Give the poor fellow a break Greg-he's had a deprived upbringing you know!
Huw Pill, Chief Economist of the Bank of England, who made £95,183, including benefits, in his first six months at the Bank, and who is paid more than £190,000 a year, has advised the poor of the UK that they:
“…need to accept that they're worse off and stop trying to maintain their real spending power by bidding up prices”-oh and while they’re at it, will they please foot the bill for Charlie’s gig!
I'm with Mike Lynch on this one: " We refuse to be poor any longer".
https://youtu.be/JuuJ6zNWM0M
Comment is about It's not his fault (blog)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Thank you Stephen - I did read this right to the end.
As with most questions regarding the increasing intrusion into our private lives-and on other matters, I say: "follow the money".
William the Bastard's Domesday Book existed for the purpose of lining the pockets of his fellow utter and complete bastards.
They carried out the "Harrying of the North", a process which continues to this very day in both the north and south of the UK, on behalf of the friends of those Utter and Complete Tory Bastards, one of whom now leads what is laughably called the Labour Party. 😡
Comment is about Census (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
A chance meeting and a moment of nostalgia. A great combination to warm the heart.
Thank you for this,
Keith
Comment is about A Chance Meeting (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
Dust thou Red, take this roomba, instead of your trouble and strife?😐
Comment is about life from home (blog)
Original item by Red Brick Keshner
Nice one JD.
There's me thinking it was four and twenty - best have a recount!😏
Comment is about Eleven thousand fourth century British Virgins (blog)
Original item by JD Russell
A beautiful poem. Some meetings just seems so fascinating, especially when they have stories or incidents to share about a family member. Enjoyed every bit of it.
Thank you.
Comment is about A Chance Meeting (blog)
Original item by John Botterill
This is a superb poem, Martin. It really is.
Comment is about My time (blog)
Original item by Martin Elder
A lovely, joyous piece, Uilleam.
Comment is about Thanksgiving for Sunday 23rd April 2023 (blog)
A fascinating poem, John, where youthful memories turn to bridges and unfinished business. A great read.
Comment is about ENGINEER (blog)
Original item by john short
Thank you, Keith. A sad situation when normal discourse is snuffed out by fear and repression. This "chilling effect' becomes ever more chilling.
Comment is about Strangled Silence (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Thank you Keith, John and Reggie's Ghost. I appreciate your kind comments. We all find something of interest in a poem or any piece of writing. The sense of this poem may vary depending on whether the place in question is under occupation. But whether it is or not, the situation is still wretched.
Thanks once again. And thanks to Hélène, Leon and Pete for liking.
Comment is about Census (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Cheers Leon, I get your point. 🤔🙂
tc
Comment is about The Madness of the Sheltered Sun (blog)
Original item by Tommy Carroll
This is your time
to write
another masterpiece.👍
Comment is about My time (blog)
Original item by Martin Elder
Mon 1st May 2023 23:38
A remarkably powerful poem, Clare, one to be pondered long after it's been read! 🌷
Comment is about As The Bell Tolls. (blog)
Original item by Clare
Keith - thanks for the kind comment and the "like".
LS - thanks for taking the trouble to "like" this contribution.
Comment is about AGE AND POETRY (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
A truly incredible example of nostalgia in poetry. Very well written with the fullness of inspired imagination.
Clare, thank you for this,
Keith
Comment is about As The Bell Tolls. (blog)
Original item by Clare
I'm with John on this being a very good piece on a wretched situation. I wonder whether Keith read right to the end?
Comment is about Census (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Grace Meadows
Mon 1st May 2023 18:51
Sounds like you all had a great time Uilleam. Hope Granddads knee's didn't suffer too much.
Comment is about Thanksgiving for Sunday 23rd April 2023 (blog)
Grace Meadows
Mon 1st May 2023 18:43
A beautiful pictorial and poetical presentation.
Comment is about May day (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
This reads to me like the lyrics to a song. Splendid stuff.
Comment is about Thanksgiving for Sunday 23rd April 2023 (blog)
I think that last line
I sleep away soundlessly
really rounds off the whole piece rather splendidly
Comment is about May day (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
A poem which embraces those perennial joys of life which we still witness, yet it is in the penultimate line which caught my attention. "If only we had eyes to see". So often we are distracted from such joys by the irritating and pressing concerns of life but no longer have time nor inclination to absorb the wonder about us.
John, thank you for another poem which prompts us, the reader, to stir from our complacency or distrait manner to pay more attention to what we have had and still have. There is a lesson here. Thank you,
Keith
Comment is about May day (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
<Deleted User> (35565)
Mon 1st May 2023 15:44
Keith says it all John. No, it must not have been an easy poem to write for sure but God bless and have mercy on his poor soul.
I absolutely adore the music of Nick Drake who also took his own life ( River man-beautiful song! ) Rest in peace Chris.
Thank you John
LS
Comment is about Silhouette (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
wow that's beautiful, and also incredibly sad
Comment is about I thank you for not being good enough (blog)
Original item by Alexandra K. Parapadakis
A terrific and yet terrifying poem. The unseen ironies of war, Stephen.
Foetal in his dusty infant stillness
Classic and clever imagery!
