Mutevoli pensieri
By luigi_pagano
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Simply A Yarn
A dedicated worker. It’s been years since she last knitted but she is not likely to drop a stitch. A lot of nieces have duly been fitted with...
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Anguish (I.P.)
I went to bed early...
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Out with the Old

...and in with the New.
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Closing The Gap

This was written for a group exercise. We were given random lines from an unseen poem and were asked to incorporate them in a composition of our own. The "borrowed" text appears in bold characters.
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A Laptop Romance

At once I can tell that she is my type.
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Two-way Love Poem

One from the archive.
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First Love

A Chaucerian roundel.
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Lost in the Flood (I.P.)

Found and lost in Happisburgh (pronounced hayz-bru)
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Time To Say Goodbye

Experimental.
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Guilty Until Proven Innocent

US man walks free after 25 years on death row.
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Anniversary

48 and counting. An acrostic poem.
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The End of the Affair

Anticipation.
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Sacco and Vanzetti - a Cause Célèbre

Massachusett 1920s - The lawless and the Law.
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Transformation (I.P.)
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An attempt at this week's Inspiration Point.
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The Vizier's Daughter (I.P.)

A tale of Araby.
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Storms

*** When we were kids we watched in awe. ***
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A Blackboard Jungle

Education, education, education.
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Update on a Building Project (I.P.)

A summary in 100 words.
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May 1964

An anniversary which may go unnoticed.
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"Divide et Impera" (I.P.)

What the Romans did.
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No Way Out (I.P.)

It was no honeytrap.
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A Long Shot (I.P.)

Spotting a masterpiece.
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Cheryl Has Wed

...I pick up a paper: it is a red top; the headlines scream that Cheryl has wed.
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The Poet Peasant

Inspiration Point - Get Committed
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Metamorphosis (I.P.)

Our gang was the fiercest on the estate. Smiling wasn’t permitted because to grin was seen as socialising with the enemy and that was worse than a mortal sin.
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Bryce Canyon (I.P.)

A very late I.P.
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A Story of Our Time

They are taken by taxi to so called parties...
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Ying and Yang of Politics

A cleave poem (or equivoke)in three parts. How to read a Cleave poem? Simply: 1. Read the left hand poem (A) as a first discrete poem. 2. Read the right hand poem (B) as a second discrete poem. 3. Read the whole (A+B) as a third integrated poem.
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A Quiet Evening

Relaxing at home.
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A Poet In The Making

'I have never started a poem yet whose end I knew. Writing a poem is discovering.' Robert Frost
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Howzat?

Cause for celebration.
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Les Parapluies de Cherbourg

We met, as agreed, at the Odeon cinema. We bought our tickets -she insisted on going Dutch- and watched a French film, “Les parapluies de Cherbourg...
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Grandson. One Year On.

About a boy.
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Trick or Treat?

"Woke up this morning..." competition.
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I Am A Sinner

Guilty secrets.
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A Devoted Servant

A further contribution to the 'Woke up this morning...' competition.
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An Ugly Din

Inspiration Point 27 February 2015 - Noise
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A Man of Substance

***
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George

Julian Barnes' novel 'Arthur & George' - now adapted for television - was the inspiration for this poem, included in my collection "Poetry on Tap".
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If Music Be the Food of Love

Allegro con brio.
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What's in a Name?

Based on part of Juliet's speech in Shakespeare's play 'Romeo and Juliet'.
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Last Chance

A call for bold, not timid, responses.
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I Am Not...

Who do you think I am?
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A Telephone Call

Keeping in touch. (An old poem re-visited.)
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Il Festival della Canzone

Sanremo, in Italy, hosts an annual Music festival.
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Doing London

Exploring the Capital.
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Reunion

I remember hearing her confession. Flash fiction - edited as per Ed Crane's suggestion.
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Seduction in Suburbia

A cautionary tale in 200 words.
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The Other Side of the Coin

An opposite view. (A follow up to 'Seduction in Suburbia'). 200 words.
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Revisiting the Past

Repressed memories. An erotic tale. (Edited)
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New Horizons

All the headlines are about Pluto.
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Kensington, 1960 (Poetry Monthly)

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The Road to Hell (Poetry Monthly)

Edited as per Vera Clark's suggestions. (31/08/2015)
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A Momentous Occasion

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Missing, Without A Trace

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A Tactical Retreat

The poem incorporates titles of books by Hemingway.
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Vanishing Trick

This is a short story I wrote eleven years ago. I am re-posting it to see if it has stood the test of time or if it has past its sell-by date. Comments welcomed.
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The Old Man and the Sea

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Number One (Poetry Monthly)

A variation on the theme of Visual Poetry.
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An Awkward Situation

An experimental piece in the Chant Royal form
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A New Regime (I.P.)

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Hope Springs Eternal

Experimental. An abundance of alliterations.
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Multiple Choices (I.P.)

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The Buzzing In My Head

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Prometheus's Legacy

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Dancing the Night Away

Flash fiction.
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A Voyage Through London

London Competition entry.
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A Bone of Contention

200 words.
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Love in the Time of the Plague

The tragic love story of a young couple in the village of Eyam, hit by the plague in 1665.
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All's Well that Ends Well

Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie. "All's Well That Ends Well, Act I, Scene 1"
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If You Wait Long Enough By the River...

....you’ll see the dead body of your enemy float by.
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No Smoke Without Fire
The ordeal of Artemisia Gentileschi.
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A Turbulent Flight (Poetry Monthly)

Edited and re-titled.
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Blue Nun and Babycham

The swinging sixties. A recollection. (Reposted)
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A Certain Dream

Utopia.
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Precious Gift

The current Monthly Poetry challenge reminded me of a poem I wrote in 2003 which I included in my Poetry Collection “Idle Thoughts”. Here is a repost.
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A Brush With Fame

Reminiscences.
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Meet the Press
Hitting the jackpot.
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Chiaroscuro

Light and shade.
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The Siege

Based on true events.
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Camel Rides and Bloody Marys

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Mandolins and the Good Samaritan

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When Daddy Comes Home

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Waiting in the Rain

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Retro

Image by Roger Green - 18 December 2016 - Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
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A Stab in the Back

Kai su, teknon?
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After the Hurricane

Happiness is....
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On the Warpath

This image is in the public domain – Author: David Frances Barry (1854-1934)
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Winston's Wall

A man of many parts.
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Vanity and Bonfires

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Life As We Know It

Image Source: Pixabay, CC0 Public Domain
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Clearing the Attic

Goodbye to all that. (From my 2008 poetry collection "Reflections")
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An Englishman's Castle

Trick or treat?
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Cupid

Image: CC0 Public Domain - http://maxpixel.freegreatpicture.com/Shabby-Chic-Vintage-Cupid-On-Wood-Pair-Kiss-2899303
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Cats and Dogs

Pixabay image - No attribution required.
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Echoes From the Past

The Grand Tour. - Image in the public domain.
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Liaisons Dangereuses

Risky assignations.
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The Grand Tour

Doing Europe.
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A Postcard From Nowhere

Left at the altar but...
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Finance and Romance

Image source: Pixabay -Creative C.ommons - No attribution required
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A Ghost Town

The copyright on this image is owned by Kenneth Allen and is licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license.
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Into the Void

Headline from The Times newspaper (30/3/2018) - Thank heavens: Pope puts Hell in doubt - Image source: CC0 Creative Commons - Free for commercial use. No attribution required
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English Lessons

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The Old Photo

A blast from the past.
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After the Rain

Image: Pixabay - CC0 Creative Commons
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Dreaming Spires

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A Bottomless Pit

Infinite space. - Image from Pixabay - No attribution required.
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A Leap of Faith

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Uninvited Guests

Foxes and other animals.
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The Old Bailey Lady

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The Ashmen

They came to these shores in great numbers - (cco creative commons image) -
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Dead-eyed Dick

One from my archive. (Image from Pixabay -CC0 Creative commons).
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Handbags and Crocodile Shoes

PX Image in the public domain.
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Senses

Public domain image: An allegory of five senses - Still life by Peter Claesz -1623
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The Golden Pagoda

cc0 image
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Elegy

To the memory of all the fellow writers who have left us.
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Hansel and Gretel - An Update

An updated fairy tale.
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A Learning Curve

Many fairy tales and nursery rhymes have been with us since the year dot...
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Desert Storm

Image's credit: Lightning and dark stormy clouds by AstoKo in Deviantart
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Measure for Measure

The term "measure for measure" refers to a legal concept that when a person commits a crime (or sins), he or she should be made to pay – either by making some sort of restitution or by suffering an amount that's equal to the suffering he or she has caused. (This is similar to "eye for an eye" justice.)
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Encyclopidias

Sic transit gloria mundi.
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If Money Was No Object

It is a pleasure to own a work of art whether it is the charming Mona Lisa whose smile touches art lovers' heart or a painting by Gentileschi of Pisa...
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The Hermit

Peace and tranquillity.
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The Nest Egg

“A nest egg is essential for a secure retirement.”
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When the Wind Blows

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A Trick Up One's Sleeve

I was petrified and couldn't scream.
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100 Years On

A time for reflection - (A poem I wrote for the eponymous ABCtales competion in 2014)
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3 Horticultural Haiku

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Love is Blind
A variation on the October Poetry Monthly: a somonka.
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Christmas in Kessingland (a sestina)

A first attempt at a sestina for this week's Inspiration Point with a (slight) reference to winter.
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Climate Change (a tanka)

An interpretation of winter.
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The Snowman

To break the ice: micro fiction (50 words).
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Three 50-words mini-tales

Micro fiction
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The Wait

Un bel di vedremo.... (Image: Wiki commons).
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A Journey Into Space

A dog's life.
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A Dim and Distant Star

An astral idyll.
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Wishing

My Christmas wish when I was a kid...
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Monastic Misbehaviour

Not as outrageous as the one described in my poem "The Great Escape".
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Not All Roses

My wish list.
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Toys are Us

There was a time...
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Less is More (More or Less)

Sound advices.
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Down Memory Lane

A journey into the past.
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The Art of Compromise

In this country and across the pond.
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Bosco Verticale

A vertical forest in the heart of a city.
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First of February

Happy birthday...to me
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Dandelions

Reappraisal of a a humble weed.
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Behind the Lenses

Ol' Blue Eyes.
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Confessions

Lend me your ear.
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A Day Out at Walberswick

I found this old photo....
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A Man's Point of View

International Women's Day
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A Singular Man
Rimas dissolutas.
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Alla Sera (a translation)

Society of Classical Poets 2019 competition - Shared third prize in the translation category.
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A Day Out at Kew Gardens

Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license. Author Daniel Case
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Yellow Is the Colour

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The Black Dog

Often seen as a portent of death it is described as a hell-hound. (Image in the Public Domain)
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Nein, Nein, Nein

An intransigent attitude,
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A nobody

The rain which had been coming down in a steady light drizzle developed all of a sudden into a downpour. Umbrellas mushroomed over the heads of the bereaved gathered at the graveside.
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Aunt Daisy's Son

A Christmas visitor.
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Pillow Talk

The title (but not the plot) taken from the eponymous film with Rock Hudson and Doris Day.
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I Have Planted a Seed

Image by Walter Hood Fitch - CC BY 4.0 Wellcome Images
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A Voice in the Wilderness

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In Praise of a Courgette

Image in the public domain.
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- 667 reads
The Trophy Wall
No elephant in the room. ( 250 words flash fiction)
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- 1037 reads
1933 - Annus Mirabilis

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- 675 reads
On Winter Nights

A verbless poem.
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- 2746 reads
The Cinderella Team

I don't know who started the ball rolling.
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- 3676 reads
An Unexpected Win

The Midas touch. (Flash fiction)
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- 675 reads
Romeo and Juliet

A brief synopsis.
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Kol Nidrei

I heard a beautiful piece the other day...
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On Cromer Pier

More reminiscences. (Own photo).
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Philately and Numismatics

Turning point.
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On Epsom Downs

A picnic and a glint of gold.
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- 498 reads
Anne's Secret Diary

Tying the knot.
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- 653 reads
To A Great Degree

A wind of change.
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Environment

An acrostic poem.
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- 665 reads
Loch Ness Monster - the Truth.

Picture from Wikimedia Commons.
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- 453 reads
Andrea Camilleri, R.I.P.

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- 552 reads
An Axe To Grind

Murder most foul.
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- 462 reads
Zenosyne

Dipping into the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows.
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- 3222 reads
Juno's Geese

Wikimedia Commons image in the public domain.
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- 1014 reads
A Weekend in Bath

A fleeting visit.
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The Portrait on the Staircase

His gaze follows me across the room.
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- 925 reads
Watermelon

I am round and fat, my skin is green.
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Motivation

Age is just a number.
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- 791 reads
Autumn, A Personal View

An autumnal re-appraisal
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- 646 reads
Cuando Calienta el Sol

An unforgettable tune.
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- 820 reads
A Fresh Start

Saint Francis of Assisi born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, informally named as Francesco
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- 2023 reads
In Loving Memory

Image by Ken Walker from Pixabay
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- 1092 reads
Remembrance

On the 50th year of my father's death.
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- 981 reads
Cinéma vérité

Morning has broken
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- 685 reads
Godot

A long wait. (Painting by Toulouse Lautrec from Wikimedia Commons)
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- 1248 reads
A Masterpiece

Attributed to Botticelli
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- 528 reads
An Apocalyptic Deluge

Venice under water.
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- 874 reads
A Mid Night Dream

I saw the road sign.
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- 722 reads
84, Charing Cross Road

An enduring friendship.
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Ms. Scrooge

Sally Dexter stars as the first ever female Scrooge on a London stage. (Image from Pinterest)
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- 484 reads
Clive James, Farewell.

Mourning the loss of a literary talent.
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- 793 reads
At the Centre of the World

Let there be light (and warmth).
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- 1108 reads
The Upside-down Tree

a thousand-years-old and feeling its age,
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- 715 reads
Come Fly with Me

Is it a bird or is it a plane?
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- 402 reads
A Permanent Resident

Image in the public domain.
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- 446 reads
Put The Flags Out

A blaze of colours.
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- 2001 reads
Decameron (edited)

Medieval frolics.
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- 609 reads
New Year's Resolution

A senryu
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- 1207 reads
The Medium is the Message

Consequence of online searches.
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- 1447 reads
A Chinese Lantern

A lanturne poem. Similar to a Haiku, the lanturne poem uses five lines with a syllable structure of one, two, three, four and one syllables per line.
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- 1903 reads
Reflected Glory
A writer's heaven.
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- 1197 reads
A Chōka Poem

Examining the Japanese poetry structure. A chōka poem can be of indefinite length.
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- 1112 reads
A Minor League's Mozart

A wonder from Down Under.
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- 835 reads
The Female of the Species (a ryūka)

More deadly than the male.
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- 2426 reads
King of the Road

Noblesse oblige.
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- 1566 reads
Valentine

On Valentine's Day.
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- 1146 reads
Service With A Smile

Image from Wikimedia - Nasch92 , the copyright holder of this work, hereby publishes it under the following license: CreativeCommons Attribution4.0 International
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- 591 reads
Danseuse A La Fenêtre

Danseuse devant la fenêtre by Edgar Degas
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- 577 reads
I, Catherine

A lustful empress.
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- 460 reads
A Clowder of Cats

For cat lovers.
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- 519 reads
Civet

A cat-like mammal. (A poem in rhyming quatrains.)
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- 722 reads
Here Be Dragons

To the bottom of the sea.
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The Developers' Dream

In the name of progress. (Image by Pixabay)
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- 663 reads
Wipe the Slate Clean

Oxford University's Classics department is talking about removing Homer and Virgil from its compulsory syllabus.
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- 584 reads
A Letter to My Younger Self

Saving for a rainy day.
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- 684 reads
Hot Dishes

Variety is the spice of life.
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- 266 reads
The Great Plague of Milan

Then and now. Image: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
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- 1924 reads
A Literary Squirrel

A judicious rodent.
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- 2040 reads
Reflections of A Solivagant

A Walk in the country.
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- 460 reads
Planting the Seed
An evil deed.
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- 1683 reads
Don't Dilly Dally

Follow the van.
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- 451 reads
From Filton to Fairford

A nostalgic look back – Image: Pixabay License - Free for commercial use - No attribution required.
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- 580 reads
Local News

Image by succo from Pixabay
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- 488 reads
Myth and Reality

A goddess reassessed.
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- 325 reads
What To Be, That is the Question

An idle thought with apologies. to Will.
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- 430 reads
Independence

An old one. More feline reminiscences.
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- 807 reads
Parting

Remember the good times.
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- 580 reads
Everything But The Kitchen Sink

A BBC profile on Dylan Thomas related that on being told by his sister to write something about the kitchen sink, he promptly composed a poem on the subject.
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- 351 reads
Candid Camera

The camera never lies.
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- 961 reads
Broken Dream

When a country boy met a city girl.
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- 450 reads
Insecurity

If you could rub a magic lamp and make a wish,..
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- 663 reads
Masquerade

There are more than 20 names of birds in this composition. To save people's time I have highlighted them.
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- 801 reads
The Apple of Discord

Rotten to the core.
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- 796 reads
Vivaldi con Brio

A masterful performance by the ' nterpreti Veneziani'.
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- 893 reads
Protest

It’s happening everywhere, in the East and West: people with a grievance are taking to the street to express their resentment and register a protest...
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- 340 reads
A Portrait in Gouache

I am told that he is my great, great-grandfather.
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- 528 reads
Lethargy

Explanations might be multitudinous.
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- 654 reads
Regeneration

An inspector called.
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- 509 reads
The Cherry Orchard

Sharing the fruit.
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- 557 reads
Boz

Charles Dickens, A mini portrait.
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- 488 reads
Green Grass of Home

the grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence) - (Updated and reposted.)
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Embracing the Change

Ramblings on the new normal.
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- 1468 reads
Out Of the Blue (Rimas Dissolutas)

A moment in time.
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- 980 reads
As the Walrus Said

...the time has come.
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- 3516 reads
Poetry in Motion

Image licensed under the CreativeCommons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic license. Attribution: Dave Pickersgill
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- 755 reads
A Late Arrival

Last night's virtual reading.
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- 1340 reads
The Station Hotel

Remiiniscences.
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- 1532 reads
Tourists' Dilemma - A topical tanka

Covid19 and all that.
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- 4520 reads
My Worst Fear

Walkers, beware!
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- 657 reads
Drink and Be Merry

At the Oktoberfest.
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- 3971 reads
The Maze

The devilish labyrinth that Daedalus devised.
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- 643 reads
Public Order and Private Dicks

Defective detectives.
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- 585 reads
Sugar and Spice

...and all things nice.
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Caught in the Act

A nursery tale for our time.
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- 554 reads
Virtual Travel

Seeing the world through nursery rhymes.
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- 445 reads
A Suitable Job

I will consider anything.
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To Be or Not To Be A Poet

In choosing my career I thought long and hard.
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- 1077 reads
Retraining

Remedying the situation.
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- 607 reads
A Double Act

Mario and I were a double act.
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- 414 reads
Thanks For the Memory

Paul Harvey, a composer with dementia whose piano-playing went viral meets students he inspired.
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Last Night, on Hallow's Eve

I expected to see ghosts.
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- 1239 reads
Days of Wine and Roses

Love-token.
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- 569 reads
Reasons To Be Cheerful

...with good humour and a radiant smile.
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- 621 reads
A View From the Top

Look through any window.
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Reading Matters

Page-turners.
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- 417 reads
The Storyteller

An inspiring character.
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- 498 reads
Santa's Nightmare

A looming disaster.
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- 534 reads
Eating Out

An ekphrastic poem inspired by Edward Hopper's painting "Nighthawks"
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- 533 reads
Bubble Trouble

An ekphrastic poem inspired by John E. Millais painting "Bubbles"
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- 485 reads
The Stresemann's Bristlefront

A rare tropical bird.
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- 640 reads
Saying Goodbye

...to an old place.
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- 10 comments
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- 741 reads
Dear Cleo

A bosom friend (Edited)
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- 515 reads
Ailurophilia

A felinophile's viewpoint. (Image: author's own photo.)
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- 254 reads
Changing One's Mind

The more I reflected on this idea of mine, the more I realised my mind wasn't set.
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Dante Alighieri – Tanto gentil e tanto onesta pare (translated)

A sonnet by Dante Alighieri translated from Italian.
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- 928 reads
Midnight in Moscow

Two Art lovers.
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- 453 reads
Letters (After One's Name)

I have friends and relations with letters after their name
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- 501 reads
The King and I

Pareidolia.
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- 945 reads
First Steps

Image created at Photofunia.com
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- 328 reads
A Fallen Star

A fireball, a driveway and a priceless meteorite - ( Image GNUFree Documentation License .- Author: H. Raab )
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A Happy Bunny

Optimism in troubled times.
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The Forgotten Song

Image : GNU Free Documentation License , Author: Incandescent (Jessica Bonsell)
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- 998 reads
A Milestone

The19th March was a special anniversary.
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Metamorphosis

Monosyllabic musings.
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A Paragon

An unresolved question
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- 288 reads
Sports-Mad

An armchair supporter.
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- 528 reads
A Lucky Man

That fortune is fickle cannot be denied.
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- 1497 reads
After the Storm

Highs and lows.
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- 1099 reads
Tulips from Amsterdam

Botanical works of art.
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- 1721 reads
Guilty Pleasures

Scrumping and communion wine.
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A Botanical Conundrum

Indecision.
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- 819 reads
Fly Me to the Moon

Renewing old acquaintances.
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- 1031 reads
Unfulfilled Cravings

Image from Wikipedia - Magritte now out of copyright.
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William Blake's Palette

My favorite color.
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Alarm Clocks and Alarm Bells.

Grey cells at dawn. (Image from Pixabay)
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- 496 reads
A Riot of Colours (edited)

Image by Speedy McVroom from Pixabay
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- 913 reads
Truly Madly

An uninvited guest.
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- 699 reads
Something to Read

A number one best-seller
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- 10 comments
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- 672 reads
A Man of Simple Tastes

I am a man of simple tastes ; I am easily satisfied with the best. (Image from Pixabay)
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- 477 reads
Carnival in Venice

Image: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license Author: Frank Kovalchek fromAnchorage, Alaska, USA
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- 398 reads
Elemental Forces

Earth, fire, water and air.
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- 425 reads
Jealousy

All is fair in love and war - Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabaay
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- 438 reads
Covid19 Update

Back to normality?
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- 2 comments
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- 317 reads
No Cream in the Carbonara

Is pineapple an acceptable pizza topping? And do you put cream in the carbonara?
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- 725 reads
Food of Love

A meagre diet.
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- 464 reads
The Devil's Bones

A pecuniary necessity.
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- 503 reads
Blind Date

Expect the unexpected.
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- 6 comments
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- 447 reads
A Subtle Distinction

"A fox is subtlety itself" Aristophanes wrote.
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- 503 reads
A Waiting List

An abnormal situation.
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- 559 reads
Gold, Silver and Bronze

Euphoric Britannia.
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- 1932 reads
An Ill Wind

There is a trade wind that blows in West Africa,
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- 486 reads
The Medium is the Message

Talking pictures.
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Back to Square One

A Cabal in Kabul?
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Virtual Readings

Not accustomed to public speaking. (image has been released into the public domain by its author, AKA MBG . This applies worldwide)
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- 526 reads
Here Is the News

A poem rewritten and re-titled.
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- 493 reads
Mamma Mia

Pixabay License -- Free for commercial use - No attribution required
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- 263 reads
A Recipe For Disaster

Ambition and selfishness.
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- 581 reads
The Anatomy of A Crime

The Cordele poisoner.
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- 311 reads
The ZX81 and I

Sir Clive Sinclair R.I.P.
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- 680 reads
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
A final farewell.
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- 534 reads
Down in the Dumps

Image from Wikipedia.- free documentation licence ( Attribution: PalaeoMal )
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- 703 reads
I Saw A Magpie

Flights of fancy and superstitions
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- 356 reads
Guises and Disguises

Masquerade. (Image from Wikimedia Commons)
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- 398 reads
The Godfather

An old piece rehashed for this week's Inspiration Point
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- 239 reads
La vie en rose

Image: from Wikipedia Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.
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Art Collecting

Hidden treasures. (Image from pixabay - free, no attribution required)
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I, Myself and Me
A self-portrait.
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Curtains

The cinema was in the basement of an imposing Art Deco building
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A Sleepless Night

Sell-by date.
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Ancestral Spirits

With Halloween nearly upon us.
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Living Life, In The Night

In the small hours.
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A Dark and Stormy Night

A storm in a teacup.
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Cometh the Hour

At ten o'clock, promptly...
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A Bovine Footprint

Early warning
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Like It Or Not
Like it or not we live a life full of contrasting, conflicting attitudes
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Frankly Speaking

A tribute. (Image: This work has been released into the public domain by its author, Ross) Todhunter
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A Game of Two Halves

A precarious tenure.
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Beware of the Greek Alphabet

It isn't of the Greeks you have to be aware - Image: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0
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No Hurry For a Flurry

We had a snowfall yesterday.
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A Funny Old Game

...but no laughing matter
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Pine Away

The Italian Stone Pine
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A Guy with a Bonsai

Image: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. Author : Sailko
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No Evening Twilight in Acapulco

Dark and light; umbra and penumbra.- Image: GNU Free Documentation License , Author: Vallezatri
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When the Clock Broke

Salesmanship, (Image from Pixabay)
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A Nip in the Air

A drop in temperature. (An acrostic poem from my archive)
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The Food Of the Gods

Chocolate or ambrosia?
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Cordon Bleu

An old one reposted.
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Like Mamma Used to Make

An acquired taste.
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In the Streets of Pamplona

on the day the bulls ran
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A Titanic Struggle

Prometheus bound.
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On Winter Nights

By a roaring log fire. (An old poem, circa 2016)
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Entrances and Exits
Thunder Down Under.
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The Labyrinth

Entrances and exits.
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Renzo and Lucia

Inspiration Point: third photo from last.
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Etiquette

I am told it's a tradition.
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Valentino

A translation from Italian of "VALENTINO" by Giovanni Pascoli (1855-1912)
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Confusion

...but not on my part.
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Departures
An old poem, edited and re-posted
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Gale Force 10

Stormy weather
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I Sit and Think

A parody of J.J. Tolkien's "I Sit Beside the Fire and Think"
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An Unpublished Story

A Fibonacci poem.
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The Easy Option
To resist is futile.
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Salad Days

From my poetry collection "Reflections"
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A Romantic Fool

Years ago, when still at school....
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A Cold and Frosty Morning

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A Puzzle Unravelled

There once was a puzzle whose shape was cubic invented by a Magyar by the name of Rubik
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Cowboys and Indians

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April

"April is the cruelest month.." - The Waste Land by T.S.Eliot
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