Comments received on poems by Fay Slimm.
FLASHES.
Suresh said:
As much as we have learnt from nature, and have ourselves excelled in many ways, the feats of different creatures still leave us in awe.
Yes I too am mesmerized by the ballet performed by the schools of fish and the flock of birds.
Thnx for the pic and the poem
May 22nd, 2019 11:27
Suresh said:
As much as we have learnt from nature, and have ourselves excelled in many ways, the feats of different creatures still leave us in awe.
Yes I too am mesmerized by the ballet performed by the schools of fish and the flock of birds.
Thnx for the pic and the poem
May 22nd, 2019 11:27
FLASHES.
dusk arising said:
Agape indeed. Firstly, thats is a really super picture.
You capture the briskness of these high speed acrobatic aerial delighters. Thank goodness for slow motion filming so that us slower mortals can actually see what is going on and begin to understand. Together with bats and other winged delights, these creature live their everyday at such amazing speed compared to us.
Delightful.
May 22nd, 2019 11:07
dusk arising said:
Agape indeed. Firstly, thats is a really super picture.
You capture the briskness of these high speed acrobatic aerial delighters. Thank goodness for slow motion filming so that us slower mortals can actually see what is going on and begin to understand. Together with bats and other winged delights, these creature live their everyday at such amazing speed compared to us.
Delightful.
May 22nd, 2019 11:07
FLASHES.
Neville said:
I love to watch swallows and swifts.. they are truly amazing and I am so glad you captured them here in all the aerial majesty ...... Neville
May 22nd, 2019 06:07
Neville said:
I love to watch swallows and swifts.. they are truly amazing and I am so glad you captured them here in all the aerial majesty ...... Neville
May 22nd, 2019 06:07
FLASHES.
ANGELA & BRIAN said:
THANKS FAY ANGELA HERE : Great Dynamic Photo that inspired a Great Dynamic Poem ! Elegant choice of WORDS (see MICHAELS Poem) and great meter for dynamic flow ! It is interesting that most mammals (except for Tree Dwellers) live on the two dimensional LITHOSPHERE whereas BIRDS live in the 3D ATMOSPHERE and FISH in the 3D HYDROSPHERE. My Field of Interest & Study is MOBILITY & DEXTERITY ~ Anatomical FORM & FUNCTION and it is very interesting how ANIMALIA are modified for the SPHERE they occupy ! HUMANS can only fly and live underwater because of technology they cannot do it unaided ! Land is overcrowded but SEA & AIR do not present alternative viable habitats ! Humans Ag : suggest jealousy ! *O FOR THE WINGS OF A DOVE ..... !* and *WOULD YOU RATHER BE A FISH ........ ?* Thanks for sharing : very thought provoking !
BLESSINGS : PEACE & LOVE
Yours ANGELA 🧡🧡🧡🧡
May 22nd, 2019 05:42
ANGELA & BRIAN said:
THANKS FAY ANGELA HERE : Great Dynamic Photo that inspired a Great Dynamic Poem ! Elegant choice of WORDS (see MICHAELS Poem) and great meter for dynamic flow ! It is interesting that most mammals (except for Tree Dwellers) live on the two dimensional LITHOSPHERE whereas BIRDS live in the 3D ATMOSPHERE and FISH in the 3D HYDROSPHERE. My Field of Interest & Study is MOBILITY & DEXTERITY ~ Anatomical FORM & FUNCTION and it is very interesting how ANIMALIA are modified for the SPHERE they occupy ! HUMANS can only fly and live underwater because of technology they cannot do it unaided ! Land is overcrowded but SEA & AIR do not present alternative viable habitats ! Humans Ag : suggest jealousy ! *O FOR THE WINGS OF A DOVE ..... !* and *WOULD YOU RATHER BE A FISH ........ ?* Thanks for sharing : very thought provoking !
BLESSINGS : PEACE & LOVE
Yours ANGELA 🧡🧡🧡🧡
May 22nd, 2019 05:42
RE-WRITING RHYMES.
