Dorothy,
I think the discussion area is the place for this topic. This poem came from a thread there. The 5WH challenge. A new discussion can be started if you choose. I just felt compelled to post it here because of all the religious and anti religious stuff that has been put up lately.
Lisa

Comment is about 5WH - Short Poem Challenge (in the Discussions section) (blog)

Original item by Lisa C Bassignani

Thank you for commenting on Reaching Out Cynthia. Have added a brief lament about it on my recent page. Blessings. P. ?

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Thank you so much Martin! I'm happy to hear you picked up on that! Both characters are controversial , I think, in actuality and in my poem. Maybe the man knows less than he thinks, maybe more than a hot blooded youth who wants to prove himself... I like the idea of non resolution and a bitter, non glorious frustrating ending!
Thank you again?
Mae

Comment is about The Madman and The Lunatic (blog)

Original item by Mae Foreman

I like to keep my options open and I encourage others to the same. I certainly mean no offense to any one. We can all politely agree to disagree. There are a lot of poems here about "God" and a lot of poems about "no God". Wars are forever being waged over differences of beliefs. That, to me, makes none of them the "right one." What I wrote are questions we all ask.

Comment is about 5WH - Short Poem Challenge (in the Discussions section) (blog)

Original item by Lisa C Bassignani

I presume by Limbo you mean purgatory that half way house created man. A very adroit observation as always Tommy.
Nice one mate

Comment is about Christianity and other myths (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

I thought this was about Alexander the great as I read it through. I particularly love the fourth stanza which poses the question what does man know. What indeed does he know. I would suggest a lot less than he thinks.
I love the way you have written this Mae with almost a fairy tale like quality to it or perhaps that of an ancient poem.
Very nice

Comment is about The Madman and The Lunatic (blog)

Original item by Mae Foreman

Fabulous poem T W . I love these poems that are considerate in their process, making the reader think about what is being said rather than just a random bunch of words.
Nice one

Comment is about lost and forgotten souls (blog)

Original item by Twilbury Wist

It often makes me wonder if in twenty years time all those with tattoos may reconsider their move into skin art. Particularly those who bear the names of those who are no longer loved ones

Good poem D.K.

Comment is about Fame & Twitter (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Lisa, you will have to embark on a search in order to find the answers which will begin with yourself. Thank you for this. Keith

Comment is about 5WH - Short Poem Challenge (in the Discussions section) (blog)

Original item by Lisa C Bassignani

I absolutely love it particularly the line about grandma smelling of cupboards. I agree with Cynthia in that final line

Nice one

Comment is about Please Please Please Please Please Please (blog)

Original item by branwell kent

I suspect we all play the dance at different times of our life. Some more frequently than others. If only!


Nice one Bob

Comment is about Dancing Check to Check (blog)

Original item by Robert C Gaulke

Big questions Lisa. Do you think you might have found the answer or are you still looking.
Nice one

Comment is about 5WH - Short Poem Challenge (in the Discussions section) (blog)

Original item by Lisa C Bassignani

This is a great poem that colorfully explains a dance I know too well. Nice one.

Comment is about Dancing Check to Check (blog)

Original item by Robert C Gaulke

Thanks!

Comment is about Dancing Check to Check (blog)

Original item by Robert C Gaulke

Great subject - excellent treatment. Age 30 is a bit harsh - sheesh! But maybe not in your specified target arena.

Comment is about Fame & Twitter (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Brilliant. The final line is a knock-out punch.

Comment is about Please Please Please Please Please Please (blog)

Original item by branwell kent

Fantastic! Superb title.

Comment is about Dancing Check to Check (blog)

Original item by Robert C Gaulke

Thanks Mindy. Good idea. I have compromised and adjusted accordingly.?

Comment is about Look What They’ve Done to My Town Ma (Homage or apology to Melanie Safka) (blog)

Original item by J R Harris

Me again, ten years later! And look at Kealan, and Janet and Dave! They were such fine friends to share a new 'enterprise' with.

