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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (7)

By marandina on Tue, 02 Sep 2025

Part 6 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-6 Billy watched snake-eyed as a shape ghosted through the fog. Appearing...

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Prophesy - The Immortal Witch (6)

By marandina on Tue, 19 Aug 2025

Part 5 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-5 Sunday morning brought with it a thick enveloping mist rolling inland...

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Borealis

By marandina on Wed, 13 Aug 2025

This is a poem posted this week at a weekly challenge on X/Twitter by the account @TopTweetTuesday. Whilst your first love should always be ABCTales...

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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (5)

By marandina on Wed, 13 Aug 2025

Part 4 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-4 Billy pondered the day ahead. He knew a trip would come down to one of...

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I was wondering where you

Posted on Sat, 22 Jun 2024

"We say, smugly, the Younger generation, our children, they will fix it."

For sure, all that will be left is stones but I would question the JSO shenanigans at Stonehenge. Of all the places to protest, the spiritual capital of the country...

Posted in "For, being green, there is great hope" (quote from Shakespeare's HENRY VI PART 2, ACT 3 SCENE 1)

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"...an acknowledged war hero

Posted on Thu, 21 Mar 2024

"...an acknowledged war hero and a humble witness all over the world, to the Saviour..."

A fine tribute to somebody I wasn't familiar with it until I read your poem. I looked up her details via the power of Google. It made very interesting...

Posted in Remembering Corrie ten Boom

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"A billion trillion raindrops

Posted on Fri, 16 Feb 2024

"A billion trillion raindrops cling, shimmering to dark grey tracery of beech twigs, each tipped in a fine fawn point, holding the plans for a furl of zingy green to emerge in April and set the woods afizz."

I was right there with you in...

Posted in Two kinds of crying : 15th February 2024

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That's another evocative read

Posted on Fri, 02 Feb 2024

That's another evocative read. You capture the splendor and history of the sites you visited adroitly. I would say it's unusual for a group to bond so well like that. The tour I went on in India with about 30 or so other people was marred by many...

Posted in The Gaddafi Effect

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"Is it too late

Posted on Tue, 15 Nov 2022

"Is it too late
to find a purpose …
even now?"

Enjoyed the juxtaposition of photos taken years apart. The question asked in the poem is one many ask themselves. Often the answer is no. A thought provoking piece, for sure. Paul

Posted in Two Photographs, 30 years apart…

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Ach...it's all kamikaze stuff

Posted on Fri, 23 Sep 2022

Ach...it's all kamikaze stuff. The first moves of the new chancellor does seem to scream "trickle down economics" which, as we already know, doesn't/don't work. We are all party to a huge casino-style gamble with the country's finances. Strap...

Posted in The State Of The Nation (A New Star Prime Minister Has Arrived!) by Alfred N.Muggins (political and social commentator!)

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Nicely done, Rhiannon. That

Posted on Tue, 19 Jul 2022

Nicely done, Rhiannon. That must have taken a lot of thought with the immaculate rhyming and rhythm. I certainly enjoyed reading it. You are a highly skilled poet. Paul

Posted in Any Hard Task

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Yes, congratulations on

Posted on Sun, 26 Jun 2022

Yes, congratulations on completing a novel-length story. Beautifully crafted throughout. Whimsy and drama. You could definitely edit and publish this if you chose to. Paul

Posted in "Willow's Tail" 32 ( Conclusions Part 2-- the ending)

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Chains of daisies as an

Posted on Tue, 05 Apr 2022

Chains of daisies as an analogy of unity, strength yet peace. The world needs more of this thinking. Nicely done and enjoyed your poem. Paul :)

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It's a difficult one. When

Posted on Wed, 02 Mar 2022

It's a difficult one. When and how to intervene on a military level. Maybe the Russians will finally get the message. Soon, I hope.

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