Comments received on poems by BRIAN & ANGELA
JOAN HUNTER DUNN ~ JOHN BETJEMAN (1941)
Laura🌻 said:
Mio Caro Amico BRIAN,
Un bel regalo di poesia!
A beautiful gift of a write!
Loved it! Definitely another
poet’s name for my reading
list! That’s a great pic!
Thank you! Grazie!
~Laura~
June 6th, 2018 16:44
Laura🌻 said:
Mio Caro Amico BRIAN,
Un bel regalo di poesia!
A beautiful gift of a write!
Loved it! Definitely another
poet’s name for my reading
list! That’s a great pic!
Thank you! Grazie!
~Laura~
June 6th, 2018 16:44
JOAN HUNTER DUNN ~ JOHN BETJEMAN (1941)
Fay Slimm. said:
Ah - - one of my all time favs of John Betjeman\'s talent for writing fun-poetry is this cleverly rhymed ode to a favoured young lady. I have often read this out loud just for the perfection of tone and metre. Thanks for sharing it Brian and all the best for your lecture this evening.
June 6th, 2018 10:47
Fay Slimm. said:
Ah - - one of my all time favs of John Betjeman\'s talent for writing fun-poetry is this cleverly rhymed ode to a favoured young lady. I have often read this out loud just for the perfection of tone and metre. Thanks for sharing it Brian and all the best for your lecture this evening.
June 6th, 2018 10:47
JOAN HUNTER DUNN ~ JOHN BETJEMAN (1941)
Michael Edwards said:
Oh yes - and I\'ve walked past that statue many times - it\'s become an old friend.
June 6th, 2018 04:15
Michael Edwards said:
Oh yes - and I\'ve walked past that statue many times - it\'s become an old friend.
June 6th, 2018 04:15
JOAN HUNTER DUNN ~ JOHN BETJEMAN (1941)
Michael Edwards said:
One of my favourite poets as well. Whren I read his work I can hear his voice - I have an anthology of his works on disc which I often put on in the studio. Just one comment to make - whilst he was excellent his work is nearly all in the same vein - I wish he had explored different form more often.
June 6th, 2018 04:13
Michael Edwards said:
One of my favourite poets as well. Whren I read his work I can hear his voice - I have an anthology of his works on disc which I often put on in the studio. Just one comment to make - whilst he was excellent his work is nearly all in the same vein - I wish he had explored different form more often.
June 6th, 2018 04:13
JOAN HUNTER DUNN ~ JOHN BETJEMAN (1941)
orchidee said:
A fine write Brian. I wondered what he was doing at that station. I thought he had been waiting hours for a train, until I realised it was a statue! (??? lol).
June 6th, 2018 02:57
orchidee said:
A fine write Brian. I wondered what he was doing at that station. I thought he had been waiting hours for a train, until I realised it was a statue! (??? lol).
June 6th, 2018 02:57
JOAN HUNTER DUNN ~ JOHN BETJEMAN (1941)
Goldfinch60 said:
John Betjeman is my favourite poet.
A few years ago I was given a challenge to write a poem with only twenty words with a literary inspiration, this is what I wrote:
At last I was married
To Miss Joan Hunter Dunn.
And a little while later
She bore us a son.
Check the spelling of Betjeman it is spelt in three different ways on your write, the one in the penultimate line is the correct spelling
June 6th, 2018 02:24
Goldfinch60 said:
John Betjeman is my favourite poet.
A few years ago I was given a challenge to write a poem with only twenty words with a literary inspiration, this is what I wrote:
At last I was married
To Miss Joan Hunter Dunn.
And a little while later
She bore us a son.
Check the spelling of Betjeman it is spelt in three different ways on your write, the one in the penultimate line is the correct spelling
June 6th, 2018 02:24
COCKNEY RHYMING SLANG ~ A RESPONSE !
Goldfinch60 said:
I was brought up in the Medway Towns in Kent and now here in the Midlands people say I have a cockney accent.
June 6th, 2018 00:33
Goldfinch60 said:
I was brought up in the Medway Towns in Kent and now here in the Midlands people say I have a cockney accent.
June 6th, 2018 00:33
COCKNEY RHYMING SLANG ~ A RESPONSE !
Jane Frye said:
Fun! There is a little town in Northern California called Boonville. When I was a child, the town\'s people had their own word system for similar reasons. The language was called, \"Boontling\".
June 5th, 2018 19:13
Jane Frye said:
Fun! There is a little town in Northern California called Boonville. When I was a child, the town\'s people had their own word system for similar reasons. The language was called, \"Boontling\".
June 5th, 2018 19:13
COCKNEY RHYMING SLANG ~ A RESPONSE !
Christina8 said:
This write is very interesting, I never knew about this. Thanks for sharing! I love it when you teach me something new! Sister Christina
June 5th, 2018 17:26
Christina8 said:
This write is very interesting, I never knew about this. Thanks for sharing! I love it when you teach me something new! Sister Christina
June 5th, 2018 17:26
COCKNEY RHYMING SLANG ~ A RESPONSE !
