Jane Hyphen
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Parables of Clippety (10) - The Medical Room
Marni looked as if she were about to cry, she gathered up her handbag and stood up just as another Mexican wave swept across the stadium. She’d only...
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Parables of Clippety (9) - The Big Match
They linked arms and walked through the turnstiles. The crowd was already singing, the din of thousands of voices bouncing around inside the stadium...
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Parables of Clippety (8) - The Flying Car
‘Oh and how I want to get my hands on him,’ Clare said, holding her fingers out, grabbing onto thin air, ‘I’m so excited now, Marni. Does my hair...
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Parables of Clippety (7) - Sniffer Dogs
‘Sorry, all done. Oh look at my hair, it’s gone nuts. It always does this when I want to look nice. I’m going to dampen it down a bit, then dry it...
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Parables of Clippety (6) - Never Been High
‘Angel’s Trumpet powder.’ ‘What?’ ‘That’s only one of the names for it. It’s all fine. People get so het up about drugs but honestly this is nothing...
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Ah, that's my daughter's
Posted on Fri, 03 Dec 2021
Ah, that's my daughter's middle name and one of my favourite trees. I think you've paid a fine tribute to this beautiful tree, covering all of it's characteristics. I love to watch the blackbirds downing the berries in one. 'Solitary wanderers',...
Read full commentPosted in Rowan
Thank you Di, I was worried
Posted on Sun, 28 Nov 2021
Thank you Di, I was worried it might be a bit trippy but I think we all need a trip as November comes to a close. Birds definitely form friendships and there are so many cross species friendships in the animal world. I say this looking at my...
Read full commentPosted in Parrot Rescue
It's so clever. A pendulous
Posted on Mon, 29 Nov 2021
It's so clever. A pendulous poem, I love it
Read full commentPosted in Welig for Paul (marandina)
One of those pieces which had
Posted on Sat, 27 Nov 2021
One of those pieces which had the rare effect of making me feel as if I was being squeezed while reading but in a good way. It's divine.
Read full commentPosted in Yew
This reminds me of a rich,
Posted on Wed, 24 Nov 2021
This reminds me of a rich, still life oil painting, each time you look at it, you see something different. A beautifully verdant, quiet journey into a dream.
Read full commentPosted in A Secret Garden
Brilliant ending. I hadn't
Posted on Tue, 16 Nov 2021
Brilliant ending. I hadn't heard the word ecocide before. It feels hopeless but as Di-Hard said, that is the worst, most defeatist way to address it. My kids are adults now, I worry for their kids. People come into the garden centre where I work...
Read full commentPosted in ECOCIDE
I felt this lowering my blood
Posted on Thu, 18 Nov 2021
I felt this lowering my blood pressure. Your poem has class, grace and an element of nocturnal escapism. I wish I had the stamina to stay awake all night and be a part of this magic world.
Read full commentPosted in The Solitude of Sleep
Beautiful tribute to our
Posted on Tue, 16 Nov 2021
Beautiful tribute to our native trees which are themselves like planets when they become mature. This has such a sense of the magic of winter to it. You can most definitely feel the earth's pulse through an oak limb, I have felt it many times...
Read full commentPosted in Thoughts Of An Oak Tree's Spirit
It's so clever have you've
Posted on Mon, 09 Aug 2021
It's so clever how you've communicated the pre-deluge drama. I love it when the dark clouds gather, everything goes quiet and the land is so thirsty. There is an otherwordly feel to this atmosphere and then, as you have desribed here, a patina of...
Read full commentPosted in suddenly
Wonderful poem. So depressing
Posted on Tue, 20 Apr 2021
Wonderful poem. So depressing that this has happened in such a short space of time. Many companies, governments simply making noises about tackling climate change and yet the amount of plastic in the industry I work in is frankly mind boggling...
Read full commentPosted in just deserts
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