Comments on community poems by Doggerel Dave
- Pinky Promise, He Insisted (Abu Aeesh)
Subject deep and heavy but with a lightness of touch.
Last stanza: so...
June 15th, 2021 22:26 - eyelashes shut like venus flytraps (Jon Nakapalau)
Although the experimental form did not make for clear understanding by...
June 15th, 2021 20:20 - I hate dawn. (Bernard Gabriel Okurut)
Sorry Bernard - apart from anything else, there is a complete disparity...
June 15th, 2021 19:53 - What could go wrong? (Jerry Reynolds)
Get the joke, love the imagery.
Not going to get into a class...
June 15th, 2021 19:33 - The Planet Enterprise -1 (Advaitha)
Again, a powerful piece.
And I\'d still like to know just a little about...
June 15th, 2021 19:21 - Unbreakable (Saxon Crow)
An amazing tribute to someone who will never get adequate recognition. And...
June 15th, 2021 05:05 - Untitled - XLIII (SureshG)
I need some more of your meditative advice, Suresh - I can see where it...
June 14th, 2021 20:17 - Dog Bowls and Therapy? (A Documentary) (AuburnScribbler)
Greatly enjoyed, AS. Atmospheric picture of a British pub. Nice recharge...
June 14th, 2021 20:08 - DEATH (Advaitha)
On one level I admired this, Advaitha.
On another level I\'d like to know...
June 14th, 2021 19:55 - Show Us (Fay Slimm.)
Who are you praying to, Fay?
Like the sentiments, though not sure how it...
June 14th, 2021 04:07 - The Enabler (StephanieAnn)
Good solid write there, Stephanie, good solid sound advice.
I hope you...
June 14th, 2021 00:39 - I Should o\' Known (All Along) (Alan .S. Jeeves)
Situation described with your usual poetic sensibility and skill, Alan....
June 14th, 2021 00:28 - Infinitesimal human jetsam flotsam self across webbed wide whirled viz cyber sea (Rew4er2nail)
Amazing and educational.
How long did it take you to put it...
June 13th, 2021 23:09 - Burnout (Jane Frye)
First and last lines - grave concern.
Middle three - rest up.
June 13th, 2021 20:36 - Haulin’ a Heavy Load (Accidental Poet)
10-4, man – You sound reliable. When you’ve dumped that lot would you...
June 13th, 2021 19:52 - Overcome (Neville)
Wot? Hot over there? Winter here, hasn\'t got over 20 degrees C all week....
June 13th, 2021 19:16 - Careful with that paint pot (Saxon Crow)
A work in progress? Looks complete to me - Some good lines in there.
June 13th, 2021 02:01 - Upon Bingham Market Square (AuburnScribbler)
I probably listen and watch far too much news and political commentary....
June 12th, 2021 20:34 - Nehushtan (Gary Edward Geraci)
Come on Gary – you can do better than this. You surely know that someone...
June 12th, 2021 20:25 - Seizing Moments (Neville)
And tomorrow \"The answer is blowin\' in the wind\"
Sorry Neville - I...
June 12th, 2021 19:51 - Do it a little (Navneetshah)
I\'ll appreciate your poem a little....OK?
Welcome to MPS.
June 12th, 2021 08:28 - I’m Just a Poet (Accidental Poet)
Big thumbs up there, AP. I can definitely relate to “Where the words...
June 12th, 2021 08:23 - The Green Moth (Jayasree)
Yeh I do that with a variety of invertebrate interlopers (not huntsmans...
June 12th, 2021 02:17 - Which Is The Greater? (Goldfinch60)
Or movies or theatre? But I think Teddy nailed it, and I\'m not about to...
June 12th, 2021 02:03 - What and Why (SureshG)
I really like this - just about gives a perfect picture of the start of it...
June 12th, 2021 01:53 - DON’T YOU? (Laura🌻)
Just tripped over this by accident, Laura. Liked it very...
June 12th, 2021 00:55 - How The Town Grows (MendedFences27)
That, for me, is when those short forms make most sense - as a chain....
June 11th, 2021 21:06 - Unscathed (Jerry Reynolds)
And why not, indeed. Enjoy.
Point made succinctly - yer didn\'t go on...
June 11th, 2021 20:56 - Poems for all Seasons (Kevin Michael Bloor)
You are too good for me - I can\'t find anything intelligible to make...
June 11th, 2021 08:05 - Nowhere Left to Bleed (Neville)
A couple of my relationships were a little toxic, Neville - but compared...
June 11th, 2021 05:58 - Clickety Clack Life (Saxon Crow)
I’m not good at metaphors, Sax – but I think I’m there with this...
June 11th, 2021 05:49 - Never Too Late (Jayasree)
\"Everything changes. You can make
A fresh start with your final...
June 10th, 2021 20:50 - The Inkwell of Your Heart (Accidental Poet)
Definitely got a poetic bent there, AP. Disciplined structure too.