Fay Slimm. said:
A very rich and clever language is Cockney-speak Brian and thanks for the amusing examples you gave in this tale of rhyming for the reason of hiding what traders were saying in the days back when. A good video too.
June 5th, 2018 15:52
Fay Slimm. said:
A very rich and clever language is Cockney-speak Brian and thanks for the amusing examples you gave in this tale of rhyming for the reason of hiding what traders were saying in the days back when. A good video too.
June 5th, 2018 15:52
COCKNEY RHYMING SLANG ~ A RESPONSE !
Michael Edwards said:
Brill stuff Brian - actually enjoyed the video even though it was by a non-cockney - an American at that - but why not?
June 5th, 2018 12:34
Michael Edwards said:
Brill stuff Brian - actually enjoyed the video even though it was by a non-cockney - an American at that - but why not?
June 5th, 2018 12:34
COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS !
FineB said:
Thank you Brian.
I really enjoyed that. A beautiful poem.
Keep writing
FineB
June 5th, 2018 07:23
FineB said:
Thank you Brian.
I really enjoyed that. A beautiful poem.
Keep writing
FineB
June 5th, 2018 07:23
COCKNEY RHYMING SLANG ~ A RESPONSE !
orchidee said:
Ohh, not heard that lesson in church before! heehee.
June 5th, 2018 03:07
orchidee said:
Ohh, not heard that lesson in church before! heehee.
June 5th, 2018 03:07
COCKNEY RHYMING SLANG ~ A RESPONSE !
Laura🌻 said:
Mio Caro Amico BRIAN,
Grazie per la lezione!
Thank you for the lesson!
I truly enjoyed it as I did Michael’s!
My husband and I were hysterical as I tried to read them with an Italian-American accent! Too funny!🤣🤣
Abbracci e Baci per te ed Angela...
~Laura~
June 5th, 2018 02:48
Laura🌻 said:
Mio Caro Amico BRIAN,
Grazie per la lezione!
Thank you for the lesson!
I truly enjoyed it as I did Michael’s!
My husband and I were hysterical as I tried to read them with an Italian-American accent! Too funny!🤣🤣
Abbracci e Baci per te ed Angela...
~Laura~
June 5th, 2018 02:48
COCKNEY RHYMING SLANG ~ A RESPONSE !
HangingbyaHalo said:
Very clever Brian, I enjoyed this
June 5th, 2018 02:46
HangingbyaHalo said:
Very clever Brian, I enjoyed this
June 5th, 2018 02:46
CARING FOR OTHERS !
Laura🌻 said:
Mio Caro Amico BRIAN,
Hai scritto una poesia piena di verità !
An honest and poignant write! My dad never believed in credit cards! Before he’d buy anything, he made sure he had the money to pay for it! I’m the same! The only reason why I have two credit cards is because there are things you can only purchase or rent with credit cards!
My son, on the other hand, had to learn the hard way of abusing the use of credit cards! It was a difficult lesson...but he learned his lesson! I’m proud to say that the entire family helps the less fortunate!
Abbracci e Baci per te ed Angela...
~Laura~
June 4th, 2018 20:15
Laura🌻 said:
Mio Caro Amico BRIAN,
Hai scritto una poesia piena di verità !
An honest and poignant write! My dad never believed in credit cards! Before he’d buy anything, he made sure he had the money to pay for it! I’m the same! The only reason why I have two credit cards is because there are things you can only purchase or rent with credit cards!
My son, on the other hand, had to learn the hard way of abusing the use of credit cards! It was a difficult lesson...but he learned his lesson! I’m proud to say that the entire family helps the less fortunate!
Abbracci e Baci per te ed Angela...
~Laura~
June 4th, 2018 20:15
CARING FOR OTHERS !
FineB said:
Thanks Brian for this poignant and evocative poem so relevant to today\'s world.
Why is it when some people are rich they are still unhappy?
Keep writing
FineB
June 4th, 2018 13:50
FineB said:
Thanks Brian for this poignant and evocative poem so relevant to today\'s world.
Why is it when some people are rich they are still unhappy?
Keep writing
FineB
June 4th, 2018 13:50
CITY OF AUCKLAND ~ ANGELA de SANTOS
FineB said:
Thanks Brian.
What a great poem. I have been to New Zealand a couple of years ago and loved it.
Thsnk you for this beautiful tribute and Iove the pictures too.
Keep writing
FineB
June 4th, 2018 13:45
FineB said:
Thanks Brian.
What a great poem. I have been to New Zealand a couple of years ago and loved it.
Thsnk you for this beautiful tribute and Iove the pictures too.
Keep writing
FineB
June 4th, 2018 13:45
CARING FOR OTHERS !
