This piece made me crack a smile. Loved it.
-J
Comment is about Live Until We Die: Another String of Thoughts (blog)
Original item by Eric Berard
Eric, yes. My therapist used drowning as an analogy for anxiety and it really made sense. That is exactly how it feels.
Comment is about Breathe (Drowning Pt. 3) (blog)
Original item by Shehariah
Jordyn, thank you for the like.
Comment is about Breathe (Drowning Pt. 3) (blog)
Original item by Shehariah
I feel this, and I understand. It's what anxiety feels like.
Comment is about Breathe (Drowning Pt. 3) (blog)
Original item by Shehariah
Wed 19th Aug 2020 02:30
thank you for your comment on "Silent Counsel".
Keep the Faith!
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Comment is about Words of Faith (poet profile)
Original item by Words of Faith
Searching and learning are the real qualities of life. Those who don't search, find nothing. Those who don't learn go nowhere.
A good poem
Keith
Comment is about Heart to call home (blog)
Original item by Zhar2020
Your poetry speaks to my hopelessly romantic soul. Thanks for sharing. ?
Comment is about Seasons (blog)
Original item by Gary Cuming
Thanks for looking in Paul and Stephen !
Basically it was the Elephant Man syndrome Brian. But there was a celebrity guy on Mastermind I had in mind here. Now you know.
Comment is about NEUROFIBROMATOSIS (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Thanks for the like Stephen.
Comment is about Saint or Sinner (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
You stole my title! my Son came home from holiday with bees tattoos on his knees this week. I haven’t recovered enough to put pen to paper?
Comment is about THE BEES KNEES (blog)
Original item by ray pool
<Deleted User> (18980)
Tue 18th Aug 2020 18:41
It's about time someone stood up for the bees!
Comment is about THE BEES KNEES (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Many thanks for your support, Abdul, and thanks to all for the likes.
Steve
Comment is about Poets (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Good job, Keith. The sad part is that often dictators (in all their incarnations) have considerable charm and appeal at the outset and secure the support of the people. Of course, once they lose this support they have to resort to force and fraud to pretend that they are still popular. And in the end they don't really care if they are or not.
Comment is about Another Glut of Dictators (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Thanks John for your appreciation!
Comment is about IT'S OKAY TO BE A MEDIOCRE! (blog)
Original item by MANISHA SAINI
Gary,
This poem had the feel of an odyssey, an emotional conundrum. I detect that these words are not all that could be said. A poem with an element of mystery attached to it.
I enjoyed this and thank you
Keith
Comment is about Seasons (blog)
Original item by Gary Cuming
Nice touch, Manisha. I aspire to being mediocre.
Comment is about IT'S OKAY TO BE A MEDIOCRE! (blog)
Original item by MANISHA SAINI
An entertaining journey worth joining for what it revealed along the
way. A lot of convoluted history that still shows itself as having a
lasting effect in varied ways.
Comment is about An Englishman in Israel (blog)
Original item by Stephen Bewick
SG - thanks for the like. Oscar Levant would have surely had a
suitably pointed rejoinder. As he responded to George Gershwin
(known to perform his own music at the proverbial drop of a hat)
who was musing about whether his music would be played in a
hundred years' time;
"It will be if you're still alive, George".
RIP Oscar !!.
Comment is about OSCAR LEVANT REMEMBERED (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
There's truth in these words. I think of how women can seek out a
relationship with a rogue, discarding someone who offers faithful
unconditional love in the process. It's not new but it's interesting
that women can recognise this character trait in each other.
Comment is about Enigma (blog)
Original item by Alem Hailu G/Kristos
I dealt with sufferers from mental illness in my working life and on
a personal level with a friend who had a son enduring the affliction.
I thought one of the political failures of the recent past was closing
places like Horton Hospital - a mansion-like establishment set
in extensive grounds that provided care and a refuge for those in
need. That friend's son, barely 20, had developed schizophrenia -
believed due to pressures of study and expectation, but there may
have been other factors at work too. He was given a place at
Horton and I'm sure it was the right sort of environment to help him
and many others. But the policy of "care in the environment" had
become fashionable - and, of course, there was the money saved!!
Cynicism has its place in facing political posturing that put both
patient(s) and the public at unnecessary risk. Reports of attacks
without motive on passers-by (myself included on one occasion)
became frequent in the media, some even leading to death. Like
that old proverb this road perhaps perceived as paved with "good
intentions" provided a way to hell that could have been avoided if sanctuaries like Horton remained open and available.to those in
need.
