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508 of my comments have received 552 Great Feedback votes

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Well, I'm being generous to

Posted on Tue, 21 Jan 2020

Well, I'm being generous to myself really, more like 25 years. I was rounding down. Yes, history and Latin, a robust combination...Latin taught by a heavily bearded Irishman with a passion for the Romans, which is understandable. :)

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Posted in The Provinces of Sea Swallows

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I like this very much Luigi.

Posted on Sat, 11 Jan 2020

I like this very much Luigi. As a fellow cat lover, I feel I should point out that you have probably underestimated him - I'm sure he read the papers regularly when you weren't looking. I know that my cat has surprising political views from his...

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Posted in King of the Road

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I liked it the first time

Posted on Thu, 02 Jan 2020

I liked it the first time around as well as this version. Is the last word different now? That first stanza, in particular, is beautiful. :)

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Posted in comfort and joy (another go at this)

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Thank you! It was a bit of an

Posted on Sat, 28 Dec 2019

Thank you! It was a bit of an odd take on the IP, and found myself unable to strong-arm a wren into this either. :)

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Posted in Decagon

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Wonderful poem full of

Posted on Fri, 20 Dec 2019

Wonderful poem full of startling images. :)

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Posted in woods, late

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Love how this moves from the

Posted on Thu, 14 Nov 2019

Love how this moves from the everyday to magical to devastating. :)

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Posted in layers

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I really like the matter-of

Posted on Mon, 04 Nov 2019

I really like the matter-of-factness of this when you can sense the depth beneath the words. I think it's a clever and affecting poem. :)

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Posted in Trying to Remember What It Was Like

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As mentioned above, I like

Posted on Tue, 05 Nov 2019

As mentioned above, I like how you've woven the details and stresses of moving and sadnesses with the initial shocks in the house and bonfire night. Glad it had a happy ending. :)

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Posted in New Beginnings

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I like that you have included

Posted on Thu, 31 Oct 2019

I like that you have included that we don't require them to have permits and welcome them. If only we could apply this to all migrants. I love birds so enjoyed your visiting geese. :)

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Posted in Geese

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Your poems are always so

Posted on Thu, 31 Oct 2019

Your poems are always so sensory. 

'a dashing sky scatter

of black stars swirl' 

'rain-sound wings'

Very lovely. :)

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Posted in starlings

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