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My poem titled, "Courage of Youth, Battle of Ypres, Flanders Field" has been selected by the (OCR)...

Blog Posted:4/8/2018 9:51:00 AM

My poem titled, "Courage of Youth, Battle of Ypres, Flanders Field" has been selected by the (OCR)...
This request was sent to the owner of another forum where some of my poetry
is also presented, usually after it has been presented here first.
I have given my permission because I view it as a most worthy cause(education) and am honored they considered this poem..
If anybody, can give me more information on this organization, either here in comment or by way of a soupmail, I'd appreciate it very much.
Thanks...

Below is a copy of the official request.

From: Stina Cuthbert
Subject: Copyright permission request from OCR #3 - 20180088

Message Body:
On 14th February 2018 and 13th March 2018 I wrote to you to request permission to reproduce copyright material. As yet, I have not received any response from you, so am writing again to remind you of the request. I am writing on behalf of Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations (OCR), to inform you that an item for which we believe you to be the copyright holder has been selected to appear in one of our forthcoming exam papers. We would therefore like to request your permission to use the material, in an electronic format via our website after the exam has been sat. The exam paper will be made publicly available online for five years, from August 2020.

When considering granting permission, it may help you to know that OCR is an exempt charity and, as such, a not for profit organisation; it is a subsidiary of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate. Please email us at ocr.copyright@ocr.org.uk and we can send you a copy of the exam material we would like to use.

Kind Regards
Stina Cuthbert

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Deborah Guenther
Beachboard

Date: 4/13/2018 2:46:00 PM

Congratulations!!

Robert Lindley
Date: 4/14/2018 1:37:00 PM

Thank you my friend.

Robert Lindley
Date: 4/14/2018 1:37:00 PM

Thank you my friend.

Connie
Marcum Wong

Date: 4/11/2018 11:30:00 PM

Dear Robert, I feel you are so deserving of the honor. I think you are a very talented poet who writes with style and class and I can see why they would want to to use your poetry to teach. This is wonderful news and I am so happy for you Robert! Hugs, Connie

Robert Lindley
Date: 4/12/2018 5:46:00 AM

Thank you my friend. A truly wonderful gift to me this is. That I may in some small way help in teaching others, poetry which is an art form that is currently under attack by those that despise it and even by those that drastically want to change it into being a lesser art,one weakened so as to appeal to a larger audience.

Robert
Lindley

Date: 4/11/2018 8:54:00 AM

A good and kind friend sent me this information this morn. It is about what OCR does....***** Note- "We provide GCSEs and A Levels in over 40 subjects and offer over 450 vocational qualifications. Our mission "OCR is a not-for-profit organization so success, for us, is measured through the impact and reach of our activities and the scale of our contribution to helping learners realize their aspirations. Our purpose is to work in partnership with others to provide qualifications that support education in ways which enable all learners to reach their full potential and to recognize and celebrate their achievements."

Carole
Duet

Date: 4/10/2018 11:04:00 PM

What an honor, Robert! I think it's just wonderful and so well deserved. Your poetry is so pure and unique. Congrats, dear friend. Carole :D

Robert Lindley
Date: 4/11/2018 5:57:00 AM

Thank you my dear friend. Always a pleasure to hear from you and read your poetry. My greatest joy in this , is the reason they requested permission . And that is to use the poem to test and teach young children and young adults. My goal in my poetry has been for it to benefit others and give hope to others when darkest times befall them,as so oft happened to me in my life. This use fits that bill and was the main reason that I gave my permission.

Brian
Strand

Date: 4/10/2018 11:02:00 AM

Robert I would hazard a guess your poem may have been selected for the exam etcv because 2018 is the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War,and there are many commemorations etc thereof in England (and in Europe)this year.I lost my maternal grandfather(who my Mum never saw) and a paternal great uncle both in 1918 ,so poetry etc thereon still has great relevance hereabouts.

