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Forgotten Souls
I see you late at night, as daylight’s candle flickers out, empyrean canvas painted black, stars of alabaster speak in hushed tones. Moonlight beams...
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Corinne of the School Disco
Steve “Stevo” Mason looked at his watch. He was always checking the time like it might go faster through the power of his gaze. He knew the bell was...
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The Banquet (Competition entry max 1,000 words)
I live in a mansion in the country. This is no ordinary mansion; it’s an M&S mansion. Well, it’s not actually but it does house a library of...
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Happy Valentines
I always did love Sadie. We were your typical childhood sweethearts who grew up and eventually got married. It was aged 12 when we shared a naive...
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Mehtab Bagh (Moonlight Garden)
We met on the mezzanine, lobby of splendour and gold, our bearded, mystic Hindu guide, spirited tourists into seats. Passed meandering, sacred cows,...
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"But with hush intent,
Posted on Mon, 04 Mar 2024
"But with hush intent,
Stirring drowsy winter's soil."
That's an evocative vignette, Jenny.
So happy to see you writing regularly again. Paul :)
Read full commentPosted in Rousing Spring
"We board the ship of fools,
Posted on Wed, 06 Mar 2024
"We board the ship of fools,
two-by-two, in borrowed shoes,
cross Gulliver’s wide uncharted seas
and miss Atlantis by 20000 leagues."
So many cultural references. A poem of great skill.
I hope you eventually find...
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"...soon swards that need
Posted on Wed, 06 Mar 2024
"...soon swards that need mowing
and flowers galore.."
A lovely tribute to the changing seasons, Rhiannon. Nicely done, of course.
I can't wait for lighter and warmer nights :)
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A concise, poetical
Posted on Fri, 01 Mar 2024
A concise, poetical explanation for leap years. There's something magical about a 29th February isn't there? Nicely done, Rhiannon.
Read full commentPosted in Fixing the calendar
"...is it wisps of mist or
Posted on Thu, 29 Feb 2024
"...is it wisps of mist or smoke rising in the valley below them?
and Madley large satellite-tracking dishes visible."
Another evocative ramble with you, Rhiannon. And what a way to finish. Enjoyed, of course :)
Read full commentPosted in Clehonger to Ruckhall Circular
That's a unique way of
Posted on Mon, 26 Feb 2024
That's a unique way of painting a pen picture of a snake using the image of it being stalked by a cat. Your empathy and admiration of the serpent comes through.
"Friendly, pampered python" never thought I'd see those words in the same...
Read full commentPosted in Ophidian at Four O’Clock
That's a wonderful story and
Posted on Sun, 25 Feb 2024
That's a wonderful story and so well told through your poem, Jenny. A lovely read, for sure.
Read full commentPosted in The Fish Hawker
Nicely done, Luigi. Gripping
Posted on Thu, 22 Feb 2024
Nicely done, Luigi. Gripping and compelling. Keep going!
Read full commentPosted in A Devil of a Man (7) - In Vino Veritas
Such a sad story well told.
Posted on Sat, 24 Feb 2024
Such a sad story well told.
[Small typo: Should be "raindrops"?]
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It's ironic that Stalin was
Posted on Wed, 21 Feb 2024
It's ironic that Stalin was airbrushed from Russian history and yet, as alluded to here, the ignomy of his deeds is being repeated. Perhaps in time and probably after his death, Plutin will suffer the same fate.
Read full commentPosted in Pearly Gates : A Tour of Russia’s Hell by Alfred N.Muggins Part 2
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