Philip Sidney
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I have 161 stories published in
5 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 317156 times
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Trees on the Arapuni Road
When they felled the high trees mother was delighted she lived in fear of their imminent collapse onto our matchbox house despite their wounds they...
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Talking to My Mother
Talking to my mother is easier now she is dead - she’d put me into orbit but I was more of a spin-off - not an asteroid or meteorite on a trajectory...
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Affected by this Issue
They’ve been working on the house two doors down for 6 months now It looks spectacular Young men have been there all day music blaring machines...
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Misogyny in the 70s
The things they said: loose - went to the pub without her husband threw herself about a bit put herself on show as a woman of loose morals wanted to...
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Assange Dancing
I saw Assange dancing in the Ikon gallery in a windowless cubbyhole of a neo-gothic tower tucked away from wide white spaces where young people with...
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Is there anything more
Posted on Mon, 09 Mar 2020
Is there anything more wonderful than the earth? As rich and as complex as the finest compost - this is our facebook and twitter pick of the day - do share it!
Read full commentPosted in Ode to Compost
I found this blissful piece
Posted on Sun, 12 Sep 2004
I found this blissful piece of loveliness as I was rummaging through the archives - I hope you like it too - so share if you do - because it's our facebook and twitter pick of the day!
Read full commentPosted in Winter Dreams
I'm so sorry for your loss,
Posted on Mon, 01 May 2017
I'm so sorry for your loss, what an amazing life your father had. Thank you so much for sharing some of his story with us. Xx
Read full commentPosted in Shlamek
I like the way time seems to
Posted on Tue, 19 Jan 2016
I like the way time seems to slow down to hold the moment, like a segment of slow motion at the centre of fast motion film. Beautiful language.
Read full commentPosted in All change
Wish I could remember back
Posted on Thu, 02 Jul 2015
Wish I could remember back this far, I sometimes thik I can recall moments from being a baby, I guess it's all lurking there somewhere. Really interesting perspective.
Read full commentPosted in First Day First Memory
So closely and precisely
Posted on Wed, 14 Jan 2015
So closely and precisely observed. A childhood summer preserved in amber - beautiful and moving.
Read full commentPosted in The Mechanic
The small details of the
Posted on Fri, 21 Nov 2014
The small details of the mundane show how momentus the last contact is, all is preserved, impossible to resolve. I like the ideas of soaking up your mother as yourself. When we lose our mothers we lose some of ourself.
Read full commentPosted in My Mother Myself
This wonderful journey is
Posted on Sun, 14 Jun 2020
This wonderful journey is evocative and wakes all the senses - it's our poem of the week. Well done!
Read full commentPosted in This year's walk...(08)
There were two in a tree in
Posted on Fri, 19 Jun 2020
There were two in a tree in our garden last night, eyeing our puddle of a pond - poor frogs.
Read full commentThis poem captures these quietly powerful birds so well. It's our Facebook and Twitter pick of the day! Do share it.
Posted in Grey Heron
Each time I read this poem I
Posted on Mon, 04 May 2020
Each time I read this poem I get a further glimpse of splendour from the margins. This fabulous poem is our facebook and twitter pick of the day - do share it if you like it too.
Read full commentPosted in Canal Walk in Summer
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