Robert Lindley
Date: 4/10/2018 11:17:00 AM

So you and your family have experienced directly the futility and tragedy of that war. A war in which so many brave young lives were so stupidly sacrificed due to sending massed bodies of troops into charging directly into machine gun volleys. While we may criticize certain military actions by higher military officials, we also must acknowledge the honor , bravery, true grit and heroism of the Brit soldiers that did their duty and suffered so greatly for having done so. I HOPE MY POEM ADDED TO THAT ADMIRATION OF WHAT GREAT TREASURE WAS SACRIFICED BACK THEN-- LIVES OF THOSE LOST AND OTHERS INJURED GRIEVOUSLY.

Brian
Strand

Date: 4/10/2018 10:31:00 AM

An honour indeed Robert,I remember folk studying for RSA exams in a wide range of subjects at night school back in 50's,so it has a long pedigree.I would guess there will a greater audience for your poem than many a published poetry book.

Robert Lindley
Date: 4/10/2018 11:09:00 AM

Thank you my friend. A triple gift for me, as I have always placed extremely high the fact that England is our mother country, and closest ally. As well as my admiration for the steadfastness, bravery, honor and loyalty of the Brit soldier. Such as is so magnificently evident in the golden verses of Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae world famous poem, In Flanders Field. To me Britain has a most wondrous and magnificent history and it too has given so very much to the world.

Daniel
Turner

Date: 4/10/2018 12:40:00 AM

Congratulations Robert. It couldn't have happened to a more deserving writer and a truly wonderful human being. All the best!

Robert Lindley
Date: 4/10/2018 4:30:00 AM

Thank you my friend. I see it as a blessing and a great honor my friend. Especially since there are a great many better than I poets, contributing their fine poems here. One of my good fortunes is to have joined this site, found those poets , read and learned from them! No poetry site is perfect but this one is far better than the rest, IMHO.

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 4/9/2018 11:59:00 PM

This is so nice for you. BIG congratulations, Robert.

Robert Lindley
Date: 4/10/2018 4:26:00 AM

Thank you my friend. Yes, it seems as if Christmas came early for me this year. I could hardly believe it at first. Thenfinding it was true I thought of my goal in writing poetry, to pass on a bit of my life history in measure and try to help others understand this dark world and its too oft unmerciful sorrows inflicted upon mankind. That this gift, can in some way, help teach about poetry is indeed a true honor.

Maria
Williams

Date: 4/9/2018 11:24:00 PM

What a great honor for you Robert, I am so happy for you my dear friend. Congratulations on your poem chosen to teach students, how wonderful for you and your family. They must be so proud. Kind Regards...Maria

Robert Lindley
Date: 4/10/2018 4:22:00 AM

Thank you my friend. I have not yet mentioned this to my family. I suppose I should perhaps. But its been enough just know my poetry has and will help others. To me, th greatest measure is what one can give bck, especially if it is to helpchildren in the process of learning about life . And poetry certainly doe that if it is taught-history of poetry should be taught in schools start as early as age ten , IMHO. That way , young budding talent can emerge and be fired up to gift the world.

Winged
Warrior

Date: 4/9/2018 10:31:00 PM

Many Congrats!!! my super friend Robert...you deserve this dignitary offering...we are proud to have you as a friend at the soup bowl...stay in the light and shine my friend...^WW^

Robert Lindley
Date: 4/10/2018 4:06:00 AM

Thank you my friend. This and a great many other blessings(friends I found here) have came from my joining the Soup and presenting my writings here. I never thought to have such acknowledgement and honor bestowed upon my poetry. That this goes to a most worthy cause (teaching poetry to students)is the true part of the blessing.

Susan
Ashley

Date: 4/9/2018 10:45:00 AM

Oh I'm so happy for you Robert! This is such a superb honor and one I'm sure you'll cherish forever. How thrilling for your wonderful poem to be chosen! Congratulations my dear friend.. Warmest wishes always. ~Susan

Susan Ashley
Date: 4/9/2018 12:46:00 PM

Yes, a true blessing, indeed, Robert.. and your poetic talents continue to brightly shine!

