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The Day You Came Into My Life
I've been desperate to get a poem on abc tales today, ever since I found out it was National Poetry Day, but couldn't come up with one, so I decided...
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Dwellers of the New World Chapter Twelve ( Pt 2 ) The Excitement Ensues
As dawn broke, people from the bays gathered along the main beach, each one with a story to tell of their experiences of watching new ships being...
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Dwellers of the New World Chapter Twelve ( Pt 1 ) Shocks and Preparing to Set Sail
Cinnamon drifted in and out of sleep in a restless state, the fog engulfed her nightmares leaving her sweating as if in a fever, the dampness and...
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Dwellers of the New World Chapter Eleven ( Pt 7 ) Finding Accomodation
It was getting near late afternoon, when Brad made his way down to Korben and Kadlin's cottage with Simon and River following. Korben was sorting out...
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Where Darkness Once Was
Cold – frozen caresses penetrate my wounds, as the swell now lessens I struggle... my insecure wounded visions leave me afraid – trembling body...
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A homage to the Ash. Jenny.
Posted on Thu, 02 Dec 2021
A homage to the Ash.
Jenny.
Read full commentPosted in A is for Angel and Ash Tree
I love how you look at this
Posted on Fri, 03 Dec 2021
I love how you look at this tree Rachel, how it's solitary and snarled into being, of tor and wayside are wicken for spindles, blossom for bees bread. But bare, frostlit with starlit. You describe something quite mysterious and magical about this...
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Wonderful poem Richard,
Posted on Thu, 02 Dec 2021
Wonderful poem Richard, conveying November's journey creating new cycle of life from the fallen.
Jenny.
Read full commentPosted in November's Pleasure
I like how you've given the
Posted on Thu, 02 Dec 2021
I like how you've given the shapes and colours of leaves sound, like musical notes of nature. I've never heard of the gall wasp before, so you've taught me something new with this poem Rachel. Will certainly look up this intriguing wasp.
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Hi Jean,
Posted on Wed, 01 Dec 2021
Hi Jean,
I thought it was a shame that Mary Seacole didn't get the recognition Miss Nightingale recieved in a life of devotion to so many sick and injured, especially on the front line.
Her service certainly made up for that though...
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I do love silver birch trees
Posted on Wed, 01 Dec 2021
I do love silver birch trees Rachel. Planted two not far from where I live.many years ago.
I love the lines:-
but a silver birch will twist
itself into a witch's knot,
into paper fairies,
all peel and broom,...
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Hi Paul,
Posted on Wed, 01 Dec 2021
Hi Paul,
I'm so glad you've written a poem for national tree week. What a wonderful way to describe the pines beauty and majesty as in that second stanza. You took my breath away with all the different creatures that depend on this amazing...
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When life and times were hard
Posted on Tue, 30 Nov 2021
When life and times were hard these kids had to be tough to survive. You always manage to catch their turmoil, and fighting spirit so well Jack.
Jenny.
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I think Trevor said it all.
Posted on Tue, 30 Nov 2021
I think Trevor said it all. How inspiring.
Jenny.
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A stunning poem Rachel.
Posted on Mon, 29 Nov 2021
A stunning poem Rachel.
Jenny.
Read full commentPosted in Welig for Paul (marandina)
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