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by Leaf
Thu Aug 17, 2023 7:34 pm
Forum: Post-a-Poem (Beginners)
Topic: Things I Don’t Remember
Replies: 9
Views: 180

Re: Things I Don’t Remember

Greetings, FLiss and Coo! It is a sad poem, isn't it? I'm trying your usggestion of no comma, though I'm concerned it makes the line ending a bit more abrupt - what do you think? For best, I think of "I remember well," a phrase I am fond of and happy to echo. I am glad to hear the poem sp...
by Leaf
Thu Aug 17, 2023 1:13 pm
Forum: Post-a-Poem (Beginners)
Topic: Things I Don’t Remember
Replies: 9
Views: 180

Re: Things I Don’t Remember

Greetings John, This is sad. To begin, here are just two suggestions, to take/toss as usual: S1, L1: best --> most S1, L3: that --> which or delete the comma if the notion of one sun among many is acceptable to you We thought our list might be longer, but it isn't. We enjoyed reading the poem for it...
by Leaf
Wed Aug 16, 2023 4:54 pm
Forum: Post-a-Poem (Beginners)
Topic: Over the Hills and Far Away
Replies: 6
Views: 179

Re: Over the Hills and Far Away

Greetings, John! The title is familiar to the Coo-mmunity too, possibly from a nursery rhyme. It's pleasant to listen to the wood thrush. Would you consider assigning a gender to the bird, to add to the fairy-tale feel? We're not sure about the repetition 'it, it', unless that's intended as a bird c...
by Leaf
Wed Aug 16, 2023 4:53 pm
Forum: Music and Song Lyric Discussion
Topic: The Chain
Replies: 3538
Views: 344931

Re: The Chain



(^v^) -- I know! ... I know! ... I know, I know, I can count on Coo-oo-oo...!
by Leaf
Wed Aug 16, 2023 8:33 am
Forum: Music and Song Lyric Discussion
Topic: The Chain
Replies: 3538
Views: 344931

Re: The Chain



(^v^) -- We were just listening to this, when we received a phonecall in which we were informed that a new part has been ordered for our rise/recline bed, to be fitted next week. Woo-hoo!
by Leaf
Wed Aug 16, 2023 8:31 am
Forum: Post-a-Poem (Beginners)
Topic: Dialogue Between the Head and Heart
Replies: 4
Views: 140

Re: Dialogue Between the Head and Heart

Greetings, John! Here we are again, another little visit. We're glad to have helped with the title. Yes, there is a spectrum of head-health, such that we might recommend focus on a particular case. We continue to enjoy 'detritus' and wish you well with the jackdaw and the lack of complaints there. O...
by Leaf
Tue Aug 15, 2023 8:30 pm
Forum: Music and Song Lyric Discussion
Topic: The Chain
Replies: 3538
Views: 344931

Re: The Chain



( v ) (Coo chilling)
by Leaf
Tue Aug 15, 2023 8:29 pm
Forum: Post-a-Poem (Beginners)
Topic: Dialogue Between the Head and Heart
Replies: 4
Views: 140

Re: Dialogue Between the Head and Heart

Greetings, John! Coo and I apologise for our late arrival to this one. Is it accurate to describe it as a prose poem? Our first thought is that 'Dialogue between the Head and the Heart' might be more fitting, but let us see (*v*) Now, 'a fertile kingdom'. This seems to presuppose a degree of head-he...
by Leaf
Mon Aug 14, 2023 10:59 pm
Forum: Music and Song Lyric Discussion
Topic: The Chain
Replies: 3538
Views: 344931

Re: The Chain



(^o^) -- Woo-hoo! Discoo! We have just completed our project and hope to pop in properly soon.
by Leaf
Sun Aug 13, 2023 6:37 pm
Forum: Post-a-Poem (Beginners)
Topic: Doppelgänger
Replies: 4
Views: 148

Re: Doppelgänger

Om-nom-nom-nom-nom... (^o^) (Coo has found half a cookie, and is eating with gusto)

Ooh, transferred epithet, very pleasant. Apologies; it's S4 we're not sure of, viz. losing the sun, unless that ties in with the shadow. We'll continue to ponder...

N to QB3 🐎

Cheerie,
F & (^v^)
by Leaf
Sun Aug 13, 2023 12:40 pm
Forum: Post-a-Poem (Beginners)
Topic: Doppelgänger
Replies: 4
Views: 148

Re: Doppelgänger

Slurrrp... slurrrp.... the sound of Coo locating and drinking the discarded tea (^v^) This is an intriguing one, John. We wonder whether 'careless' ought to be 'carelessly', unless it's the posture of the coat itself that is being described. The notion of the Doppelgänger is interesting and plays o...
by Leaf
Sun Aug 13, 2023 6:22 am
Forum: Ezines, Magazines and Publications
Topic: The Ekphrastic Review Water Contest
Replies: 4
Views: 199

Re: The Ekphrastic Review Water Contest

Well, ta muchly, MacPhil. I can't remember where those mists came from! Perhaps Word-Bird helped. "I usually do" (^v^)

Vino in the morning, excellent 🥴

Bw,
Fliss
by Leaf
Sun Aug 13, 2023 6:20 am
Forum: Forum News and Support
Topic: Future of the Forum?
Replies: 38
Views: 1520

Re: Future of the Forum?

