Thanks for your comments guys, much appreciated ?

Comment is about An ash goes wandering - again (blog)

Original item by David T Jones

I love the opening line 'The knife is full of dreams' It would make a fabulous opening line for a book.
there is certainly a stark warning and finality in this piece
love it

Comment is about AMNESTY (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Thank you. =) It's always appreciated.

Comment is about What You Left Me (blog)

Original item by Isurugi Noe

David, I love the hint of spring which grows out of the dark of winter. Well done. Thank you. Keith

Comment is about An ash goes wandering - again (blog)

Original item by David T Jones

This is one of those poems that I would describe as being timeless in as much it could be pitched at almost any point in time and it will be interesting to see people in the future read it and take in its full significance
Nice one Keith

Comment is about Retreat (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

I love the simplicity of this in that you have so few words in this wonderful piece Desmond
love it

Comment is about As the crow flies (blog)

Original item by DESMOND CHILDS

you have paint a wonderful picture here David. I love woodland and trees.
Marvellous

Comment is about An ash goes wandering - again (blog)

Original item by David T Jones

Thanks for reading and enjoying this poem Manisha.
Much appreciated

Comment is about What if (blog)

Original item by Martin Elder

It's good to get thoughts going David. Especially on important issues like life and death. I often have an idea that feels good and see what happens. In the expansion of the theme, with fugue and counterpoint as it were, you have hit on a truism. I read the comments of a minister called Sarah Newton from 2017 re knife crime, and as ever the theme is larded with platitudes written by people with no imagination or personal inspiration . From the top down it looks depressing. The police have to implement on the ground, probably hampered by lack of funding and the usual plod predicaments. I truly believe that there is a sort of innate glamour to knives, which( like your poem about tongues ) can be hidden and brought out with shock effect. I myself am fascinated by them, and admire the way they are manufactured with real skill .

Thanks for liking , Col.

Ray

Comment is about AMNESTY (blog)

Original item by ray pool

This sounds like a person at a crossroads in life, especially at a painful decision point in a relationship. I liked the repetition of "whole night" at the end of each stanza.

Comment is about Story of Night (blog)

Original item by Mirza Sharafat Hussain Beigh

definitely no patronising comments from us but according to the way you write we think it will be YOU who is the person who will rescue YOU

you are self-analysing and that is the best thing to do in our books.
As much as these so-called experts try to help none of them can possibly know the REAL you.

Hope this doesn't come over as patronising but we sincerely wish you luck.

P&S xx

Comment is about Mental Health (blog)

Original item by Ria Richardson

and it works like a dream for us Ria.

Cheers! xx

Comment is about my dreams (blog)

Original item by Ria Richardson

well said and thought out..real people real feelings real friendship in writing let that always be us..

Comment is about The Potential for Light (blog)

Original item by Sarah Mae

and we'll definitely second that Evergreen.Beautiful!

P&S xx

Comment is about Jacaranda (blog)

Original item by Evergreen

you HAVE created beauty Saniya with this poem and your gorgeous photo!

P&S xx

Comment is about 2Faced (blog)

Original item by Saniya

we like this very much Isurugi.

P&S xx

Comment is about What You Left Me (blog)

Original item by Isurugi Noe

a really lovely poem Shruti.

P&S xx

Comment is about Highway 39 (blog)

Original item by Shruti

Brought that play Ptang Yang kipperbang to my mind (only in that it was a spider).

You should write more Greg!

Comment is about The oak tree (blog)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Artur, these words are spoken with an inner faith and beauty. Are you familiar with the Indian Poet Rabindranath Tagore, the author of ´Gitan jali ´a collection of his poems in English? There is a similarity to this work of yours and his. Thank you. Keith

Comment is about Silent language (blog)

Original item by Artur Hulboj

Never knew that about Wetwang, Stu. We didn't stray that far when we lived in York. But I certainly remember Richard Whiteley from watching Yorkshire TV's Calendar at the time. And reporter Edwina Tarpley, who was always very concerned about "Gwimsby's" fishing industry. Rightly so, as it turned out.

Comment is about York station (blog)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Thanks for giving this one a look-over, Ray. I wrote it a few years ago at a poetry workshop at Surbiton library run by Alison Hill. I attended the workshop partly for sentimental reasons - I used to frequent the library as a sixth-former many years before, bunking off school to read poetry instead. Gary Snyder was one of my favourites at that time.

Comment is about The oak tree (blog)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Thank you Dave.
There's something about remote islands and this one is very special...

Comment is about Lindisfarne (blog)

Original item by Jane Bozian

welcome to WOL Manisha ( beautiful name) we hope you enjoy your time on here.

Our best wishes

Patricia and Stefan xx

Comment is about MANISHA SAINI (poet profile)

Original item by MANISHA SAINI

THANK YOU! I AM GLAD YOU LIKED MY POEM!

