Blimey, Uilleam. “God bless Yorkshire”???!!! Are you feeling OK?
And thanks for the Like, Tim.
Comment is about I SHAN’T ALWAYS BE LOVELY (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
*Nude bingo at the police station?
DOGE will soon stop that!*
You don't know Nigel, Stephen!
😈
Comment is about August 2025 Collage Poem: A Cut Above (blog)
Original item by Stockport WoL
The stanza about different English classes having consistently different blood types is supported by medical research:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6855897/
Comment is about A Cut Above (blog)
Original item by J F Keane
This bloke, at the age of 77 and a bit, ventures to say that you are, and always will be lovely. God bless Yorkshire.💖
Comment is about I SHAN’T ALWAYS BE LOVELY (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Indeed William. If we just take the time to look.
Comment is about Fallen Leaf (blog)
Original item by Mike McPeek
Dear Uilleam,
Your sonnet strikes with a rare, unapologetic force. The weaving of classical allusions—Milton, Lady Macbeth, and even the imagery of the Ship of Fools—gives the poem a formidable intellectual depth, while your choice of abrupt, visceral language keeps the reader firmly grounded in the immediacy of outrage and defiance. The rhythm and pacing carry a tension that mirrors the content, and your bold code-switch into Irish adds a startling and memorable resonance. There is a vivid clarity in how you marshal history, literature, and personal voice to confront injustice; it feels at once erudite and unflinchingly human.
Your work demonstrates that poetry can both challenge and electrify, making the reader feel the weight and fury of its subjects without losing sight of artistry. 😊
Regards,
Rolph
Comment is about Sonnet: Imigh Hotovely, Imigh Smál Damnaithe! Imigh is Póg mo Thóin! [Out Hotovely, Out Damned Spot! Out and Kiss my Arse!] (blog)
Original item by Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh
I wonder, does this count as "concrete poetry"?
Perhaps the concrete farmers amongst us could advise me.
I can't see any actual blood, but there's a hell of a lot of red ink around....still, as long as it doesn't run, no harm done I suppose!
😏
Comment is about His Majesty’s Stay Out of Hell Cards: “Divine Right” and “Convention” (blog)
Original item by Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh
Love this! I can see the colors and brushstrokes, and feel the development and growth. Splendid poem, Alexia.
Comment is about Elementary (blog)
Original item by Alexia Supreme
Uilleam,
Thank you — I appreciate your comment. You’re right, the poem isn’t just about Trump; it’s about the tactics of autocrats everywhere — Orbáns, Erdoğans, Lukaschenkos, Putins, Xis, Kim Jong-Uns… I wanted to show how these patterns repeat across different countries and contexts.
It’s encouraging to see that you can recognise some of these dynamics in the UK as well — it shows that the poem’s aim, to highlight universal mechanisms of power, is coming through.
Regards,
Rolph
Comment is about Spinocracy – The Art of the Fall* (blog)
Original item by Rolph David
Auracle,
You’re free to dislike my poem — that’s part of what free expression is for — but calling the whole site here “BAD” and the thread “Faustian” isn’t fair and acceptable.
Poetry isn’t just about "fair weather poetry" that please everyone and fade without impact. It’s also about friction — confronting ideas, stirring debate, and sometimes making people uncomfortable.
Disagree with the content, absolutely — but dismissing the platform for hosting challenging work undermines the very exchange of ideas that keeps art alive. What’s especially strange is that you “liked” my poem after posting your Faustian critique — I honestly don’t know how to deal with that.
Rolph
Comment is about Spinocracy – The Art of the Fall* (blog)
Original item by Rolph David
Fri 15th Aug 2025 12:15
Innocence and no responsibility.
Life is just play and fun,
Someone watching over you
Ensuring that you are safe.
Oh, would this be great!
Comment is about Prayer for the Little Ones (blog)
Original item by Hélène
Thank you, Hélène.
I remember playing "roly-poly" down the grass slopes in our local park with my sisters. Such wonderfully innocent days.
But every day now, I see horrors visited on such innocents perpetrated and "justified" by those whom I once held in respect and awe, and I weep for the Little Ones.
Comment is about Prayer for the Little Ones (blog)
Original item by Hélène
I love this, Hélène. A message of optimism and decency in this sometimes unkind world.
Comment is about Prayer for the Little Ones (blog)
Original item by Hélène
Nude bingo at the police station?
DOGE will soon stop that!
😦
Comment is about August 2025 Collage Poem: A Cut Above (blog)
Original item by Stockport WoL
Putin, Trump and Netanyahu have extremely important jobs.
Having poor people killed seems to be their area of expertise.
What would a humble sribbler of ditties like me know about it eh?
To Hell with all that woke "Peace" crap I say!😐
Comment is about His Majesty’s Stay Out of Hell Cards: “Divine Right” and “Convention” (blog)
Original item by Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh
"...shoes for people
who know where they’re going.