June 10th, 2021 06:48 - Who Dares (Fay Slimm.)
Nature in the raw. Personified nicely in your short sweet verse, Fay.
But...
June 10th, 2021 06:41 - Feeling Flushed (Saxon Crow)
Saxon:
It will not reflect on you
You do what you gotta do
Just feel...
June 10th, 2021 06:01 - Am I Just Getting Old? (Goldfinch60)
You could call this the three ages of man, I suppose…
In the days of my...
June 10th, 2021 05:16 - Untitled - XLI (SureshG)
Come on Suresh - wot about some cultural edification here….
Did you...
June 10th, 2021 00:58 - I revel in obscure facts (Trenz Pruca)
Really liked this poem, Trenz, despite that I found it something of an...
June 9th, 2021 20:29 - Good Intentions (Wackyheartache4)
That is terribly hard to take, despite that there’s a large truth buried...
June 9th, 2021 20:03 - The Influencer (SureshG)
Bloody wants in a consumerist hell.
I live in an Economy, not a Society....
June 9th, 2021 08:44 - Circle Fly’s (Jerry Reynolds)
😊 Great little yarn of universal applicability, Jerry. Or as some folks...
June 9th, 2021 08:23 - Love (Doggerel Dave)
It\'s the music, Andy, the music... 😊
June 9th, 2021 04:42 - Humanity and Love. (Goldfinch60)
May I apologise in advance, Andy?
June 9th, 2021 01:06 - If I Was Leader (Article)... (ForeverJesus7)
Every bone in my body told me I shouldn\'t engage with someone who titled...
June 8th, 2021 07:07 - Fantasy Land (Accidental Poet)
Ah - if only..... Title\'s got a lot going for it, AP. No harm in dreaming...
June 8th, 2021 06:08 - If I Was Leader (Article)... (ForeverJesus7)
Poetry or propaganda?
Is there not another place for this stuff? -...
June 8th, 2021 06:01 - WHAT I BELIEVE... (Jaimeleigh)
I\'ve got very poor concentration.....Couldn\'t give me a brief summary...
June 8th, 2021 04:32 - Untitled - XL (SureshG)
If you got an answer, would it help at all?
Two main lines, to me -...
June 7th, 2021 22:30 - So Very Long Ago. (Goldfinch60)
So addicted to English cathedrals, despite no religion. And despite the...
June 7th, 2021 20:17 - the little she (Rebmasters)
Not sure what this is about at all.
Context via comments definitely...
June 7th, 2021 05:22 - Lost Humanity (Accidental Poet)
“But the good men of the world
Refusing to give up reign” –
...
June 7th, 2021 05:14 - Cactus Days (Neville)
Seems dead simple to me,….Neville…..
Main column: ‘He’ made...
June 7th, 2021 04:51 - Seize (Fay Slimm.)
But I don\'t see any of that in you, Fay.
Now I (not admitting to...
June 7th, 2021 04:34 - Mustard Meditation (Orchidee)
Thank you for bringing St Martin\'s-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square,...
June 7th, 2021 02:43 - DIBBLES AND DABBLES (Michael Edwards)
A whole experience in four lines.....
June 7th, 2021 02:29 - Natures Monet (Saxon Crow)
With a good upending in the title and good ending in four lines, you have,...
June 7th, 2021 01:30 - Linda (Jerry Reynolds)
Who got to take the nap on the sofa, you or Linda?
Simple warm picture...
June 6th, 2021 19:13 - Enchantment (Fay Slimm.)
Full on nostalgia that I, a city boy can just about relate to, Fay. Picked...
June 6th, 2021 08:10 - Alone in the express train (Rrodriguez)
Great descriptive piece.
But what were you really up to?
June 6th, 2021 02:03 - THE BREAK UP (Andy Hunter)
That would be a gut wrencher, Andy.
The few break ups I\'ve experienced...
June 6th, 2021 01:55 - Out of the blue (Jerry Reynolds)
Yes - you just bought a couple of bits of my past to the fore.... to do...
June 5th, 2021 08:46 - Unspooled (Fay Slimm.)
Not offensive.
Not going to try to formulate a coherent response other...
June 5th, 2021 08:29 - As Yet Unforgiven (Neville)
Have to forgive yourself one day Neville - no point in not doing so....
June 5th, 2021 08:15 - RANDOM THOUGHTS ON COMPLEX ISSUES (Michael Edwards)
Why be a Devil\'s Advocate? - From where I sit those questions look spot...
June 5th, 2021 08:04 - Kintsugi (Saxon Crow)
Now that’s a deep look at the compromises and ambiguities of a long term...
June 5th, 2021 07:46 - Same old same (Saxon Crow)
OK if I get a rubber stamp made up with those words on it? Usage? Varies ...
June 5th, 2021 07:14 - New History (Saxon Crow)
On review SC, I note date of posting as May 2020. Now it seems to me that...
June 5th, 2021 07:02 - Aged Dreams (MendedFences27)
Memory with all its gaps and inconsistencies. You have captured that, and...
June 4th, 2021 20:54 - A Precious Drought (Neville)
Did she receive this message Neville, or similar with same...
June 4th, 2021 07:58 - sometimes it hurts more than others (Queer-with-a-pen)
Angry and powerful piece.
Please try to get it out of your system and...
June 4th, 2021 04:42 - Challenges (Fay Slimm.)
Not all trees do as many folks here with inappropriately placed trees now...
June 4th, 2021 04:33 - The Cat In The Window (Jayasree)
Please do not even attempt to plumb the depths of Cat\'s consciousness....
June 4th, 2021 04:09 - ON THE RUN (Andy Hunter)
Sorry Andy – I’m not too keen on buying “a young man I once knew”....
June 3rd, 2021 18:18 - My Choice of Poison (StephanieAnn)
It has been sometime since I have heard a more true account of a troubled...
June 3rd, 2021 05:41 - Upon Reflection (Neville)
But I see myself from my own mirror,
Reflection tells me all I need to...
June 3rd, 2021 05:09 - Enticing (Fay Slimm.)
Thanks for your take on an early morning wakening, Fay.
I shall view my...
June 3rd, 2021 04:17 - Orchard Street (StephanieAnn)
That is one easy to read poem which flows nicely, Steph.
Sounds like it...
June 3rd, 2021 01:23 - And yet there was nothing I could do. (Emile Dubois)
Precisely.
Captures in very real terms the wait, the turmoil and...
June 2nd, 2021 19:45 - My Guru, Guide and Greatness! (Spiritual wanderer)
(Gone off blue completely - sorry Neville)
I find this too hard to read....
June 2nd, 2021 18:58 - The Misunderstanding (Randyjohnson71)
A bit of marriage counselling no good then?
June 2nd, 2021 07:44 - We Can Co-exist (Accidental Poet)
Yes \'In such a place as this we should be able\', AP.
It\'s a good \'un,...
June 2nd, 2021 07:39 - If Truth was a Colour (Neville)
I Confess blue to be my favorite colour - at least during the first half...
June 2nd, 2021 07:05 - Water is life, so is my poetic side (Poetic Dan)
Your life seems pretty full and interesting, Dan. Your lines very positive...
June 2nd, 2021 06:50 - Global Warning (Subregi)
Couldn\'t agree more, subregi. Makes me sick at the complacency apparent...
June 2nd, 2021 04:53 - Poem, I woke up this morning to get myself in Gear. (AwHec8)
I can fully empathise with your sleep problems, Don. I hope you get a few...
June 1st, 2021 21:37 - Once Upon a Freckled Cheek (Neville)
To tell more would be to spoil it, I think, Neville. Best leave it right...
June 1st, 2021 19:55 - Frenzy (Fay Slimm.)
If I had any sense, I would creep right round your poem, Fay.
Trouble is,...
June 1st, 2021 19:45 - Three Palms Revisited (Doggerel Dave)
No message beyond what is there, Teddy. \'All is change\' would probably...
June 1st, 2021 06:58 - Music & Love (Accidental Poet)
Ah, music and love - much improved from salutes to soldiers, AP
June 1st, 2021 05:17 - Too Many Options (H.R.Powell)
Maybe you might be all of them in the course of a long colourful life,...
June 1st, 2021 05:10 - Daily Drops. (Goldfinch60)
\'Same trouble with the eye drops, until my eyes begin to burn from...
June 1st, 2021 04:29 - Chasing the rainbow (Jayasree)
Chasing an elusive fantasy?
“The journey not the arrival matters.”...
June 1st, 2021 04:24 - You and I (Trenz Pruca)
I don\'t know if you and I sing the same songs Trenz, but I’ll tell you...
May 31st, 2021 22:09 - Ten Summers Bygone (Alan .S. Jeeves)
Fine lines of poetry constructed with your usual care, Alan.
Very...
May 31st, 2021 22:01 - Unidentified Flying Object? (Subregi)
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May 31st, 2021 21:48 - Remembering Our American Heroes (Accidental Poet)
Leaving aside the two great wars for the moment, which specific conflicts...
May 31st, 2021 08:29 - Together (Fay Slimm.)
The light bulb moment when all with power (not you or I) realize the...
May 31st, 2021 08:00 - Foodie (Jayasree)
Saves time with washing up, then - that\'s true.
Admire your honesty.......
May 31st, 2021 01:42 - Exist For Eternity. (Goldfinch60)
Your belief in that place: \'hope you are right, Andy.
May 31st, 2021 01:35 - Violent deadly crime spree shoots upward (Rew4er2nail)
Hear hear: What can you say about the second amendment other than - today...
May 31st, 2021 01:30
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