I never wear sunglasses except outdoors

Comment is about Mae Foreman (poet profile)

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"Bond, Rachel..."

Comment is about Rachel Bond (poet profile)

Original item by Rachel Bond

Cheers K

Comment is about Kealan Coady (poet profile)

Original item by Kealan Coady

I like your style Cait. Original writing is hard and poetry almost impossible, at times. Good luck with your writing. You voice is subtle and nuanced. Nobody can teach you that. It's a gift, so work at it.
John

Comment is about Cait Abbott (poet profile)

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You beast!....

Comment is about Dawn Chorus (blog)

Original item by branwell kent

hi mae
thanks a lot!
it means the world when people drop by and say such nice things
i dont comment much on here but ido read a lot of the work and i always enjoy your pieces,especially the dark nursery rhymes

Comment is about Mae Foreman (poet profile)

Original item by Mae Foreman

I DID spell it "Humorous",
see my comment.

Comment is about Don Matthews (poet profile)

Original item by Don Matthews

We are all lost and forgotten
somewhere
We all crumble and break in
Even and yet
Disproportionate ways
We mainly
Set out to
Tread wisely
With shaky steps
And we all want a
Bit of privacy
As long as it’s hidden
By noise
Until it’s so
Noisy and
It’s time to complain
Short steps
With long legs
Are rarely
Allowed
And we’re all
Shouting at the mirror
Expecting it to
Break
Surprised and
Disappointed
When it doesn’t
But it shattered
Long before
We decided to look
We were just so busy
Looking elsewhere
And pretending
It was
(More)
Important

Comment is about Absent (blog)

Original item by Twilbury Wist

Somehow stumbled across this poem again and finally made all the corrections you suggested. All valid and Graham's suggestion makes so much sense. Only took me 10 years to fix it ?

Comment is about Pull Apart The Perfect Nest (blog)

Original item by Tom

...a year

Comment is about Josie Harris (poet profile)

Original item by Josie Harris

Corect Lisa!

Comment is about Parsley Sage, Rosmary and Time (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

Corect Lisa!
Punctuation and Piano I see a con- nection

Comment is about Lisa C Bassignani (poet profile)

Original item by Lisa C Bassignani

Hi Philip. Just a quick thanks for the like you left on "My World Within A World". I appreciate it. This also led me to checking out your work and I love what I have read (and heard). You are very skilled and inspiring. Looking forward to witnessing more of your creations. Take care.

Comment is about Phils Words (poet profile)

Original item by Phils Words

Hi Tom. Thanks for the like on "My World Within Another World". I appreciate it. I've been checking out your work and am impressed. I dig the audio, too. Cool to hear a voice with your written work. Looking forward to more. Take care.

Comment is about Tom (poet profile)

Original item by Tom

Hey Jason. I appreciate your comment on "My World Within Another World". Also, I have been browsing through your work and really enjoy your skill and style. Looking forward to reading more. Take care.

Comment is about Jason Bayliss (poet profile)

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Thanks afish, for your comment on "Nature's Nurture". I appreciate the input!

Comment is about afishamongmany (poet profile)

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Thank you M.C. for your input on my recent poem "Nature's Nurture". I appreciate it!

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

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Extremely powerful in a prophetic way Keith. Thank you. Jemima.

Comment is about The Sea will part (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Thanks Mae, your opinion and critique are both, highly valued and really useful.
I always appreciate your insight and honesty and I'm really glad you liked it.

J. x

Comment is about Atrophy (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Ah, one of my all time favourite movies. The thing that got to me with this was that whilst it's beautifully poetic, it also, for me, had a really sad, stark, matter of fact, way about it which only adds to it's impact. Love it. It makes me very sad on one hand and on the other, very proud of someone who got themselves out of an abusive situation.
Oh, and the Russian ballet thing, nope, that won't work. If you want people to stop asking what you're doing, you have to make them sorry they asked in the first place, make it something truly boring.
I always used to say I was on a health and safety in the workplace course, you could see their eyes glaze over, and the internal question, "What the fuck did I ask that for?" Flicker through their mind.
Trust me, I've disappeared in the crowd many times before ?.

J. x

Comment is about unsung (blog)

Original item by nunya

Hi Stu! My God you're good! Love your work ?
Mae

Comment is about Stuart Buck (poet profile)

Original item by Stuart Buck

Thanks, Tom And Stu.

I'm far far from home at the moment and have been for several months now. I was just thinking last night about how many times I've been asked, "why are you here?" and how it's getting increasingly harder to answer.

I'm considering saying I'm with the Russian ballet next time it comes up--maybe such an obvious lie will discourage further probing.

Rachel )

Comment is about unsung (blog)

Original item by nunya

Fish, the opacity of this poem is wonderful and as Keith said, intriguing. The rhythms are solid and build to crescendo'ed repetition of "glistening" and "darkened". Pressure and release, one of the hallmarks of great music. I, for one, don't need to know the story behind this. Don't want to, really. I find my own meaning in it. Thanks.

D

Comment is about No Star Was Seen (blog)

Original item by afishamongmany

great words as ever rachel

Comment is about unsung (blog)

Original item by nunya

Love these lines in particular:

"contusion blue I stop the bleeding
stop writing the you all over me"

Comment is about unsung (blog)

Original item by nunya

And cost nothing to smile....?

Comment is about Smile (blog)

Original item by Lisa C Bassignani

A bear seeking rare's not a humourous thing
(Sorry dk, humorous is how it should be spelt)
For if I go out in the woods tonight (tonite?)
Need a gun if I'm gonna get a pelt

Who says this site don't publish doom and gloom?

