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At a headstone in Lowell

By Parson Thru on Sun, 19 Aug 2018

“So what you saying?” “The rich bastards, when they fall out with other rich bastards and they want a war, they pack all the poor bastards off to...

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Sin titulo

By Parson Thru on Tue, 14 Aug 2018

Sin título - no title5

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Window on the universe

By Parson Thru on Sun, 29 Jul 2018

After Apollinaire

Same same

By Parson Thru on Sat, 28 Jul 2018

Help! But don't break into a sweat

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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...

Posted in Something Hard Inside Him (Part 2)

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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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Stinson sounds like me. :)

Posted on Sun, 22 Apr 2018

Stinson sounds like me. :)

Nice awe inspiring monday morning read.

Better get up and see if anything is happening. You lose something having the BBC app on your phone. It just delivers an unsatisfying "plunk".

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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...

Posted in Chutes of Spring

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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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More!!!

Posted on Mon, 12 Feb 2018

More!!!

You wouldn't be the first person to write a trilogy in five parts.

Bang-on about those late teenage years. Bang-on about a lot of things. Just been chatting outside a building in the north of the city with a quirky,...

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I know. It's a bugger. Pity

Posted on Sun, 11 Feb 2018

I know. It's a bugger. Pity the adverbs. Adjectives frantically running for any available cover. Or calmly making their way. So heroic. You, too, midear.

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Very sad but well-conveyed.

Posted on Fri, 09 Feb 2018

Very sad but well-conveyed. It says a lot about you that you don't turn your back. Great writing.