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Thanks John. I love discovering new (to me) music and bands! I agree, the song is pure poetry and the haunting melody sings straight to my soul. ?
Comment is about poetry is... (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Posthumous thanks for all the likes from Carl Sandburg.
Cathy, they're called the Low Anthem from Providence Rhode Island and this particular song is 'Charlie Darwin'. I was lucky enough to see them on a tour of the UK. Their lyrics are pure poetry:
Set the sails, I feel the winds a'stirring
Towards the bright horizon set the way
Cast your reckless dreams upon our Mayflower
The haven from the world and her decay
Who could heed the words of Charlie Darwin
Fighting for a system built to fail
Spooning water from the broken vessels
As far as I can see, there is no land
Oh my god
The water's all around us
Oh my god, it's all around
Who could heed the words of Charlie Darwin
Lords of war just profit from decay
And trade the children's promise for the jingle
The way we trade our hard earned time for pay.
Comment is about poetry is... (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Sure, I remember you. Age takes its toll but so far amnesia isn't a
problem. ? Thanks for the comment (s).
Comment is about Saving Grace (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Insanely thought provoking!
Comment is about Was that a Nightmare or dream? (blog)
Original item by Ankita Srivastava
Rich, dark and beautiful. Read the description of your poem on your profile page to assess the divergence between my interpretation and the actual meaning, and I gotta say that you've handled a subject as sensitive as abuse really delicately. Hats off!
Comment is about Bed Of Bones (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Paul, as always, thanks for the kind & encouraging comment mate. Always appreciated!
Comment is about Bed Of Bones (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
A stunning poem. A tough read but a joyful one.
Comment is about The Season of Changes (blog)
Original item by kimberly
Thanks for your comments Paul. They always give my poems more value.
Comment is about The blank page (blog)
Original item by Lasse Krey
A really enjoyable verse. Thank you.
Comment is about Life's choices (blog)
Original item by Amanda Kemp
A beautiful poem on a vitally important subject. What more can one ask?
Comment is about Ode To The Bee (blog)
Original item by Trevor Alexander
I don't subscribe to the premise that poetry can be "taught". Like
those who can write melody in music, it is something you have
within.The acquisition of the basics of writing plus increasing
maturity, allied to an understanding of what works in communicating what you seek to convey, all serve to provide memorable proof of that in enviable action.
Thanks one and all for taking the trouble to "like" this blog. ?
Comment is about QUALIFICATIONS (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Or - to recall another notable,ballad from our unfailingly reliable
companions in reality down in Oz - and, if my memory, one
special gentleman named Slim Dusty - "Life get's teejus, don't it?". ?
Comment is about WE AIN'T GOIN' NOWHERE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Great Dylan song from the Basement Tapes. Byrds did a bloody good version, too. That's not to say yours doesn't have its merits, John, as a commentary on our plight. I felt I was coping with lockdown ok for the first few months. But recently there have been deathbed vigils, funerals to attend, promises to keep. I'm getting bad-tempered; it's all getting a bit too much.
Comment is about WE AIN'T GOIN' NOWHERE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Oh thank you Julian - I had no idea we were on youtube! LOL listening to it again, I can see there was still room for some improvement but we put it together without the hours and hours of practice I imagine the Andrews Sisters had...
Happy Days... I hope you're back up and running for next year - it's such a lovely place and venue. x
Comment is about Write Out Loud Poetry Jam, Marsden, 2016 (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
I left school with zero qualifications not an o level or a GCSE or anything
Sorry that doesn't help in your argument, have you seen the drivel I come up with.
Comment is about QUALIFICATIONS (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
You've lost your bet I'm afraid John. I wake up every morning and consider how truly amazing I am.
Comment is about ASHES TO ASHES (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thank you Tom, Jordyn, Stephen, Binte and Raquel. I am encouraged.xx
Comment is about Once Lost is Lost Forever (blog)
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<Deleted User> (13740)
Sun 11th Oct 2020 02:07
Being headstrong is a strength. I let my heart rule sometimes and it can cause me pain x you have to put the barriers up sometimes though and protect yourself personally I love romance I'm a bit of a sucker for it. X lol
Comment is about My Stubborn Heart (blog)
Original item by Jordyn Elizabeth
Hugh
Mon 12th Oct 2020 17:56
I inhale the countryside for 3 to 4 hours every single day, its been put there for us to enjoy. Enjoyed your poem and the musical accompaniment. A breath of fresh air in stormy times.
Comment is about Petrichor (blog)
Original item by Vautaw