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Does it Rain in Heaven?
Watching someone close to you leave Audio version at: https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/does-it-rain-in-heaven-mp3 Does it rain in Heaven? Night...
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Charmed (Part Two of Two)
Audio version at: https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/charmed-part-two Part one at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/charmed-part-one-two...
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Charmed (Part One of Two)
Audio version at: https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/charmed-part-one Charmed (Part One of Two) The sun doesn’t shine in the London Underground; a...
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Night Whispers
Audio version at: https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/night-whispers-mp3 Night Whispers Clouds file across stoic skies, constellations watch aeons...
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Boris and the Curious Case of Brexit
This is the tenth entry in the satirical series at https://www.abctales.com/collection/pandemic-tales-bojo-and-co Boris and the Curious Case of...
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Gorgeous pics.
Posted on Tue, 01 Oct 2024
Gorgeous pics.
A sweeping vignette that shows again how connected you are to nature and the seasons, Rhiannon.
Read full commentPosted in Seasons’ Round
"...and on the top of the
Posted on Wed, 02 Oct 2024
"...and on the top of the little ridge
view eastward to Clee Hill
and south to the Malverns."
Another wonderfully visual ramble with you, Rhiannon. I was right there with you. Lovely pics, as usual :)
Read full commentPosted in Above CravenArms 29/9/24
That's a wonderful poem as
Posted on Thu, 03 Oct 2024
That's a wonderful poem as the introduction.
As always, a beautifully crafted travelogue laced with humour. You bring the sites, sights and sounds to life so evocatively.
I stayed at Hersonissus years ago and loved Crete. It's a...
Read full commentPosted in The Old Man and the Libyan Sea
Another wonderful nature poem
Posted on Mon, 30 Sep 2024
Another wonderful nature poem, Jenny. Almost Gothic (which I love).
The last stanza is ethereal and...well...perfect.
Read full commentPosted in Visions Carried On The Wind
Nicely done, Ed. You capture
Posted on Mon, 30 Sep 2024
Nicely done, Ed. You capture the mythology of Egypt adeptly and vividly. Enjoyed this.
Read full commentPosted in KHEPRI
Vanessa entering her daughter
Posted on Wed, 25 Sep 2024
Vanessa entering her daughter's bedroom resonated with me. I wandered about like a lost lamb in a similar fashion when my little girl went to Uni. I like the half-hearted attempt to make the room look neater.
Spencer's literal...
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you...Part 35
"...the foamy pond of their
Posted on Thu, 19 Sep 2024
"...the foamy pond of their comrades.
Their tumid insides screaming..."
That's a deep introspection of how little boys are. Some wonderful lines, imagery and metaphor. Perhaps the most depraved is a wolf. Just maybe.
Enjoyed...
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Thank you for referencing one
Posted on Wed, 25 Sep 2024
Thank you for referencing one of my favourites authors. I read quite a bit of RLS when I was younger.
There's a beautiful flow to this matching the theme with interesting questions asked that we often think but rarely articulate.
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"..delicious blackberry and
Posted on Tue, 17 Sep 2024
"..delicious blackberry and apple crumble
for Sunday lunch!"
From tree to plate - a journey documented so well and so elegantly. My mouth was watering by the end and those photos are yummy.
Adriotly penned, Rhiannon :)
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"There is an earthy romance
Posted on Tue, 17 Sep 2024
"There is an earthy romance of song in early autumn’s golden hour.."
What a wonderful opening line. Blends beautifully into a haunting tale. The poem lingers long after being read. Immaculate, Lena.
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