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"Willow's Tail" 11

By Penny4athought on Thu, 17 Jun 2021

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." "...

"Willow's Tail" 10

By Penny4athought on Thu, 27 May 2021

They returned to Martha’s house and Mr. Appleton, who should have been tired from his busy day and full French meal, seemed to have gotten a new...

"Willow's Tail" 9

By Penny4athought on Sun, 23 May 2021

While Martha and Perfidia drew designs in the tea leaves at the bottom of their teacups with their slim spoons Willow jumped down from the stool and...

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"Willow's Tail" 8

By Penny4athought on Fri, 21 May 2021

Perfidia walked into the parlor after helping Mr. Appleton back to his room and gave a tired smile to Martha. Martha didn’t return it. “Cat step on...

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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,...

Posted in It Is A Sin To Kill A Quetzal

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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...

Posted in Sleepy Time

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Such a lovely window you've

Posted on Wed, 04 Aug 2021

Such a lovely window you've given us to look out upon those nocturnal creatures. Captivating poem Jenny, so well composed, and one I will read again.

Posted in Foxy Till Dawn

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Beautiful words, a wistful,

Posted on Sun, 01 Aug 2021

Beautiful words, a wistful, poetic journey from seed to produce- the joy of the first bread, baked from the first grains sown- A time to every season.

Posted in Lammas

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I like the way you start,

Posted on Sun, 01 Aug 2021

I like the way you start, with the gloom of the rain, the blurred, obscure vision of what lies beyond a window's watershed of raindrops. All the interspersed pieces of unclear, half heard voices mingling in the down pour, it is familiar to any...

Posted in Dreams of Rain

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"Two muppets and a vampire"

Posted on Wed, 28 Jul 2021

"Two muppets and a vampire" made me laugh out loud - very ingenious, the swirling virus with a thought process. A well written political lampoon.

Posted in Punters

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Well constructed poem Jenny.

Posted on Sun, 25 Jul 2021

Well constructed poem Jenny. The moon’s influence poetically described in the phase of the July Buck Moon named by the Algonquin Tribe for the new antlers that Buck's grow during this season. I enjoyed how you begin with the Buck changing in the...

Posted in Force Of Life

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WOW! I would love to see this

Posted on Sat, 24 Jul 2021

WOW! I would love to see this on a stage, in fact that is how I viewed it as I read it- Great dialogue, fast paced and humorous . Believable exchange between father and daughter and I loved the caustic attitude to the waitress and the asides...

Posted in Authentic Japanese

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The beauty of a slow day,

Posted on Sat, 24 Jul 2021

The beauty of a slow day, letting nature entertain us is timeless and lovely. Your words are eloquent and evocative and I was taken to a youthful summer day when gardens grew everywhere and my endless summer days were filled with their colors....

Posted in Alternative Currency

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I've just read your lovely

Posted on Thu, 01 Jul 2021

I've just read your lovely poem and you do have a talent whipping words into vivid expression that takes us on your journey. I stood on the hill and felt the winds that swayed the wheat fields and watched the colors of the day curious too of...