Comments received on poems by FrasMac
Ode to my Grumpy Wife
Doggerel Dave said:
How language and attitudes with it change with the years. The well known \"England expects that every man will do his duty”, has evolved down south I’m sure. Women’s role in public affairs has changed ever since Margaret Thatcher. Could it not be that north of the border no such evolution has occurred, and it has always been man’s role to, having given due consideration to the best information available at the time, provide it freely in moments of need?
September 21st, 2026 20:00
Doggerel Dave said:
How language and attitudes with it change with the years. The well known \"England expects that every man will do his duty”, has evolved down south I’m sure. Women’s role in public affairs has changed ever since Margaret Thatcher. Could it not be that north of the border no such evolution has occurred, and it has always been man’s role to, having given due consideration to the best information available at the time, provide it freely in moments of need?
September 21st, 2026 20:00
Ode to my Grumpy Wife
Cheeky Missy said:
I like this one. Sounds like you married a very useful bitch. Beautifully rendered with excellent imagery and a haunting poignancy which is balanced off by a jaunty sense of humor. Thank you for sharing.
September 21st, 2026 18:57
Cheeky Missy said:
I like this one. Sounds like you married a very useful bitch. Beautifully rendered with excellent imagery and a haunting poignancy which is balanced off by a jaunty sense of humor. Thank you for sharing.
September 21st, 2026 18:57
Ode to my Grumpy Wife
sorenbarrett said:
This sounds all to much familiar for comfort. I was told that it all has to do with expectations I expected to have a comfortable life and she expected me not to. A fun read my friend and worth a fave.
September 21st, 2026 12:09
sorenbarrett said:
This sounds all to much familiar for comfort. I was told that it all has to do with expectations I expected to have a comfortable life and she expected me not to. A fun read my friend and worth a fave.
September 21st, 2026 12:09
Faking it.
arqios said:
Got most of it. Still need to get more familiar. Gone ask me mate Rabbie🙏🏻🕊️
September 20th, 2026 06:45
arqios said:
Got most of it. Still need to get more familiar. Gone ask me mate Rabbie🙏🏻🕊️
September 20th, 2026 06:45
Faking it.
sorenbarrett said:
Could follow most all of it although there were a few rough spots. I have written poems with regional accents or at least individual colloquialisms and so true the difficulty is in the reader\'s understanding. Many took if for my ignorance in spelling. I loved this one but then I like the sound of a Scottish brogue
September 20th, 2026 04:20
sorenbarrett said:
Could follow most all of it although there were a few rough spots. I have written poems with regional accents or at least individual colloquialisms and so true the difficulty is in the reader\'s understanding. Many took if for my ignorance in spelling. I loved this one but then I like the sound of a Scottish brogue
September 20th, 2026 04:20
Faking it.
Doggerel Dave said:
No so well noo… if yer won’t stick yer famous middle digit up yer southern neighbour, and declare independence, then at least learn to speak bleed‘in proper English…
September 20th, 2026 03:35
Doggerel Dave said:
No so well noo… if yer won’t stick yer famous middle digit up yer southern neighbour, and declare independence, then at least learn to speak bleed‘in proper English…
September 20th, 2026 03:35
My middle finger
Doggerel Dave said:
Depends the level of grandiosity and incoherence the whole hand provides. The middle finger may be the only digit which grasps a smidgin of truth compared with the others and their accompanying heavy controlling palm.
A smooth ride as I cheered the middle finger on. Thoroughly enjoyed, never mind the conclusion.
September 15th, 2026 17:51
Doggerel Dave said:
Depends the level of grandiosity and incoherence the whole hand provides. The middle finger may be the only digit which grasps a smidgin of truth compared with the others and their accompanying heavy controlling palm.
A smooth ride as I cheered the middle finger on. Thoroughly enjoyed, never mind the conclusion.
September 15th, 2026 17:51
My middle finger
sorenbarrett said:
I love protest poems and this is a good one. There are other gestures as well but to explain them hard as hell. A hand in fist raised straight in the air brought down emphatically the other forearm kissed sharp and square. The tongue works for some or just show your bum when its bare. Excuse the rant but couldn\'t help it. Loved it my friend.
