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I have 1266 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
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Your poem left me quite

Posted on Sat, 01 Aug 2020

Your poem left me quite tearful. The fact that Obaysch tried so hard to be loved and accepted, yet this was seen as a weakness. Very sad indeed. 

Your writing held a lot of strong emotion.

Jenny.

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Posted in To my imaginary child

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Hi Penny,

Posted on Sun, 02 Aug 2020

Hi Penny,

I like how you explain the fact that we humans are all individual, drawn to some kindred spirits that have a deep impact on our lives. The prism is a very clever idea too, it's what makes the world go round and shines on us all...

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Posted in "Perception"

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What a fantastic poem Rachel.

Posted on Sat, 01 Aug 2020

What a fantastic poem Rachel. I too would love to put my ear to the earth and listen to those underground sounds, only problem is I'd never get back up. ...

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Posted in Electric Bees

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Dear Luigi,

Posted on Wed, 29 Jul 2020

Dear Luigi,

you have had this experience of a stroke and come back to tell the tale, it proves you are an important part of life. Your love for writing is such a great art and I hope you continue to share with us your poems and prose....

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Posted in Out Of the Blue (Rimas Dissolutas)

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A gripping poem Rachel, the

Posted on Sun, 26 Jul 2020

A gripping poem Rachel, the ocean has many stories to tell, this is one.

My kind of poem indeed.

Jenny

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Posted in Beadlet Anemone

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You've said it all as far as

Posted on Sun, 26 Jul 2020

You've said it all as far as I'm concerned. Everything you mentioned is how I feel and more. It upsets me that we are loosing our history whether good or bad, as you mention what's done is done.

Being a born and bred Bristolian, I don't...

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Posted in Why Can't We Keep Our History?

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Loved this tribute to the

Posted on Tue, 21 Jul 2020

Loved this tribute to the dandelion Di, they will still be here long after we're gone.

Jenny.

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Posted in remembering dandelions (again)

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Hello Di,

Posted on Sun, 19 Jul 2020

Hello Di,

I know nothing about Haiku poems, but wondered if this was one?

I like how you question where breezes come from and how we have no idea about the air we breathe.in and out comes and goes. 

Of course like you say, it...

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Posted in breezy

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To be inspired by childhood

Posted on Fri, 17 Jul 2020

To be inspired by childhood books is the best feeling. Those adventures sleep in corners of our minds to one day be awoken and inspire stories of our own. Like you I had a love of reading, but your library sounds amazing, like walking into a...

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Posted in "Once Upon a Place to Read"

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Hello Di,

Posted on Fri, 10 Jul 2020

Hello Di,

can't believe I missed this delightful poem. You give the grasshopper a personality with the lines:-

here, in warm air, low harboured, still, sound

like faint mechanical maraccas

signals a grasshopper's...

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Posted in 10th july grasshopper

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