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Giant Redwoods
Audio version at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/giant-redwoods-mp3 Shafts of silver light cascade at twilight, a canopy bordering an evening...
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Autumn
Autumn The Harvest Moon will reach peak illumination on Monday, September 20 The Autumn Equinox is on Wednesday 22 nd September 2021 Moonlight lunar...
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With or Without You
We promise ourselves to remember…always. Sometimes memories can eventually be washed away like sandcastles on a beach… Dan Foley had waited for this...
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Chinese Whispers (edited and updated, 2021)
This is the story I read live at the ABC Reading on 26 th August 2021. I understand not everyone could hear it due to technical issues so here is an...
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Ballerina Toy Box
The boundary between the real and imagined world can be a thin veil Daylight fades, an ethereal twilight descends, I turn the key, music tinkles like...
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It's nice to imagine Captain
Posted on Thu, 11 Apr 2024
It's nice to imagine Captain Sensible with his infamous parrot singing "Happy Talk" on TOTP as part of a computer processing thoughts and songs. I know it's a cover but it's the version that stands out. For me anyway but then I love The Damned....
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Dr Kruschev - wasn't he the
Posted on Tue, 09 Apr 2024
Dr Kruschev - wasn't he the Russian president at some point in the past? There seems to be many links between Bulgaria and Russia.
Good to see your adopted country in the Shengen Area. I like the thought of those storks flying wherever...
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"Today was Liberation Day.
Posted on Mon, 08 Apr 2024
"Today was Liberation Day. The 146th anniversary of us being freed from the Ottoman Yoke. We wave Russian flags because they helped us. In September we have Independence Day when we despise Russians." The contradiction is to be applauded and I...
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I like the ambiguity of the
Posted on Sat, 06 Apr 2024
I like the ambiguity of the finale. So who DID write the poem? Very nicely done, of course.
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“Am I never to turn heads?”
Posted on Sat, 06 Apr 2024
“Am I never to turn heads?” She
flashes her father with a grieving
glance..."
There's an enigmatic quality that fits an ekphrastic piece very nicely. Enjoyed, Jenny :)
[Should that say "..to lose...
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A ramble in bucolic
Posted on Thu, 04 Apr 2024
A ramble in bucolic countryside in sight of the Black Mountains is just what we need at this time of year. A wonderful evocation of springtime makes this our Facebook and X Pick of the Day! Please do share it round.
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Another wonderful ramble
Posted on Thu, 04 Apr 2024
Another wonderful ramble through bucolic scenery. You have a keen eye for appreciating the beauty of nature, Rhiannon.
I was out walking in Braunston on Monday and it was lovely to see spring lambs in the fields.
A lovely poem,...
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That's a clever story, Jane.
Posted on Thu, 28 Mar 2024
That's a clever story, Jane.
Funnily enough, I was reading a story somewhere the other day about the existence of avatars that can be trained to mimic people when they are alive then shown to future generations after their death. A kind of...
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"...those intoxicated weary
Posted on Sat, 30 Mar 2024
"...those intoxicated weary
hearing drumming, moon
kisses them goodnight."
That's an evocative, poetic cacophony of the sounds of nature, Jenny. Lovely use of metaphor. Adriotly done, for sure :)
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Another beautifully observed
Posted on Sat, 23 Mar 2024
Another beautifully observed slice of life. You do the small details well. Really enjoyed this.
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