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I have 179 stories published in 2 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 607157 times and 283 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1943 of my 5,929 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 2001 votes

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This makes me want to cry, it

Posted on Sun, 20 Dec 2020

This makes me want to cry, it is so beautiful. Insert is right, it can be read over and over, I have and it's always magic

Hope you have a brilliant Christmas and new year

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Posted in Morning

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Cedars are serene! Many years

Posted on Wed, 23 Dec 2020

Cedars are serene! Many years ago there used to be one on a walk I went on. I was trespassing, and always worried I would be told off, but under this tree the idea of ownership seemed irrelevent :0)

I like this :

"resolving...

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Posted in Deodar Tree

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I liked your poem :0) Though

Posted on Tue, 15 Dec 2020

I liked your poem :0) Though this has occured often when helping out at toddler group or primary school, never with my son! However, now he has a computer he has learned to persevere :0) Enjoying these mam gu diaries very much

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Posted in A new achievement @16 months

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I love the last line! Also

Posted on Mon, 14 Dec 2020

I love the last line! Also how you think of the tiny moving warmth of the snowbunting in that huge openness, its heart beating under the sky. And "delicate shivers" is wonderful, too, made my back tingle, The idea of how old the mountains are,...

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Posted in Langdale Pikes In Winter

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 Am so glad you have got out

Posted on Mon, 14 Dec 2020

 Am so glad you have got out to see your countryside and be inspired to write another beautiful poem! And your photo is gorgeous too. What does the word Lugg sound like? Reading, I was rhyming it with chug, like it was part of a huge gleaming...

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Posted in Near Mortimer’s Cross, Herefordshire 12/12/20

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No sounds in this poem. It

Posted on Sat, 12 Dec 2020

No sounds in this poem. It seems very peaceful and airy and languid, like dying in ibis spell would be like slipping gently under warm water and finding you could breathe. I do like and admire how you create feeling in your poems, giving an idea...

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Posted in Ibis

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" we are built of air and

Posted on Mon, 07 Dec 2020

" we are built of air and

water and music."

This made me feel delicate and peaceful, like I was a better person. Thankyou for writing it. Will go and read it again :0)

ps Like imagining being in Narnia

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Posted in Atoms of Hope

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enjoyed this very much! You

Posted on Tue, 08 Dec 2020

enjoyed this very much! You are writing so many wonderful things! Wind swollen with anxious breath is a brilliant line, and the end of the poem is full of light and calm, and gives such a feeling of SPACE

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Posted in Images to Ponder

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roses are my favourite flower

Posted on Thu, 03 Dec 2020

roses are my favourite flower and you have caught them perfectly, Rhiannon, both wild "delicately decorating" and "richly exuberant" ones bred for gardens. I am sure the old variety ones which survive in my garden have  personalities. I do love...

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Posted in Wild Rose …

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This is BRILLIANT! I love

Posted on Sat, 05 Dec 2020

This is BRILLIANT! I love your walking and Nature poems, but this is amazing, too. Powerful, unforgettable poem

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Posted in Observing

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