Comments received on poems by Kevin Hulme
Poets
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a wonderfully playful piece of poetic self-awareness here, comparing the act of writing and sharing poetry to hanging out the washing, where private thoughts and observations are put on public display for the neighbours to inspect, regardless of how clean or dirty they might be. “Then Hang on the line for the Neighbours to Peruse.” is the keeper for me, because it completes the metaphor with a lovely bit of cheek, capturing both the vulnerability and the quiet exhibitionism involved in letting strangers read what we\'ve hung out for them to see.
November 3rd, 2026 07:38
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a wonderfully playful piece of poetic self-awareness here, comparing the act of writing and sharing poetry to hanging out the washing, where private thoughts and observations are put on public display for the neighbours to inspect, regardless of how clean or dirty they might be. “Then Hang on the line for the Neighbours to Peruse.” is the keeper for me, because it completes the metaphor with a lovely bit of cheek, capturing both the vulnerability and the quiet exhibitionism involved in letting strangers read what we\'ve hung out for them to see.
November 3rd, 2026 07:38
There Hangs a Mirror
Tony Grannell said:
Hello, Kevin,
What a lovely somewhat sorrowful poem. A history of a family in a mirror. Quiet unique and most excellent. Accolades galore.
All the best,
Tony.
November 1st, 2026 11:24
Tony Grannell said:
Hello, Kevin,
What a lovely somewhat sorrowful poem. A history of a family in a mirror. Quiet unique and most excellent. Accolades galore.
All the best,
Tony.
November 1st, 2026 11:24
There Hangs a Mirror
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a touching sense of family history here, with the mirror becoming more than an object in the house; it is a witness to generations of joy, grief, and the faces that time has taken from us, while the speaker returns to it hoping memory might briefly become visible again. “To glimpse a lost fond Image there” is the keeper for me, because it expresses that deeply human wish to find someone we’ve lost in the familiar features of the living, even if only for a fleeting moment.
November 1st, 2026 09:27
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a touching sense of family history here, with the mirror becoming more than an object in the house; it is a witness to generations of joy, grief, and the faces that time has taken from us, while the speaker returns to it hoping memory might briefly become visible again. “To glimpse a lost fond Image there” is the keeper for me, because it expresses that deeply human wish to find someone we’ve lost in the familiar features of the living, even if only for a fleeting moment.
November 1st, 2026 09:27
There Hangs a Mirror
arqios said:
A sensible Hallow’s Eve poem for delectation! 🙏🏻🕊️
November 1st, 2026 07:32
arqios said:
A sensible Hallow’s Eve poem for delectation! 🙏🏻🕊️
November 1st, 2026 07:32
There Hangs a Mirror
NafisaSB said:
images of past, present, and will also cater to the future ...a good write
November 1st, 2026 02:14
NafisaSB said:
images of past, present, and will also cater to the future ...a good write
November 1st, 2026 02:14
There Hangs a Mirror
Doggerel Dave said:
Halloween has made you all reflective.I think mirror unfortunately won\'t be forthcomming. However in the here and now, the figure in the glass will always return the complement if you smile.
November 1st, 2026 00:54
Doggerel Dave said:
Halloween has made you all reflective.I think mirror unfortunately won\'t be forthcomming. However in the here and now, the figure in the glass will always return the complement if you smile.
November 1st, 2026 00:54
There Hangs a Mirror
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kevin, I’d happily stand there all day for another glimpse of someone I miss. This leaves me thinking about faces I’d love to see again. Happy Halloween . 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 31st, 2026 22:36
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kevin, I’d happily stand there all day for another glimpse of someone I miss. This leaves me thinking about faces I’d love to see again. Happy Halloween . 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 31st, 2026 22:36
There Hangs a Mirror
sorenbarrett said:
A mirror on the wall that reflects images of the past. Nicely done
October 31st, 2026 18:32
sorenbarrett said:
A mirror on the wall that reflects images of the past. Nicely done
October 31st, 2026 18:32
Poets
Tony Grannell said:
Hello, Kevin,
Oh, my God, neighbours gawking at my unmentionables An excellent ditty and much praise for this one. Well done indeed, Kevin.
All the best,
Tony.
