Comments received on poems by Tony Grannell
None Braver Than
Teddy.15 said:
Gosh I would have waited for you! How stunning and your last lines wow. None braver than when cowards dream. Stunning 🌹
October 14th, 2026 10:49
Teddy.15 said:
Gosh I would have waited for you! How stunning and your last lines wow. None braver than when cowards dream. Stunning 🌹
October 14th, 2026 10:49
None Braver Than
sorenbarrett said:
This begs to be a song my friend. It has the tragic, the betrayal of love when fear is stronger. The ending is masterful in its psychology for cowards are the greatest dreamers. A definite fave again.
October 14th, 2026 08:15
sorenbarrett said:
This begs to be a song my friend. It has the tragic, the betrayal of love when fear is stronger. The ending is masterful in its psychology for cowards are the greatest dreamers. A definite fave again.
October 14th, 2026 08:15
A Long Time Dead
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Oh, Tony, this one got me! What a sad life to contemplate. I couldn\'t help thinking about how many people have gone to their graves carrying regrets they never found the courage to confront. Wonderful storytelling, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 13th, 2026 23:28
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Oh, Tony, this one got me! What a sad life to contemplate. I couldn\'t help thinking about how many people have gone to their graves carrying regrets they never found the courage to confront. Wonderful storytelling, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 13th, 2026 23:28
A Long Time Dead
Teddy.15 said:
A lovely Yarn this Tuesday evening, a believe I have just met a farmer and his beloved. Your language and imagery as ever is truly exquisite 🌹
October 13th, 2026 16:19
Teddy.15 said:
A lovely Yarn this Tuesday evening, a believe I have just met a farmer and his beloved. Your language and imagery as ever is truly exquisite 🌹
October 13th, 2026 16:19
A Long Time Dead
Kevin Hulme said:
A Poem of What might have been for the Farmer. \'Faint Heart never Won\' etc.
A definite fave.
October 13th, 2026 16:07
Kevin Hulme said:
A Poem of What might have been for the Farmer. \'Faint Heart never Won\' etc.
A definite fave.
October 13th, 2026 16:07
A Long Time Dead
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a lovely ballad quality here, with the worn boots, chestnut mares, smithing, poetry, and whiskey tears building a portrait of a man whose strength in every other part of life couldn’t overcome his shyness in love. The recurring “though he a long time dead” gives the poem its ache, but that final image of Rosaleen approaching him tenderly in his dreams is the keeper for me, because it grants these two lonely souls one last moment of closeness that life never quite allowed them.
October 13th, 2026 08:17
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a lovely ballad quality here, with the worn boots, chestnut mares, smithing, poetry, and whiskey tears building a portrait of a man whose strength in every other part of life couldn’t overcome his shyness in love. The recurring “though he a long time dead” gives the poem its ache, but that final image of Rosaleen approaching him tenderly in his dreams is the keeper for me, because it grants these two lonely souls one last moment of closeness that life never quite allowed them.
October 13th, 2026 08:17
A Long Time Dead
sorenbarrett said:
The character development in this poem was marvelous Tony. The repeated phrase as the last line in each stanza gives it such a folk like feel and adds power to the meaning. I had to read it more than one time to get the full meaning (being a little slow). It carries such a haunted feel that memories persiste long beyond the life of those that inspired them. Another wonderful write my friend. Wishing you a splendid day
October 13th, 2026 07:37
sorenbarrett said:
The character development in this poem was marvelous Tony. The repeated phrase as the last line in each stanza gives it such a folk like feel and adds power to the meaning. I had to read it more than one time to get the full meaning (being a little slow). It carries such a haunted feel that memories persiste long beyond the life of those that inspired them. Another wonderful write my friend. Wishing you a splendid day
October 13th, 2026 07:37
Sarah\'s Days
Dan Williams said:
This evokes a contentedness my personal negativity too often denies me. Thanks for this.
October 12th, 2026 21:04
Dan Williams said:
This evokes a contentedness my personal negativity too often denies me. Thanks for this.
October 12th, 2026 21:04
Sarah\'s Days
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Ah, Tony, this has me thinking of those wonderful folk-rock songs from the seventies that you could listen to with your eyes closed and simply drift away. There\'s something timeless about that kind of songwriting. Lovely work, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏
October 12th, 2026 19:39
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Ah, Tony, this has me thinking of those wonderful folk-rock songs from the seventies that you could listen to with your eyes closed and simply drift away. There\'s something timeless about that kind of songwriting. Lovely work, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏
October 12th, 2026 19:39
Sarah\'s Days
Kevin Hulme said:
A Fine Poem describing the Warm days of Summer, that are now a Memory here .
