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Chaos Theory Applied to Pigeons
A strange title, I know...
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The Old Witch
Easter poem.
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Predictive
Bloody predictive text
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Red Bicycle 21-22
Molloch's crimes are finally uncovered. But important evidence is missing. Parts 21-22 of 22.
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Red Bicycle 19-20
Alexander stands trial. Parts 19-20 of 22.
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Yes, a fascinating period,
Posted on Fri, 30 Jul 2021
Yes, a fascinating period, the repercussions of which still shape the nation. I can highly recommend Maria McCann's novel 'As Meat Loves Salt'. Also Lindsay Davis's 'Rebels and Traitors.'
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Many thanks onemorething. A
Posted on Fri, 30 Jul 2021
Many thanks onemorething. A pamphlet - published by the wonderfully named Nathaniel Butter - from 1642 recounts the story of the Woolwich toadfish. Whether the wonderfully titled Lord Strange (James Stanley, 1607-1651) was dispatched into the mix...
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I enjoyed the anachronisms in
Posted on Fri, 30 Jul 2021
I enjoyed the anachronisms in this - Menelaus stocking up on feta and tiramisu for a speed-dating party made me laugh. Men fighting over women, the root of all Western Literature, as somebody once said. Great read.
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Magical & with an
Posted on Tue, 22 Jun 2021
Magical & with an undercurrent of menace, where 'each has a role to live,' I enjoyed walking through your imaginary woods Richard. All best wishes to you.
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Many thanks airy & eds for
Posted on Fri, 18 Jun 2021
Many thanks airy & eds for PoD. This poem was written a long time ago - way back in the mid 80s I think - & recently revised. Moral: Don't throw away unsatisfactory early drafts!
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Great stuff Mark. Really
Posted on Fri, 04 Jun 2021
Great stuff Mark. Really enjoyed this.
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I'm glad you didn't lurk in
Posted on Sun, 07 Mar 2021
I'm glad you didn't lurk in metaphor onemorething. Deceptively simple, your poem is a treasure of considered wisdom and emotion. Louise Gluck's later, intensely personal poems came to mind. Great writing!
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A very well composed poem,
Posted on Sat, 07 Mar 2020
A very well composed poem, onemorething. I really like the way the poem gradually shifts its focus from external to internal damage and ends with an overt comparison. Very enjoyable!
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Ewan - this was written as a
Posted on Thu, 04 Oct 2018
Ewan - this was written as a CW prompt many years ago, back in the 80s. Can't do CW prompts to save my life these days!
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Pattern-poems can, I think,
Posted on Sun, 06 May 2018
Pattern-poems can, I think, sometimes feel a bit forced in their construction. This poem, Parson, is inspired with its shape complementing and formally adding to - in an exciting way - its subject. And as a footy fan the crowning glory of elderly...
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