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by Tom Balch
Thu Feb 12, 2015 3:52 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: To Life, With Love-Sonnet
Replies: 7
Views: 6991

Re: To Life, With Love-Sonnet

A beautiful sonnet filled with wonderful thoughts, Joseph.
by Tom Balch
Thu Feb 12, 2015 3:49 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: Scavenger Hunt
Replies: 6
Views: 6360

Re: Scavenger Hunt

This delightful playtime poem is filled to the brim with fun enough to cheer up the saddest of folk. Tfs , Dorothy.
by Tom Balch
Mon Feb 09, 2015 1:28 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: On Experiencing Kindness for the First Time
Replies: 3
Views: 4434

On Experiencing Kindness for the First Time

It was not the screaming or the rage that brought the tears, the constant goading and the insults only fell on deafened ears, for pain and suffering was the norm living with the constant scorn. It was the kindness in the words of caring strangers not to fear, softly spoken gentle words that caused ...
by Tom Balch
Mon Feb 09, 2015 1:22 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: Going Back
Replies: 4
Views: 4489

Re: Going Back

The Clickity-clack of the train on the track is the rhythm that takes the reader through this wonderful and haunting piece, Stella. Great rhyme throughout and so well crafted. The "almost" repeating of the opening lines later on in the poem only adds to the enjoyment for the reader. I abso...
by Tom Balch
Sun Feb 08, 2015 10:03 am
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: Summer Dream
Replies: 7
Views: 7465

Summer Dream

In the soft light of a summers evening I drift away to tranquil views and scenes dreams are oh so vivid and believing. I can feel the stress and strain are leaving my mind and body soothed by dreams in the soft light of a summers evening. In pastel shades your smile is gleaming you float towards me...
by Tom Balch
Sun Feb 08, 2015 10:01 am
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: Life can be unfair - a true life story
Replies: 7
Views: 6555

Re: Life can be unfair - a true life story

Very sad and heartfelt, Sandra and you write these pieces so well.
by Tom Balch
Sun Feb 08, 2015 9:59 am
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: COME LIGHT - - by Fay Slimm.
Replies: 12
Views: 10664

Re: COME LIGHT - - by Fay Slimm.

The power of the sea hits hard in this brilliant piece, Fay.
by Tom Balch
Sun Feb 08, 2015 9:57 am
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: 2015 - Peep Through Life's Mist
Replies: 4
Views: 5018

Re: 2015 - Peep Through Life's Mist

A peep worth taking, Seema.
by Tom Balch
Sun Feb 08, 2015 9:55 am
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: Our Moonstruck Dreamscape
Replies: 9
Views: 8596

Re: Our Moonstruck Dreamscape

Struck! even.
by Tom Balch
Sun Feb 08, 2015 9:55 am
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: Our Moonstruck Dreamscape
Replies: 9
Views: 8596

Re: Our Moonstruck Dreamscape

And I´m sruck with this beautiful poem, Karin. Thank you for sharing.
by Tom Balch
Sun Feb 08, 2015 9:53 am
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: Haiku Trio Rear Window Collage
Replies: 4
Views: 4732

Re: Haiku Trio Rear Window Collage

Three beautiful stanzas to start the day with, Dorothy.
by Tom Balch
Sun Feb 08, 2015 9:51 am
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: Grey outside (haiku)
Replies: 9
Views: 7870

Re: Grey outside (haiku)

A beautiful image you paint.
by Tom Balch
Tue Feb 03, 2015 7:39 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: Seasons Of Life
Replies: 10
Views: 8359

Re: Seasons Of Life

A very well written piece on the seasons of our lives, Joseph.
by Tom Balch
Tue Feb 03, 2015 6:43 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: Parody of Lady Macbeths speech
Replies: 7
Views: 6817

Re: Parody of Lady Macbeths speech

A very tasty and well crafted Mars bar of a poem, loved it.
by Tom Balch
Tue Feb 03, 2015 6:41 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: It happens sometimes
Replies: 7
Views: 6954

Re: It happens sometimes

Oh! This is wonderful, Sandra we poets can certainly relate to this "Happening".
by Tom Balch
Tue Feb 03, 2015 6:16 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: A Day-Dreaming Kind of a Day
Replies: 2
Views: 3905

