A rare moment of self-indulgent navel gazing in keeping with the tone of most posts on the site, Brian.
Comment is about THE MAN (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
<Deleted User> (18980)
Mon 13th Jan 2020 19:05
John...this needed a pre-warning "DEEP FEELINGS EXPRESSED" as we don't expect this from you.
Comment is about THE MAN (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
I like the idea of sending a prayer out for a person you miss. You do write well on the subject of absent love Do.Ro.Thy
Comment is about Memories of you!!!!! ? (blog)
Perfectly expresses how many of us feel during this time of year when we've just got over Christmas, but it's cold and wintery but a part of you yearns for that fresh start!
Comment is about A Little Distance (will do us some good) (blog)
Original item by Cait Abbott
Do.RoThy
Mon 13th Jan 2020 17:43
Thought provoking piece....rarely such wisdom shows in ur poems, but when it does, it surpasses all wise writes ever read or written.
Where are you Donny dear......your rides are off on vacation?? Closed due to bad weather conditions??
Comment is about Rules (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Do.RoThy
Mon 13th Jan 2020 17:39
Inspiring write!! Beautifully written Cait. I love your expressions n choice of words. Nice imagery.
You can do it......go on....what is meant to be yours will be. Faith is all it takes together with prayers.
Comment is about A Little Distance (will do us some good) (blog)
Original item by Cait Abbott
There is a certain irony in the attitude that advocates the
destruction of a place of education for the benefit of housing (*) for
those least likely to gain from it today!
(^) should that be "house builders"?)
Comment is about POST GRADUATION (blog)
Original item by ray pool
I see much sense in the saying -
Rules are for the obedience of fools
And the guidance of wise men.
Comment is about Rules (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
Sorry no can do
Outside the railway station
a few in Merseyway
one near the bus stop
but each time
I said the same
Sorry no can do
I need my change
for my subs tonight
at Stockport W O L!
Theme for tonight Famous people I've never met
Comment is about Write Out Loud at Stockport art gallery tonight (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Mon 13th Jan 2020 12:43
Afishamongmany & Jon,
Thank you for your comments. As always they are much appreciated.
Keith
Comment is about A Dream of no Consequence (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Mon 13th Jan 2020 03:19
who wants to hang around
with old people.
they smell and
don't make any sense.
I know this from what people tell me.
I would never admit to it myself.
wiink.
Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Mon 13th Jan 2020 03:16
I am entering
my second childhood.
it's more fun
the second time around.
wink.
Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)
Original item by keith jeffries
People must live somewhere
Simple. cut down trees
Build ugly apartments
Spread them like disease
Over-population's
Causing this disease
No probs, build more apartments
And just cut down more trees
Sorted......
Brian - you will relate to this.
Comment is about POST GRADUATION (blog)
Original item by ray pool
<Deleted User> (18980)
Sun 12th Jan 2020 23:18
Ray...within a few years my grammar school went from top school in the borough to near the bottom as political dogma converted it to a comprehensive, with intake from its local catchment area. Not housing yet as far as I know, though I expect the 2nd year boys have done their best to raze it to the ground. Can't really complain as it made me the educated man wot I is today.
Comment is about POST GRADUATION (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Many thanks, Ray. Wrote it after a visit to Iceland in 2012, but tweaked it recently. It was a great thrill to stumble upon its twin in Hull, but the Vik statue is in a far more atmospheric setting. Fish, eh? And volcanoes.
Comment is about The black beach (blog)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Hi Cynthia, it was very nice to read your comment about my profile. I have been off the site lately, but you teased me out again. EFIT is the method of getting likenesses for crime identification shown to witnesses etc. which replaced PHOTOFIT consisting of lots of pieces of a face overlaid based on their description. I think that was an older method pre digital age. In my case I used it as an illustration of conforming to expectations . I hope that is a help!
I hope you're well.
Regards, Ray
Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)
Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas
Quite a weighty piece with a fine moral interplay going on, almost like a stalemate. Very robust and persuasive, as I believe is part of your character that likes to engage in such issues as you sympathetically draw out.
I like to see your work on the page Greg!
Ray
Comment is about The black beach (blog)
Original item by Greg Freeman
'Being so sick, choice is no longer an option'
That is a good line. And true, when you find yourself this far down the track......
Comment is about Final Call (blog)
Original item by Stacy Eskin
I feel your mother's pain. It is such a helpless feeling to watch your loved ones suffer through addiction's choke hold on their soul. So glad you made survived the storm and are sharing your poetry to help others on their journey back to life. ?
Comment is about Final Call (blog)
Original item by Stacy Eskin
Thank you Dominique. I agree, the climb is the hardest, but most rewarding part of our journey! ?
Comment is about Two Lives (blog)
Original item by Vautaw
Taking to the outdoors can provide eye-opening events that don't
cost a thing yet are beyond any attempt at valuation. I remember
occasions when walking across Scotland - coast to coast: one
when caught on an exposed hillside as a storm rolled in, bringing
with it primeval trepidation and a sense of sheer human vulnerability
in the face of an approaching uncaring force of nature. Descent
was quick as the air began to hum and crackle!
Comment is about Friday Prayer (blog)
Original item by Hazel ettridge
Fact-flavoured and funny - an irresistible combination.
I'm already in my dotage and can testify to some of the content.
But the pleasure of a solitary physical existence comes from not
having to suffer constant reminders from the company of others
who visibly display the signs and symptoms you can ignore in
yourself ! ?
