Jane Hyphen
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Parables of Clippety (5) - Fudge
After Clare had gone, Marni went back to her holdall, removed a carton of Ribena, pierced it with a straw, took a long suck of liquid and placed it...
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Parables of Clippety (4) - Jellyfish
The train pulled into Liverpool Lime Street and both women immediately became shiny eyed, the corners of their lips turned up and their hearts beat...
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Parables of Clippety (3) - Going Backwards
They both looked at each other and laughed silently. An announcement came over the tannoy to inform the passengers about the buffet car and the...
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Parables of Clippety (2) - The Cleanest Carriage
The train glided along, the carriage they were travelling in was at least two thirds empty, the interior, grey, flimsy and characterless, it felt...
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Parables of Clippety (1) - The Pretty Feret
'It’s not about the dots Clare,’ Clare tutted and said, ‘Well I feel like I’m letting him down.’ She was seated very close to the table, leaning...
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Sad, quiet and beautiful. The
Posted on Sun, 14 Feb 2021
Sad, quiet and beautiful. The opposite of love. Very interesting poem. Today my daughter was walking along the street, a man carrying a large, expensive bunch of roses (for his other half presumably) ogled her and winked at her. Love is a...
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I've so enjoyed reading this
Posted on Fri, 22 Jan 2021
I've so enjoyed reading this and kept thinking about it throughout the day. Amazing and well deserved pick of the month.
Read full commentPosted in To a Lone Sailor
We can positively hear
Posted on Tue, 12 Jan 2021
We can positively hear ourselves getting older during these months and we are drained of colour under these clouds. Thanks for your comment.
Read full commentPosted in The Edge of Colour
I like to think it wouldn't
Posted on Tue, 13 Oct 2020
I like to think it wouldn't Insert. I would take pains to choose the best names for all the shoe designs. I have a list already and waiting. Luna are my favourite but we haven't got your size sorry, you'll have to take the Griseldas instead.
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The was really interesting
Posted on Thu, 08 Oct 2020
The was really interesting and enjoyable, thank you for sharing. 'The club' sounds like great fun and it's interesting how people used to make a real effort with their council homes and even tiny balconies, growing flowers. I don't know what's...
Read full commentPosted in THE GRANVILLE PARKERS - POST WAR SE LONDON
Hi Rhiannon, I think if you
Posted on Mon, 05 Oct 2020
Hi Rhiannon, I think if you're somebody who gets overstimulated by detail then sitting such an exam at age eleven is so overwhelming. I remember the ticking clock at the front of hall getting right into my head and also the sight of the other...
Read full commentPosted in 11 PLUS
So beautiful to watch the way
Posted on Mon, 05 Oct 2020
So beautiful to watch the way they move, the little feathered visitors add so much to our environment. I love the way you've described their movements and how their colours connect to the environment. I think the sudden change in weather has...
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I can really imagine young
Posted on Mon, 05 Oct 2020
I can really imagine young children singing this along with the actions Rhiannon. It's so easy to convince young minds that the autumn wind and rain is miserable but our seasons are so important and they all bring entertainment and something new...
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Beautiful Rhiannon. Your
Posted on Mon, 08 Jun 2020
Beautiful Rhiannon. Your poems are always so visual and full of texture, I can see those crops swaying, 'swells rippling' and aren't they so early this year. Walking around it feels as if we are a month ahead or more.
Read full commentPosted in Dream with the breeze
It does feel like there is a
Posted on Fri, 29 May 2020
It does feel like there is a magical spell on all the land doesn't it. This weather has made everything look more like July than May and we are all slowing down but we probably needed to.
Read full commentPosted in Here Comes The Sun
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