October 30th, 2026 17:42
Tony Grannell said:
Hello, Kevin,
Oh, my God, neighbours gawking at my unmentionables An excellent ditty and much praise for this one. Well done indeed, Kevin.
All the best,
Tony.
October 30th, 2026 17:42
Poets
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kevin, I’m feeling rather exposed here… and checking who’s looking over the fence! 🤣 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 30th, 2026 11:55
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kevin, I’m feeling rather exposed here… and checking who’s looking over the fence! 🤣 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 30th, 2026 11:55
Poets
sorenbarrett said:
What a lovely metaphor my friend that applies to authors and musicians where there is no privacy. Well done a fave
October 30th, 2026 11:25
sorenbarrett said:
What a lovely metaphor my friend that applies to authors and musicians where there is no privacy. Well done a fave
October 30th, 2026 11:25
Swimming the A1 Motorway
arqios said:
Swimming on ground is truly impossible! Spot on my friend 🙏🏻🕊️
October 27th, 2026 21:31
arqios said:
Swimming on ground is truly impossible! Spot on my friend 🙏🏻🕊️
October 27th, 2026 21:31
Swimming the A1 Motorway
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Hahaha! Kevin, this is gloriously bonkers. You gave me a much-needed laugh tonight! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 27th, 2026 19:56
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Hahaha! Kevin, this is gloriously bonkers. You gave me a much-needed laugh tonight! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 27th, 2026 19:56
Swimming the A1 Motorway
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a wonderfully absurd British comic spirit here, treating the A1 like an Olympic swimming pool and building the ridiculous challenge with such straight-faced determination that the journey becomes its own grand adventure, complete with Guinness record keepers and a fresh eccentric quest waiting at the finish. “To Swim on land, the impossible kind.” is the keeper for me, because it captures the poem’s central joke in one neat stroke, while the final leap from motorway swimming to a naked expedition to the South Pole proves this adventurer’s imagination has absolutely no intention of staying dry or clothed.
October 27th, 2026 08:44
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a wonderfully absurd British comic spirit here, treating the A1 like an Olympic swimming pool and building the ridiculous challenge with such straight-faced determination that the journey becomes its own grand adventure, complete with Guinness record keepers and a fresh eccentric quest waiting at the finish. “To Swim on land, the impossible kind.” is the keeper for me, because it captures the poem’s central joke in one neat stroke, while the final leap from motorway swimming to a naked expedition to the South Pole proves this adventurer’s imagination has absolutely no intention of staying dry or clothed.
October 27th, 2026 08:44
Swimming the A1 Motorway
Tony Grannell said:
Hello, Kevin,
A landlubber\'s quest to shame all who have swam the oceans of the world and a new entry in to The Guinness Book of Records. Very well put togetehr, I must say. Well done, my friend.
All the best,
Tony.
October 27th, 2026 06:52
Tony Grannell said:
Hello, Kevin,
A landlubber\'s quest to shame all who have swam the oceans of the world and a new entry in to The Guinness Book of Records. Very well put togetehr, I must say. Well done, my friend.
All the best,
Tony.
October 27th, 2026 06:52
Swimming the A1 Motorway
sorenbarrett said:
A fun read with dreams of achievement. Hope nothing falls off down south.
October 26th, 2026 17:06
sorenbarrett said:
A fun read with dreams of achievement. Hope nothing falls off down south.
October 26th, 2026 17:06
Airpain Too
Tony Grannell said:
Hello, Kevin,
After meeting, Cilla Black and Popeye Doyle it was well worth ending up with an, \'Airline Fracture\'. I enjoyed the poem on the whole, I love your rhyming and the melodic flow. Well done.
All the best,
Tony.
October 25th, 2026 19:30
Tony Grannell said:
Hello, Kevin,
After meeting, Cilla Black and Popeye Doyle it was well worth ending up with an, \'Airline Fracture\'. I enjoyed the poem on the whole, I love your rhyming and the melodic flow. Well done.
All the best,
Tony.
