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Kabul Airport

By marandina on Tue, 24 Aug 2021

https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/afghanistan-latest-kabul-a... https://www.fr24news.com/a/2021/08/children-orphaned-as-their-parents-cr...

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Leaving Home

By marandina on Tue, 17 Aug 2021

Rain falls as drizzle – recalcitrant, obstinate, framing a doorway filled by fretful parents, staring into a no man’s land of sadness, one last,...

Drama

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Saccades of Sands

By marandina on Tue, 03 Aug 2021

A clicking camera shutter, perpetual saccades, capturing fleeting moments that mark epochs, littered in sentiment and seminal occasions,...

Spiritual

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Dreams of Rain

By marandina on Sun, 01 Aug 2021

A wind-swept, seeping rain dances on bedroom windows, houses opposite obscured – streets are empty, twilight gloom broken by neon street lamps –...

Romance

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"..she called at the crack of

Posted on Thu, 07 Nov 2024

"..she called at the crack of dawn to unburden herself with the responsibility of acknowledging her daughter’s birthday.." There's that trademark humour even if it's couched in cynicism :)

The exchanges between Spencer and Vanessa remain...

Posted in Parcel for You..Part 40

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"Searing flares of reflection

Posted on Fri, 08 Nov 2024

"Searing flares of reflection

ignite the darkest corners

of memories held.."

There's a certain cathartic feeling when reading this that swirls around the dreaminess. Smoke and fire metaphors in themselves and laid bare by...

Posted in Watching the Fire

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'Neighbour Hasan expressed

Posted on Mon, 11 Nov 2024

'Neighbour Hasan expressed gratitude for my gift of discarded bits of the old roof. He smiled the radiant smile of a man with his woodshed already full in October. He has more teeth than most Gypsies.'

You bring the characters to life in...

Posted in Seven Roofers Roofing

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It's always a relief to get a

Posted on Thu, 07 Nov 2024

It's always a relief to get a hospital procedure out of the way. So glad you are on the other side now, Jenny. Wishing you are a speedy recovery and I'm sure it will all have been worth it. Write again when you are ready. We will all be waiting...

Posted in Hip Op The Second

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I guess with the oppressive

Posted on Sat, 09 Nov 2024

I guess with the oppressive regime in Afghanistan and the anti-abortion lobby in the US scorching the earth it's exceptionally tough for women in parts of the world. The word 'freedom' has never had more relevance. Well said, Maxine.

Posted in LAWS.

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'All of them I said..." Well,

Posted on Sat, 09 Nov 2024

'All of them I said..." Well, yes!

That's a wonderfully beguiling poem

[Should there be just one 'her' in the line....."the sun pixelating her her hair"?]

Posted in A different way to measure time

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Ach...Alfred will always come

Posted on Tue, 05 Nov 2024

Ach...Alfred will always come out on top regardless. He's a talented fella and can't be put down for long.

Posted in On the Shelf Again, so to speak! By Alfred N.Muggins

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Not sure I've ever been to

Posted on Sun, 10 Nov 2024

Not sure I've ever been to Sheffield. It sounds like most cities. When I go back to Birmingham the centre has changed again with a never ending 'road improvement scheme'.

Maybe Di's right....a metaphor for life :)

Posted in Running the Gauntlet : Paranoid and Harrassed In The City Of His Birth! By Alfred N.Muggins

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"What began it, or what

Posted on Thu, 07 Nov 2024

"What began it, or what atavistic

thing we are atoning for forever, unknown."

I had to look up 'atavistic'.

Love this poem. So evocative with sound echoes from history.

Posted in East Coast Scotland (Reflection)

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This flows better than the

Posted on Thu, 31 Oct 2024

This flows better than the version posted last year (I've just re-read it) so well done on this revision. Your poem captures the essense of this time of year including its religious connotations and associations.

I enjoyed this.

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