The old drawbridge at the Halfway House

beautiful Shirley. Completely absorbing imagery and a really fresh way of presenting it

Thanks insert, it was a beautiful river, I'm glad I mananged to convey some of it. Thank you cherry fairy!

What a fabulous poem shoe - can't decide if it's another anti-metaphor piece of writing or not but I loved the viewpoint - is it allowed that my favourite bit is the third line of the second stanza? congrats on cherry and very well done ;-)

Thanks fatboy, actually I have you to thank, there is a line in "salford ninteen-fifty something" where you say " you know what I mean" I think that stayed with me and was the inspiration for parts this poem. so I am in debt to you.;}
I don't know if it's anti-metaphor or not, I write more from instinct than technique and I'm still learning.
And congrats to you for "Castles" and POD, a very deserving poem that I can relate to only too well,:D

If that poem, in any small way helped create something as good as this i'm really made up, your skill has crafted something really very special here and quite original.

Thanks for your kind words. :-)

You are very gracious fatboy, on reflection, I wonder if what I have done is wrong, if anyone thinks so I will take it down. :}

Do you mean borrowing a line may be wrong, shoe? I hope not as I've done the same thing more than once!

Love the poem by the way.

You are very kind seashore! and I appreciate it,
I'm sure I must have too, :}

Shoe you must not take this off, i'm pretty sure I've snaffled it from somewhere in my reading and those few words barely touch what you have created. I'm sure I do this all the time actually. :-)

Thank you fatboy, the words are few but the idea intrinsic, I have made a small addition to assuage my guilt, My thanks for your kindness.

This is just wonderful, shoe. A really original perspective. Well done on the cherry!

Magic xxx

Hi Shoe, I've just seen what you have done and more than any cherry or POW that is my proudest moment on here, because you are definitely one of the writers I most admire. Could you please do me one favour? Take off the quotation from my poem - I feel it distracts from what people should be really concentrating on - a fabulous and original piece of writing that you have created. If people want to see where part of the inspiration came from, i'm sure after reading all this they can find it for themselves - and you have absolutely nothing to be guilty about. Two big smiles. :-) :-)

A wonderful poem, shoe and the last line simply blew me away.

Sorry I'm so late getting to this, by the way. Life gets in the way sometimes;-)

Tina

Fatboy74, as you wish,:}}

Thanks Tina, No apologies needed, Pleased you found time to read and enjoy. I have trouble keeping up with all the posts, try as I might, :}

Such a lovely poem , Shirley x:) Really enjoyable x

Well I know now! thanks you shoe :) K

Thanks Firebird, pleased you like it.

Kahdai, the commenting can take as much time as the reading, lol, Thanks for taking time to read this one,:}

yes I know :) welcome

This is so inventive, describing things beautifully by telling us what thay are not when REALLY that is precisely what they are. Brilliant.

:--) xxx