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Jean Day
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Chet and the Prisoners - 7
Chet March 1 715 Japs have arrived. I expect there will be another couple days on inoculations coming up soon. So many of the things that these...
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Chet and the Prisoners - 6
February 28 Toyo Some days there is simply nothing much to do, so many of my friends are engaged in a card game called Hanafuda. I do not normally...
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Chet and the Prisoners - 5
Feb 28 Chet Since I last wrote, the Japanese have got themselves more organised. They now have a barber shop too, and I was interested to see my...
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Chet and the Prisoners - 4
4 Toyo February 20, 1942 I am cold almost all the time and have no money to buy warm things. The Germans have organised a store, and we are allowed...
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Chet and the Prisoners - 3
Chet February 20, 1942 This place is something else. I' ve never seen such a bunch of people before acting in such a quiet, organised manner. The...
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Hi Bee
Posted on Mon, 01 Sep 2014
Hi Bee
I'm not sure I can see many changes from the first one I read before. But I must admit that the dog theme came through again to me - dander up, cuffed, grabbed you by the hair. But to him, she probably meant less than his dog....
Read full commentPosted in SMACK - (edited)
Hi Elsie
Posted on Sat, 30 Aug 2014
Hi Elsie
I too thought this was a wonderful way to remember a holiday together with someone you care a great deal for, and then you give away a bit more information at the end with a hint of mystery.
Jean
Read full commentPosted in Holiday letter to Jess
Hi Lindy
Posted on Mon, 18 Aug 2014
Hi Lindy
You put us in the picture of a little slice of your life, and it was very moving. Thanks for that.
Jean
Read full commentPosted in A Flake of Your Life
Hi Rhiannon
Posted on Wed, 13 Aug 2014
Hi Rhiannon
Lovely poem, with a great description on how the canyon was formed. Truly and inspiration.
I have stood on or near that spot, and it really is remarkable, how no matter how well done the photos of the place are, they can...
Read full commentPosted in Inspiration Point, Bryce Canyon, Utah (IP)
Hi Philip,
Posted on Mon, 04 Aug 2014
Hi Philip,
Great poem.
I hadn't read this before, but as I was reading the comments, I wondered if some of the others had missed the subtext. I thought it was a really difficult trip - maybe a daughter who had married someone from...
Read full commentPosted in Departures
Hi Philip,
Posted on Wed, 06 Aug 2014
Hi Philip,
I've just found this, as I've not been on the site much in the last few days, with grandchildren staying with me.
It is a very touching story, and very well told. How lucky she was to have a quiet place of her own to die...
Read full commentPosted in Dust
HI Philip
Posted on Tue, 05 Aug 2014
HI Philip
Sorry I didn't get to this sooner, as I prefer reading prose to poetry. And I know how disheartening it is to write something and have nobody acknowledge that they have read it.
First of all, this is an interesting start...
Read full commentPosted in Under The Ice (1)
Hi Tina
Posted on Wed, 30 Jul 2014
Hi Tina
This poem from start to finish is so beatifully done. The reader can feel the grass and see the sky and appreciate the feelings of the poet. I always wonder whether animials who mate for life have any side issues in the meantime -...
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Hi Bee,
Posted on Fri, 25 Jul 2014
Hi Bee,
So descriptive. I could smell it as well as see it and seem to need to scratch.
Jean
Read full commentPosted in By The Lake Of Banky Water I Sat Down Where The Grass No Longer Grows
Hi Tina
Posted on Mon, 07 Jul 2014
Hi Tina
I enjoyed reading this, despite not remembering anything about Pink Floyd or Battersea Power Station.
To me it was giving a tiny glimpse of everyday life, through the eyes of a tired housewife - not all that different from...
Read full commentPosted in If Pigs Could Fly
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