D G Moody

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I have 82 stories published in 9 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 41165 times and 39 of my stories have been cherry picked.
134 of my 576 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 139 votes

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Douglas Moody

I’m now retired and living with my wife and Springer Spaniel in a village outside Cambridge U.K. I have dual U.K. and Australian citizenship, having lived in the latter and also travelled in Asia, in-between living in London for two years. I came back to the U.K. in 1993 as a Buddhist monk and was later involved in interfaith between Buddhist and Christian monasticism, which led to my returning to lay life. I now identify as a Christian – albeit with Buddhist influences!

My interests lie in writing – prose and poetry, informed by my experience of life plus religion, history, and current affairs. I also enjoy cooking, walking (with wife and dog), and the joys of friendship. I have previously posted on UKAuthors. My verse tends toward rhyming, but as a beginner I’m always willing to improve my craft.

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Mariangel

Change, as it affects us as we age; though here, I'm entirely in sympathy with the lady portrayed.

Affirmation

An exercise; taking a poem, this being Affirmation by Donald Hall, then keeping the basic form, and recasting it, then revising it further, to see how far it is from the original. I must get out more!

My Favourite Day

I missed last weeks IP, but having read Rhiannon's it inspired me to jot a few lines relating to Winnie the Pooh, along with Mullah Nasruddin one of the great wise fools.
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Gold cherry

Another Shore

Turn down the empty glass can have two meanings; one being at sea the turning of the hour glass to mark each watch hour; the other is to turn down one's glass, to show that the drinking has now ended.

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134 of my comments have received 139 Great Feedback votes

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A nice one Rhiannon; and it

Posted on Tue, 21 May 2024

A nice one Rhiannon; and it reminded me of our attempts to grow carrots (why?) it must have been the stony ground because they always came out mishapen! Like spuds - just buy at the shop!

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Posted in The tentative gardener

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Such a lovely evocation of

Posted on Wed, 22 May 2024

Such a lovely evocation of nature; I could see that lovely wood through your poem - thanks Jennifer.

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Posted in State Of Bliss

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What a briliant take on old

Posted on Tue, 21 May 2024

What a briliant take on old nursey rhymes; and there us no end to books - especially the badly written ones. My pet hate is when 'celebrities' get paid huge advances to 'write' (ghostly) some piece of crud, while the talented can't find a...

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Posted in Nursery Writes

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One to read over again, and

Posted on Sat, 18 May 2024

One to read over again, and then the message emerges - nice one Ewan.

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Posted in RAAC (A concrete poem with with holes in)

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I liked how you've brought

Posted on Wed, 15 May 2024

I liked how you've brought Milnes poem into an outdoor setting - and don't we all have that special spot to rest in?

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Posted in Time-out Spot

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A good take on the IP, and I

Posted on Sat, 06 Apr 2024

A good take on the IP, and I iiked it's neatness.

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Posted in Envy

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Well, Jenny, you've done it,

Posted on Sat, 06 Apr 2024

Well, Jenny, you've done it, and my compliments. My problem is that I can't abide anything of the Pre-Raphaelite, all those insipid women ugh! A personal taste I know, but your take (and Luigi's) is the best with such a challenging topic.

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Posted in In A Troubled Land

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Always a pleasure to read

Posted on Thu, 04 Apr 2024

Always a pleasure to read your rambling tales Rhiannon - I mean when you ramble outside 

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Posted in Above Peterchurch, east of the Black Mountains

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The world turning, and

Posted on Tue, 02 Apr 2024

The world turning, and orbiting the sun, while the galaxy hurtles along - and meanwhile how far is an hour in a car? Great idea Rhiannon.

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Posted in How far in an hour?

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'following flights with

Posted on Tue, 02 Apr 2024

'following flights with earthbound jealousy.'  A perfect simile for our love of birdlife, which has that element of yearning. 

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Posted in A Place in the Sun

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