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John Coopey

Mon 15th Feb 2016 00:58

Dare to believe, Graham. We've still got Man U, Liverpool, Chelsea, and the Arse to contend with yet, 2 at home and 2 away.
Only a nipper, Tom. I'd have been 9.
Thanks for the comments, guys.

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raypool

Sun 14th Feb 2016 22:39

Thanks for reading David. It really tested me to capture the stuff. Apparently mercury was used as a cure for syphilis in the Victorian times and led to terrible complications. I often wonder if there might have been a link between this and Jack the Ripper - not an impossible scenario.

Cheers Ray

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raypool

Sun 14th Feb 2016 22:32

Thanks Greg. I sweated over the metre and chopped it about, because as you know you can ruin a poem if it doesn't feel good. I have noted your astute comment and a very fine point you make. I have altered it and I think this gives still a slight sense of us being the puppets of the masters as it were!
The tragedy of the collision was on all the minds of us at the time . On another occasion the police dropped us off at Wapping where the River fleet is based. Apparently there was a colossal number of suicides in the river during that time, the late 80s.
More musical stuff to come. Appreciate your reading.

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Tom Doolan

Sun 14th Feb 2016 22:12

Nice one Harry - Spoken like a true Caesar

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Graham Sherwood

Sun 14th Feb 2016 22:00

This may be emotional striptease.
Is the subject trying to overplease the reader.
Does it mean that the layers are false and the reader is unaware of the facade?

Thought provoking.

Well done with this new stream of work Alexandra.

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Graham Sherwood

Sun 14th Feb 2016 21:50

Well it seems you've started believing JC!
If we can stick it up the Arse, I think we could do it.
Good to hear Hurrikane! I don't think Bob D will sue you, I've heard he's a Spur too!

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Tom Doolan

Sun 14th Feb 2016 21:30

Nice one John - I remember 61 lol. I was just 6 and saw the victory bus. Come on you Spurs :-D

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Greg Freeman

Sun 14th Feb 2016 20:27

Some great poetic music in this as well as the songs, Ray; the Silver Barracuda and Ry Cooder, for instance. Important details, such as Wapping new stairs. I wondered about "Thatcher's spawn" ... is that too spelt out, do you need it with the yuppies and the ad-men as well? Just a thought. For me, the Marchioness and the Bowbelle are the brooding presences lurking in the darkness behind all this.

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Vicki Ayers

Sun 14th Feb 2016 20:10

Indeed Wolfie - we write therefore we err (occasionally!) Thanks for commenting xx

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David Cooke

Sun 14th Feb 2016 17:02

Hi Jim Glad ytou liked the sax poem!

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David Cooke

Sun 14th Feb 2016 16:59

Hi Greg Thanks for appreciation of Wolfram, although I'm not quite sure if I've got it right yet. I have been tinkering with it quite a bit.Not sure I need to drag Ted in at the beginning, but then rhythm goes to pot when i take him out. I'll have to let it mull a while!

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David Cooke

Sun 14th Feb 2016 16:59

Hi Greg Thanks for appreciation of Wolfram, although I'm not quite sure if I've got it right yet. I havcce been tinkering with it q

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Katy Megan Hughes

Sun 14th Feb 2016 16:48

I agree totally. I distance myself as much as possible and try to be a critical friend to my own poetical alter ego! I do find it a bit surreal though and most of the time can't quite believe I come out with the things I do. It's like its been written by someone else.

I don't think it's narcissism. All creatives have to be a little self indulgent to get the words onto paper, but most (and I include myself in this - are a little in denial of or play down their passion......)

I would love to have the confidence to join a writing group, but this forum is perfect as I can engage and not worry about facing anyone in "reality" : ) wouldn't you agree?

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Katy Megan Hughes

Sun 14th Feb 2016 16:39

Secrets and graves - now that does appeal to my goth nature...

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jeremy young

Sun 14th Feb 2016 12:32

this has a very nice cadence, and a certain dignity

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Alexandra Parapadakis

Sun 14th Feb 2016 12:00

Thanks all!!

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Alexandra Parapadakis

Sun 14th Feb 2016 11:57

Thanks for all the comments guys! Really appreciate it

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David Cooke

Sun 14th Feb 2016 06:02

Hi Vicki Glad you liked my warrior!

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David Cooke

Sun 14th Feb 2016 06:01

Hi Ray Glad you liked my warrior!

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Vicki Ayers

Sun 14th Feb 2016 01:38

Thank you Rob - that's a lovely comment!! Xx

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Emer Ni Chorra

Sat 13th Feb 2016 22:24

I think it flows well Nicole.

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raypool

Sat 13th Feb 2016 21:56

so pleased you liked this David as it needs a calm mind to get into it. I was inspired into it by a bit of telepathy and trying to describe that, and how it might seem in a poetic context.

Cheers Ray

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Vicki Ayers

Sat 13th Feb 2016 19:44

Haha!! That's ok I'm aiming to be privately funded by a rich old man!!

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tommyfazz@yahoo.com

Sat 13th Feb 2016 19:42

Gulp. You'll never get an Art's council grant with that attitude Vicki - Tracey Emin has cornered the market.

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Vicki Ayers

Sat 13th Feb 2016 19:36

Very nice write - I like it xx

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Nigel Astell

Sat 13th Feb 2016 19:16

Thanks for that John

We have all become part of a project that has highlighted our very own hearts of Stockport.