Comment is about DESMOND CHILDS (poet profile)

Original item by DESMOND CHILDS

THANK YOU! I AM GLAD YOU LIKED MY POEMS..

Comment is about Ankita Srivastava (poet profile)

Original item by Ankita Srivastava

AMAZING POEM!

Comment is about What if (blog)

Original item by Martin Elder

GREAT POEM CYNTHIA!

Comment is about Worthless Women (blog)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

The Cuckoo poem as your sample flows very well. Enjoyable to read aloud.

Comment is about colin whyles (poet profile)

Original item by colin whyles

English is my second language. But the poem is actually making sense to me. I tried to consult http://essaywriting.ninja to write a review on it. The steps require to have a full bio of the author though.

Comment is about Football (blog)

Original item by brandon sproule

and one day we will all most likely look similar again.

Comment is about DNA Test (blog)

Original item by Douglas MacGowan

thanks for the explanation Douglas.

Comment is about Legacy (blog)

Original item by Douglas MacGowan

❤

Comment is about forward (blog)

Original item by Ria Richardson

I loved this. It took me back to one very special day being there. It is indeed a place where time seems to stand still.

Comment is about Lindisfarne (blog)

Original item by Jane Bozian

For some reason this made me think of my family. This poem definitely triggers an emotional response.

Comment is about Know (haiku) (blog)

Original item by Isurugi Noe

A quick and interesting comparison of Past and Future.

Comment is about forward (blog)

Original item by Ria Richardson

Well Stu I take that as a compliment. I think we all sweat over our work - sometimes inspiration comes , other times its just an itch. I was thinking too it would be great to meet the source of all your thinking . It's such a small world online - I hope you and your family are faring well my friend.
Ray

Comment is about AMNESTY (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Thank you for your review
It means a lot x

Comment is about Boxes of life (blog)

Original item by Ria Richardson

This is a terribly sad poem, but I liked it very much. So many disappointments in a life well-captured here in the repetition of "box."

Comment is about Boxes of life (blog)

Original item by Ria Richardson

i used to live in the adjacent village to wetwang. did you know the mayor was richard whiteley? amazing fish and chips too.

i enjoyed this, very romantic and took me back to the places i used to frequent.

Comment is about York station (blog)

Original item by Greg Freeman

a very powerful short piece ray. i do love how you are able to switch up your moods and themes so well. maybe 2018 will finally be the year we meet!

Comment is about AMNESTY (blog)

Original item by ray pool

how thoroughly lovely

Comment is about 'Song for the old year' by John Marks is Write Out Loud Poem of the Week (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Oo i ow
This affected me so much, Dave, very emotional...

Comment is about oo i ow (blog)

Original item by Dave Bradley

Indeed, MC. I think we are saying the same thing. They could come from any direction, paying no mind to our concept of which way up our globe is.

Comment is about A WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Hi Colin! Thanks very much for your remarks -- very appreciated.

When I wrote "screens" I meant literal window screens: something that lets the air in but is not quite fully "open" in that you cannot pass something back and forth between two people on both sides.

But I like your interpretations, too. Especially the idea of a smokescreen.

Comment is about Legacy (blog)

Original item by Douglas MacGowan

Erm.... thank you?

Comment is about my dreams (blog)

Original item by Ria Richardson

Thanks to Rose, Colin, Leon and Ankita for reading and commenting. Thanks Nigel for liking You are all very kind

Thanks Leon for your encouragement with the profile, I do hesitate to call myself a poet and like to leave it to others to make up their minds.
thank you all again in easy so encouraging to find positive comments from such esteemed writers of the word
cheers
Martin

Comment is about What if (blog)

Original item by Martin Elder

Ah - but my use of "extra-terrestrial" refers to its meaning
"outside the earth or its atmosphere" - using the human
viewpoint as seen in the famous photographs taken by
astronauts. Why should any other lifeform utilise any
reference to our own invented compass points when
viewing or approaching our planet?

Comment is about A WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

Thanks so much for your comments, chaps. Glad you enjoyed. I've been fascinated by that map ever since I first saw it while commuting from York to Leeds back in the day. (There's a similar one at Scarborough, I've discovered). All the destinations listed in the final stanza were for individual trains that came up on the departure screen during the hour and 20 minutes I spent there on Monday.

Comment is about York station (blog)

Original item by Greg Freeman

Thanks Martin for your comment over my poem.

I am really glad to know that you liked my poetry.

Ankita

Comment is about Martin Elder (poet profile)

Original item by Martin Elder

"Let me show you the world from a distorted view where the lights become shadows from this darkened room."
This line is dope!

Comment is about my dreams (blog)

Original item by Ria Richardson