Edith

Sandlady.

Another little gem.

"...‘little sparrow’,..."

singing "...Non, je ne regrette rien..."

"...as I chop onions,.."

don't blame the onions that make you weep

You got in one, ScoZen;-)

Many thanks.

Sand Lady;-)

love the subtley and elegance of this piece. and, yes, the simplicity. :)

fine work; congrats on the well deserved cherries!

Jose..

"Sad songs she sings...
sad, like she was.
A sip or two of wine,
and a chanteuse –
the ‘little sparrow’,
adrift, somewhere
in the after-life"

I LOVE this stanza and the ending is perfect. I love the humility and the honesty behind in this poem, which I find to be two of the most important qualities one must cultivate to be able to write well. Awesome work. Well done.

Nathan x

Jose - so pleased you liked this one, and thanks for taking time out to to tell me;-)

Tina

Nathan, how right you are about 'humility and honesty' when writing. Sound advice, indeed;-)

Many thanks for reading and for your lovely comment.

Have a good rest of the week;-)

Tina xx

Hello Tina,

I like the fact that you can make any situation poetic, it doesn't have to be all wine and roses,
sometimes it's okay to feel melancholy.

You have once again spoken to me with your words.

Thankyou, hope you're having a good week.

Jenny.

Jenny - thanks, so very much;-)

Nothing like a dose of the flu to make one feel melancholy, but I'm feeling much better today, and the sun's shining. Hope it is where you are too;-)

Tina

Yes Edith really did hit the note as you do in this poem. You caught the melancholia and atmosphere very well.Hope the sun does you well and that it blows away the flu.

;)Pia

It has all been said, Tina - another beautiful poem that will stay with me for a very long time :)

Hope you are feeling better - this flu-bug sure is making the rounds!

Many congrats on the cherries and wishing you well,

Rachel xx

Another exquisite pearl of a poem to add to the string. I love the way this piece floats away, careens off after the opening stanza like an unfettered stream of consciousness then comes drifting back at the end.

Pia, you have such a lovely way with words;-) Thank you, so very much.

Tina

Rachel - thanks so much for reading and I am so pleased it made an impact on you.

As to the flu, it certainly is getting around a bit, but fortunately, I am feeling much, much better...all the more so for your lovely comment.

Tina xx

Thanks, barry...and you're are another, who indeed has more than a small talent with words, and I am more than grateful for them.

Thanks, again;-)

Tina

You never spoke a truer word, blighters...;-)

new Silver-Spun-Sand
Hello! just to say quickly, good
poem on Edith and congrats; on cherry!
Do get well soon. Only looking at your
lovely photo, on AbcTales Mag; already
we had another cracker of your's was it
"Beside The Sea Side" great".Get better soon
Guess! what! just seen a cherry dress that's rare!
in material shop window, frilly very cute short?
Might take a photo?
julie xx.

Thanks for reading this one, Julie and I am glad you enjoyed.

I am feeling much better thankyou and by the way, that cherry dress sounds really lovely;-)

Tina xx

new Silver-Spun-Sand
Hello! Tina, glad your improving.
I feel this poem is about someone very
special who touched the heart's of all.
Thanks talking of songs "Bob Dylan" I mentioned
Frank Sinatra, well no horses going by name cat etc;
but one called like my friend sing like. callled Sinatra'smania yep! won very good, £2 e/way. Cat lost
to-day. Have you bought or read, AbcTales 23 fab;
well presented and all poet's in, great stories and poems, and photos and names. I sued think had a photographer for that,came round people I was wrong
No get a photo of the dress. more teenager short petticoat, but covered with cherries.Phone's gone Ttmes on here, Frank's been calling for Ray, so have
leave the table, then writing goes sqew whiff. Cat crying let in, but wandered around smelling photo wood edging from Egypt of my two, well one.Ray's in now mimicing him cat's decided go.
julie xx

Hi there, Julie;-) Yes I have read ABCTales 23, and I agree. It is excellent;-)

Hope you have a good weekend.

Tina xxx

hey SSS...

really enjoyed this, very moving.

nice one!

Thanks;-) Tina