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After Russian Rain (A Postscript from Moscow)

By marandina on Mon, 12 Feb 2024

Previous messages from Moscow: https://www.abctales.com/collection/messages-moscow After Russian Rain (A Postscript from Moscow) It was on May 9 th...
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After the Snow

By marandina on Fri, 26 Jan 2024

After the Snow Sun sets over a sylvan skyline, birdsong fades on bare boughs, vulpine tracks of hunting paths, life crawls post Yuletide sprawl...
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Silent Mystic

By marandina on Thu, 25 Jan 2024

January 25 th sees the first Full Moon of the year, colloquially known as the Wolf Moon. Silent Mystic Silver light cascades on a tree-lined panorama...
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Enoshima (Part Two of Two)

By marandina on Fri, 19 Jan 2024

Part One at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/enoshima-part-one-two Enoshima (Part Two of Two) On a fateful Friday afternoon, Kai was walking...
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Enoshima (Part One of Two)

By marandina on Wed, 17 Jan 2024

Enoshima (Part One of Two) Some marriages aren’t meant to last. People meet in circumstances that create a fairy-tale; a confluence of chance...
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All caught up again. You have

Posted on Wed, 29 Sep 2021

All caught up again. You have my full admiration for the length of the story so far and the consistently high standard you achieve with each episode. You are on course to have a fully fledged novel. Keep going!

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Your poetic reminiscences are

Posted on Tue, 20 Apr 2021

Your poetic reminiscences are like no other, Jenny. Another gorgeous poem remembering times gone by. Paul :)

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"Aladdin Sane and Hunky Dory

Posted on Thu, 02 May 2024

"Aladdin Sane and Hunky Dory

Bowie’s works in all their glory.."

A pensive, thoughtful poem. Speculative is good. Makes us all think so nicely done, Turlough.

I like the sound of ninety-nine inch TV screens. The footie would...

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Posted in Turn and Face the Strange

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"..drooping bells to charm

Posted on Tue, 30 Apr 2024

"..drooping bells to charm not chime.."
A poem full of colours and images, Rhiannon. And beautiful pics too :)

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"She fantasised about tying

Posted on Fri, 26 Apr 2024

"She fantasised about tying Colin Davenport to a chair for a month and making him watch while the company didn’t go into meltdown.."

Poor old Colin Davenport. I think we've all fantasized about torturing someone with a diet of...

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"Arboreal creatures grasp

Posted on Sun, 28 Apr 2024

"Arboreal creatures grasp secret

triggers to be unlocked.."

Different circumstances, I know, but your poem made me think of the missing Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian's Wall. Trees make the world a better place so the thought of...

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Posted in Connecting With Trees

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"..And places where the cat

Posted on Tue, 23 Apr 2024

"..And places where the cat has been

Some uses considered quite obscene..."

That line made me laugh.

Poor old Muller Lite lambasted like that. Still...your local alternative does sound yummy. A rapping, rhythmic, humourous...

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Posted in Lactobacillus Bulgaricus or Bust!

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"..for in some countries

Posted on Tue, 23 Apr 2024

"..for in some countries
there’s hunger, disease
from drought and war.."

Nicely done with a lovely rhythm, Rhiannon.

An important message too. Food is such a vital commodity and subject to corruption. We are lucky that...

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Posted in Life's fuel

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To be fair, Jenny, that will

Posted on Sun, 21 Apr 2024

To be fair, Jenny, that will have happened to a lot of people. When a car gets bump started, it can shoot off and many end up falling flat on their face. I hope you have recovered from your ordeal. The embarrassment at being the centre of...

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Posted in How Could I Be So Stupid

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"..in folds of air birds will

Posted on Sat, 20 Apr 2024

"..in folds of air birds will sing

and honey bees will rejoice

the flowers of late spring..."

 

Such evocative imagery, Jenny. You connect with nature so well with your poetry :)

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