Kevin T.S. Tan
Sat 19th Sep 2020 15:24
Congratulations and good luck! I'm also glad that our growing community works out for so many of us. Reminds me how special it is that we're from America to India and beyond and in between.
Thanks for sharing this ?
Comment is about Thank You WOL (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
John,
This poem left me emotionally breathless. The final photo nearly brought me to tears. As I read these words I felt as if I were tumbling along down a hill. Does that make any sense? Once again you have excelled yourself for which I thank you.
Keith
Comment is about Kicking leaves through dappled sunlight (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
...What Graham said ?Also, thanks for all your lovely poems. I have enjoyed reading them each week and it's great to watch you finding and honing your poetic voice. Best of luck with the book!
Comment is about Thank You WOL (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Brilliant idea and well done Julie. I hope it sells like hot cakes!
Comment is about Thank You WOL (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Sat 19th Sep 2020 08:51
I have limited experience
dare I remind,
my only experience
is within my own mind.
?
Comment is about Spice Of Life (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Sat 19th Sep 2020 08:48
"with lashings of chillies
and loo roll on ice"...
what does this mean?
Is it a Brit expression
or something you took
from a highway billboard
or a recipe book?
?
Comment is about Trevor Alexander (poet profile)
Original item by Trevor Alexander
Thank you, I am grateful more than you can know that you recognise some truth in this poem. Thank you again, Cathy, Jordyn, Keith, Shifa and Stephen.
“We make out of the quarrel with others, rhetoric, but of the quarrel with ourselves, poetry.” — William Butler Yeats, from PER AMICA SILENTIA LUNAE.
Comment is about Love (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
? exactly Brian! Democracy - er, when it suits...
Comment is about Political Irrigation! (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
<Deleted User> (18980)
Fri 18th Sep 2020 18:50
Yes indeed Stephen, a majority vote must be upheld. But the minority won't accept it and will do everything they can to spike the guns, further hardening attitudes they hardened over the last few years. Isn't democracy great?!
Comment is about Political Irrigation! (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
I hope not! We need your beautiful words & wisdom to continue!
Comment is about Farewell!!! (blog)
with lashings of chillies
and loo roll on ice...
Sorry to lower the tone, but couldn't resist! ?
Comment is about Spice Of Life (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Thank you for looking in, Dan and Shifa!
Got to admit Brian there could be a back story with those ingredients!
Ray
Comment is about ENDING UP A VEGETABLE (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Thanks Shifa and Kevin for the likes.
Comment is about The Butterfly Tree (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Thank you Vautaw. Looking forward to reading your stuff too!
Comment is about Stephen W Atkinson (poet profile)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Visions set and charted and ready for yet another voyage.
Comment is about Recontemplate (blog)
Welcome to WOL Stephen. I’m looking forward to reading your poetry. Write on!
Comment is about Stephen W Atkinson (poet profile)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Thanks Stephen. Sometimes that flow takes hours or days!
Comment is about Love Looks Good on You (blog)
Original item by Vautaw
May the lamp emanating your talent and wisdom be eternally well-lit. Excellent poem!
Comment is about Putting Out the Lamp (blog)
Original item by Michael Kwack
"Life is a beautiful thing that not one of us has control over, it dashes past in the blink of an eye.
I want to exist
Not in shallow conversation,
But in the depths of the universe,
In irreplaceable memories and words too rich it would be sinful not to read aloud."
Amazing verse!
The entire poem in fact is so evocative! This is what art should look like.
Comment is about Tempestuous (blog)
Original item by Jordyn Elizabeth
Kevin T.S. Tan
Thu 17th Sep 2020 22:54
Hey! I just finished reading all your poems (except for the Hindi ones). It's really worthwhile. Wish I could write about women like that. Or maybe I can, I'm just too afraid to post it. Anyway, nice to have you around here at Write Out Loud (WOL). Cheers
Comment is about Neilkanth (poet profile)
Original item by Neilkanth
You definitely have a talent for expressive poetry Jordyn. And I suspect, like a fine wine, you'll only get better with age! ??
Comment is about Tempestuous (blog)
Original item by Jordyn Elizabeth
Words flow good from you ...?
Comment is about Love Looks Good on You (blog)
Original item by Vautaw
Kevin T.S. Tan
Thu 17th Sep 2020 19:38
the hope in this poem made my eyes well up and my cynical heart skipped a beat. 'Never let your heart grow cold' is what comes to mind. Thank you
Comment is about KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE (blog)
Original item by David Subacchi
This is a great poem David and reminds me I've a tin box full of family photos to go through. I liked 'through a bramble-obscured neutrality' and their sharp suits, straight out of the movies. That generation were so influenced by Hollywood it seems.
