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Shifa Maqba

Fri 28th Aug 2020 02:33

Thank you, Paul, for your gem of a comment. Your poem is the first thing I read this morning and I can confidently say that the rest of my day would be a 100× better.
Thank you!

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Nigel Astell

Fri 28th Aug 2020 01:22

You can see two stories developing from each line

Part Three a grizzly grim green feasting

Part Four Zombie clowns on Zombie cows killing two role models
perhaps the snake as well - - -

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Jordyn Elizabeth

Fri 28th Aug 2020 00:20

Keith- I am glad my poem had the ability to fill you with optimism...or as you put it "Joy".

Kate & Neressa- Thank you for your kind words! That means a lot.

Tom- I am picking up the guitar again after a few years. Due to my lack of focus and patience I only managed to learn one song, this time I am putting in more effort. I have attempted putting a tune to my poems but no such luck. Thanks for reading.

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Lasse Krey

Thu 27th Aug 2020 23:16

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Kevin T.S. Tan

Thu 27th Aug 2020 22:35

the straw makes me laugh ?

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Anushri Bafna

Thu 27th Aug 2020 22:19

Short and crisp truth.
I would like to use the last 2 lines of your poem with your name for publishing as a quote, only if you don't have any problem with this.

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Stephen Gospage

Thu 27th Aug 2020 21:49

And thank you for the like!

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Stephen Gospage

Thu 27th Aug 2020 21:48

Yes Abdul, we must always believe that.
Just saw a documentary about Michelle Obama which was truly inspiring.

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Mike Bartram

Thu 27th Aug 2020 21:06

Haha...that's funny! Thanks for reading and the like!

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julie callaghan

Thu 27th Aug 2020 20:09

How bizarre just accidentally blocked you by mistake! ?I was quick to undo!

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Abdul Ahmad

Thu 27th Aug 2020 18:40

Thank you Stephen for your comment and appreciate the like.

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Stephen Gospage

Thu 27th Aug 2020 18:15

Fine poem. Captures the moment.

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Abdul Ahmad

Thu 27th Aug 2020 17:33

Nice one.

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keith jeffries

Thu 27th Aug 2020 17:19

John,

This poem stimulates the imagination as its descriptive quality is indeed profound. I live in a town which has a large public school where those students who fell during both wars are well commemorated in a fine memorial where all their names are honoured. Your poem speaks of this school and many others who saw a generation who never returned home having given their all. Poets, writers, philanthropists, painters, scientists and many more. Their loss is incalculable. This poem speaks of at time and people we shall ever be grateful for but also mourn for the loss of their talents which were not given the air for them to breathe. May God bless them

Thank you for this
Keith

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julie callaghan

Thu 27th Aug 2020 17:19

Thank you Kate for the comment and like

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Tim Ellis

Thu 27th Aug 2020 16:52

Poignant words, John. WWI inspired some fine poems but took far too many fine poets. When will people stop fighting wars?

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Jason Bayliss

Thu 27th Aug 2020 15:49

Thank you so much Kate. So glad you liked it.❤

J. x

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John Coopey

Thu 27th Aug 2020 14:25

In any event, MC, I think my fish might have eaten him.

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M.C. Newberry

Thu 27th Aug 2020 14:01

Got it! One might say that time - like the mice - is/was of the essence. ?

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M.C. Newberry

Thu 27th Aug 2020 13:57

No one is denying that black lives matter. The concern is that a
proper regard is being hi-jacked and manipulated for divisive
political purposes that are not in the interests of the widest social cohesion. To piggyback the position in the USA as reported via its
"trial by media" populism is not helpful to the situation here in the UK
where there is a spectrum of ethnic origins seeking a better life and
doing their best to adjust to the host nation's history - good and bad.
Let us all work towards that purpose and its success.

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Tom

Thu 27th Aug 2020 12:51

Very much enjoyed this one Jordyn. ? I see you holding a guitar in your profile picture. Do you ever set your beautiful writing to music?

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Tom

Thu 27th Aug 2020 10:50

Thank you Neressa, Kate, Jordyn, Greg and Julie for the likes. Really pleased you enjoyed.

And thanks Kate, I certainly think those of us lucky enough to have good memories to look back on, should take a moment to appreciate them from time to time ?

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<Deleted User> (19980)

Thu 27th Aug 2020 10:24

Beautifully painted Jordyn! Another great piece...I enjoyed this read.

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<Deleted User> (22444)

Thu 27th Aug 2020 09:58

Yes! Julie, I love painting shows. How wonderful that you have captured the magic and charm. Much cheaper than therapy.

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<Deleted User> (22444)

Thu 27th Aug 2020 09:32

Black Lives DO matter. Great post.

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<Deleted User> (22444)

Thu 27th Aug 2020 09:30

Wonderful. ?

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Thu 27th Aug 2020 09:29

Wonderful. ?

