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The Summer of 1963
The weather was hot.
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Grace
Grace Horsley Darling (24 November 1815 – 20 October 1842) was an English lighthouse keeper's daughter. Her participation in the rescue of survivors...
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The Owl and the Pussycat
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Cooking for One
A bachelor's menu.
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An Island in the Sky
New species found in Mabu's rainforest
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I have the solution that
Posted on Thu, 28 May 2020
I have the solution that works for me, Rachel. I have locked that drawer and thrown away the key.
Peace man. As we used to say in my younger days.
Luigi x
Read full commentPosted in Anger
When depressed or under the
Posted on Sat, 23 May 2020
When depressed or under the weather it is easy to emphasise the negative side of life. We feel that there is no way out. Yet it's no use bottling things up, better to let it out, as you have done. I am very laid back and take everything in my...
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A subtle and refined poem
Posted on Thu, 21 May 2020
A subtle and refined poem rich with elegant phraseology recalling and yearning for the realisation of an old promise (perhaps forgotten) "in renewed anticipation, suspended in the aspic of recollection."
Altogether enjoyable.
Luigi x
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A seed growing in a congenial
Posted on Fri, 15 May 2020
A seed growing in a congenial environment will germinate and multiply if care is taken not to let it be smothered by weeds. Similarly, good words and good deeds will flourish and spread if not strangled by selfishness. A sound, uplifting message...
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Hi Rachel, catching up with
Posted on Mon, 11 May 2020
Hi Rachel, catching up with reading after vainly trying to come up with something worthwhile to post and failing. Even Jessica seems to have lost her appeal.
Read full commentInteresting how people's interpretations of your poetry differ. I have stopped...
Posted in In My Pocket
Yet another poem that shows
Posted on Sat, 09 May 2020
Yet another poem that shows your knowledge and love of words, Rachel. The topic reminded me of the melodious cavatina in the film The Deer Hunter.
Luigi x
Read full commentPosted in The Exhaustion of the Hunt
I have to come clean, Rachel,
Posted on Tue, 05 May 2020
I have to come clean, Rachel, and reveal that it was something you said in one of your comments that gave me the idea for this circumlocutory piece . I am not only like a squirrel but also as a thieving magpie: I tend to borrow or steal from...
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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
Read full commentPosted in Distance
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.
Read full commentYou 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...
Posted in The Great Plague of Milan
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