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layers

By Di_Hard on Thu, 14 Nov 2019

Day's doorway closes, people rush along pavements, time cut short as thoughts before sleep ; a car slams shut, cocoons a growing warmth whose wings...

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starlings

By Di_Hard on Thu, 31 Oct 2019

a dashing sky scatter of black stars swirl, mass spread, film fine specks lead, loop, pass swoop round; rain-sound wings mimic the world's mind (...

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appeal

By Di_Hard on Mon, 07 Oct 2019

on amber sheen of polished wood apricots spill, cheek soft and sweet and from a terracotta pot geranium flowers lift hearts when days sink down in...

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recipe

By Di_Hard on Tue, 24 Sep 2019

Small birds flicker thick, make bushes quiver shimmering silence with bright chirruping. Blackberries, swollen seconds full of sun. (Try one, to...

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I know. I am so sorry. I

Posted on Mon, 16 Dec 2024

I know. I am so sorry. I cannot understand what you have, and are, going through. I wish I could cheer you up. All I can think of to say is there are lots of people here who knew and treasured Julia (though not the same as you did). So though it...

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What came up in the search

Posted on Tue, 17 Dec 2024

What came up in the search engine is so funny, and so likely, too "‘My cybermate speaks in riddles, cybermate has become so annoying, cybermate no longer speaks to me, my cybermate went missing in Hunstanton Aquarium, how to reverse a cybermate...

Posted in Parcel for You - Part 43

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I loved June and Carol in

Posted on Sun, 08 Dec 2024

I loved June and Carol in this, how June tries to smooth things over shouting about the green worktop, then the end when Carol forgives her for all her "mistakes". The tension is worth more than any cgi explosion or James Bond car chase

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Love this poem, Rhiannon.

Posted on Wed, 18 Dec 2024

Love this poem, Rhiannon. "Wick to wick" is a magical term, intimate somehow. Really lovely

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A beautiful poem to brighten

Posted on Sun, 15 Dec 2024

A beautiful poem to brighten this dark night, thanks to Jenny, is Pick of the Day! Please do share if you can

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Fabulous! I would have been

Posted on Fri, 13 Dec 2024

Fabulous! I would have been too scared to do that train and shop Father Christmas but your one must have been channelling the real Father Christmas to choose the right presents for you and your brother :0) Very glad you are keeping on with your...

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You are very welcome :0) Also

Posted on Tue, 10 Dec 2024

You are very welcome :0) Also HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

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Brighten this dark

Posted on Tue, 10 Dec 2024

Brighten this dark December night with Turlough's fabulous Diary entry, and he will take you to Serbia, with this Pick of the Day! Please do share, if you can