Oh, John I see Bet Boop's come back
She's seen your bod, she craves
I think you've done it, well and good
Your clothes is all you'll save.....

Comment is about NO BETTER ENDING (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Dash! forgot me sunscreen
Despite being reminded
The author gave a warning
Sunscreen I couldn't finded.....

Comment is about A Day At The Beach (blog)

Original item by d.knape

I think I made an error
It's wired poetically
But driven by my neurons
Driven chem-i-cally......

Comment is about Edging Higher Planes (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

The fascinating aspect of words is how some stay in the mind and
some don't...which also applies to their formation in poetry. Rhyme
has a unique quality: its ability to remain in the memory, and whilst
it is often used for short pointed poetical purposes and is unequalled
in its use in witty observations, it can also be adopted for serious
stuff. Will Shakespeare knew a trick or two!

Comment is about Edging Higher Planes (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Provocative...as, no doubt, it is intended to be. The fear continues.
So...let's subordinate our head of state, The Queen, to the whims and wishes of a political entity comprised of 27 other "member
states" (what happened to the word "nation"?), aided & abetted
-MINUS a UK electoral mandate - by the "Remainer" MPs who were
...and are willing to subvert their oath of allegiance to the sovereign
in the process of pursuing their personal grandiose Walter Mitty/
Euroland fantasy in which the word "elected" is subservient to the
word "appointed". Check the new leaders of "the project" for
what is done there, supposedly in our name...bearing in mind that
we are still members of that entity.

Comment is about They Be The Worst (Apologies to Mr. L.) (blog)

Original item by Richie Muster

Poor loser Richie...poor loser.

Comment is about They Be The Worst (Apologies to Mr. L.) (blog)

Original item by Richie Muster

Don't forget the sunscreen!

Comment is about A Day At The Beach (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Thanks, Mindy. Unfortunately, I cannot say that I always 'practise what I preach', though! ?

Comment is about Presenting the Present. (blog)

Original item by John Andrew Nield

Just terrific. Meaningful in a gently coaching way. Such great word play. (The Present may get tense.)
You always offer very well-finished pieces. They are a delight to read and they reward re-reading and binge reading and group reading...

Comment is about Presenting the Present. (blog)

Original item by John Andrew Nield

Thank you, Devon, Lisa and Mindy.

Comment is about Always worth holding on (blog)

Original item by Jon Stainsby

Laura High praise indeed. Tommy

Comment is about On stolen sheets (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

Tony cheers- Thanks for your insight. Chet Baker perhaps? ?

Comment is about On stolen sheets (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

Thanks for that, Mindy. Hope I didn't 'tug your rope' too hard! ?
Just flipped through some of your samples (Flfft, Flfft, Flfft!) - and loved 'em! Great rhyme and meter. Thank you! They're so often neglected these days (much to my constant annoyance!). For me, these 2 elements are major challenges in their application without compromising the verse content. You've achieved both!

Comment is about 'Double' Act! (blog)

Original item by John Andrew Nield

"...makes my heart murmer a merrier more melodious tune."
Just this bit of alliterative fun puts a smile on my face!

Comment is about Always worth holding on (blog)

Original item by Jon Stainsby

"My mind's not wired poetically?"
Pull the other one, josh.

Comment is about Edging Higher Planes (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

I always feel like I've been led around with a ring through my nose when I read you!
But thanks for the exercize!

Comment is about 'Double' Act! (blog)

Original item by John Andrew Nield

Forgive me, Don, if I have strayed
From my usual stuff,
But if it helps then picture me
Writing in the buff.

Comment is about NO BETTER ENDING (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Sunshine and vitamin D. The perfect ingredients for a smile and a song...or a great poem.

Comment is about Always worth holding on (blog)

Original item by Jon Stainsby

Thanks for your lovely comments, Mindy. I do try my best to entertain....? x

Comment is about John Andrew Nield (poet profile)

Original item by John Andrew Nield

John, thanks for this poem. A solid reminder as I begin my day to find even a smidge of beauty, regardless of the circumstances of the grind.

D

Comment is about Always worth holding on (blog)

Original item by Jon Stainsby

I second Lisa's motion. Nice work Don.

D

Comment is about Edging Higher Planes (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Notice how the form make make the lines spiral visually? Tidy structural support for the text. Intentional, Lisa? Probably. These final poems to loved ones are really tough on both the reader and the writer.

D

Comment is about Death (blog)

Original item by Lisa C Bassignani

Oh, those not so Great Brexectations. When will this fiasco end we ask ourselves? A good no holds barred poem. Thank you. Jemima.

Comment is about They Be The Worst (Apologies to Mr. L.) (blog)

Original item by Richie Muster

Don, I just picked up a bunch of Shakespeare for summer reading! Shall I send the books along when I finish?

And, yes this is a great place, with many unique and talented contributors. I also feel that I have gained a lot by being here. I am very happy to have found WOL

Comment is about Edging Higher Planes (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Thank you everybody for all the encouragement, inspiration and support I needed to keep writing.

D

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

Original item by Stuart Buck

If you haven't already heard of them Don check out the, "Darwin Awards." YouTube or Google good for this.

Oh bugger it.....https://youtu.be/DVbM_xoXHok

Comment is about Catering for Phone Addicts. Stupid (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

John this poem ain't like you
It's not in genre Coop
Where is the bit of sauce I ask
A bit of Betty Boop ?

