Jane Hyphen
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I am a Fruit Cake
I am a fruit cake. I have good ideas but I never act on them. They dry out and are preserved in a sweet syrup of optimism. There are always more,...
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No one comes here.
No one comes here. A sun rises each day between the faded drapes. And dust sparkles in the air, There’s no gravity, in this choked cell, it is silent...
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After the Blizzard
Frozen in the ground, I found the bones of a forgotten road. Where it was so hard to dig, under scentless layers of pristine snow. An unspoilt drift...
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The Edge of Colour
White clouds in a white sky An indeterminable pause A stifling room, alone With all the layers I’ve ever worn Flames thrown across the world Enough...
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I Name that Shoe....
I’m not particularly fussed about footwear these days but as a child it’s difficult to describe how shoes made me feel. It was as if the shoes on my...
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This stands on its own like a
Posted on Sun, 29 Dec 2019
This stands on its own like a piece of art. I really love it.
Read full commentPosted in The emergency bassoonist
Hi Rhiannon. Thanks for your
Posted on Sat, 14 Dec 2019
Hi Rhiannon. Thanks for your comment. I agree with you, some people cannot accept help or are so far gone that they don't know how to ask for it and yet those connected with them would have done anything to help.
Read full commentPosted in The Worst
This captures well the inner
Posted on Sun, 15 Dec 2019
This captures well the inner battle of sleeplessness. The ticking mind and aching body and then the inexplicable release into sleep. The tired bee analogy is perfect.
Read full commentPosted in Be Leave
Superstition is addictive yes
Posted on Tue, 10 Dec 2019
Superstition is addictive yes. Friday 13th puts some people on edge and makes them look for the dark side in everything. 'Ears to hear, supporting power will make good in time.' words makes me instantly feel more relaxed.
Read full commentPosted in Awoke, then awaking
I can really relate to this
Posted on Sun, 13 Oct 2019
I can really relate to this and the pleasure you derive from walking in the forest. I think the Japanese refer to it as a 'forest bath'. I wonder if there could ever be a return of some of the creatures we've lost now that we have too many deer...
Read full commentPosted in Nature's Ambiance
Hi Rhiannon. This reminds me
Posted on Fri, 27 Sep 2019
Hi Rhiannon. This reminds me of the cosy nights in, indoor heat and nice things to eat and all the glowing shades outside. We're so lucky aren't we, to have warm, clean houses and such a choice of food. Every season has its grey days, you're ...
Read full commentPosted in Autmn's faces
I love 'soft full stops'. The
Posted on Tue, 24 Sep 2019
I love 'soft full stops'. The very thought of jam making is so comforting and those brambles provide so much cover for our wildlife, 'small birds flicker', beautiful!
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This starts of like a
Posted on Sun, 15 Sep 2019
This starts off like a painting I'd like to own and then zooms in like a drone on the microcosms which exist all around us. A wall may appear dead but on warm days watch carefully and it really does give birth. I remember holidaying a North Wales...
Read full commentPosted in wings, late summer
Cold and beautiful. The
Posted on Sat, 24 Aug 2019
Cold and beautiful. The Little Matchstick Girl must be one of saddest stories, I love this twist on it because you've kept it clean yet adorned with imagery.
Read full commentPosted in Buyers market
Really interesting piece Di
Posted on Tue, 03 Sep 2019
Really interesting piece Di_Hard. These lines: 'use science to rock to and fro' and 'if we think we're at the top it's because others hold us up' particularly stand out. It all seems so precarious doesn't it, all it would take is a mad person...
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