Dear Ms Foxglove, I'd like to invite you to a Mass Euclidian Moony Wedding, Yours in anticipation, Diana. x

Comment is about Ann Foxglove (poet profile)

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A mind is a series of points of view shoved out of the mouth/dispersed by a number of gestures. What's not to like? You have such an ease with language it's loveable.

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

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I did keep bees for a while. Got stung too. Poor little bee came off worse than me. I remember the first time I got stung I realised I was in the middle of nowhere, no one around and it suddenly struck me "I wonder if I'm alergic to bee stings?" But I wasn't!

Comment is about the drone's lovesong (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Hope your colony doesn't collapse.

Comment is about the drone's lovesong (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

I take it you have never been stung then? Honey again....you must like it a lot.
'somnolent with pleasure' - I like that expression.

Comment is about the drone's lovesong (blog)

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Love this one Dave. You are proving yourself a very versatile poet. I visited Pompeii many years ago - it is a fascinating place - and Heculaneum.
There are so many wonderful touches in this poem. The fact that we could be so immortalised in death - the play on the word petrified is superb.
The eery sadness that underlines the matter of fact expression. I love it.

Comment is about Pompeii (blog)

Original item by Dave Carr

I see your point now. Yes - picking on something totally unrelated would kind of prick the bubble of the whole thing.
I remember a teacher once asking the class what was attractive in the opposite sex. When I ventured 'nice teeth', everyone laughed but I was being serious...
I don't think he appreciated it for some reason - perhaps his were on the way out.

Comment is about spelling . . . . (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

I think you are misreading the banter between TC and me, Rachel. He is my bro - we insult each other all the time! That's the problem with flat mediums - as Chris says! I'll introduce you if you ever co-incide at the Tudor - you can clock him one from me! LOL

On the other hand I am now wondering if you were joking with your comment Rachel- you did post it at 1.30am - had you had a few? LOL xx

Comment is about Beautiful Minds (blog)

Original item by Isobel

I've never swum with dolphins
Except in my imagination.
I did once swim with crabs against
My doctor's recommendation.

Comment is about Brrrh! (blog)

Original item by Dave Carr

Guess my poem is on the opposite subject Isobel! xx

Comment is about Beautiful Minds (blog)

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Thanks for comments on Spelling. . . I guess the spelling issue was supposed to imply a more general lack of communication between two people, not on the same wavelength type of thing, maybe if you were trying to distance yourself from someone you're attracted to. But I'm not very good at spelling anyway! And I agree you wouldn't fall for someone cos they were a good speller! But that's the point of the poem maybe? And it's based on someone I know. xx

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

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Um. I guess the spelling issue was supposed to imply a more general lack of communication between two people, not on the same wavelength type of thing, maybe if you were trying to distance yourself from someone you're attracted to. But I'm not very good at spelling anyway! And I agree you wouldn't fall for someone cos they were a good speller! But that's the point of the poem maybe?

Comment is about spelling . . . . (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

i want to say again that this is a trulely beautiful poem and i personally am not into negative criticism from any kind of man about a poem as sensitive and brave as this one. I am not amused.

Comment is about Beautiful Minds (blog)

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Hi Isobel,
Missed you too. Been a funny time for me of late - not funny ha-ha. My comment wasn't meant to be cryptic. What I meant was that it was about time you allowed others a chance to reward your talent and be suitably WOLOPed. Like your latest too - although I'm not going to say why publicly for fear it gets me into trouble - as usual. Beautiful minds are rare, whether male or female. Beautiful words it seems these days, rarer still.
Regards,
A.E. x

Comment is about Isobel (poet profile)

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Noticed this earlier on f/b - it's a lovely study - does it make sense if I say it has the quality of a painting about it? - not sure that it does .... perhaps 'evokes'? Anyway - I know what I mean!
Cx

Comment is about Go Hug Grandad (blog)

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Thanks for your comments on my 'War' poem Simon .... my first ever Siren comment! And I'm enormously flattered to be even mentioned in the same breath as Auden - made my day.
Cx

Comment is about Simon Rennie (poet profile)

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Thank-you Cynthia for your comments on my 'War' poem, I'm glad you liked it. You always give such good feedback and your comments really mean a lot to me.
:-)
Cx

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

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You know I do, and didn't say it was not funny, still..... it is really an exceptionally beautiful poem. XX

Comment is about Beautiful Minds (blog)

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Well Ann - I must confess that spelling has never drawn or repelled me from a man so that is a new one on me! I guess that some level of literacy is nice to have though, especially if you are of a poetic disposition. Just so long as he knows how to use his dictionary...

