hilary west
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I have 251 stories published in
21 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 604951 times
and 19 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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.
Hi Rhiannon,
Posted on Tue, 26 Apr 2022
Hi Rhiannon,
Hands - what can one say about hands? I just know that the artists who paint without hands are pretty fantastic, doing marvellous artwork with their mouths or feet. The majority of us though just could not do that !!!
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Read full commentPosted in Gadgets amazing!
Some of my dreams are
Posted on Wed, 27 Apr 2022
Some of my dreams are pleasing but not many, I guess I worry too much. You create a wonderful dreamscape for the reader !!!
hilary
Read full commentPosted in Dreams of Solitude
Hi Jenny,
Posted on Sun, 24 Apr 2022
Hi Jenny,
A marvellous sense of freedom in this poem. I could imagine with you soaring so high.
hilary...
Read full commentPosted in Fly Like An Eagle
Hi,Rhiannon,
Posted on Sun, 24 Apr 2022
Hi,Rhiannon,
A very fitting hymn for Easter and a very good symbol that Christ can never die !
hilary
Read full commentPosted in Opened to show He’s gone!
This is a lovely , little gem
Posted on Wed, 13 Apr 2022
This is a lovely , little gem. So small (and economic) but perfectly formed !!!
hilary west
Read full commentPosted in Blossom
Hi Jenny,
Posted on Thu, 14 Apr 2022
Hi Jenny,
A lovely uplifting poem about the birds as they wake from winter's slumber and once more are alive again, delighting us with their antics.
hilary
Read full commentPosted in Passing Time
I like both of these,
Posted on Mon, 11 Apr 2022
I like both of these, especially the wistful number one, full of magic and in the second comes the inevitable fall. No matter how high we go we are plummeting to earth in no uncertain terms !!!
hilary
Read full commentPosted in Two Poems Concerning The Sun
It's wonderful how aromas can
Posted on Wed, 06 Apr 2022
It's wonderful how aromas can bring back memories. You delineate this admirably, Jenny !!!
hilary
Read full commentPosted in Amongst The Memories
I think it's so important to
Posted on Tue, 05 Apr 2022
I think it's so important to be aware of the gift of life. How wonderful it is to have known the rose.
A compelling, competent poem.
hilary
Read full commentPosted in Life Through a Prism
Hi,
Posted on Mon, 27 Dec 2021
Hi,
I love the twixtmas joke. But more seriously I have been reading your first novel 'Gibbous House' and am absolutely enthralled by it. I would recommend it to anyone. It is elegant and erudite and full of an empathy with the past....
Read full commentPosted in Dreaming the Life
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