Comment is about What's Good About Old Age (blog)
Original item by d.knape
d.k.,
a poem which one must assume is written from personal experience. Every word is true and I say this as I approach my own dotage.
Well said and thank you
Keith
Comment is about What's Good About Old Age (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Raw, real, inspiring. Thanks for sharing your beautiful soul and shining light Dominique. ❤️
Comment is about Cracked Mask (blog)
Original item by Dominique Lucas
Sun 12th Jan 2020 12:10
got ya beat.
I have been a member of WOL
since 1875.
long in tooth
but not of poems.
Comment is about Graham Sherwood (poet profile)
Original item by Graham Sherwood
Sun 12th Jan 2020 11:13
thanks for reading my poem.
it ain't much.
but what do you expect
from an old codger
on his last good leg
my mind is about
the only thing
that still works without hurting.
O.L. Buzzerd
Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)
Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas
Sun 12th Jan 2020 10:17
Perfect! It's a shame can't even have a good conversation about life or love with out sex being involved, I would say its more of a turn off now, because it seems like that's all people want nowadays.
Comment is about That Little Four Letter Word Called Love (blog)
Original item by Tomás Ó Cárthaigh
The climb is indeed a hard trial everyone must go through to see a better life. Absolutely beautiful!
Comment is about Two Lives (blog)
Original item by Vautaw
Some good ideas in your sample piece you've shared. Perhaps you could shorten it as its maybe a bit long for my own personal tastes, but I did enjoy it. Welcome to Write Out Loud btw. I suspect this would go down well live if you ever chose to perform it. I co run one night in Manchester and I could see it going down well must admit, but anyway.. keep sharing
Comment is about Niamh (poet profile)
Original item by Niamh
interesting.. more to be said I felt but enjoyed (:
Comment is about Recall (blog)
Original item by Hannnah
Thanks mate, I'd have never spotted that.?
Comment is about True Names (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
Stuart,
an excellent example of self examination which is essential if we are to take stock of who we really are. A well crafted poem with good use of rhyme. Well done and thank you.
Keith
Comment is about Masks We Wear (blog)
Original item by Stuart Vanner
Thanks for that like Charlotte.
Hi Jennifer. This was just a rare one for me now, inspired by seeing a paraplegic lady in a wheelchair being pushed by one who was so resolutely happy and chatty. Thanks for enjoying the spirit of it, and of course a happy new year to you.
Ray
Comment is about GIVE THANKS (blog)
Original item by ray pool
I’ll help you out.
Last line: “no-ne”
Comment is about True Names (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
Beautifully expressed Hazel. Yep, the heavens declare and the seas proclaim.
Go well
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Comment is about Friday Prayer (blog)
Original item by Hazel ettridge
Cynthia, I'm sorry mate, you're gonna have to help me out. I can't see it. Sorry to be a pain ❤️.
J. x
Comment is about True Names (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
No, thank you Cynthia, as I've said before I'm dyslexic so genuinely grateful when people point errors out because I quite often don't see them, so please don't ever hesitate, I really do appreciate it.
J. x
Comment is about True Names (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
Hi Kieth - an interesting read. Maybe of no consequence but maybe meaning in there that would minister to you personally? It is always worth spending at least a few minutes trying to understand our dreams. Some people though over do it and think every dream has some deep, important meaning - not so.
Go well
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Comment is about A Dream of no Consequence (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Really liked this one ray. I try to think like this- give thanks to who or whatever for what you have, not what you don't have. A very belated happy new year. Jennifer
Comment is about GIVE THANKS (blog)
Original item by ray pool
<Deleted User> (18980)
Sat 11th Jan 2020 18:22
We always fly off to Spain or Portugal, but I wear a hair shirt and on landing my wife thrashes me with birch twigs...well, you have to enjoy yourself on your hols don't you?
Comment is about TOO MUCH TRAVELLING (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Good point well made.
Comment is about Cash & Credit---a poem by O.L. Buzzerd (blog)
Original item by d.knape
I never jet off abroad for my holidays. Unfortunately this isn't a conscientious moral decision, rather a financial one.
Comment is about TOO MUCH TRAVELLING (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
This speaks strongly of great anguish. Writing about it is only good. Perhaps the very act of expression will separate the 'must' from the 'want to' from 'the should'. It occurred to me that 'medical facts' might be the issue. Just a thought.
Comment is about DNA (blog)
Jason, this is really GOOD! It's SO good, check it for 'tiny' grammatical/spelling errors, and possibly even rhythm. It's in the big, wide world now, and should show you at your absolute best!
I'm taking an awful chance sending this. Honestly, I just want to see it splendid!
Comment is about True Names (blog)
Original item by Jason Bayliss
Happy New Year, John. Your contributions to this site are highly regarded by me, both your personal works and your 'commentaries'. I do admire, and value, scholarship that is shared. Your bio entries are embracing.
Comment is about John E Marks (poet profile)
Original item by John E Marks
Good one, on a vital social issue.
Comment is about Cash & Credit---a poem by O.L. Buzzerd (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Don Matthews
Mon 13th Jan 2020 23:02
My parents were 'old-fashioned'. My father was a minister. I went to university. Result - very lively discussions.
Po - Age
Sage
Arthritis
Detritus
MC - I have heard that before somewhere. So true.
Ruth - nice to see you're still around
Do - You'll be pleased to know Roller survived bushfires despite a little scared at times. Am in process of de-smoking it for next ride.
Comment is about Rules (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews