Comments on community poems by Doggerel Dave

• Doctor Donkirsity (Gary Edward Geraci) Satire, Gary? Last stanza seems at odds though - surely something had to...
  March 20th, 2021 16:08
• We Battle at Dawn (M.E.M.) Straightforward and well constructed, an easy read. Enjoyed. Must be a...
  March 20th, 2021 16:03
• Underneath the Shadow of my Wings (Dove) I feel safe as I read your work, Romantic B. Definitely no ambivalence...
  March 20th, 2021 15:36
• Wild Beauty (Fay Slimm.) I live in Australia which can be quite fanatical about the quality of its...
  March 20th, 2021 06:09
• Time Just Disappears When Having Fun (Doggerel Dave) And Jack the Lad (q.v.) has teamed up with a pair of criminal pranksters...
  March 19th, 2021 23:22
• THE HAVES (Joe Marcello) The rational approach to life wins the day, Joe? I\'d vote for that....
  March 19th, 2021 20:24
• Sorry....I think? (Purdy61) I think it quite possibly does. And I state this as someone who expresses...
  March 19th, 2021 20:18
• Drawer of Socks (Brimelow) Yes I’ll pay that one – it is gently witty with an ironical view of a...
  March 18th, 2021 19:49
• In Praise of the Fountain Pen! (Classicmister) A harmless little hobby you have there Cmister, all neatly advocated for...
  March 18th, 2021 18:06
• Poem, No Not a sex addiction! (AwHec8) Short and to the point. You certainly know how to use words as weapons
  March 18th, 2021 06:11
• Peepers (AuburnScribbler) Don\'t hesitate Auburn S - the relief (albeit temporary) from irritation...
  March 17th, 2021 18:00
• Catching the Drift (Fay Slimm.) A well engineered set of chimes does lend something almost magical in the...
  March 17th, 2021 07:02
• Roadwork Gods. (Goldfinch60) It\'s obvious to me Andy, that your whole problem is embodied in the line...
  March 16th, 2021 06:40
• Daily Door. (Goldfinch60) Just keep on opening them, Andy. I\'m sure that the doors you open will...
  March 15th, 2021 05:56
• Magick of the Night (Goddess of the Mist) Very picture laden, rhythmic , easy to read - enjoyed very much. Forgive...
  March 14th, 2021 23:51
• Poem, Men need to Change. (AwHec8) Topical - good issue based nugget; I could read it, understood it, liked...
  March 14th, 2021 19:27
• Free Birds (Kevin Michael Bloor) The problems of urban living exemplified, Kevin - haven\'t we all got one...
  March 14th, 2021 19:19
• Useless (SunSearcher) Well that didn\'t last long did it? \'Sorry, I seem to have missed out on...
  March 14th, 2021 19:07
• Tomodachi ya Koibito (Neville) OK Neville. Felt fine and in many ways familiar, understood and good luck...
  March 14th, 2021 05:56
• Peepers (AuburnScribbler) Drops every couple of hours...heavier grade oil at night..wish I could...
  March 13th, 2021 19:46
• Tudor Love-Note. (Fay Slimm.) Verily Ye shall have my response forthwith, Madam.. Cor it ain\'t half...
  March 13th, 2021 07:29
• Just for You (Neville) A real heartfelt, open ended tribute, Neville You do little nuggets that...
  March 13th, 2021 03:14
• A Lonely Cottage On The Moor (Alan .S. Jeeves) A window like that can mean more to you than a great work of art. Nor can...
  March 12th, 2021 17:33
• Short Story, And Now a Word From Our Sponsor! (AwHec8) Hi Don.I believe we may have had this conversation before - still one more...
  March 12th, 2021 17:11
• Meghan and Harry (Classicmister) Dead correct - tabloids fill in their space with this flim flam in order...
  March 12th, 2021 07:21
• Neutral In No Man\'s Land (JWKP98) I\'d say you had some serious anger management issues. Seems you are...
  March 12th, 2021 07:02
• A Tale of Loneliness (MendedFences27) Never ever heard/seen what in essence is a shaggy dog story done with such...
  March 11th, 2021 20:43
• Our stories matter (Poetic Dan) You\'ve really put it altogether there, mate. It almost feels like a...
  March 11th, 2021 20:30
• Building A Truss (Everlong) Pieces of truth scattered throughout that. And because I like rhymes, an...
  March 11th, 2021 19:43
• 40 (Mrbleasdale) At double that age, still figuring it all out..... \"Grow old...
  March 11th, 2021 19:26
• Never Forget. (Goldfinch60) Thanks Andy - felt you were speaking to me personally. And.....spot on.
  March 11th, 2021 03:10
• Isityouorme (Isituorme) I normally pass straight over unrequited love/misery poetry, but for...
