Comments received on poems by Neville
For an Old Man We Met on a Mountain
arqios said:
Your compassion is quite moving and inspiring. Of late we have met a couple of like persons but these were \'mountain folk\' of another sort. But the compassion exerted has to be the same as they had their proverbial bowls out in one hand and the other rubbing their grumbling belly. A bit of an inverse in method but the need is quite similar to their well being.
November 22nd, 2022 03:45
arqios said:
Your compassion is quite moving and inspiring. Of late we have met a couple of like persons but these were \'mountain folk\' of another sort. But the compassion exerted has to be the same as they had their proverbial bowls out in one hand and the other rubbing their grumbling belly. A bit of an inverse in method but the need is quite similar to their well being.
November 22nd, 2022 03:45
For an Old Man We Met on a Mountain
Caring dove said:
That’s sad ( maybe he thought the sparrows might accept him . I’m sure he didn’t mean to frighten anyone . Some people are very judgemental . I know that I have felt judged at times .. or treated differently . And it’s never nice . People with problems need compassion .
November 22nd, 2022 03:37
Caring dove said:
That’s sad ( maybe he thought the sparrows might accept him . I’m sure he didn’t mean to frighten anyone . Some people are very judgemental . I know that I have felt judged at times .. or treated differently . And it’s never nice . People with problems need compassion .
November 22nd, 2022 03:37
For an Old Man We Met on a Mountain
orchidee said:
And - there\'s often a similar man or woman in some churches. A \'regular\' who can get different responses from others - welcome, acceptance, embarrassment, ignorance, etc.
One I know went from drug use rehab, to church, then back to the streets again sadly. Don\'t know where he is now.
November 22nd, 2022 03:04
orchidee said:
And - there\'s often a similar man or woman in some churches. A \'regular\' who can get different responses from others - welcome, acceptance, embarrassment, ignorance, etc.
One I know went from drug use rehab, to church, then back to the streets again sadly. Don\'t know where he is now.
November 22nd, 2022 03:04
For an Old Man We Met on a Mountain
Fay Slimm. said:
Those who don\'t fit into society\'s expectations are pushed aside to its fringes like your poemed old man still homeless and holding his lonely bowl - ---- a heart-touching write of misinformed shunning and found almost everywhere..............x
November 22nd, 2022 02:52
Fay Slimm. said:
Those who don\'t fit into society\'s expectations are pushed aside to its fringes like your poemed old man still homeless and holding his lonely bowl - ---- a heart-touching write of misinformed shunning and found almost everywhere..............x
November 22nd, 2022 02:52
For an Old Man We Met on a Mountain
Goldfinch60 said:
Fine words Neville, many people do not understand others problems.
There was a guy in my town who used to sit there playing a tin whistle, I got to know him quite well and often wondered how he got by with the problems he had.
Andy
November 22nd, 2022 02:49
Goldfinch60 said:
Fine words Neville, many people do not understand others problems.
There was a guy in my town who used to sit there playing a tin whistle, I got to know him quite well and often wondered how he got by with the problems he had.
Andy
November 22nd, 2022 02:49
Three Summers
Goldfinch60 said:
Sounds like a great youthful way of spending the summer Neville.
Andy
November 22nd, 2022 02:40
Goldfinch60 said:
Sounds like a great youthful way of spending the summer Neville.
Andy
November 22nd, 2022 02:40
Three Summers
dusk arising said:
You certainly know how to make your reader feel envious.
November 21st, 2022 11:29
dusk arising said:
You certainly know how to make your reader feel envious.
November 21st, 2022 11:29
Three Summers
arqios said:
Thanks for the tip! If ever by that way, sleeping outdoors would be awesome to do again.So much better than Algarve.
November 21st, 2022 08:24
arqios said:
Thanks for the tip! If ever by that way, sleeping outdoors would be awesome to do again.So much better than Algarve.
November 21st, 2022 08:24
Three Summers
Doggerel Dave said:
Like the old fisherman\'s craft has such a central role in the craft of your poetry here. I have slept on the beach, but not recently,... and not under an OFC.... not in a draughty place like Devon and no, on this occasion, alas....
November 21st, 2022 07:27
Doggerel Dave said:
Like the old fisherman\'s craft has such a central role in the craft of your poetry here. I have slept on the beach, but not recently,... and not under an OFC.... not in a draughty place like Devon and no, on this occasion, alas....
