<Deleted User> (35860)
Thu 29th Jun 2023 12:57
I love the way this flows effortlessly, Clare. An absolute pleasure to read.
Comment is about A Thousand Stars. (blog)
Original item by Clare
Finely written, JD.
Comment is about Lost Love, Lost Heart (A Villanelle) (blog)
Original item by JD Russell
I have many reservations about Jeremy Corbyn (particularly his anti-EU attitudes) but I respect most of his views and this venture. It's sad that Twitter seems to be the realm of the stupid.
Comment is about Jeremy Corbyn and Len McCluskey to edit poetry anthology (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Thank you, John. No, the playing field isn't level, but we should all be inspired by Michelle Obama's 'when they go low, we go high' approach.
Thanks for the likes, Manish, Kevin and Rudyard.
Comment is about Niceties (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Shelley WAS pretentious. Some aristocratic guy living off the labour of others while he swanned around penning revolutionary doggerel.
Comment is about Jeremy Corbyn and Len McCluskey to edit poetry anthology (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Poor old Corbyn used a quote from Shelley's famous 'The Masque of Anarchy' to promote this anthology - the same poem he quoted at Glastonbury - and some folk on Twitter thought he'd written the lines himself. What's more, they thought the poem was rubbish - and said so. O, Shelley, you probably wouldn't want to be living at this hour ... https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jun/28/twitter-rips-into-jeremy-corbyns-pretentious-poetry-except-its-actually-by-shelley
Comment is about Jeremy Corbyn and Len McCluskey to edit poetry anthology (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Thanks Stephen. Yes, I suppose I believe in the, "you fall off, you get back on," school of education.
When William says "I don't want to go to school!" I counter with, "Do you know what compulsory means?"
😂
Comment is about A Bed of Roses (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
I've heard he's very good looking too, John...🤣 You're far too kind! But thanks for taking the time to buy & read (it also makes a very good coaster 😀)
Thanks again for your much appreciated support 🙏🌈
Comment is about Screenshot_20221101-091333_Chrome.jpg (photo)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Thank you, Stephen! 'The wife' used that word as well, unsettling. She added, "a bit like your chilli con carne ..." Not sure what she means. 😕
Cheers!
Comment is about The Wind & The Rain (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
Thank you Keith, Kevin and Nigel🌷
Comment is about Flight to freedom (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
Totally agree Nigel. Thanks🌷
Thanks kevin🌷
Comment is about Reflections 2 (blog)
Original item by Sunshine
Hi Clare, first of all, what a huge compliment! I can't possibly imagine how this could be a Top 3 poem, but I'll gladly take it. Thank you. I know what I had in mind when I wrote it but I tried to pull back and make it a bit more open to interpretation in the hope that the reader could bring something to it. Perhaps, for you, it worked?! 😃
Thank you also Stephen, really appreciate that.
Thanks also to Kevin, Michael and Leon for your likes and taking the time to stop and read.
Comment is about The Enemy of Love (blog)
Original item by Tom
Thanks for your comments and likes.
Kevin
I'm glad you can laugh; I'd rather you laugh your head off than be crying.
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Comment is about Ye Hypocrites-Ye Whited Sepulchres! (blog)
An excellent point expertly put, Stephen. The playing field is not exactly level is it? 😕
Comment is about Niceties (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
I bought this book and it is sensationally good. Well, of course it is, it's written by Stephen Atkinson! 😎
Comment is about Screenshot_20221101-091333_Chrome.jpg (photo)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
<Deleted User> (35565)
Wed 28th Jun 2023 09:03
What a GEM of a poem NS! so coooooool!
LS
Comment is about Emerald Lake (blog)
Original item by New Shoes
<Deleted User> (35565)
Wed 28th Jun 2023 08:59
Something special about this, Stephen. It starts with the cup of cold tea, I think, and then just spreads.......Very atmospheric and unsettling....
Comment is about The Wind & The Rain (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
This rang very true, John. The only 'jokes' on Radio 4 seem to be from middle-class people who feel pleased with themselves.
Comment is about Tuesday (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Stephen, Tom, thank you very much for the Likes. -Mike
Comment is about A Candle-lit Night (blog)
Original item by Michael Kwack
Splendidly written, Uilleam.
I remember Tony Blair flying to Australia to cuddle up to Murdoch. A sad reflection of where the power lies, I suppose.
Comment is about Murdoch's Tool (blog)
Thank you, Clare, for liking mine, with the "wonderful" comment! --Mike
Comment is about A Candle-lit Night (blog)
Original item by Michael Kwack
Thank you, Kevin, for your thoughtful comment. Actually, I love the beauty of "mystic" poetry like yours. Thank you again. -Mike
Comment is about A Candle-lit Night (blog)
Original item by Michael Kwack
We learn leesons the painful way sometimes, John. Ouch! I'm surprised 'elf and safety weren't after you, though.
Comment is about A Bed of Roses (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Thank you, Clare. You're the best 🎖
Comment is about A Bed of Roses (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
John Donne
No man is an Iland, intire of itselfe; every man
is a peece of the Continent, a part of the maine;
if a Clod bee washed away by the Sea, Europe
is the lesse, as well as if a Promontorie were, as
well as if a Manor of thy friends or of thine
owne were; any mans death diminishes me,j
because I am involved in Mankinde;
And therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls; It tolls for thee.