September 15th, 2026 13:38
sorenbarrett said:
I love protest poems and this is a good one. There are other gestures as well but to explain them hard as hell. A hand in fist raised straight in the air brought down emphatically the other forearm kissed sharp and square. The tongue works for some or just show your bum when its bare. Excuse the rant but couldn\'t help it. Loved it my friend.
September 15th, 2026 13:38
The real Rabbie
Doggerel Dave said:
From your accompanying comments it is pretty obvious that the laughter in the face of adversity did not die, and if he should turn up in similar fun verse, I shall be pleased to welcome him.
September 14th, 2026 18:32
Doggerel Dave said:
From your accompanying comments it is pretty obvious that the laughter in the face of adversity did not die, and if he should turn up in similar fun verse, I shall be pleased to welcome him.
September 14th, 2026 18:32
The real Rabbie
arqios said:
Good to have friends that take us to high places! 🙏🏻🕊️
September 14th, 2026 07:29
arqios said:
Good to have friends that take us to high places! 🙏🏻🕊️
September 14th, 2026 07:29
The real Rabbie
sorenbarrett said:
This write is sweet mother earth from which all life grows. Dirt plane and gritty but the foundation of all else. It has a mischievous but at the same time child innocence to it that warms the heart. Nicely told in short metered lines that warm the heart lined in memories. Well done a fave
September 14th, 2026 04:09
sorenbarrett said:
This write is sweet mother earth from which all life grows. Dirt plane and gritty but the foundation of all else. It has a mischievous but at the same time child innocence to it that warms the heart. Nicely told in short metered lines that warm the heart lined in memories. Well done a fave
September 14th, 2026 04:09
The Poor Boy Inside
Doggerel Dave said:
When the realization dawned that the world was not a safe, just place and the boy installed himself, there was little I managed to do; he was apparently there permanently. Possible to seek diversions, some of them quite fun at the time; further I quite enjoy occasionally the pursuit of ignorance and stupidity to a kind of victory, particularly if it involves Authority.
The little boy still wakes up sometimes…
September 13th, 2026 17:37
Doggerel Dave said:
When the realization dawned that the world was not a safe, just place and the boy installed himself, there was little I managed to do; he was apparently there permanently. Possible to seek diversions, some of them quite fun at the time; further I quite enjoy occasionally the pursuit of ignorance and stupidity to a kind of victory, particularly if it involves Authority.
The little boy still wakes up sometimes…
September 13th, 2026 17:37
The Poor Boy Inside
sorenbarrett said:
Life wears down our polish scuffing us up a bit. It is this uniqueness that makes us who we are and gives a familiar grip to those that know us. A good read my friend.
September 13th, 2026 04:21
sorenbarrett said:
Life wears down our polish scuffing us up a bit. It is this uniqueness that makes us who we are and gives a familiar grip to those that know us. A good read my friend.
September 13th, 2026 04:21
Displacement
Doggerel Dave said:
Yes, quietly for me, I think. I have impinged on so few people\'s lives I hope, that the transition will be smooth and uncomplicated...
Message recieved comfortably.
September 12th, 2026 19:59
Doggerel Dave said:
Yes, quietly for me, I think. I have impinged on so few people\'s lives I hope, that the transition will be smooth and uncomplicated...
Message recieved comfortably.
September 12th, 2026 19:59
Displacement
arqios said:
… “like a hand from water”, just exquisite! 🙏🏻🕊️👍🏻
September 12th, 2026 08:51
arqios said:
… “like a hand from water”, just exquisite! 🙏🏻🕊️👍🏻
September 12th, 2026 08:51
Displacement
sorenbarrett said:
Going without a fuss is my view as well but no matter how hard we try to take the hand from the water peacefully it still drips. Nice one
September 12th, 2026 08:16
sorenbarrett said:
Going without a fuss is my view as well but no matter how hard we try to take the hand from the water peacefully it still drips. Nice one
September 12th, 2026 08:16
The Green Man
Doggerel Dave said:
Spring arrived when the Green Man cast his spell, and fertility was assured.
I enjoyed the simplicity of the tale.
July 29th, 2026 01:37
Doggerel Dave said:
Spring arrived when the Green Man cast his spell, and fertility was assured.
I enjoyed the simplicity of the tale.
