catherine poarch
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catherine poarch
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Biss or Bissn't
Biss or bissn't said the Bard...
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Becoming
Noone famous. My mother's mother.
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Van Gogh and the Spaceman
I wanted to write something about the poisonous blue of Thatcherism. But went off completely somewhere else and consoled myself that she didn't own the colour.
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Only one Song
There was only one song in the woods
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Out of the Land of Nowhere
Meant to be a picture story really.
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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
Oh, just seen the photo!
Posted on Thu, 26 Oct 2023
Oh, just seen the photo! Smashing! Thank you.
Read full commentPosted in The Birds were Singing
I lliked this, giving
Posted on Tue, 24 Oct 2023
I lliked this, giving legionnaires a new battleground. It's sad but I don't find it depressing. And I like the poppy, despite our mixed perception of it.
Read full commentPosted in Message From The Care Home Front
Beautifully led from
Posted on Thu, 16 Feb 2023
Beautifully led from beginning to end - from darkness to bright as the sun. Loads of thought provoking descriptions. This one stood out for me - life's gripping secret, choice.
Read full commentPosted in Persephone's first day
I clicked on this because I
Posted on Thu, 09 Feb 2023
I clicked on this because I knew it would be a good one from you - and it is - and then found it was Elland which is where a long ago ancestor of mine was born, long before buses. He obviously walked to Rochdale instead. So many good observations...
Read full commentPosted in Our Town
Beautiful. I've seen those
Posted on Tue, 17 Jan 2023
Beautiful. I've seen those swooping over Bristol in the past. And it does always feel like something you want to share. This reminded me a bit of the lovely moment in Wind in the Willows where they see Pan.
Read full commentPosted in The Great and Secret Show
Made me laugh, thank you.
Posted on Wed, 18 Jan 2023
Made me laugh, thank you. Bring back laughing.
Read full commentPosted in Bring back Blair
Two midnights in a jar!
Posted on Fri, 13 Jan 2023
Two midnights in a jar!
Magic.
Read full commentPosted in You Know Who You Are But You Don't
Beautifully small and
Posted on Mon, 12 Dec 2022
Beautifully small and accurate. I loved the 'round and through and round and through' which seemed to add silence and timelessness to it.
Read full commentPosted in COLD
I love the colour against the
Posted on Fri, 09 Dec 2022
I love the colour against the coldness in this.
Read full commentPosted in Afterglow
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