Comments received on poems by Neville
Medlar to Blet
MendedFences27 said:
Well, I\'m now much more informed today than yesterday, when I didn\'t know what a medlar and bletting were. Research left me wondering what they would taste like. I read of everything from applesauce to caramel. I asked my wife if she\'d ever heard of them and she said, \"No,\" I explained to her about bletting, and she threatened to hang me from a tree and let me slowly weep. Doesn\'t sound too promising for any medlar jams or jellies. So, thank you for the exposure to medlars, I am now a wiser man. - Phil A.
October 27th, 2024 11:47
MendedFences27 said:
Well, I\'m now much more informed today than yesterday, when I didn\'t know what a medlar and bletting were. Research left me wondering what they would taste like. I read of everything from applesauce to caramel. I asked my wife if she\'d ever heard of them and she said, \"No,\" I explained to her about bletting, and she threatened to hang me from a tree and let me slowly weep. Doesn\'t sound too promising for any medlar jams or jellies. So, thank you for the exposure to medlars, I am now a wiser man. - Phil A.
October 27th, 2024 11:47
Medlar to Blet
orchidee said:
I\'ve not the foggiest idea of this fruit - something about dog\'s backside in the comments..... Doh!
Good write N.
October 27th, 2024 09:30
orchidee said:
I\'ve not the foggiest idea of this fruit - something about dog\'s backside in the comments..... Doh!
Good write N.
October 27th, 2024 09:30
Medlar to Blet
Ezekiel Olayemi said:
A captivating poem sir ... Speak much volume to those that understand 👏
October 27th, 2024 07:49
Ezekiel Olayemi said:
A captivating poem sir ... Speak much volume to those that understand 👏
October 27th, 2024 07:49
Medlar to Blet
Doggerel Dave said:
Medlar, is a large shrub or small tree in the rose family Rosaceae; Blet, ‘a state of softness or decay in certain fruits, such as the medlar, brought about by overripening’. (getting there…) Fell down at Coptic jar, as I ain’t going to break into any glass case in some museum…..
October 27th, 2024 06:58
Doggerel Dave said:
Medlar, is a large shrub or small tree in the rose family Rosaceae; Blet, ‘a state of softness or decay in certain fruits, such as the medlar, brought about by overripening’. (getting there…) Fell down at Coptic jar, as I ain’t going to break into any glass case in some museum…..
October 27th, 2024 06:58
Medlar to Blet
Cheeky Missy said:
This is too charming and so sweetly rendered, I could hug myself after the pretty indulgence. Thank you so very much for sharing!
October 27th, 2024 06:15
Cheeky Missy said:
This is too charming and so sweetly rendered, I could hug myself after the pretty indulgence. Thank you so very much for sharing!
October 27th, 2024 06:15
Medlar to Blet
sorenbarrett said:
There is an unexplicable element about this poem that feels like it has been hanging on that tree ripening and it weeps droping metaphoric tears. This water gives life to the poem. The water that is at first murky becomes clearer with time. Sweets for the children. Loved this poem Neville wished I had thought ot it.
October 27th, 2024 05:31
sorenbarrett said:
There is an unexplicable element about this poem that feels like it has been hanging on that tree ripening and it weeps droping metaphoric tears. This water gives life to the poem. The water that is at first murky becomes clearer with time. Sweets for the children. Loved this poem Neville wished I had thought ot it.
October 27th, 2024 05:31
Medlar to Blet
arqios said:
The image of the Coptic jar burns brightly into the ‘after image’ of the poem; always preparing and always ready!
October 27th, 2024 05:16
arqios said:
The image of the Coptic jar burns brightly into the ‘after image’ of the poem; always preparing and always ready!
October 27th, 2024 05:16
Halfway to Hanoi
Goldfinch60 said:
Love can come i so many ways Neville.
Andy
October 27th, 2024 02:44
Goldfinch60 said:
Love can come i so many ways Neville.