July 29th, 2026 01:37
The Green Man
Cheeky Missy said:
How very lovely! What a charming illustration of that season known for ages as the time for love and courtship. How beautifully rendered with excellent imagery and a delicacy which befits the same, its poignancy like a butterfly, waltzing. Thank you very much for sharing.
July 28th, 2026 16:44
Cheeky Missy said:
How very lovely! What a charming illustration of that season known for ages as the time for love and courtship. How beautifully rendered with excellent imagery and a delicacy which befits the same, its poignancy like a butterfly, waltzing. Thank you very much for sharing.
July 28th, 2026 16:44
The Green Man
arqios said:
Nice. Brought me to visions of Green Peace and Marvin the Martian. But that’s just me 🙏🏻🕊️
July 28th, 2026 15:49
arqios said:
Nice. Brought me to visions of Green Peace and Marvin the Martian. But that’s just me 🙏🏻🕊️
July 28th, 2026 15:49
The Green Man
sorenbarrett said:
A lovely myth told so nicely with a most enthralling ending to each phrase an ing adjective to each. Well done and a fave
July 28th, 2026 13:45
sorenbarrett said:
A lovely myth told so nicely with a most enthralling ending to each phrase an ing adjective to each. Well done and a fave
July 28th, 2026 13:45
The train home
Cheeky Missy said:
Absolutely gorgeous. Oh how I love it! How you managed to cull the countryside in a twinkling yet so very beautifully, I dunno. But the emphasis is clear, the contrast stark and striking, the refreshment lively and too real. Thank you so very much for sharing.
July 24th, 2026 19:01
Cheeky Missy said:
Absolutely gorgeous. Oh how I love it! How you managed to cull the countryside in a twinkling yet so very beautifully, I dunno. But the emphasis is clear, the contrast stark and striking, the refreshment lively and too real. Thank you so very much for sharing.
July 24th, 2026 19:01
The train home
arqios said:
An excellent prize indeed. Brought me back to the film “bus hero” that although is in a different register was big on the journey and its reward and compelling nature. 🙏🏻🕊️
July 24th, 2026 18:04
arqios said:
An excellent prize indeed. Brought me back to the film “bus hero” that although is in a different register was big on the journey and its reward and compelling nature. 🙏🏻🕊️
July 24th, 2026 18:04
The train home
Doggerel Dave said:
The rural idyll after the big smoke. Enjoyed the train ride very much; grateful for the industry and mechanisation which created it - though I doubt the folks which witnessed its introduction felt the same way.
Good journey; thanks for the write.
July 24th, 2026 15:41
Doggerel Dave said:
The rural idyll after the big smoke. Enjoyed the train ride very much; grateful for the industry and mechanisation which created it - though I doubt the folks which witnessed its introduction felt the same way.
Good journey; thanks for the write.
July 24th, 2026 15:41
The train home
sorenbarrett said:
Here seems to be the place it has it all. Nicely done the meter feels like a train moving down the tracks
July 24th, 2026 14:39
sorenbarrett said:
Here seems to be the place it has it all. Nicely done the meter feels like a train moving down the tracks
July 24th, 2026 14:39
Legends
sorenbarrett said:
Love this poem with its dialect in place and the details of custom and sites as well as history. It rolls off the tongue and is musical as the pipes. Loved it a fave
July 19th, 2026 07:15
sorenbarrett said:
Love this poem with its dialect in place and the details of custom and sites as well as history. It rolls off the tongue and is musical as the pipes. Loved it a fave
July 19th, 2026 07:15
Legends
arqios said:
FrasMac, your poem carries that rare mix of humour, grit, and affection that only someone speaking from inside a place can manage; the rain, the midges, the monsters, the politics, the stubbornness — all of it becomes a kind of living folklore in your hands, and beneath the jokes there’s a genuine warmth for a country that’s rough, loud, myth‑heavy, and still fiercely welcoming, which is what gives Legends their staying power. 🙏🕊️
July 19th, 2026 05:19
arqios said:
FrasMac, your poem carries that rare mix of humour, grit, and affection that only someone speaking from inside a place can manage; the rain, the midges, the monsters, the politics, the stubbornness — all of it becomes a kind of living folklore in your hands, and beneath the jokes there’s a genuine warmth for a country that’s rough, loud, myth‑heavy, and still fiercely welcoming, which is what gives Legends their staying power. 🙏🕊️
July 19th, 2026 05:19
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