Jane Hyphen

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These are the Legs I Ordered.

These are the legs I ordered The ones I’ve always wanted Strong with shape and form Little in the way of wobble An ideal length with two knees Like...
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The Dream Tax

Dora held her phone a foot or so away from her eyes and squinted while she waited for the text to become less blurry. ‘Oh,’ she exclaimed, ‘I’ve just...
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She said her name was Winter

After the party, I marked her Just as the colours drained In her gelid crystal necklace Blowing out the lights And hushing the wild creatures She was...
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He's Left These Woods

He’s left these woods, Mr Pip slipped quietly through a gap. A quick look back then gone between the trees. Fifteen years ago I held him on my lap as...
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Winter Light

White bright winter light In blink flickers that burn We lie low, hemmed days Patient as winter flowers Suspended for the long game A solitary bee,...
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406 of my comments have received 431 Great Feedback votes

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Thank you for this.

Posted on Sun, 23 Jul 2023

Thank you for this.

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Posted in Blueberry

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A strong message, beautifully

Posted on Wed, 28 Jun 2023

A strong message, beautifully written.

It's the parents who have free childcare from grandparents who are the real winners. You only hope they repay the favour twice over. Brilliant POTD.

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Posted in The Things Missed

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Interesting piece ice rivers.

Posted on Tue, 27 Jun 2023

Interesting piece ice rivers. I think we're perhaps at a sort of scientific crossroads when it comes to fertility. I believe the future of having babies will be quite different. The fertility fraud cases are terrifying, I wonder how many we don't...

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Posted in Crashing in a Fertile Field

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A wonderful tribute to our

Posted on Tue, 27 Jun 2023

A wonderful tribute to our native and very vigorous growing blackberry. I have so many memories of picking and also finding a little white grub inside after biting the top off. The grubs just disappear in the jamming process. Good old-fashioned...

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Posted in Blackberry Moment

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This is such a lovely story,

Posted on Fri, 16 Jun 2023

This is such a lovely story, Paul. It conveys the unease of imminent retirement and the need for something to cling to and the cat was the perfect thing. I love the leaf exchange and the tentative first steps of their relationship. 

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Posted in A Cat, A Leaf and Fresh Fish

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The complexity of your child

Posted on Wed, 31 May 2023

The complexity of your child going through the complex layers of the teenage years, everything coming together. It's a rollercoaster which lasts perhaps longer than the teens but if he has an outlet or two, music, the drums, then there is some ...

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Posted in new song

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Playing cooking games is the

Posted on Mon, 29 May 2023

Playing cooking games is the best fun when you're a child, especially if you're allowed to use mud! 

A lovely little poem, Rhiannon and that outfit is very cute.

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Posted in Little Cook!

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This is so magical and May is

Posted on Mon, 29 May 2023

This is so magical and May is the most wonderful month for seeing nature at it's busiest. I have seen a few mayflies this week, they're quite easy to spot if you've seen a picture. 

I particularly love the second verse, 'imposing columns...

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Posted in Nature's Wonders

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There are so many rich

Posted on Thu, 25 May 2023

There are so many rich details in this poem. Zooming in on another world, you've expressed this amphibious enclave so artfully. Very much enjoyed and well deserved POTD...

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Posted in inklings

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You've brought their amazing

Posted on Thu, 25 May 2023

You've brought their amazing life cycle to life with this poem, Rhiannon. I remember looking at a local history book and it stated that a nearby pond used to be 'thick with eels' since there are connecting underwater streams from the Thames....

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Posted in On the 6500+ km journey, twice

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