Comments received on poems by Tony Grannell
Obliterated
Kevin Hulme said:
As Michael Caine once said: What\'s it all about\'?
A fine Poem as usual.
October 19th, 2026 19:07
Kevin Hulme said:
As Michael Caine once said: What\'s it all about\'?
A fine Poem as usual.
October 19th, 2026 19:07
Obliterated
Paul Bell said:
You listen to the old vets of Britain, and in unity they can\'t believe how the country has went down the pan.
I recall Montgomery being side stepped by the politicians after the war.
So as the poem says. Bone and dust and forgotten.
October 19th, 2026 11:33
Paul Bell said:
You listen to the old vets of Britain, and in unity they can\'t believe how the country has went down the pan.
I recall Montgomery being side stepped by the politicians after the war.
So as the poem says. Bone and dust and forgotten.
October 19th, 2026 11:33
Obliterated
sorenbarrett said:
The plight of man in a poem. Nicely written the short straw so to speak where living is hardly living and discontent rules. Nicely written my friend
October 19th, 2026 10:30
sorenbarrett said:
The plight of man in a poem. Nicely written the short straw so to speak where living is hardly living and discontent rules. Nicely written my friend
October 19th, 2026 10:30
His Valentine
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Oh, Tony! You had me completely fooled! LOL! I was expecting a romantic ending, and instead you gave me a rather lonely fellow with one hell of an imagination. Loved this one, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 19th, 2026 00:52
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Oh, Tony! You had me completely fooled! LOL! I was expecting a romantic ending, and instead you gave me a rather lonely fellow with one hell of an imagination. Loved this one, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 19th, 2026 00:52
His Valentine
arqios said:
The flow and the connection. A triumph, dear Tony 👍🏻🕊️
October 18th, 2026 19:12
arqios said:
The flow and the connection. A triumph, dear Tony 👍🏻🕊️
October 18th, 2026 19:12
His Valentine
Kevin Hulme said:
The last three lines were such a Sucker Punch. I\'ve always liked Poems based on Unrequited Love. But this goes a Stage Further.
A Well Written Piece.
October 18th, 2026 18:26
Kevin Hulme said:
The last three lines were such a Sucker Punch. I\'ve always liked Poems based on Unrequited Love. But this goes a Stage Further.
A Well Written Piece.
October 18th, 2026 18:26
His Valentine
sorenbarrett said:
It is the last two lines Tony that make this poem for they tell the tale of many a poet, song writer and common man that their ideal love exists only in fantasy. Well done my friend
October 18th, 2026 14:44
sorenbarrett said:
It is the last two lines Tony that make this poem for they tell the tale of many a poet, song writer and common man that their ideal love exists only in fantasy. Well done my friend
October 18th, 2026 14:44
His Valentine
Teddy.15 said:
Your page is such a welcome addition to this site dear Tony, your inspiring rhyme your themes and your beautiful language is so inspiring. 🌹 Love this ever so romantic and one of my favourite types of poems to read. 🌹
October 18th, 2026 13:32
Teddy.15 said:
Your page is such a welcome addition to this site dear Tony, your inspiring rhyme your themes and your beautiful language is so inspiring. 🌹 Love this ever so romantic and one of my favourite types of poems to read. 🌹
October 18th, 2026 13:32
Twilit Wine
Kevin Hulme said:
So it\'s Beaujolais that\'s needed. And I\'m wasting my time with Newcastle Brown Ale.
Such a good Write and a definite fave.
October 17th, 2026 19:01
Kevin Hulme said:
So it\'s Beaujolais that\'s needed. And I\'m wasting my time with Newcastle Brown Ale.
Such a good Write and a definite fave.
October 17th, 2026 19:01
Twilit Wine
sorenbarrett said:
Another wonderful poem about the art and the person that composes it. Poetry like wine serves the same purpose for some it washes with tears, erases fears, drowns depression, gives love expression but liquid and words are similar birds neither last beyond the night and leave a hang over in morning light. Sorry my friend once again could not help myself. I\'m sure this will leave me with a head ache and hope it doesn\'t you.
October 17th, 2026 10:49
sorenbarrett said:
Another wonderful poem about the art and the person that composes it. Poetry like wine serves the same purpose for some it washes with tears, erases fears, drowns depression, gives love expression but liquid and words are similar birds neither last beyond the night and leave a hang over in morning light. Sorry my friend once again could not help myself. I\'m sure this will leave me with a head ache and hope it doesn\'t you.
