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JoAnne Stefanizzi
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"Willow's Tail" 14
The tea was poured and Willow had her treat. “Okay Martha you’ve stalled long enough.” Perfidia nodded to the letter lying on the kitchen counter. “I...
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"Willow's Tail" 13
Willow’s eyes glowed, she circled once and walked towards the delphiniums. “I think she wants you to follow her,” Perfidia chuckled, “just like that...
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"Willow's Tail" 12
Roger gave Martha a grateful smile when she placed a bracing cup of tea in front of him but Martha didn’t return it. “Are you ready to tell us what...
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"Photographs & Reflections"
Life changes Sometimes in an instant Other times slowly Falling into another realm, Shifting sands on an infinite desert Blinding sun baking your...
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"Willow's Tail" 11
The potted orchid bulb had the tiniest of sprouts peaking through the soil but Perfidia wasn’t encouraged. “This isn’t going to win any contest." "...
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This ending did not
Posted on Sun, 31 Oct 2021
This ending did not disappoint. Loved the justice doled out to the two guilty parties and absolutely loved the mausoleum opening to John to enter into that white light. There is a scene at the end of the movie "Ghost" where the guilty friend is...
Read full commentPosted in The Black Crow of Purgatory (Part 3 of 3)
Perfect Halloween reading..
Posted on Fri, 29 Oct 2021
Perfect Halloween reading...Great suspense, haunting and eerie, yet oddly realistic, by John's reactions to being in spirit and the unwanted voyeurism; I too cannot wait to see what happens next.
Read full commentPosted in The Black Crow of Purgatory (Part 2 of 3)
Your Ode to these magnificent
Posted on Thu, 23 Sep 2021
Your Ode to these magnificent giants is heartfelt and knowing that their fate is tentative, hanging in the fickle winds of wild fires burning in California, it is also gut wrenching. Your words are a testament to their longevity on this earth and...
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I loved this discriptive poem
Posted on Thu, 30 Sep 2021
I loved this discriptive poem of this bottom feeder fish, and your poetry took me into this deep dark world. Well deserved POD Jenny.
Read full commentPosted in Stone Loach
Your poem is very nostalgic
Posted on Wed, 29 Sep 2021
I still like to listen to the songs of my best summer days cranked to the decible levels of max, but maybe that's because I blew out some part of my eardrums back inmy teens and can no longer hear the music unless it is pumped up to high volume,...
Read full commentPosted in Too Old to Rock and Roll, Too Young to Die
So kind of you to leave these
Posted on Sat, 11 Sep 2021
So kind of you to leave these lovely comments, and yes, Perfidia's character is coming into focus as all the characters within this tail soon will. I am not sure how to describe the process for me. It feels like I am walking through the scene as...
Read full commentPosted in "Willow's Tail" 16
You could say this cook got
Posted on Sun, 12 Sep 2021
You could say this cook got his 'Just Desserts'.
Read full commentPosted in A Recipe For Disaster
All the comments have said
Posted on Tue, 24 Aug 2021
All the comments have said what I felt- This is stark in its portrayal of humanity; the correlation of the ecological destruction and the frailty of man, these are days fraught with unprecedented global changes and in much need of helicopter hope...
Read full commentPosted in jormungandr
The Resplendent Quetzal can
Posted on Wed, 25 Aug 2021
The Resplendent Quetzal can not survive being caged, can only live free, as all should. There is so much to interpret here, so much to question. I love the journey through your superstitions, your distrust of gods and their teachings, to follow,...
Read full commentPosted in It Is A Sin To Kill A Quetzal
Such a lovely passage you’ve
Posted on Wed, 25 Aug 2021
Such a lovely passage you’ve woven of the day dispersing into night within a forested background, and ending with a child's sleepy end of day. Beautiful words and visions in this poem make me remember my long ago, childhood secure, drift offs to...
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