I'm so glad you're still 'on board' too. Where have ten years gone?

Comment is about Christianity and other myths (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

Wonderful.

I actually have a recent poem that refers to 'Hiawatha' also. It's finished, but I haven't yet decided to share. Coincidence sometimes boggles my mind! Who else has specifically used 'Hiawatha'! Anywhere! Let alone on WOL! I'm not too sure about using it now. It might look copy-cat. And you know me - HORRORS!

As a teenager, I loved that poem! It's ingrained in my very soul.

How did you bring up 2009? How did I not respond way back then?

Comment is about The Love Making Of Hiawatha (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

To win a game of Limbo
Seek heavenly reward
You gotta stoop real bloody low
And backward go, not forward

Who said anything 'bout religion ?

Comment is about Christianity and other myths (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

Holly celebs must wail and weep
To see their fortunes sag
They used to bounce in front so proud
But now sag like a bag

Yes indeed, they wail and weep
"I spent a fortune on them"
Now look what they've gone done to me
No longer shining gems......

Comment is about Fame & Twitter (blog)

Original item by d.knape

cheers keith! always nice to hear my work resonates with people. thats why we write i think

Comment is about kiss boom (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

Probably best that I don't discuss my attitude towards religion, but much like Ricky Gervais once said in an interview, "There are a couple of thousand God's around the world and if you're a Christian, for example, you don't believe in 1,999 of them. Well I don't believe in just one more."

J. ?

Comment is about Christianity and other myths (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

Limbo..that's the game where you see how low you can go, right?
That's ONE reason why I'm not Catholic anymore!
There's not enough space here to get into all the other reasons.
Rubbish

Comment is about Christianity and other myths (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

Stu,

profound with each line a gem.

Thanks, Keith

Comment is about kiss boom (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

d.k.,

The inadequate chase after fame, glitter and twitter. It is all transitory and ends in tears. Good poem.

Thanks
Keith

Comment is about Fame & Twitter (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Well done Branwell. A very interesting input that. P. ?

Comment is about Please Please Please Please Please Please (blog)

Original item by branwell kent

A bear seeking rare's not a humourous thing
(Sorry dk, humorous is how it should be spelt)

Was apologising to you for my not spelling it 'humorous'

Comment is about d.knape (poet profile)

Original item by d.knape

What a clever little device, Tommy, that's got me tilting my head )

https://www.sciencealert.com/if-you-thought-quantum-mechanics-was-weird-wait-til-you-check-out-entangled-time?utm_source=pocket-newtab&fbclid=IwAR2PtivP9BQMGIzu5jOB4VCDSYtJomUFAa1c71nWMV6r3dUT8Q6YzyLQ7xE

..just in case you're interested.

Rachel

Comment is about Christianity (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

Welcome back JR.

It's called 'progress'......so sad

Comment is about Look What They’ve Done to My Town Ma (Homage or apology to Melanie Safka) (blog)

Original item by J R Harris

I think there's more to this than meets the eye.....

Comment is about 32 Days of Pain (blog)

Original item by Sognare Gloire

Mummy mummy where are you?
I'm waiting in the lost and found
Sign upon the door says 'Limbo'
Can't see no-one dancing round??

Is this someone's prankish joke?
(Limbo high and limbo low)
No my child you have no faith
Trouble is you've not sinned - so

Here you sits in limbo land

Wah!....

Comment is about Christianity and other myths (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

We did have that conversation, and thank goodness, too, for the breathing room--I don't often de-constrict those airways )

The Dylan is great (pretty magnificent, tbh) and I can believe that NY would do it like only he could. It's quite something to see that Sam Shephard was a co-writer. I've always enjoyed watching him--some of the characters he played seemed so familiar, like people I could've known.

Thanks for looking in and for the song, David--what a piece of heaven.

Rachel

Comment is about unsung (blog)

Original item by nunya

Thanks, Jason--I'm glad it moved you to respond. And, the advice can't hurt. Whatever it is I decide on, I believe I'll start practicing so that it just rolls right off my tongue like a well-worn muscle memory.

