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J is for Jingle Bells and Jackdaws (another go at this)
bright sound from high, cold night of promise drawing near dusk; like roofs' slates took flight with joyous jew's harps' cheer
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I is for Icing and Ivy
concealing sweetness spreads white, on all made before lushly sheltering birds' first food in next year's store
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H is for Holly (for sale and for song)
Tied wild tamed by gold spray fussily ossified bright red in gloss green sway where feasting blackbirds ride
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G is for Glitter and Gorse
scattering sparkle specks outlast family trees bully wind's brash frolics fresh gold unfurlings tease
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F is for Fairy Lights and Frost
fossilised Life's dark fires strings of electric sweets skimming crystal empires as blue sky's bright heart beats
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Wonderful IP response, thank
Posted on Sat, 05 Jul 2025
Wonderful IP response, thank you!
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This completely wonderful,
Posted on Fri, 04 Jul 2025
This completely wonderful, incandescently genius story from Drew is Pick of the Day! Please do share if you can
Read full commentPosted in Born on the 4th of July
Your mother is so brave, for
Posted on Thu, 03 Jul 2025
Your mother is so brave, for having done as he asked, as he needed. Imagine, had he died, and she had not lain in the grass with him, she would have felt it must be her fault. But she could not have any blame for giving him a moment of peace. She...
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Recently I have been shaking
Posted on Wed, 02 Jul 2025
Recently I have been shaking so much, and don't know, wonder if it is thinking of this. It is the trappedness that makes it seem worse, being held prisoner till agreeing to give up what's yours, being encouraged to this end by starvation, no...
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I love that comment about
Posted on Tue, 01 Jul 2025
I love that comment about service stations, you make them seem places for time travellers, too. Or, as in your story, modern in-between places, our stone circles/fairy rings.
Had not read your original version of this, but the one i have...
Read full commentPosted in Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (2)
Don't know what to say.
Posted on Wed, 02 Jul 2025
Don't know what to say. Thought I might quote some lines, then realised it is the whole of every part.
Read full commentWhat is it doing to everyone? Those in there, suffering death, injury, loss because of the inaction of those outside; those outside...
Posted in Up to Their Ears in Tears
I hope your grief heals over
Posted on Fri, 27 Jun 2025
I hope your grief heals over so you are not aware of hurting all the time. This is fabulous but I am so sorry
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How lovely to find a whole
Posted on Tue, 24 Jun 2025
How lovely to find a whole new band to explore! I am so glad you have something happy to light you through this time Jenny. I like the idea of music raining down very much, you soaking it up like a tree needing water
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Wonderful rhyme and rhythm in
Posted on Tue, 24 Jun 2025
Wonderful rhyme and rhythm in your poem Rhiannon. Am wondering whether the News holds back saying there will be hosepipe bans for as long as they can, knowing the minute they say water levels are terribly low it will rain every day for weeks and...
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Ah! So he IS made whole :0)
Posted on Mon, 23 Jun 2025
Ah! So he IS made whole :0) Like the road not taken and the one you take, all lead to the same place? And Jack's character, how he developed, will seep into John, now. No regrets
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