hilary west
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I have 251 stories published in
21 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 611342 times
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189 of my 1,349 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 191 votes
hilary west
I have been writing for over 25 years and some of my work is on here. In my time I have written novels, short stories, poetry, plays and assorted ephemera. I hope you enjoy your time discovering my site.
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
I suppose this is a metaphor
Posted on Sat, 12 Dec 2015
I suppose this is a metaphor for life. I've felt I was on the wrong train often !
Read full commentPosted in Train
Keats has certainly inspired
Posted on Sat, 15 Aug 2015
Keats has certainly inspired you, you may even make him green. Lovely lush words and phrases in this one, SSS.
Read full commentPosted in Summer Wine
Some interesting dialogue in
Posted on Wed, 14 Jan 2015
Some interesting dialogue in this schooly fantasy. Pretty terrible teachers and pupils!!! It kept me reading !!!
Read full commentPosted in The Songstress' Lore of Lies
A very economic word
Posted on Mon, 27 Jul 2015
A very economic word picture that is quite beautiful. I like the phrase 'breasts - tinged pink'; it is very evocative!
HW
Read full commentPosted in Flypast
It can be very important to
Posted on Thu, 23 Jul 2015
It can be very important to get away as you say in this poem, a blessed relief, no matter how much you care for your loved ones when they age and get terrible problems!
Read full commentPosted in Valued Escapes (IP)
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