Love that Christine, and I'd have to agree with all you said re backstabbing, I hate it, I'm definitely more of a face to face guy.
I am a bit unstable though ?.

J. x

Comment is about You win (blog)

Original item by Christine Elizabeth

Thanks Don and Dot! Appreciate the support.
? e. xxx

Comment is about instead (blog)

Original item by Eiren Water

I like the last line 'they're doing cartwheels in my head'....

Comment is about instead (blog)

Original item by Eiren Water

thanks Don.
You always Respond In Kind!
?

Comment is about Don Matthews (poet profile)

Original item by Don Matthews

it is a shame kids are not taught etiquette anymore.
or...adults for that matter.
Please & Thank You
thing of the past.

Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

why are you on that beach
and what are you doing?
dancing?
?

Comment is about Adam Rabinowitz (poet profile)

Original item by Adam Rabinowitz

i always look forward to your comments.
I also wonder why you even read my poems.
you have more insight than i.
a better eye, if you will.

Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)

Original item by keith jeffries

thank you for reading my poem.
you have a most unusual name.
both of them.

try reading tomorrow's poem.

Comment is about Tried, I did. (blog)

Original item by Eiren Water

Fred, I read this three times. That’s how much I loved it. I can see these lines as vivid shots in a video - slow cuts building to fast cuts, each stanza a beautiful montage. Highly impactful piece!

Comment is about a Living Paradise (blog)

Original item by Fred Nicholson

Almost made me cry.

Comment is about Responding In Kind (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Sow slow to cotton on to this but needless to say I got there in the end by a thread of thought.
Good knit,sleep well .
Thread-Oops I mean Fred.
Lots of errors there I hope you are not in stitches laughing.
Sorry no rhyme,a stitch in time saves rhyme.

Comment is about Stitched Up! (blog)

Original item by Ruth O'Reilly

Thankyou to all for your comments and likes.

Comment is about Broken Woman Broken Thing (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Avishek, Keith, Ruth

I never stop being amazed at how good writing makes you feel.....,.

Comment is about (blog)

Original item by AVISHEK GHOSH

Very good.....and true....sadly.

Comment is about 2019 (blog)

Original item by Ged Thompson

Hmmmm....guess I'm portraying my age here....ringing phones...?
Thanks Candice

Comment is about No More Hellos (blog)

Original item by Lisa C Bassignani

Love the way you portray this situation, Lisa! (Hopefully he won’t learn how to text. ?)

Comment is about No More Hellos (blog)

Original item by Lisa C Bassignani

Thanks Don, sorry it's taken so long to respond, for some reason my notifications have switched themselves off.

J. x

Comment is about A Long Hard Look (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

I always have a whistle on me.

Comment is about Did You Pack a Whistle? (blog)

Original item by Candice Reineke

Thank you Don, much appreciate your comment.


All the best des

Comment is about pebble (blog)

Original item by DESMOND CHILDS

Writing to provide nutrients to your soul is a great concept, very true.

Comment is about (blog)

Original item by AVISHEK GHOSH

Nice little poem there Nigel, Cheers for that. There is a mystery waiting to be written behind that you know, you built up a bit of suspense....what will the bitter regret end up being?

Comment is about Compare Despair (blog)

Original item by Ruth O'Reilly

Thanks for reading Adam, this social media comparison is something that can affect everyone ,I think whether you're young or old, but when people get jealous about someone's perfect life, they forget how staged the images can sometimes be. Digital Detoxing can be good, cut back then come back refreshed!

Comment is about Compare Despair (blog)

Original item by Ruth O'Reilly

Thanks For reading Don, glad those lines resonated with you

Comment is about Compare Despair (blog)

Original item by Ruth O'Reilly

Thanks for you further thoughts, Don and Becky.
My rationale for saying that we and not the politicians have caused this mess is this. (And when I say “we”, I mean half of “we”). If Remain had won the referendum there absolutely no question that we would not be where we are.
And no-one knew what “Leave” meant. And they still don’t now.