October 25th, 2026 19:30
Airpain Too
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Oh, Kevin! I\'ve had my share of embarrassing mishaps, but thankfully none have required an audience of horrified nuns! LOL! Wishing you a speedy recovery, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 21st, 2026 22:17
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Oh, Kevin! I\'ve had my share of embarrassing mishaps, but thankfully none have required an audience of horrified nuns! LOL! Wishing you a speedy recovery, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 21st, 2026 22:17
Airpain Too
Friendship said:
Well written, your last line, I would say yes too
October 20th, 2026 19:24
Friendship said:
Well written, your last line, I would say yes too
October 20th, 2026 19:24
The Death of Mrs Oglevy
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a deeply affecting portrait of an ordinary life ending in terrible loneliness here, with the unfinished crochet, the unworn Muslim dress, and the family photographs capturing the small domestic details that make death feel so brutally final, while Croydon carries on outside as though nothing has happened. The keeper is “The Clothes that Wait and never wear,” because those few words hold the poem’s grief in a simple, devastating image: a life’s plans and ordinary routines remain in place, waiting for someone who will never return to them.
October 20th, 2026 06:28
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a deeply affecting portrait of an ordinary life ending in terrible loneliness here, with the unfinished crochet, the unworn Muslim dress, and the family photographs capturing the small domestic details that make death feel so brutally final, while Croydon carries on outside as though nothing has happened. The keeper is “The Clothes that Wait and never wear,” because those few words hold the poem’s grief in a simple, devastating image: a life’s plans and ordinary routines remain in place, waiting for someone who will never return to them.
October 20th, 2026 06:28
The Death of Mrs Oglevy
Paul Bell said:
It\'s a thing you probably don\'t see now. The curtains drawn, telling you someone had died.
Life still goes on around the dead, but the grim reaper has gone, moved on.
October 20th, 2026 04:15
Paul Bell said:
It\'s a thing you probably don\'t see now. The curtains drawn, telling you someone had died.
Life still goes on around the dead, but the grim reaper has gone, moved on.
October 20th, 2026 04:15
I Should Cocoa
rrodriguez said:
A delightful piece of humor! Your timing and unexpected punchline make it especially entertaining. A wonderful reminder that sometimes the brain should consult the tongue before allowing it to speak! You certainly made me smile.
October 17th, 2026 18:12
rrodriguez said:
A delightful piece of humor! Your timing and unexpected punchline make it especially entertaining. A wonderful reminder that sometimes the brain should consult the tongue before allowing it to speak! You certainly made me smile.
October 17th, 2026 18:12
The Death of Mrs Oglevy
Tristan Robert Lange said:
I wanted to turn that damn clock off, Kevin. Then I thought about being in that house without even that sound...and I definitely didn’t want that either. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 17th, 2026 14:20
Tristan Robert Lange said:
I wanted to turn that damn clock off, Kevin. Then I thought about being in that house without even that sound...and I definitely didn’t want that either. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 17th, 2026 14:20
The Death of Mrs Oglevy
Tony Grannell said:
Hello, Kevin,
You are a skilled writer and storyteller. You have captured the Grim Reaper\'s merciless toil in the passing of Mrs O in this awfully sad poem and yet there is a beautiful quaintness in your style as if to dry one\'s tears. Excellent!
Fond regards,
Tony.
October 17th, 2026 08:19
Tony Grannell said:
Hello, Kevin,
You are a skilled writer and storyteller. You have captured the Grim Reaper\'s merciless toil in the passing of Mrs O in this awfully sad poem and yet there is a beautiful quaintness in your style as if to dry one\'s tears. Excellent!
Fond regards,
Tony.
October 17th, 2026 08:19
The Death of Mrs Oglevy
sorenbarrett said:
Very nicely written a tender poem of passing. Well done and a fave
October 16th, 2026 19:01
sorenbarrett said:
Very nicely written a tender poem of passing. Well done and a fave
October 16th, 2026 19:01
The Lady Vanishes
NafisaSB said:
She will be back with goodies for you. Have patience 😄
October 13th, 2026 10:54
NafisaSB said:
She will be back with goodies for you. Have patience 😄
October 13th, 2026 10:54
Diet and See
Tony Grannell said:
Hello, Kevin,
Leave one to eat what one desires but please don\'t preach. The last line was the perfect retort in that wonderful humour of yours.
All the best,
Tony.
October 11th, 2026 16:41
Tony Grannell said:
Hello, Kevin,
Leave one to eat what one desires but please don\'t preach. The last line was the perfect retort in that wonderful humour of yours.
All the best,
Tony.
October 11th, 2026 16:41
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