I like the way that you emphasise the similarity of some aspects of the plight of soldiers and their families. A very strong war poem, Keith.
Comment is about The Agony of Separation (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Well done, John. Classic stuff. You could become the next Poet Laureate.
Comment is about MI FIRSTEST POEMS (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
I really liked this one.
Interesting subject matter.
I remember as a kid being crapped on by a seagull, and mi mam saying "shit for luck". I didn't feel that lucky at the time.
Comment is about Beauty in Bass Rock (blog)
Original item by Isabel Hope
An apt description of the futility of war
, And that effect it has on soldiers and their families.
Could refer to many conflicts, but I've a feeling that it is about one happening right now.
Comment is about The Agony of Separation (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Don't put yursen down John.
The crap you write now is every bit as good as the crap you wrote then.
Just kidding, you know that I'm a fan.
Comment is about MI FIRSTEST POEMS (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
I often think that it's the politicians who are somehow responsible for the conflicts within a nation. An interesting piece of writing this, Uilleam.
Thank you.
Comment is about Uncivil War (blog)
You weave patterns of sounds with such skill, Helene. A true poet of the soul! I am in awe!
Comment is about Morning Adulation (blog)
Original item by Hélène
Simple yet profound.
Let this song be our anthem.
Comment is about Weaving the Threads (blog)
Original item by Hélène
Another good poem Uilleam. Our politicians like most of the general public, know very little about the history of their own country let alone another land. If we don't learn from history we are doomed to repeat it. (George Santayana).
Thank you for this ,
Keith
Comment is about Uncivil War (blog)
It is a dramatic monologue of my friend, Chris, as he prepares to take his life in May 2022. It was not an easy poem to conceive of nor to write. I want to thank you Keith for your selfless support of my writing over a long period of time. Thanks mate. John
Comment is about Silhouette (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
An extraordinary poem which speaks of inertia; a lack of zest for life, to say the least. Yet in some ways I suppose there have been times in my life where I have reached the same low point. A place of weariness but always I have been brought back from the abyss of gloom to an equilibrium of being which has renewed my sense of purpose.
Also an interesting poem,
John, thank you for this,
Keith
Comment is about Silhouette (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
A nice description of the creative process Chris.
Comment is about The Door (blog)
Original item by Chris Armstrong
I like this Hélène.
"Settling into the sigh
of the morning quiet,"
Comment is about Morning Adulation (blog)
Original item by Hélène
Bravo.
I started writing relatively recently, around the time of the Iraq war, partly as protest - it appears my stuff's reaching the parts that others don't reach.😏
Comment is about MI FIRSTEST POEMS (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Telboy - yes.
Daffodils and trees and................oh yes I forgot, whiskers on kittens😊
Comment is about ST GEORGE'S DAY 2023 (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Beautifully written. Loved every bit of it.
Comment is about The Door (blog)
Original item by Chris Armstrong
Great set of vocabulary, imagery and depth of emotions.
Thank you.
Comment is about The Agony of Separation (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Told with both imagination and an honest assessment of how it must be. Thanks for this fine poem, Keith.
Comment is about The Agony of Separation (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Your poems brings so much serenity and good vibes to me Helena. This speaks about balance of sorrows and happiness of life, and how every morning light brings in new hope to begin with.
Thank you.
Comment is about Morning Adulation (blog)
Original item by Hélène
I don’t know why but this piece reminded me of a track on YouTube by Massive Attack ‘ the spoils’ featuring Hope Sandoval. Give it a couple of listens.
Comment is about I thank you for not being good enough (blog)
Original item by Alexandra K. Parapadakis
Beautiful, tender, touching. Brought tears to my eyes. Thank you!
Comment is about My brother (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Brilliant, Clare. Says so much in a direct, no nonsense way, as you do. Bullseye! Great!
Comment is about Self Portrait. (blog)
Original item by Clare
A poem of invitation and one gratefully received.
Thank you for this
Keith
Comment is about The Door (blog)
Original item by Chris Armstrong
Thanks Adam.