Comment is about I FOUGHT THE LAW AND THE LAW WON (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Call upon the creative power of Tiamat. Use Amazonite which symbolises new beginnings. She will aid in bringing power to forge new paths in life.

Offer her emeralds and she will join forces to forge through mental and physical difficulties paving the way towards promising destinations.

Comment is about Welcome Tiamat (photo)

Original item by Tui Dragonfly

Mick,

This poem about the enemy interests me as most wartime poets focus on their own side, their hardships and casualties or the injustice of war itself. As someone who fought during this conflict what motivates you to turn your attention to the enemy? Is there perhaps a degree of admiration for his skills or devotion to the cause? During the Vietnam war I was in the British Army serving in Germany contending with the Cold War but also living with a defeated people after the end of the Third Reich. In those days I did not write poetry but often wonder what angle I would have taken.

I like this poem and your style. It brings alive one of the worst post World War Two Conflicts.

Thanks for this

Keith

Comment is about Charlie's story. (blog)

Original item by Mick Stewart

Avishek,

Like me you are a logophile. Poetry, literature and languages enthrall and intrigue me. A good poem; a declaration in fact.

Thank you for this
Keith

Comment is about (blog)

Original item by AVISHEK GHOSH

Purple finger
Facebook friend
tweet tweet
unplug now
or regret
waits in
bitter end.

Comment is about Compare Despair (blog)

Original item by Ruth O'Reilly

Is there such a thing as a typewriter muse MC ? It seems to be speaking to me lately. Thalia doesn't seem to mind.

I am that little typewriter
You bought for forty pounds
My insides are impeccable
My ribbon reels go round

How'mI doing MC?

I stand 'longside computer
A so-called 'foolproof' thing
I wait for it to bugger up
Ring-a-ding-a-ding

That's my bell MC ?

Comment is about the internet (blog)

Original item by Robert C Gaulke

I used the internet to buy a used manual portable typewriter plus
extra ribbons as a stand-by for when my venerable Amstrad fails me.
The little manual machine is an example of German engineering
that stands the test of time and I enjoy it for its reassuring presence
in case of need - a bargain for less than £40 when a mail order
concern that shall be nameless now advertises such a machine as
a viable alternative to electronic stuff at a price that exceeds £200 - I
KID YOU NOT! ?

Comment is about the internet (blog)

Original item by Robert C Gaulke

Thank you Emilia. I've always known about the muse, but the other day I had a feeling of joy sweep over me for the love of poetry and writing which inspired this piece. I appreciate you stopping by and leaving feedback. ?

Comment is about Love Letter to My Muse (blog)

Original item by Vautaw

We live and learn. Never heard that word before, in or out of poetry. But whatever word is used to describe "form", the content stands
on its own merit to convey its message. Nice one.

Comment is about Broken Woman Broken Thing (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Sometimes it is even more than impolite. I have been using the expression that silence is violence. Thank you for sharing the poem.

Comment is about Responding In Kind (blog)

Original item by d.knape

I have recently had to cut way back on social media. I think the same things that adolescents are susceptible too, so are old men such as myself. Somehow I got sucked onto caring too much about others presentations of themselves and my own in a way that I never did before all this stuff. Great reminder.

Comment is about Compare Despair (blog)

Original item by Ruth O'Reilly

Hi Tom a comment just to you thanks for liking my canalside view!

Ray

Comment is about BY THE CANAL (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Having come to the cyberworld late in life I bought a number of guides to help me adapt of its various demands. I recall that it was
mentioned that emails received should be acknowledged promptly -and in any event, within 48 hours. I have always endeavoured to
follow this instruction/advice and don't think much of those either ignorant or unaware of what is, basically, common courtesy
in matters of contact/communication. Even if a FULL reply is not
possible, a brief acknowledgement is surely within the capability of
most of us, fit and not-so-fit. Who likes - or deserves - to be left
"hanging"...unsure of the receipt of a message in this world with its electronic failures and an increasing inability among many to actually use a pen to write a letter!