The Coo-mmunity returns, waving a white flag to indicate they do not wish to argue with anyone (*v*) Fliss, I'm sorry to hear of your health issues. If you can contribute, great. If not, absolutely not an issue. That applies to everyone. Regarding my own health issues. I'm up and down. That's physic...
by Leaf
Sat Aug 12, 2023 6:14 pm
Forum: Forum News and Support
Topic: Future of the Forum?
Replies: 38
Views: 1520

Re: Future of the Forum?

Hi Kris, I've only just seen this. Bearing in mind your health issues, I think it would be better for you not to continue. I've donated in the past, but I can't guarantee I'll be able to do so in the future. Presently I'm bedbound again, which means I'm spending more money on care. And yes, time has...
by Leaf
Fri Aug 11, 2023 5:45 pm
Forum: Post-a-Poem (Beginners)
Topic: Cage Street
Replies: 8
Views: 196

Re: Cage Street

Greetings, John! Hooray and thank-coos. We've just finished another chapter, so we're on schedule. 'Trump to Tyburn' reminds us of 'Trip to Trumpton', which is pleasant. Bro A has quite a gift for impressions and it isn't unusual for these to become more entertaining than the actors themselves (^v^)...
by Leaf
Fri Aug 11, 2023 11:15 am
Forum: Post-a-Poem (Beginners)
Topic: Cage Street
Replies: 8
Views: 196

Re: Cage Street

Greetings, John! We've just completed another chapter (including the dreaded abstract and keywords!), and have popped in for a quick break (^v^) Boo indeed to Trump, another to take to Tyburn. We've definitely seen CSI: Miami , with the super-ginger David Caruso as Horatio Caine. Brother Adrian has ...
by Leaf
Fri Aug 11, 2023 11:14 am
Forum: Post-a-Poem (Beginners)
Topic: A Thing or Two about Love
Replies: 8
Views: 224

Re: A Thing or Two about Love

🌟 (^v^) 🌟
by Leaf
Thu Aug 10, 2023 7:08 pm
Forum: Music and Song Lyric Discussion
Topic: The Chain
Replies: 3538
Views: 344931

Re: The Chain



Wombats (^v^)
by Leaf
Thu Aug 10, 2023 7:02 pm
Forum: Post-a-Poem (Beginners)
Topic: Cage Street
Replies: 8
Views: 196

Re: Cage Street

Greetings, John! You're welcome for the stop-by. Thank-coos for the further information concerning McAllen, all very interesting (^v^) Coo and I have never been to Texas. Is it where CSI is set, though? We wish you well with the travel MS. The 'you' is an invitation to the reader to enter the poem, ...
by Leaf
Thu Aug 10, 2023 7:00 pm
Forum: Post-a-Poem (Beginners)
Topic: A Thing or Two about Love
Replies: 8
Views: 224

Re: A Thing or Two about Love

Greetings, John! I think I joined PG in 2019 or so; I wasn't a regular poster, but I liked it. Things are a bit quiet here at the moment, but that might change at some stage (^v^) Yes, it was a shame about Jim Robinson. The heart attack scene required the actor to cough a lot, clutch his upper arm, ...
by Leaf
Wed Aug 09, 2023 7:07 pm
Forum: Post-a-Poem (Beginners)
Topic: Cage Street
Replies: 8
Views: 196

Re: Cage Street

Greetings, John! We assume this is from a travel MS. Here we are in McAllen, Texas. The use of 'you' puts us in mind of that computer game we mentioned recently, Japanese Garden for BBC Micro. 'You are in an unfamiliar location.' But this is familiar to you, John, so you are able to bring it to the ...
by Leaf
Tue Aug 08, 2023 8:22 pm
Forum: Post-a-Poem (Beginners)
Topic: A Thing or Two about Love
Replies: 8
Views: 224

Re: A Thing or Two about Love

Greetings, John! Ooh yes, rustle, rustle. I've never been able to visualise PAT as a particular type of place, though. Perhaps I could, if I recall 'Poets' Graves', reminiscent of a graveyard (^v^) We're generally in favour of simplicity here. Thank-coos for the introduction to Jim. We liked Jim Rob...
by Leaf
Tue Aug 08, 2023 8:19 pm
Forum: Ezines, Magazines and Publications
Topic: The Ekphrastic Review Water Contest
Replies: 4
Views: 199

Re: The Ekphrastic Review Water Contest

Hooray! That's excellent, John. We were pleased to see a mixture of poetry styles (^v^)
by Leaf
Tue Aug 08, 2023 6:31 pm
Forum: Ezines, Magazines and Publications
Topic: The Ekphrastic Review Water Contest
Replies: 4
Views: 199

The Ekphrastic Review Water Contest

The winner and the finalists of the contest have been announced and our work is here: https://www.ekphrastic.net/the-ekphrast ... er-contest

I didn't workshop my poem, so I'm posting for general interest rather than applause ☕️
by Leaf
Tue Aug 08, 2023 6:26 pm
Forum: Post-a-Poem (Beginners)
Topic: A Thing or Two about Love
Replies: 8
Views: 224

Re: A Thing or Two about Love

There is a rustling sound; members of the Coo-mmunity peep through the bushes, beaks appearing to sniff the breeze. Finding it fragrant, they emerge and provide a few words for John, as he has been kind enough to assist with their own poetry lately, in Poetry Park (^v^) We like the title. We have so...