Comments received on poems by Neville
Songs From a Room
Nicholas Browning said:
Had to look up whom you were referring to, but I must say the poem was splendid. I really enjoyed the read. Thank you.
September 2nd, 2021 09:17
Nicholas Browning said:
Had to look up whom you were referring to, but I must say the poem was splendid. I really enjoyed the read. Thank you.
September 2nd, 2021 09:17
Called to War
L. B. Mek said:
my words are too feeble, to honour your write
with empty commentary, so if you\'ll permit me
I\'ll borrow, words of a true battle hardened Genius, survivor
of war\'s, all-consuming Horror:
\'Dim through the misty panes and thick green light,
As under a green sea, I saw him drowning.
In all my dreams before my helpless sight
He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning.
If in some smothering dreams, you too could pace
Behind the wagon that we flung him in,
And watch the white eyes writhing in his face,
His hanging face, like a devil\'s sick of sin,\'
( https://mypoeticside.com/show-classic-poem-21210 )
September 2nd, 2021 04:59
L. B. Mek said:
my words are too feeble, to honour your write
with empty commentary, so if you\'ll permit me
I\'ll borrow, words of a true battle hardened Genius, survivor
of war\'s, all-consuming Horror:
\'Dim through the misty panes and thick green light,
As under a green sea, I saw him drowning.
In all my dreams before my helpless sight
He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning.
If in some smothering dreams, you too could pace
Behind the wagon that we flung him in,
And watch the white eyes writhing in his face,
His hanging face, like a devil\'s sick of sin,\'
( https://mypoeticside.com/show-classic-poem-21210 )
September 2nd, 2021 04:59
Songs From a Room
L. B. Mek said:
\'show me the wonder you found hidden in poetry
Then teach me to live, to love and not hate …\'
Amen!
a wonderfully inspiring dedication, my friend
September 2nd, 2021 04:52
L. B. Mek said:
\'show me the wonder you found hidden in poetry
Then teach me to live, to love and not hate …\'
Amen!
a wonderfully inspiring dedication, my friend
September 2nd, 2021 04:52
Songs From a Room
Doggerel Dave said:
Don\'t need to add to your piece, do I Nev.... a beautifully crafted tribute to LC and ....don\'t forget his rich catalogue.....
September 2nd, 2021 04:42
Doggerel Dave said:
Don\'t need to add to your piece, do I Nev.... a beautifully crafted tribute to LC and ....don\'t forget his rich catalogue.....
September 2nd, 2021 04:42
Called to War
Fay Slimm. said:
Wars have ever made skies weep large tears - - these few lines of poetic power tell well some of the troubles about being drafted to \"someone else\'s war\" and results of objecting......... \"shame on them all\" for wars in the first place my friend.
September 2nd, 2021 01:23
Fay Slimm. said:
Wars have ever made skies weep large tears - - these few lines of poetic power tell well some of the troubles about being drafted to \"someone else\'s war\" and results of objecting......... \"shame on them all\" for wars in the first place my friend.
September 2nd, 2021 01:23
Called to War
Goldfinch60 said:
So many innocent men died because of the people in power.
Andy
September 2nd, 2021 01:02
Goldfinch60 said:
So many innocent men died because of the people in power.
Andy
September 2nd, 2021 01:02
Called to War
Doggerel Dave said:
It\'s always someone else\'s bloody war. In Australia of right age at the time of Vietnam and conscription by ballot. I did not win a place --- It terrifies me even now to think that had I won, I could have lost my life or been damaged beyond repair as a result of participation in that act of absolute futility.
And as Redgum put\'s it - \'I was Only 19\'.
Thanks v. much for a very powerful write Nev.
September 1st, 2021 22:03
Doggerel Dave said:
It\'s always someone else\'s bloody war. In Australia of right age at the time of Vietnam and conscription by ballot. I did not win a place --- It terrifies me even now to think that had I won, I could have lost my life or been damaged beyond repair as a result of participation in that act of absolute futility.
And as Redgum put\'s it - \'I was Only 19\'.
Thanks v. much for a very powerful write Nev.
September 1st, 2021 22:03
Called to War
Accidental Poet said:
When I was 18 and about to graduate High School, I got my draft card. And not long after the draft was cancelled. Well penned N.
September 1st, 2021 19:17
Accidental Poet said:
When I was 18 and about to graduate High School, I got my draft card. And not long after the draft was cancelled. Well penned N.