October 17th, 2026 10:49
Twilit Wine
Teddy.15 said:
When she would write with quill in candlelight,
she\'d sip her Beaujolais to please her muse.
And she would, too, a thought, in quiet recite;
a smile, she might, if deemed a phrase to use
This is a fabulous opening stanza with the rest to follow you have managed imagery and emotion as if I was watching in a mirror, so elegant and the quill makes it that much more special. Stupenda my friend 🌹 🌹
October 17th, 2026 10:30
Teddy.15 said:
When she would write with quill in candlelight,
she\'d sip her Beaujolais to please her muse.
And she would, too, a thought, in quiet recite;
a smile, she might, if deemed a phrase to use
This is a fabulous opening stanza with the rest to follow you have managed imagery and emotion as if I was watching in a mirror, so elegant and the quill makes it that much more special. Stupenda my friend 🌹 🌹
October 17th, 2026 10:30
At Last at Rest
Doggerel Dave said:
A great piece Tony. Raw, covers the topic of intimate partner homicide, the abuse and degradation which preceded it. Very prevalent today, and although the piece portrays the wife as all suffering, dedicated to her husband, I would suggest that now it is not that kind of self sacrifice which binds her to him. Impossible economic circumstances give her no choice.
October 16th, 2026 17:09
Doggerel Dave said:
A great piece Tony. Raw, covers the topic of intimate partner homicide, the abuse and degradation which preceded it. Very prevalent today, and although the piece portrays the wife as all suffering, dedicated to her husband, I would suggest that now it is not that kind of self sacrifice which binds her to him. Impossible economic circumstances give her no choice.
October 16th, 2026 17:09
Light, Hope and Truth
Kevin Hulme said:
Hope and Truth gets us out of Bed in the Morning.
Good Write.
October 16th, 2026 15:04
Kevin Hulme said:
Hope and Truth gets us out of Bed in the Morning.
Good Write.
October 16th, 2026 15:04
At Last at Rest
Kevin Hulme said:
Reminds me of Mr Murdstone in \'David Copperfield\'. A Horrid Man who sends David\'s Mother to a early Grave.
A fine write as usual.
October 16th, 2026 15:02
Kevin Hulme said:
Reminds me of Mr Murdstone in \'David Copperfield\'. A Horrid Man who sends David\'s Mother to a early Grave.
A fine write as usual.
October 16th, 2026 15:02
At Last at Rest
Teddy.15 said:
Impeccabile rhyme and such a powerful theme, a woman\'s place is beside her husband but alas she should only be put on a pedestal, I\'ve seen both types in my life. 🌹
October 16th, 2026 13:33
Teddy.15 said:
Impeccabile rhyme and such a powerful theme, a woman\'s place is beside her husband but alas she should only be put on a pedestal, I\'ve seen both types in my life. 🌹
October 16th, 2026 13:33
At Last at Rest
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Jesus, Tony. This one made me angry, and rightly so. The cruelty is horrifying enough, but the religious justification makes it even more infuriating. Nobody should ever have to endure that kind of abuse. Powerful and heartbreaking, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 16th, 2026 11:14
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Jesus, Tony. This one made me angry, and rightly so. The cruelty is horrifying enough, but the religious justification makes it even more infuriating. Nobody should ever have to endure that kind of abuse. Powerful and heartbreaking, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 16th, 2026 11:14
Light, Hope and Truth
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Wonderful poem, Tony! I share your hope that fairness and truth will ultimately prevail, though I confess my patience gets tested regularly! LOL! Still, giving up would accomplish absolutely nothing. Really appreciated this one, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 16th, 2026 10:45
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Wonderful poem, Tony! I share your hope that fairness and truth will ultimately prevail, though I confess my patience gets tested regularly! LOL! Still, giving up would accomplish absolutely nothing. Really appreciated this one, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 16th, 2026 10:45
At Last at Rest
Paul Bell said:
How many women live this life.
You would think if there was a saving grace, he would at least die first, alas not.
You can see why they get poisoned or end up with a knife in them.
October 16th, 2026 10:19
Paul Bell said:
How many women live this life.
You would think if there was a saving grace, he would at least die first, alas not.
