tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579773982803351465.comments2023-05-09T12:06:31.611-04:00Owl Who LaughsOwl Who Laughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00256278535378385480noreply@blogger.comBlogger464125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579773982803351465.post-66615311133601411652022-11-17T08:53:15.318-05:002022-11-17T08:53:15.318-05:00Thank you! That means a lot to me, truly. I toil ...Thank you! That means a lot to me, truly. I toil on in my introverted little world.Owl Who Laughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00256278535378385480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579773982803351465.post-10953845006005493502022-11-17T00:29:17.618-05:002022-11-17T00:29:17.618-05:00Chris, you are an amazing poet! I've thought o...Chris, you are an amazing poet! I've thought of you many times, but lost our contact! Clarissa Jakobsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06388886943272202144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579773982803351465.post-10874268184696146742022-08-01T07:00:48.179-04:002022-08-01T07:00:48.179-04:00Sorry with held :)Sorry with held :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579773982803351465.post-68089892036820978432022-08-01T07:00:07.607-04:002022-08-01T07:00:07.607-04:00GWIL W why have you conveniently witheld the name ...GWIL W why have you conveniently witheld the name of the Church Magazine?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579773982803351465.post-56478944980034393302022-07-22T17:06:08.298-04:002022-07-22T17:06:08.298-04:00Are you sure about that owl who laughs? Because th...Are you sure about that owl who laughs? Because the Tajmahal Review is currently listed on Duo Trope. Also being they are in India it is a poorer country than many and back in 2011 they were only 9 years old still very new. Now they are 20 years old 2022 and 4-5 years ago they started to give out The International Poetry Award the Azsacra Prize for the 3 top poems the Award is a certificate and 25 USD and some big writers names are involved with them currently. I submitted my poem to them and they said it has been approved by Dr Santosh Kumar but they did not ask me for money. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579773982803351465.post-65950888232189203882021-01-28T09:48:17.330-05:002021-01-28T09:48:17.330-05:00Yes! I don't know! We humans are such short-l...Yes! I don't know! We humans are such short-lived ego-filled centers. I have some fossils here, so .. linking to my orbit specific beings that lived millions of years ago.Owl Who Laughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00256278535378385480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579773982803351465.post-779144618772221652021-01-28T09:45:52.941-05:002021-01-28T09:45:52.941-05:00Good to hear from you! Your energy has always ins...Good to hear from you! Your energy has always inspired me, it is the kind of energy we need.Owl Who Laughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00256278535378385480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579773982803351465.post-11373902084199254042021-01-28T03:45:57.731-05:002021-01-28T03:45:57.731-05:00Excellent post, I've been very concerned by wh...Excellent post, I've been very concerned by what's happening in the US. Relieved that Biden won but I've read opinion pieces that point out that what Trump and his supporters have done is similar to how Hitler started his rise to power. I hope you are right that the Republic will survive. <br /><br />On a lighter note, I just discovered Netflix during the first lockdown and there's so much good viewing there! <br /><br />Hope you're wellCrafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579773982803351465.post-77792950816963807482021-01-28T03:41:56.476-05:002021-01-28T03:41:56.476-05:00This is excellent and reminds me of a pebble I pic...This is excellent and reminds me of a pebble I picked from a beach many years ago on an island I've not visited since, which I more recently feel i should just put back where it came from....Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579773982803351465.post-47063091863609964252020-10-19T20:55:43.314-04:002020-10-19T20:55:43.314-04:00It's true that "like" tends to be ov...It's true that "like" tends to be overused. If you're writing, say, a story or novel, you probably want to keep it from standing out. I tend to look at the bigger context, and not flee any one word. This keeps things, for me, more free-flowing. Less strictures interfering with creative process. Plus I just love words, and trying to find ways to use them. Thx!Owl Who Laughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00256278535378385480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579773982803351465.post-71847970662724981172020-10-19T20:42:44.102-04:002020-10-19T20:42:44.102-04:00I hope you're well!I hope you're well!Owl Who Laughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00256278535378385480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579773982803351465.post-84916473656289420622020-03-04T11:07:56.310-05:002020-03-04T11:07:56.310-05:00Excellent summary of the past 50 years of US polit...Excellent summary of the past 50 years of US politics. Over in the UK, we don't see Sanders as far-left at all. He would be the candidate of choice for many of us who are anywhere to the left of centre. Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579773982803351465.post-62298930749835066482020-01-22T16:19:33.059-05:002020-01-22T16:19:33.059-05:00This intersects with my views extremely well. I co...This intersects with my views extremely well. I couldn't agree more.James Dornanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17150139332351286420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579773982803351465.post-34570965757127473792018-12-31T20:28:09.470-05:002018-12-31T20:28:09.470-05:00The more I think about poetry the more I dislike t...The more I think about poetry the more I dislike the word 'like'. I'd offer substitute for 'like' the 'the'. <br /><br />Perhaps like this . . . the dirty steak knives that slew the sacred cows . . . <br /><br />But then who am I? An ex-poet. And not even famous. <br /><br />Carry on hooting Mr Owl. <br /><br />Happy New Year. G. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579773982803351465.post-15798063909447383982018-07-23T16:59:54.337-04:002018-07-23T16:59:54.337-04:00"Whatever is happening you can be sure it'..."Whatever is happening you can be sure it's all going to plan." <br />- God. <br />Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579773982803351465.post-66225730754824771372018-01-12T01:20:31.126-05:002018-01-12T01:20:31.126-05:00Yes, love is the answer! We need reminders. I wrot...Yes, love is the answer! We need reminders. I wrote a poem about that too : ) Miss you, my friend!Clarissa Jakobsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06388886943272202144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579773982803351465.post-80735295909081769802017-11-11T02:17:16.279-05:002017-11-11T02:17:16.279-05:00It's a sunny morning in November and I've ...It's a sunny morning in November and I've found my lost links. As Dylan Thomas said I'm 'happy as the day is long'. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579773982803351465.post-88142996843750611012017-04-02T19:14:41.927-04:002017-04-02T19:14:41.927-04:00i feel your pain!! i'm in the same boat, i gue...i feel your pain!! i'm in the same boat, i guess.... vodka seems to help. A send a HUG to you...idiots!https://www.blogger.com/profile/12246784221681379435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579773982803351465.post-1267698750673747132016-12-02T05:02:48.496-05:002016-12-02T05:02:48.496-05:00Great!Great!Shwetabloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12945314996642903763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579773982803351465.post-48119809007749564622016-08-27T16:52:29.063-04:002016-08-27T16:52:29.063-04:00There's a war going on in Europe and it involv...There's a war going on in Europe and it involves two armies of ants the invaders which are the I seem to remember were Argentinian Ants who want to take over the world and the defenders were the European ants. The invaders have basically followed the coastline from the point of arrival in Iberia but after an aggressive start they were overstretched and now the European ants are regaining lost ground according to reports. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579773982803351465.post-64565042034309744622016-07-27T12:06:47.800-04:002016-07-27T12:06:47.800-04:00All it needs now is a Reichstag Fire Event and we ...All it needs now is a Reichstag Fire Event and we are all doomed. Even peace loving Obama is stationing missiles in Europe for defense as he calls it. We've managed for decades without them. And we don't need them now, but people in poor Eastern European countries see them as a sign of upcoming prosperity and not as the provocative instruments of war that they are. It's nearly like the Cuban missile crisis. You already had your so-called Pearl Harbour which led to the events we see today in Syria, Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq. These countries had nothing to do with 9/11 as we all know. They were the scapegoats. The 28 newly released pages provide some clues as to who was responsible. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579773982803351465.post-20787711038496209182016-07-03T16:22:00.323-04:002016-07-03T16:22:00.323-04:00Just to update. The judges ruled that the Austrian...Just to update. The judges ruled that the Austrian Presidential Election must be held again. Perhaps there is a case for ALL countries having international election observers, not just places in Africa. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579773982803351465.post-4287143585882071542016-07-01T02:57:45.620-04:002016-07-01T02:57:45.620-04:00Do you know if Obama ever released the 28 pages an...Do you know if Obama ever released the 28 pages and "other secret pages" said to implicate "Saudi Arabia and others" in 9/11 or do anything appertaining thereto after the promised deadline 60 days, which I think were up about 16th June or so? <br />Here in Austria the Constitutional Court will decided later today if the Austrian Presidential Election recently held was rigged or just riddled with incompetence. There were 30,000 votes between the two candidates. In one town for example there was a 147% turnout. Reminds me of Florida. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579773982803351465.post-66778933791841194102016-05-30T20:51:06.116-04:002016-05-30T20:51:06.116-04:00Thanks, GwilThanks, GwilOwl Who Laughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00256278535378385480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579773982803351465.post-74622612863564011272016-05-30T10:47:27.437-04:002016-05-30T10:47:27.437-04:00To answer your question
it's a substitute for...To answer your question <br />it's a substitute for fishing<br />this compulsion, <br /><br />walking one evening <br />one man I saw casting <br />his line in the stream <br />meandering here and there, <br />catching nothing <br />but thoughts,<br />at peace with himself <br />and the other one <br />slumped in his canvas seat <br />on the bank<br />as the orange tip <br />of his float <br />bobs in the wavelets,<br /> the sixpack beer <br />glimpsed in the mouth <br />of the tent . . . <br /><br />Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.com