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Jam
I couldn’t understand why I’d never discovered it before. Perhaps I had, once, years ago during my childhood but it had frightened me and I’d locked...
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There's Still Enough Time
He looks so nice; an unfolded smile, harmless eyes. No thoughts at the front, only the manners, his mother wrapped up and gave him, when, as a boy,...
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Ladies who lunch at The Entomol
The waiter served the mermaid pie with a glass of our favourite tipple As he pulled out the cork, a wasp flew out and stung me on the nipple Daphne...
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Another Day
Another day, announced the birds in non negotiable verse, sharp tools to cut you from the sack of your sleep and nick you just enough to feel the...
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The Price of Gold
I was late because I fell into a hole. I was desperately searching for glimmers and someone was digging for gold. The hole and I both were open...
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This is such a lovely story,
Posted on Fri, 16 Jun 2023
This is such a lovely story, Paul. It conveys the unease of imminent retirement and the need for something to cling to and the cat was the perfect thing. I love the leaf exchange and the tentative first steps of their relationship.
Read full commentPosted in A Cat, A Leaf and Fresh Fish
The complexity of your child
Posted on Wed, 31 May 2023
The complexity of your child going through the complex layers of the teenage years, everything coming together. It's a rollercoaster which lasts perhaps longer than the teens but if he has an outlet or two, music, the drums, then there is some ...
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Playing cooking games is the
Posted on Mon, 29 May 2023
Playing cooking games is the best fun when you're a child, especially if you're allowed to use mud!
A lovely little poem, Rhiannon and that outfit is very cute.
Read full commentPosted in Little Cook!
This is so magical and May is
Posted on Mon, 29 May 2023
This is so magical and May is the most wonderful month for seeing nature at it's busiest. I have seen a few mayflies this week, they're quite easy to spot if you've seen a picture.
I particularly love the second verse, 'imposing columns...
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There are so many rich
Posted on Thu, 25 May 2023
There are so many rich details in this poem. Zooming in on another world, you've expressed this amphibious enclave so artfully. Very much enjoyed and well deserved POTD...
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You've brought their amazing
Posted on Thu, 25 May 2023
You've brought their amazing life cycle to life with this poem, Rhiannon. I remember looking at a local history book and it stated that a nearby pond used to be 'thick with eels' since there are connecting underwater streams from the Thames....
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Thank you for pick of the day
Posted on Tue, 16 May 2023
Thank you for pick of the day
Read full commentPosted in Lucifer - What's good for the saucy gander
It doesn't take long for
Posted on Tue, 16 May 2023
It doesn't take long for nature to start taking over. The van reminds me of all those ship wrecks and other debris beneath our oceans, covered in weed and tiny marine creatures. Those discarded country plough always look so beautiful.
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Thank you for the cherries. I
Posted on Tue, 16 May 2023
Thank you for the cherries. I actually enjoy these proverbs, some of them are very amusing, especially when people say them wrong. My inspiration for this was my dad who always used to say, 'what's good for the goose is good for the saucy gander...
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I found this very calming to
Posted on Wed, 10 May 2023
I found this very calming to read. A eulogy of restraint combined with ritual and luminous beauty.
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