Jane Hyphen
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My stories
September Chills
September The dread tread Of rolling bombs Loose in the pit Of my stomach Cold dawn New term chills Crack whack jabs Of hockey sticks Torture of team...
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Echoes of a Dead Whale
If you could hear my song You’d know we shared the stars Jewels immersed forever ours Echoes locked inside fathoms Among dead men and gardens If you...
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A Man Riding the Tube Train
A man riding the tube train Sitting in the sallow grease of his day His dreams in his father’s briefcase Dropping the filings of his doubts Into a...
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My Favourite Colour's Changed
My favourite colour’s changed Behind this mask I have evolved Years gone by, assumptions Made we stay the same We’ve crossed countries, life Stages...
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We are Rocks
we are just rocks formed in a mussy molten fluke a chance fuse fused from the glowing flecks of everything that ever stirred on this star we rock and...
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This has such a stillness to
Posted on Wed, 03 Oct 2018
This has such a stillness to it, your storytelling enables the reader to access these remote spiritual realms with a quiet ease.
Read full commentPosted in Promises Beyond The Veil Of Life ( PT 42 )
I can almost taste that salty
Posted on Mon, 10 Sep 2018
I can almost taste that salty fresh air, so much imagery, as has been said, from just a handful of choice words. It's like one of those tiny seascape paintings so skilfully crafted.
Read full commentPosted in storm cooking
The dismal nature of human
Posted on Sat, 08 Sep 2018
The dismal nature of human frailty captured artfully as ever. I always have strong imagery when I read your writing, it's always grey and full of sickly souls.
Read full commentPosted in two-faced
This is so peaceful, sweet
Posted on Sat, 08 Sep 2018
This is so peaceful, sweet and neat, a beloved cat, a stone and a tree, all beautiful things cast by nature.
Read full commentPosted in A STONE
Thanks elsie, she's actually
Posted on Sat, 21 Jul 2018
Thanks elsie, she's actually a relative who was adopted, a sleeping beauty yes for some of us, we live in hope of a reunion one day.
Read full commentPosted in The Girl in the Photo
It's amazing how our brains
Posted on Wed, 27 Jun 2018
It's amazing how our brains fill in the gaps left by losses and might have beens. I cannot imagine having one chance like that and having it snatched away. It would leave me forever in a sort of prolonged gasp I think. The way you've described...
Read full commentPosted in Life in the shadowlands
You are a true artist. The
Posted on Tue, 26 Jun 2018
You are a true artist. The way you've painted roses in words is just perfect, you didn't push too hard with the brush but the colours of your thoughts are still bold. A summer's day brought to life.
Read full commentPosted in a break from hoovering
Lovely Rhiannon, leafy
Posted on Mon, 25 Jun 2018
Lovely Rhiannon, leafy filters, what more could you wish for. There is no better place than the shade to watch nature play out on a hot day. Unfortunately I was working in the sun today and felt quite sick in Reading, it was baking!
Read full commentPosted in Brightness without burning
One of those times when as
Posted on Sat, 16 Jun 2018
One of those times when as children we experience internal volcanos of emotion, shock at how parents treat us, the audacity of their failure to listen. It's builds indepence and resilience but it's also an awakening, as a human you're often alone...
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I love the little loose bit
Posted on Wed, 30 May 2018
I love the little loose bit at the end, blowing in the wind there, it's brave but it works. May is the most beautiful month. Lovely fresh words.
Read full commentPosted in renewable 2 (second go at this)
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