Yes, I liked 'cappuccinos' and 'he knows'! Another great read, RA.

Comment is about Barista Blues (blog)

Original item by R A Porter

A beautifully written poem, Nicholas.

Comment is about Captured moments, pure and right. (blog)

Original item by Nicholas Louder

I truly loved this poem. I have often asked myself and others if they could imagine a world with no trees. It is unthinkable. Your imagination in composing this poem as earned you a place in my personal hall of fame. One of my all time favourites.
Thanks indeed,
Keith

Comment is about When I was a Tree. (blog)

Original item by Clare

A poem of great sentiment written from a heart which yearns for assurances. Intimate and moving in its power.
Thank you for this,
Keith

Comment is about -QUESTIONS? (blog)

Original item by Black_Rose

Your powers of observation are remarkable in recalling those far off days. I feel as if I was in the car with you all. Poems such as this are true gems of childhood experiences which stay with the writer and in the mind of the reader.
Thanks indeed,
Keith

Comment is about POINTING AT BOATS (blog)

Original item by CiaranPCunningham

Thank you so much. This is a card I am giving to my son for his birthday. He and his family are leaving America to try to get jobs in Europe. They want a safe place to raise their son. All the school shootings and violence is concerning for young families.

Comment is about WINGS (blog)

Original item by lynn hahn

I like the words, I like the rhythm, I've no idea what it all means though. A bit like life...perhaps that is what it's all about.

Comment is about The Truth is Never Known (blog)

Original item by David RL Moore

It could be said that Hadrian knew his onions when assessing
threat to his northern border. 😏! Not much changes under the sun.

Comment is about Berlin Irony (blog)

Original item by Chris Armstrong

Thanks to those who sent recent likes.

David

Comment is about Atrocities against language, guilty! (blog)

Original item by David RL Moore

@gregfreeman thank you for that lovely comment, that is a huge compliment.

Comment is about VERDIGRIS (blog)

Original item by CiaranPCunningham

Glad you enjoyed it Graham - I nearly called it "The Has Bean", maybe I should have done!

Comment is about Barista Blues (blog)

Original item by R A Porter

You describe the way music and the delivery of it can transcend our consciousness in a very particular way Manish. You really are getting very good at this poetry stuff 😇 G

Comment is about Heartstrings (blog)

Original item by Manish

An interesting poem which for some inexplicable reason created a scene in my imagination which drew upon my past.
Thank you for this,
Keith

Comment is about Heartstrings (blog)

Original item by Manish

Thank you Keith and Rose, and to all those who liked this, it means a lot to me.😊

Comment is about Family (blog)

Original item by Manish

Very well composed with a therapeutic theme.
Thank you for this,
Keith

Comment is about Letting Go (Eventually) (blog)

Original item by Hélène

I often think that writing one’s words and sending them out to the world via Write OutLoud is a bit like going outside and shouting to the darkness.
Yours is a nicely worded and considered piece Helene.

Comment is about Letting Go (Eventually) (blog)

Original item by Hélène

Keith, pardon me for having to repeat these same words, that I have used on other poems recently, but this really is the best one that you have posted so far, Such wonderful imagery.

Thank you.

Bethany

Comment is about In a Blaze of Glory (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Nothing more true Helene, time IS a healer.
Well written, and comforting piece, thank you.

Bethany

Comment is about Letting Go (Eventually) (blog)

Original item by Hélène

As many people have noted, religion and spirituality can be viewed as entirely distinct (eg religion=adherence to doctrine, vs spirituality=belief in Universal (Divine) Love). If spirituality is defined as belief in Universal/Divine Love, I would wager that even an atheist (=no belief in a godhead) can be a deeply spiritual person. In my birth family of 5 Catholic siblings (all attended 8-12 years of Catholic school, including daily mass), 1 remained Catholic into adulthood, 3 are atheist or agnostic, and 1 (myself) became Protestant. But all 5 of us are spiritually-inclined. I am hugely fond of the Rosary and the Our Father and my Catholic background seeps out when I spontaneously make the Sign of the Cross during conversations about one's troubles. Really enjoyed reading this poem Keith! (Yeah, Telboy, I too sermonize a bit in my poems I will admit, a captive audience after all, lol.)

Comment is about Pater Noster (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

I'm beginning to think that you will eventually self-combust Aisha!!!! Be careful 😇

Comment is about Park (blog)

Original item by Aisha Suleman

A very innovative rhyming scheme here RA, brilliant stuff

'a has-bean on the cafe scene' made me laugh, well done G

Comment is about Barista Blues (blog)

Original item by R A Porter

Thanks for likes - Aisha,Rose,Manish & blackrose 👍

Comment is about Bluebell Smitten (blog)

Original item by Tom Doolan

I love the candour in this poem. It has the ability to touch one's senses. Such joy seldom lasts but it is a moment stored in the memory of time.
Thank you for this,
Keith

Comment is about Park (blog)

Original item by Aisha Suleman

A poem written from the heart and beautifully composed.
Thank you for this,
Keith

Comment is about There will be Again the Sunshine (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

A poem which speaks of perfect freedom. Each line is worthy of contemplation.
Thank you for this,
Keith

Comment is about WINGS (blog)

Original item by lynn hahn

Thanks so much for reading and liking my poem, CiaranPCunningham,

Comment is about There will be Again the Sunshine (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

Thank you, Graham and Manish, for your generous comments.. I found it quite a challenge to write about this enigmatic painting, which I have known for over 40 years and which is at the heart of an exhibition to celebrate 100 years of surrealism in Brussels.