Comment is about Ascendants (blog)
Original item by David Cooke
What beautiful honor you pay to John in this poem David. Thank you for sharing it with us and reminding us of the sacrifice civil warriors make to unite us in peace and love. ❤️
Comment is about KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE (blog)
Original item by David Subacchi
Emeka, Stephen, Abdul and Flavia,
Thank you for reading and commenting on the poem "A New Love".
They are appreciated.
Keith
Comment is about A New Love (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
You can find more of my poetry on this site and also simply by searching on line for DAVID SUBACCHI.
Comment is about KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE (blog)
Original item by David Subacchi
Thankyou and I know its not a nice part of reality
But its a fact and children and vulnerable adults need saving from these cults were they use torture and sexual abuse as part of thier worshiping rituals
Like what saville was part of ...and the higher ups of the BBC
Unbelievable xx
Comment is about End S.R.A (blog)
Original item by Sarah Louise mcnee
Thank you for spreading the love with your breathtaking words John. ?
Comment is about Love (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
“don’t try to search for love between the lines” ??
Comment is about Ghosting (blog)
Wed 16th Sep 2020 23:15
good for your mom.
i am glad she did so well.
also glad...
you shared her story!
?
Comment is about julie callaghan (poet profile)
Original item by julie callaghan
Kevin T.S. Tan
Wed 16th Sep 2020 22:23
It takes courage to be vulnerable. Thanks for sharing it
Comment is about The Man We Used To Know (blog)
Original item by d.knape
<Deleted User> (13740)
Wed 16th Sep 2020 18:50
I agree x I knew someone's sister who was trapped in scientology in New York, they have a similar ruling, like women can't scream in childbirth FFS, and extrele mormonism, 7 wives and women cook and clean and only wear white, or extreme Muslim religion where burkas abound covetring up Ann summers underwear, Ior the virgin Mary had a baby boy, don't like extremism or cults in any form x but I do love the light in each religion the seeking if peace and beauty a very clever piece of writing x
Comment is about End S.R.A (blog)
Original item by Sarah Louise mcnee
It's almost an honour now to read poetry that is not about endless self seeking. You don't really need my affirmation David, but it might give some cause. A love piece, showing some consideration to those who lived their lives the only way they knew how.
Ray
Comment is about Work Horses (blog)
Original item by David Cooke
<Deleted User> (18980)
Wed 16th Sep 2020 16:12
Dan thank you for your constructive criticism on this work. Every season has a purpose and autumn is when nature begins to slow down before winter locks it down and spring reawakens it.
Appreciate the encouraging like.
Comment is about Fall from grace (blog)
Original item by Abdul Ahmad
I am impressed with the imagery and efficiency of your words, but also somewhat depressed. This season in life does have it's purpose.
Comment is about Fall from grace (blog)
Original item by Abdul Ahmad
Satanic ritual abuse
Its a huge global problem
Comment is about End S.R.A (blog)
Original item by Sarah Louise mcnee
<Deleted User> (18980)
Wed 16th Sep 2020 13:15
Another silly one, hope it brought a smile. Thanks Brian, Vautaw and Neressa for the likes.
Comment is about Hands, Face, Space (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Great, atmospheric work
Comment is about The ghost (blog)
Hope you are doing well. If this poem is about yourself, just wanted to let you know that my mum had major surgery on her nose and face a couple of years ago and her recovery was amazing to say the least. Her scars healed very well and she did not need any further treatment. I hope this brings you some comfort.
Comment is about The Man We Used To Know (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Thank you Victoria and Shifa. I'm so pleased you stopped by to read this one. I've had a few of the lines from this buzzing around in my head for the last few weeks and it felt really good to finally get them down on paper.
Also, thank you so much to Neressa, Emer and Jordyn for reading and the 'likes'. ?
Comment is about Marriage (blog)
Original item by Tom
Shifa many thanks for your recent visit and the encouraging remarks left. The like is much appreciated.
Comment is about Fall from grace (blog)
Original item by Abdul Ahmad
Thanks Keith, that's high praise indeed. I don't know what to say, except I'm really pleased it connected with you and that I'm genuinely humbled by your kind comment. It's really gratifying to know that what I was trying to say came across. ❤
J. x
Comment is about Dry Your Eyes (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
A train of thought
always travels unmasked
because it can.
Comment is about Underground Part 16 to 21 (blog)
Original item by Andy N
Slowly disgusted with lies,deceits,shameful stories - - -
this was one bad ghost.
Comment is about The ghost (blog)
Dan Holtan
Sat 19th Sep 2020 15:33
This is fun to read and conveys the message as an easy lift. Your skills should swim to our shores and dare a deal out of our dandys.
Comment is about Political Irrigation! (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson