Frances Macaulay Forde

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McDaid's Folk Club

By Frances Macaulay Forde on Fri, 22 May 2026

McDaid’s Folk Club We carefully stepped through the seated crowd, she smiled in surprised delight and pulled you down to whisper invitingly. I...

The Boffin

By Frances Macaulay Forde on Fri, 15 May 2026

This poem won 3rd prize in the “Inner City Life” Literary Competition 2004 and was inspired by a visit to Boffin's Books in 2004. I have sadly learnt...

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Anzac Day

By Frances Macaulay Forde on Sat, 25 Apr 2026

My dad's medals from WW11 - he was a Master Bomber in the Pathfinders and flew 60 missions. He marched to remember, every year he could. Anzac Day...

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Deaf & Dumb

By Frances Macaulay Forde on Sat, 25 Apr 2026

ARTWORK: These poems originally written to the art of Jessica McCallum for her JM Exhibition at His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, 2009. ‘DEAF’ I see your...

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So sad...

Posted on Tue, 20 May 2025

A sad subject, a sad memory (perhaps) of many in such sad situations, Jessie.

I suspect this is you writing not as yourself, but imagining - knowing what lurks in our towns and cities and is not talked about. Very cleverly constructed,...

Posted in She Sleeps

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Look up.

Posted on Sun, 27 Apr 2025

This resonated very well with me - both the idea and the Spitfire. However, I must confess to being most impressed by the Lancaster - that throbbing of engines as the large shadow engulfs those below... That sound reminds me of watching...

Posted in Don't look up

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Such an enveloping read.

Posted on Sat, 17 May 2025

Your narrative style appears so easy, so clean and clear but hard to do well. And you have done this well. Your experience evident in every paragraph. I so enjoyed your words and look forward to 'inhabiting' more of your life, Harry. Thank you...

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A scary memory.

Posted on Fri, 25 Apr 2025

A terrifyingly instinctive moment captured so well, as many have already said. Obviously your writing has impact, demonstrated by so many interesting comments. Congratulations on the cherries too. You've inspired me to write of a similar...

Posted in More Than We Bargained For

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Next year...

Posted on Fri, 26 Aug 2022

We explored the possibilities in Ireland for 14 months, came home and got married. Next year we will celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary, Di_Hard. Thanks for reading. :-)

Posted in My Knight

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Congratulations!

Posted on Sun, 24 Apr 2022

Congratulations, Jennifer.

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Photograph

Posted on Wed, 20 Apr 2022

...and I loved your words which take us on a seeminly visual journey but in fact are a study in your tactile personality. This work perfectly wrapped up in feelings, like your previous 'Cages' perfectly wrapped up with the scent of smoke. Both...

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Cages

Posted on Wed, 20 Apr 2022

Such an interesting introspective of light and shade, good and evil, hot and cold, the threat of war, home as a prison, past and present, possessions which define us... I loved it.

Well-deserved cherries too - congratulations!

I...

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I agree

Posted on Sat, 16 Apr 2022

I agree - wonderful words! Congratulations on the well-deserved cherries too.

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Easy.

Posted on Mon, 03 Jan 2022

There's such an ease in your writing. You make it look easy when I know it's not. You cleverly wind your words into stories and reel us in. :-)