In the mode of Hugh MacDiarmid’s reply to A E Housman’s Epitaph on an Army of Mercenaries; taking The Gift Outright as its subject, with apology to Robert Frost. (Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
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A harrowing story
Posted on Tue, 07 Dec 2021
I read this and was a bit puzzled, then realised it was part two, so I read part one. What impressed me was how you brought to life (life? No irony intended), the story of this young woman and her companions. The second part brings it to its...
It has cheered me up no end; and they did say before - cheer up things could be worse; so I cheered up and blow me down - they just got worse! But this will fight off the covid blues - well done!
I enjoy reading this and receive something new each time: I especially liked the last line. With some trepidition may I also query the second line, where you use 'an' instead od 'and'; I wasn't sure if this was deliberate ot a typo?
A harrowing story
Posted on Tue, 07 Dec 2021
I read this and was a bit puzzled, then realised it was part two, so I read part one. What impressed me was how you brought to life (life? No irony intended), the story of this young woman and her companions. The second part brings it to its...
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This made my day!
Posted on Tue, 07 Dec 2021
It has cheered me up no end; and they did say before - cheer up things could be worse; so I cheered up and blow me down - they just got worse! But this will fight off the covid blues - well done!
BTW; Marmite vs Vegemite? No contest! As...
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Superlative nature poem
Posted on Wed, 08 Dec 2021
I enjoy reading this and receive something new each time: I especially liked the last line. With some trepidition may I also query the second line, where you use 'an' instead od 'and'; I wasn't sure if this was deliberate ot a typo?
Read full commentPosted in The Pollarded Willows
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