Comment is about Responding In Kind (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Nod to Becky and Charlie Brown

Am I in charge of this country?
Sure am, am educated and wise
I know how to count on my fingers
Just don't go above 10......

What's that pleb? long multiplication you can do?
What's that, a computer you use?
Don't need fancy technology to run place
Fingers will work fine,(them I choose)

No I won't teach you to count on fingers.... pleb

Who's he talkin' about?

Dunno

Comment is about I FOUGHT THE LAW AND THE LAW WON (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Keith says it dk. Good manners are declining, sadly. Your poem expresses it well.

Comment is about Responding In Kind (blog)

Original item by d.knape

I remember seeing a political cartoon some years ago, probably in Private Eye, where two aliens are being presented to John Major. The alien is saying "no, we meant a proper leader".

Comment is about WHEN THE ALIENS COME (blog)

Original item by ray pool

d.k.,

This poem broaches the subject of good manners which are in rapid decline. Over the years there has been a noticeable pattern of letters not being answered or even acknowledged. Sadly if reflects the times we we live in.

Thank you for this

Keith

Comment is about Responding In Kind (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Ray,

I so enjoyed this poem that I felt tempted to continue it. As a final stanza we could invite the aliens into the House of Commons to show us how to govern ourselves and learn good manners. Perhaps a course in Poltical Science would not go amiss.

Thanks for this

Keith

Comment is about WHEN THE ALIENS COME (blog)

Original item by ray pool

I liked the way you wrote from the viewpoint of talking to death as another entity. It very much reminded me of Rumi. Also, the acknowledgement that death is the ultimate but doing the best you can to live a life in the meantime. Very moving.

Comment is about Death (blog)

Original item by ajay kumar sahoo

Its so poignant and touching.Take my respect.We all want the storm to be over.It will be a sunny morning. Let the broken things heal and sing the song of life.Thanks Don for sharing.

Comment is about Broken Woman Broken Thing (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

poets yearn for recognition and acceptance-
begging your pardon
but begging for a response.

Comment is about Responding In Kind (blog)

Original item by d.knape

In response to John's response to my comment... Ach I dunno. It's still tempting to blame David Cameron's ego and arrogance for starting this whole Brexit mess off. But I guess you're right, parliament is divided because we are... But then, true democracy can only exist if people are educated enough to be able to think for themselves, able to see through fake news and all forms of media manipulation. And I don't see any government racing to provide that level of education to everyone.. What's that Charlie Brown cartoon: "no one is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them . "

Comment is about I FOUGHT THE LAW AND THE LAW WON (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Thanks for that. Don! B

Comment is about the internet (blog)

Original item by Robert C Gaulke

Very good Ruth. I liked the opening lines:

A perfectly edited

Existence

Resists the truth

Of reality.....

Comment is about Compare Despair (blog)

Original item by Ruth O'Reilly

I stare in amazement from afar
(10,000 miles flying Qantas air)
I thought I'd just throw in this trivia
To add to your comments, my share

At the moment your country seems rattly
Is Boris 'tween a rock and a hard place?
He's reached to the pinnacle of his reaching
Will he end up with egg on his face?

Willy ?.....

Dunno..

Comment is about I FOUGHT THE LAW AND THE LAW WON (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

I echo the comments of Adriana and Keith Jason.

I would go further and say it really 'clicked' with me. Your language was simple, easy-going, laid-back. Yes, keep going down this track.

Mirror mirror look at me
Don't go blank pretend not see
I may have aged, bit fuzzed round edge
I still got plenty cutting edge

You think I didn't already know my friend?

Sorry mirror.....

Comment is about A Long Hard Look (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

I hope that you're feeling better now Hugh. You did amazingly well to recount the event in a poem so soon afterwards, it got your brain going anyway!

Comment is about Accrington ,loose wire fear!This happened Saturday afternoon (blog)

Original item by hugh