Di_Hard
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I have 108 stories published in
one collection on the site.
My stories have been read 162427 times
and 177 of my stories have been cherry picked.
640 of my 3,123 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 652 votes
My stories
pool, october
light-leap ripples make laughter lines tickle snake swooping willow bough's moss green crossing bright, gold leaf lined pool below, where rain, held...
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bird feeder
Slog uphill, from Bargain Buys trolley-tugging a big bag, heart heavy with world's worries hard to change till become aware of pigeons, jackdaws,...
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gather
Pooled, this mild September day from waves of work (or guilt when not) once each year picking blackberries from prickly cataracts of free sweetness...
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something in the air
Flies weave a buzzing basket of still warm light. Hairline rainbow cracks in space above paths, like mistakes leave unseen tethers of regret, sticky...
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remembering dandelions (again)
Prisoned between tarmac bars of road and footpath herbicide subdued Earth waits sure of the last laugh when only the toughest are still around to see...
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satisfying happy ending :0)
Posted on Wed, 25 Aug 2021
satisfying happy ending :0) It would be lovely to have second chances
Read full commentPosted in Wind Chimes on the Boardwalk
Well done tackling this
Posted on Tue, 24 Aug 2021
Well done tackling this subject. I hope people remember how they feel about Afghanistan now, when those able to escape need somewhere to live. There must be lots of asylum seekers here and in other countries, already, wishing they were accepted...
Read full commentPosted in Kabul Airport
Gosh! They must be like
Posted on Mon, 23 Aug 2021
Gosh! They must be like treasure, being written by hand makes them much more powerful than emails, I think? That the sender's hand shaped the words, touched the paper, makes it feel like they must have some kind of link, still, to that person? As...
Read full commentPosted in Love Letters From The Past S.W.A.L.K.
This made me think of letters
Posted on Mon, 23 Aug 2021
This made me think of letters being like petals of a flower from many Springs before, though the cherry tree keeps growing, year by year and more flowers grow, the first flower on the first branch the first year, always stays bright in the memory...
Read full commentPosted in Love Letters From The Past S.W.A.L.K.
You have made me think of a
Posted on Wed, 18 Aug 2021
You have made me think of a sea almost, England like the smooth withdrawal and Wales rising up in waves? And how ancient this view is, all the generations who have seen what you see, and all done so swiftly, clearly, skillfully
Always...
Read full commentPosted in Separating West from East
"an empty house filled with
Posted on Tue, 17 Aug 2021
"an empty house filled with promise awaits." I liked this very much :0)
Am dreading when my son leaves, though, "no man's land" is a brilliant phrase here, the double meaning of childhood home being no place for a man, but also the meaning...
Read full commentPosted in Leaving Home
I love how you think about
Posted on Tue, 17 Aug 2021
I love how you think about all the creatures :
the "crow who has no place to go" (great rhyme!),
the "gullible worms secretly wriggling" is wonderful,
"sneaky beetles prowled leisurely" exactly right!
"slugs...
Read full commentPosted in It's A Wonderful Life
brilliant, enjoyed so much
Posted on Mon, 16 Aug 2021
brilliant, enjoyed so much
Read full commentPosted in Naples: balcony overlooking Via Firenza
This is great! At first, your
Posted on Mon, 16 Aug 2021
This is great! At first, your jackals seemed to me like the foxes we have in Britain, but foxes now live in towns. So they are not the same.
I loved reading about your childhood memories of jackals :0)
Also it is very interesting to...
Read full commentPosted in Jackal, dear
I love reading them, too :0)
Posted on Sat, 14 Aug 2021
I love reading them, too :0) The goats are a great addition! And you are handling India's mourning for Packham really well?
I wish I had someone young enough to give your book to for Christmas, it will make a fabulous present for a child...
Read full commentPosted in Goat-Getting
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