Very much enjoyed this lovely poem Keith,

Folks, do not go to Malta as I did recently, and had to sit under the ceiling fan, for most of the stay-PHEWW!


Bethany

Comment is about Those Sultry Summers (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Ditto the last line, Auracle. Very good poem. Thank you.

Bethany

Comment is about A Special Place For Us (blog)

Original item by Auracle

One of the most terrible diseases, as we all know Mike. Don't know if you had heard or read about a case where the elderley gent suffering from dementia, had killed his wife, walked out of the house,

and when brought back to the house by someone, upon seeing his wife lying on the kitchen floor, asked, oh no! is that my wife?

How very very sad is that Mike? ( omg )


Bethany

Comment is about Dementia (blog)

Original item by Mike Horsfall

Right up my verdurous Street, JD. Thank you.


Bethany

Comment is about Nature’s Green (blog)

Original item by JD Russell

A masterly piece of descriptive writing. I liked the use of the word 'arborous'. I recall Clemmie Churchill being accused by Sir Winston of arboricide, after she had given instructions for a tree to be felled in order to enhance their view from their home in Chartwell.
Thank you for an excellent poem so rich in its vocabularly.
Keith

Comment is about Nature’s Green (blog)

Original item by JD Russell

Thank you to all who 'liked' and commented on this poem. I appreciate your interest.
Thank you again,
Keith

Comment is about Those Sultry Summers (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Tom,
You have certainly achieved all you had in mind when it comes to the use of imagery. A poem of loss and devastation with a powerful vocabulary.
Thank you for this,
Keith

Comment is about Love Has Crucified Me (blog)

Original item by Tom Doolan

Thanks for your feedback Leon 👍
Thanks for likes Hélène, Bethany & Holden 👍

Comment is about Love Has Crucified Me (blog)

Original item by Tom Doolan

Another which touches so eloquently on the truth of our earthly predicament. As Rose has commented this is most certainly a poem to begin the day as it creates a good perspective on life and restores true values.
Thank you for this,
Keith

Comment is about Elevate the soul (blog)

Original item by Ghazala lari

Hi Ghazala theres nothing like beginning the day with a lovely peaceful read-cheers m'dear!





Rose 💋

Comment is about Elevate the soul (blog)

Original item by Ghazala lari

An interesting poem Ed,

I go to Ardnamurchan and The Hebrides most years, it's thin up there. A feeling of being in nature and generally closer to something just beyond our grasp. It's a wonderful place to be, both physically and emotionally.

I have no God but I understand the term "thin" it isn't a word you hear used much South of Carlisle or by people occupying our Cities.

David

Comment is about Thin (blog)

Original item by Edbreathe

Mike,

A fair account of life for my father these days. Written with heartfelt sadness I'm sure.

Well written and observed in my opinion.

David

Comment is about Dementia (blog)

Original item by Mike Horsfall

Keith: The intentions behind verses are different from what's comprehended.
A mystery none can actually solve.
Thank you.

Graham: i totally agree with you. Even a poet doesn't know the beginning nor the end of what the poet writes. Most of it is inspired.
Thank you.

Comment is about Partial eclipse (blog)

Original item by Ghazala lari

Only divine guidance works. Prayers we can blindly depend upon.

Friend or foe only God knows.

Thanks Keith.

Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)

Original item by keith jeffries

Yes, it's an insurmountable task. Rarely accomplished. Friend or foe, we never know.

Thanks Graham.

Comment is about Graham Sherwood (poet profile)

Original item by Graham Sherwood

Keith, thank you for the most heartening and generous comment, it means the world.😊
Leon, yes my friend, thank you.👍

Comment is about Thick-Skinned (blog)

Original item by Manish

An interesting use of the word sliver. In this poem I feel as if I am taken into the cosmos which does not have the dimensions we experience here on this plant. The seen and the unseen which are both close, each of one and of the other also. A part of an even greater mystery.
I enjoyed this poem and thank you for it.
Keith

Comment is about Thin (blog)

Original item by Edbreathe

Thanks for your thoughts, Pete, and for the Likes, Tom, Larisa, Stephen, Bethany, Rose, David, Aisha and Holden.

Comment is about I BOUGHT MY FRIEND A TORTOISE (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

It’s nice to read something a little lighter
Thanks

Comment is about I BOUGHT MY FRIEND A TORTOISE (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Thankyou Betheny and John,

much appreciated.

David

Comment is about Gargoyles (blog)

Original item by David RL Moore

And this situation Mike will sadly to say, not be getting any better in fact, worse! I feel so sorry for these people having to go through this terrible ordeal, especially for those gents and ladies who have served their country. DISGRACEFUL!



Bethany

Comment is about Homeless (blog)

Original item by Mike Horsfall

Collage poem
extra lines
larger crowd
more poets
collection bag
tonight full
Andy N said
just enough
Not too much
John will
be pleased.

Comment is about April 2024 Collage Poem: All Too Much (blog)

Original item by Stockport WoL

Like most of your poems rob you give the reader so many angles to come from if you get my drift? love that!