A Day-Dreaming Kind of a Day

The bowl filled with hot water the dishes and cutlery from lunch await my attention; But back then in the days of sixties summers the beaches beckoned; A squeeze of the green stuff to keep my hands as soft as my face, the glasses first followed by the plates, careful not to over-do the coarse green...
by Tom Balch
Sat Jan 31, 2015 2:30 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: Old Man And His Dam
Replies: 6
Views: 6100

Re: Old Man And His Dam

A very sad and moving piece, Joseph. It is is so sad to see our past left to decay and rot like this.
by Tom Balch
Sat Jan 31, 2015 2:27 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: Too Late
Replies: 5
Views: 7449

Re: Too Late

Poetry can certainly touch the heart, Cindy. I really enjoyed this from the heart piece.
by Tom Balch
Sat Jan 31, 2015 2:24 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: Plagued by Dementia
Replies: 7
Views: 6639

Re: Plagued by Dementia

A very sad and moving poem, Sandra.
by Tom Balch
Sat Jan 31, 2015 2:23 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: Suddenly.
Replies: 7
Views: 6745

Re: Suddenly.

A well written piece on "Writing it out" Fay.
by Tom Balch
Sat Jan 31, 2015 2:20 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: “PADDY THE POET”
Replies: 7
Views: 6094

Re: “PADDY THE POET”

A very much missed poet, Stella. Thanks for keeping his memory alive.
by Tom Balch
Sat Jan 31, 2015 1:25 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: Yeah Right
Replies: 7
Views: 6810

Yeah Right

The sun it shone a light so bright down at Cape Cornwall next the sea when out the water come a sight to fright well I´ll tell you now it frightened me. I was just a kid of eleven years well ten and a half to be precise, but I´ll not forget that thing I saw it´ll probably haunt me all my life. A gia...
by Tom Balch
Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:21 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: On being brown....
Replies: 9
Views: 7815

Re: On being brown....

We are what we are and should live our lives with the cards that we have been dealt. Well written, Sandra.
by Tom Balch
Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:19 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: Through Her Eyes
Replies: 7
Views: 6879

Re: Through Her Eyes

Well crafted with a wonderful message, Nishu. I see it all as she.
by Tom Balch
Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:16 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: Restless ~ a diminished hexaverse
Replies: 5
Views: 4900

Re: Restless ~ a diminished hexaverse

A beautifully penned piece and great use of form, Stella.
by Tom Balch
Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:14 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: My Search - a spontaneous write
Replies: 4
Views: 5068

Re: My Search - a spontaneous write

Happiness, peace and freedom, all found at home, loved it, Sandra.
by Tom Balch
Wed Jan 28, 2015 7:44 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: First Step
Replies: 2
Views: 3848

First Step

However long
However hard
All journeys start
With a first step,
One foot in front
Of the other
Repeated for
However long it takes,
Accepting the bad
With the good
Carrying on after
The stumbles and falls,
It takes great strength
To complete the journey
But so much more
To take, that first step...
by Tom Balch
Tue Jan 27, 2015 2:31 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: The Night Sky ~ Stellanette
Replies: 5
Views: 4663

Re: The Night Sky ~ Stellanette

What beautiful imagery throughout this triumph of a poem, Stella. Loved it.
by Tom Balch
Tue Jan 27, 2015 2:27 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: 2015 - My Own Life's Quotes to Live by - January
Replies: 4
Views: 3682

Re: 2015 - My Own Life's Quotes to Live by - January

A wonderful creed to live by, Seema.
by Tom Balch
Tue Jan 27, 2015 2:25 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: Carpe-ing Diem.
Replies: 3
Views: 4948

Re: Carpe-ing Diem.

Great title, Fay and how I loved being taken out for the day with you and dear Tessa.
by Tom Balch
Tue Jan 27, 2015 2:19 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: Where What and How
Replies: 2
Views: 3715

Where What and How

Where do I start?
what do I do?
How do I do it?

Then I saw the news flash!

Read the guides
it told me
and you´ll know what to do,

so thank you Steven, thank you stella
for helping out this thick old fella...
by Tom Balch
Sun Jan 25, 2015 1:59 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: Changing.
Replies: 3
Views: 4669

Re: Changing.