November 21st, 2022 07:27
Three Summers
Fay Slimm. said:
How weird that we both posted verses today on summers ago - - loving your recall of sleeping outside under boats on the beach - to which I say Snap - poetic minds must think alike - - or can you read my mind.............x
November 21st, 2022 04:29
Fay Slimm. said:
How weird that we both posted verses today on summers ago - - loving your recall of sleeping outside under boats on the beach - to which I say Snap - poetic minds must think alike - - or can you read my mind.............x
November 21st, 2022 04:29
Three Summers
L. B. Mek said:
\'And if it ever dared rain
or to blow even,
neath the warm yet still
salty and rough
tarpaulined hull\'
(the \'dared\' in these lines
defines your poetry\'s subtlety
so acutely, dear Poet
when gripped within love\'s embrace
even nature \'dare\' not disturb)
a great read! thank you Hyung
November 21st, 2022 04:19
L. B. Mek said:
\'And if it ever dared rain
or to blow even,
neath the warm yet still
salty and rough
tarpaulined hull\'
(the \'dared\' in these lines
defines your poetry\'s subtlety
so acutely, dear Poet
when gripped within love\'s embrace
even nature \'dare\' not disturb)
a great read! thank you Hyung
November 21st, 2022 04:19
Between Courses
L. B. Mek said:
great title Hyung!
Poetic intimacy
that would make fifty shades, blush
lol
November 21st, 2022 04:14
L. B. Mek said:
great title Hyung!
Poetic intimacy
that would make fifty shades, blush
lol
November 21st, 2022 04:14
Olivetti Moments
L. B. Mek said:
(we accumulate scenic mementos
like you\'ve worded here, so poetic
so we may traverse those winter\'s
and make our way to those Spring
highlights moments of our lives...)
brilliant imagery! what a great read Hyung
thank you
November 21st, 2022 04:11
L. B. Mek said:
(we accumulate scenic mementos
like you\'ve worded here, so poetic
so we may traverse those winter\'s
and make our way to those Spring
highlights moments of our lives...)
brilliant imagery! what a great read Hyung
thank you
November 21st, 2022 04:11
Algarvia
L. B. Mek said:
this could be a chapter from a Mark Twain travel diary book
I just really enjoyed your enticing flow and pacing
was such a vivid read
effortlessly intimate and rewardingly romantic...
a Great write, dear Poet supreme!
thank you
November 21st, 2022 04:04
L. B. Mek said:
this could be a chapter from a Mark Twain travel diary book
I just really enjoyed your enticing flow and pacing
was such a vivid read
effortlessly intimate and rewardingly romantic...
a Great write, dear Poet supreme!
thank you
November 21st, 2022 04:04
Three Summers
orchidee said:
I thought it was about your time by the duck pond round the back of the Co-op! Well, it was for me, when I met a certain gal. lol.
November 21st, 2022 03:00
orchidee said:
I thought it was about your time by the duck pond round the back of the Co-op! Well, it was for me, when I met a certain gal. lol.
November 21st, 2022 03:00
Between Courses
Fay Slimm. said:
Who wouldn\'t remember that delectable eating and drinking and what happened after - - showers are fantastic together - - cool and hot read today my romantic dearling.
November 20th, 2022 05:50
Fay Slimm. said:
Who wouldn\'t remember that delectable eating and drinking and what happened after - - showers are fantastic together - - cool and hot read today my romantic dearling.
November 20th, 2022 05:50
Between Courses
arqios said:
A chipped champagne flute glass! Now that just won\'t do! Very observant with all that is about you Nev. Good man.
November 20th, 2022 04:59
arqios said:
A chipped champagne flute glass! Now that just won\'t do! Very observant with all that is about you Nev. Good man.
November 20th, 2022 04:59
Olivetti Moments
orchidee said:
I havea cue for a poem in the genre \'Horror\'. \'Neighbours\' is going to return to television. What could be worse? Aren\'t we in enough troubles?
But - why do people add to their own agonies and tortures by watching it?! lol.
November 19th, 2022 13:09
orchidee said:
I havea cue for a poem in the genre \'Horror\'. \'Neighbours\' is going to return to television. What could be worse? Aren\'t we in enough troubles?
But - why do people add to their own agonies and tortures by watching it?! lol.