What a fashion statement!
Comment is about August 2025 Collage Poem: A Cut Above (blog)
Original item by Stockport WoL
Thanks for the like, Yanma.
Comment is about Sonnet: Imigh Hotovely, Imigh Smál Damnaithe! Imigh is Póg mo Thóin! [Out Hotovely, Out Damned Spot! Out and Kiss my Arse!] (blog)
Original item by Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh
Mysterious and awsome goings on in that small leaf.
Comment is about Fallen Leaf (blog)
Original item by Mike McPeek
Almost the UK to a T, Rolph.
I remember when Trump first loomed over the horizon, people in the UK were (and still are) falling over themselves to justify his cretinous behavour by saying "well, he's a bit of a rebel, getting under the skin of the "Elite", just having a laugh....etc."😐
Comment is about Spinocracy – The Art of the Fall* (blog)
Original item by Rolph David
This poem felt like it carried me through a sea of emotions— from the warmth of memories, the ache of loss, to the gentle touch of hope. I love the choice of words you used; each line feels alive and deeply touching. Thank you, Lee. It's beautifully woven together.
Comment is about The heart that waited (blog)
Original item by Lee Campbell
Thanks for you comment Auracle.
Were it not for the horror, I'd describe UK politics as following the logic of Alice in Wonderland.
Comment is about I SUPPORT GENOCIDE ACTION I OPPOSE PALESTINE ACTION (blog)
Original item by Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh
Thank you, Mike.
It would appear that Japan was already on the verge of surrender, that the bomb was dropped as a warning to Russia?
Comment is about 'Little Boy' 6/8/1945 (80 Years Ago) (blog)
Original item by Mike Bartram
Thank you, Naomi.
Your last line sums up a catastrophe in the making.
I ask myself what kind of a world will be left for our children?
Comment is about A SEASON THAT SKIPPED US? (blog)
Original item by Naomi
Ever so true, Alexia. Well described.
Comment is about Elementary (blog)
Original item by Alexia Supreme
‘NOT AS I WILL, BUT AS YOU WILL, FATHER!’
Jesus’ words before he was crucified. There was a time when I would repeat them in prayer.
The obscenity currently being carried out by, and in the name of so-called “Christians” is certainly not my will, Father!
is it conceivably possible that it is Your will?.....in which case, I'll relax over a latte whilst I celebrate VJ day.
Comment is about EVEN THE OLIVES ARE BLEEDING (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
It's a mysterious process, Alexandra, as you suggest so well in this poem. The feeling of waking up refreshed is unbeatable.
Comment is about Drifting (blog)
Original item by Alexandra K. Parapadakis
A fine, original poem, David. It is so sad that the country of Yitzhak Rabin, Golda Meir and Shimon Peres should now be so shockingly led by the current clique.
Keep writing.
Comment is about I.D.F. (blog)
Original item by David R Mellor
"As the battle for Madrid it thundered on"
Comment is about EVEN THE OLIVES ARE BLEEDING (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Write Out Loud has become a BAD WEBSITE.
Why? It's creating Faustian Threads.
Comment is about Spinocracy – The Art of the Fall* (blog)
Original item by Rolph David
The Double Triangulation.
It’s symbolism, rooted deep in the Anahata Chakra of yogic traditions.
The blind can’t see it.
A.I. can’t unsee it.
We need the drawers. The painters. The graphickers.
Comment is about I SUPPORT GENOCIDE ACTION I OPPOSE PALESTINE ACTION (blog)
Original item by Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh
How to unlearn Aropa?
All continents start and end with an “A”: Africa, America, Asia, Antarctica — so why should Europe be any different?
Why does Europe stand apart, without the “A”?
Is it arrogance? Or errorgance — the arrogance of error?
You, Holden Moncrieff, and all your likers (including me), are part of a movement that gets this.
So why not try for a better Earth?
A world where every continent, every culture, every voice is seen as equal — no exceptions, no hierarchies.
Let’s unlearn Aropa together.
Because real change starts with seeing clearly.
Comment is about Unlearning... (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
Thanks, David.
Private Eye no. 1655, summed up the grim truth with their front page "quoting" Netanyahu:
"No one will recognise Palestine after I've finished with it".
-sorry, Mr. Starmer!
Comment is about I.D.F. (blog)
Original item by David R Mellor
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Comment is about I SUPPORT GENOCIDE ACTION I OPPOSE PALESTINE ACTION (blog)
Original item by Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdRMoa1HhCk
Comment is about Beirut 96.jpg (photo)
Original item by David RL Moore
I've often wondered what those things are for, dangling from my nether regions; I'll give 'em a try, Leon!😉
Comment is about Slowed down observations (blog)
Original item by LEON STOLGARD
I'm a bit old for that kind of thing, Rick-putting buns in ovens: although I do a nice sausage casserole.😏
Comment is about Recipe for Disaster (blog)
Original item by Rick Varden
A photograph from Beirut taken in 1996 whilst on the CP Team at the British Embassy. Nick Dale to my left, then Naimi and Georges Matar. Naimi was one of our Lebanese drivers and George a Lebanese CP Team member having attended our course in the UK.