Andy
October 27th, 2024 02:44
Halfway to Hanoi
Thad Wilk said:
A thought provoking,
melancholy
and heart rendering
poem and story,
awesome
presentation my friend!! 🏅
My pleasure to read indeed!!
Best regards ✌️ Thad
October 26th, 2024 20:13
Thad Wilk said:
A thought provoking,
melancholy
and heart rendering
poem and story,
awesome
presentation my friend!! 🏅
My pleasure to read indeed!!
Best regards ✌️ Thad
October 26th, 2024 20:13
Halfway to Hanoi
MendedFences27 said:
A chance encounter interrupted by a man-made firebomb. A journey that culminates in an ending. Your story rings of truth and validity, it is brutal honesty, no sugar coating, based on experience I assume. A stark telling of a true tale. I enjoyed the surprise ending. - Phil A.
October 26th, 2024 17:25
MendedFences27 said:
A chance encounter interrupted by a man-made firebomb. A journey that culminates in an ending. Your story rings of truth and validity, it is brutal honesty, no sugar coating, based on experience I assume. A stark telling of a true tale. I enjoyed the surprise ending. - Phil A.
October 26th, 2024 17:25
Halfway to Hanoi
Doggerel Dave said:
From the responses above, I think I won’t stick around to add to the confusion and not contemplate those big blue mascaraed eyelashes and self-harm either, Neville.
Nothing wrong of itself with not being about love – each to their own……
October 26th, 2024 17:10
Doggerel Dave said:
From the responses above, I think I won’t stick around to add to the confusion and not contemplate those big blue mascaraed eyelashes and self-harm either, Neville.
Nothing wrong of itself with not being about love – each to their own……
October 26th, 2024 17:10
Halfway to Hanoi
orchidee said:
Good write N. I was more parochial (local) with my poem \'Halfway to the Co-op!\' lol.
October 26th, 2024 11:07
orchidee said:
Good write N. I was more parochial (local) with my poem \'Halfway to the Co-op!\' lol.
October 26th, 2024 11:07
Halfway to Hanoi
Parisab said:
Honest and exploitative-not fluffy- with a dash of regret? Thank you for bringing reality to your stories, Nev…
October 26th, 2024 10:26
Parisab said:
Honest and exploitative-not fluffy- with a dash of regret? Thank you for bringing reality to your stories, Nev…
October 26th, 2024 10:26
Halfway to Hanoi
sorenbarrett said:
Once again you provoke the thoughts of the reader, or maybe I am just dense (totally possible... probable). A holocaust of thoughts that on an individual level is life with a borderline personality that finds no joy in life vacilating in energy filled withj feelings of shame living in a living hell of their own and creating the same for others. Often self abusive the question is whether the last reference to napalm is a metaphor for the personality or a reference to an actual holocaust. Very nice Neville
October 26th, 2024 09:00
sorenbarrett said:
Once again you provoke the thoughts of the reader, or maybe I am just dense (totally possible... probable). A holocaust of thoughts that on an individual level is life with a borderline personality that finds no joy in life vacilating in energy filled withj feelings of shame living in a living hell of their own and creating the same for others. Often self abusive the question is whether the last reference to napalm is a metaphor for the personality or a reference to an actual holocaust. Very nice Neville
October 26th, 2024 09:00
Halfway to Hanoi
arqios said:
Sometimes we get stuck into it and other times we’re just plain stuck!
October 26th, 2024 08:08
arqios said:
Sometimes we get stuck into it and other times we’re just plain stuck!
October 26th, 2024 08:08
Halfway to Hanoi
Cheeky Missy said:
Hmm, and thus begins the latest new chapter of Last Train from Canton. As steamy and passionate as eager hearts wanted, ah, how excellently rendered with appropriate imagery and such a taunting poignancy, don\'t ask us where we found ourselves after the indulgence. Lovely. Thank you for sharing.
