Thanks, Dorothy

Comment is about My lost flower (blog)

Original item by Jon Stainsby

I like it Eiren...

Comment is about scintillating conversation (blog)

Original item by Eiren Water

I hope you do not mind if I put this in a single comment, but Ray, Graham and Jennifer, thank you so much for your lovely and kind words.

Jon

Comment is about Afresh again (blog)

Original item by Jon Stainsby

I like this and agree with Martin. An excellent poem.

Comment is about made it out alive (blog)

Original item by Grape

Sadness, anger
Hate, despair
All are buried
Here, laid bare.....

Comment is about I Can Do Nothing (blog)

Original item by Jake Whiston

Beautifully and eloquently delivered as always Peter. something you seem to excel at what ever the subject matter.
Nice one

Comment is about THREE WARM EVENINGS IN A ROW (blog)

Original item by Peter Taylor

Normally I would see these as just random words but the pace and flow of this poem make it a lot more along with the angst that exists within these lines. it has an excellent cohesion and rhythm


Nice one

Comment is about I Can Do Nothing (blog)

Original item by Jake Whiston

That third stanza is for me the most potent and powerful lines in the poem. regardless of sexuality sometimes it takes a long time for any of us to recognise ourselves as people.

an excellent poem

Comment is about made it out alive (blog)

Original item by Grape

This is a very sad reflection of what happens all over the world in different decades seemingly without any care for those who have helped establish the fortunes of those at the top. It is all very well close down a business that is no longer viable but what do you replace it with?

Well said Don

Comment is about Blood on the Firm's Hands (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Absolutely excellent K J. what makes it even better is when some of it is written in local dialect.
Love it

Comment is about The Ghost Of Our Old Granny (blog)

Original item by kJ Walker

I am left asking what it is that's been lost. But I guess that is the whole essence of the piece. Fabulous Tommy

Comment is about Did you brush it from your hair? (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

Beautifully put as usual Bob. Particularly love the whole idea of

'mail order meals'


Nice one

Comment is about my complete lack of technique (blog)

Original item by Robert C Gaulke

That last line sums the whole piece up quite nicely and the truth of that and the previous lien work well together because we are all both unique yet not.

Nice one

Comment is about Untitled (blog)

Original item by Wallflower

Some very trues words written here

Nice one

Comment is about Hostage To My Own Inertia (blog)

Original item by ai ou

Yes, cheap is one motivation but I think for most people convenience is a really large element, you know, can't be arsed to cook, or grow veg etc, and I think we're probably all guilty of that. Then on top of that you've got to try and get another 8 billion people on board, when a lot of them can barely afford to eat at all. Still, we must do what we can. Love the poem Eve.

J. x

Comment is about It's War (blog)

Original item by eve nortley

Thank you, Jennifer. I wrote this with the US/Mexican border camps in mind, but your interpretation is true, also.

Jon

Comment is about Humanity without the humane (blog)

Original item by Jon Stainsby

Thank you, Jennifer.

Comment is about Hardy folk (blog)

Original item by Jon Stainsby

Hazel Ettridge.. thank you for accessing my poem..
~RAYS

Comment is about An Elegy (blog)

Original item by Chinwendu C.E Rays

Thanks for your comment about Nine Greek Muses Don. A bit of fun eh??

Comment is about Don Matthews (poet profile)

Original item by Don Matthews

Hey Mindy I'm going off-track here but I've known the scary face for a long time and can vouch for it's authenticity. Who's this Zatoichi? He could be a copy-cat....?

Comment is about Blood on the Firm's Hands (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Youth let us
Have so much
Oldies can look
But cannot touch ?

Comment is about YESTERDAY ONCE MORE - a re-post for Summer (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

What a denture adventure this is
I struggle to rhyme a reply
They better bury me in me dentures
Don't wanna come back when I die ?

Comment is about The Ghost Of Our Old Granny (blog)

Original item by kJ Walker

I love these KJ. I reckon they're about the best humourous poems I've read. I also reckon there's a book in these, but if you do write it, let me know 'cos you've got one definite customer here.

J. ?

Comment is about The Ghost Of Our Old Granny (blog)

Original item by kJ Walker

Great rhyming of dentures Kage!

Comment is about The Ghost Of Our Old Granny (blog)

Original item by kJ Walker

A very clever simple poem..... Reads well.... Especially like how the line

YOUR HAIR.....

Creates a pause a longing.... Before the frantic fast electricity

Comment is about Electricity (blog)

Original item by Pagan Poetry

Theres something really emotional in the recurring theme of sight and vision in this poem.... Through the eyes to dreams to reality.... Really conveyes the feeling of a closeness developing into growing moving further apart..... Lovely poem

Comment is about forgotten dreams (blog)

Original item by racha

It is strange how some how we use to derive some sort of warmth and comfortable recognition with such institutions as the shipping forecast, and dare I say it shows like billy cottons band show.
Nice one Ray

Comment is about SHIPPING FORECAST (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Certainly takes me back to happy summer days as a carefree youngster.
Nice one Mark

Comment is about YESTERDAY ONCE MORE - a re-post for Summer (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Hi Grape. I am curious and would like to ask could there be a dual sexuality identity here ? If so it is beautifully expressed. If not, it still has a sense of questioning which in itself may be a good thing!