Robert Lindley
Date: 4/9/2018 12:27:00 PM

Thank you my friend. The true gift is the poem is to be used to teach others, students of poetry. That I may play even a very , very small part in that endeavor is a wonderful blessing to me. One I cherish dearly. Thank you my friend for commenting...

Tom
Cunningham

Date: 4/9/2018 5:22:00 AM

What a great honour Robert. Congratulations. Tom.

Robert Lindley
Date: 4/9/2018 7:16:00 AM

Thank you my friend. I was truly floored by this honor being given.. A blessing since this fits perfectly my main goal in writing my poetry, that of it delivering a message and helping others. To be chosen to teach students fits that bill perfectly and increases the measure of the honor and its gift. I hope this poem serves a purpose that gets students to think about war, death, finality of life and the weakness, savagery, brutality and too oft insanity inherent in mankind. Also learn that history is to be studied and learned from. The original poem, written by a brave man that saw war's worst- inspired me to write my poem when still a young man -decades ago. I still think his fantastic poem, one of the greatest poems ever written(be it about war or otherwise)!

Caycay
Jennings

Date: 4/9/2018 1:28:00 AM

It is happy for you that I am! Unfortunately, I am ignorant in regards to your questions - but I'll be okay. Meanwhile, enjoy this highlight thoroughly - to me, it sounds like a life-"WOW" ! All the best ... CayCay

Robert Lindley
Date: 4/9/2018 7:02:00 AM

Thank you my friend. Well, it certainly is a WOW moment for me. An honor and a great gift, since my goal is for my poetry to benefit others and in this case that will be its use- in educating students.

Rob
Carmack

Date: 4/8/2018 11:12:00 PM

I have no information regarding the organization, but did want to congratulate you.

Robert Lindley
Date: 4/9/2018 6:59:00 AM

Thank you my friend. Seems the organization is dedicated to the betterment of teaching in Britain. I checked it out using google and talked to a few friends that had also researched it for me. After four days , I decided it a true and worthy cause--one for the students-so I gladly gave my permission. I am always for the teaching of poetry at school.

Viv
Wigley

Date: 4/8/2018 10:56:00 PM

Wow, Robert, huge honour, but merited. You are a fine writer. Regards, Viv

Robert Lindley
Date: 4/9/2018 6:56:00 AM

Thank you my friend. I am blessed to have found and joined this , the very best internet poetry site. I was hesitant to start bringing in and post my old poetry(what had survived) from many decades ago. Very glad that I started posting much of it unedited and in original form, write in my 20's..While still a young man.

Agnes
Krampe

Date: 4/8/2018 6:50:00 PM

Congrats, Robert. That's an honor. Now let's only hope the teachers don't use your poem to ruin the students' enjoyment of poetry. (My favorite German poet always refused permission to have her work included in textbooks)

Robert Lindley
Date: 4/9/2018 6:53:00 AM

Thank you my friend. I hope my poem is used as a very positive addition to the teaching of the students. As well as its message being deeply discussed and acknowledge as a sad, historic tragedy. One about the futility of war and its massive carnage!

Constance
La France

Date: 4/8/2018 3:46:00 PM

Congratulations Robert !!!!

Robert Lindley
Date: 4/9/2018 6:50:00 AM

Thank you my friend. Came as a shock to me but a pleasant one. If my writing can truly benefit others, students then it is a blessing and one that I have long striven to accomplish with my poetry. PoetrySoup truly gives a rich environment to induce its poets here to excel. Added benefit is the many friends one makes here and can learn from!!

Barry
Stebbings

Date: 4/8/2018 3:24:00 PM

Congratulations, Robert. That is an honor. // Barry

Robert Lindley
Date: 4/9/2018 6:47:00 AM

Thank you my friend. Yes, I thought so as well. Best part of it is, my wring will be used to teach others, students and teach poetry. I am all for poetry being taught in schools!

Becca
Teagan

Date: 4/8/2018 1:37:00 PM

Wow, what an honor for you, congratulations!!

