David Kirtley

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Chasing Rainbows by Alfred N.Muggins

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19/3/24 (25/3/24) Alfred Muggins saw a rainbow in the sky after a brief shower, after walking the dog in perfect sunlight for a while in a nearby...

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254 of my comments have received 266 Great Feedback votes

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I enjoyed the poem. It paints

Posted on Wed, 10 May 2023

I enjoyed the poem. It paints pictures of Japan for me which means it has worked! I am not sure I will ever fully appreciate what it might be to be Geisha, certainly mysterious like so much about Japan, and also beautiful! But this certainly...

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Posted in Geisha

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I appreciated the blunt or

Posted on Sun, 07 May 2023

I appreciated the blunt or realistic angle of your poem. I like the way you said it, even though I don't feel too negative about the monarchy right now.

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Posted in The King of Certain Subjects

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This is a great and rather

Posted on Tue, 02 May 2023

This is a great and rather frightening short story! You have imagined a tidy future with no waste, in which it seems all of us must plan for our demise, one way or another. I haven't quite worked out whether his final unexpected recycling was...

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Posted in Smart-World

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So sad, and it does and

Posted on Fri, 07 Apr 2023

So sad, and it does and should make us angry. He should certainly take responsibility at that age. I suppose he will pay for it in many ways as he goes through life. I do think the community should know who did it, and be aware of the danger that...

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Posted in It Is About Time The Law Was Changed.

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I did appreciate reading this

Posted on Sat, 08 Apr 2023

I did appreciate reading this this morning, at Easter as well! You really report your experiences in hospital so well and truthfully. It is a real insight for those of us who are not yet needing that level of assistance/medical intervention. It...

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Posted in Bitty Bsarbie Boob part 3

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I am pleased to read your

Posted on Thu, 09 Mar 2023

I am pleased to read your evidence of animals dreaming too. Dreams are quite fascinating. I just wish I could write mine down, but they are gone before I can get the pen in my hand usually!

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Posted in The Mystery.

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There is always something

Posted on Thu, 02 Mar 2023

There is always something going on, news replacing yesterday's news! You sum it up very truthfully!

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Posted in And We Move On

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i like the grand feel of the

Posted on Tue, 21 Feb 2023

i like the grand feel of the poem, a very appropriate portrayal of Putin's current regime as a continuation of the old(?) idea of Empires, now returned with a vengeance, and a tragic waste of life to Europe. It seems very evil still to me that...

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Posted in Age of Empires

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C S Lewis did include

Posted on Tue, 21 Feb 2023

C S Lewis did include Dionysian Greek creatures in his Narnia books, such as Fauns, Centaurs, Dryads, Nymphs and Nyads. They seemed to make up quite a large proportion of the population of Narnia, and they were able to go into hiding during the...

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Posted in Charms Of Dionysus

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Your writing will be a good

Posted on Wed, 22 Feb 2023

Your writing will be a good way to remember this tragedy looking back in future years, and some of the personal tragedies you outline.

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Posted in Christian Atsu.

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