  March 10th, 2021 17:38
• Decision (Pacifique Niyitanga) Oh that\'s great, NP - not only clever, but also this poem\'s last section...
  March 9th, 2021 18:06
• Knowledge (FredPeyer) Can I pick and choose, Fred? Well I will anyway: \'the opposite of...
  March 9th, 2021 17:56
• Abyss (Last Shadow) Wouldn\'t bother if I were you - it\'s half an hour you will never get...
  March 9th, 2021 17:47
• March - Spring (Last Shadow) Fading fast....going... going...gone. Or is my eyesight deteriorating?
  March 9th, 2021 17:43
• Out of Mind (Neville) Love free of possession - the only way (though sometimes very hard) to be....
  March 9th, 2021 17:31
• Windmills Of Your Mind. (Goldfinch60) Descriptive poetry that actually took me on a flight - Thanks Andy. PS:...
  March 9th, 2021 17:22
• Sorrow\'s Season (Kevin Michael Bloor) Good \'un. I was able to power through that and get your history...
  March 9th, 2021 06:27
• I Forgive You, My Lord (Daydreaming) To utilise the god fable as a hook upon which to hang a savage piece of...
  March 8th, 2021 20:33
• Still Frames (FredPeyer) On a very mundane level, I, the Dave tonight am constantly writing notes...
  March 8th, 2021 06:58
• I Came Back Slowly (Goddess of the Mist) Perception - never seen it discussed lyrically before, and that will be...
  March 8th, 2021 06:42
• Question (Pacifique Niyitanga) An especially good question, very well put here. Now, what is to be done?...
  March 7th, 2021 17:10
• We are all a hero to someone (Poetic Dan) That\'s a fun one, Dan. Killer second line - definitely tickled my sense...
  March 7th, 2021 03:15
• Zoom Coffee. (Goldfinch60) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)...
  March 7th, 2021 03:04
• Without You (MendedFences27) Oh so nicely done. Kept me in suspenders and then slipped me the answer....
  March 7th, 2021 00:45
• dust (Brycycle) Fantasy will become reality one day - there is nothing on this earth more...
  March 7th, 2021 00:40
• Turbulence (SureshG) We\'re here because we\'re here. ...
  March 6th, 2021 17:38
• Some Sounds Easily Missed (Neville) Neville, If I haven\'t got anything to put here, you do know it doesn\'t...
  March 6th, 2021 17:21
• Embers & I hear her Smile (FredPeyer) Don\'t normally comment on love poems Fred... Yours came to my notice...
  March 6th, 2021 00:24
• The Antipodean Adventures of Jack the Lad. (Doggerel Dave) Don\'t think so Fred - how would you like to be in that bloke\'s companty...
  March 6th, 2021 00:05
• Good Morning (Jerry Reynolds) Wot - not enough elbow room?
  March 5th, 2021 17:12
• NO CALM MEANT (Joe Marcello) Oh this can be so right. Sometimes only solution is to walk away; if...
  March 5th, 2021 17:06
• Follow the Science (Gary Edward Geraci) So what? That\'s science and the way progress occurs.
  March 5th, 2021 04:04
• I’m Special (JonathanB) Yeah - there are deviants around, no doubt about that. First impulse would...
  March 4th, 2021 17:12
• What We Willingly Accept (+2) (Kurt Philip Behm) Went to town this time, Kurt. Apart from the implied approval of...
  March 4th, 2021 17:03
• Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? (M.E.M.) Don\'t keep me in suspenders - did she or didn\'t she? Good beginning,...
  March 4th, 2021 16:50
• Reflection (Jerry Reynolds) And a better way to keep it beating is hard to envisage, Jerry. I\'d make...
  March 4th, 2021 16:43
• Homo texting (Samer Amin) Very witty , Samer. They don\'t collide with me because I sidestep to...
  March 4th, 2021 06:15
• SADLY (Trenz Pruca) Suggest you stake your claim, Trenz then go to it; I\'m sure I would be...
  March 4th, 2021 00:05
• \"Speak\" (Birddie Jane) Know that feeling (captured nicely) A long time ago now though..... Give...
  March 2nd, 2021 06:49
• Disguiser (Pacifique Niyitanga) Make yourself vulnerable (when it\'s safe to do so)? If I\'ve got that...
  March 1st, 2021 16:26
• Love Is Forever. (Goldfinch60) I was trying to express what I knew of that feeling, Andy then I realised...
  March 1st, 2021 07:01
• OLD FAITHFUL (Joe Marcello) Not sure about this one at all, Joe. Don\'t agree with the first two...
  February 28th, 2021 17:43
• The Miracle of Life (FredPeyer) Fred, what a beauty! After the first stanza I thought \'I must make...
  February 28th, 2021 17:36
• Irish Renga on the second day of Purim (Jerry Reynolds) What a jolly jape of a collection. Poets included in your selection Will...
