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Well spotted! We always said

Posted on Thu, 23 Dec 2021

Well spotted! We always said ticker as an alternative to heart when I was a kid but I haven't heard it used for a long time. I wondered if it might be a bit obscure for people living outside of my Irish-Yorkshire family. 

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Posted in Time (Clock of The Heart)

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The hope and fear being the

Posted on Wed, 22 Dec 2021

The hope and fear being the hope that the recipient of the gift likes it or hasn’t already got one and the fear of not being able to remember where we have put the receipt.

Your second two lines bring to mind stillness but with the...

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Posted in W is for Wrapping Paper and Wind (another go at this)

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I suppose when I was wee my

Posted on Wed, 22 Dec 2021

I suppose when I was wee my first signs of doubt that Father Christmas existed where when I questioned whether someone could live in a place as deathly barren as the North Pole. All the rest of the storie seemed quite feasible.

This is a...

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I enjoyed reading this

Posted on Wed, 22 Dec 2021

I enjoyed reading this Rhiannon.

I really like the rhyme and rhythm as they continue throughout ... like clockwork.

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This is great Paul.

Posted on Wed, 22 Dec 2021

This is great Paul.

Very well chosen words to conjure up the atmosphere of the wintry forest and an ending to keep us wondering.

Good on you!

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Posted in A Company of Wolves

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I was born in the wagon of a travelling show ...

Posted on Tue, 21 Dec 2021

Right then Jenny, that's my earworm selected for today!

Poppa woulda shot him if he knew what he'd done ... tra la la la laaa ...

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Ah now there's a thing of

Posted on Mon, 20 Dec 2021

Ah now there's a thing of magic ... voices at Christmas, especially kids singing carols or those really haunting voices. When I listen to Enya singing O Come, O Come, Emmanuel it sends a shiver up my spine every time.

And the...

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Posted in V is for Voices

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I don't believe that the

Posted on Tue, 21 Dec 2021

I don't believe that the world will ever come to an end but the day when man ceases to live here is approaching, slowly but surely. Beyond that, the world will continue to revolve on its axis around the sun and it will regenerate, as it has done...

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Cat chaos!

Posted on Sun, 19 Dec 2021

Oh, don’t worry. I immediately understood the difference in what you were saying in the two separate two line bits. I certainly think you should leave it as it is. Also, I think we write these things largely for our own amusement and satisfaction...

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Posted in U is for Under the Tree

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Under the Tree is clever. I

Posted on Sun, 19 Dec 2021

Under the Tree is clever. I wouldn’t have thought of that though, from some of the festive season revellers I have known, I might have gone for Under the Table.

And your line …

gives small creatures cover...

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