Ed Crane
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98 of my 1,416 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 101 votes
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Manatee
I so much want to know how soft your skin. Run fingers over sparce hairs wondering how you perceive my presence. If I am friend or I am foe. You will...
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Jenny
Wiki commons image of The Brodgar Ring by Stevekeiretsu . Thank you
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Box Room
A North Kent box-room bedroom beneath the roof of a 30’s semi anchored in a sea of thousands. A secure place for toddlers with a paraffin night-light...
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Cherry Dreamin'
I found this tile painting I did in 2006 while living in the Canary Islands about five years before I knew about ABC. It got me 'dreamin' again...
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The Pied Sniper
You call a witches cackle, rasping laugh of the heavy smoker. A dolphin with a sore throat. Arrogant strutting showman swearing black is white. A...
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Good to read this train of thought,
Posted on Fri, 15 Feb 2019
I was thinking about writing a bit of a ramble about a totally different subject, but reading this brought familiar thoughts and also some nice memories of my Las Palmas and Lanz. days. Eight years away from Spain punctuated by occasional trips...
Read full commentPosted in Among friends
I'm back :)
Posted on Sun, 10 May 2020
There seems to be some very good poems on here recently, but I have to say this is one of the best poems I have ever read on here. If it doesn't make poem of the month there's no justice.
Anyway, that aside, what struck me is the picture...
Read full commentPosted in Cinderella river
How did I miss this? Where was I on October 4th
Posted on Fri, 04 Oct 2019
This has to be one of your very best, and one of the best I've ever seen on ABC.
The four opening lines hit me right between the eyes. I spent half my working life on the road and your descripion of chain pubs is awesome. I've stayed in...
Read full commentPosted in Never trust a writer
Mornin' Harry
Posted on Tue, 16 Oct 2018
I read with great interest your story and your replies to other comments and it got me thinking about your situation and those with the similar problems.
Now, I don't want to be-little autism by any means, but it looks to me like Aspergers...
Read full commentPosted in Head-Crash
I've been a bit rough lately and haven't followed ABC for a week
Posted on Fri, 09 Feb 2018
This morning I found this gem. This is so visual to me. I see everything in black and white, not because it's like an old movie or an early Ken Loach play of the week, but because it tells a story, or should that be the story, of mining...
Read full commentPosted in Some Seam Shared
how about?
Posted on Wed, 14 Oct 2020
A wall of pain
roasted hundreds
of Koalas huddled
inside their last moments.
(The first time I went to Australia I made the mistake if calling them bears.
'They're KOALAS, mate,' spoken in a tone that ...
Read full commentPosted in An Australian View
I don't wish to nit-pick but I suppose I am
Posted on Wed, 14 Oct 2020
This terrible tragedy and the loss of so many of these beautiful and valuable creatures is a disaster beyond words, however if an Australian heard you call their national treasure a Bear you would probably get a good roasting yourself.
I...
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This brought back some memories, Jenny
Posted on Wed, 02 Sep 2020
I lived about 15 miles from Savernake forest for ten years. We often used to go there for a wander on a weekend and especially in autumn looking for mushrooms. Blewits were abundant as I recall. Lovely flavour, but also popular with the wildlife...
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Thanks Drew
Posted on Wed, 26 Aug 2020
Glad you liked this.
I do have a background to this story in mind, We'll see if I can make it into something, Prequels and sequels need careful planning if they are going to work it seems to me.
Cheers
Ed
Read full commentPosted in Jenny
Thank you for enlightening me
Posted on Fri, 14 Aug 2020
Your wonderful super-soft poem made me want to know more about these mysterious birds, so I did a little research. I had it in my head they were endangered, but thankfully it seems they are quite populous in the north. I'm much relieved about...
Read full commentPosted in The Departure of Nightjars
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