Comments received on poems by Neville



Windfallen
orchidee said:

Cooeee, I\'m fairly early too! lol. Good write Neville.

November 19th, 2020 02:48

Windfallen
Goldfinch60 said:

The glory of Nature\'s wonder and bounty in your words Neville.

Andy

November 19th, 2020 02:13

Trench Life
Goldfinch60 said:

Very good words about an horrendous situation where so many innocents died, if only we had learned from that time.
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Andy

November 19th, 2020 01:20

Trench Life
Clara said:

This is such a cinematic portrayal of what we can only assume to be the horrific realities of war. You\'ve done a wonderful job with this. Very impactful.

November 18th, 2020 19:06

Trench Life
dusk arising said:

Madness isn\'t. And had they not been mown down by machine gun fire what mayhem had they been induced to afflict upon reaching enemy lines.

Other nations were motivated by bygone despots, dictators and kings..... they too mourn their losses.

And of course the innocents, victims of genocide and war.

All we need is love.

These thoughts produced by reading your moving piece. All the more moving for the beauty above in your quiet, still and starless night.

November 18th, 2020 09:43

Trench Life
orchidee said:

A fine write Neville.
Meanwhile - I remember it well, from The Boer Wars - I was in them, being very old!
I never took part though. I thought they were in Australia, so I headed there. Doh!

November 18th, 2020 05:54

Trench Life
Fay Slimm. said:

Razor-sharp versing of nightly horrors when war blocked all quiet - your ink paints scenes we should never forget of men whose lives or senses never returned again to a homeland. Shame on those conniving such sacrifice and thanks my friend for this needed reminder.

November 18th, 2020 05:28

Gone
L. B. Mek said:

I have always been intrigued by people\'s \'last words\' (or those claimed to be at least) and their self chosen epitaphs, you glean so much more understanding to the person they always wanted to be,
a revealing and brave write, much more refined and eloquent than my own \'Fare ye Well\' effort as well, lol

November 17th, 2020 03:31

A Hard Lesson Learned
L. B. Mek said:

so very true my friend!
Thomas Wayne:
\'And why do we fall, Bruce? So we can learn to pick ourselves up.\'

November 17th, 2020 03:23

Gone
Goldfinch60 said:

You will be remembered by loved ones but you cannot go yet, especially if you are like me, I still have too many people to upset yet! LOL.

Andy

November 17th, 2020 01:33

Gone
dusk arising said:

Really? Is there no way to get rid of you? just kidding.

I suppose this is thought we have when we know only too well that were the boot on the other foot.... there would be thoughts of them wherever our feet had shared a path, our bums a chair, our eyes a sight. Even places anew would be in the company of thoughts of them.
Very moving..



November 16th, 2020 16:08

Gone
Fay Slimm. said:

So moving these words of appeal to a special someone - -- gone only in presence lovers\' feelings need no form and can travel across skies, seas and deserts as the poem infers - -- a tenderly warming thought my friend................ x.

November 16th, 2020 15:43

Gone
orchidee said:

Aww, I will think of ya. I never knew ya was going anywhere. Where was ya gonna go? To the Co-op?! A tad expensive there, I find.

November 16th, 2020 15:03

A Hard Lesson Learned
Doggerel Dave said:

Nah - the preceding apostrophe meant to substitute For \'You\'re\' - an attempt to not be too formal.
Is it \'back\'? OK - the curse of short term memory loss.....Anyway no remission there - YOUR welcome was in turn very welcome also.
Squared away now?
Regards Dave

November 16th, 2020 05:02

A Hard Lesson Learned
Doggerel Dave said:

\'Welcome - though you didn\'t really need a contribution from an intruder like me; you\'ve obviously got your own fan base.

November 16th, 2020 03:43

A Hard Lesson Learned
Doggerel Dave said:

Copious use of stops....I\'d endorse that - it\'s something I use frequently although as a suffix mostly.
From the School of Hard Knocks you should gain admission to the University of Life from which, if you work it right, you never graduate - remain a perpetual student.
Dave



November 16th, 2020 03:28

A Hard Lesson Learned
Goldfinch60 said:

Those hard knocks give you experience and experience cannot be taught.

Andy

November 16th, 2020 01:01

A Hard Lesson Learned
Michael Edwards said:

A wise couplet - and it makes me ponder the difference between learned and learnt - I should know but now about to google it.

An edit to add that they are the same except learned is more common across the pond whilst the UK tends towards learnt - so, being a patriot, I shall use learnt from now on.

November 15th, 2020 10:45

A Hard Lesson Learned
Christina8 said:

So true indeed!! I wish I had a more well thought out review but I do very much agree with dusk arising....C

November 15th, 2020 10:01

A Hard Lesson Learned
Poetic Dan said:

Just like that it can hit! The lessons that you never forget, perfectly penned and sat with my darkness!

Always appreciated
With much peace and respect!

November 15th, 2020 09:37

A Hard Lesson Learned
Fay Slimm. said:

Lessons learned by this reader from your two short lines my perceptive friend. Hardest of times certainly starts us fighting for ways to beat life\'s painful knocks..........x

November 15th, 2020 08:49

A Hard Lesson Learned
orchidee said:

Yes, I banged me toe on the table leg. That was a hard knock!
C\'mon now, Orchi, get the real meaning of this! lol.

November 15th, 2020 08:11

A Hard Lesson Learned
dusk arising said:

I fell from a tree
where i had no place to be

The school of hard knocks has awarded me several diplomas. Rumour has it that i am approaching a lifetime achievement award.

Neville, today you give us two lines of such profound wisdom where many others may write twenty and miss the target by a mile.

Quality shines.

November 15th, 2020 07:43

Somewhere Between Trees
Suresh said:

- the fallen leaves, remind me of my life cycle, but at peace I am -----

Thank you for this journey

November 14th, 2020 06:56

Nevafar
MendedFences27 said:

Words \"lost on the wind,\" and yet \"come back to haunt,\" and inspire, but we know that the here and now is the only reality, yet we can dream can\'t we. How much of our reverie is filled with such moments? She may have \"drifted\" but the memory lingers. Too much time has passed for it to be anything more than a whimsical thought and a lovely poem. - Phil A.

November 13th, 2020 12:08

Somewhere Between Trees
Dove said:

Awe every road has its treasure
Every memory a golden nugget
May both be everlasting,

November 11th, 2020 19:12

Somewhere Between Trees
Christina8 said:

Beautiful write, neville!

November 10th, 2020 21:44

Somewhere Between Trees
L. B. Mek said:

intriguing concept and stylistically creative in execution,
pondering those what-if\'s we\'ve all yearned to answer at one point or another,
an innovative meditation, on a timeless topic

November 10th, 2020 04:20

Somewhere Between Trees
Goldfinch60 said:

Our paths of life can compare with the paths of nature and that is why I compare my golden moments with the wonder of Autumn, the most golden time of the year.

Andy

November 10th, 2020 01:26

Somewhere Between Trees
MendedFences27 said:

Trees, begin to blossom in Springtime, flourish in Summer, shed their adornments in Autumn, and bear the weight of snow in Winter. A life lived \"between trees\" can follow this same path of development.
Your poem reads like a fallen leaf, something shed to prepare for the colder season. There is a lot of symbolism in trees and leaves, and now, in the pathways beneath them. I sensed a lot of emotion in this poem. as though of a life changing. Life\'s \" Point A and B\" which we all follow often is strewn with too many \"leaves.\" - Phil A

November 9th, 2020 14:49



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