Robert Lindley
Date: 4/9/2018 6:45:00 AM

Thank you my friend. Yes, it is an honor and also a blessing since the poem will be used in teaching and testing students. I know that at the very least one of my poems serves a higher purpose and benefits others, as is my goal when writing poetry. Every poem I write has a message that is delivered, hopefully one that can be discerned by the reader.

Jan
Allison

Date: 4/8/2018 11:23:00 AM

Robert, here is my original comment on that poem - how amazing its actually come true!!!! "Robert I went straight to re-read John McCrae's poem after yours (it is a poem the children still study at school) It would be wonderful if your poem could be studied too, you are an amazing poet and this is REAL poetry. Bravo for not editing this incredibly moving poem, it needs no changes, just reading:-) hugs jan xx"

Robert Lindley
Date: 4/9/2018 6:41:00 AM

Yes, I remembered you had made that comment. I was very lucky that I did not edit that old poem, as had I done so perhaps it would have not been chosen.

Jan
Allison

Date: 4/8/2018 11:16:00 AM

Bravo, that's awesome news Robert, How marvelous that your poem is to be used for students to study when they sit an exam -having worked in a school its a dream of mine to be included in one of their anthologies! I now work as an exam invigilator so one day I will be able to read your poem and the question they set but it will be on the day after the exam is over! bravo. I had part of one of my poems 'Owl See You' printed in a book by Cambridge University Press in a book to be used by students in Dubai - its amazing these things happen as a result of posting on PS!:-) hugs jan xx

Robert Lindley
Date: 4/9/2018 6:39:00 AM

Congrats on your, " Owl See You" poem being printed in a Cambridge book my friend. Yes, PoetrySoup provides so many benefits as shown by both our poems being read and chosen. Truly, I was in shock at first. A worthy cause since the poem is to be used to teach students about Poetry. I am all for poetry being taught in schools as an art form. With that in mind I gave my permission.

Line
Gauthier

Date: 4/8/2018 10:25:00 AM

Awesome. That is undoubtedly a wonderful honour. Of course I'm going to search for your poem immediately, Robert.

Robert Lindley
Date: 4/9/2018 6:31:00 AM

Thank you my friend. Truly an honor and a worthy cause since the poem is to be used to teach students about Poetry. I am all for poetry being taught in schools as an art form. With that in mind I gave my permission.