Comment is about Census (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
From one venerable old gentleman to another it is now our time is it not?
Well said my good friend and thank you for a masterful poem.
Keith
Comment is about My time (blog)
Original item by Martin Elder
A beautiful, down the memory lane poem! Makes me think of my fishing days with my grandpa.
Thank you.
Comment is about Thanksgiving for Sunday 23rd April 2023 (blog)
Precious moments to be treasured.
Thanks
Keith
Comment is about Thanksgiving for Sunday 23rd April 2023 (blog)
A fascinating run-chase story, Elle. I've enjoyed reading it. Very well written.
Thank you.
Comment is about Run Rabbit Run (blog)
Original item by Elle Shaine
Prose, written at its very best with much for the reader to think about. MC., thank you,
Keith
Comment is about AGE AND POETRY (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
This poem sets out a stark choice, Keith. I'm sure many of those in combat must think about this. I think I would. Thanks again for a fine poem.
Comment is about Sudden Death (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Stephen, thank you. Another poem which deals with the perpetual intrusion into our homes and private lives. I now have a policy which I employ when dealing with these 'inquistadores'. Give them the minimum of information and not a word more. Questions relating to race, ethnicity, religion, tick the box 'other' or 'do not wish to say'. When asked how many live in your house, answer by saying if fluctuates as to the time of day. They are prying into our private lives. They do not serve us but others whose motives are sinister.
An excellent poem,
Keith
Comment is about Census (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
A very precise piece Keith. A startling question in the first four lines. Could the answer be courage? without the reward of something in return. Unlike the age old promise of all religions.
Good succinct thinking stuff.
Comment is about Sudden Death (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
No self-pity, just a desire for justice.
Comment is about A Gay Dismissal (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
It eventually becomes a great sacrifice for the country I believe, Keith. But, on the contrary, when it comes to "to where the soul eventually belong?", I really feel incapable of sharing any of my opinion or perception about a life so great and a sacrifice equally brave.
Thank you for this thought provoking poem, Keith.
Comment is about Sudden Death (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Thank you for this Keith. Oftentimes, we don't know what we have until somebody threatens to limit our liberty.
Comment is about The Voices of Freedom (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
This poem is powerfully written. This deserves to be read by a greater youth audience. Being a post graduate student myself, I have seen this quite a few times in my college life. I think this will fill-in a lot of confidence to the one getting bullied or facing any of it.
Thank you.
Comment is about Bullies (blog)
Original item by Stuart Vanner
Stuart,
A very topical poem which depicts much of what adversely effects all our lives.
Thank you for this,
Keith
Comment is about Bullies (blog)
Original item by Stuart Vanner
Thanks all. My poetry is my therapy, & I am grateful to WOL for this affirming forum that allows me to share what I write. Thanks to all who work so skillfully on this user-friendly website; to all who write from their hearts, minds & souls; and to those who press "like" & post interesting, thought-provoking, challenging & encouraging comments. You are all appreciated by little old(ish) lady me!
Comment is about Morning Adulation (blog)
Original item by Hélène
Thank you Keith, John, Manish & Ulleam.
Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
But bears it out even to the edge of doom.
— From "Sonnet 116"
Comment is about My brother (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
That's interesting Stephen. I feel the same way about London. I go, do whatever I went to do, and then come home!
KJ, you're dead right. I have friends who have been everywhere and seen nothing!
Comment is about Leaving Bangkok (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Many thanks for your kind comments, Uilleam, Kevin and Stephen G, and for the Like, Stephen A.
I am particularly proud of
“My heart hung heavy with chagrin,
My balls like saddlebags”
Which seems to encapsulate the essence of adolescence.
I am particularly proud of the phrase
“The essence of adolescence”
which seems to encapsulate etc etc
Comment is about MI FIRSTEST POEMS (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Thanks, KJ. There's a lot in that.
Comment is about Leaving Bangkok (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
It always annoys/amuses me when I hear "well travelled" people telling of the places they have visited.
Sometimes it seems just like a tick list, and I do wonder how much of the country they have actually seen.
Comment is about Leaving Bangkok (blog)
Original item by Stephen Gospage
Thanks, Pete. A devastating poem. I still think there is hope, but maybe it will turn out to be forlorn.
Comment is about Hate Billion (blog)
Original item by Edbreathe
A stunning, beautiful poem, Hélène.
Comment is about Morning Adulation (blog)
Original item by Hélène
A good honest piece of writing, written from the heart.
It's our upbringing that shapes us and makes us the people we become.
Comment is about Self Portrait. (blog)
Original item by Clare
keith jeffries
Tue 2nd May 2023 11:04
A topical and thought provoking poem. We are being challenged in our thinking more so everyday by distorted and duplicitous journalism. They feed off inadequate and self seeking politicians. We have reached a point where the national compass is spinning.
A constitutional Monarchy has served us well, whereas parliaments have not. God forbid we ever have a politician as head of state. The King has a right to tantrums as we all have. Let it be.
Uilleam has a bigger issue which has my full support. Those who earn vast sums of money and do little but lecture the poor, those queueing outside food banks.
Thank you Greg.
Comment is about It's not his fault (blog)
Original item by Greg Freeman