Comment is about spelling . . . . (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Sod of off with your Worst Poem of the Month TC! I thought you had a similar sense of humour?

Ann - is eating a honey sandwich nach a euphemism for something? It sounds pretty gross to me - I've never liked honey much - if only I did...
I don't think I've ever managed to laugh a man into bed - maybe I could laugh one out?

I think the observations we have all made are fascinating. I find the differences between the sexes immense in so many areas.
If a man can make you laugh it is a huge attraction for women. Having said that, I'm not sure I could ever have fancied Ken Dodd or the one who told all those horrid mother in law jokes.

The bottom line is that women don't just want brawn. They want the whole package - brain - something they can connect with chemically and a laugh chucked it.
Many men are happy to take a body regardless of what is inside it. They are also happy to leave it when it becomes inconvenient.
My jaundiced view on life of course.

Thanks to all for commenting. xx

Comment is about Beautiful Minds (blog)

Original item by Isobel

Thank you for the kind comment on Sculpture Cynthia. The spelling has been corrected!

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

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Good poem,again Kath,albeit possibly personal.Bloody men eh?
I,m no Saint,and it did take some time for common sense to kick in-thankfully-believe me,in most cases,people who dish cruelty out,get later re-visits of guilt-unless nothing kicks in.If I could go back and tidy up-what a gift that would be-obviously same for lots people-You sound very independant now-best regards-Stefan.

Comment is about New found freedom (blog)

Hi Lisa ;-) thank you for taking the time to read my works, yes I am inspired by the magical, mistical, the Golden Ratio, the interconnectness of everything, A Universe like a multi dimensional jigsaw puzzle in a cosmic dance, maybe I will get to write a poem about it one day ;-)TC XX

Comment is about Lisa Milligan (poet profile)

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I agree with many of the others it is a beautiful poem, with a naff last line, in which I percieve the hand of deliberate mischief making !! I should know, I have witnessed it's scribing's in prior times. I am going to make a new award... WPOM 'Worst Poem of the Month' and nominate you in 'Poetic Juctice' ha ha for your naughtiness ha ha Much love TC XX

Comment is about Beautiful Minds (blog)

Original item by Isobel

Hey up 'Gladders! wherfore art thou-get thy blogs blogging-pretty
please! Stefeatures

Comment is about Rachel McGladdery (poet profile)

Original item by Rachel McGladdery

the dolphins said
to ride a wave
was much more fun
when done with Dave!
the dolphins said
to please come back
it's more fun when
you're on their back!

Comment is about Brrrh! (blog)

Original item by Dave Carr

Or a just a little bit misguided? Or too romantic for her own good? Or just plain daft!! (The latter I suspect!)

Comment is about spelling . . . . (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

I completely agree with this statement Isobel, in fact I just recently said this to a very special friend of mine.
'I would say that on the whole, the beautiful mind is far more important to a woman than it is to a man.'

And Ann...
I agree with you about the laughter too ; )

Comment is about Beautiful Minds (blog)

Original item by Isobel

A tortured soul.

Comment is about spelling . . . . (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Just posted my take on the same subject. "Spelling . . "

Comment is about Beautiful Minds (blog)

Original item by Isobel

My answer to Isobel's poem perhaps?

Comment is about spelling . . . . (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

Thank you for your comments on "Bye Mommy". I was very focused on the structure because what I wish I could do is be a songwriter and I wrote this as lyrics - but I barely have any original music in my head, so the way I wrote it was to a vague tune I could hear. I think if it ever were a song, it would be more concise if a young man and an older woman sang the different verses, which of course would probably mean a major rewrite. But I don't have any musicians knocking down my door, so I'm probably safe on that one!

Thanks again,
Lisa

Comment is about Dave Bradley (poet profile)

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Cheers Simon re 'Unfailing'That I should remind you of the fantastic Mr, Hopkins! wow! what a compliment indeed! thank you Sir-Stefan.

Comment is about Simon Rennie (poet profile)

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Just eating my dinner (a honey sandwich natch!) when I thought - a man is often said to be able to laugh a woman into bed. Does it work the other way round? Just going back to the attraction thingy (which I WISH I understood!!!)

Comment is about Beautiful Minds (blog)

Original item by Isobel

Dunno Graham - the words just dripped off my honeyed tongue ;-)!

Comment is about the drone's lovesong (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

How can you be thinking of this stuff at 6pm on a friday night?? Acacia yeeeeesssssss!

