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Timeless Wonder
A walk along the Ridgeway and up to Barbury Castle in Wiltshire. In fields of wheat a promise growing, waiting quietly etched on landscape between...
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Timanfaya Volcanic National Park
Dear diary...a poem about the volcano we visited in Lanzarote, during a holiday in July 1987. Once quaking; red hot lava gushing, flames rising...
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Honeysuckle On The Breeze
Bring summer flamboyance untamed merging, not a dance between air's trembling touch; but yellow and cream gathering in June, delighted to climb and...
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In The Stillness Of Late Years
Dear diary...a poem remembering day trip along coastal path while on a single parent holiday retreat in Devon. June 1985. Struck by father time, as...
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When We Were Young
This is an attempt at a poem about being eight in 1962, the last summer before moving onto pastures new. Childhood roads were many like the traces of...
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A poingnant poem in the
Posted on Wed, 16 Apr 2014
A poingnant poem in the beginning...but hope at the end of the tunnel.
I thought you delivered a great read, that shows its possible to get through most things; if you just hold out for another day.
Jenny.
Read full commentPosted in Trauma
I love how you look at this
Posted on Fri, 03 Dec 2021
I love how you look at this tree Rachel, how it's solitary and snarled into being, of tor and wayside are wicken for spindles, blossom for bees bread. But bare, frostlit with starlit. You describe something quite mysterious and magical about this...
Read full commentPosted in Rowan
Wonderful poem Richard,
Posted on Thu, 02 Dec 2021
Wonderful poem Richard, conveying November's journey creating new cycle of life from the fallen.
Jenny.
Read full commentPosted in November's Pleasure
I like how you've given the
Posted on Thu, 02 Dec 2021
I like how you've given the shapes and colours of leaves sound, like musical notes of nature. I've never heard of the gall wasp before, so you've taught me something new with this poem Rachel. Will certainly look up this intriguing wasp.
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Read full commentPosted in Oak Apple
Hi Jean,
Posted on Wed, 01 Dec 2021
Hi Jean,
I thought it was a shame that Mary Seacole didn't get the recognition Miss Nightingale recieved in a life of devotion to so many sick and injured, especially on the front line.
Her service certainly made up for that though...
Read full commentPosted in Maria and the Bellasis Family 15
I do love silver birch trees
Posted on Wed, 01 Dec 2021
I do love silver birch trees Rachel. Planted two not far from where I live.many years ago.
I love the lines:-
but a silver birch will twist
itself into a witch's knot,
into paper fairies,
all peel and broom,...
Read full commentPosted in Silver Birch
Hi Paul,
Posted on Wed, 01 Dec 2021
Hi Paul,
I'm so glad you've written a poem for national tree week. What a wonderful way to describe the pines beauty and majesty as in that second stanza. You took my breath away with all the different creatures that depend on this amazing...
Read full commentPosted in Lonesome Pines
When life and times were hard
Posted on Tue, 30 Nov 2021
When life and times were hard these kids had to be tough to survive. You always manage to catch their turmoil, and fighting spirit so well Jack.
Jenny.
Read full commentPosted in Twosies or Threesies
I think Trevor said it all.
Posted on Tue, 30 Nov 2021
I think Trevor said it all. How inspiring.
Jenny.
Read full commentPosted in Apple
A stunning poem Rachel.
Posted on Mon, 29 Nov 2021
A stunning poem Rachel.
Jenny.
Read full commentPosted in Welig for Paul (marandina)
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