Comment is about BEARS (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Not that it has much to do with anything I wrote, but I found this modern take on one of my favorite movies...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTi4OpONOY8

Comment is about unsung (blog)

Original item by nunya

Hi Keith, thanks for your comments on The Artist's Desk. Much appreciated.

I'm with you, I only use my desk (the one pictured) very occasionally. Most of my writing has to be done on-the-go... usually on a train between London and Sheffield. I miss writing with a fountain pen, I find it freeing and inspiring in a different way to writing on a laptop; maybe because simply just 'writing' is so satisfying in itself it motivates you to keep going until you stumble upon the thing you needed to say.

I don't know why I'm so curious about the place people write; I'm not sure how much influence it has on the work produced but it still intrigues me. My previous poem 'Great Destroyers' was "written" by dictating it into Siri on my phone while walking down the street - which worked surprisingly well.

Thanks again, Tom

Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)

Original item by keith jeffries

Thankyou kind words Lis
A. Middle line is seven
Sylls, my teacher say

Show you Deep Thinker he say....

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

Original item by Don Matthews

Well, I'm being self-indulgent - sharing this, perhaps again from years back. But watching the TV presentation this week reminded me of this 'work' and I decided 'why the heck not'. Someone new to WOL might still relate.

Some poems are like your heart's blood -a definition of your whole being - and this is one of mine!

Sir Philip Sydney wrote this line - 1500's, I think.

And no 'rose' again.

Comment is about Television Moon (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

who said this site did not publish
humorous poems.
on second thought....

Comment is about BEARS (blog)

Original item by d.knape

cheers guys. lovely comments as ever. meant to perform this last night and completely forgot about it. bugger.

Comment is about kiss boom (blog)

Original item by Stuart Buck

Excellent advice and nicely put!

Comment is about Smile (blog)

Original item by Lisa C Bassignani

Many thanks BK....but there's a lot of poems on this site....really?
WOW

Comment is about Eggs (blog)

Original item by Lisa C Bassignani

I'm amazed at the plethora of comments , thanks folks.
Jason and Mindy, thanks for adding to them with my offering as a trigger.
Devon, I do love a pun but they're generally frowned on, thanks!

Lisa, persevere but let it always be fun not a chore!

Martin i'll own up, I've no desire for the fray again. This was just a bit of frippery to be honest.

Don, it's annoying to think this works with hardly any effort, but that's often the way!

Hi David. Seeing that you have penetrated the mystery so well, I have to think this out - free of each other probably is right , as it was my master and servant at the same time, and was essential to earn a not always enjoyable living! But of course, we can't be free is we're wedded to an art and this can be one and give pleasure as we know. Frankly I didn't spend more than a second in writing it, so I'm perplexed about it's acceptance.

Thanks Cait for ascribing this as a poem. We are on the same wavelength.

Stu, I'll take that as a tick . Thanks indeed.

Hi Mark. That sounds like one of those easy to remember early lessons we used to take. There are quite a few to aid memory. Now I need all the help I can get!

Rachel, Mae, Sophie and Sognare thanks for the likes!

Ray

Don, now now! Can't have you getting inspired all over the place. Thanks for that.

Much to savour, thanks all!

Comment is about PIANO IS MY FORTE (blog)

Original item by ray pool

A curious poem with undertones which need unravelling. I shall have to read this a few times as I am intrigued. It seems to be leading the reader somewhere and I have my suspicions where....

Thank you for this

Keith

Comment is about No Star Was Seen (blog)

Original item by afishamongmany

Tom,

This poem makes my mind dance about as your words ask us to consider the venues in which we write and work, especially at home. A poem which teases the imagination and delves into our personal space, a place where we are comfortable, private and secure. A place where freedom is enriched by our surroundings and objects of some significance. I have a desk with a computer but only sit at it when transposing my work into type as I prefer to use a fountain pen and paper with a relatively strong knee.

A clever poem, one which stimulates the imagination.

Thank you for this

Keith

Comment is about The Artist's Desk (blog)

Original item by Tom

This is my favourite poem on the site

Comment is about Eggs (blog)

Original item by Lisa C Bassignani

Really Don? Come now
to Haiku is not that hard
Keep on keeping on

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

Original item by Don Matthews

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Comment is about Smile (blog)

Original item by Lisa C Bassignani

And this is the poem to let rest in my head as I head off for the day.
Thanks, Lisa.

D

Comment is about Smile (blog)

Original item by Lisa C Bassignani

Very motivating..strong guidance?

Comment is about Smile (blog)

Original item by Lisa C Bassignani

Re your liking of my poem ' Crying Globe supporter ' thank you. Jemima

Comment is about Lisa C Bassignani (poet profile)

Original item by Lisa C Bassignani

Reading this fabulous poem Devon has taken me to a greater height of amazement. Thank you. Jemima.

Comment is about The Poem of the Week is 'Now Birds Ravage The Cherries' by Devon Brock (article)

Original item by Stuart Buck

Thank you, Mindy. Personally, I find Starbuck’s coffee to be like mazzy watter. And as for Our Gert, she knows she was lucky to catch me. I was a bit hasty

Comment is about COSTA COFFEE (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

I all fired up now
Nought can stop me now Mindy
Don't rub salt in Grame

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

Original item by Don Matthews

Thanks, Philipos and Mindy.
I too use Wetherspoons where a Coffee for 79p with unlimited refills was unbeatable value. (I think it’s gone up a smidgin recently).

Comment is about COSTA COFFEE (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Here's a good Haiku for you Don................

223 all out
a poor show Australia
226 for two

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

Original item by Don Matthews

I enjoyed the read thanks. Personally I use the local Wetherspoons or Greggs - but that's Woking for you see - handy when you later need a you know what. ?

Comment is about COSTA COFFEE (blog)

Original item by John Coopey