October 26th, 2024 07:49
Cheeky Missy said:
Hmm, and thus begins the latest new chapter of Last Train from Canton. As steamy and passionate as eager hearts wanted, ah, how excellently rendered with appropriate imagery and such a taunting poignancy, don\'t ask us where we found ourselves after the indulgence. Lovely. Thank you for sharing.
October 26th, 2024 07:49
Bemused to Death
Thad Wilk said:
Great read,
I know the feeling too! 😕
My muse has done
walkabouts on me too,
quite a few!! 🤔
Thanks for sharing my friend!!👍
Best regards ✌️ Thad
October 25th, 2024 22:02
Thad Wilk said:
Great read,
I know the feeling too! 😕
My muse has done
walkabouts on me too,
quite a few!! 🤔
Thanks for sharing my friend!!👍
Best regards ✌️ Thad
October 25th, 2024 22:02
Bemused to Death
Dove said:
Luckily I have not lost my muse...May the Thaw be with you.
Best Wishes...
October 25th, 2024 18:59
Dove said:
Luckily I have not lost my muse...May the Thaw be with you.
Best Wishes...
October 25th, 2024 18:59
Clocked
Dove said:
Tick Tock... I never take time for granted. Did you shake her a bit, to check her status.... ever gently of course. God bless her demise. Hope you weren\'t Ticked Off. 🎃🎃🎃😎
October 25th, 2024 18:54
Dove said:
Tick Tock... I never take time for granted. Did you shake her a bit, to check her status.... ever gently of course. God bless her demise. Hope you weren\'t Ticked Off. 🎃🎃🎃😎
October 25th, 2024 18:54
Inaudible Sounds
Dove said:
Might it be like a scarecrow, stuffed with hay...
Then the wind blows and its stuffing blows away
it hangs on to the inaudible sound in the dust
Says to himself, I feel this predicament is a bust
...Quite profound dear Neville.. Happy Halloween
October 25th, 2024 18:47
Dove said:
Might it be like a scarecrow, stuffed with hay...
Then the wind blows and its stuffing blows away
it hangs on to the inaudible sound in the dust
Says to himself, I feel this predicament is a bust
...Quite profound dear Neville.. Happy Halloween
October 25th, 2024 18:47
Inaudible Sounds
Thad Wilk said:
A captivating and
thought provoking write..🤔
Those series of inaudible
sounds would give
one a fright! 😳
Thanks for sharing great read!! 👍
Best regards ✌️ Thad
October 25th, 2024 17:19
Thad Wilk said:
A captivating and
thought provoking write..🤔
Those series of inaudible
sounds would give
one a fright! 😳
Thanks for sharing great read!! 👍
Best regards ✌️ Thad
October 25th, 2024 17:19
Inaudible Sounds
MendedFences27 said:
Sound is always present except in a vacuum. Yet even there, your ears would detect something. It is the sound of silence. It\'s like background noise for your brain. It\'s most likely of a high frequency. When, or if, it becomes audible and nothing is there, it could be tinnitus. Sorry for being so technical, but it was just my first reaction to your poem. - Phil A.
October 25th, 2024 13:00
MendedFences27 said:
Sound is always present except in a vacuum. Yet even there, your ears would detect something. It is the sound of silence. It\'s like background noise for your brain. It\'s most likely of a high frequency. When, or if, it becomes audible and nothing is there, it could be tinnitus. Sorry for being so technical, but it was just my first reaction to your poem. - Phil A.
October 25th, 2024 13:00
Inaudible Sounds
arqios said:
Inaudible reminds me of the range at which canines hear what we don’t; a bit random in relation to this poem, but perhaps some connection can be surmised.
October 25th, 2024 07:51
arqios said:
Inaudible reminds me of the range at which canines hear what we don’t; a bit random in relation to this poem, but perhaps some connection can be surmised.
October 25th, 2024 07:51
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