David Kirtley

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You have made Eunice into a

Posted on Fri, 18 Feb 2022

You have made Eunice into a storm with personality, a moody storm taking centre stage, and creating spectacle in front of us! Good poem!

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Posted in Drama Of Storm Eunice

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I think you have outlined the

Posted on Tue, 15 Feb 2022

I think you have outlined the dangers of the new law/ rules very well. You have expressed what most of us are probably thinking about thes changes to the rules which seem to have come from nowhere and seem not to have been contributed to by the...

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Posted in Seriously?

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I enjoyed your story of a

Posted on Thu, 10 Feb 2022

I enjoyed your story of a young man drawn into something he cannot handle by feminine promise (not just once, but twice!). He does certainly seem to pick his ladies doesn't he? Or could it be that he is the one who is inadvertantly selecting them...

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Posted in The Enchantress of Avalon (Part Two of Two)

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Do we mean that Valentine was

Posted on Tue, 15 Feb 2022

Do we mean that Valentine was not just about love and romance? I have read some suggestions/history about him in the past, but always forget the detail before the next Valentine's Day comes around. Evidently he was an early Christian martyr in...

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Posted in Saint Valentine

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An imaginative and amusing

Posted on Thu, 20 Jan 2022

An imaginative and amusing leap ten years into the future! I enjoyed that, but whether it is actually going to turn out like that, I am not sure? Maybe if the Conservatives win all the elections until then it could just be! 

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Posted in BBC TV Listings, Wednesday January 21st 2032.

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You are managing to 'sell'

Posted on Wed, 05 Jan 2022

You are managing to 'sell' Bulgaria very well Turlough, the land of everlasting Christmas Trees, which just keep on growing. Alfred wants to know whether the Bulgarians enjoy sprouts, and whether they grow their own or get them imported from...

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Posted in Offences Against The Christmas Spirit (A list of crimes and offences against the sacred Spirit of Christmas) by Mr Alfred N.Muggins

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Good poem Marandina! You

Posted on Wed, 05 Jan 2022

Good poem Marandina! You brought me back to the romantic legends of King Arthur and Avalon etc. which I have always enjoyed. I am, in a sense, surprised that tower hasn't blown away, as it was exceedingly windy when I went there some years ago....

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Posted in Ynys Wydryn (Glastonbury Tor)

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I did enjoy this piece. For a

Posted on Thu, 30 Dec 2021

I did enjoy this piece. For a few minutes I really thought the American Revolution was not going to happen! That was quick thinking! (The Genesis of a new nation!! Wow!)

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Posted in Philadelphia Freedom and Phil Collins

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Your poem is reminding me a

Posted on Fri, 31 Dec 2021

Your poem is reminding me a little of Bruce Springsteen's 'The River'. The new year is like the high expectations at the beginning which turns into the river of life as the year (or life!) passes/flows. I like the imagery you have used! Happy new...

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Posted in Embracing New Year

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I like this poem and how it

Posted on Sat, 01 Jan 2022

I like this poem and how it marries optimism with the regressive effects of the pandemic and decline of our health and social systems. You express the mixed feelings of entering the new year at this time! Happy New Year nonetheless!

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Posted in To Be or Not to Be (an optimist)

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