Really wonderful Ruth. I could adopt this as a war cry. Love your work.

Comment is about Warrior of Spirit (blog)

Original item by Ruth O'Reilly

Why did you stop at the chorus Leon?.....?

Oh? you didn't know the words? Sorry to embarrass you....?

Comment is about Warrior of Spirit (blog)

Original item by Ruth O'Reilly

# For Ruths a jolly nice nice poet, Ruths a jolly nice p-o-e-t Ruths a jolly nice p-o-e-t and so says all of me! ?

Comment is about Warrior of Spirit (blog)

Original item by Ruth O'Reilly

Thanks Keith and Don. There is something about the structure and rhythm of rhyme that forces me to pare down the rattling thoughts in my head. It helps me to focus. That's not to say that I don't like prose mind you, I love prose, but to write it I'd have to have a really clear thought or image present itself, and that doesn't happen too often for me.

J. x

Comment is about The Key Fumbled (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Thoughts from a simple lowly rhymer:

ee endings I liked.

The funneling lines, and end tumbling into insanity I liked.....

Comment is about The Key Fumbled (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Jason,

This poem is the world at a glance, a myraid of unravelled emotions and juxtaposed concepts. It has a strong element of despair but a glimmer of hope comes from it also .It is a poem for the reader to decide and draw conclusions from. I shall have to read it again soon as it merits some meditation.

Thank you for this
Keith

Comment is about The Key Fumbled (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Yep, it looks like I'm onna roll Ruth on WOL
Zippety zippety aye
I hope that I'm putting a smile on your face?
I'm chuckling away here Sunday

Say 'onna roll Ruth on WOL' 10 times quickly......betcha trip over ya tongue. ?.. get it? ???

Comment is about Warrior of Spirit (blog)

Original item by Ruth O'Reilly

Thanks Jason a bit of New month motivation ?

Comment is about Warrior of Spirit (blog)

Original item by Ruth O'Reilly

We all need a warrior spirit. Loved it.

J. x

Comment is about Warrior of Spirit (blog)

Original item by Ruth O'Reilly

A round of virtual applause you're on a roll today Don?

Comment is about Warrior of Spirit (blog)

Original item by Ruth O'Reilly

I did take your advice I did
Injected me with silly
I thought this silly investment would
Help me serve more willy

Willy-nilly ha ha....

Willy makes us happy
Nilly's opposite sad
This is such a silly rhyme
I'm such a silly boy, er lad

I hope my warrior spirit
To chuckle on a while
Has lifted all your spirits and
Put on your face a smile......

Comment is about Warrior of Spirit (blog)

Original item by Ruth O'Reilly

Ok, I'm going to tentatively Wade in here. The European project had the potential to be good, however, as I've stated before, as far as I'm concerned, a true democracy is a mutually binding contract between leaders and people, i.e. you can send me to war to die and kill, and if I don't like you I can vote you out at some point, we are accountable to each other. My vote has to count right to the top. In the EU this was not true, and if it had been I'd have voted remain. But between one civil war and two world wars I think too much blood has been spilt by free democracies to give that up.
I don't like Boris but I think he may have actually played a blinder. The EU have laughed at our negotiating stance from the beginning thinking that whatever the leaders say parliament will stop it happening. Now he can go to them and say, "Right, no more f***ing about, you're just dealing with me and me alone, and I am prepared to walk away."
I mean, you could be right John, he might just be a mental megalomaniac, or very clever, I suppose only time will tell.

J. x

Comment is about WHEN HITLER BROUGHT THE HOUSE DOWN (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

No, you are not crazy
just of a different bent,
a life that is poetical
enjoy the Difference!

?

Comment is about Don Matthews (poet profile)

Original item by Don Matthews

And why not Don
Honestly said
Keith

Comment is about Maybe (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

A question for you, Don; would you have supported Hitler when he dissolved the Reichstag?

Comment is about WHEN HITLER BROUGHT THE HOUSE DOWN (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Thank you for reading Raypool, Adriana and Don

Comment is about Heads on a Pillow (blog)

Original item by Ruth O'Reilly

Definitely, Maybe...No I mean yes
You know you're a poet,
You must now confess
Bless what your given
Then your muse
Gives you more
Keeping writing
What's never
Been seen
Before ?