Rekindled Holidays in Spain in the 80s.
A fave.
October 12th, 2026 18:55
Kevin Hulme said:
A Fine Poem describing the Warm days of Summer, that are now a Memory here .
Rekindled Holidays in Spain in the 80s.
A fave.
October 12th, 2026 18:55
Sarah\'s Days
Doggerel Dave said:
A balmy summer interlude with sun, the wine the haze almost perfection. However it is Sarah who brings completion….. Sarah…Sarah…
Thanks Tony for the tranquility, but also the glow.
October 12th, 2026 17:14
Doggerel Dave said:
A balmy summer interlude with sun, the wine the haze almost perfection. However it is Sarah who brings completion….. Sarah…Sarah…
Thanks Tony for the tranquility, but also the glow.
October 12th, 2026 17:14
Sarah\'s Days
Paul Bell said:
Taken along on a summer haze, Sarah by your side, wine of the day.
The past in all its glory, and a past we can relate to.
These are the best times in life, and if we could bottle them, we would.
October 12th, 2026 14:14
Paul Bell said:
Taken along on a summer haze, Sarah by your side, wine of the day.
The past in all its glory, and a past we can relate to.
These are the best times in life, and if we could bottle them, we would.
October 12th, 2026 14:14
Sarah\'s Days
Teddy.15 said:
Utterly romantic and I could taste that chianti which just added to the beauty of the scenery, I\'m absolutely loving your poetry dear Tony, is simply exquisite. 🌹 🍷
October 12th, 2026 10:49
Teddy.15 said:
Utterly romantic and I could taste that chianti which just added to the beauty of the scenery, I\'m absolutely loving your poetry dear Tony, is simply exquisite. 🌹 🍷
October 12th, 2026 10:49
Sarah\'s Days
sorenbarrett said:
You have a magical touch with the pen that wrings liquid emotion out of dry paper. Here is a poem of summer days and I feel it. I could almost hear that old familiar song Summertime by Ella Fitzgerald. It presents a lazy feel that personifies even the season into a love with dark skin and warmth. Simply lovely my friend.
October 12th, 2026 10:49
sorenbarrett said:
You have a magical touch with the pen that wrings liquid emotion out of dry paper. Here is a poem of summer days and I feel it. I could almost hear that old familiar song Summertime by Ella Fitzgerald. It presents a lazy feel that personifies even the season into a love with dark skin and warmth. Simply lovely my friend.
October 12th, 2026 10:49
Homeward Bound
Doggerel Dave said:
Must ask,Tony: Have you a nautical background? But this be before your time....unless.....
I smelt the salt and was aware af the creaking timbers as everything was squared away.
Do enjoy your shore leave,
Dave
October 12th, 2026 07:50
Doggerel Dave said:
Must ask,Tony: Have you a nautical background? But this be before your time....unless.....
I smelt the salt and was aware af the creaking timbers as everything was squared away.
Do enjoy your shore leave,
Dave
October 12th, 2026 07:50
Homeward Bound
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Wow, Tony! This took me straight back to the age of tall ships and sailors navigating by the stars. There\'s something romantic about that era, although I\'m fairly certain I\'d be begging for dry land after the first serious squall! LOL! Really enjoyed this, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 11th, 2026 23:27
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Wow, Tony! This took me straight back to the age of tall ships and sailors navigating by the stars. There\'s something romantic about that era, although I\'m fairly certain I\'d be begging for dry land after the first serious squall! LOL! Really enjoyed this, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 11th, 2026 23:27
Homeward Bound
Kevin Hulme said:
I\'m sure this Scene was replayed many times over the Centuries with Sailors heading Homeward.
Another fine Poem. .
October 11th, 2026 18:26
Kevin Hulme said:
I\'m sure this Scene was replayed many times over the Centuries with Sailors heading Homeward.
Another fine Poem. .
October 11th, 2026 18:26
Homeward Bound
Teddy.15 said:
Dear Tony, what a magnificent way to make it home to your beloved, this is what makes poetry all your imagery your emotion and your truly inspiring rhyme, such a talent sir. 🌹 I found myself wishing I too could go home. 🌹
October 11th, 2026 14:52
Teddy.15 said:
Dear Tony, what a magnificent way to make it home to your beloved, this is what makes poetry all your imagery your emotion and your truly inspiring rhyme, such a talent sir. 🌹 I found myself wishing I too could go home. 🌹
October 11th, 2026 14:52
Homeward Bound
sorenbarrett said:
Another favorite my friend. Your craftmanship in these poetic yarns is beyond compare. I could taste the salt air and feel the sea spray in this one. I am no seafaring man but have been out in gales and felt the force of the waves. A lovely write Tony
October 11th, 2026 11:20
sorenbarrett said:
Another favorite my friend. Your craftmanship in these poetic yarns is beyond compare. I could taste the salt air and feel the sea spray in this one. I am no seafaring man but have been out in gales and felt the force of the waves. A lovely write Tony
October 11th, 2026 11:20
but not as it should be
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Tony, as someone who puts a lot of my own hurt into poems, I wanted to reach her before it was too late...tell her I\'d read, and mean it. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 10th, 2026 18:10
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Tony, as someone who puts a lot of my own hurt into poems, I wanted to reach her before it was too late...tell her I\'d read, and mean it. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 10th, 2026 18:10
but not as it should be
Friendship said:
Well written, your poem revolves around the struggles of a female poet—her aspirations, disappointments, and the impact of societal constraints on her creativity and identity.
October 10th, 2026 05:30
Friendship said:
Well written, your poem revolves around the struggles of a female poet—her aspirations, disappointments, and the impact of societal constraints on her creativity and identity.
October 10th, 2026 05:30
but not as it should be
Kevin Hulme said:
I was thinking of one of my favourite Writers: Jane Austen who left us far too soon.
Not many people know that She also wrote Poetry as well.
A fine Write as always.
October 9th, 2026 18:38
Kevin Hulme said:
I was thinking of one of my favourite Writers: Jane Austen who left us far too soon.
Not many people know that She also wrote Poetry as well.
A fine Write as always.
October 9th, 2026 18:38
but not as it should be
Paul Bell said:
It\'s always strange, but when I read of a troubled female poet, Sylvia always comes to mind.
Definitely a tortured woman, as her poetry tells you.
Many have tried to get into her mind, and I don\'t doubt many think they know her.
October 9th, 2026 13:26
Paul Bell said:
It\'s always strange, but when I read of a troubled female poet, Sylvia always comes to mind.
Definitely a tortured woman, as her poetry tells you.
Many have tried to get into her mind, and I don\'t doubt many think they know her.
October 9th, 2026 13:26
but not as it should be
sorenbarrett said:
As I read this I saw a Mary Shelley, Emily Dickenson or Sylvia Plath. Writers of the dark side and Emily not really recognized until after her death. Beautiful verse as always in your traditional rhyme scheme it flows and is as dark as the subject of the poem. Very nicely done my friend. Have a great day.
October 9th, 2026 13:00
sorenbarrett said:
As I read this I saw a Mary Shelley, Emily Dickenson or Sylvia Plath. Writers of the dark side and Emily not really recognized until after her death. Beautiful verse as always in your traditional rhyme scheme it flows and is as dark as the subject of the poem. Very nicely done my friend. Have a great day.
October 9th, 2026 13:00
Ports
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Damn, Tony...I wanted somebody to give him a chance before I’d even finished reading. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 9th, 2026 11:32
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Damn, Tony...I wanted somebody to give him a chance before I’d even finished reading. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
October 9th, 2026 11:32
Ports
arqios said:
Ports are destinations but also are points of displacement and the lack of a human port or point of disembarkment brings disenfranchisement, namelessness and anonymous erasure in the end. It is a tragic inevitability that goes on from time immemorial to today. Very moving.
October 8th, 2026 21:41
arqios said:
Ports are destinations but also are points of displacement and the lack of a human port or point of disembarkment brings disenfranchisement, namelessness and anonymous erasure in the end. It is a tragic inevitability that goes on from time immemorial to today. Very moving.
October 8th, 2026 21:41
Ports
Kevin Hulme said:
Quite a Story there Tony. And of course a lot of these People were \'Press Ganged\' into the Navy in days gone by.
Enjoyed.
October 8th, 2026 19:02
Kevin Hulme said:
Quite a Story there Tony. And of course a lot of these People were \'Press Ganged\' into the Navy in days gone by.
Enjoyed.
October 8th, 2026 19:02
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