September 1st, 2021 19:17
To Be Continued Maybe
myself and me said:
Such a mystery lady full of stories, a fascinating start. Continue please. Why she carried her passport while baking bread?
September 1st, 2021 18:00
myself and me said:
Such a mystery lady full of stories, a fascinating start. Continue please. Why she carried her passport while baking bread?
September 1st, 2021 18:00
To Be Continued Maybe
L. B. Mek said:
with baited expectancy: I await
dear Poet..
(beautiful characterisation, showcasing
your depthless talents)
August 31st, 2021 06:02
L. B. Mek said:
with baited expectancy: I await
dear Poet..
(beautiful characterisation, showcasing
your depthless talents)
August 31st, 2021 06:02
To Be Continued Maybe
Dove said:
Yep, start of a great story! Anyone with lips of wine, deserves another write
August 31st, 2021 05:40
Dove said:
Yep, start of a great story! Anyone with lips of wine, deserves another write
August 31st, 2021 05:40
To Be Continued Maybe
Lorna said:
So intriguing! I don\'t know why exactly (maybe because of Rosie the Riveter in her overalls) but this put me in WWII France.
August 31st, 2021 05:15
Lorna said:
So intriguing! I don\'t know why exactly (maybe because of Rosie the Riveter in her overalls) but this put me in WWII France.
August 31st, 2021 05:15
To Be Continued Maybe
Fay Slimm. said:
Well penned dear Nev. those long ago happenings in Brest. To be most certainly continued mon ami - - as I am impatiently waiting for the romance to begin - maybe......x
August 31st, 2021 05:08
Fay Slimm. said:
Well penned dear Nev. those long ago happenings in Brest. To be most certainly continued mon ami - - as I am impatiently waiting for the romance to begin - maybe......x
August 31st, 2021 05:08
To Be Continued Maybe
Doggerel Dave said:
Now there\'s a rich portrait of a woman who, (oh dear!) in the words of Mr O, \'I\'d like to meet\'.
Please continue, Nev, no maybes....
August 31st, 2021 04:59
Doggerel Dave said:
Now there\'s a rich portrait of a woman who, (oh dear!) in the words of Mr O, \'I\'d like to meet\'.
Please continue, Nev, no maybes....
August 31st, 2021 04:59
To Be Continued Maybe
dusk arising said:
now there\'s an opening scene for a true life romance with a twist in it\'s wotsit i\'ll be bound!
August 31st, 2021 03:38
dusk arising said:
now there\'s an opening scene for a true life romance with a twist in it\'s wotsit i\'ll be bound!
August 31st, 2021 03:38
To Be Continued Maybe
Goldfinch60 said:
Beautiful words Neville, and may they continue.
Andy
August 31st, 2021 02:36
Goldfinch60 said:
Beautiful words Neville, and may they continue.
Andy
August 31st, 2021 02:36
The Treatise of Love
Doggerel Dave said:
Not my thing, really Nev - but even I can relate to the isolation and focus.
Thanks for putting her up there in such an engaging way though.
August 31st, 2021 00:35
Doggerel Dave said:
Not my thing, really Nev - but even I can relate to the isolation and focus.
Thanks for putting her up there in such an engaging way though.
August 31st, 2021 00:35
The Treatise of Love
Goldfinch60 said:
The name rings a faint bell, I will have to look into her history Neville. Intriguing write about her.
Andy
August 31st, 2021 00:07
Goldfinch60 said:
The name rings a faint bell, I will have to look into her history Neville. Intriguing write about her.
Andy
August 31st, 2021 00:07
The Treatise of Love
Laura🌻 said:
Neville,
Thank you for sharing a ‘bit of history’ about the Anchoress.
A very interesting individual.
I share in her belief that in the end
‘ all will be well,\'
\'all manner of things shall be well\'
Laura🌻
August 31st, 2021 00:03
Laura🌻 said:
Neville,
Thank you for sharing a ‘bit of history’ about the Anchoress.
A very interesting individual.
I share in her belief that in the end
‘ all will be well,\'
\'all manner of things shall be well\'
Laura🌻
August 31st, 2021 00:03
The Treatise of Love
orchidee said:
Yep, all fine then.
Good names live on (including Julian here). Bad names may be remembered too, but they rot away.
And - You seen any \'e\'ermores\' about, or even \'ne\'ermores\'?