Goldfinch60 said:
Great re-write Fay, I do that occasionally and rewrite famous poems with my own words, it is great fun.
Mary had a little lamb,
She went and called it Fay,
And every where that Mary went.
Fay would play with hay.
May 22nd, 2019 00:25
Goldfinch60 said:
Great re-write Fay, I do that occasionally and rewrite famous poems with my own words, it is great fun.
Mary had a little lamb,
She went and called it Fay,
And every where that Mary went.
Fay would play with hay.
May 22nd, 2019 00:25
RE-WRITING RHYMES.
Suresh said:
Even at this age, I\'m a child at heart and will always be. I laughed, I giggled, I smiled all at once with this joviality, so needed, so wanted.
Thnx
May 21st, 2019 11:20
Suresh said:
Even at this age, I\'m a child at heart and will always be. I laughed, I giggled, I smiled all at once with this joviality, so needed, so wanted.
Thnx
May 21st, 2019 11:20
RE-WRITING RHYMES.
dusk arising said:
Ha ha ha love it. I have done similar things with this lovely poem several times to include friends name and activities.
Great fun to do with a poem and meter almost everyone knows.
May 21st, 2019 07:26
dusk arising said:
Ha ha ha love it. I have done similar things with this lovely poem several times to include friends name and activities.
Great fun to do with a poem and meter almost everyone knows.
May 21st, 2019 07:26
RE-WRITING RHYMES.
Michael Edwards said:
You\'ve absolutely nailed it - I also love playing with old nursery rhymes and have posted quite a few here - so pleased to see you are also doing the same - more please.
May 21st, 2019 06:12
Michael Edwards said:
You\'ve absolutely nailed it - I also love playing with old nursery rhymes and have posted quite a few here - so pleased to see you are also doing the same - more please.
May 21st, 2019 06:12
RE-WRITING RHYMES.
ANGELA & BRIAN said:
Thanks FAY ~ A great rewrite of the OATPC very amusing ! Nursery Rymes & Hymns & Songs are all prey to a rewrite ~ I never object except for the Scriptures because they are sacred in any Language or Epoch. The BIBLE has been translated into 2000 of the 6000 known languages ~ but that provides ~ through the GIDEONS & the Bible Society etc ~ a Copy for everyone. Weve been in a Local School today with the GIDEONS. Odly enough Our Poem today is about *OLD THINGS* highlighting GENE AUTRY (1950) singing *DEAR HEARTS & GENTLE PEOPLE* and We wouldnt change a word. Thanks for brightening up our MORNING (B) & EVENING (A)
BLESSINGS & Peace & Love
Yours ANGELA & BRIAN 🧡🧡🧡🧡
May 21st, 2019 04:27
ANGELA & BRIAN said:
Thanks FAY ~ A great rewrite of the OATPC very amusing ! Nursery Rymes & Hymns & Songs are all prey to a rewrite ~ I never object except for the Scriptures because they are sacred in any Language or Epoch. The BIBLE has been translated into 2000 of the 6000 known languages ~ but that provides ~ through the GIDEONS & the Bible Society etc ~ a Copy for everyone. Weve been in a Local School today with the GIDEONS. Odly enough Our Poem today is about *OLD THINGS* highlighting GENE AUTRY (1950) singing *DEAR HEARTS & GENTLE PEOPLE* and We wouldnt change a word. Thanks for brightening up our MORNING (B) & EVENING (A)
BLESSINGS & Peace & Love
Yours ANGELA & BRIAN 🧡🧡🧡🧡
May 21st, 2019 04:27
RE-WRITING RHYMES.
Neville said:
what a brilliant take on an old childhood classic and favourite of mine.. you wont believe some of the fond memories you just triggered Fay.. so thanks a million.... Neville
May 21st, 2019 01:32
Neville said:
what a brilliant take on an old childhood classic and favourite of mine.. you wont believe some of the fond memories you just triggered Fay.. so thanks a million.... Neville
May 21st, 2019 01:32
WOMAN-FED.
