Re: a comment on Nights in the city of Godiva by Mr Pig	ecargo 167.219.88.140	3-Aug-06/2:05 PM
Make that "Eisteddfod." Freaking Welsh double d's and f's and such.
Re: a comment on Nights in the city of Godiva by Mr Pig	ecargo 167.219.88.140	3-Aug-06/2:01 PM
No--I meant Blackpool WAS like a smallish, seedier Mardi Gras when we were there (which we weren't expecting--we were there to ride roller coasters, which were most excellent, and figured we'd grab a drink somewhere afterward, which led us into madness). I'd prefer the Callanish stones for the solstice. Too many neohippies at Stonehenge. (Probably on Lewis too, come to that) ;) Do you go to Eistenfodd? Being in Wales and all? Kudos for resurrecting "bow'ls." Always makes me laugh.
Re: a comment on The Clock and the Storm by cleverdevice	Ranger 86.138.69.171	3-Aug-06/1:49 PM
I see no faults with the spelling (except for 'recognising', last stanza), on a brief glance over. The grammar in this is similar to how I use it in poetry - I like it, a lot of people disagree with me.
Re: a comment on Nights in the city of Godiva by Mr Pig	Ranger 86.138.69.171	3-Aug-06/1:46 PM
Blackpool's never really had that sort of appeal. You want to try the summer solstice at Stonehenge ;-)
Re: Nights in the city of Godiva by Mr Pig	Ranger 86.138.69.171	3-Aug-06/1:44 PM
When on earth was the last time that Villa played Coventry in any meaningful competition?
Re: A Night out With Chaucer by cleverdevice	Ranger 86.138.69.171	3-Aug-06/1:42 PM
Where the devil have you been all my life? -bow'ls-
Re: a comment on I wish I was a chav by Stephen Robins	Ranger 86.138.69.171	3-Aug-06/1:41 PM
Unless you're of a certain 'alternative' mindset, hanging out of the back of 14 year-old chav girls only has a limited appeal. Pillars of society, however, find themselves with wide vistas of opportunities to meet higher-class girls. Besides, if you become a chav, you then limit yourself to White Lightning. No opportunities for Pimm's and lemonade. If nothing else sways you, that will* On a completely unrelated note, I demand that you resurrect the Celebrity Scoring method. If this isn't quite worthy of an Ainslee, I'd still rate it as Dave Benson-Phillips. *no pun intended.
Re: Paradise by oneglove	Ranger 86.138.69.171	3-Aug-06/1:34 PM
I'm not quite sure what I feel about this poem. It's not a bad poem, but it feels...empty, somehow. I think it's due to a lack of scenery (I crave the images) and a bit of triteness (eyes, broken road etc.) Even so, I'd say that with a certain amount of building upon, this will be a perfectly decent poem.
Re: Forest by the Sea by Dovina	Enkidu 172.194.169.205	3-Aug-06/12:56 PM
Not bad, the last verse could be a little stronger, but i like the idea a lot.
Re: a comment on Portrait of a King by MacFrantic	MacFrantic 172.194.169.205	3-Aug-06/12:32 PM
This is actually less complicated then it seems. The title is accurate. The narrator is looking at the portrait of a king. The reference to God is sarcastic.
Re: A Night out With Chaucer by cleverdevice	Dovina 70.38.78.229	3-Aug-06/12:27 PM
Funny! Funny!
Re: Portrait of a King by MacFrantic	Dovina 70.38.78.229	3-Aug-06/12:22 PM
So many images going on here! The first line leads us to God, the king, in a red mantle. The next three lines show the observer’s disgust with God, or with literature that falls as waste, or both. Verse 2 continues the diatribe or disgust. Verse 4 gets back to the “portrait” in the title, continuing the downward description. The last verse is the most intriguing, an interesting view of it.
Re: I wish I was a chav by Stephen Robins	ecargo 167.219.88.140	3-Aug-06/11:35 AM
Oooh--a new term! They didn't cover this in any of the Sophie Kinsella books I've read (I have appalling taste in 'literature,' and almost everything I know about British pop culture comes from terrible Brit-chick-lit novels). I've identified a few Chavs here at work, even (although the hip-hop wannabe element is lacking, so I guess they're not true Chavs). Wikipedia has way too much documentation on the phenomenon (all of which you've nailed): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chav
Re: a comment on The Clock and the Storm by cleverdevice	cleverdevice 86.139.235.172	3-Aug-06/10:49 AM
Nothing wrong with the spelling, I think you'll find
Re: a comment on I wish I was a chav by Stephen Robins	Stephen Robins 213.146.148.199	3-Aug-06/4:11 AM
I once lived on the Isle of Dogs in a penthouse flat. During my occupancy I had to pass a "parade" of shops. Without fail they congregated outside the Paki shop and called me a cunt on my way home. It is difficult to see who has had the last laugh as they never really knew what they were missing out on and they got to hang out of the back of fourteen-year-old girls without fear of repurcussion, it was what was expected of them. I, on the other hand, am expected to become a pillar of society, yet I spend half my life writing foul poetry about women's poons.
Re: a comment on Nights in the city of Godiva by Mr Pig	Stephen Robins 213.146.148.199	3-Aug-06/4:05 AM
I feel I should warn you that since you have been away Dovina has taken to wearing dungarees over everyones poemes. If anyone needed, but was less likely to get, cock it is that grisseled old dyke with her shabby, drooping ewok. On an entirely different subject, I recently found myself in the "Rhino". I just don't see what could possibly be attractive about some flappy titted old hag with an Essex accent braying "owight you cant you gunna let me stick moi flaps in yer face?"
Re: glittery red with rockets ripping through by FreeFormFixation	Ranger 86.131.57.216	3-Aug-06/12:54 AM
First 3 stanzas are excellent.
Re: I wish I was a chav by Stephen Robins	Ranger 86.131.57.216	3-Aug-06/12:52 AM
This is quite possibly the best thing you've written. Stanza 5 made me fall off my chair laughing. Maybe 'tracksuit' would be more accurate as 'shellsuit'? You know, a lack of McDonald's nearby means that the gathering place for chavvage is the bench outside 7-11, or, latterly, the bike racks outside Tesco. A most shining nine -bow'ls-
Re: Here's your God by Caducus	MacFrantic 71.208.112.134	2-Aug-06/8:40 PM
Just good poetry...
Re: A Poem For George Bush by Edna Sweetlove	ALChemy 71.75.188.163	2-Aug-06/2:58 PM
It was reported that "Angola became the top source of crude imports to oil-hungry China last month, replacing Saudi Arabia as its main supplier" This is why GWB considers Iraq a success. The weapons of mass distruction are in China and Saudi Arabia is a main supplier of oil to them. Just in case you were wondering why we're really in the middle east.