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A June afternoon
That's it. Back to the reading. Thanks.
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Crashing the car - again
For what it's worth
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Exposed roots
A life beyond one's ken
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Can't beat a friendly ghost
Posted on Tue, 26 Dec 2017
Can't beat a friendly ghost dropping by. Best wishes, Richard.
Read full commentPosted in Welcome to Ghosts
Nice sentiment, Richard.
Posted on Sun, 24 Dec 2017
Nice sentiment, Richard.
Read full commentPosted in Mania
Lovely poem, Richard. I love
Posted on Sun, 24 Dec 2017
Lovely poem, Richard. I love the natural rhythm of this. It fits the reflective mood. Well-chosen and economical words. "dance of field and sky" is wonderfully evocative.
Great timing, too. A bit like the holiday adverts. No, much better...
Read full commentPosted in More Than Poetry
Aaaaah, Penny4athought. Those
Posted on Thu, 21 Dec 2017
Aaaaah, Penny4athought. Those dreams. So sweet and yet so cruel. Lovely piece. Nice format, running down the page. Great pick.
Read full commentPosted in Sounds from the Heart
Hi Richard. Tried that myself
Posted on Sun, 03 Dec 2017
Hi Richard. Tried that myself. Came to naught. Reminds me of all the great musicians playing in shop doorways around the world.
There are some good precedents: "The Old Man And The Sea", "The Cruel Sea" and many more, I'm sure. "Sea" has...
Read full commentPosted in The Sea Coughs
Hi Richard! Long time! How
Posted on Sun, 03 Dec 2017
Hi Richard! Long time! How are you?
Yes. Agreed, about the sea and the shuddering. It's enough when ploughing through big seas, but the thought of striking rocks in that wildness. Makes me shudder. A warning down the generations. Has a...
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Thoughts of sea journeys can
Posted on Sat, 02 Dec 2017
Thoughts of sea journeys can be very inspirational. Against the elements. The road has produced some very readable literature, though. Your poem resolves nicely.
Read full commentPosted in Half moon
Describes a horrible feeling
Posted on Sun, 03 Dec 2017
Describes a horrible feeling very well, Paul.
There's a rogue apostrophe in comes.
Nicely written.
Read full commentPosted in Forgotten Stranger
Great stuff, well-wisher.
Posted on Sat, 25 Nov 2017
Great stuff, well-wisher. Many kids suffer and are scarred for life by their school experience. I like the idea of automatic writing technique. Creating at the cusp of conscious thought. Like snatching it out of the sky. It worked well here.
Read full commentPosted in School (Automatic poem)
Thank you Fatboy74! Chuffed
Posted on Sun, 19 Nov 2017
Thank you Fatboy74! Chuffed to little meatballs or whatever we're chuffed to. Lots and lots about autonomous machines, driverless cars and artificial intelligence around about now. The big project is leaking out. Those in the know are conceding...
Read full commentPosted in The appointment
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