Relic

A very expressive poem. I really enjoyed
this piece.
Jenny.

Gosh I had just written a comment on this piece,
then suddenly as if by magic, there were a couple
of cherries. Congratulations well deserved.
Jenny.

Thanks Jenny! I was worried I wouldn't find time to write, or wouldn't be able to write, whilst at uni - but I sat down and penned this one this afternoon - really glad you enjoyed ;)

Magic xxx

P.S Thank you for the cherries, cherry fairies! :) And thanks again Jenny!

Brilliant, Magic!

The line about the saint's little finger is pure genius, love it. Magic by name, magic by nature :)

Rachel xx

Thank you, Rachel :) That's one of my favourite lines too!

Magic xxx

A fond smile came to my lips when reading this- I thought it was so beautiful. Thank you for sharing these sentiments.
;)pia

Thanks Pia! And you in turn brought a smile to your lips with your comment ;)

Magic xxx

I like the saint's finger too - it adds mystery and magic, and I'm glad you're managing to write still. No essays yet?

Hello, insert! Nope, no dreaded essays just yet - I'm still on my induction lectures for my six modules. Had Robinson Crusoe this morning and John Donne this afternoon - "A Valediction Forbidding Mourning" - brilliant stuff!

Magic xxx

Hi Magic,
Was just wanting to ask you a question, is Lord of
the flies still a book you read for part of English
Literature? It's just I have fond memories of it,
when I did my O levels, back in the 70s.
Jenny.

The saints finger is inspired, and I especially liked the last verse, richly deserved cherry.

Thanks, Shirley! I'm really pleased you liked this one - and that last verse especially. This is a poem of hope, so I'm glad you like that final note ;)

Magic xxx

Hello again, Jenny! Lord of the Flies isn't on my syllabus at Durham but I'm sure a university will do it somewhere and many students have probably written their dissertation on it at some point ;)

Magic xxx

This is so beautiful, Magic. Uni life seems to work wonders for the poet in you.

It indeed is a 'poem of hope', and so very inspiring.

Well done indeed on the more than deserved cherry;-)

Tina xxx

Thank you, Tina! My reading of Donne has really inspired me - as has the recent news of Ted Hughes' poem 'Last Letter'. I'm off to the Uni Poetry Society social tomorrow - and just sent in an application to Palatinate TV, Durham's student channel - offering my services as a script writer ;)

Magic xxx

Its magic Magic! I like all details,
a pawing in sleep to search for it
& like me precious box within box
mercury mesage astronomy again
and now dont we know you well
keep writing even for me K x

I hope you do that TV too! strange name is that like german pfalz? Glad they have a poetry soc. K

Thank you, Kahdai! Not sure where 'Palatinate' comes from - I'll have to find out for you ;) Oh, and glad you liked this one!

Magic xxx

Hi Magic,
Wow that's great joining a poetry society, I bet
you will have loads of poems to take with you.
Good luck with the script writing, hope it all works
out.
Jenny.

Wonderful poem Magic x
Love the image of storing the necklace as "a monk doting on the bones
of a saint's little finger." Magnificent :)x

Thank you, Firebird and Jenny :) I'm off to a Poetry Society social tonight - nice, intellectual evening to make up for the night I spent in Klute (Worst nightclub in Europe) yesterday ;)

Magic xxx

or so you hope ;)

Glad to hear that things are going well. This is very good - I like the gradual shift from something fairly real and tangible to the more obscure but suggestive lines in the last stanza. You might want to get some hydrocortisone cream for the nickel allergy though ... (assuming that's what it is).

Rob

Thaks, Rob - glad you like this one! No idea what it is - and long-distance calls to my mum haven't helped in narrowing down possible causes. Although she said, very unhelpfully:'All I want you to bring back from Durham are good memories - nothing else!' ;)

Magic xxx

Stress can cause psoriasis

By no means expert advice but usually marks underneath necklaces, pendants, bracelets etc are nickel allergy. Nickel's mixed in with a lot of what's called silver and a lot of people are allergic to it. If you have the allergy, then it's an excellent excuse to be very picky about what you're given and insist on the purest (i.e. most expensive) silver (and if it's not an allergy you could always pretend it is for that effect!).

Rob

I guessed at nickel allegy as well. You are an expensive lady now !!

Haha thanks for the advice guys - I'll keep it in mind when I replace afforementioned necklace ;)

Magic xxx

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