Comment is about Mental health: Myth or reality (blog)
Original item by Wanya Sinha
Thanks Paul, I had a good think about this one, glad you liked it.
J. x
Comment is about Memento Vivere (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
The "Fun Factory" strikes again to keep our chuckle-muscles in work!
Comment is about Bald Bob (blog)
Original item by hugh
This is what happens in the process of a poet beholding a creation with the intention of creating something new.
Great stuff Keith.
Comment is about A Portrait (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
<Deleted User> (18980)
Tue 18th Aug 2020 09:29
Lovely poem, Jordyn. I am always perplexed by (and envious of) people who say they have no regrets. There’s a mountain of things I would have done differently. Isn’t recognising that the starting point for doing better next time? I think so.
Your poem reminded me of John Betjeman’s “Pershore Station”, ostensibly about the train he was on but in reality about regret.
“One word would have made her love me, one word would have made her turn; but the word I never mumbled, and now I am left to burn”.
https://www.poetrycat.com/john-betjeman/pershore-station-or-a-liverish-journey-first-class
Comment is about My Friend Regret (blog)
Original item by Jordyn Elizabeth
Thanks for the Likes, Jordyn and Paul.
Comment is about OUT OF WINE (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Eric,
A poem rich in significance and a reminder to us all about the importance of love when it is not so apparent.
Keith
Comment is about Love to be Found (blog)
Original item by Eric Berard
Thank you for the likes. It is always difficult to say goodbye and Bring Him Home didn’t help.
Comment is about Time To Say Goodbye (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Stuart,
An excellent description of a thunderstorm, the type we have been treated to recently. The final stanza is the best as we need the water for the land but it also brings to an end a period of good sunny weather.
Keith
Comment is about Thunderstorms (blog)
Original item by Stuart Vanner
Thank you for the likes. Thank you for the witty comment Brian.
Comment is about Deflated (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Thank you Jordyn. Wuthering Heights is my favorite book! I was way overdue creating a poem to honor it.
Comment is about Let Me In (blog)
Original item by Vautaw
Wow! Welcome to WOL Gary. I’m digging your poetry already. Write on! ???
Comment is about Resist (blog)
Original item by Gary Cuming
Good words, Simple and to the point.
Care when you can;
Share what you can.
Comment is about Happiness (blog)
Original item by Abdul Ahmad
Thank you so much Keith and Victoria. I love the Stoics and the three main principles in which I find the most comfort are, "Memento Mori, Memento Vivere, and Amor Fati." Thank you both, I am genuinely humbled by the fact you saved it to your favourites.❤❤
Comment is about Memento Vivere (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
Jason,
This poem is outstanding in its content and style. It enriches the concept of blessings which we are often apt to overlook and the fact that the rough comes with the smooth. Like Vautaw, this will be added to my list of favourite poems. it speaks well of our mortality and living life for the moment.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about Memento Vivere (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
Love this poem Jason. Adding it to my favorites! Thank you for sharing it with us and the world. It’s a beautiful message in a time of need. ❤️?
Comment is about Memento Vivere (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
<Deleted User> (18980)
Mon 17th Aug 2020 21:38
Great poem Julie. The long ones are the most difficult, balloons I mean.
Comment is about Deflated (blog)
Original item by julie callaghan
Neressa thank you for your magnanimous comments. The gift of the red rose shall be cherished.
Comment is about Happiness (blog)
Original item by Abdul Ahmad
<Deleted User> (19980)
Mon 17th Aug 2020 18:06
It's always a joy to read your poems! Another excellent piece!
Comment is about Happiness (blog)
Original item by Abdul Ahmad
<Deleted User> (19980)
Mon 17th Aug 2020 18:02
Thanks Tom for your lovely comments and interest in my work. Greatly appreciated!
Comment is about Tom (poet profile)
Original item by Tom
A beautiful Shakesperean twist at the start:
"Summer's yellow tinges form A harsh sandpaper of old gold."
Love it.
Comment is about Poets (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Stephen whatever your comment it is always encouraging. Thank you for the like.
Comment is about Happiness (blog)
Original item by Abdul Ahmad
I can't improve on these comments, only thank you for the poem.
Steve
Comment is about Happiness (blog)
Original item by Abdul Ahmad
Shifa
Thank you for your usual encouraging comments. Makes a difference to want to keep writing. The like is appreciated too.
Comment is about Happiness (blog)
Original item by Abdul Ahmad
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Wed 19th Aug 2020 07:12
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Comment is about Phil Golding (poet profile)
Original item by Phil Golding