I realise that I have a mis- spelling in my post there .Sorry . It should read "I reckon the edge of their soul is the start of yours" I am quite happy with this poem because when I read it it gives me a warm feeling Its wonderful to capture in words a feeling or emotion which when re-rea...

I have just realised that my last post may have been a little disrespectful. It's not for me to say that you MUST have meant "ruse", so if you did mean "rouse" here is perhaps another rhyme Of course this is just a rouse to hide that once again I've scraped my heart beneath my si...

Hello Cate, this is what I have written. In the last verse I removed the band aid and substituted a simple 1231 pattern with simple words. kind regards Sharon He wonders if love's still there asks for news from the front, as he’s behind the Times . . . reading the divorce stats. I tell him the war ...

Hi Sharon . I know someone with the nickname 'Horse' so I wont call you that. I love your poem -the title and the final line suggest that even though you encounter 'folded arms'you still feel the warm cusp of their heart. Shhhhhhhhhhh(how does Violet do that small writing) I reckon the edge ot thei...

Hello Cate, this is what I have written. In the last verse I removed the band aid and substituted a simple 1231 pattern with simple words. kind regards Sharon He wonders if love's still there asks for news from the front, as he’s behind the Times . . . reading the divorce stats. I tell him the war i...

Hello again Cate. I already said that I like your poem but I wonder if you would mind me trying to find an alternative last line. I find band-aids a terribly unpoetic word

Sharon

Hello Cate I enjoyed your poem very much. I would like to have seen some more verses as the sense of despair was building up well.

Sharon


"In the dark days
When words jump from window ledges
Scraped from pavements
Too dead to use"

Hello everyone, I have written a new piece and would be grateful for any feedback The Warm Cusp of Your Heart I do not know where the edge of your soul lies and what permission you have granted me to wander through I do not know where the line of your lips speaks a Darling yes or an angry no There y...

thank you for the lines
that trail from your pens
to my heart
soft lines of purity
crossing my insecurity
welcoming me
as if I am penned in.

And is there any Forum "Captain" or moderator? Hello Horse of babylon, you must beware of Dangermouse a very fierce moderator,actually top dog or should I say mouse around here, and a blow up doll which sorts of floats around the sky looking down on all of us a rather peculiar looking fig...

These days when I shave I try not to look at the entire face 40 years old I have become so ugly only small portions of my skin is bearable but still the eyes search for the eyes And when I notice the sorrow I realize what I could have been many years before madness found me alone Hello. this is a v...

yes I saw the booklet online and it was really lovely

Shanon

.. sorry to interrupt the conversation for a moment, but I'm actually in awe of the way you construct your thoughts, Sharon.. I mean, I do believe I'm becoming a fan.. goodness, is blushing allowed on this forum ? in a strange way Violet's words remind me of what Nanny Joan used to say to us when w...

Ren1 YOU ARE BANNED FOR 2 WEEKS FOR POSTING UNDER A DELIBERATELY MISLEADING NAME So how come you're still here!? Karren B xx It is my sincere hope that no-one gets banned. I have always seen Leonard as a libetarian, a freedom fighter in many ways! Although the 60's is for me just an era that my par...

these are fascinating and very impressive photos. thank you so much for sharing them

Sharon