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My stories

Cherry

Half-Moon Cuticle

I heard you in a crowd. Spun a half circle, spread my arms. I flung myself at nothing and stood wide open.

Antidote

Written for a friend. Inspired by Tony Cook's excellent - 'Grumpy Old Man'.
Cherry

A Passing (IP)

Under silent cityscape penumbra flits a linen shroud in billowing black.
Cherry

Liberty

For France. They will never be free from the crimes they commit.
Cherry

The Gurkha Soldier

Bravest of the brave, most generous of the generous, never had country more faithful friends than you. Professor Sir Ralph Turner MC

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125 of my comments have received 127 Great Feedback votes

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Yet love 

Posted on Fri, 10 Jul 2015

Yet love 
was like a light flurry of snow 
never deep enough to lay new paths

What a stunning image a gorgeous poem.

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Posted in Fleeting fantasies

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A beautifully described

Posted on Fri, 10 Jul 2015

A beautifully described falling apart. Hermetically sealed, clipped up and washed down with antibiotics.

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Posted in The Cleaners

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Like a warm sweet nostalgic

Posted on Sun, 05 Jul 2015

Like a warm sweet nostalgic hug. A beautiful journey from envy to satisfaction and wistful maturity.

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Posted in The Old House By The Sea

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It's 4 am for me. Usually

Posted on Thu, 02 Jul 2015

It's 4 am for me. Usually when the kids wake up. When everyone else is asleep is when the thoughts start creeping in as you so powerfully described. It becomes a cycle which is highlighted so well by your structure and repeated time.

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Posted in A.M.

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Love them! And all they

Posted on Fri, 03 Jul 2015

Love them! And all they thought they stood for!

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Posted in The Wedding Picture

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You have some wonderfully

Posted on Fri, 03 Jul 2015

You have some wonderfully crafted lines in here. The reader moves from tiny detail to sweeping overview quite smoothly.

Needs some proof reading in areas such as '...few hours back. So that I cou...' and '...I did not even got the time...

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Posted in Goodbyes

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Great frosty, sharp and

Posted on Fri, 03 Jul 2015

Great frosty, sharp and tingling imagery created here.

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Posted in the return of summer

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A massive round of applause

Posted on Thu, 02 Jul 2015

A massive round of applause from me! Well constructed and, as a teacher, I applaud the conceit. We do try to build in life experience but when keeping the school doors open means getting an exam result we are all put through the exam machine...

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Posted in High School Sweethearts

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I was at first put off by the

Posted on Wed, 01 Jul 2015

I was at first put off by the amount of punctuation but after a few reads I now realise it adds to the ebb and flow very nicely. A very enjoyable rhythm.

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Posted in The ebbing tide

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This is lovely, delicate

Posted on Wed, 27 May 2015

This is lovely, delicate story-telling. The subtle mysteries draw us in and the imagery anchors us there. Lovely work!

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Posted in Notes from a Dirt Engineer - Old Apple Trees

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