There's a spot on one of our favourite walks we call "Robin City"...often fearless little birds.
Comment is about Dirt Path (blog)
Original item by Adam Whitworth
Thanks for that interesting piece Isabel.
Were you aware of the history of Guano "mining"?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guano
Comment is about Beauty in Bass Rock (blog)
Original item by Isabel Hope
This touched my heart, as Keith has mentioned, it will touch many others.
Thank you for this.
Comment is about My brother (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
A belated eulogy for a brother loved and missed but with a promise that all will be well. This touches my heart as it will many others. Wreathed in sadness and tenderly composed.
Thank you John.
Keith
Comment is about My brother (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
To the point with no holes barred. Excellent. Well done.
Thanks
Keith
Comment is about Self Portrait. (blog)
Original item by Clare
It's fine to speak ill of the dead. We must live with them. Must we not? Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine.
Comment is about Through a Child’s Eyes. (blog)
Original item by Clare
You are only ever responsible for your own words & actions. Is it a reprieve or a respite. Neither, I'd say, just another day.
Comment is about Mirror to my Soul. (blog)
Original item by Clare
Raw and tender in equal measure. Bullies are scum in any language. The title is a tour de force. So brilliant Clare.
Comment is about Tenter hooks and Telling Looks. (blog)
Original item by Clare
So many levels of complicity here. Is it Dolly or yourself you fear?
The poem made me think.
Comment is about Dolly Told Me. (blog)
Original item by Clare
Bravo! Fecking brillant! And so honest...takes my breath away. Not a word wasted.
Comment is about Self Portrait. (blog)
Original item by Clare
Thank you so very much Leon. He was my friend.
Comment is about Sketches in a minor key (blog)
Original item by John E Marks
Thank you MC., John B., Stephen G and W3sko for commenting on this poem. Also for Clare and Manish who sent likes. The victim in the poem was yours truly in 1984. The consequences of this dismissal made me quite ill for some time. A cruel act after years of loyal service.
Thank you all,
Keith
Comment is about A Gay Dismissal (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
A well judged view of your father, really heartfelt. Love the phrase “as you persevere through the hardest seasons of your life”
Comment is about Dad. (blog)
Original item by Jordyn Elizabeth
Grace Meadows
Fri 28th Apr 2023 20:59
I totally agree with the two previous comments Helene.
Comment is about Weaving the Threads (blog)
Original item by Hélène
“Hot Spur” indeed, MC. But for how much longer?
Comment is about WE'RE ON THE UP ! (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
"Comfort zones" could be an alternative title for this theme.
Or maybe "Fitting in"? Always worth bringing to attention.
Comment is about A Gay Dismissal (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
Indeed, we should, each in our own way and within our own
ability, make a contribution towards freedom. Evil and embryo-
tyranny emerges with every generation - a dismal fact of
human existence - and we should never ignore it. I note a book
that lists those marked for "attention" by Hitler had he
prevailed here in the UK. And his kind exist today in varying
degrees and it is essential that we understand that reality and
combat it at every turn.
Comment is about The Voices of Freedom (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
This took me back to my errands as a boy of about the same age
at that time in a ration-book English village with one shop, a
garage and a church. Thank you for this gentle evocative
reminder of a time long gone.
Comment is about Le Petit Parisien, 1952 (blog)
Original item by David Cooke
Thanks for the info. JC. It all seems a long way from "Roy of the Rovers"! 😃 Indeed, the only contemporary comparison might
be with Harry Kane. an almost Shakespearean hero for England.
Perhaps more so, if you think of him as "Harry Hot Spur"!!
Comment is about WE'RE ON THE UP ! (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Home as a state of mind is an interesting concept Jordyn. Sometimes the journey is more important than the destination.
Comment is about Vagabond. (blog)
Original item by Jordyn Elizabeth
A poem well present as a call for inclusivity.
Thank you,
Keith
Comment is about Weaving the Threads (blog)
Original item by Hélène
kJ Walker
Sun 30th Apr 2023 08:44
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