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8/13/2023	To Live, To Dream, Being With the Goddess Yet Again	Sonnet	addiction,appreciation,be
8/12/2023	Midnight Hauntings of Old Man Turner's House	Sonnet	dark,grave,horror,howl,im
8/10/2023	And I, the Poor Lost Soul That She Did Gladly Save	Sonnet	appreciation,art,creation
8/10/2023	On Dark Dying Sunless Beams I Went To Wait	Sonnet	art,conflict,cry,evil,far
8/9/2023	When Ocean Dries Up Will Be a Bad Plight	Rhyme	art,ocean,philosophy,spok
8/9/2023	Dare We Beat Evil With Truth and a Heavy Sledge	Sonnet	deep,devotion,god,heaven,
8/8/2023	You Wake Up To Find Out Black and White Are the Same	Sonnet	art,deep,dream,humanity,i
8/8/2023	Now Laying In Boot Hill Under Frozen Ground	Narrative	art,conflict,death,imagin
8/7/2023	Yes, While Evil Spreads Its Long Greedy Hands	Sonnet	art,dark,evil,how i feel,
8/7/2023	Blinded By Life and Praying To Truly See	Free verse	art,surreal,vanity,vision
8/7/2023	Hold Firm Your Immovable Sacred Heart	Sonnet	art,creation,deep,lost lo
8/6/2023	The Untruth of a Lone and Erroneous Prophecy	Sonnet	art,fate,girlfriend,life,
8/6/2023	Than the Grand Illusions of Those Paradise Shores	Sonnet	art,courage,hope,identity
8/5/2023	There In Morning Sun, Hope Circled Enticing Dreams	Sonnet	art,dark,fantasy,imaginat
8/5/2023	The Old Farmer Rests Warm In His Snug House	Sonnet	deep,environment,home,nat
8/4/2023	The Amazing Tale the Old Stone Sphinx Never Told	Rhyme	art,confusion,humanity,im
8/3/2023	And Then Remember Faith and Truth Brought About This	Sonnet	angel,forgiveness,god,hea
8/3/2023	In Our Feasts, We Both Drank Lover's Wine	Rhyme	betrayal,dark,deep,imagin
8/2/2023	With Gypsie Luck, My Own Weaken Steps Retrace	Sonnet	art,creation,deep,feeling
8/1/2023	Evolution Is Man-Made, Lying Fairy Tale	Sonnet	art,earth,faith,god,human
7/31/2023	Co-Exist, Neither of Us Fear the Knife	Sonnet	care,courage,friendship,h
7/29/2023	The Saddest Truth of Love and Its Deep Darker Side	Sonnet	dark,love,love hurts,mean
7/28/2023	As a Poet, the Importance of Truth	Sonnet	character,courage,deep,id
7/27/2023	Of Homer, Iliad and the Fall of the Mighty Greeks	Rhyme	courage,history,mythology
7/27/2023	Life, and Trekking Across Wild Wilderness	Rhyme	art,beauty,bird,deep,eart
7/24/2023	Life Now Cries Out, This Truth, There Is No Holy Grail	Rhyme	creation,death,deep,histo
7/24/2023	Comment On Decency and Morality	Quatrain	art,best friend,car,death
7/24/2023	There Beyond the Purple Veil, I Hear Her Calling	Rhyme	creation,imagination,life
7/23/2023	A Cowboy and His Thoughts On Dodge City	Verse	character,conflict,histor
7/23/2023	Concepts From the Thoughts of the Old Beggar	Imagism	art,assonance,character,d
7/22/2023	I Walk Midnight Arena All Alone	Sonnet	art,life,perspective,phil

