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Give and Take

By luigi_pagano on Wed, 20 Dec 2023

They had debated at length and she knew that he was wrong but did not worry. Ended the argument sIghing and saying "yes, dear". Was certain that...

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Alaric's Treasure

By luigi_pagano on Sat, 09 Dec 2023

(One from my archive) - The sack of Rome on 24 August 410 AD was undertaken by the Visigoths led by their king, Alaric.

Historical Fiction

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Cooler Than Yesterday

By luigi_pagano on Wed, 29 Nov 2023

it is midday and it's minus 3

Nature

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Total Quality Management

By luigi_pagano on Sun, 26 Nov 2023

United we stand?

Rant

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A very poignant viewpoint

Posted on Sun, 03 May 2020

A very poignant viewpoint expressed with your usual verve. Mathematics of loneliness is just perfect.

Luigi x

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Yes Claudine, even in those

Posted on Wed, 29 Apr 2020

Yes Claudine, even in those days, when Italy was not an unified country but an amalgam of independent states and foreign powers, Milan was a busy commercial city. But what aggravated the situation was that, as a result of troop movements...

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Hi Rhiannon.

Posted on Wed, 29 Apr 2020

Hi Rhiannon.
You are absolutely right. The fragility of the current situation mirrors that experienced by the victims of that 1630 pandemic. Although the general assumption is that history teaches us to recognise our mistakes and learn from...

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Hello again Rachel.

Posted on Sun, 26 Apr 2020

Hello again Rachel.
I replied to your query about half an hour ago but lately I noticed that notications reach my inbox long after the comments itself. I don't know if it is a general problem.

Best, Luigi x

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Hi Rachel.

Posted on Sun, 26 Apr 2020

Hi Rachel.
We haven't yet established if it is a frog or a toad at the bottom of her garden.
As far as writing goes I just do it on impulse, as and when the Muse strikes. Having decided on a topic I start scribbling and see how it...

Posted in Kissing Frogs

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A very clever imagery of the

Posted on Wed, 22 Apr 2020

A very clever imagery of the white-coated swan as a doctor and the related reference to the virus. Truly apposite to the current situation.

Luigi x

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A fascinating disquisition

Posted on Sun, 19 Apr 2020

A fascinating disquisition about a tree of which I knew nothing about apart from its association with gin and one you have expressed with your usual eloquence.
I am much more enlightened now that you have revealed that it too feels the...

Posted in Juniper Tree

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An interesting and revealing

Posted on Fri, 17 Apr 2020

An interesting and revealing poem about the the physiological adaptation of those hypogean creatures, the blind cave fish, to darkness which revives memories of one's own metamorphosis.
Stylish as ever.

Luigi x

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Hi Rachel, so glad you

Posted on Mon, 13 Apr 2020

Hi Rachel, so glad you followed up my suggestion to write on "And yet it moves" and produced another magnificent piece.
I am chuffed by the dedication, thanks.

Luigi x

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I never cease to be surprised

Posted on Sat, 11 Apr 2020

I never cease to be surprised by your ability to turn facts into delicious poetry., Rachel. I am sure that in addition to the Galilean feather episode you could also weave his famous dictum "Eppur si muove" into an ode. More power to your elbow...