Comment is about Maybe (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

A question Don...would Australia allow itself to be governed by an alliance of NZ, Tonga, Fiji, Samoa etc? I thought not.

Comment is about WHEN HITLER BROUGHT THE HOUSE DOWN (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Wounds that won’t heal in our lifetime, Don.

Comment is about WHEN HITLER BROUGHT THE HOUSE DOWN (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Thank you Keith. Glad you connected with the poem. Yes, there is the divine in each of us.

Comment is about My Communal Dance (blog)

Original item by Chakraj

Does it work yes?
Does it work no?
Don't give a toss
Liked writing it so......

Comment is about Maybe (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

I enter this from 10,000 miles only out of 'concern' for what i see happening. Would I be right in thinking the outcome, whatever that may be, will produce problems and initial 'pain' for UK?

Comment is about WHEN HITLER BROUGHT THE HOUSE DOWN (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

But I thought you Brexiteers said Leave was all about restoring the sovereignty of the British Parliament. Where did that go?

Comment is about WHEN HITLER BROUGHT THE HOUSE DOWN (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Right on Rystel........?

Comment is about RIGHTS and wrongs (blog)

Original item by Chrystel Roberts

So good Amy........

Comment is about Beautifully Broken (blog)

Original item by AS Para

Very good Keith. I enjoyed it. Devon says it more eloquently than I can.......

Comment is about Moods (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

This is indeed clever Ruth.....

Comment is about Heads on a Pillow (blog)

Original item by Ruth O'Reilly

Keith,

The concept that we exercise little to no control over chance is well presented. The line "Feeling my way with uncertainty" reminds me of how I move through my house before dawn, when the lights are out, and only hands and feet know the way. "Only the wind aggravates my soul" - oh yes, there is the force that we must reckon with. At the tail end of the poem - reflection, rest, and summation. I do so like this piece. Universal, I would say.

D

Comment is about Moods (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

You are so creative with your words. well done.

Comment is about SMILE CVN'T ! WHY CVN'T ? (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Ray,

I think these folks hold degrees in Sociopathy. Now I know that is not a word, but it should be, because they are well schooled in deceit and manipulation.

D

Comment is about WHEELER DEALERS (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Every picture tells a story. Lovely and picturesque postcard you put there. Thanks for liking my 'Try On' Emer. ?

Comment is about Standing tall. (photo)

Original item by Emer Ní Chorra

A poem which merits several readings in order to grasp all of its intricacies. ‘ Discovering that divine space which is in each of us” has a revelatory appeal as it is real.
Thank you for this
Keith

Comment is about My Communal Dance (blog)

Original item by Chakraj

A powerful personal presentation of human emotion when the spirit which dwells within us is thwarted. The words are fired like bullets. A great piece of writing for which I applaud and thank you.
Keith

Comment is about Let Me Breathe (blog)

Original item by Zackareigh

Thank you very much for your comments! Sometimes life isn’t all rainbow and roses. I don’t think we openly talk about this as much as we should. It is so easy to feel alone when you are in that place so my writings are intended to hopefully let folks know that they are not alone or not the only person in the world who struggles. Again, I greatly appreciate the comment and feedback!

Amy

Comment is about Self Loathing’s Song (blog)

Original item by AS Para

JC-there seem to be very selective definitions of "democracy" being bandied about nowadays. The most notable example was
the national referendum vote to depart from the EU. That was
followed by endless in-house spats between the occupants of
Parliament about the terms of that referendum - quite clear to me
in its once and for all/no second chance warnings that only a
nit-wit could argue was confusing to voters.
If, as you say, these are "dangerous times", let the situation be
addressed in a cool reasoned manner by those who have
continually used scare and alarmist techniques to frustrate the
electorate's majority vote to leave the EU - with a sizeable
number of the occupants of Parliament as culpable as any. But hardly a surprise there though when one remembers just who
went along with the successive treaties (without a mandate
from the people) that bound the UK ever closer to "the project".
Is it any wonder so many of them are now playing the devil's
advocate?!

