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That's Life ( Pt 1 ) Leaving: This is for Di
Dear Diary...life can never prepare you for the black clouds that can gather, leaving you feeling sad and alone, where no one understand the...
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All's Well That Ends Well
I suppose you could say my life was like a fairytale back in 1983. In a place far away in the past, I'd just had my baby, but found myself in a...
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Footprints Of The Season
Those flaxen days are but Footprints of summer, when Making hay declared to be Bundled, So too; grass maintains its Quaint meadows that have No...
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Scary Event
Dear diary, it was the evening of Wednesday 24th September 2025. I was stood in the bathroom cleaning my teeth, when all of a sudden there was an...
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Way Of The Ivy
In the shadows retrieved, wandering ivy leisurely weaves, obsequious to its ancient behaviour... only the weak are moved to protest, those towering...
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So much put into this poem
Posted on Fri, 10 Dec 2021
So much put into this poem Turlough. That sixth stanza reminds me of old times when on holiday with girl friends, we would get dressed up ready to hit the night clubs, and of course see if we could pick up some guys...these things just had to be...
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I love how you've woven a
Posted on Mon, 06 Dec 2021
I love how you've woven a story into this poem Turlough. The rhythm and rhyme are perfect too. It's a sad story and reminds me of the American native indians who had their land taken away. People with power and loads of money always seem to win...
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Hi again Rachel,
Posted on Fri, 03 Dec 2021
Hi again Rachel,
I love the idea of asking the trees how we should live, I'm sure they would tell us to live in peace and harmony and care for each other, that's if people would listen of course.
Your poem is a lovely example of...
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This has got to be one of the
Posted on Fri, 15 Oct 2021
This has got to be one of the best Christmas poems I've ever read...any child would love it, including the child in me.
Jenny.
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You really made my day with
Posted on Thu, 07 Oct 2021
You really made my day with this part Phil, I laughed out loud it was so funny, ...
Read full commentPosted in From A Dithtanthe!
Hi Rhiannon,
Posted on Thu, 30 Sep 2021
Hi Rhiannon,
love the rhythm and rhyme of this poem, and totally agree with Di in her comment. We can all learn so much from writing on subjects...it appealed to the child inside me.
Jenny.
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This was such a touching
Posted on Tue, 14 Sep 2021
This was such a touching story Paul. So relevant too. The hardest part is learning to carry on after loosing a loved one, having your world turned upside down is never easy to cope with. I myself have lost so many loved ones to cancer, it gets...
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Hi Penny,
Posted on Sun, 12 Sep 2021
Hi Penny,
Willow sure has a lot of magical powers, such a bright cat deserves to win. A bit of magic certainly goes a long way. Would have loved to have seen the expression on the uniformed man's face when he looked in the carrier to find...
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Embracing the spirit of your
Posted on Fri, 06 Aug 2021
Embracing the spirit of your poem, gave a sense of movement, these birds relocating constantly, just like the clouds. Your passion for this bird shines through in your words.
Thank you for sharing.
Jenny.
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I'm so enjoying your story
Posted on Thu, 27 May 2021
I'm so enjoying your story and the story line is perfect.
Jenny.
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