BRIAN & ANGELA said:
Thanks for caring FAY ~ I knew this timely message would resonate with you. Debt among the affluent is very sad because it means that despite \"having everything\" they have no surplus to share with those much much less fortunate. Some of my extended Family work with a Mission in LESOTHO on of the Poorest Countries in Africa. They have very little ~ but value what they have and are happier and more content ~ than many of us in the Affluent West. Yours as always ~ BRIAN
June 4th, 2018 13:25
BRIAN & ANGELA said:
Thanks for caring FAY ~ I knew this timely message would resonate with you. Debt among the affluent is very sad because it means that despite \"having everything\" they have no surplus to share with those much much less fortunate. Some of my extended Family work with a Mission in LESOTHO on of the Poorest Countries in Africa. They have very little ~ but value what they have and are happier and more content ~ than many of us in the Affluent West. Yours as always ~ BRIAN
June 4th, 2018 13:25
CARING FOR OTHERS !
Fay Slimm. said:
Wise words of advice in that final stanza of needed reminders of how much and how many need our care and our help. Living as simply as income reveals means we can put aside something to benefit others whom poverty weakens. A powerful read Brian.
June 4th, 2018 11:50
Fay Slimm. said:
Wise words of advice in that final stanza of needed reminders of how much and how many need our care and our help. Living as simply as income reveals means we can put aside something to benefit others whom poverty weakens. A powerful read Brian.
June 4th, 2018 11:50
CARING FOR OTHERS !
Michael Edwards said:
Sadly we are in a \'me\' culture not only when it comes to caring but also in simple manners - I see it all the time when out and about.
June 4th, 2018 04:58
Michael Edwards said:
Sadly we are in a \'me\' culture not only when it comes to caring but also in simple manners - I see it all the time when out and about.
June 4th, 2018 04:58
CARING FOR OTHERS !
Goldfinch60 said:
The earth can provide for all but those in power do not want to see this.
June 4th, 2018 02:43
Goldfinch60 said:
The earth can provide for all but those in power do not want to see this.
June 4th, 2018 02:43
CARING FOR OTHERS !
orchidee said:
We aim to help hopefully, even where we cannot be there in person., but some are all caught up in themselves. The \'they\' or \'other people\' who we may not know who they are exactly.
June 4th, 2018 02:38
orchidee said:
We aim to help hopefully, even where we cannot be there in person., but some are all caught up in themselves. The \'they\' or \'other people\' who we may not know who they are exactly.
June 4th, 2018 02:38
COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS !
Christina8 said:
I am not as lucky as you on some things, but I can come up with ten things~I have children to be thankful for too! Great write--Sister Christina
June 3rd, 2018 20:40
Christina8 said:
I am not as lucky as you on some things, but I can come up with ten things~I have children to be thankful for too! Great write--Sister Christina
June 3rd, 2018 20:40
WALES ~ LAND OF MY FATHER ! An Acrostic Sonnet
Jo March said:
Hello Brian, it\'s a wonderful poem... I really enjoyed it. Such a lovely acrostic sonnet. I really got a taste of the beauty of Wales through your poem. I think that climbing a mountain as a child is one of the best childhood experiences. It\'s beautiful. ~ Jo
June 3rd, 2018 17:23
Jo March said:
Hello Brian, it\'s a wonderful poem... I really enjoyed it. Such a lovely acrostic sonnet. I really got a taste of the beauty of Wales through your poem. I think that climbing a mountain as a child is one of the best childhood experiences. It\'s beautiful. ~ Jo
June 3rd, 2018 17:23
COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS !
Michael Edwards said:
And I count mine - fine write Brian.
June 3rd, 2018 10:38
Michael Edwards said:
And I count mine - fine write Brian.
June 3rd, 2018 10:38
COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS !
Goldfinch60 said:
I count them every day, each day is special, each moment a blessing.
June 3rd, 2018 01:32
Goldfinch60 said:
I count them every day, each day is special, each moment a blessing.
June 3rd, 2018 01:32
COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS !
orchidee said:
A fine write Brian. A (very old?) hymn with same title? I first sang it at Sunday School in my pre-school days. 5 million years ago that was! lol.
June 3rd, 2018 01:28
orchidee said:
A fine write Brian. A (very old?) hymn with same title? I first sang it at Sunday School in my pre-school days. 5 million years ago that was! lol.
June 3rd, 2018 01:28
WALES ~ LAND OF MY FATHER ! An Acrostic Sonnet
Goldfinch60 said:
Good write Brian, Wales is a great place to visit, so I am told.
I used to have a friend who was a tanker driver and he always said that the best thing about Wales was the M4 Bridge coming out!
June 3rd, 2018 00:21
Goldfinch60 said:
Good write Brian, Wales is a great place to visit, so I am told.
I used to have a friend who was a tanker driver and he always said that the best thing about Wales was the M4 Bridge coming out!
June 3rd, 2018 00:21
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