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Thu 27th Aug 2020 09:29

Really lovely Jordyn, I closed my eyes and felt I shared the moment.

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keith jeffries

Thu 27th Aug 2020 09:13

Jordyn,

What an excellent poem. Having only read it once it has filled me with optimism, even joy dare I say.
Well done

Keith

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keith jeffries

Thu 27th Aug 2020 09:13

Jordyn,

What an excellent poem. Having only read it once it has filled me with optimism, even joy dare I say.
Well done

Keith

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Jason Bayliss

Thu 27th Aug 2020 08:02

Thanks Victoria and thank you Paul. So glad you liked it, I never even thought about setting it to music, but that would be cool. The truth is, I've been trying to write a Villanelle for ages and this thought just sort of coalesced yesterday. It's not quite what I was going for in the beginning, that idea is still rattling round my head. ❤

J. x

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Greg Freeman

Thu 27th Aug 2020 07:38

This whole row has been a strange affair. Maybe a bit of context? The story originally appeared in the Sunday Times, owned by Rupert Murdoch, who is planning a TV news channel to take on the BBC in Britain next year. Its political slant would be similar to Murdoch's Fox News in the US.

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Greg Freeman

Thu 27th Aug 2020 07:34

Lesroy, your town square is named Independence Square, I believe? I was there in St Kitts a few years ago, and learned a lot about the history of slavery in one afternoon, things they never taught us at school. Some us understand your anger and your passion. In some ways the world clearly has not 'moved on', as events in the US, and yes, in England, too, continue to show us.

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Lesroy Mardenborough

Thu 27th Aug 2020 06:54

Thanks Paul..?

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Jordyn Elizabeth

Thu 27th Aug 2020 04:05

This is heartbreaking.

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John Coopey

Thu 27th Aug 2020 00:11

It's what they call a spatio-temporal concept, MC. The croc was there and then; the pond is here and now.

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Lesroy Mardenborough

Thu 27th Aug 2020 00:05

Not that I have to explain my poetry, as that's the point, for you to interpret it as you see fit. For some people, the movement/actions will change their ways of thinking and their belief system; they will then see the social injustice that has been happening and is still happening, and they will want change to happen.

For others, there are no way of tearing down their current belief system nor their way of thinking no matter how unjust and racist it is.......My town square is different from your town square.

Brian, I wish for you a blessed and happy existence, where everything about your life matters... I wish the same for everyone else here.

Thank you all for wishing the same for me.

God Bless!!?

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Martin Elder

Wed 26th Aug 2020 22:31

Thanks to John, Eric, Emer, Steven and Julie for liking

And thank you Kate for commenting. I have noted during this period of lock down that just smiling at people in the street means they will often smile back.
Cheers Martin

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julie callaghan

Wed 26th Aug 2020 21:45

Thanks for the like Jordyn

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M.C. Newberry

Wed 26th Aug 2020 21:35

No thought then about putting it in your garden pond with those
pricey oriental fish that resemble gold fish on steroids?? ?

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Wed 26th Aug 2020 19:19

Ha ha Stephen!

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Abdul Ahmad

Wed 26th Aug 2020 19:17

Stephen love always triumphs over hate.

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julie callaghan

Wed 26th Aug 2020 18:58

Thanks for the like Stephen

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Stephen Gospage

Wed 26th Aug 2020 18:06

I once proposed £5 for my autograph but people usually wanted more

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Stephen Gospage

Wed 26th Aug 2020 17:57

Once again, thanks to you all for the likes. Your support is really appreciated.

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M.C. Newberry

Wed 26th Aug 2020 16:47

Everyone there always seems to be having a marvellous party -
and I'll bet the worldwide audience for the usual LNOTP is a huge
extension of that enjoyment. I wonder what the last global audience
amounted to in viewing figures. 2020 can be considered a
"Casualty of Covid" for the likely limited (curiosity?) level of its appeal
this time around.
Not sure why I originally referred to VL singing "We'll Meet Again" in this reply.
A Freudian error perhaps - bearing in mind
the news that these songs are, it is now said, due to return in 2021.

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M.C. Newberry

Wed 26th Aug 2020 16:30

Always worth bearing in mind when times are difficult. It has been
said that we have been given the gift of life; it is up to each of us to
make the best possible use of it.

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victoriavautaw@gmail.com

Wed 26th Aug 2020 16:26

Beautiful Jason. Would love to see this set to music. Definitely a message that needs to be in the world, especially now. ❤️

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M.C. Newberry

Wed 26th Aug 2020 16:19

Capital ! More of this sort of thing is needed on a daily basis.

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M.C. Newberry

Wed 26th Aug 2020 16:14

It used to be called "entrepreneurial" back in the day. Funny how
"fame" can be a magnet and BM is right about the aspect of selling himself. He is a "product" of an eternally appealing "let's pretend"
world that allows an escape from the humdrum reality of many lives...

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