D G Moody

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I have 72 stories published in 9 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 26494 times and 35 of my stories have been cherry picked.
125 of my 530 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 129 votes

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Douglas Moody

I’m now retired and living with my wife and Springer Spaniel in a village outside Cambridge U.K. I have dual U.K. and Australian citizenship, having lived in the latter and also travelled in Asia, in-between living in London for two years. I came back to the U.K. in 1993 as a Buddhist monk and was later involved in interfaith between Buddhist and Christian monasticism, which led to my returning to lay life. I now identify as a Christian – albeit with Buddhist influences!

My interests lie in writing – prose and poetry, informed by my experience of life plus religion, history, and current affairs. I also enjoy cooking, walking (with wife and dog), and the joys of friendship. I have previously posted on UKAuthors. My verse tends toward rhyming, but as a beginner I’m always willing to improve my craft.

My stories

Mariangel

Change, as it affects us as we age; though here, I'm entirely in sympathy with the lady portrayed.

Affirmation

An exercise; taking a poem, this being Affirmation by Donald Hall, then keeping the basic form, and recasting it, then revising it further, to see how far it is from the original. I must get out more!

My Favourite Day

I missed last weeks IP, but having read Rhiannon's it inspired me to jot a few lines relating to Winnie the Pooh, along with Mullah Nasruddin one of the great wise fools.
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Gold cherry

Another Shore

Turn down the empty glass can have two meanings; one being at sea the turning of the hour glass to mark each watch hour; the other is to turn down one's glass, to show that the drinking has now ended.

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125 of my comments have received 129 Great Feedback votes

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She was, and still is, an

Posted on Thu, 21 Mar 2024

She was, and still is, an inspiration; not least in actually living her faith in that most hard of things - to forgive, as we are all forgiven - the very essence of Jesus' teaching. 

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Posted in Remembering Corrie ten Boom

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I read my own father in so

Posted on Mon, 26 Feb 2024

I read my own father in so much of your words; I felt you spoke for so many of us sons who never properly connected with their fathers; in particular with the generation that came back from WWII.

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Posted in Muscle memory

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The impression - of words

Posted on Fri, 16 Feb 2024

The impression - of words dancing - of Springs renewal - simply magic - a worthy poem of the week.

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Posted in Our Soil

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Show not tell, and here in

Posted on Mon, 15 Jan 2024

Show not tell, and here in elegant verse we have a whole story I found this poem delightful. A good one Rhiannon.

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Posted in Night Help

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An original take -

Posted on Mon, 27 May 2024

An original take - Iconoclastic Saint Lou, and wouldn't be a hoot if he was on duty at the pearly gates?

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Posted in Praying to St Lou Reed

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What a lovely poem - your

Posted on Mon, 27 May 2024

What a lovely poem - your words drop like the soft days ending into the balm of night - thank you Jane

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Posted in Dusk

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Gordon Giltrap, sweet

Posted on Tue, 21 May 2024

Gordon Giltrap, sweet nostalgia - again, a good poem - thanks.

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Posted in Broken Heartsong

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A nice one Rhiannon; and it

Posted on Tue, 21 May 2024

A nice one Rhiannon; and it reminded me of our attempts to grow carrots (why?) it must have been the stony ground because they always came out mishapen! Like spuds - just buy at the shop!

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Posted in The tentative gardener

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Such a lovely evocation of

Posted on Wed, 22 May 2024

Such a lovely evocation of nature; I could see that lovely wood through your poem - thanks Jennifer.

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Posted in State Of Bliss

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What a briliant take on old

Posted on Tue, 21 May 2024

What a briliant take on old nursey rhymes; and there us no end to books - especially the badly written ones. My pet hate is when 'celebrities' get paid huge advances to 'write' (ghostly) some piece of crud, while the talented can't find a...

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Posted in Nursery Writes

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