November 19th, 2022 13:09
Olivetti Moments
Doggerel Dave said:
Come on Nev - you coulda at least hired a row boat and said \"hello\" to them. I Appreciate hydra woz and still is a fair distance, but that woulda been an experience in poetical/musical memory for you....
The Algarve Sounds great - even if it was a moment in time.....
November 19th, 2022 07:11
Doggerel Dave said:
Come on Nev - you coulda at least hired a row boat and said \"hello\" to them. I Appreciate hydra woz and still is a fair distance, but that woulda been an experience in poetical/musical memory for you....
The Algarve Sounds great - even if it was a moment in time.....
November 19th, 2022 07:11
Olivetti Moments
Fay Slimm. said:
Paint has never dried more clearly than on this poignant canvas of Box Brownie memories mon dear ami and it takes a real poet to resurrect past moments of loved Olivetti times. A sure fave for my list is this poetic masterpiece......x
November 19th, 2022 02:39
Fay Slimm. said:
Paint has never dried more clearly than on this poignant canvas of Box Brownie memories mon dear ami and it takes a real poet to resurrect past moments of loved Olivetti times. A sure fave for my list is this poetic masterpiece......x
November 19th, 2022 02:39
Olivetti Moments
arqios said:
Had the privilege of using the Olivetti twice, once on a heavy monster of a machine and the other on a portable lightweight typewriter - both in AZERTY! I lugged one around on a boat and a hut and an island for several years. Hopping poetry while hopping islands.
November 19th, 2022 02:19
arqios said:
Had the privilege of using the Olivetti twice, once on a heavy monster of a machine and the other on a portable lightweight typewriter - both in AZERTY! I lugged one around on a boat and a hut and an island for several years. Hopping poetry while hopping islands.
November 19th, 2022 02:19
Algarvia
SureshG said:
What can I say that others have not already said, but still, memory lanes are forever etched on our minds, which are brought back to visions when invoked by picturesque venues and romanticized by such poetic words.
November 18th, 2022 16:51
SureshG said:
What can I say that others have not already said, but still, memory lanes are forever etched on our minds, which are brought back to visions when invoked by picturesque venues and romanticized by such poetic words.
November 18th, 2022 16:51
Algarvia
Bella Shepard said:
As I read, I\'m drawn into this story. With all of the rich imagery I can see you sitting there, feel the emotion, it is that tangible. There is something wonderfully Hemingwayesque in those last lines. A truly remarkable write dear friend, and so bittersweet.
November 18th, 2022 16:19
Bella Shepard said:
As I read, I\'m drawn into this story. With all of the rich imagery I can see you sitting there, feel the emotion, it is that tangible. There is something wonderfully Hemingwayesque in those last lines. A truly remarkable write dear friend, and so bittersweet.
November 18th, 2022 16:19
Algarvia
Fay Slimm. said:
Loving the way your lines took this reader to where time must stand still and old customs still matter - - and also where romance once blossomed and then left a memory - - I can just see you peering at a face half remembered dear Nev - -- so good to see you and your alluring work back again..........x
November 18th, 2022 11:14
Fay Slimm. said:
Loving the way your lines took this reader to where time must stand still and old customs still matter - - and also where romance once blossomed and then left a memory - - I can just see you peering at a face half remembered dear Nev - -- so good to see you and your alluring work back again..........x
November 18th, 2022 11:14
Algarvia
orchidee said:
That where ya been? I remember meeting her in............!
November 18th, 2022 10:58
orchidee said:
That where ya been? I remember meeting her in............!
November 18th, 2022 10:58
Algarvia
arqios said:
Wow what a scene: fish nets, stockings, fisher-folk and sardines. Must\'ve been momentarily bewildering.
November 18th, 2022 07:41
arqios said:
Wow what a scene: fish nets, stockings, fisher-folk and sardines. Must\'ve been momentarily bewildering.
November 18th, 2022 07:41
Algarvia
Doggerel Dave said:
You are back, Nev! That’s a relief! Thought you might have succumbed to long covid or summat.
Instead you were off to exotic places….. Never been there, but the richness of your lines took me; your last three lines……… there I have been, so thanks…maybe! 🙂
November 18th, 2022 03:55
Doggerel Dave said:
You are back, Nev! That’s a relief! Thought you might have succumbed to long covid or summat.
Instead you were off to exotic places….. Never been there, but the richness of your lines took me; your last three lines……… there I have been, so thanks…maybe! 🙂
November 18th, 2022 03:55
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