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My stories

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Radio Galaxies

Very old poem, written 2011. I like it, but you don't have to. Image created using canva from elements provided.
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A Place in the Sun

This is an old poem, 11 years old, in fact. I had been in Spain for 8 years at the time I wrote it. Nothing lasts forever and I think I knew it even then. Anyway, not much of interest here. Image Wikipedia commons.
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Miracle of Love

You believe what you believe, and I'll believe what I believe. Image wikipedia commons under CC licence.
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Looking

No explanations. Image is PD.
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The Road to Erehwon

You'll work it out, don't worry. Image is Peter Breughel the Elder's The Land of Cockaigne, it is in the public domain and the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, where I've seen it.
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389 of my comments have received 425 Great Feedback votes

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Bill is

Posted on Mon, 19 Sep 2022

Shakespeare. The line is a slight paraphrase of one in Richard II:
"Let's talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs"
I came across it the other day, when I was looking for something else.

 

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Posted in Sic Transit Gloriana Nostre

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This is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day

Posted on Wed, 14 Sep 2022

This high-quality writing is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day. Please share and/or retweet, readers, if you like it too.

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Most likely.

Posted on Fri, 09 Sep 2022

I think my imaginary Bert's attitude is acceptable. A black armband and do what you would normally do. Maybe turn on the TV for the actual funeral, if you're not emptying bins, or "a dinner lady or a steelworker".  (Look that up, see why it's...

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Posted in The Day After

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This is marvellous.

Posted on Thu, 25 Aug 2022

I do love this one. Lots to admire here.

"His face is the waves of shipwreck

slants and slashes,"

is absolutely terrific.

Well done.

E x

 

 

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Posted in RJC

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This is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day 19th August 202

Posted on Sun, 14 Aug 2022

This clever use of simple language to express complex emotion means that this poem is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day. Please, those who use social media, share and/or retweet so others can enjoy it too.

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Posted in The Gift

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I have changed the font size,

Posted on Sun, 14 Aug 2022

I hope you don't mind. It really was very small and I'd hate for peope to have missed out on your excellent poem because they couldn't read it.

E x

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I have taken the liberty

Posted on Sun, 14 Aug 2022

of adding an image so your accolade is more eye-catching on the front page. Image is from pixel.la via wiki commons and is CC0 licenced.

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Posted in The Gift

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Congratulations This is our Poem of the Week August 19th 2022

Posted on Sun, 14 Aug 2022

This is our poem of the week. Well done.

Do you think you could adjust the font and make it bigger, as it's a little sore on the eyes at this size?

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Posted in The Gift

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This is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day 11 August 2022

Posted on Thu, 11 Aug 2022

This simple, effective poem draws attention to a complex matter, and that's why it's our pick of the day today.

If you read it, please share and/or retweet it.

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Posted in The Tip of a Fur Coated Iceberg

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When my wife

Posted on Wed, 03 Aug 2022

was undergoing her treatment for a different kind of cancer, the chemo gave her what amounted to IBS. We had just returned to the UK from 15 years abroad in Spain. Throughout 2018 and some of 2019 we had many a panicked and fruitless search for a...

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