Comment is about the drone's lovesong (blog)

Original item by Ann Foxglove

I don't think we can ever be "wrong" with our own poems Isobel. Do what you want to do. Go girl! xx

Comment is about Beautiful Minds (blog)

Original item by Isobel

I agree with everything you say about humanity Chris. However, I do think that very many people in this world are sad because they are alone and cannot find that mate in body and soul for whatever reason. In that respect animals have one up on us - though I wouldn't want to have the attendant lack of consciousness.

I am not at all offended by your comments. I have been very frank about your poetry and appreciate honesty so long as its sole intent is not to insult.

In order for that last line to cause any kind of reaction comical or otherwise, the rest of the poem had to be authentic - and I guess to me it was. Those are characteristics that I look for in a friend or partner.
Was I wrong to be flippant at the end? Was I wrong to seek to entertain? That is a matter of individual opinion. I am glad that the poem has made us both think at any rate. xx

Comment is about Beautiful Minds (blog)

Original item by Isobel

I think this is marvellous, Ray, high-spirited and exhilarating! Greg

Comment is about Unexpected Steps (blog)

Very moving Lisa. Interesting structure - you have obviously taken a great deal of care over this and it shows.

Comment is about Bye Mommy [Lyrics] (blog)

Original item by Lisa Milligan

Hi Chrishave just looked up an online dictionary to check whether the word 'whimsicality' exists. It does (thought so). I wanted to say that this has got lots of it! Very enjoyable.

Comment is about The Boot of a Ford Fiesta (blog)

Thanks for your comments folks. I'm sorry if the ending was a shock or disappointment for you. It was meant to be....
I have a wicked sense of humour and sometimes like to get up to a little mischief. Perhaps my sense of humour isn't always in line with others... I don't regret that ending though or have any intention of changing it. I don't consider it naff - just mischevious.

I do appreciate beautiful minds - I wouldn't have been able to write 99% of this poem otherwise. I also appreciate laughter. I'm really not taking the piss out of Stephen Hawking. I could just as easily be that beautiful mind that isn't desired physically by someone else.

If you wanted to look at the poem on a more serious level, Chris - you could see it as the human tragedy. In the animal kingdom, creatures, on the whole, just mate. Chemistry and the need to find someone attractive doesn't enter into it. How much happier would humans be if it were the same for us?

If you wanted to discuss it in relation to the two sexes, I would say that on the whole, the beautiful mind is far more important to a woman than it is to a man. That might spiral us into a totally different subject area though and this comment would never end.

Thanks to all for commenting. I do appreciate honesty.

Isobel x

Comment is about Beautiful Minds (blog)

Original item by Isobel

I like the poem but felt that the last line threw it all away, for me. It reminds me of how a poem of mine H.D. originally ended on a sort of joking throwaway, and I changed it in the end cos everyone felt I'd cheapened the whole thing. And ultimately I agreed with them. But as you say, it was meant to be a funny poem really. (Yours I mean!) xx

Comment is about Beautiful Minds (blog)

Original item by Isobel

indeed, my father's shop is the kind that eats people's days without them noticing and it was a fabulous place in which to grow up, my own word-forest. I like your work, many of the samples made me smile and/or think.

Comment is about Barrie Singleton (poet profile)

Original item by Barrie Singleton

Really nice poem Chris. A bit like a male version of my Bike poem! And your last poem was about a bus - is there a theme developing here?

Comment is about The Boot of a Ford Fiesta (blog)

Hi Ian, thank you for your kind words on "not gone and not forgotten"
"DID" is indeed a wonderful poem and "gibberish" brought a smile to my face as it is a subject dear to my heart.

Comment is about Ian Nenna (poet profile)

Original item by Ian Nenna

Thanks Ann, I passed your comments on to Sympathetic Sybil and her reply was as follows: What? Is this a dead bothered face? You mean to say you stirred me from my lemon-sucking reverie to tell me that? Stop trying to make me smile - get your filthy hands off me..." I didn't catch the rest, to be fair, because I was being arrested for molestation, but it sounded like pretty strong stuff.

Comment is about Dear Dermot (article)

Hi Andy, just wanted to say thanks for reading my latest. I';m glad you liked it.:-)

Comment is about Andy N (poet profile)

Original item by Andy N

Hi Winston, thanks for taking the time to comment on my latest, glad you liked it.

Comment is about Winston Plowes (poet profile)

Original item by Winston Plowes

Thank you very much cynth that means a lot.

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

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