You did build up my hopes, you did
You built a fire, said 'lay'
I thought, indeed, he's on right track
A Betty Boop sex-play?

Betty Boop did not appear
Gave up, went down the road
Looking for excitement
For sex episodes......

Comment is about NO BETTER ENDING (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Jason

This is an interesting comment which I took as clever black humour:

'let natural selection sort it out'

Natural selection will knock out (by running them over) all the stupid phone-look-downers leaving the sensible look-upperers (like us). Natural selection at work. A variation of 'survival of the fittest'?.....

Comment is about Catering for Phone Addicts. Stupid (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Laura

I can write jokey
Cos jokey is fun
Also dead serious
Of which this is one.....

Comment is about Catering for Phone Addicts. Stupid (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

It is well known that I'm intense! Acid e? Well, I was completely sober when I wrote it for what it's worth. I always am ? It's a different kind of 'high" I 'm talking about. It's the kind of high you get when you're in the zone of doing something you love and you see it paying off. In a moment of doubt and fear the mirror comes in to remind that everything is fine and one should trust themselves. Cool story though! Great poetry does unite!
Thanks for stopping by?
Mae

Comment is about Mirror Says (blog)

Original item by Mae Foreman

Simple and wistful. Lovely poem, lovely thoughts.

Comment is about Isn't It A Pity (blog)

Original item by branwell kent

Thanks, Wayne.

Comment is about NO BETTER ENDING (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Enjoyed this piece John.

Thanks

Wayne?

Comment is about NO BETTER ENDING (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Dear Jennifer,
many apologies for such delay in thanking you for your wonderful comment on Hanging Gardens. I see that it stirred something inside - A gift gratefully accepted.
Peter

Dear Ray and Martin,
again, so pleasing to have found resonance.
Peter

Comment is about HANGING GARDENS, HASLEMERE (blog)

Original item by Peter Taylor

Hi David,

I am more than happy to be in receipt of so much of your time and attention - thank you. And so glad that you are writing such powerful pieces which I enjoy greatly.

Peter

Comment is about AND AS (blog)

Original item by Peter Taylor

Dear Martin,
I am so pleased you liked this along with many other offerings that together show firm support from a poet for whom I have the greatest respect. I glow with gratitude.

Dear Devon,
it's wonderful to have made acquaintance with you just recently and to share some common interests in relatively unexplored but rich territories. I will be looking out for your work.

Dear Jane
Many thanks for your very kind words. To the poet the task to conjure and transport.

Peter

Comment is about LOVES NOT LOST (blog)

Original item by Peter Taylor

Mae, don't think me crass in my comment, but your poem took me back to a fortunate engagement with myself in a mirror. Admittedly, I was on acid at the time and your poem brought back the intensity of the moment in spades. Great poetry unites!

D

Comment is about Mirror Says (blog)

Original item by Mae Foreman

Picture perfect.

Comment is about Drive-Through Movie (blog)

Original item by afishamongmany

But surely the scream and the bridge, "rudely smeared" cinch the Munch reference...

Comment is about Mutualdisappointment (blog)

Original item by Adam Whitworth

I'm reminded of a poem called "Stupidity Street" in an old anthology.
If it were to be written today, these devices and their disciples would
surely feature!

Comment is about Catering for Phone Addicts. Stupid (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Many of us have loved more intensely in imagination than ever we did in the flesh. Excellent poem, excellent!

You're going to have to consent to being one of my favs now.

Comment is about Isn't It A Pity (blog)

Original item by branwell kent

I enjoyed this invitation to imagine how things might have been... surely something we all experience to some extent in life, especially
the thought of somebody we may have missed, through chance or circumstance, who might have been "the one".

Comment is about Isn't It A Pity (blog)

Original item by branwell kent

The third couplet is clearly Munch. Munch did create a number of pieces depicting apple trees. But I am stumped (no pun intended). It is a lovely vexing working. Pray reveal the other paintings.

D

Comment is about Mutualdisappointment (blog)

Original item by Adam Whitworth

Hi Valerie
Would be great to see more of your work on here cheers Andy

Comment is about Valerie Judge (poet profile)

Original item by Valerie Judge

Thanks for the kind comments, Ray and Mindy.

Comment is about NO BETTER ENDING (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Lovely and reaching cherished memories for each of us, I expect.

Comment is about NO BETTER ENDING (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Hello Ray. Thank you - your good opinion is very dear to me - fyi, I read your nectar responses and hear your voice, each time different but always thick with humanity. And then the warmth of your words seeps through and it is another fine day.

Thanks also to Do.Ro.ThY and Devon for liking.

Peter

Comment is about PERFECT EQUILIBRIUM (blog)

Original item by Peter Taylor

A wonderfully sensitive atmospheric offering and I am in total agreement; I havn't got enough room to let a fire rage where I am, but I do have some big eucalyptus rings , so I can dream can't I?

Ray

Comment is about NO BETTER ENDING (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

There are two ways to read this...I like that. Let the reader read into it...as comments have shown.

I prefer the second, myself.

Nice, challenging poem.

Comment is about What I Have (blog)

Original item by afishamongmany

Adam W. - You make the reader work hard for their reward. But it's never nonsense.
Go well
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Comment is about Mutualdisappointment (blog)

Original item by Adam Whitworth