Rachel

Comment is about unsung (blog)

Original item by nunya

Tom,

Thank you for posting a comment on my profile. I have had numerous conversations with various people on the subject of writing. I use a pen as I feel it is an extension of who I am in a physical sense. From my mind, through my arm and to my hand I write what is within me. There seems to be an innate connection which I find difficult to describe. I find computers and their keyboards quite impersonal as one is always concious of making typographical errors and therefore the natural flow of writing by hand is somehow interrupted. We spend a good deal of time peering at screens which flicker and after a while can irritate the eyes, whereas the printed word on paper is less invasive.

I enjoyed your poem "You are my Priest". An interesting poem.

Keith

Comment is about Tom (poet profile)

Original item by Tom

Don, the WOL chain is a very short one and I am the weakest link!

Comment is about Cricket World Cup. England vs Australia. Sunday England vs NZ. And the Winner Is........ (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Commenter on video clip:

Nobody is favourite
NZ can win
England can win
Rain can also win

Comment is about Cricket World Cup. England vs Australia. Sunday England vs NZ. And the Winner Is........ (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

So much said in so few words. I love this. Nice one.

Comment is about What Do You Know? (blog)

Original item by Lisa C Bassignani

Need save up more dosh
Haiku lessons cost the earth
Jap masters not cheap

Will look at meadow
When sun next comes out to shine
Piss evaporate?

Must stop this drivel....
7...
5...

Must stop this d....

Comment is about Learning Haiku Grade 1 - Sun Shines on Meadow (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Great Haiku work Don
Sun will evaporate piss
Write more for us please

Comment is about Learning Haiku Grade 1 - Sun Shines on Meadow (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Tom. After further review (I listened to all of your audio tracks) I noticed that "Anatomy of Longing" did not load completely and thus did not play to finish. All of the other tracks played fine, for me. I liked the tracks with background noise and music a lot. Are you a musician also? Did you create those background tracks? Just curious. Hope this helps with your technical issues. ?

Comment is about Tom (poet profile)

Original item by Tom

Yes anecdotes like this one are gold! Your background is excellent!!!?
x.x
Mae

Comment is about The Madman and The Lunatic (blog)

Original item by Mae Foreman

Thank you Mindy! I write all kinds of things, some of them are consisted by monologues and dialogues... who knows! Actually it wasn't entirely made up. It was based on a anecdote of Ancient Greek History. It is said that Alexander the Great heard of this famous philosopher who lived a very frugal life. Diogenes who was a "cynic" as philosophic currents go lived in an urn, for reasons I don't recall... Alexander had heard of the sage and wanted to meet him. Diogenes was haughty and didn't seem impressed at all by the young monarch and Alexander was taken by that! After a short encounter Alexander asked if there was anything he could do for the wise man as a token of admiration and Diogenes said something along the lines of" Step out of the sun!" Which prompted the infamous (at least where I live) statement: Don't deprive me of what you can't offer me!"
The dialogue I wrote of course has nothing to do with the actual anecdote the facts, or the two particular individuals, it's just a dialogue I pictured in my head. For me they are two crazy people each.for their own reasons both with power in their hands... One is abusing it and the other refuses to use it at all.
Thank you Mindy?
Mae

Comment is about The Madman and The Lunatic (blog)

Original item by Mae Foreman

I AM outdoors in the picture! ?

Comment is about Tommy Carroll (poet profile)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

I hate religion.

Comment is about Christianity and other myths (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

Tom. Unsure about the audio player difficulty you have experienced as I have not messed with it (besides putting a buzzing sound on my front page). Maybe leaving a few seconds of dead space at the end of your original track may help? Good luck!

Comment is about Tom (poet profile)

Original item by Tom

I never wear sunglasses except outdoors

Comment is about Mae Foreman (poet profile)

Original item by Mae Foreman

"Bond, Rachel..."

Comment is about Rachel Bond (poet profile)

Original item by Rachel Bond

Cheers K

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