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StoryDiagnosis Of My Appointment skinner_jennifer213 days 23 hours ago
StoryThe Spirit of Jenny Jones (Part Two of Two) marandina151 week 6 hours ago
StoryA Cat-Proof Fence marandina161 week 1 day ago
StoryTorment skinner_jennifer421 week 3 days ago
StorySpacecraft Earth! Rhiannonw132 weeks 2 days ago
StoryResplendent Rose Rhiannonw132 weeks 6 days ago
StoryOn This Peaceful Day skinner_jennifer163 weeks 9 hours ago
StoryIn the Vale of the Shadow King (Part Six of Six) marandina193 weeks 1 day ago
StoryIn the Vale of the Shadow King (Part Four of Six) marandina163 weeks 6 days ago
StoryIn the Vale of the Shadow King (Part Two of Six) marandina204 weeks 1 day ago
StoryTHE CHOSEN ONES ( PART TWENTY ) skinner_jennifer151 month 1 day ago
StoryWhere Thoughts Take Me skinner_jennifer231 month 3 days ago
StoryProphesy: The Immortal Witch (21) marandina151 month 5 days ago
StoryWoodsman And The Medicine Woman. skinner_jennifer201 month 1 week ago
StoryLung Biopsy Result skinner_jennifer221 month 1 week ago
StoryThrough The Mist Of Time skinner_jennifer381 month 2 weeks ago
StoryMarigold (2) hilary west91 month 2 weeks ago
StoryAnother Brick In The Wall: December 1979 - January 1980 Cerasus Poetry41 month 2 weeks ago
StoryKleptoplasty* Rhiannonw91 month 2 weeks ago
StoryForty days after Easter Sunday … Rhiannonw21 month 2 weeks ago
StoryThe Expanse marandina191 month 2 weeks ago
StoryThe Apple hilary west81 month 2 weeks ago
StoryMay Day Evening at Trefin Rhiannonw111 month 3 weeks ago
StoryAtoms marandina61 month 3 weeks ago
StoryDiversions and Explorations Rhiannonw81 month 3 weeks ago

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My stories

The Apple

Hanging on the oldest tree, The wind-tossed apple, Nice with Brie. So big and green, the juicy treat, I saw myself in its cheek. On biting through...
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Marigold (2)

Marigold answers an ad in the paper. Marigold walked to the post box with a spring in her step. Mmm, I wonder if my age is against me, sixty is a bit...

Sweet Marigold

Marigold Chivers sat on her window seat in her new house. Recently widowed, she was not through with life yet. A copy of the local newspaper, 'The...

Scarlet House

Marie had been here for years; running away from home at sixteen she'd found a home in Scarlet House with all the other disaffected girls. They were...
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The Clockwork Mouse: Part Two

'We are happy here, Sarah, aren't we, just the two of us. I don't know what I'd do without you.' 'Yes, Mum, you mustn't worry about anything.' No,...
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189 of my comments have received 191 Great Feedback votes

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Beautiful poem, Rhiannon just

Posted on Thu, 30 Sep 2021

Beautiful poem, Rhiannon, just made for children, full of colour and imagination with wonderful rhymes and rhythms.

hilary   

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Posted in Big River, Big Life

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Hi Jenny,

Posted on Sun, 08 Aug 2021

Hi Jenny,

This is lovely, Jenny. You have certainly captured some of the essence of the man. Have you read 'Fern Hill', one of his poems. It's about a wonderful childhood he had in the country when he wasn't in Swansea, where of course he...

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Posted in Fleeting Observations Of A Poet

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A very good warning, Rhiannon

Posted on Sat, 13 Mar 2021

A very good warning, Rhiannon. This was a nice poem full of rhyme and reason.

Hilary  

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Posted in Burglars beware!

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Hi Rhiannon,

Posted on Sun, 27 Mar 2016

Hi Rhiannon,

Very apposite offering for Easter, Rhiannon. There may be hope for us all in Christ's resurrection!

Best Wishes, HW  

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Posted in Examine the Evidence

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Hi,

Posted on Fri, 19 Jun 2026

Hi,

'Daydreams dissipate like rain falling on warm sands'  heavenly. Enjoyed your poem and glad you're keeping pussy safe !!!

hilary    

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Posted in A Cat-Proof Fence

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Hi Rhiannon

Posted on Thu, 11 Jun 2026

Hi Rhiannon

I have often thought of the earth as an open spacecraft. It's certainly a Rolls Royce device but can go wrong so easily with global warming. If we don't look after it I don't think we have any options. The moon for instance is...

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Posted in Spacecraft Earth!

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 A very economical poem

Posted on Fri, 05 Jun 2026

 A very economical poem Rhiannon which is powerful because of it, a little gem. How wonderful it is to have known the rose. God obviously wanted to 'please' us !!!

hilary 

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Posted in Resplendent Rose

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Hi Jenny,

Posted on Mon, 08 Jun 2026

Hi Jenny,

So sad to hear you are in torment. It's difficult to know what to say to make you feel better, just know you are loved by this community and we all appreciate everything you do. This poem captures the fears and frustrations you...

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Posted in Torment

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Hi jenny 

Posted on Sun, 31 May 2026

Hi jenny 

This is lovely, sensual and free with the odd olfactory and so atmospheric. I enjoyed the read\ !!!

hilary   

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Posted in On This Peaceful Day

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I enjoyed this lovely

Posted on Sun, 26 Apr 2026

I enjoyed this lovely descriptive poem, Jenny, ah the bees and blossom !!!

hilary    

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Posted in Through The Mist Of Time

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