Starfish Girl
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Third Step Up
Something I started writing a while ago, not finished of course Third Step Up A teddy, old, battered, moth eaten. Abandoned on the third step from...
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The Cup That Cheers
My writing class was given the task of writing in the second person. I found it very difficult, not sure if I've managed it. A small ornate table,...
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Cornucopia
Cornucopia, Cachet, Cadeaux and Collectibles. Have you ever heard anything so pretentious? Especially above a premises selling car boot sale...
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To Whinge or not to Whinge, That is the Question
Another writing class exercise, writing as therapy. Not sure if it has helped but I enjoyed writing it! I enjoy cooking and especially trying new...
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Neverland
My writing class was given the task of putting a character from a 'novel' into a different situation. Not sure if this is too close to original! Abi...
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'a maze of so many no-through
Posted on Mon, 28 Sep 2015
'a maze of so many no-through roads' such a telling phrase. So sad that the real person is still there but does manage to surface occasionally. Sad and funny in equal measures, love 'the best frilly draws.'
Lindy
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A hope for a better future
Posted on Sat, 26 Sep 2015
A hope for a better future well presented.
Well done.
Lindy
Read full commentPosted in For the love of Jeremy Corbyn
So much in this and behind it
Posted on Sat, 19 Sep 2015
So much in this and behind it Tina. Many things hinted at which leaves us with our own interpretation. But the beauty of the poem still remains.
Lindy
Read full commentPosted in Lucy in the Sky
Tina, you never fail to have
Posted on Mon, 31 Aug 2015
Tina, you never fail to have lovely little, and beautiful, insights into your daughter's too brief life, and death.
Love Southwold too and your description of the beach huts is more than poetic.
A poem that brings tears and smiles,...
Read full commentPosted in Performance Piece
The title and the picture you
Posted on Mon, 10 Aug 2015
The title and the picture you chose so much at odds with the content of the poem but it adds to its poignancy.
I am sure that there are many young girls in such a situation, trapped by their needs.
A well written thought provoking...
Read full commentPosted in A Little Tart
'the things we were going to
Posted on Mon, 22 Jun 2015
'the things we were going to do tomorrow', so poignant.
A sad poem of lost love and lost tomorrows, so well written.
Lindy
Read full commentPosted in Future Imperfect
I just hope Tina that your
Posted on Sat, 06 Jun 2015
I just hope Tina that your poems bring you some kind peace. I know the heartache will never diminish but i am sure that your thoughts and images in your poetry will help others who find it difficult to express their feelings. I think it very...
Read full commentPosted in Dearest Daughter...
Lovely Tina.
Posted on Sat, 30 May 2015
Lovely Tina.
So much feeling packed into a small space.
Just before he died I bought my father a Yorkie bar, he never did eat it and it stopped in my mother's fridge for ages. Then one day she said you'd better eat it. I took it...
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This is really wondrous and
Posted on Wed, 11 Mar 2015
This is really wondrous and truly beautiful. I cannot pick which bits I like best. Should it be 'overhead a skylark..' Whatever the rest of the line makes me truly jealous, lovely. Eggnog sunlight , corrugated fields.
Your poem is as...
Read full commentPosted in The Myth of Narcissus
'If I were a poet I'd find
Posted on Mon, 23 Feb 2015
'If I were a poet I'd find the words.' there you have it Tina, you are indeed a poet and a very good one.
So sad and full of loss, as always lovely images to savour.
Lindy
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