(do shut up now Orchi. lol.)
August 30th, 2021 09:32
orchidee said:
Yep, all fine then.
Good names live on (including Julian here). Bad names may be remembered too, but they rot away.
And - You seen any \'e\'ermores\' about, or even \'ne\'ermores\'?
(do shut up now Orchi. lol.)
August 30th, 2021 09:32
The Treatise of Love
Lorna said:
Oh such a horrifying time to be alive and thanks - I never knew of her till now - with plague and the Peasant Revolt I\'m not surprised she stayed in her cell. We can do the same for Covid and the aftermath of Trump. I thought I was dying too!
August 30th, 2021 07:57
Lorna said:
Oh such a horrifying time to be alive and thanks - I never knew of her till now - with plague and the Peasant Revolt I\'m not surprised she stayed in her cell. We can do the same for Covid and the aftermath of Trump. I thought I was dying too!
August 30th, 2021 07:57
The Treatise of Love
L. B. Mek said:
this write underlines my root argument
for not throwing out, everything connected
to those somewhat dubious theological belief avenues
when we individually or collectively, experience a loss of faith..
because, immensely Important
characters of our inherited history
that demonstrated humanity\'s capacity
for a humbly humanist, way of life
like: Julian of Norwich
or Catherine of Bologna
and more recently, Mother Teresa
are washed away, as is their legacy
and exemplary demonstration of selflessness..
so sometimes we have to ignore
all their zealotry of belief, to insure
that goodness of empathetic love
which manifested, as tangible lifelines
to so many lives, is celebrated
and the tradition of caring for the most needy
in our society, continues and Evolves..
and remember, this are just three names
from one fraction of a theological belief system
how many, widely differing religions are there
and how many individuals have performed heroic
self-sacrificing acts
of comprehensive wholesome goodness: unrewarded?
modernity can denounce religion\'s symbolic mysticism all it wants
but lets not lose
the essential - good, with the despairingly: abundant, bad...
(thanks for sharing, dear Poet
and offering me a platform
to argue my perspective on the negative elements
of discarding everything in our collective history
that\'s assumed as being \'complicated\' or \'problematic\'...!
lets keep some of the good when rightfully filtering out the bad
or else, we\'ll eventually forget
so many, who sacrificed themselves for goodness and charity
Heroically!)
and without their examples, who
are future generation\'s supposed to follow
self-obsessed opportunistically profiteering: celebrity\'s..?!
August 30th, 2021 06:33
L. B. Mek said:
this write underlines my root argument
for not throwing out, everything connected
to those somewhat dubious theological belief avenues
when we individually or collectively, experience a loss of faith..
because, immensely Important
characters of our inherited history
that demonstrated humanity\'s capacity
for a humbly humanist, way of life
like: Julian of Norwich
or Catherine of Bologna
and more recently, Mother Teresa
are washed away, as is their legacy
and exemplary demonstration of selflessness..
so sometimes we have to ignore
all their zealotry of belief, to insure
that goodness of empathetic love
which manifested, as tangible lifelines
to so many lives, is celebrated
and the tradition of caring for the most needy
in our society, continues and Evolves..
and remember, this are just three names
from one fraction of a theological belief system
how many, widely differing religions are there
and how many individuals have performed heroic
self-sacrificing acts
of comprehensive wholesome goodness: unrewarded?
modernity can denounce religion\'s symbolic mysticism all it wants
but lets not lose
the essential - good, with the despairingly: abundant, bad...
(thanks for sharing, dear Poet
and offering me a platform
to argue my perspective on the negative elements
of discarding everything in our collective history
that\'s assumed as being \'complicated\' or \'problematic\'...!
lets keep some of the good when rightfully filtering out the bad
or else, we\'ll eventually forget
so many, who sacrificed themselves for goodness and charity
Heroically!)
and without their examples, who
are future generation\'s supposed to follow
self-obsessed opportunistically profiteering: celebrity\'s..?!
August 30th, 2021 06:33
The Treatise of Love
Accidental Poet said:
OK N, you\'ve peaked my curiosity and I need to read up on this Juliann of Norwich. Awesome write. 👍
August 30th, 2021 05:09
Accidental Poet said:
OK N, you\'ve peaked my curiosity and I need to read up on this Juliann of Norwich. Awesome write. 👍
August 30th, 2021 05:09
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