Goldfinch60 said:
Super memories of times of yore, those mums really kept the families together.
May 21st, 2019 00:29
Goldfinch60 said:
Super memories of times of yore, those mums really kept the families together.
May 21st, 2019 00:29
WOMAN-FED.
SerenWise said:
Another lovely Cornish write - have you ever had star-gazey pie??
May 20th, 2019 13:42
SerenWise said:
Another lovely Cornish write - have you ever had star-gazey pie??
May 20th, 2019 13:42
WOMAN-FED.
Suresh said:
Men were good at one job, women had to manage the household no matter how many pittance were in her frock, and they did it with a smile, thus she was the master.
Nice subject well detailed.
May 20th, 2019 10:46
Suresh said:
Men were good at one job, women had to manage the household no matter how many pittance were in her frock, and they did it with a smile, thus she was the master.
Nice subject well detailed.
May 20th, 2019 10:46
WOMAN-FED.
ANGELA & BRIAN said:
BRIAN here ~ Thanks FAY for another GEM fashioned in the ingenuity of your Mind. The COOK BOOK looks Early 20th Century and reflects (My MOTHERS memory) of my Maternal Great-Grandma (b. 1900) ~ The scales ~ the range ~ the Milk Jug etc ! Life was much harder in the early 1900\'s but in many ways was less stressful before WW1 (1914 - 18) over 1OO years ago ! Few peple had mortgages or owned a petrol driven vehicle ! Travelling by Pony & Trap must have been more soothing & less polluting. No TV etc to worry one ~ wholesome food and plenty of exercise ! The value of close Extended Families etc etc. You paint a real but in some ways an idyllic picture ~ very NOSTALGIC ! All Families up & down the Country ~ were in fact WOMAN FED from the Cradle to the Grave ! Thanks for sharing & caring !
Blessings & Peace & Love
Yours ANGELA & BRIAN 🧡🧡🧡🧡
May 20th, 2019 10:35
ANGELA & BRIAN said:
BRIAN here ~ Thanks FAY for another GEM fashioned in the ingenuity of your Mind. The COOK BOOK looks Early 20th Century and reflects (My MOTHERS memory) of my Maternal Great-Grandma (b. 1900) ~ The scales ~ the range ~ the Milk Jug etc ! Life was much harder in the early 1900\'s but in many ways was less stressful before WW1 (1914 - 18) over 1OO years ago ! Few peple had mortgages or owned a petrol driven vehicle ! Travelling by Pony & Trap must have been more soothing & less polluting. No TV etc to worry one ~ wholesome food and plenty of exercise ! The value of close Extended Families etc etc. You paint a real but in some ways an idyllic picture ~ very NOSTALGIC ! All Families up & down the Country ~ were in fact WOMAN FED from the Cradle to the Grave ! Thanks for sharing & caring !
Blessings & Peace & Love
Yours ANGELA & BRIAN 🧡🧡🧡🧡
May 20th, 2019 10:35
WOMAN-FED.
Andrew Charles Forrest said:
Love this Fay
There hasn\'t been a time when women were lesser than men in my mind
My dad came from Arbroath (The smokies)where there are stories of the women who carried the men out to their boats in the morning to save them being wet all day.
This reminded me of them.
Wonderful tale and tribute piece BRAVO!
May 20th, 2019 05:24
Andrew Charles Forrest said:
Love this Fay
There hasn\'t been a time when women were lesser than men in my mind
My dad came from Arbroath (The smokies)where there are stories of the women who carried the men out to their boats in the morning to save them being wet all day.
This reminded me of them.
Wonderful tale and tribute piece BRAVO!
May 20th, 2019 05:24
WOMAN-FED.
Michael Edwards said:
Oh yes this takes me back to my wonderful gentle Mum who was filled with love and was so adept in the kitchen with good old fashioned food. Thank you Fay for invoking the memories.
May 20th, 2019 03:44
Michael Edwards said:
Oh yes this takes me back to my wonderful gentle Mum who was filled with love and was so adept in the kitchen with good old fashioned food. Thank you Fay for invoking the memories.
