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Coral Jane
Once upon a time I was an artist living on the beach somewhere in Devon. Since then there have been many changes in my life...
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Infectious
Another of my late daughter Julia's writings (Overthetop1). A dark moment in a relationship.
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The Return
Another piece by my daughter, Julia (Overthetop1). It's important to me that she lives on through her writing so I am wading through a fat file - some scribbles on backs of envelopes, others neatly typed. Not an easy task, but an essential one. Coral Jane (seashore)
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Whole
Forgive my self-indulgence today - 6th August is the birthday of my baby son (who lived a very short time). Some years ago, after the break-up of my then-relationship, Julia (Overthetop1) wrote a short poem for me, connecting the two events. It's still really important to me for my daughter to live on through her writings - so here it is:
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La Boisselle (Raprochement)
Overthetop1 (Julia Macpherson) This piece was written by my daughter Julia and typed up with great care. I'm afraid my own abilities are more limited, so the layout may not do it justice. However, I wanted to post it as it's highly topical, and Julia was a great student of all things connected with WW1 - in particular, the Battle of the Somme. Coral Jane (seashore)
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The Silent Witness
As many of you already know, my daughter Julia (who wrote as Overthetop1 on Abc) died suddenly in May whilst on a short unescorted outing from a Mental Health Unit. She was due to move into a care facility in the community very soon, and as yet the cause of her death is still unknown. She had been to a cafe near the hospital for a sandwich, and the cafe owner, seeing how unwell she was, followed her out. Unfortunately Julia never made it back to the ward. Later the cafe owner told her sister and I what happened before we got to the hospital. Coral Jane
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My favourite line:
Posted on Sat, 19 Nov 2016
My favourite line:
"Twenty-fifth of December, an invisible day"...
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Eloquently said.
Posted on Fri, 04 Nov 2016
Eloquently said.
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I've read this one several
Posted on Fri, 05 Aug 2016
I've read this one several times, and decided I really like how surreal it is...working class pigeons and blue buses...why not?
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Yes, powerful emotions coming
Posted on Tue, 02 Aug 2016
Yes, powerful emotions coming through the poem, culminating in the one word WHY? x
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Great...look forward to
Posted on Sat, 30 Jul 2016
Great...look forward to reading edited version.
Read full commentPosted in The Cobbe House part i a dark history.
Good beginning, if a little
Posted on Sat, 30 Jul 2016
Good beginning, if a little long, but the mini-cliffhanger ending leaves the reader curious to know what comes next. Quite a few typos though, so maybe a bit more editing next time...
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You've said it all Ewan, and
Posted on Sat, 16 Jul 2016
You've said it all Ewan, and so well. Thank you.
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Close to home for me, hence
Posted on Tue, 12 Jul 2016
Close to home for me, hence delay in commenting, but I really liked the way it was written, so much I read it twice.
Read full commentPosted in THE BALLAD OF ANNIE GRAY (Poetry Monthly)
I'm not sure whether you
Posted on Mon, 11 Jul 2016
I'm not sure whether you meant "liqueur" or "liquor" and apostrophe missing from "don't"...but really I'm nit-picking as I liked this a lot.
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Bang-on.
Posted on Thu, 30 Jun 2016
Bang-on.
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