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"Willow's Tail"
"What a wicked turn of events,” Martha scowled as her black cat Willow strutted into the room flicking her tail. “And what makes you so happy?”...
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Carpe Diem !
Day dawns unspoken mine to create World unexplored through my garden gate Poems unwritten just words in my head Dance with anticipation trembling to...
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Sidewalks, Bicycles, Ice Cream, Barbecues...and Friends
My childhood home still stands and though it is no longer mine, I have visited my old neighborhood many times over the years. It is bittersweet to...
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Broken wings still fly
Keys jangle in her hand as she stands indecisive before the front door, nothing there, nothing worth the effort of turning the key, she backs away...
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Rain in a Forest
Wind in The trees Air Feathering Over skin Sky lightning Ozone sharp Taunting Rain Burst clouds Fat drops Slither Down Drop from Leaves Rivulets...
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A Lovely odd to your love.
Posted on Sun, 30 Aug 2020
A Lovely odd to your love.
Read full commentPosted in Right Before My Eyes
Funny you should mention
Posted on Sun, 30 Aug 2020
Funny you should mention crows. I had several on m lawn yesterday morning looking for their breakfast- You set the scene well here- The beating wings, its search for sustenance, the lazy day and I could feel the warmth of the day too- and 24c to...
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Captivating and relatable..
Posted on Tue, 04 Aug 2020
Captivating and relatable...The bedroom of childhood- does it ever truly leave us? To me those are the warmest, most vivid images as we marched on to adulthood. And when we falter, they call us back to comfort and cocoon our bruised ego. This is...
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Thrilling, chilling and oh so
Posted on Sun, 02 Aug 2020
Thrilling, chilling and oh so spooky- not sure what that monster will do but I was frozen in place just reading - very well done horror, this is Stephen King good.
Read full commentPosted in Disenchantment 9
Thrilling, chilling and oh so
Posted on Sun, 02 Aug 2020
sorry, not sure why - but my comment posted twice - so I'll add this - Your descriptions had me on the edge of my seat and I found no excess of words, only apt and chilling images.
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I enjoyed this- Starting out
Posted on Mon, 03 Aug 2020
I enjoyed this- Starting out searching for monsters but discovering instead the beauty in the unknown and the strangely different. At least, that's where this poem took me and I loved it- I always smile when given optimistic endings.
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No truer words spoken Luigi-
Posted on Mon, 03 Aug 2020
No truer words spoken Luigi- We don't have a lot of time left to reverse this state of our weather and it appears some leaders are still deaf and blind - refusing to admit their is a danger around us- Your words so well paced- so well spoken- and...
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Please don't delete- your
Posted on Sat, 01 Aug 2020
Please don't delete- your words here are heartfelt and compelling. I was compelled to cry in outrage for this little brutally orphaned hippo and your kind interspersed endearments and encouragement weaved through the sad facts- and felt natural -...
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So visual- I was there with
Posted on Fri, 31 Jul 2020
So visual- I was there with each depiction- oh for those times we come alive! The place - The person we're creating the best days with - remain forever, vivid in our memory cache.I Loved this walk through yours- thanks for sharing it- and well...
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I love the romanticism here-
Posted on Sat, 01 Aug 2020
I love the romanticism here- the wistful wish for a parallel universe – perhaps another chance to change the ending or to have no ending- Sweet movement and nice rhythm in the verses. I liked this one very much and will read again....
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