Comment is about WHEN HITLER BROUGHT THE HOUSE DOWN (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Thanks for reading and your feedback Leon & Ruth. My favorite poems to write have subtle shades of meaning, sort of like a kaleidoscope. Everyone sees something different from their perspective. 99% of the time as is the case here, I write the poem first and then go in search of the song/video. I love the way music enhances poetry. It’s like a symphony instead of a solo. Both are beautiful, but I find word immersion immensely intriguing.

Comment is about Delusions of Grandeur (blog)

Original item by Vautaw

Thank you, kindly, for the comment, Kate.

I do get the idea that some are more likely to lock themselves away through bouts of heightened personal prowess. It makes sense, really. Using the world as a sounding board can be a real drain on creativity, and frankly, some people are real energy vampires.

I could go on, but I don't suspect that there is a need.

To another quiet Saturday )

Rachel

Comment is about rare birds (blog)

Original item by nunya

Haha?, Don you're unstoppable! ?

Comment is about Blessed With A Curse -A Wretched Rhyme (blog)

Original item by Mae Foreman

You have to be particularly embedded in your opposition to the EU to support Johnson’s replication of what Hitler did, MC.
There is no question that these are dangerous times.

Comment is about WHEN HITLER BROUGHT THE HOUSE DOWN (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

A curiosity of a poem Ruth. Implications and secrets the place for pillows and lying. Thoughtful and nicely turned.

Ray

Comment is about Heads on a Pillow (blog)

Original item by Ruth O'Reilly

It's a type of bitter surely?

Comment is about Cocktail (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

Penguin - thanks for the comment.
I thought of various combinations in terms of the intent of the
piece and some could have been utilised but I stayed with the
connection between "artistry and craft" and a wider appreciation/
interpretation (e.g. understanding) of them in context. As for
the omission of "man's"...I fell back on my songwriting habit of
singing the words in rhythm. That way you might see why I retained
the complete line as shown.
Don - thanks for your observation.

Comment is about GIVING A HAND (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

I'll have to ask Thalia. She's ringin' the bell. Relationship-settling-in hiccups. We're working on it......

Comment is about A Cog in the Works (blog)

Original item by Lisa C Bassignani

I'm now a limerick lover
They're unpredictable
Not like my boring verses
They're so predictable

But I'm trying......

Comment is about Blessed With A Curse -A Wretched Rhyme (blog)

Original item by Mae Foreman

Always reliable to keep us all entertained and stimulated. But I
fall back on the basic difference in time and temperament while
adding that the inability of a certain section of the population
to see that choosing to be run by a conglomerate based abroad in
preference to retaining our right to control our affairs is ultimately, the most important concern.

Comment is about WHEN HITLER BROUGHT THE HOUSE DOWN (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Hardly predictable dear Don! Not at all in fact! Thank you!?
Mae

Comment is about Blessed With A Curse -A Wretched Rhyme (blog)

Original item by Mae Foreman

Thanks Ruth. It is pretty cool.
Don...you got a blueprint or would you like something done up custom?

Comment is about A Cog in the Works (blog)

Original item by Lisa C Bassignani

Good to know that common sense can prevail in courts occasionally!
But I'm sure the officers saw it as a bit of a "test case" after getting
the complaint and decided to give it a run. This reminds me (no "bad" language connection though) of a similarly notable figure
here in London who was a regular sight in Oxford Street W1 with
his sandwich boards proclaiming the dangers of a protein diet.
I seem to recall that he was a former naval officer named Bill Boakes.
Eccenricity has its place - especially when it makes us THINK or
see life in a different way.

Comment is about SMILE CVN'T ! WHY CVN'T ? (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

MC I haven't heard of the cocktail 'markone05' before? I'm sure no-one's taken the plunge on this one before. Sounds pretty exotic. James Bondish even. I'd steer clear if I were you. Sounds a knockout........

Comment is about Cocktail (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

Enjoyable! But also think of the kick you get when finding you enjoy
a previously untasted/untested beverage. Most things we know have
had someone take the plunge at some time or other.

Comment is about Cocktail (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll