Comments received on poems by Fay Slimm.
Co-Existence
dusk arising said:
Co-existence. Acceptance, forgiving, overlooking, chiding, learning, teaching, enjoying, living.
Oh how simple and idyllic it seems just one day after we commemorate a disaster of humanities inability to co-exist for long.
I re-read your words and feel the common man/woman in there. The spirit which carries on through the ages. It\'s what we do, what we are, until some damned \'leader\' buggers it all up.
November 12th, 2020 08:16
dusk arising said:
Co-existence. Acceptance, forgiving, overlooking, chiding, learning, teaching, enjoying, living.
Oh how simple and idyllic it seems just one day after we commemorate a disaster of humanities inability to co-exist for long.
I re-read your words and feel the common man/woman in there. The spirit which carries on through the ages. It\'s what we do, what we are, until some damned \'leader\' buggers it all up.
November 12th, 2020 08:16
War-Usage
L. B. Mek said:
engrossing in its details and insightful commentary on the horrors, such young minds are entrusted to overcome, whilst still preserving their thread to humanity,
good read Fay
November 12th, 2020 06:00
L. B. Mek said:
engrossing in its details and insightful commentary on the horrors, such young minds are entrusted to overcome, whilst still preserving their thread to humanity,
good read Fay
November 12th, 2020 06:00
War-Usage
Goldfinch60 said:
Very poignant words Fay.
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.
Andy
November 12th, 2020 01:11
Goldfinch60 said:
Very poignant words Fay.
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.
Andy
November 12th, 2020 01:11
War-Usage
Michael Edwards said:
A great tribute Fay. We stood outside the war memorial today as the guns went off - quite a large gathering across the Town Square but all socially distanced - quite moving.
November 11th, 2020 09:59
Michael Edwards said:
A great tribute Fay. We stood outside the war memorial today as the guns went off - quite a large gathering across the Town Square but all socially distanced - quite moving.
November 11th, 2020 09:59
War-Usage
dusk arising said:
Your well chosen feature of our young men and boys marching into war strikes a chord. We have all heard the untrained chorus of voices chanting \"It\'s a long way to tipperary\" and the whistling of many tunes when the patchy film of our \'tommys\' is shown.
So sad, cheery lambs to the slaughter.
November 11th, 2020 08:02
dusk arising said:
Your well chosen feature of our young men and boys marching into war strikes a chord. We have all heard the untrained chorus of voices chanting \"It\'s a long way to tipperary\" and the whistling of many tunes when the patchy film of our \'tommys\' is shown.
So sad, cheery lambs to the slaughter.
November 11th, 2020 08:02
Our Tune.
Goldfinch60 said:
Such wonderful words from those childhood memories fermenting into the fine wine of you words Fay.
Andy
November 11th, 2020 02:45
Goldfinch60 said:
Such wonderful words from those childhood memories fermenting into the fine wine of you words Fay.
Andy
November 11th, 2020 02:45
Our Tune.
Doggerel Dave said:
The memories your poem evoked: Blackberrying as a kid; sampling homemade wine with a somewhat eccentric choice of ingredients produced by a relative no longer here (incidentally one of three bottles had exploded, leaving onlly two!) But your work had none of that violence: is fruit soaked and smooth.
Regards Dave
November 10th, 2020 21:19
Doggerel Dave said:
The memories your poem evoked: Blackberrying as a kid; sampling homemade wine with a somewhat eccentric choice of ingredients produced by a relative no longer here (incidentally one of three bottles had exploded, leaving onlly two!) But your work had none of that violence: is fruit soaked and smooth.
Regards Dave
November 10th, 2020 21:19
Our Tune.
Syd said:
Hi Faye, awesome poem...excellent imagery. It reminds me of making elderberry wine with my parents. Good memories.
- Syd
November 10th, 2020 20:27
Syd said:
Hi Faye, awesome poem...excellent imagery. It reminds me of making elderberry wine with my parents. Good memories.
- Syd
November 10th, 2020 20:27
Our Tune.
MendedFences27 said:
The taste and aroma of your fine wine delivers recollections of past love. I say fine wine for you have blended the nostalgic memories with eloquent phrases ,\"dripped spots of Summer, alchemy\'s music, birthing with coddle, sip-stolen unhurry, honey-mooned kisses,\" to name a few. It\'s a full-bodied wine for sure, and I love it. A must have Fav. - Phil A.
November 10th, 2020 15:07
MendedFences27 said:
The taste and aroma of your fine wine delivers recollections of past love. I say fine wine for you have blended the nostalgic memories with eloquent phrases ,\"dripped spots of Summer, alchemy\'s music, birthing with coddle, sip-stolen unhurry, honey-mooned kisses,\" to name a few. It\'s a full-bodied wine for sure, and I love it. A must have Fav. - Phil A.
November 10th, 2020 15:07
Our Tune.
Fay Slimm. said:
Good to see you put this little tribute to Our Tune into you list of faves. Dan - thank you loads.
November 10th, 2020 11:56
Fay Slimm. said:
Good to see you put this little tribute to Our Tune into you list of faves. Dan - thank you loads.
November 10th, 2020 11:56
Our Tune.
orchidee said:
A fine write Fay.
I\'m on the gin - from the Co-op! lol.
November 10th, 2020 08:11
orchidee said:
A fine write Fay.
I\'m on the gin - from the Co-op! lol.
November 10th, 2020 08:11
Our Tune.
dusk arising said:
No one but you Fay can romance the taste of home made wine with the nostalgia and reminiscence of yesterday with such allure and richness of depth.
This was more than an enjoyment to read, it thrilled me, absorbed me.
Into my favourites for sure.
November 10th, 2020 07:36
dusk arising said:
No one but you Fay can romance the taste of home made wine with the nostalgia and reminiscence of yesterday with such allure and richness of depth.
This was more than an enjoyment to read, it thrilled me, absorbed me.
Into my favourites for sure.
November 10th, 2020 07:36
Our Tune.
L. B. Mek said:
\'storing my babies in cellared cool where
half forgotten they
stood dutifully burping before garishly
aging to fully mature.\'
garishly aging: now that\'s a keeper!
good write as always Fay, some wonderful phrasing - truly,
November 10th, 2020 05:51
L. B. Mek said:
\'storing my babies in cellared cool where
half forgotten they
stood dutifully burping before garishly
aging to fully mature.\'
garishly aging: now that\'s a keeper!
good write as always Fay, some wonderful phrasing - truly,
November 10th, 2020 05:51
Back There
L. B. Mek said:
\'Oh for those hills of my homeland
greening their fall\'
\'Oh how I yearn for each morning\'s
wake to cooler breezes,\'
\'Oh to chase high-tide
breaking as white-beach rollers,\'
.
.
.
\'Oh to be back there once more.\'
Brilliant Fay!
I endure with what little talent fate has granted me, so as one day, I can pen something half as good as your masterly write\'s
November 10th, 2020 05:20
L. B. Mek said:
\'Oh for those hills of my homeland
greening their fall\'
\'Oh how I yearn for each morning\'s
wake to cooler breezes,\'
\'Oh to chase high-tide
breaking as white-beach rollers,\'
.
.
.
\'Oh to be back there once more.\'
Brilliant Fay!
I endure with what little talent fate has granted me, so as one day, I can pen something half as good as your masterly write\'s
November 10th, 2020 05:20
Our Tune.
Neville said:
it would be all too easy to drink far too deeply .. and to quickly become absorbed and intoxicated by these most extraordinarily fine words my lady Fay ...... my newest favour write ..
Neville
November 10th, 2020 04:49
Neville said:
it would be all too easy to drink far too deeply .. and to quickly become absorbed and intoxicated by these most extraordinarily fine words my lady Fay ...... my newest favour write ..
Neville
November 10th, 2020 04:49
Back There
Goldfinch60 said:
Emotive words Fay, said by so many during those awful times of war.
Andy
November 10th, 2020 01:39
Goldfinch60 said:
Emotive words Fay, said by so many during those awful times of war.
Andy
November 10th, 2020 01:39
Back There
Syd said:
Hi Faye, this is a lovely write. Another lovely woman from another poetry site was just asking me if I knew any other good poetry sites...I suggested this one and mentioned your name as I think you would get along great as you\'re both gifted writers.
Long time no read - Syd xo
November 9th, 2020 19:38
Syd said:
Hi Faye, this is a lovely write. Another lovely woman from another poetry site was just asking me if I knew any other good poetry sites...I suggested this one and mentioned your name as I think you would get along great as you\'re both gifted writers.
Long time no read - Syd xo
November 9th, 2020 19:38
Back There
MendedFences27 said:
\" Lost hospitality, tucked in by motherland air, the essence of kin-folk,\" for me, these phrases are the core of the loneliness. Your poem describes the longing in great truth. It is deeper than being \"homesick,\" more pervasive than \"missing someone,\" or dreaming of home cooking. It is an attachment to the land in all its forms, to its people, and its culture. You have captured that giant hole in one\'s heart with grace and beauty. A lovely poem Fay - Phil A.
November 9th, 2020 16:15
MendedFences27 said:
\" Lost hospitality, tucked in by motherland air, the essence of kin-folk,\" for me, these phrases are the core of the loneliness. Your poem describes the longing in great truth. It is deeper than being \"homesick,\" more pervasive than \"missing someone,\" or dreaming of home cooking. It is an attachment to the land in all its forms, to its people, and its culture. You have captured that giant hole in one\'s heart with grace and beauty. A lovely poem Fay - Phil A.
November 9th, 2020 16:15
Back There
🐤s.zaynab.kamoonpuri🌷🐦😽 said:
Wow you imagined on their behalf, how they the soldiers would miss home turf, home beaches sights and sounds abroad. How nice it would be if there was no need for them. soldiers have a hard sad job ah. Kudos for the sea cliff imagery as well. Kudos .
Plz pleez do read and comment my newest poem here. Thanks.
November 9th, 2020 11:21
🐤s.zaynab.kamoonpuri🌷🐦😽 said:
Wow you imagined on their behalf, how they the soldiers would miss home turf, home beaches sights and sounds abroad. How nice it would be if there was no need for them. soldiers have a hard sad job ah. Kudos for the sea cliff imagery as well. Kudos .
Plz pleez do read and comment my newest poem here. Thanks.
November 9th, 2020 11:21
Back There
dusk arising said:
Dreamed of home, whilst surrounded by deaths active machine of war not knowing if tomorrow would be the last, or the day after that as it had been for so many who came along, side by side to this godforsaken hell.
Is it any wonder that they never spoke of such days when home again where their dead brothers had dreamed of being.
Very thought provoking poetry Fay.
November 9th, 2020 10:19
dusk arising said:
Dreamed of home, whilst surrounded by deaths active machine of war not knowing if tomorrow would be the last, or the day after that as it had been for so many who came along, side by side to this godforsaken hell.
Is it any wonder that they never spoke of such days when home again where their dead brothers had dreamed of being.
Very thought provoking poetry Fay.
November 9th, 2020 10:19
Back There
Neville said:
Having once served overseas in our very own Royal Air Force, I can fully appreciate each little sentiment and those micro observational snatches you have woven throughout .. I have no doubt tho that \'Back There\' will have a much wider appeal .. and so it should .. and not only just now as we draw close to the magical 11.11.11 but always ....
Neville
November 9th, 2020 07:49
Neville said:
Having once served overseas in our very own Royal Air Force, I can fully appreciate each little sentiment and those micro observational snatches you have woven throughout .. I have no doubt tho that \'Back There\' will have a much wider appeal .. and so it should .. and not only just now as we draw close to the magical 11.11.11 but always ....
Neville
November 9th, 2020 07:49
Unsung
L. B. Mek said:
\'Autumn\'s relief calms as colourful carpets spread with leaf-fall
bidding the brave to rest again.\'
truly Fay, your signature style, somehow - without fail, infuses a deft cadence to accompany your words as they resonate within our mind, it\'s an absolute joy to read your works and glean a little more of Nature\'s wonder in those subtle breezes of serenity between your stanzas
November 9th, 2020 07:23
L. B. Mek said:
\'Autumn\'s relief calms as colourful carpets spread with leaf-fall
bidding the brave to rest again.\'
truly Fay, your signature style, somehow - without fail, infuses a deft cadence to accompany your words as they resonate within our mind, it\'s an absolute joy to read your works and glean a little more of Nature\'s wonder in those subtle breezes of serenity between your stanzas
November 9th, 2020 07:23
Unsung
Goldfinch60 said:
Wonderful words of remembrance Fay. The seasons do honour those who have passed.
Andy
November 9th, 2020 01:44
Goldfinch60 said:
Wonderful words of remembrance Fay. The seasons do honour those who have passed.
Andy
November 9th, 2020 01:44
Unsung
Doggerel Dave said:
What to say? You know it\'s good without any endorsement from me, Fay. You can already discern my feelings re that Great conflict (and the rest).
Did it for me.
Regards Dave
November 8th, 2020 19:13
Doggerel Dave said:
What to say? You know it\'s good without any endorsement from me, Fay. You can already discern my feelings re that Great conflict (and the rest).
Did it for me.
Regards Dave
November 8th, 2020 19:13
Unsung
Neville said:
.. a most poignant and fitting requiem ..
sadly, such a pleasure to read ..
Neville
November 8th, 2020 10:35
Neville said:
.. a most poignant and fitting requiem ..
sadly, such a pleasure to read ..
Neville
November 8th, 2020 10:35
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