Thanks so much, Stephen, for understanding and commenting on my poem My Father's Homeland Attacked Ukraine.
Regards,
Larisa

Comment is about Stephen Gospage (poet profile)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

Thanks to the wayfaring strangers who laid likes.

David

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIlbZAP8ASQ&list=RDgIlbZAP8ASQ&start_radio=1

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

Original item by David RL Moore

Classic example of being bitter and twisted ( in a funny way ) 👍


Bethany

Comment is about The joy of reaching 99 (blog)

Original item by hugh

Last man standing, of course! 😂

Comment is about The joy of reaching 99 (blog)

Original item by hugh

The science of time has long intrigued us. Indeed, it has often
been subjected to diligent research and ongoing questions about
its very nature. Not least, the connection between time and
ageing/death/renewal in all aspects of nature. Why does time
seem one-way? The question still fascinates us and we are no nearer knowing the answer than H.G Wells, whose book "The
Time Machine" was so popular in his own day.

Comment is about Time’s Illusion (blog)

Original item by Tim Higbee

Introducing poetry to youngsters is a most worthwhile exercise
in adding quality to a life. The enthusiasm of the teacher is paramount and can be the portal through which young minds
pass to discover a treasure chest that will enrich their existence.
Adapting poetry to the audience in question is a vital aspect.
Whilst R.L. Stevenson's verse might capture a young child's
imagination. an older youngster might be more able to go with
more mature content, such as the war poems of Sassoon
and Owen. The reward for any teacher must surely be the
responses to the words chosen to pull a class into a world
of his/her choosing.
I can readily imagine a teacher appearing suddenly in front of a
class and declaiming in a loud theatrical tone to shock and
surprise. Like an actor on stage seizing an audience by the
collective scruff of the neck.
"Good morning, good morning," the general said,
When we met him last week on our way to the line..."

Comment is about How youngsters engage with poetry – teachers, can you help? (article)

Original item by Julian Jordon

Thank you so much, Hélène. It means a lot to me!😊

Comment is about Gemini and Scorpio (blog)

Original item by Manish

Thank you Stephen & Stephen - it is all a bit Brave New World, but then so is a lot of social media -pass the soma! … 😳

Comment is about Socially Perfect (blog)

Original item by R A Porter

We are all slaves to the clock ⏰️

Comment is about Time’s Illusion (blog)

Original item by Tim Higbee

Very true - All been said before. Promises will be made and broken. Unfortunately politics is a necessary evil.

Comment is about New Labour... (blog)

Original item by Stephen W Atkinson

You may be right M.C. One things for sure, I don't think you could make a decent political parry out of all of them put together! Thanks for commenting
And for the likes!

Comment is about New Labour... (blog)

Original item by Stephen W Atkinson

Sombre cello music is the most divine sound in music. There is simply no better instrument!. Played by Tina Gao preferably!

Comment is about String Quartets (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

Perfect, RA, and terrifying, in its way!

Comment is about Socially Perfect (blog)

Original item by R A Porter

It does, David, and it's all so tragic. Man's inhumanity to Man, aka women and children. Thanks for this.

Comment is about And so it goes on… (blog)

Original item by David R Mellor

I appreciated this heartfelt poem, Larisa. It is so tragic that a country which has produced so many great writers, artists and musicians is now instrumentalised into a war machine invading a neighbouring country.
I pray for everyone caught up in this horror and hope that somehow it will end soon.

Comment is about My Father’s Homeland Attacked Ukraine (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

Time is truly something we cannot control, although we spend ages trying to measure it to the finest millisecond. A really good poem, Tim.

Comment is about Time’s Illusion (blog)

Original item by Tim Higbee

We invented it and it's been our master ever since Tim.
Good work!

G

Comment is about Time’s Illusion (blog)

Original item by Tim Higbee

"Simply passengers aboard a slip stream ride
Watching the scenes of life go flying bye," such brilliant lines. I must say, I am a fan, Tim. Keep going, my friend! 💪

Comment is about Time’s Illusion (blog)

Original item by Tim Higbee

I was taken back to the arrival of Marilyn Monroe in the public
awareness...from a photo model seizing her chance to film legend
adorning product that reached a far wider audience. She was
game and reached the very top of her own chosen game.

Comment is about TWO MODELS (blog)

Original item by Dee Allen.

If the plus tally outnumbers the minus tally, then you are ahead
in the game that is this life. If your kind actions exceed your cruel
ones then the same applies as we are buffeted by the endless
winds of chance and circumstance.

Comment is about A Temporary Tenure (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Pithy and pleasing! I am reminded of the tale of a US naval
vessel in port that displayed the flag signal "Second to None"
for all to see.. Into the same port came a British naval vessel
that was seen to display the flag signal "None". Perfect! 👍

Comment is about Nobody's Perfect (blog)

Original item by Stuart Vanner

As a small "c" conservative, I have two lingering memories of
Labour in power. The boast about making the pips squeak amongst voters and the farewell jibe about leaving no cash in
the government account when giving way to the incoming Tory administration. Thus, the concept of Starmer et al becoming
dependable guardians of the nation's finances is hard to envisage! Promises from politicians are like alibis provided by
lawyers' imaginations to convince the credulous in court. And
as a former very prominent lawyer, Starmer is well placed for
awareness in that particular respect.

