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The Experiment
Trying something new - Image from Pixabay
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Lucrezia Borgia
A medieval femme fatale. It was rumoured that Lucrezia was in possession of a hollow ring that she used to poison drinks.(Image fro Wikimedia Commons)
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The Root of All Evil
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It Could Have Been Me
After Pam Ayres's "I Wish I'd Looked After My Teeth". It is a parody I wrote in 2008 that I hope reflects the jocularity and fun of the original piece - Image from Pixabay
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Hi Di. Talking of cats going
Posted on Sat, 11 Jan 2020
Hi Di. Talking of cats going missing, prior to Toby I used to have another black and white cat called, what else but Whisky. We had a very long garden which faced a big field and I built a path on which he slowly trundled to the fence at the end...
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I am amazed at how your
Posted on Wed, 08 Jan 2020
I am amazed at how your output is consistently excellent, o.m.t.. and envious of your brilliance, I must confess.
My best wishes and congratulations, Luigi.
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Like everything else, you
Posted on Fri, 10 Jan 2020
Like everything else, you have to learn the technique and there is no danger in looking at the spider through the glass; in fact by keeping it in your sight you will be sure that it hasn't escaped capture in the meantime. As an additional...
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A brilliant addition to your
Posted on Fri, 03 Jan 2020
A brilliant addition to your collection that has a great number of poems which show your appreciation and concern for the natural world.
Well done on Pick of the Week, thoroughly deserved.
Best wishes, Luigi
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All Japanese poems are
Posted on Fri, 03 Jan 2020
All Japanese poems are syllabic, Di. There are several forms each containing lines with a variable numbers of syllables. The lantern poem with 1, 2, 3, 4 and 1 is the most minimalist after the haiku, I believe.
Luigi x
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Hello Di, I much enjoyed your
Posted on Thu, 14 Nov 2019
Hello Di, I much enjoyed your multilayered poem full of real-life images with which we all can relate.
Read full commentThe reference to toilet rolls made me smile as it brought to mind my latest purchase, a jumbo pack of 18 rolls at basement prices from a...
Posted in layers
I can sympathise with your
Posted on Tue, 12 Nov 2019
I can sympathise with your painful memory, Claudine, as I had a similar experience when a small tot. (Pun intended). After a party, the grown-ups had gone out the room leaving a few bottles of liqueurs behind. I and another child decided to drain...
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Many superstitions and fears
Posted on Sun, 03 Nov 2019
Many superstitions and fears are associated with graveyards. References to black magic and zombies were rife in popular literature and burial grounds acquired a mysterious aura.
Read full commentI remember when youngsters dared each other to cross a...
Posted in Graveyards
What a beautiful, lyrical
Posted on Thu, 31 Oct 2019
What a beautiful, lyrical poem, Di, truly deserving of the cherries.
Read full commentThanks for sharing it.
I was struck by the coincidence of both of us writing about birds on the same day, yours on murmuration (starlings) and mine on ...
Posted in starlings
Geese and all birds are
Posted on Thu, 31 Oct 2019
Geese and all birds are fascinating creatures, Claudine. The graceful ballet they offer during migration is spectacular. I never tire of watching their aerial displays.
Luigi x
P.S. Thanks for pointing out the typo, now corrected....
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