It had been this way for thousands of years; there was never a question of boredom so long as new entertainment could be found. The only hell in a purgatory of sorts was to be bored. After all, this was forever in a manner of speaking. Memnock took his place as he did every day, perched on top of his fluffy white cloud, positioned nicely for the coming hours.
"..where each boy had a box
Posted on Tue, 17 Oct 2023
"..where each boy had a box for ‘tuck’ and treasure."
Intrigue and mischief. A naughty uncle's trick and a charming tale. Enjoyed, Rhiannon. Paul :)
Posted in A Hazy Memory of an Uncle’s Trick
There's a lot of historical
Posted on Tue, 17 Oct 2023
There's a lot of historical and political knowledge in here making it such an interesting read. Politics are complex in the Middle East but, in essence, yes ongoing repression will lead to dire consequences. The whole things seems to be...
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Audio version added at: https
Posted on Thu, 12 Oct 2023
Audio version added at: https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/this-england
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That's another brave piece of
Posted on Thu, 12 Oct 2023
That's another brave piece of writing. Cancer appears to be a slippery foe. As always, Jean, people in a similar situation will read this and find it helpful that someone can articulate with clarity what's happening along with options and...
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Cleverly done, Rhiannon. A
Posted on Wed, 11 Oct 2023
Cleverly done, Rhiannon. A poem of moving parts that come together to tell an entertaining story. Paul :)
[Think that should say "dinner" in the first line]
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"Goblins in Grieg" We should
Posted on Thu, 12 Oct 2023
"Goblins in Grieg" We should all go to the Hall of the Mountain King given a chance.
As creative a poem as I'll see today. Nicely done, Ewan. Paul
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"Facts and experiments tucked
Posted on Thu, 05 Oct 2023
"Facts and experiments tucked away in memory
for further understanding,
like my attempt at explaining what a shadow is."
You capture the mystery and joy of explaining the world to 4-year-olds. It's what being a parent/...
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"...as I gaze upon
Posted on Sun, 08 Oct 2023
"...as I gaze upon
upper levels of sky
where clouds
have freedom to fly."
A beautiful finale to a beautiful poem. I could see those maple-leaf trees, Richard.
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"...Wolf knows secrets...sees
Posted on Mon, 09 Oct 2023
"...Wolf knows secrets...sees ancient
tree spirits communication with
rivulets..."
Read full commentEvocative and atmospheric. A dramatic poem, for sure. Enjoyed. Paul :)
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"...we fall from dreamy
Posted on Tue, 10 Oct 2023
"...we fall from dreamy
waterfall into flowing
inspirational rivers of
thought.."
A lovely anaology and a lingering optimism amongst your words. Nicely done, of course. Paul
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