The soul of the storm painted beautifully with your words, Fay.
by Tom Balch
Sun Jan 25, 2015 1:56 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: You and I ~ a sonnet
Replies: 6
Views: 5556

Re: You and I ~ a sonnet

What a beautiful opening line, Stella that draws the reader in and the end lines leave the reader wanting more. A wonderful sonnet to love.
by Tom Balch
Sat Jan 24, 2015 12:39 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAT
Replies: 8
Views: 7092

Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAT

All the very best, Pat for your special day, Tom x
by Tom Balch
Sat Jan 24, 2015 12:38 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: Just Take My Hand (An Ottava Rima Poem)
Replies: 5
Views: 5574

Re: Just Take My Hand (An Ottava Rima Poem)

Well, I must thank you , Karin for taking me on such a beautiful trip in the Australian breeze.Great use of form, wonderful imagery and beautiful poetry. Loved it.
by Tom Balch
Fri Jan 23, 2015 9:50 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: Watching Reds At Tarn Hows
Replies: 3
Views: 4479

Watching Reds At Tarn Hows

Sorry, have lost photo! Watching Reds At Tarn Hows Here in the midst of lake and fell where lake-land poets once did dwell, penned their words in romantic style I too will sit and dream a while. Sat at the edge of mountain tarn looking back over field and farm, watching Merlin and Goshawks fly on th...
by Tom Balch
Fri Jan 23, 2015 9:27 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: A Maxim For Living
Replies: 5
Views: 5498

Re: A Maxim For Living

Beautifully penned wise words, Joseph. Great rhyming too.
by Tom Balch
Fri Jan 23, 2015 9:21 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: Insightful Poetry!
Replies: 4
Views: 5234

Re: Insightful Poetry!

A well penned piece on the meaning of poetry, TA.
by Tom Balch
Thu Jan 22, 2015 11:07 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: A reluctant visit
Replies: 6
Views: 5756

Re: A reluctant visit

I felt your pain reading this, Sandra. I do hope you feel better soon.
by Tom Balch
Thu Jan 22, 2015 8:39 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: Missing Pieces
Replies: 4
Views: 5138

Missing Pieces

And whilst in pensive mood I sit arranging pieces so they fit, away from all the pains of life making sense of all the strife, unanswered questions from the deep white noise keeping me from sleep and in the darkness waves of doubt withheld solutions screaming out, on deaf ears pleading seems to fall...
by Tom Balch
Thu Jan 22, 2015 8:37 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: A Heartbeat Away
Replies: 6
Views: 5934

Re: A Heartbeat Away

A beautifully penned poem, Nishu. Much enjoyed.
by Tom Balch
Thu Jan 22, 2015 3:33 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: Zebra (alliterative Aruaku)
Replies: 3
Views: 4892

Re: Zebra (alliterative Aruaku)

Zo good iz this one.
by Tom Balch
Thu Jan 22, 2015 2:28 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: Per Chance
Replies: 2
Views: 3899

Per Chance

And so to sleep, I´ll try to join again the dream I sadly had to leave last night, try to join it where I left it wanting, wanting for it never to end or fade, but fade it did leaving defused yearning in pastel shades of dissatisfaction. Restless sleep let me return to the dream that was to end all ...
by Tom Balch
Thu Jan 22, 2015 1:53 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: Yaks (alliterative Aruaku)
Replies: 4
Views: 5393

Re: Yaks (alliterative Aruaku)

Ha-ha! Well done, great fun.
by Tom Balch
Thu Jan 22, 2015 1:52 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: Black Mascara Tears
Replies: 6
Views: 7069

Re: Black Mascara Tears

The sadness in this well penned piece shines in every line, NH.
by Tom Balch
Thu Jan 22, 2015 1:49 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: It was
Replies: 10
Views: 9550

Re: It was

What a week "It was", Much enjoyed.
by Tom Balch
Thu Jan 22, 2015 1:47 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: in just such a moment
Replies: 6
Views: 7009

Re: in just such a moment

A perfect title for this spacial moment, Richard. Loved it my friend.
by Tom Balch
Thu Jan 22, 2015 1:44 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: Painting By Moonlight
Replies: 6
Views: 6085

Re: Painting By Moonlight

A beautiful poem/painting , Dotothy. Loved it.
by Tom Balch
Thu Jan 22, 2015 1:41 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: 2015 - Tender Blessings  And Dream
Replies: 8
Views: 6643

Re: 2015 - Tender Blessings  And Dream

Beautifully written, Seema. The end couplet sums up the piece perfectly.
by Tom Balch
Thu Jan 22, 2015 1:33 pm
Forum: Community Poems
Topic: A letter to Mom
Replies: 7
Views: 6299

Re: A letter to Mom

It´s never too late to right the wrongs, Sandra and beautifully penned letter comes from the heart.

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