When Saturday comes around MC
I have all day to write
My rhymic poem real leisure-like
And give it Aussie bite ?
Brian - clever. I admit to being a bit muddled and behind at times
Comment is about Wake Up Brian. It's 7am (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
About half a dozen, Po, and it's not perfect in the one I settled on.
It did, Kev. It was a chihuahuahuahua. A diddy dog.
Comment is about KEN DODD'S DOG'S DAD'S DIED (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
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Tue 4th Dec 2018 23:52
Elle - I tested the word on a family gathering this evening and all seven knew what the word fallible means without the need to look it up.
Comment is about Fallible (blog)
Original item by Elle Shaine
I really appreciate all the kind words. Thanks, everyone.
Comment is about The Write Out Loud Poem of the Week is ‘Confessions’ by Randy Horton (article)
Original item by steve pottinger
Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy, massive congratulations from me Randy, very well deserved my friend, see you soon ?
Comment is about The Write Out Loud Poem of the Week is ‘Confessions’ by Randy Horton (article)
Original item by steve pottinger
Ken Dodd's dog's dad died?
Did he?
Comment is about KEN DODD'S DOG'S DAD'S DIED (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Further canine tragedy in the Doddy household, Taylor.
https://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=20150
Comment is about KEN DODD'S DOG'S DAD'S DIED (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Tongue twister..like it..
Comment is about KEN DODD'S DOG'S DAD'S DIED (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
I enjoyed reading your comments on The Huntress M.C. thank you..?
Comment is about M.C. Newberry (poet profile)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Then of course there is the "experimental sonnet", otherwise known as 'playing fast and loose with the form' - eg Ted Berrigan, Geraldine Monk, Tim Atkins (at least one of his is in the form of a Krazy Kat cartoon), Peter Hughes and of course Robert Sheppard.
Comment is about The Enduring Appeal of the Sonnet Form (article)
Original item by Mike Took
I enjoyed this Ray I felt connected..excellent.
Comment is about AUBURN HAIR (blog)
Original item by ray pool
I think everyone has been in this situation, so the piece will be understood by all. Good capture of this melancholy feeling.
Comment is about Wounds (blog)
Original item by Kristal
Multi-faceted. I agree with Ray that the repetition of the first two lines is a strong technique in the piece.
Comment is about TODAY (blog)
Original item by Ciaran Cunningham
I like this one a lot. Very strong "be here now" perspective.
Comment is about Trilogy --- (hybrid) (blog)
Original item by Pagan Poetry
A good poem of the "God is right in front of you if you take the time to stop and look" variety.
Comment is about Tree (blog)
Original item by d.knape
Thanks, Newberry for appreciating my poetry "Rhythm of the Winds".
Comment is about Rhythm of the Winds (blog)
Original item by Suko Waspodo
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Tue 4th Dec 2018 16:03
MC - the Aussies know that we Brits are ahead of our time.
Comment is about Wake Up Brian. It's 7am (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
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Tue 4th Dec 2018 15:54
Hugh - a really good piece, not too heavy, and a distinct change from your usual style which shows you have more than one string to your bow.
Comment is about The wonder of the worm (blog)
Original item by hugh
Just checked in Cieran following your comment on Auburn Hair. Your technique really makes for poetic form and satisfaction, repeating first lines to take us at a lovely pace through the muse .
This is something I fear I may poach in the future, having seen it in action!
The very best . Ray
Comment is about TODAY (blog)
Original item by Ciaran Cunningham
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Tue 4th Dec 2018 15:51
Hi Ray - as Sir John Betjeman is my favourite poet I can't help but like this and the way you read it. Perhaps he would have have put one or two more rhymes in?
Comment is about AUBURN HAIR (blog)
Original item by ray pool
An evergreen theme down the ages, with a popularity frequently
found in films for the widest audience. Cue: boo...hiss for the
femme fatale - or the cad and bounder! We like to think that "true
love" will prevail for the happy ending. Sadly, not always the case
in true life. Divorce lawyers smile a lot, I'm sure.
Comment is about The Huntress (blog)
Original item by Taylor Crowshaw
Big Sal
Tue 4th Dec 2018 15:48
The juxtaposition of ideas and flow of the rhythm combine to make this piece one for the books.
Very well done on this.?
Comment is about Trilogy --- (hybrid) (blog)
Original item by Pagan Poetry
Big Sal
Tue 4th Dec 2018 15:47
Great choice of words here, Ray. Glad to have read it. Each successive piece reveals more than the last in terms of poetic diction and range of ability.?
Comment is about AUBURN HAIR (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Which takes me to a question I have about the Saturday theme blogs.
When it's five past midnight here in the UK
On each and every Saturday
What time (and day?) is it, I wonder,
With our poets hard at work down under?
Comment is about Wake Up Brian. It's 7am (blog)
Original item by Don Matthews
I enjoyed this imaginative analogy of the music of nature and the
music of mankind. There is a genuine history of the influence of
one upon the other, with some of the most memorable still played
today - e..g. The Moldau (Smetana) and "Fingal's Cave >The
Hebrides Overture" (Mendelsohnn). And, of course, we have the master - Beethoven - with his country wanderings giving us his famous "Pastoral" Symphony.
Comment is about Rhythm of the Winds (blog)
Original item by Suko Waspodo
An informative and entertaining foray into farmland and wider pastures. I've occasionally wondered about the direction taken by
these rarely considered life-forms - does a worm turn? (recalling
an old saying).
