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I Am A Sinner
An old poem revamped and re-submitted.
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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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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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I used to live in a town in
Posted on Wed, 30 Oct 2019
I used to live in a town in the north of Italy not far from Switzerland I once was in Lugano, which is in the Italian-speaking Canton of Ticino and wanting some information I asked a station porter if he spoke Italian and was met by...
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I detect in this poem the
Posted on Sat, 26 Oct 2019
I detect in this poem the sadness of an unhappy relationship which promised much but whose fragility is represented by the ephemeral life of the wild flowers in the bride's bouquet.
Read full commentThese anemones will wither and die like the marriage...
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How could I have missed this
Posted on Sun, 15 Sep 2019
How could I have missed this gem, Di? I am now glad that it appeared on the front page and I was able to savour its brilliance. I concur with the fulsome praise that the poem has received and congratulate you on being awarded the double honours...
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Hi JoAnne.
Posted on Sat, 14 Sep 2019
Hi JoAnne.
Read full commentThis lovely poem of yours has made me thinking. Since the fifth century BCE mentions have been made of the existence of a horse with one horn. Unless this animal was confused with the rhino, it is not beyond the realm of...
Posted in There are no such things as Unicorns
Oh, this is really good
Posted on Fri, 06 Sep 2019
Oh, this is really good Graham. I bet that Adam and Eve would have taken nudity in their stride but they would have been bemused by other aspects of modern behaviour and I wonder what they would have thought of the technology. It is nice to...
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Good morning Di.
Posted on Tue, 03 Sep 2019
Good morning Di.
Read full commentI am not a bricklayer but in my younger days I was naive enough to believe that I could build a Spanish wall with three layers of breeze blocks on top of ordinary bricks and I actually did it. At this point you may suspect...
Posted in wall
"We laughed and shared
Posted on Tue, 20 Aug 2019
"We laughed and shared conversation,
Discovering joy...both young and old
engaging with excitement joining in
the party of life."
How refreshing to read a poem full of joy and optimism as opposed to the air of gloom and...
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Another impressive poem
Posted on Tue, 20 Aug 2019
Another impressive poem dealing with the reality of a life full of suffering and nagging doubts, when even faith oscillates between atheism and agnosticism. and hankering for a return to the innocence of the moment after birth.
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An assured and polished
Posted on Tue, 13 Aug 2019
An assured and polished rendition of uplifting thoughts, JoAnne. Well deserving of all the accolades.
Read full commentI liked particularly the conversational tone.
I gathered that you are American, not so much from your accent but from your reference...
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