Comments received on poems by Fay Slimm.
STONES KNOW.
Goldfinch60 said:
What a wonderful write Fay, those days of mining were so hard. Great to see local dialect in words.
My very first job back in the 1960s was as an analytical chemist at the Atomic Energy Authority at Harwell. Just off the site were two hostels for single people who worked there, there were over two hundred people in them, all scientists. They were from all over the country and the accents were all there, Jordie, Scouse, Glaswegian, Cockney, Welsh, Brummie etc and we could all understand each other until the time a guy from Cornwall turned up, we didn\'\'t have a clue what he was talking about !
May 18th, 2019 00:19
Goldfinch60 said:
What a wonderful write Fay, those days of mining were so hard. Great to see local dialect in words.
My very first job back in the 1960s was as an analytical chemist at the Atomic Energy Authority at Harwell. Just off the site were two hostels for single people who worked there, there were over two hundred people in them, all scientists. They were from all over the country and the accents were all there, Jordie, Scouse, Glaswegian, Cockney, Welsh, Brummie etc and we could all understand each other until the time a guy from Cornwall turned up, we didn\'\'t have a clue what he was talking about !
May 18th, 2019 00:19
STONES KNOW.
Neville said:
Kernow personified.. I know a thing or two about them old mine shafts too... my Grandfather was lost in one...... A delight to find this, this eve..... Neville
May 17th, 2019 16:50
Neville said:
Kernow personified.. I know a thing or two about them old mine shafts too... my Grandfather was lost in one...... A delight to find this, this eve..... Neville
May 17th, 2019 16:50
STONES KNOW.
ANGELA & BRIAN said:
THANKS FAY : For caring & sharing : ANGELA HERE !
WOW : This is a fine CORNISH IDYLL : Complete with glossary ! Lead mines long exhausted revive in POETRY ! Love the *Poetic Ladder* in V 2. very constructive ! Hazards of mining (like feet) laid
bare : bare rations : bare clothing : Bare necessities ! Our relative prosperity is built on the Ghosts of Industry past : AMEN !
Blessing & Love & Peace
Yours ANGELA 🧡🧡🧡🧡
May 17th, 2019 15:44
ANGELA & BRIAN said:
THANKS FAY : For caring & sharing : ANGELA HERE !
WOW : This is a fine CORNISH IDYLL : Complete with glossary ! Lead mines long exhausted revive in POETRY ! Love the *Poetic Ladder* in V 2. very constructive ! Hazards of mining (like feet) laid
bare : bare rations : bare clothing : Bare necessities ! Our relative prosperity is built on the Ghosts of Industry past : AMEN !
Blessing & Love & Peace
Yours ANGELA 🧡🧡🧡🧡
May 17th, 2019 15:44
STONES KNOW.
Suresh said:
I am a product of me go metropolises, but have seen many a movies about mining (coal) towns. Your poem which was very pleasant to read, has captured the plight of the townsfolk exceptionally well.
May 17th, 2019 09:37
Suresh said:
I am a product of me go metropolises, but have seen many a movies about mining (coal) towns. Your poem which was very pleasant to read, has captured the plight of the townsfolk exceptionally well.
May 17th, 2019 09:37
STONES KNOW.
dusk arising said:
Long ago my family was from StBuryan in your fair Cornwall. All around that village are those with my surname, rare elsewhere. So i am glad you explained the local words long lost to my family.
At one time my forebears would have been in such toil as you describe, there is even a derelict mine which bears the family name.
No Fratch about it, a good write of a colourful scene.
May 17th, 2019 04:19
dusk arising said:
Long ago my family was from StBuryan in your fair Cornwall. All around that village are those with my surname, rare elsewhere. So i am glad you explained the local words long lost to my family.
At one time my forebears would have been in such toil as you describe, there is even a derelict mine which bears the family name.
No Fratch about it, a good write of a colourful scene.
May 17th, 2019 04:19
STONES KNOW.
SerenWise said:
Beautiful ode to Cornish history, the language is amazing and yet again your use of archaic slang is so fitting! Very unique and elegantly written :)
May 17th, 2019 03:48
SerenWise said:
Beautiful ode to Cornish history, the language is amazing and yet again your use of archaic slang is so fitting! Very unique and elegantly written :)
May 17th, 2019 03:48
UNANSWERABLE.
