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Paul
I am a Brummie living in Northampton. I love to write but get distracted with other things. I love horror/fantasy and anything that provokes original thought. My literary heroes are Clive Barker, Edgar Allan Poe and HP Lovecraft.
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Punters
This is the fourth entry in the satirical series at https://www.abctales.com/collection/pandemic-tales-bojo-and-co It had been a long, old Pandemic...
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Another Night On a Bare Mountain
Night on a Bare Mountain (aka Night on Bald Mountain) is a series of compositions written by composer Modest Mussorgsky (1839 – 1881). It was only...
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Penalties
On 11 th July 2021 the England Football team lost on penalties to Italy after a 1-1 draw having played extra time in the Final of the Euro2020...
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Steve Mason and the Music Nazi
This is the third entry in the Steve Mason’s School Days at https://www.abctales.com/collection/steve-masons-school-days Steve “Stevo” Mason just...
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Where The Streets Have No Blame
I pass you on the desolate streets, huddled under weather-worn blankets, in dimly lit, dank shop doorways, the smell of wandering urine is acidic,...
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I know nothing at all about
Posted on Wed, 28 Apr 2021
I know nothing at all about Tarkovsky. (I thought he was a right back for Everton) Super poem that makes me wanna look Tarkovsky's work up.
Read full commentPosted in Conversations About Tarkovsky in a Copenhagen Restaurant
Your poetic reminiscences are
Posted on Tue, 20 Apr 2021
Your poetic reminiscences are like no other, Jenny. Another gorgeous poem remembering times gone by. Paul :)
Read full commentPosted in Before We Kissed Goodnight
Nicely done, Rhiannon. Words
Posted on Tue, 27 Jul 2021
Nicely done, Rhiannon. Words carefully intertwined with a nice rhythm and an underlying message. Hoping you are well. Paul :)
Read full commentPosted in False Hope
Dreamy, beautiful and
Posted on Tue, 27 Jul 2021
Dreamy, beautiful and optimistic. Congrats on the POTD, sir.
Read full commentPosted in The Wonder of it All
Ah Levelupland - is that
Posted on Tue, 27 Jul 2021
Ah Levelupland - is that close to Huddersfield? Another enjoyable virtual walk with Ewan and the woofer :)
Read full commentPosted in Woodland Walk
".. like buck's brief
Posted on Sun, 25 Jul 2021
".. like buck's brief stillness before the charge." I did see it was a Buck Moon recently. I enjoyed this poem and the comments left in this thread. Inspirational and informative. Paul :)
Read full commentPosted in Force Of Life
A familiar theme for another
Posted on Sat, 24 Jul 2021
A familiar theme for another of your poems, Richard. Out camping listening to the trill of loons. Beautiful moments captured in verse.
Read full commentPosted in An Encounter With Self
I can only imagine how
Posted on Fri, 23 Jul 2021
I can only imagine how terrifying it must have been to have been involved with a ship sinking. Always feels like newspaper reports were so much more detailed in the past compared to these days.
Read full commentPosted in Maria's Diary 35 The Shipwreck
There's a lot in there to
Posted on Wed, 21 Jul 2021
There's a lot in there to think about. In the end, we only have the one blue planet. Wise words carefully crafted in a super poem, of course.
Read full commentPosted in Instead of throwing money at the sky
Evocative, visual poem with a
Posted on Thu, 22 Jul 2021
Evocative, visual poem with a great last line :)
Read full commentPosted in later
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