May 20th, 2019 03:44
WOMAN-FED.
Neville said:
yes... I reckon them were the day, when men were men and many of the women too were, or rather filled the rolls and role of men... forget vacuum packed and ready meals, you can beat an egg but ya can\'t beat the age of muscle and steam.. This is a brilliant work Fay.. thoroughly enjoyed and no kiddin.... Neville
May 20th, 2019 03:14
Neville said:
yes... I reckon them were the day, when men were men and many of the women too were, or rather filled the rolls and role of men... forget vacuum packed and ready meals, you can beat an egg but ya can\'t beat the age of muscle and steam.. This is a brilliant work Fay.. thoroughly enjoyed and no kiddin.... Neville
May 20th, 2019 03:14
WOMAN-FED.
Poetic Dan said:
What a trip, I should of packed some sandwiches!
Always a delightful read
May 20th, 2019 03:12
Poetic Dan said:
What a trip, I should of packed some sandwiches!
Always a delightful read
May 20th, 2019 03:12
WOMAN-FED.
dusk arising said:
Wonderful taken for granted days of yore. You give initially a really warm, comforting \'home\' feeling. A place my childhood memories rely upon as the bedrock of security and love, all as i said, taken for granted.
As you will know, the scene is not totally gone as there are a minority of homes similarly managed by a mum.
Really a warm and enjoyable read bringing to mind my mum and her devotion to me and my siblings.
May 20th, 2019 02:59
dusk arising said:
Wonderful taken for granted days of yore. You give initially a really warm, comforting \'home\' feeling. A place my childhood memories rely upon as the bedrock of security and love, all as i said, taken for granted.
As you will know, the scene is not totally gone as there are a minority of homes similarly managed by a mum.
Really a warm and enjoyable read bringing to mind my mum and her devotion to me and my siblings.
May 20th, 2019 02:59
ALTERATION.
Neville said:
here it seems you have managed to capture those fleeting shifts of light and shade and all the many hues that occur at the handover from night to day and vice versa .. those that when seen shall never be forgot..... despite the fact that each is so remarkably different...... Neville
May 19th, 2019 16:44
Neville said:
here it seems you have managed to capture those fleeting shifts of light and shade and all the many hues that occur at the handover from night to day and vice versa .. those that when seen shall never be forgot..... despite the fact that each is so remarkably different...... Neville
May 19th, 2019 16:44
STONES KNOW.
MendedFences27 said:
Must have been a harrowing if not death-defying occupation. I cannot imagine being down in a hole in the ground.
This is the second poem I\'ve read today that mentions food, and now I\'m growing hungry for some British grub. a pasty or a meat pie, and a pint would do just fine.
Oh yeah, poetry. that\'s why we\'re here. Loved your poem. Was thrown by some of the language, but you saved me at the end. How long did this mining continue? When did it stop? Liked the way you formatted this poem, breaking it as you did. I think it adds emphasis to the individual ideas you were conveying. Much enjoyed this read. _ Phil A.
May 19th, 2019 16:14
MendedFences27 said:
Must have been a harrowing if not death-defying occupation. I cannot imagine being down in a hole in the ground.
This is the second poem I\'ve read today that mentions food, and now I\'m growing hungry for some British grub. a pasty or a meat pie, and a pint would do just fine.
Oh yeah, poetry. that\'s why we\'re here. Loved your poem. Was thrown by some of the language, but you saved me at the end. How long did this mining continue? When did it stop? Liked the way you formatted this poem, breaking it as you did. I think it adds emphasis to the individual ideas you were conveying. Much enjoyed this read. _ Phil A.
