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Charcoals in the Basement
Parallel lines cut running tracks through the hay. He pony vaulted into mine, infront of me. I wanted to sprint, to do it myself, so I sliced across...
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Dream
She will shiver as she steps out of the sea. You will wait as she carefully tip-toes across the smooth stone shore, then arms wide open, you will...
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Dalziel Van
He shows his wares in tidy neat rows loafs behind bars, pane or plain he’d say and I’d never know the answer just point at the Pride. His white coat...
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Forwards
Thanks everyone for lovely encouraging comments- this is getting edited now for submission x
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What is a Marriage?
I wrote and read this wee piece out at my sisters wedding :)
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Beautifully expressed. I
Posted on Fri, 03 Jul 2015
Beautifully expressed. I liked the musicality - cresendo of pulsed crimson/ no twisting and cracking symphony. Works well to create sense of empty loss that can be felt in moments of quiet.
Read full commentPosted in Forgotten Blossoms (2)
Beautiful from start to
Posted on Sat, 19 Aug 2017
Beautiful from start to finish- that first line is a beautiful analogy.
Read full commentPosted in Un Dia en Las Palmas
So touching, poignant - has
Posted on Sun, 19 Mar 2017
So touching, poignant - has me welling up. It can be hard to put our emotions into words and you have done so here with such grace.
Read full commentPosted in Mum's the word
This is a lovely piece both
Posted on Sun, 27 Nov 2016
This is a lovely piece both poignant and heart warming. You have s lovely way of writing and I love the phrase - grief is an embodied experience- yes I believe that to be true :) x
Read full commentPosted in Mirror, Mirror
Stunning lc...can hear all
Posted on Sun, 10 Jul 2016
Stunning lc...can hear all those gulls ( that caw caw- they always sound like they are laughing in s mocking fashion!) crashing waves, fantastic placing of words..such an emotive piece x
Read full commentPosted in Attrition
I like this reversal of
Posted on Wed, 11 Nov 2015
I like this reversal of 'blame', really makes you think. Paragraph four in particular struck a cord. (not sure if you meant witch to be be which?)
Read full commentPosted in If You Get Cancer
Very believable voice, can
Posted on Sun, 11 Oct 2015
Very believable voice, can imagine that sort of character. I like the unanswered questions - the contrast between the 'nosy' character and the 'silent' Mrs Jenkins. Most poignant.
Read full commentPosted in It's Only Me, Mrs. Jenkins
You can feel the sadness from
Posted on Sat, 03 Oct 2015
You can feel the sadness from both sides of this EB...The last stanza in particular is heartbreaking, the distance forced by work creating distance in the relationship; hanging onto hopes. Thought provoking!
Read full commentPosted in Clocking In
Really enjoyed this, from the
Posted on Thu, 01 Oct 2015
Really enjoyed this, from the intriguing first line to the captivating last; Do not touch me; I will hurt you.
Some lovely 's' sounds created too in the first stanza. Loved this and look forward to reading more from you!
Read full commentPosted in Autumn Wasp
Those overheard conversations
Posted on Sun, 20 Sep 2015
Those overheard conversations, snippets of small talk wonderfully recrafted. Some made me smile right from the start- at least you brought a brolly. Lovely structure too- a narrative formed through a commentary. Most inventive :)
Read full commentPosted in Why Does it Always Rain at Funerals? (Poetry Monthly)
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