Goldfinch60 said:
What a wonderful write Fay, the spell of love is so obscure but so very powerful when it is cast.
I love the phrase \"lust\'s famous narcotic\".
I don\'t say this very often Fay but this is going into my favourites.
May 17th, 2019 00:08
Goldfinch60 said:
What a wonderful write Fay, the spell of love is so obscure but so very powerful when it is cast.
I love the phrase \"lust\'s famous narcotic\".
I don\'t say this very often Fay but this is going into my favourites.
May 17th, 2019 00:08
UNANSWERABLE.
Michael Edwards said:
Keep playing Fay - somehow you have the knack to bring them together into fine writes like wot this is.
May 16th, 2019 12:51
Michael Edwards said:
Keep playing Fay - somehow you have the knack to bring them together into fine writes like wot this is.
May 16th, 2019 12:51
UNANSWERABLE.
MendedFences27 said:
What is love, but obsession? There is no masquerading in love. Everything is exposed, no secrets, no lies, no misunderstandings or it ends. Then and only then is love true, and to get there one must be obsessed. Can one live without air? - No, without water?- No, without Nourishment? - No, without Love? - Yes, so it must be an obsession. Love borders on insanity and yet is considered normal. Yes, the world is full of crazy people. Maybe real and true Love is what keeps the world from becoming a lunatic asylum.
A wonderful poem Fay, loved all of it. Saving it for future considerations. - Phil A.
May 16th, 2019 11:38
MendedFences27 said:
What is love, but obsession? There is no masquerading in love. Everything is exposed, no secrets, no lies, no misunderstandings or it ends. Then and only then is love true, and to get there one must be obsessed. Can one live without air? - No, without water?- No, without Nourishment? - No, without Love? - Yes, so it must be an obsession. Love borders on insanity and yet is considered normal. Yes, the world is full of crazy people. Maybe real and true Love is what keeps the world from becoming a lunatic asylum.
A wonderful poem Fay, loved all of it. Saving it for future considerations. - Phil A.
May 16th, 2019 11:38
UNANSWERABLE.
Suresh said:
Fay, you have named it well, and also framed it well.
Love - Lust - Hormones - Obsession
May 16th, 2019 11:30
Suresh said:
Fay, you have named it well, and also framed it well.
Love - Lust - Hormones - Obsession
May 16th, 2019 11:30
UNANSWERABLE.
dusk arising said:
Oh it\'s clear enough Fay, for it is enigmatic.
My personal feelings are that life alone whilst satisfying (if you are of the right mind) it is somewhat hum-drum without the sharing. When love happens along it is such a lightening bolt of pleasureable contrast that we give it everything.
Some have obsession and hanker after it which is dangerous.
The fact is that most relationships go wrong. The older we get the more \'wise\' we CAN be, but do we act that way? Well that depends upon how sweet the fruit and how hungry we are at harvest time i guess.
Love remains magic and invites us to be young of spirit, careless and over indulgent. In a hum-drum existence i say.... \"Bring it on!\"
May 16th, 2019 07:02
dusk arising said:
Oh it\'s clear enough Fay, for it is enigmatic.
My personal feelings are that life alone whilst satisfying (if you are of the right mind) it is somewhat hum-drum without the sharing. When love happens along it is such a lightening bolt of pleasureable contrast that we give it everything.
Some have obsession and hanker after it which is dangerous.
The fact is that most relationships go wrong. The older we get the more \'wise\' we CAN be, but do we act that way? Well that depends upon how sweet the fruit and how hungry we are at harvest time i guess.
Love remains magic and invites us to be young of spirit, careless and over indulgent. In a hum-drum existence i say.... \"Bring it on!\"
May 16th, 2019 07:02
UNANSWERABLE.
ANGELA & BRIAN said:
Thanks for sharing FAY : ANGELA HERE : Its 10pm : Now the Day is over : but lovely thoughts to go to my lonely BED with. You say you play with WORDS : but methinks you play with MEMORY TOO ! Thanks for caring !
BLESSINGS & LOVE
Yors as always ANGELA 🧡🧡🧡🧡
Please check my Tribute to La Mia Abuela ~ Gracias !