  February 27th, 2021 18:59
• New year (Tom Campbell) Well, covid provided the motive for a rattling good piece of verse. Many...
  February 27th, 2021 05:46
• Let’s Talk Scars (Neville) You’ve certainly put me on the road to a heavy dose of...
  February 27th, 2021 05:34
• Goldie Limerick. (Goldfinch60) ‘Oh mirror, mirror on the wall Can’t you reassure me at...
  February 26th, 2021 20:02
• The Divided Kingdom that Still Stands (Samer Amin) Hi Samer. I find the format of your entries here difficult to cope with,...
  February 26th, 2021 19:46
• When I Lose (Jerry Reynolds) Can\'t do anything other than give you a double thumbs up for this one,...
  February 26th, 2021 19:17
• Mad Dark Humour (Orchidee) I find this one of the most tasteless entries I\'ve ever encountered, here...
  February 26th, 2021 07:28
• Poem, Do You live by the Truth? (AwHec8) No going back to the political project then?
  February 25th, 2021 19:30
• What\'s The Point? (Merissa) I\'ts hard not to give advice when you confront with a poem like...
  February 25th, 2021 16:47
• one day while walking on the beach (Trenz Pruca) Very humorous; a few other comedians have done this at MPS - typically...
  February 25th, 2021 16:35
• Disparate Love (Jerry Reynolds) Uncertainty and ambivalence, eh Jerry? Brought to the surface an old...
  February 25th, 2021 16:30
• Mind. (Goldfinch60) Good advice, Andy.Sometimes that takes much effort. You are no doubt aware...
  February 25th, 2021 06:25
• Home Sweet Home (Doggerel Dave) Thanks Andy. He was a symbol and souvenir of my time at that place which,...
  February 25th, 2021 06:04
• Reality in the USA! (AwHec8) I\'d vote with Jerry here, Don. a series of half a dozen small poetic...
  February 24th, 2021 17:28
• Scream Graffiti. (Goldfinch60) Nice one, Andy. This kind of insider information is something I really...
  February 24th, 2021 05:38
• Working Mom (Merissa) Hi Marissa, Please, if you wish, read this. Yes, it is one of mine, and I...
  February 24th, 2021 01:17
• Too much water under the bridge (Olivia.) Keep at it. In this and your previous similarly well written poems,...
  February 23rd, 2021 19:07
• Go Get Lost (Pacifique Niyitanga) Language there singes the eyebrows a bit. And I can be quite potty mouthed...
  February 23rd, 2021 18:52
• Bridged (Fay Slimm.) Fay I don\'t know what to warble to you as I sup my beer in order to gain...
  February 23rd, 2021 18:37
• Lockdown Grey (Neville) It feels almost impertinent to comment on your situation over there, so...
  February 23rd, 2021 18:18
• A Good Day. (Goldfinch60) Yes - they do happen. those days are what make life special. A polished...
  February 23rd, 2021 04:18
• Dreams (Merissa) A lot left unsaid there - you certainly made that plain without...
  February 23rd, 2021 04:11
• You must write (Thewayiwrite) You speak for yourself - manifestly there are other motivations (though I...
  February 23rd, 2021 04:02
• I am worth more (Olivia.) Interesting read. Seems you\'ve got personal relationships, romance and...
  February 22nd, 2021 16:18
• Life Changed Forever (Doggerel Dave) Finally,I\'d just like to add that the inclusion of \'“The Road Not...
  February 21st, 2021 23:49
• I pray (Thewayiwrite) Oh go on – beat yourself up, why don’t you? Not sure of the last...
  February 21st, 2021 21:33
• Enjoying my own company (Olivia.) I\'ll vote for this. Great picture painted here. So long as it doesn\'t...
  February 21st, 2021 18:01
• Things We Do (Jerry Reynolds) Got those bases covered, Jerry. Any date time and place re the picture?
  February 21st, 2021 17:55
• Ode to Piss-Poor Poet (Kevin Michael Bloor) I\'ll vote for that, mate
  February 21st, 2021 17:44
• The Fountain. (Goldfinch60) Like this, you mean...
  February 21st, 2021 04:13
• Just sitting around (FredPeyer) Cheers, Fred
  February 20th, 2021 22:35
• Piss-Poor Poems (Kevin Michael Bloor) No worries - go for it....
  February 20th, 2021 18:23
• Schooldays (Heatherbee) They are - or rather, for me. were (a very long time ago). True though.
  February 20th, 2021 00:17
• Do Not Tell (Pacifique Niyitanga) It\'s a balance, isn\'t it? Between conciliation and forgiveness, and the...
  February 19th, 2021 20:52
• Kitchen Hand (Doggerel Dave) Cheers Munro. I\'d never have guessed irony was one of your talents.
  February 19th, 2021 06:32