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Alex Smith
Decided to stop talking about it and do it.
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My stories
Half-Moon Cuticle
I heard you in a crowd. Spun a half circle, spread my arms. I flung myself at nothing and stood wide open.
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Antidote
Written for a friend. Inspired by Tony Cook's excellent - 'Grumpy Old Man'.
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A Passing (IP)
Under silent cityscape penumbra flits a linen shroud in billowing black.
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Liberty
For France. They will never be free from the crimes they commit.
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The Gurkha Soldier
Bravest of the brave, most generous of the generous, never had country more faithful friends than you. Professor Sir Ralph Turner MC
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But the more she needed
Posted on Sat, 11 Jul 2015
But the more she needed josticks, whale songs and candles in the bath, the more I needed the likes of Barbie Is A Slut.
A wonderful line to underline the falling apart. I've been there - sick of the up your own arses and wanting to re-...
Read full commentPosted in Grown Man Cries In The Bahamas Chapter One
Yet love
Posted on Fri, 10 Jul 2015
Yet love
was like a light flurry of snow
never deep enough to lay new paths
What a stunning image a gorgeous poem.
Read full commentPosted in Fleeting fantasies
A beautifully described
Posted on Fri, 10 Jul 2015
A beautifully described falling apart. Hermetically sealed, clipped up and washed down with antibiotics.
Read full commentPosted in The Cleaners
Like a warm sweet nostalgic
Posted on Sun, 05 Jul 2015
Like a warm sweet nostalgic hug. A beautiful journey from envy to satisfaction and wistful maturity.
Read full commentPosted in The Old House By The Sea
It's 4 am for me. Usually
Posted on Thu, 02 Jul 2015
It's 4 am for me. Usually when the kids wake up. When everyone else is asleep is when the thoughts start creeping in as you so powerfully described. It becomes a cycle which is highlighted so well by your structure and repeated time.
Read full commentPosted in A.M.
Love them! And all they
Posted on Fri, 03 Jul 2015
Love them! And all they thought they stood for!
Read full commentPosted in The Wedding Picture
You have some wonderfully
Posted on Fri, 03 Jul 2015
You have some wonderfully crafted lines in here. The reader moves from tiny detail to sweeping overview quite smoothly.
Needs some proof reading in areas such as '...few hours back. So that I cou...' and '...I did not even got the time...
Read full commentPosted in Goodbyes
Great frosty, sharp and
Posted on Fri, 03 Jul 2015
Great frosty, sharp and tingling imagery created here.
Read full commentPosted in the return of summer
A massive round of applause
Posted on Thu, 02 Jul 2015
A massive round of applause from me! Well constructed and, as a teacher, I applaud the conceit. We do try to build in life experience but when keeping the school doors open means getting an exam result we are all put through the exam machine...
Read full commentPosted in High School Sweethearts
I was at first put off by the
Posted on Wed, 01 Jul 2015
I was at first put off by the amount of punctuation but after a few reads I now realise it adds to the ebb and flow very nicely. A very enjoyable rhythm.
Read full commentPosted in The ebbing tide
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