Frances Macaulay Forde

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Waiting to Score

By Frances Macaulay Forde on Sun, 07 Jun 2026

This Ekphrastic poem written to a wonderful photo of a Western Rosella taken by photographer Matt Laughton and posted on Facebook today. Waiting to...

Nature

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Cockatoo Chorus

By Frances Macaulay Forde on Mon, 01 Jun 2026

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The White Gate

By Frances Macaulay Forde on Sun, 31 May 2026

ART IS THE SPARK: My POEM was actually inspired by a photo online. Unfortunately, I do not have permission to post it on here. . The White Gate The...

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McDaid's Folk Club

By Frances Macaulay Forde on Fri, 22 May 2026

McDaid’s Folk Club We carefully stepped through the seated crowd, she smiled in surprised delight and pulled you down to whisper invitingly. I...

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Poetry sessions.

Posted on Tue, 09 Jun 2026

G'day Insert. No, I said farewell to PoetsCorner@PagesCafe in October 2008 because I needed to focus on paid projects. As I held the rights to 2 novels while adapting a feature script and also editing a...

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Cherries!

Posted on Mon, 08 Jun 2026

Well done on the Cherries.

My favourite stanza is the last. Stay strong, Jennifer.

"Instead of trying to retrace reverie,

I'm caught between days and nights

of torment – with quiet breaks like...

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Thank you.

Posted on Sun, 07 Jun 2026

Thanks for reading and commenting on my sketch. I couldn't use the original photo of a Western Rosella which inspired this poem, so going through my files, this was the best representation... All my paintings of parrots are the wrong colours so...

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Beautiful!

Posted on Sat, 06 Jun 2026

Beautiful words - lovely to read your poetry again, HarryC.

Congratulations on the Golden Cherries too - very well deserved!

Hope you're keeping well,

Frances.

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Congratulations!

Posted on Sat, 11 Apr 2026

Red and Golden Cherries, Poem of the Week and now Poem of the Month! Huge congratulations, so well-deserved.

I loved the subtlety and emotion behind every word. Each so carefully controlled and structured to give a final heart-wrenching...

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Congratulations!

Posted on Thu, 24 Aug 2023

Please do, 'write about a few more...' Not only did I like this I absolutely loved it. Having lived in Midleton, near Cork, for 14 months I was so inspired by and met a few too! Absolutely lovely characters, completely charming and irrisistable...

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Wow!

Posted on Sat, 11 Apr 2026

I can relate to this... have had similar feelings and written them down to explain.

The last couple of lines so poignant.

Thank you, Angusfolklore

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Congratulations.

Posted on Thu, 08 Jan 2026

Mum. You'll always miss her - never get over her leaving, nor should you! I believe she will always be in your heart, in your memories and every time you speak her name, she'll be right there, listening. Just as you've said in this is a...

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Futility.

Posted on Fri, 09 Jan 2026

For those of us so far away, seeing the pain and suffering... futility is heart-breaking.

Thank you for your words. I have hope that 2026 will bring peace to some if not all...

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misskelizabeth, I can only

Posted on Sat, 12 Jul 2025

misskelizabeth, I can only echo so many comments above. This is a very powerful and poignant illustration of the lives of many. Your writing does you proud. Keep going. Congratulations on the Golden Cherries, much deserved too.