Ray

Comment is about made it out alive (blog)

Original item by Grape

A mix of the celestial with optimistic outcomes makes this a really good poem for me Jon. It seems to have the essence of creativity at its heart.

Ray

Comment is about Afresh again (blog)

Original item by Jon Stainsby

You've caught me up with this in your sheer boyish ecstasy Mark. A simple rhyming reaching back which brings the whole focus of age crashing down like those waves with a hop and a skip!

Ray

Comment is about YESTERDAY ONCE MORE - a re-post for Summer (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Ray, my love affair with the shipping forecast was an early morning one before R4 Today came on the radio on my way to work. It always used to fascinate me, especially so in the winter when the weather outside was very poor. One could only imagine the seas!

Comment is about SHIPPING FORECAST (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Same in the US. And wage stagnation for us good ole Yanks keeps us chained to it. I do what I can, but I also know that I'm part of the problem.

Comment is about It's War (blog)

Original item by eve nortley

Thank you so much Jennifer! I'm glad you picked the flower symbolism!?
Mae

Comment is about The Poem of the Week is 'Ring Around the Poison Ivy' by Mae Foreman (article)

Original item by Stuart Buck

A common fact of life across the generations. But whilst we are right
to be concerned about the workforce and its prospects, it is also
only fair to remind ourselves that someone somewhere had the foresight and the courage needed to get a business up and running
and become a viable place of profit that would enable others to
gain the chance of employment. Sometimes, the moving forces
that see a business emerge and prosper don't get the recognition
or the appreciation they deserve in this world. That said, the genuine
caring employer seeks to do the best he or she can if sale/disposal
of a business is on the card for whatever reason..

Comment is about Blood on the Firm's Hands (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

The rhythm is hypnotic and tells us why rhyme is so enduring. It is
the beat of the heart that powers the juice that feeds the mind that
creates the imagination.

Comment is about Skipping wheels of rhyme (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

I think I may get caught up in the light, fun, and positive today. Thanks, MC.

D

Comment is about YESTERDAY ONCE MORE - a re-post for Summer (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Thank you as ever for your comments, and the poetic riposte Don. You are so right Devon, wish the populace of the UK could value quality over quantity and do something to address our superficiality as a society. The sad truth is whilst we are busy over consuming and fuelling climate change...people in the developing world are paying for our greed and avarice with their lives.

Comment is about It's War (blog)

Original item by eve nortley

For me, easily the best piece you’ve written Jon. Good work. G

Comment is about Afresh again (blog)

Original item by Jon Stainsby

Lovely and optimistic - the unknown escaping to sow itself ..........
Sometimes the unexpected does happen and can transform our lives for the better.

Jennifer

Comment is about Afresh again (blog)

Original item by Jon Stainsby

Obviously heartfelt, and unfortunately nowadays children are sofrequently traumatised when the parents split up. The older ones perhaps may understand better, but for the young ones their world just falls apart. Then sometimes there is also parental alienation. On the other hand one could say that a divorce is better than fighting the whole time. Either way the kids lose out.
Jennifer

Comment is about Humanity without the humane (blog)

Original item by Jon Stainsby

great writing Jon! Like Devon wondered what' the black night 'was, but probably most communities have had or will have their 'black night.' Something so untoward and shocking that everyone is united by their feelings.

Jennifer

Comment is about Hardy folk (blog)

Original item by Jon Stainsby

DeVaughn, this poem has such wonderful rhythm and content. Such perfectly placed line breaks. Kudos!

D

Comment is about Puzzle Pieces Of Life (blog)

Original item by DeVaughn

"Before the After" is terrific.

Comment is about Tommy Carroll (poet profile)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

Great writing Jason - particularly liked 'every little bit of defiance that it takes to live'.

Jennifer

Comment is about Life And Its Alternatives (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Great again Ray! Really good for a giggle.

Jennifer

Comment is about MARY (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Lovely one Ray! I can remember hearing these too.
Jennifer

Comment is about SHIPPING FORECAST (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Congratulations of a well deserved POTW. Very original poem with its use of flower symbolism.

Jennifer

Comment is about The Poem of the Week is 'Ring Around the Poison Ivy' by Mae Foreman (article)

Original item by Stuart Buck

Thank you Mr. Kooser for bringing all this wonderful poetry to light.

D

Comment is about 'The shout across the garden to say another flower is about to break' (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Ha Ha, why do I believe it?
Zatoichi was close though.
Love Zatoichi!

Comment is about Blood on the Firm's Hands (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews