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A View of the Hudson
A View of the Hudson He drinks a Styrofoam coffee at sunset on the roof of the world, indigo skies turn amber, over tall, grey buildings, Macy’s in...
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The Great and Secret Show
The Great and Secret Show She says let me show you a secret and takes me by the trusting hand, we sweep over upland meadows, mossy dew kissing...
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Why Does It Always Rain In Graveyards?
Some believe that love can transcend time Why does it always rain in graveyards? Why does it always rain in graveyards? Of course, the reality is...
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Resolution
Audio version at: https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/resolution-mp3 (re-recorded inadvertently with a clock ticking in the background. Decided to...
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In-between Days
In-between Days Those days between Christmas and New Year are lost somewhere in the mists of time. Endless, with no apparent rhyme or reason, people...
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"..Dreams like driftwood
Posted on Wed, 12 Feb 2025
"..Dreams like driftwood washed ashore
From the pelagic cumulonimbus realm.."
Some great lines in this. My kinda poem. One to get lost in (probably both writing and reading)
Imagery and enigma.
[Really enjoyed both of...
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Ha..I haven't thought about
Posted on Sun, 09 Feb 2025
Ha..I haven't thought about it in years but I burned all my school books too. In my back garden after the final day.
School days were bittersweet for most of us with good times and bad. I'm glad you were candid in your account as it makes...
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That's a poignant vignette
Posted on Thu, 06 Feb 2025
That's a poignant vignette and, I imagine, of particular significance just now. Yes, hope springs eternal and in places you least expect :)
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You can sense the tension
Posted on Fri, 31 Jan 2025
You can sense the tension which is a testimony to how this is written. The combination of racing thoughts and constant seeking.
Spencer's wandered off without his tablets....like we all do sometimes. Well I do, anyway :)
Looking...
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I can feel the gusts of fresh
Posted on Tue, 04 Feb 2025
I can feel the gusts of fresh breeze in my lungs.
Another wonderful ramble with you, Rhiannon. More gorgeous pics, too!
[Think there's a typo in that final line? "...as drawr back to the carpark.]
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Another high octane piece.
Posted on Thu, 30 Jan 2025
Another high octane piece.
You write at such a breathless pace. If that's how you work then you must be exhauasted after a tour of duty.
Definitely an urban poetry feel to it and I can absolutely picture this as performance poetry...
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"...yet still I'm
Posted on Sun, 02 Feb 2025
"...yet still I'm
haunted by past voices that
consume.."
That's a reflective piece, Jenny. I sometimes think it's easier to look forward than backwards. There's no ghosts to deal with when you look ahead. Of course, they are...
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It's a busy agenda isn't it?
Posted on Mon, 03 Feb 2025
It's a busy agenda isn't it? So many lands to conquer. MAGA MEGA etc
Alfred asks the questions and we ponder the answers. Thought provoking, of course.
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The strange thing about Trump
Posted on Wed, 29 Jan 2025
The strange thing about Trump's reelection (at least for me) is him surviving assassination attemps. I honestly think that lots of people genuinely believe that it was divine intervention and crystalised his gains following the woeful display of...
Read full commentPosted in The Great Pretender! By Alfred N Muggins
That's an absorbing poem,
Posted on Mon, 27 Jan 2025
That's an absorbing poem, Rhiannon.
I am off to do some research as this is just my kind of thing.
Nicely done :)
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