I was lucky in that I had good TL, Mark Brown and a good team all round. The team included Andy Perkins (Slug) who went on to work in many conflict zones as did we all (mostly)
We had an exceptional Ambassador to look after, Dame Maive Forte who at the time was the senior most experienced female Ambassador in the then FCO. Unfortunately Maive passed away at a relatively young age and did not reach the higher office many believed she was destined for.
I have great memories of Beirut. We had an outstanding team of Lebanese CP Operators most who had attended our Course in the UK. They were a mixed team of Christians and Muslims which made it easier for us to operate in the often complex environs of Beirut and beyond. I visited Damascus twice during this period, travelling through the then Syrian occupied Beqaa Valley, through the ruins at Baalbek and on to The City which was then still very much in tact before Assad and his Russian criminals barrel bombed parts of it into near oblivion.
Great days and a great education in culture and co-operation.
Thanks to Georges Matar for forwarding this long lost photograph. George and many of his Lebanese collegues dedicated their careers to serving the UKG in The Lebanon, some of them are still engaged at the Embassy. I will never forget the hospitality and friendship I experienced from the Lebanese people during my time in that wonderful country.
It is sad to see such a place struggling now. Lebanon was once a beacon of hope in The Middle East, it's people have been let down by bad governance and the influence of disruptive factions who care little for the good people of the country.
I hadn't intended to do so but I am posting some information regarding the refugee camps of Sabra / Shatila in The Lebanon, specifically what happened their in 1982. Also a brilliant account by the Late Robert Fisk, what is happening today is by no means a new development.
These articles are of interest because of the participation of some of the players and nations and how (maybe) similar actions are occurring now not so far away from them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabra_and_Shatila_massacre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XbMtJhvfZ0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEIUrgADs8Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQX0NU9lvDA
PS, I would recommend "Waltz with Bashir" to anyone who gives a flying fig..
Comment is about Beirut 96.jpg (photo)
Original item by David RL Moore
Spot on JF.
Define Britishness? They've never a bloody clue!
It's all the muck-raking Murdochian sewer, Talk Tripe TV and GB Numpties have left to make themselves still appear relevant.
"A boat, a boat, my kingdom for a boat;
It's all I've bloody got, to keep their hate afloat".
Comment is about A Cut Above (blog)
Original item by J F Keane
Thank you for the like, Leon.
I now await some PC. Plod with too much time on their hands, studying my post, and, upon having deciphered it, will report it to his boss, who, being desirous of promotion, will decide that I am a terrorist hell bent on the destruction of Western Civilisation as we know it, and have me put behind bars for 14 years!
On the other hand, they're probably too thick to figure the code out!😉
Comment is about ISUPPORTGENOCIDEACTIONIOPPOSEPALESTINEACTION (blog)
Original item by Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh
It's the Earth's Outercore. Or Outermostcore. It's like a heartbeat. 💕
Comment is about Away from the World (blog)
Original item by LEON STOLGARD
Both airy and accessible--superb )
Comment is about Unlearning... (blog)
Original item by Holden Moncrieff
I hope you can't find me posing like that on the Internet!
Comment is about Away from the World (blog)
Original item by LEON STOLGARD
Wed 13th Aug 2025 19:57
Aisha, my belated thanks for your like 🌷
Kind regards.
Leon
Comment is about Away from the World (blog)
Original item by LEON STOLGARD
Great to see you posting more!
A lot of people see the approach of sleep as a tide/sea that carries us off, I still love the closing credits of ‘The night garden’.
Comment is about Drifting (blog)
Original item by Alexandra K. Parapadakis
Wed 13th Aug 2025 19:35
Keep on keeping on Rolph 👍
Thank you.
best of regards, and then SOME!
Leon
Comment is about Farewell, Your MAGAsty! (blog)
Original item by Rolph David
Yep! Nobody is immune to the routine of soft pain and to the aches that come with living. Life is such a privilege, but that doesn't make it easy.... and if it was easy it wouldn't be as fascinating or special, etc 🙌
Comment is about My chest hurts (blog)
Original item by Alexandra K. Parapadakis
Nigel Astell
Sat 16th Aug 2025 01:51
Plain clothes policemen😎
helped my case Stephen
under cover raid authorized
removing certain ceremonial assets.😉
Comment is about August 2025 Collage Poem: A Cut Above (blog)
Original item by Stockport WoL