Comment is about Repeat once. (blog)

Original item by RudyardK

A very tasty poem Tom chock full of great literary ingredients 👍

Comment is about Love Has Crucified Me (blog)

Original item by Tom Doolan

Keep on keeping on Manish 👍

Comment is about Thick-Skinned (blog)

Original item by Manish

' I still intentionally swim against the tide'. Ths is your individuality shining through. Writing requires determination and perseverance and you have both. An excellent poem.
Thank you for this,
Keith

Comment is about Thick-Skinned (blog)

Original item by Manish

Thanks for your feedback & comments John 👍
Thanks for likes Aisha, Hugh & Stephen 👍

Comment is about Amy - She Gone (blog)

Original item by Tom Doolan

Very emotive & a reminder that our days are numbered.

Comment is about There Was Wind Blowing In The Trees (blog)

Original item by kimberly

Rasa,your work is thought provoking and outstanding.
May you publish more,so the world may see how immensely talented you are.


7eVen.x

Comment is about Rasa Kabaila (poet profile)

Original item by Rasa Kabaila

Edith Piaf, Dusty Springfield, Joan Baez, Adele, Janice Joplin, Etta James, Amy Winehouse - unique voices for their art. (Some, mercifully, still with us).

Comment is about Amy - She Gone (blog)

Original item by Tom Doolan

Of course they want you to gamble responsibly. You’re no good to them when you’re cleaned out. It’s called cashflow.
I also love the way they’re trying to double the cash pool by targeting women.
Excellent stuff, Stephen.

Comment is about Give us all Your Money! (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

Thankyou to Stephen, Hugh and Aisha for the overnight likes.

David

Comment is about Gargoyles (blog)

Original item by David RL Moore

Great lines and rhythm!

Comment is about “Jinx” (blog)

Original item by Michael Morales

Thank you so much Stephen G, for your kind comment. It means a lot to me.😊

Comment is about Book Fair (blog)

Original item by Manish

i enjoyed reading your pen.
It has a rhythm that flows nicely.

Keep expressing yourself in all forms..

Comment is about My Mother (blog)

Original item by Cay

prudent

Comment is about The Eleventh Hour (Poem) (blog)

Original item by Aisha Suleman

you see, this is why it is good to be a poet.

thanks!

Comment is about Thinking About You (blog)

Original item by Aisha Suleman

You're welcome Manish. And I'm grateful to be your friend. Thank you

Comment is about Reassurance (blog)

Original item by Manish

I enjoy the rhyming scheme to your poem.
It definetly reasonates.

7eVen.

Comment is about Give us all Your Money! (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

A poem which resonates with my loathing of gambling. I refuse to dabble in any form of this exploitive business. All Government Lotteries are a tax on the poor, who buy tickets with what little they have only to win nothing.
A wake up poem.
Thanks,
Keith

Comment is about Give us all Your Money! (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

I have never been JC's greatest fan (a lifelong social democrat, I'm afraid) but this seems a very worthy venture, even if he should be careful of including his own poem alongside the likes of Robert Frost and Stevie Smith.

A sneering review in the Spectator - no such thing as bad publicity, I suppose. Certainly not there!

Comment is about Poetry for the Many: ed. Jeremy Corbyn, Len McCluskey (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

This poem fizzes with invention, Manish. The opening verse is perfection.

Comment is about Book Fair (blog)

Original item by Manish

A lovely, atmospheric description, Keith. (Sultry summers seem to start earlier - 25°c here last Saturday!).

Comment is about Those Sultry Summers (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Brilliantly crafted, cleverly done! Loved it.

Comment is about Give us all Your Money! (blog)

Original item by Stephen Gospage

"Tranquility gives way to the thought of tea
with a chocolate eclair to revitalise the soul." Wow, exquisite! Nicely done, Keith, as always.

Comment is about Those Sultry Summers (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Along the lines of MC comments
the list of those we loved that were in our films
in our books
on our music tracks
but no longer with us
keeps getting longer
unfortunately

great audio & poem Tom

Comment is about Amy - She Gone (blog)

Original item by Tom Doolan

Thanks for your feedback & comments - M.C , Rose & Stephen. 👍
Thanks for likes Holden, Hélène & Leon 👍

Comment is about Amy - She Gone (blog)

Original item by Tom Doolan

Thankyou for the early like Stephen.

I love Churches, their history, their architecture, their place in the landscape.

I have the utmost respect for humble practitioners of Christs message, my Father was one.

The authority the various organised Churches of the UK have built themselves upon has hugely distracted them from the Gospels.

I cannot see a time when I might surrender my atheism, neither can I look upon religion as having no significance in our daily lives because to many including non-believers it clearly does.

This scribble alludes to just one corruption/abuse of authority existing within the alleged sacred walls of worship.

David

Comment is about Gargoyles (blog)

Original item by David RL Moore

A very well crafted poem which poses the perennial problem of who we are to trust. This problem assails us throughout our lives. We need to exercise a spirit of discernment and through prayer seek guidance as to how we should respond.
Thank you for this,
Keith

Comment is about The stranger (blog)

Original item by Ghazala lari

Thank you to all who liked and commented on this poem. As Stephen says, a distant memory from a childhood in the aftermath of war. A solitary incident which has left a lasting memory, for whatever reason.
Thank you again,
Keith

Comment is about A Cockpit (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries