Di_Hard

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I have 180 stories published in 2 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 680135 times and 288 of my stories have been cherry picked.
2020 of my 6,050 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 2082 votes

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2020 of my comments have received 2082 Great Feedback votes

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made me think of stars being

Posted on Tue, 20 Apr 2021

made me think of stars being like fluffy white dandelion seeds sailing into the night, foretelling that you will find a loving partner, and then the last three words bring it all together, very peaceful, romantic poem :0)

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Posted in Before We Kissed Goodnight

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Oh, this is so good!

Posted on Mon, 19 Apr 2021

Oh, this is so good!

You evoke a sense of such richness, sumptuousness of nature when it's as it should be, untouched by us. We have had no frogspawn for two years, so it is comforting to know this place still exists, and your wonderful...

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Posted in Heron-haunted Pool

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exquisite! trying to think of

Posted on Mon, 19 Apr 2021

exquisite! trying to think of the perfect word to match those you have chosen

this are as unfussy, delicate and gorgeous as the flowers you depict

I like the fritillary one best. I keep trying to grow them, last year they all...

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Posted in White stars and meadow bells

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I remember reading other

Posted on Mon, 19 Apr 2021

I remember reading other poems of yours about family treasures. It is a strange jump out of the present, like pulling a thread out of place in a huge shawl, going back drawn by one tiny detail, wanting the whole round solidness, but memory is...

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Posted in Memory Box

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Palimpsest streets, had to

Posted on Mon, 19 Apr 2021

Palimpsest streets, had to look that up, is great

I remember someone here kindly saying it wasn't my fault I was English :0)

I liked this poem, poking fun, but with respect

 

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Posted in Land of the Rising Batter

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what a lovely surprise to

Posted on Sun, 18 Apr 2021

what a lovely surprise to find another installment! Thank you so much for posting it, these characters are brilliant !

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Posted in "Willow's Tail" 3

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You have raised the standard!

Posted on Wed, 14 Apr 2021

You have raised the standard!

 To touch so many people through writing as you, I cannot do that? You do it over and over again, you are one of the very best :0)

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Posted in Setting Sons

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It's hard leaving feedback

Posted on Wed, 14 Apr 2021

It's hard leaving feedback for your poems? Every time I read them I find something new, my understanding must grow, while I am away. Congratulations on POW, on finding a way to bring comfort through beautiful words. I felt such peace at the end,...

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Posted in Setting Sons

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The comma after understanding

Posted on Thu, 15 Apr 2021

The comma after understanding is like a deep breath of relief :0) You convey the tension of the atmosphere before very well

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Posted in Storm clouds rolling in

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you express that feeling very

Posted on Mon, 12 Apr 2021

you express that feeling very well, sort of like waiting for a wave to fall but it doesn't and it doesn't. I like how you embrace the whole of humanity at the beginning, too

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Posted in Suddenly, not there …

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