Comment is about The wonder of the worm (blog)
Original item by hugh
Thank you for reading The Huntress Khaled..
Comment is about Khaled Selem (poet profile)
Original item by Khaled Selem
Thanks Big Sal. I get deja vu quite often. It was included in my second book? Not on WoL prior to this.
So pleased you enjoyed it..?
Comment is about The Huntress (blog)
Original item by Taylor Crowshaw
An engaging vignette of an everyday incident from the past, with its
characters and the setting springing to life before us in these words.
Hold very tight please! It's well worth the ride.
Comment is about AUBURN HAIR (blog)
Original item by ray pool
John - my point basically was that "poverty" has changed its meaning
from other days - when it was a killer - and even when it became
less so, it still saw kids without shoes here in the UK. My childhood
knew a milder form - when in postwar Britain, rationing still continued
for some years before the days of central heating and winter fuel
allowances et al. Out of interest I enquired about the "official"
current definition but failed to obtain to obtain an answer. I note
from a media report that it is seen as 60% of an average income
(then, of course, we have to ask what THAT is!). But there is no
doubt that poverty in its older sense is far removed from today's
version.
Comment is about A judgement of conscience (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Loved this, I could listen to you read all day ?
Comment is about AUBURN HAIR (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Thanks Big Sal & poemagraphic. Your kind words are appreciated ?
Comment is about TO CHOOSE (blog)
Original item by Ciaran Cunningham
This article warms my heart and those young voices need to be applauded and encouraged. All of us, all poets need to write and speak out loud and confront injustice and pejudice.
A very interesting and enlightening article. Thank you
Keith Jeffries
Comment is about Meet Rwanda's Rising Young Poets (article)
Original item by Mike Took
Big Sal
Tue 4th Dec 2018 11:56
Obviously as long as the poem fits the literal definition of a sonnet - it is in fact by definition - a sonnet.
Twisting it may make a new, unheard of type of sonnet however. Eventually someone will name it, and life will go on.
Honestly, they most likely endure through the ages because as a style, they are easy to learn, hard to master, and even a child could formulate one. As with other types of art, they are often the best and worst way to showcase the outer limits available on itself. Best being the fact that when done correctly they can be some of the best poetry to grace a page. When worse however, people overdo them, don't do them correctly, or never bother to perfect their current skill. The same as with fixing a car, lugging a nut, or anything else that requires mild thought and flexible fingers.
Comment is about The Enduring Appeal of the Sonnet Form (article)
Original item by Mike Took
Big Sal
Tue 4th Dec 2018 11:49
The titles, the substance, the wordplay, you have some fucking excellent work on this.
Great job, it really is something else.?
Comment is about December musings (blog)
Original item by Mark Harris
Big Sal
Tue 4th Dec 2018 11:48
Now I know why I keep seeing Poetry Foundation advertisements. Other than the blatant commercialism that is.?
Comment is about American Life in Poetry: The Girl From Panama (article)
Original item by Mike Took
Big Sal
Tue 4th Dec 2018 11:46
"Never pay the piper unless his songs can make you cry."
- Micheal "Eyedea" Larsen
Great piece, Martin. The ruminations it brought forth from the quote above cannot be overstated. ?
Comment is about Pay (blog)
Original item by Martin Elder
Big Sal
Tue 4th Dec 2018 11:44
Second to last stanza sticks out like a sore thumb. ?
Well done on another one with film-like descriptions.
I don't know why, but I got deja vu while reading this piece. Regardless, it is always a treat.?
Comment is about The Huntress (blog)
Original item by Taylor Crowshaw
Led across icy plateaus of white bedecked folly
I think this is my favourite line. Although it is hard to choose in this poem because there are so many which are nicely rounded off with
and no one thinks to ask
Nice one Keith . Love it
Comment is about The Non Event (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Through all you have said here I can understand your desire to be alone. This poem puts me in mind of Rodin's the thinker who seems to me is a person left on their own with time to enjoy their own thoughts.
Nice one
Comment is about Alone (blog)
Original item by Joey Nelson
I love the empty clarity of this poem. I fill my life with too much stuff and therefore admire others that don't. Sometimes there is a comfort in the silent nothingness that this provokes for me.
Nice one
Comment is about Standing in the crowd (blog)
Original item by David R Mellor
Thank you Martin it is always encouraging to read your comments on my poetry. I appreciate them greatly..?
Jon, Hope is the one thing we cling to even in times of sadness. Although a spark of hope does sometimes bring feelings of guilt too..thank you for commenting your voice is always valued..?
Comment is about The Huntress (blog)
Original item by Taylor Crowshaw
David, thanks you for your comments.
There is no need for apologise. My ego likes to see 'likes' and 'comments', but I try to let that go. Not always successfully, I hasten to add. ?
Comment is about No Silence (blog)
Original item by Jon Stainsby
Wonderfully put John.
Nice one
Comment is about The Doors of Perception. (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
This brings up emotions of sadness and of hope in me. A lovely poem.
Comment is about The Huntress (blog)
Original item by Taylor Crowshaw
Douglas MacGowan
Wed 5th Dec 2018 01:51
Wow, a really great capture of sad feelings in a very few words.
Comment is about I Almost Lost You (blog)
Original item by Neil Robertson