catherine poarch
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catherine poarch
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This is More
'Noone is born hating...' (Nelson Mandela)
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Isaac and the Big Idea Tree
Isaac lived in the Broken City where nights were very dark. But Isaac had a Big Idea.
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Until Next Year
Voices echoed in the hallway.....
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Bus to Town
mostly just looking out the window on the bus
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Sojourner
I write in the Land of Broken Plates.
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Congratulations. You've made
Posted on Thu, 04 Dec 2025
Congratulations. You've made a timeless moment here, very calm, with a strong sense of light and also a feel of water - with the words rippling, billows, floats etc. But all so calm.
Read full commentPosted in Happiness Of Anticipating Inspiration
Very orginal and a lilttle
Posted on Wed, 05 Nov 2025
Very orginal and a lilttle bit Rubic cube or like a maze. I can read it one way but want to keep looking at other ways in too, wrongly or rightly. I like the downward shape of the words.
Read full commentPosted in Put The Sword Down
I really enjoyed this. I'd
Posted on Wed, 15 Oct 2025
I really enjoyed this. I'd say it was grand. I usually find it hard to read long passages on screen but your style is so easy and entertaining. The long sentences are effortless and like driving along a road. Is there a whole book coming of this...
Read full commentPosted in Finding Fionnuala
Clever poem. Deceptively
Posted on Wed, 10 Sep 2025
Clever poem. Deceptively simple. To be honest, it didn't need a quote. It speaks for itself.
Read full commentPosted in Safe Home
I used to dream of tigers a
Posted on Thu, 10 Jul 2025
I used to dream of tigers a lot, often fighting them off with a tiny chair! Basically, I like the words of this! The rhyme and half rhyme and the pace of a tiger in there too.
Read full commentPosted in I Dreamt of Tigers
I loved this. The dark is
Posted on Thu, 21 Dec 2023
I loved this. The dark is velvet with moths...Great line. Some of these descriptions eg red earth are very familiar to me. The rain is such a double edged sword. Really enjoyed it.
Read full commentPosted in Rain in Kalgoorlie
Really clever how you managed
Posted on Wed, 20 Dec 2023
Really clever how you managed to put it in as a picture. It makes me think of Fred Astaire, who was very good at doffing and was equally charming and nifty.
Read full commentPosted in Hats
Really good to read a poem by
Posted on Sun, 29 Oct 2023
Really good to read a poem by you again and it doesn't disappoint. So much in it. And the warning in the last two lines is cleverly done.
Read full commentPosted in October 2023
I love the last two lines.
Posted on Tue, 24 Oct 2023
I love the last two lines. Always be hopeful.
Read full commentPosted in One ray at a time
I guess things don't change
Posted on Fri, 27 Oct 2023
I guess things don't change (including that this is still a really good read) and that they haven't since time began. I guess the battle is not to give in to that, hard as it is, and that's a shared task. This really is a fantastic poem.
Read full commentPosted in All That Glitters
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