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Fav Poems

PoemTitle	Form	Categories
Mountain Drop	Rhyme	death,depression,
Beauty Exposed	Rhyme	life,
Beautiful Day	Free verse	seasons,
To a Despondent Friend	Quatrain	depression,
His Song and Mine	I do not know?	bird,life,poems,prison,,L
What the Angels Whisper	Free verse	god,hope,youth,
A Letter To Emily Dickinson	Rhyme	poetess,
In An Old Cathedral	Rhyme	loneliness,love,
Black Diamond Night	Epic	body,death,history,lonely
White Lace	Sonnet	life,seasons
If Walls Could Speak	Narrative	feelings,for him,joy,toge
Echoes In the Stone	Epic	adventure,death,hero,hist
Sweet Memories	Rhyme	lost love,
Spring On the Wind	Rhyme	change,nature,spring,
Stairway To the Stars	Free verse	farewell,kiss,
The Tree of Life	Rhyme	age,child,death,mystery,t
Crying River	Ballad	beautiful,cry,deep,freedo
Oak	Rhyme	tree,
Our Little Haven	Rhyme	cousin,fairy,fantasy,gree
Midnight Poet	Free verse	addiction,character,devot
Amidst the Fallen Petals	Free verse	longing,love,
Colours In Our Lives	Rhyme	beauty,color,
Bobcat Moon	Rhyme	autumn,friendship,loss,mo
The Clock It Mocks	Free verse	break up,heartbroken,jeal
A New Love Found	Free verse	inspirational,
Her Hidden Gem	Rhyme	mother,voice,
Daddy	Free verse	blue,dad,depression,fathe
Autumn's Gown	Rhyme	color,inspiration,
Contest Consternation	Free verse	community,poetry,words,
Eyes of Blue	Rhyme	freedom,hero,memorial day
The Evil Eye	Rhyme	evil,
Indian Ink	Dramatic Verse	abuse,autumn,death,deep,f
Kresge's Five and Dime Stores	Rhyme	nostalgia,
Write You Out	Free verse	goodbye,how i feel,
Sunset Tableau	Verse	pain,
A New Bird	Rhyme	birth,
My Day Is Coming	Rhyme	friendship,journey,life,
O the Grieving	Free verse	death,funeral,grief,
Hey You	Free verse	anger,conflict,forgivenes
When Love Found Me	Rhyme	blessing,love,
Starstruck In Your Deep Beauty	Free verse	beautiful,beauty,flower,l
Holding a Wilting Red Rose	Verse	death,mother,mothers day,
My Fallen Brother	Rhyme	angst,brother,history,los
Sometimes	Rhyme	blessing,thanks,
Mist Song	Rhyme	beauty,music,nature,
Heaven Or Hell	Free verse	dark,heaven,light,love,
The Lords Sweet Morning	Rhyme	music,nature,
Aquarius	Couplet	imagery,water,
Eccentric Eyes	Sonnet	pain,
Mother's Garden	Rhyme	flower,garden,nature,
Neverland	Narrative	childhood,nostalgia,place
Letting Go	Rhyme	son,
The Sowing	Free verse	devotion,
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier	Light Verse	soldier,violence,war,
Intolerable	Rhyme	abuse,betrayal,racism,
Ancient Warrior	Iambic Pentameter	angst,culture,native amer
Wild Love	Narrative	garden,love,rose,sweet,
Wild Pure and Free Love	Free verse	beautiful,love,romance,
Rain Over Vietnam	Quatern	rain,war,
Simply Time To Go, a Little Brother's Lamentation	Rhyme	brother,conflict,confusio
The Ripping	Free verse	abuse,addiction,anger,ang
I Walk On Water	Free verse	introspection,life,
Eccentricity In Love	Sonnet	love,universe,
December Magic	Quintain (English)	nature,
The Blackberry and the Rose	Personification	imagination
What Is Love	Sonnet	love,
Long Distance Dreamer	Light Verse	beautiful,i miss you,long
New World Order	Rhyme	drug,society,
Strong Point	Sonnet	love,
Approaching Storm	Rhyme	weather,
Releasing Me	Sonnet	happiness,peace,
Autumn's Dreams of a Country Road	Rhyme	nature,seasons,
Whilst Walking Through the Woods	Sonnet	animal,beauty,bird,nature
On Blood's Own Sand	Free verse	death,desire,emotions,pas
I Hate You All	Light Verse	dark,death,philosophy,sad
As We Walk Hand In Hand	Rhyme	happiness,how i feel,love
When Shadows Fall	Rhyme	life,music,nature,seasons
To Him Who Loves Me	Sonnet	love,relationship,romanti
For Nineteen Years	Lyric	bereavement,
Shoreline	Rhyme	sea,wind,
What Use Have I For Words	Sonnet	words,
Yellow Shoes In the Darkness	Quatrain	me,metaphor,places,yellow
Tear Drops	Free verse	allegory,desire,devotion,
Seat of Kings	Free verse	beautiful,green,inspirati
So She Broke Your Heart	Free verse	analogy,betrayal,hope,lov
Angel Tears	Light Verse	angel,
Sonnet For Statues	Sonnet	art,poems,poetry,
Through the Dust	Pantoum	childhood,memory,
But I Must Stay	Villanelle	sad,
A Lady In Red	Light Verse	beauty,heart,life,love,
The Enemy's Child : Collab With Carolyn D	Rhyme	baby,social,war,
Put Your Head On My Shoulder	Light Verse	dance,romantic,
Surrender	Free verse	dream,fantasy,lust,night,
You Hit When I Was Low	Rhyme	pain,
Sixty This Year	Quintain (English)	birthday,future,inspirati
Love's Journey Through a Broken Soul	Rhyme	blessing,imagery,inspirat
I Am the Mighty Mountain	Personification	earth,mountains,
Carpet of Colour	Rhyme	earth,environment,inspira
Broken People	Free verse	people,
Why So Afraid	Iambic Pentameter	love,