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M.C. Newberry

Sat 13th Feb 2016 19:02

The theme of the changes in life - whether in mind or body
- or both: captured for us to consider, each to his/her own.

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M.C. Newberry

Sat 13th Feb 2016 18:48

Vivid! One of the elemental forces readily available to us
in whatever place we happen to be at the time - but there
is that comforting "close the door" that allows us to shut
it out when seeking refuge.
I recall being high on a bare Scottish Highland hillside when
one of those dry storms - with looming pink skies and
distant drums of thunder - seemed likely to materialise
overhead. Quickly placing my backpack down, I moved
away and made myself as small as possible for someone
of 6'4". Thankfully, the conditions improved around me
and I was able to go on my way...with a muttered
prayer of thanks.

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Robert Mann

Sat 13th Feb 2016 18:44

Alexandra - just found your work and I'm impressed. I will read through your pieces on here and promise to leave comments, constructive criticism and collected thoughts where appropriate.
Rob

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Robert Mann

Sat 13th Feb 2016 17:21

Alexandra - I avoid reading the established hierarchy of dead and dying poets as I refuse to have my work influenced by unrealistic romanticism. I like your dig at accepted convention. Keep it going.
Rob

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Robert Mann

Sat 13th Feb 2016 17:12

Alexandra - who is this raptorous female, and when can I meet her? Love your use of the darker traits in your work.
Rob

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Robert Mann

Sat 13th Feb 2016 17:07

Alexandra - strangely compelling piece. Read it and read it again for maximum impact. Love it.
Rob

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Nigel Astell

Sat 13th Feb 2016 14:21

freckled in a shellshocked fading sunlight
colouring in the sky two lines in between stations does it for me - - - again well read mate on Monday night!

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Robert Mann

Sat 13th Feb 2016 12:53

Vicki -I am picturing Victorian ladies in crinolines and lace,
bosoms heaving and faces blushing behind fans. Ladies on the lookout for a gentleman of their dreams. This piece has a feel of the romantic poets of old. Very nice Vicki.
Rob

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Robert Mann

Sat 13th Feb 2016 12:44

Eric - I am currently watching a box set on Sky called Aquarius. Its broadly about the Charles Manson era and the settings and characters are reflected in your piece. Not sure your intention was a hippy trip back to the sixties, but it has that feel. Very well done sir!
Rob

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David Lindsay

Sat 13th Feb 2016 12:43

Thanks Stu, appreciate the comment.

I'm still playing about with the ending on this (not something I usually do, but not quite happy with it)

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Vicki Ayers

Sat 13th Feb 2016 12:38

That is a poem in itself Mr C! Thanks xx

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Sat 13th Feb 2016 12:25

yep - I like this too - the title caught my attention because I'd written a short story about a guy who drove from Isla Vista to Denver Colorado - reading this made me take a look at some of your other work which I also enjoyed. Thanks.

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Sat 13th Feb 2016 11:14

Woah! Good stuff guy!

P&S

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Greg Freeman

Sat 13th Feb 2016 10:33

A plug? You mean a news item, of course, David! Of course we're usually interested in a new publishing venture, especially with such a Larkinesque name. Do keep us posted.

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David Cooke

Sat 13th Feb 2016 09:23

Hi Greg. Good to hear from you again & Hi Ray Thanks for encouraging comments about 'Manganese'. In passing I am soon going to be launchuing my new online journal and publishing venture The High Window along with co-editor Anthony Costello. I'll be in touch again in case you want to give it a plug. Might need a poem or two in due course as well!

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David Cooke

Sat 13th Feb 2016 09:20

Hi Harry Thanks for encouraging comments about 'Manganese'.

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David Cooke

Sat 13th Feb 2016 09:19

Hi Ray Thanks for encouraging comments about 'Manganese'.

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Jemima Jones

Fri 12th Feb 2016 19:27

nevertheless Nicole it is still very readable as a poem too.Thank you.Jemima.

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Jemima Jones

Fri 12th Feb 2016 19:19

right up my street Daisy! Thank you.Jemima.

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Nicole

Fri 12th Feb 2016 19:17

Sometimes my poems are more like song lyrics. This is one of those times

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M.C. Newberry

Fri 12th Feb 2016 16:18

Capturing the imaginations of the young is worth the
effort and poetry - cannily chosen - is a primary example
of what can be achieved. There are numerous examples
that can catch the attention of inquisitive open minds.
Properly "taught" they can trigger the desire to learn by
heart.
Some - like Sassoon's "The General" and Houseman's
"Blue Remembered Hills" - have qualities best suited
to the concept/process but there are numerous other
examples that could work towards a lifelong love of
poetry and appreciation of its value in enhancing the human condition across the generations.

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Nigel Astell

Fri 12th Feb 2016 13:23

I had that on my list but being bitten made me think of the horse and the fact that when time comes to retire and it is tired of fighting the horse is put out to graze!

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Laura Taylor

Fri 12th Feb 2016 12:25

Hi Joan

You're welcome. Be my guest :)

If those poems are demanding that loudly to be heard, I think you'd better let them! ;)

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Anna Ghislena

Fri 12th Feb 2016 11:21

Thank you Jemima, Martin and Colin, I loved your feedback. Have a great weekend. Anna x

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