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The Missing Seventh
The Missing Seventh One by one the deadly took their places Round the table gathered all the vices A summit of evil to curse the human race Their aim...
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Solar Heatwave Changing
The IP 'Heatwave' got me thinking about how narrow my tolerances are and how extreme the temperatures are even within our Solar System
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Cowardly or Courageous ?
When I read the Inspiration Point and pondered what I should wirte, I had no idea this would be written
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A Slow Cooked Life
A Slow Cooked Life My life has been a cautious mixture A slow cooked recipe of hesitant fun Many spicy moments just stumbled upon Daring only to be...
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Living The Dream
Living The Dream? I was preparing a presentation for a school assembly not long before I retired. Teaching had been only one of over fifty skill sets...
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It was the 'life goes on...'
Posted on Wed, 10 Sep 2008
It was the 'life goes on...' part that got me. I hate it when someone comes out with that supposed well meaning phrase. It strikes me as the kind of thing someone says when it would have been better if they had kept their own counsel.
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Yup
Posted on Fri, 18 Dec 2015
I always love poems that I can relate to. We live in a tiny village in County Durham and just behind me are three fields leading to the local parish church. The footpath passes our cottage and this poem could have been written there.
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Errand Ahead
Posted on Tue, 22 Dec 2015
I agree with the others, it's beautiful. Yet the best for me is 'errand ahead'. How many of us stop and thing about the Christ Child's ultimate destination? I like to think of the nativity scene and the magnificence in it's humility, but also...
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I don't know why, but I was
Posted on Sat, 26 Dec 2015
I don't know why, but I was taken back to images of the moonlight dancing on a lake at midnight. I love poems that take me to a personal, private memory and you beautiful poem did that. Loved it.
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I was moved by this work. I
Posted on Sat, 28 Feb 2015
I was moved by this work. I realised as I read it, it could have been me that the voice was speaking to. I wasn't always a great partner and caused hurt in the past. Now, work like this reminds me I should have always been more sensitive,...
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Ahh ! Fond memories of my
Posted on Mon, 26 Jan 2015
Ahh ! Fond memories of my teaching days. I left the bullshiters to it last year. The 'target setters' who are more bothered about looking good and their personal careers than those of the children. No wonder the kids do say 'f**k you!' and...
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New to this kind of 'hopping'
Posted on Thu, 01 Jan 2015
New to this kind of 'hopping' before, but I loved it. Well deserved accolades!
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I for one will be waiting to
Posted on Sat, 27 Dec 2014
I for one will be waiting to read the next instalment. I think this is cleverly written and gives you endless choices as to where it goes next . Loved it.
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I must have read hundreds of
Posted on Sun, 01 Jun 2014
I must have read hundreds of poems about WW1. Indeed, I studied it briefly during my time at college. Many are bitter and angry poems, but the beauty of this work is the simple, powerful question that for many is yet to be answered 'what for...
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I remember the wall going up
Posted on Sat, 20 Dec 2014
I remember the wall going up and coming down. As I read this, I thought about the many who tried and failed to cross the wall. A great piece of writing. Thank you
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