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Diner
Diner Outside the diner at 385 Sixth Avenue, humanity ebbed and flowed. It would often take a brief pause to eat then continue on in its mysterious...
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Blagdon Lake in Winter
For Louise Glück Blagdon Lake in Winter Silver skies. Ephemeral light glints on Blagdon Lake. The geese are gone now. I hear echoes of wind chimes...
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The Other Side of Paradise
The Other Side of Paradise I can still remember standing at the side of a dirt track, a sodium-coloured sun high in the sky. The heat made the air...
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This England
Audio version at: https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/this-england This England Ancient land of myths and legend where a man once pulled a mighty...
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Devil's Advocate (Part Three of Three)
Part One at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/devils-advocate Part Two at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/devils-advocate-part-two-...
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"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.
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"...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 :)
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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...
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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.
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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
That documentary is
Posted on Tue, 20 Feb 2024
That documentary is extraordinary. Especially the phone calls to members of the FSB etc involved in the plot to poison him. It seems that Navalny hoped he would be the next Nelson Mandela leaving prison after being locked away for years to be...
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