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Terence Mullan
The toothless old widow who sits beneath the pomegranate tree in the square confided in me, ‘Snow and ice in April will hurt the tender shoots of our hostas but they’ll return even stronger under the Balkan sunshine’s healing rays.’ The old man sitting beside her with a cigarette lodged neatly in one of the gaps in his front teeth casually added, ‘Hosta la vista, baby!’
The sparkle of the rhythm of
Posted on Sat, 08 Jul 2023
The sparkle of the rhythm of your poem brings to life the subjects of the dreams.
Dreams are vital to life. I spend most of my waking hours dreaming.
I enjoyed reading this.
Read full commentPosted in Escape into dream jobs
Thanks for your great
Posted on Thu, 06 Jul 2023
Thanks for your great comments Ewan.
Part four is up there now so I'm going to have an ice cold can of Toohey's lager to celebrate.
Read full commentPosted in Miss Australia 1978 – Part Two of Four
A lovely poem full of
Posted on Tue, 04 Jul 2023
A lovely poem full of priceless memories Jenny. It's decades since I was in Cornwall myself but your words have brought back lovely recollections of my own.
And it's not too late to gather new memories, with or without a camera... though...
Read full commentPosted in It's Too Late For Things Missed
Oooh, Russian dolls in the
Posted on Tue, 04 Jul 2023
Oooh, Russian dolls in the CIA! Might there be American dolls in the KGB? And what about the Chinese dolls?
An enthralling piece of writing Paul. Well written.
Read full commentPosted in Ley Lines
A lovely smiley poem.
Posted on Fri, 30 Jun 2023
A lovely smiley poem.
Nice one Rhiannon.
Read full commentPosted in How far can a little stickiness spread?
Powerful words Ewan.
Posted on Wed, 28 Jun 2023
Powerful words Ewan.
I love the last line.
Read full commentPosted in The Things Missed
Delighted!
Posted on Wed, 28 Jun 2023
Thank you very much for the golden cherries.
I'm absolutely delighted by this but I couldn't have done it without Connie. She deserves much of the credit. I'm sure she'd be delighted too if she knew.
Read full commentPosted in The Jammy Tax Dodger
We were always more of a pie
Posted on Tue, 27 Jun 2023
We were always more of a pie sort of family. The myriad of blackberries that we picked as kids from the railway embankment near my Nan's house could be more quickly consumed in that format, with a tin of Carnation Milk in true 1960s style....
Read full commentPosted in Blackberry Moment
Thank you.
Posted on Thu, 22 Jun 2023
Thank you.
It's always nice to be in touch with someone who's on the same wavelength.
Good on you.
Read full commentPosted in Suleman Dawood.
All Lives Matter
Posted on Thu, 22 Jun 2023
Hello Maxine.
When I've a minute I'll have a read of your pieces of writing that you've mentioned.
I live in Bulgaria which is a bit of a hub for refugees fleeing in all directions. I had no idea about Balkan history until I came...
Read full commentPosted in Suleman Dawood.
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