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En la sombra del almendro
In the almond tree's shade
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For what it's worth
Poem? Maybe.
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The boy
(stood on the burning deck). The story continues.
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Among friends
I feel more Spanish when I’m out. It’s a strange old business. Three and a half years. Brexit one year in. Ties in UK. Ties here. Responsibilities...
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Where stuff happens
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Very uplifting. I like the
Posted on Tue, 05 Jun 2018
Very uplifting. I like the idea of abandoning the quinine altogether and going straight to the juniper. Nice piece Richard.
Read full commentPosted in It's More Than Poetry
That last lingering line is
Posted on Wed, 30 May 2018
That last lingering line is brilliant. I almost heard the cuckoo.
Great poem, Di_Hard. Great pick of the day. Sets spring into summer up nicely with a terrific pen portrait.
Read full commentPosted in renewable 2 (second go at this)
Lovely. You've written the
Posted on Sat, 28 Apr 2018
Lovely. You've written the innocence of the crayon into the poem.
Read full commentPosted in Collaboration
Enjoyable, again. Sounds a
Posted on Sat, 28 Apr 2018
Enjoyable, again. Sounds a bit like Dorset, but could be anywhere along the south coast.
I found I had to re-read the final paragraph a few times. It doesn't seem to read as easily as its predecessors.
Intriguing story.
Read full commentPosted in The Secret of Hillnesss Point 3
He's in the pile by the bed.
Posted on Thu, 26 Apr 2018
He's in the pile by the bed. Sometimes he just hits the spot. What made me think of him was the way you closed this one. Not being a highly trained operative, I'm not sure if it's pathos. Could be. But leaves the story hanging in the air like...
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That's a good point from Ewan
Posted on Thu, 26 Apr 2018
That's a good point from Ewan. The story has a kind of Raymond Carver-ish sense to it.
No diagnosis, then. Googling things like that can turn a person to drink.
Great characters and scenes by the way.
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Always a shame about the kids
Posted on Thu, 26 Apr 2018
Always a shame about the kids, resilient as they seem. More so than Robert's abdomen.
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Yes, you're right, of course,
Posted on Wed, 14 Mar 2018
Yes, you're right, of course, about form. I love the Stonehenge analogy and I've learnt a new word. A friend introduced me to "Poetry" by William Wantling. Wantling makes a good point, but it's not the only way of seeing it. What could be more...
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Aaaaah. I haven't read him,
Posted on Wed, 14 Feb 2018
Aaaaah. I haven't read him, but I've read about him. You've just reminded me to take a look. If you like descriptive poetry with a natural or landscape theme, have a look at William Carlos Williams. Plath has her moments, too, in "The Colossus...
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The rain cycle /
Posted on Wed, 14 Feb 2018
The rain cycle / precipitation cycle, or whatever it was they tried to teach us, in a poem full of images and chill watery alliteration. I love the minimalism of this. Really nicely done Di_Hard.
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