You can see why they get poisoned or end up with a knife in them.
October 16th, 2026 10:19
At Last at Rest
sorenbarrett said:
Brutal and vivid this poem depicts the past place of women and a wife. Well worded my friend it carries power and a sense of injustice so it would seem. That last line might be taken two ways and leaves a question in the mind from the lines before :
\"Pretending satisfaction,
he’d snap if knew the truth.\"
echoed by the line:
“Her battered flesh, her penance;
her sufferings for Christ.”
It seems to me there was something else going on here. A great write my friend.
October 16th, 2026 09:17
sorenbarrett said:
Brutal and vivid this poem depicts the past place of women and a wife. Well worded my friend it carries power and a sense of injustice so it would seem. That last line might be taken two ways and leaves a question in the mind from the lines before :
\"Pretending satisfaction,
he’d snap if knew the truth.\"
echoed by the line:
“Her battered flesh, her penance;
her sufferings for Christ.”
It seems to me there was something else going on here. A great write my friend.
October 16th, 2026 09:17
Light, Hope and Truth
Paul Bell said:
This could be Britain today.
Darkness and light.
Truth and lies.
In the centre we might come through.
October 15th, 2026 15:14
Paul Bell said:
This could be Britain today.
Darkness and light.
Truth and lies.
In the centre we might come through.
October 15th, 2026 15:14
Light, Hope and Truth
Teddy.15 said:
Marvellous poetry dear Tony,
And this brings me such comfort...
In the patient light of fairness,
the truth will win the fight
Actually the whole poem does but for today I\'ll settle with being content in knowing my poet friend just gave me hope. 🌹
October 15th, 2026 14:13
Teddy.15 said:
Marvellous poetry dear Tony,
And this brings me such comfort...
In the patient light of fairness,
the truth will win the fight
Actually the whole poem does but for today I\'ll settle with being content in knowing my poet friend just gave me hope. 🌹
October 15th, 2026 14:13
Light, Hope and Truth
sorenbarrett said:
A lovely poem Tony different from some of your others. This more philosophical or spiritual, depending upon how you see it. The metaphor of light and truth being used. The battle between good and evil equivalent to the battle between truth and the false or knowledge and ignorance, day and night, darkness and light. Nicely written it shows the interplay and the view that truth wins out in the end. Well written with good rhyme my friend
October 15th, 2026 12:06
sorenbarrett said:
A lovely poem Tony different from some of your others. This more philosophical or spiritual, depending upon how you see it. The metaphor of light and truth being used. The battle between good and evil equivalent to the battle between truth and the false or knowledge and ignorance, day and night, darkness and light. Nicely written it shows the interplay and the view that truth wins out in the end. Well written with good rhyme my friend
October 15th, 2026 12:06
None Braver Than
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Ah, Tony, if only hindsight could be exchanged for courage at the moment we actually need it! We\'d all be heroes in our own stories. Instead, life has this infuriating habit of teaching us the lesson after the examination. Powerful, my friend.🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 14th, 2026 22:06
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Ah, Tony, if only hindsight could be exchanged for courage at the moment we actually need it! We\'d all be heroes in our own stories. Instead, life has this infuriating habit of teaching us the lesson after the examination. Powerful, my friend.🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 14th, 2026 22:06
None Braver Than
Kevin Hulme said:
Faint Heart Never Won etc . A good Write.
October 14th, 2026 18:10
Kevin Hulme said:
Faint Heart Never Won etc . A good Write.
October 14th, 2026 18:10
None Braver Than
Doggerel Dave said:
Guilt - one of the great motivators. Pity about the timing.
Want me to comment on the quality of the verse? Nah, it\'s expected of you Tony. Tell us another one, do...
K. Regards, Dave.
October 14th, 2026 16:25
Doggerel Dave said:
Guilt - one of the great motivators. Pity about the timing.
Want me to comment on the quality of the verse? Nah, it\'s expected of you Tony. Tell us another one, do...
K. Regards, Dave.
October 14th, 2026 16:25
None Braver Than
Paul Bell said:
You have a great way with words and the lines flow.
The coward walked away, but he couldn\'t stay away.
October 14th, 2026 13:49
Paul Bell said:
You have a great way with words and the lines flow.
The coward walked away, but he couldn\'t stay away.
October 14th, 2026 13:49
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