Comment is about ‘The most beautiful light’: poets say sad goodbye to John Foggin (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Tue 27th Jun 2023 22:33
That's true Stephen, there's always a rainbow somewhere 😄Thank you for your sweet comment!
-Oizys
Comment is about A Living Corpse (blog)
Original item by Yasoda
Tue 27th Jun 2023 22:32
Thank you for your uplifting words Clare! Will stay strong, you take care too!
-Oizys
Comment is about A Living Corpse (blog)
Original item by Yasoda
Well constructed with some lovely lines. Well done! Always a 🌈 somewhere
Comment is about A Living Corpse (blog)
Original item by Yasoda
I am taking notes from your amazing poetry. I was lucky enough to spend the last eve in the company of Mr. Dylan and I am like a sponge soaking up the best of what there is to learn. God, I feel I am close to death! 💕
Comment is about Tuesday (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Thank you Clare.
In Memory Of My Mother
by Patrick Kavanagh
I do not think of you lying in the wet clay
Of a Monaghan graveyard; I see
You walking down a lane among the poplars
On your way to the station, or happily
Going to second Mass on a summer Sunday -
You meet me and you say:
'Don't forget to see about the cattle - '
Among your earthiest words the angels stray.
And I think of you walking along a headland
Of green oats in June,
So full of repose, so rich with life -
And I see us meeting at the end of a town
On a fair day by accident, after
The bargains are all made and we can walk
Together through the shops and stalls and markets
Free in the oriental streets of thought.
O you are not lying in the wet clay,
For it is a harvest evening now and we
Are piling up the ricks against the moonlight
And you smile up at us - eternally.
Comment is about Tuesday (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Thank you so much Keith & John for your wonderful comments! I actually wrote this sitting in the garden, hung over, whilst the dreaded beer blues, & darkening clouds came creeping. 😀 Perhaps I should use this technique more often lol. Thanks again.
And for the likes Tom, Russel, K.Lynn, Helene, & Manish! A flower for you all! 🌷
Comment is about The Wind & The Rain (blog)
Original item by Stephen W Atkinson
You have not shown any disrespect. You have only ever shown yourself to be the friend that everyone wants in their lives. 💕
Comment is about A Bed of Roses (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Sorry Clare, I didn't mean any disrespect 😕
You're an amazing advert for what can be achieved by the Care System. Good on you, my friend. Much love, John 💕💕💕
Comment is about A Bed of Roses (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
John, I grew up in the care system - they didn’t give us bicycles, let alone teach us how to ride them! Everything I have learned came in later life. Wouldn’t change it for the world - it taught me a lot about how to appreciate everything that comes my way. 💕💕💕
Comment is about A Bed of Roses (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Hilarious, Clare. Thanks for your response. Lovely haha! 😂
How come it took you so long?!?!
Comment is about A Bed of Roses (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
I’ve been to the place that you describe, I want you to know that things can and often do get better. I am so glad to still be alive today but there have been times when I have thought differently. Thank goodness they didn’t take me out! Stay strong and keep writing!! You have talent!!💕
Comment is about A Living Corpse (blog)
Original item by Yasoda
Tue 27th Jun 2023 20:21
Thank you for your loving words, they've really brightened up my day. I will continue to have hope and belief that one day the embers of everybody's dreams will brighten up again and not completely die (dying but not dead yet!). Thanks again for your sweet comment 💓💓
-Oizys
Comment is about A Living Corpse (blog)
Original item by Yasoda
No!! Life has has turned you into a magnificent writer with a message that the world so desperately needs to hear. You have value and we cherish your talent. 💕
Comment is about A Living Corpse (blog)
Original item by Yasoda
You just brought back memories of a 32 year old me learning to ride a bike for the first time. I ended up in the bushes, rolling down a hill screaming “where are the breaks?!” With my 9 year old looking on in horror!! The scars have healed but the tears of laughter have stayed with us!🤣🤣🤣
Comment is about A Bed of Roses (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Thank you for reminding us about those amazing and very spiritual people who are always depicted on tv and the big screen as the bad guys-for my money its the bad guys who do the depicting
and what sufferings those poor people were put through is beyond belief!
Comment is about Emerald Lake (blog)
Original item by New Shoes
Thanks, Kevin. I really appreciate your comment. I couldn't be a boxer either, although Vernon Scannell was. 😀
Comment is about The Man I Am (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Stunning piece of writing, Tom. Think it might fall into my top 3 poems on WOL. I love everything about it! Thank you for this. 🔥
Comment is about The Enemy of Love (blog)
Original item by Tom
<Deleted User> (35860)
Thu 29th Jun 2023 13:02
Faultless JD-now let me see what lines I can nick and store in my Aladdin's poetry cave for five years until I let the thieving Genie out of the bottle? 😂
Comment is about Lost Love, Lost Heart (A Villanelle) (blog)
Original item by JD Russell