hilary west
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hilary west
I have six novels, three books of short stories and some books for children (The Harriet series of holiday books). My latest book is'Fraudster's Folly', an ebook available from Barnes and Noble, Kobo, BookCountry.com etc. Also AmericaStarBooks has brought out 'The Secret Kingdom', a collection of four tales for children. Barnes and Noble stock all my ebook titles.
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A Poem for Christmas
A virgin birth One lonely night, Brings the Saviour Into sight. He was a beacon To all the world, A perfect rose Now unfurled. His mission was To...
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Encounter : Part Three - Conclusion
3 Encounter : Conclusion (The story so far) Adam Kesteven was stranded on the road one night and ended up at Shaston House. There he met certain...
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Encounter : Part Two
2 Encounter (The story so far) Adam Kesteven was lost on the road after his car broke down. He found a large house in the vicinity and called there...
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Encounter : Part One
ENCOUNTER : Part One Adam Kesteven was thirty-five and looking for a home. He’d been in the estate agents all day looking for a house to share with...
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A Casual Murder
A Casual Murder Sheila Atkinson was busy at the moment. The company she worked for, ‘Paisley’s Furniture Covers’, had just mounted a publicity...
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Hi Rhiannon,
Posted on Sun, 27 Mar 2016
Hi Rhiannon,
Very apposite offering for Easter, Rhiannon. There may be hope for us all in Christ's resurrection!
Best Wishes, HW ...
Read full commentPosted in Examine the Evidence
Hi Rhiannon,
Posted on Fri, 07 Dec 2018
Hi Rhiannon,
It certainly can be high speed air sweeping past. I liked some of the alliteration in this. It works well !
Hilary ...
Read full commentPosted in Bare beauty
Hi,
Posted on Fri, 23 Nov 2018
Hi,
This is a lovely poem, Rhiannon. Redolent of a pleasant walk I should think. I have heard many good things about Ross-on-Wye and your poem reinforced these ideas !
Hilary ...
Read full commentPosted in Ross on Wye and Chase Wood 15/11/18
Sad reflection of how time
Posted on Sat, 03 Nov 2018
Sad reflection of how time passes and the sadness it brings !
Hilary
Read full commentPosted in Struggling
Nicely paced poem about love
Posted on Sun, 28 Oct 2018
Nicely paced poem about love and life. Like Jenny says it had a very tranquillizing effect!
Hilary ...
Read full commentPosted in Sit With Me Quietly
This says a lot in very few
Posted on Sat, 27 Oct 2018
This says a lot in very few words. You will not be put off by 'loveless lips', but seek some reality. Sex not love has no heart !
Hilary ...
Read full commentPosted in Let Me Lie Lonely...
Hi Rhiannon,
Posted on Tue, 16 Oct 2018
Hi Rhiannon,
I could feel the wind's blast in this poem. I am all for renewables, especially wind. I can see the turbines from my back door. I don't think they are a blot on the landscape. Is that a typo ? - who's for whose ? second line...
Read full commentPosted in Rocking Power, Beaming Power!
There's something sensual
Posted on Tue, 14 Jun 2016
There's something sensual about this and mysterious too! It has a rare beauty!
Well done on the cherries! HW ...
Read full commentPosted in Something Dead In The Road
I like bird poems and this
Posted on Wed, 06 Apr 2016
I like bird poems and this one is no exception. I like the easy sense of facility with words tumbling into one another too!
Best Wishes, HW ...
Read full commentPosted in Stumpy Toddy (Wren)
This is very attractive
Posted on Mon, 28 Mar 2016
This is very attractive writing, getting more gritty towards the end :'she drilled a mineshaft into the side of my skull'. I like a lot of the poetic phrases.
HW ...
Read full commentPosted in Her eyes became the future
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