May 16th, 2019 04:02
ANGELA & BRIAN said:
Thanks for sharing FAY : ANGELA HERE : Its 10pm : Now the Day is over : but lovely thoughts to go to my lonely BED with. You say you play with WORDS : but methinks you play with MEMORY TOO ! Thanks for caring !
BLESSINGS & LOVE
Yors as always ANGELA 🧡🧡🧡🧡
Please check my Tribute to La Mia Abuela ~ Gracias !
May 16th, 2019 04:02
UNANSWERABLE.
orchidee said:
Ohh, swoon! Fido saw \'steamy\' and \'sensual\' then barked! lol. he would not let me read the rest of this. So I put him out the back yard a while.
May 16th, 2019 02:16
orchidee said:
Ohh, swoon! Fido saw \'steamy\' and \'sensual\' then barked! lol. he would not let me read the rest of this. So I put him out the back yard a while.
May 16th, 2019 02:16
YESTERDAY.
Goldfinch60 said:
Good write Fay, the rain can wash away the ills that are out there so bring a new dawn to a wonderful new day.
May 16th, 2019 00:20
Goldfinch60 said:
Good write Fay, the rain can wash away the ills that are out there so bring a new dawn to a wonderful new day.
May 16th, 2019 00:20
YESTERDAY.
ANGELA & BRIAN said:
Thanks for sharing FAY : Nice picture and MANTRA ! The scent of YESTERDAY can leave a biiter / sweet taste in ones nostrils. Life is never just black or just white : it is always 50 shades of grey ! I (ANGELA) can recall over 30 years of yesterdays GOOD & BAD ! Sometimes I wish I could forget them ALL (Except BRIAN !) ; and wake up to a brand-new world !
Blessings & Joy & Love
Your poetic friends ANGELA & BRIAN 🧡🧡🧡🧡
May 15th, 2019 17:30
ANGELA & BRIAN said:
Thanks for sharing FAY : Nice picture and MANTRA ! The scent of YESTERDAY can leave a biiter / sweet taste in ones nostrils. Life is never just black or just white : it is always 50 shades of grey ! I (ANGELA) can recall over 30 years of yesterdays GOOD & BAD ! Sometimes I wish I could forget them ALL (Except BRIAN !) ; and wake up to a brand-new world !
Blessings & Joy & Love
Your poetic friends ANGELA & BRIAN 🧡🧡🧡🧡
May 15th, 2019 17:30
YESTERDAY.
Suresh said:
We\'ve all experienced those smelly yesterday\'s
And wish they would stay there
But today is another day
Let\'s see what we have here.
And yes, are we ready though.
Nicely done Fay
May 15th, 2019 10:15
Suresh said:
We\'ve all experienced those smelly yesterday\'s
And wish they would stay there
But today is another day
Let\'s see what we have here.
And yes, are we ready though.
Nicely done Fay
May 15th, 2019 10:15
YESTERDAY.
Lorna said:
Oooo I really like this one Fay! I can smell that clean air after the rain and the emotional cleansing as well............ very sharp picture in my mind.
May 15th, 2019 05:01
Lorna said:
Oooo I really like this one Fay! I can smell that clean air after the rain and the emotional cleansing as well............ very sharp picture in my mind.
May 15th, 2019 05:01
YESTERDAY.
Philip said:
Hi Fay.
A different poem from you and I like it.
Mind you I haven\'t been on for a couple of years but will be more regular from now on.
Phil
May 15th, 2019 04:24
Philip said:
Hi Fay.
A different poem from you and I like it.
Mind you I haven\'t been on for a couple of years but will be more regular from now on.
Phil
May 15th, 2019 04:24
YESTERDAY.
dusk arising said:
Your first line made me laugh out loud - a smelly yesterday indeed!
Well it\'s all there, the horrible mixed up feelings of upset, anger, worry, wondering what ifs and maybes.
\'Are we though ready\' is a wonderful concluding line for it makes your reader re evaluate all their thought gathered whilst reading.
I sense a quite different style from you in this piece. Maybe it\'s the first person stance, I\'m unsure, but i cant put my finger on it.
Mind you who am i to mention style, my style is a hotch potch of however i\'m feeling if i managed to keep my breakfast down.
May 15th, 2019 04:19
dusk arising said:
Your first line made me laugh out loud - a smelly yesterday indeed!
