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Dwellers of the New World Chapter Nine ( Pt 2 ) Time To Leave

When Lena finished speaking, Jay glanced at his brother-in-law, trying to get his attention without much luck,

Dwellers of the New World Chapter Nine ( Pt 1 ) Family Friends

Ben and Jay had left Varden that very same morning, going in search of Evelyne and Nathen.

Dwellers of the New World Chapter Eight ( PT 9 ) More Questions

Poor Varden nearly choked on his fish, when Si revealed that his father was Gregor...

Power To Recall

From out the mire of dreams I crawl, nightmares left now obscured,

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2230 of my comments have received 2310 Great Feedback votes

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Thanks Luigi,

Posted on Sun, 05 Jan 2020

Thanks Luigi,

the one thing I do love about being older is the fact I'm a lot wiser.

I think in looks I've missed a generation, because I think I look so much like my gran and not much like my mum at all, though others may disagree...

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Posted in Woman In The Mirror

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An intimate look at nature

Posted on Wed, 08 Jan 2020

An intimate look at nature with all its ups and downs.

Just love the Willow tree and the way you describe its leaves as they droop, and how it talks to the moon in midnight mumurs of watery dreams.

Enjoyable read.

Jenny.

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Posted in There is hope here

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Your poem expresses so much

Posted on Wed, 08 Jan 2020

Your poem expresses so much of the beauty of this place in so few words Rhiannon.

Capturing a pleasant scenic walk as you always do.

Jenny.

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Posted in Water-Break-its-Neck, Radnor Forest

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Hi Rhiannon,

Posted on Sun, 05 Jan 2020

Hi Rhiannon,

It's always a great surprise when a piece of writing comes together and gives pleasure. How I feel when I've spent time working on a poem is very fulfiling and cheers me up.

I'm glad you enjoyed reading and thank you so...

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Posted in Woman In The Mirror

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I like the association of the

Posted on Sat, 04 Jan 2020

I like the association of the fish and the poet, very clever.

Jenny.

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Posted in To the belly of an osprey

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There's a kind of magic about

Posted on Thu, 02 Jan 2020

There's a kind of magic about your second version of this poem Di, especially in those lines:-

fragrant flames in Spring, then leaves unfurl, spell

air for all near, unaware,

The buds actually remind me of wands. You express...

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Posted in comfort and joy (another go at this)

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You explain well the hidden

Posted on Mon, 30 Dec 2019

You explain well the hidden trials of these fish and the dangers they face. I also like the idea of the runic shapes etched upon their sides. A clever poem indeed.

Jenny.

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Posted in Mackerel

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Memories captured in

Posted on Thu, 26 Dec 2019

Memories captured in Christmas decorations are some of the best. I do hope the spirit of the season is with you and your family Penny. I wish you much health and happiness for the New Year too.

Jenny.

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Posted in Threads of Christmas...past to present

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Everything about this poem

Posted on Thu, 26 Dec 2019

Everything about this poem speaks to me, especially in that third stanza;- feeling like a visitor in the lives of others rings so true. You really hit the nail on the head when you wrote this poem, especially as I could relate to it.

Hope...

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Posted in Present

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I'm sure there are many

Posted on Mon, 23 Dec 2019

I'm sure there are many people who understand the sentiments in your poem. It can be a time of expectations but also disappointments and discord. But the one thing we can rely on, is that we're not alone.

Thank you for sharing.

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Posted in The Day Before Christmas

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