Comment is about New Labour... (blog)

Original item by Stephen W Atkinson

"Like the romantic air that surfs
Passionately on the ocean"
What a beautiful line.

Superb poem, Manish, and likewise the previous poem about the solitary sandpiper. Poignant poems.

Comment is about Gemini and Scorpio (blog)

Original item by Manish

Hi Stephen - Thanks for your your positive feedback 👍

Comment is about De Lacy Street Blues (blog)

Original item by Tom Doolan

I like this too, Stuart. Clever work.

Comment is about Nobody's Perfect (blog)

Original item by Stuart Vanner

Some good, and truthful, lines here! Like it 👏

Comment is about Nobody's Perfect (blog)

Original item by Stuart Vanner

Just perfect 😉

Comment is about Socially Perfect (blog)

Original item by R A Porter

A wonderful rhythmic piece, Tom 👏

Comment is about De Lacy Street Blues (blog)

Original item by Tom Doolan

"I set my radio dial
to beauty" Lovely.

Comment is about Beauty (blog)

Original item by Hélène

Love the last two lines.A short poem with soo much meaning.Well done.

Comment is about Feelings - Short Poem (blog)

Original item by Aisha Suleman

Thanks for likes - Aisha, Hugh, Auracle & Bethany 👍

Comment is about De Lacy Street Blues (blog)

Original item by Tom Doolan

Love, love, love this!



Bethany

Comment is about Beauty (blog)

Original item by Hélène

Thank you Aisha, Manish, Rose & Hugh.

“Hope and Memory have one daughter and her name is Art, and she has built her dwelling far from the desperate field where men hang out their garments upon forked boughs to be banners of battle. O beloved daughter of Hope and Memory, be with me for a while.”
― William Butler Yeats

Comment is about WICCA, WITCH, WIZARD (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

Thank you, Tom.😊

Comment is about A Solitary Sandpiper's Sentimental Tweet (blog)

Original item by Manish

Thankyou for the accumalated likes folks.

David

Comment is about Reset (blog)

Original item by David RL Moore

I agree, Rodney. Fascinating, the Spanish connection, and the blacklisting.

Comment is about Meet me on Jubilee Corner: all right on the night in Rothbury (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Thanks for your feedback & comments- John, Manish, Keith & Leon 👍
Thanks for likes - Holden, Larisa & K Lynn 👍

Comment is about De Lacy Street Blues (blog)

Original item by Tom Doolan

Hi, Keith! I enjoyed reading your poem. I want to say that you are not alone in your thoughts. When I was young I thought that life was endless and I had a lot of time ahead. Adulthood was remote, Regards, Larisa

Comment is about A Temporary Tenure (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Loved this one, Tom. Has a catchy rhythm to it too, one of the best poems that I've read recently!
Thank you.

Comment is about De Lacy Street Blues (blog)

Original item by Tom Doolan

A very well written and composed poem. It possessed a certain harmony which I enjoyed. Thank you for this,
Keith

Comment is about De Lacy Street Blues (blog)

Original item by Tom Doolan

Good to see you back Larisa and writing as good as ever

Comment is about The Melody of Love (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

Your best one yet Tom-cheers!

Comment is about De Lacy Street Blues (blog)

Original item by Tom Doolan

👍

Comment is about The Gift (blog)

Original item by Twilbury Wist

Thank you so much, Tom for reading and liking my poem The Melody of Love. And you are right. All we need is love.

Comment is about Tom Doolan (poet profile)

Original item by Tom Doolan

It’s always a bonus, Tom, to wake up in the morning.

Comment is about De Lacy Street Blues (blog)

Original item by Tom Doolan

A very emotive piece Manish 👍

Comment is about A Solitary Sandpiper's Sentimental Tweet (blog)

Original item by Manish

All you need is love ❤️

Comment is about The Melody of Love (blog)

Original item by Larisa Rzhepishevska

I wanted to convey a kind of sickness requiring immediate action similar to that which a human experiencing a medical emergency might need.

Like most of my thoughts there is no answer just questioning. I don't necessarily intend to suggest our planet is in its death throes, I have limited comprehension of the crisis we may be in...only that there seems to be something out of sync with patterns of climate and geological behaviour. I inform myself by listening to scientists with opposing views and pay attention to their evidenced conclusions.

I disregard social media and those corporates with vested interests. Also those who glibly pass everything off as exclusively cyclical, everything dies some day, one day.

Irrespective, thank you for your reading if you passed by.

David.

Comment is about Reset (blog)

Original item by David RL Moore

Thanks a lot for reading and liking my poem Melody of Love

Comment is about hugh (poet profile)

Original item by hugh

Thank you so much for liking my poem Melody of Love

Comment is about Manish (poet profile)

Original item by Manish