Well it\'s all there, the horrible mixed up feelings of upset, anger, worry, wondering what ifs and maybes.
\'Are we though ready\' is a wonderful concluding line for it makes your reader re evaluate all their thought gathered whilst reading.
I sense a quite different style from you in this piece. Maybe it\'s the first person stance, I\'m unsure, but i cant put my finger on it.
Mind you who am i to mention style, my style is a hotch potch of however i\'m feeling if i managed to keep my breakfast down.
May 15th, 2019 04:19
SELFHOOD.
Goldfinch60 said:
Your life is your own and unique, others try to influence it but for absolute bliss always go your own way.
May 15th, 2019 00:03
Goldfinch60 said:
Your life is your own and unique, others try to influence it but for absolute bliss always go your own way.
May 15th, 2019 00:03
SELFHOOD.
Gary Edward Geraci said:
The “selfhood” caged by addiction Fay is the selfhood surrounded by iron bars. Indeed many crave for liberation yet replace one vice with another. A priest today spoke to the congregation of a woman giving up smoking only to fill the hole with the consumption of junk food - his point - Judas Iscariot was replaced by something better - the Apostle Matthias. For sanity’s sake may selfhood seek Selfhood.
May 14th, 2019 21:00
Gary Edward Geraci said:
The “selfhood” caged by addiction Fay is the selfhood surrounded by iron bars. Indeed many crave for liberation yet replace one vice with another. A priest today spoke to the congregation of a woman giving up smoking only to fill the hole with the consumption of junk food - his point - Judas Iscariot was replaced by something better - the Apostle Matthias. For sanity’s sake may selfhood seek Selfhood.
May 14th, 2019 21:00
SELFHOOD.
ANGELA & BRIAN said:
Thanks for sharing FAY ! SELF WORTH & SELF RESPECT : for who and what we are : are very important @ all stages of our lives ! When we are TEENS we struggle to establish our Unique Identity ! However we become Fetishes of fashion ~ Members of Movements and Slaves of Social Order (Verses 1 & 2). We long to be released from their BONDAGE and freed from their SHACKLES (V 3). This is achieved by SELF-REALISATION (V 4) ! It is never too LATE (or too SOON) to realise and recognise and actualise that :
*I AM A UNIQUE PERSON* AMEN !
THANKS FOR BEING UNIQUELY YOU
Love through Poetry ANGELA & BRIAN 🧡🧡🧡🧡
May 14th, 2019 17:28
ANGELA & BRIAN said:
Thanks for sharing FAY ! SELF WORTH & SELF RESPECT : for who and what we are : are very important @ all stages of our lives ! When we are TEENS we struggle to establish our Unique Identity ! However we become Fetishes of fashion ~ Members of Movements and Slaves of Social Order (Verses 1 & 2). We long to be released from their BONDAGE and freed from their SHACKLES (V 3). This is achieved by SELF-REALISATION (V 4) ! It is never too LATE (or too SOON) to realise and recognise and actualise that :
*I AM A UNIQUE PERSON* AMEN !
THANKS FOR BEING UNIQUELY YOU
Love through Poetry ANGELA & BRIAN 🧡🧡🧡🧡
May 14th, 2019 17:28
SELFHOOD.
Michael Edwards said:
One thing that comes with age is that you have nothing to prove and nothing to lose if you speak your mind. At last I am liberated. Yahoooo!
May 14th, 2019 13:46
Michael Edwards said:
One thing that comes with age is that you have nothing to prove and nothing to lose if you speak your mind. At last I am liberated. Yahoooo!
May 14th, 2019 13:46
SELFHOOD.
Poetic Dan said:
I needed this so much for a major fear of mine was faced today, for this exact reason.
Self-righteous was their last word as my \"self\" would not aline to their \"self\" even if sharing the same blood. I\'ve come to understand we are way more than that, thank again for how beautifully you worded this, helping to ease my mind!
Always appreciated
May 14th, 2019 11:21
Poetic Dan said:
I needed this so much for a major fear of mine was faced today, for this exact reason.
Self-righteous was their last word as my \"self\" would not aline to their \"self\" even if sharing the same blood. I\'ve come to understand we are way more than that, thank again for how beautifully you worded this, helping to ease my mind!
Always appreciated
May 14th, 2019 11:21
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