May 19th, 2019 16:14
Today.
poet2rhyme4tommorrow said:
Wracked With Ratiocination
When Writing
no shortage of familiar metier real
(material) aye attest
welling up within thy breast
merely a predicament
how to winnow
junk bonded barnacled
accretion encrusted
amidst gems buried
within treasure chest,
yet vigilant to sift,
viz figurative fine tooth comb
uprooting excrescence
laired plethora
incognito, sans faux
couture doggerel
habiliment dressed
necessitating painstaking
poetic rock climbing
ala scaling Mount Everest
imbedding, hooking, grappling
fingered duple crampons
aye confessed
to myself, the futility
to wrest Shakespearean nuggets,
which analogy
hyperbole you guessed
nor does modesty allow
me feeble effort
(trite) on par with August bard,
who would rank him,
the highest allotted value
upon assigned (absolute)
value of playing card,
hence tis the gold standard thee
verse a tile scribe based
at Stratford on Avon
this here wordsmith wields
his own literary might
always on guard
to stave reprehensible tar tarred plaque
like encrustation glued hard
akin to a geode methodical
mother lode extraction jarred
by the slightest distraction,
thus with boldness sigh hermetically
seal off every cerebral fold
vectors against
superfluous mind chatter
can upend fragile tenuous hold
when merest wisp of nearly
elusive mental thread escapes,
I feign scold
ding this paperback
bestseller wannabe with told
apt to captcha bliss so Harris, thus
keep dreaming envisioning
an green acred Edenic demesne
sprawling across
wide webbed wold.
adieu - Matthew Scott Harris
alias [email protected]
May 19th, 2019 15:55
poet2rhyme4tommorrow said:
Wracked With Ratiocination
When Writing
no shortage of familiar metier real
(material) aye attest
welling up within thy breast
merely a predicament
how to winnow
junk bonded barnacled
accretion encrusted
amidst gems buried
within treasure chest,
yet vigilant to sift,
viz figurative fine tooth comb
uprooting excrescence
laired plethora
incognito, sans faux
couture doggerel
habiliment dressed
necessitating painstaking
poetic rock climbing
ala scaling Mount Everest
imbedding, hooking, grappling
fingered duple crampons
aye confessed
to myself, the futility
to wrest Shakespearean nuggets,
which analogy
hyperbole you guessed
nor does modesty allow
me feeble effort
(trite) on par with August bard,
who would rank him,
the highest allotted value
upon assigned (absolute)
value of playing card,
hence tis the gold standard thee
verse a tile scribe based
at Stratford on Avon
this here wordsmith wields
his own literary might
always on guard
to stave reprehensible tar tarred plaque
like encrustation glued hard
akin to a geode methodical
mother lode extraction jarred
by the slightest distraction,
thus with boldness sigh hermetically
seal off every cerebral fold
vectors against
superfluous mind chatter
can upend fragile tenuous hold
when merest wisp of nearly
elusive mental thread escapes,
I feign scold
ding this paperback
bestseller wannabe with told
apt to captcha bliss so Harris, thus
keep dreaming envisioning
an green acred Edenic demesne
sprawling across
wide webbed wold.
adieu - Matthew Scott Harris
alias [email protected]
May 19th, 2019 15:55
UNANSWERABLE.
SerenWise said:
Nicely written bundle of metaphor and divine wording
May 19th, 2019 08:37
SerenWise said:
Nicely written bundle of metaphor and divine wording
May 19th, 2019 08:37
YESTERDAY.
Neville said:
there is a certain special something that one tends to experience after it has rained... and you have captured that so well here amongst of course , so many other things.... Neville
May 19th, 2019 05:50
Neville said:
there is a certain special something that one tends to experience after it has rained... and you have captured that so well here amongst of course , so many other things.... Neville
May 19th, 2019 05:50
SELFHOOD.
Neville said:
A fine write indeed, and not only that.. packed with common sense and universal truths..... Neville
May 19th, 2019 04:16
Neville said:
A fine write indeed, and not only that.. packed with common sense and universal truths..... Neville
May 19th, 2019 04:16
UNANSWERABLE.
Neville said:
perfectly understandable Fay a bril poem in many more ways than one.... very much and thoroughly enjoyed.... Neville
May 18th, 2019 05:34
Neville said:
perfectly understandable Fay a bril poem in many more ways than one.... very much and thoroughly enjoyed.... Neville
May 18th, 2019 05:34
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