And thanks to Tom, Tom D, Hugh, Blackrose, Rudyard, Holden, Rose, Auracle and Larisa for liking this.

Comment is about The Empire of Light (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

I would like to thank everyone who read and liked my poem. With best wishes, Larisa

Comment is about My Elixir (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

Another superb poem, Stephen. What I love about your poems is that they're very captivating and evocative and often leaves the reader wondering.
Thank you.

Comment is about The Empire of Light (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

' holds a great truth 'indeed Manish
Fmily should always come first-loved this poem-thank you




Rose 💋

Comment is about Family (blog)

Original item by Manish

" And leave the cave that's cold and black, And walk upon a joyful road, Without needing to look back."
An inspiring poem thank you for sharing.
Blackrose

Comment is about Hope and Belief (blog)

Original item by Stuart Vanner

Poem or sermon? You do the math!

Comment is about Pater Noster (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Thank you Rose and everyone else for liking my poem.
Most appreciated, Blackrose

Comment is about WITHOUT PERMISSION (;) (blog)

Original item by Black_Rose

Thank you for your kind & generous comments Keith 😊
Thanks for likes -Larisa,Tom,Hugh,Auracle & Ciaran 👍

Comment is about Bluebell Smitten (blog)

Original item by Tom Doolan

Thanks Percy

Comment is about 2024: Trev does another National Poetry Month in Texas and NaPoWriMo: Part 2 The Journey Out (blog)

Original item by Trev the Road Poet

@keithjeffries thanks, I always hope my writing will resonate with others.

Comment is about On Water (blog)

Original item by CiaranPCunningham

@russelljacklin glad it reminded you of your own childhood, thanks.

Comment is about On Water (blog)

Original item by CiaranPCunningham

@gregfreeman - thanks, although I have to admit, I never noticed that....and I wrote it 😉

Comment is about On Water (blog)

Original item by CiaranPCunningham

@stephengospage thanks for your lovely comment.

Comment is about On Water (blog)

Original item by CiaranPCunningham

Stuart,
This poem is found in its proof, as one reflects on life. What you have written is invariably true. You are very good at rhyming, much better than I am. Thank you for this,
Keith

Comment is about Hope and Belief (blog)

Original item by Stuart Vanner

Manish,
A poem which holds a great truth. It reminds me of the expression that an apple never falls far from the tree. Your second stanza deals well with this.
Thanks,
Keith

Comment is about Family (blog)

Original item by Manish

When he was invited onto This is Your Life, MC, I heard that Blanchflower told them “Fuck that for a lark!”. He didn’t want any reference to his early romantic escapades.

Comment is about WE'LL WIN THE LEAGUE NEXT YEAR (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

My abiding memory of Spurs was the presence of Danny Blanchflower who came to give us a talk during my Met. Police
days. He was known for promoting a breakfast cereal as I recall
and didn't respond in good humour when some likely lad among
the audience brought it up - in conversation I mean! 😋

Comment is about WE'LL WIN THE LEAGUE NEXT YEAR (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Hugh,
you obviously have the knack. I would be a willing pupil.
Thank you for this,
Keith

Comment is about A highly impressed bystander (blog)

Original item by hugh

Graham,
Thank you for your comment. Violence committed in the name of religion is often a cover for an ulterior motive. Many think the present conflict in Gaza is about religion when in fact it is about land. Religion is a convenient label to use and an excuse and divert people's attention from the real cause of a dispute. Religion is also synonymous with an institution which is unfortunate as I don't think Christ would approve of what the Church has done historically, especially on the grounds of moral theology, It is not the Faith or belief that is in question but the way it has been made manifest by man into an institution.
Thanks Graham,
Keith

Comment is about Pater Noster (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

I am a Sunday School attendee throughout my boyhood, now a disillusioned agnostic!
Along with many of those with a similar viewpoint I struggle with how there is so much violence committed in the name of religion. Everyone’s religious viewpoint cannot be right but so many incredibly awful events carry a religious label as if such atrocity is redeemable. Trust is often a threadbare shirt!

Comment is about Pater Noster (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Thank you Keith, Rose, Stephen & Stephen for the generous and encouraging comments.

I've been very short on poetic inspiration in 2024, so this month I've been forcing myself to write a poem every day without fail. I wrote this one sitting in my car outside the supermarket on a very peaceful Sunday in Sheffield. I quite liked it, so thought I'd share...

Thanks also to John, Tom, Hugh, Blackrose, Larisa, Holden, Auracle and Patricia for reading & the 'likes' 😃

Comment is about A Quiet Sunday (blog)

Original item by Tom

Tom,
A poem certainly intended for the morning reader as it speaks of beauty and tranquility. When I was a boy there was a dell close to where I lived and in Spring it was filled with blue bells which always entranced me. On entering the dell it was like entering a sacred place, somehow apart from the world about. Your poem has the same effect.
Thank you for this,
Keith

Comment is about Bluebell Smitten (blog)

Original item by Tom Doolan

“Hope springs eternal”, Stephen. (Or in our case “Hope springs annually”). And thanks for the Likes, Larisa, Holden and Stephen G.

Comment is about WE'LL WIN THE LEAGUE NEXT YEAR (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

This is fine writing indeed. It is easy to forget your non-Ukraine work Stephen and we are foolish to do so! Well done! G

Comment is about The Empire of Light (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage