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Terence Mullan
I shaved my head again today. I shave it every couple of months to disguise the fact that I’m going bald.
Yep... the biggest in the
Posted on Mon, 23 Oct 2023
Yep... the biggest in the land, we were told. Foxwood School in the middle of Seacroft estate in Leeds. It was a comprehensive school purpose built in the 1950s and at the time (way before my time) advocates of the comprehensive system sent their...
Read full commentPosted in Come to the Sports Hall
I'm glad you feel fine and a
Posted on Mon, 23 Oct 2023
I'm glad you feel fine and a bit better than before. It's very brave of you to not just go through this but to write about the experience too. I hope to read many more of your pieces of writing.
Good luck, and good on you.
Read full commentPosted in Chemo 2 - dose one
An enjoyable poem, even
Posted on Mon, 23 Oct 2023
An enjoyable poem, even though it does remind me of the maths lessons at my school.
Read full commentPosted in Come to the Sports Hall
Thank you for your comment
Posted on Sat, 21 Oct 2023
Thank you for your comment Rhiannon.
I try not to appear negative but when I look around me now I feel that most things in the world aren't as good as they were when I was a teenager and, in some cases, they're drastically worse.
Read full commentPosted in Me and My Muezzin
Problem solved... I'm feeling
Posted on Mon, 23 Oct 2023
Problem solved... I'm feeling really sleepy now. But I've got to take some cats to the vet. I promise it's definitely not for revenge reasons.
Read full commentPosted in Three O’Clock Sheep Club
In Bulgaria some of our geese
Posted on Sun, 22 Oct 2023
In Bulgaria some of our geese are still here but the lakes have just about gone. Will we ever have rain again?
Nice poem! I enjoyed reading it.
Read full commentPosted in Blagdon Lake in Winter
From beautifully crafted
Posted on Sun, 22 Oct 2023
From the beautifully crafted words of your poem I get the impression that there's a lot going on in your bed, Jenny, so I'm not surprised you can't sleep.
A very enjoyable read indeed.
Read full commentPosted in Transcendental Journey of Meditation
Good stuff! Your poem made me
Posted on Sat, 21 Oct 2023
Good stuff! Your poem made me smile.
And it reminded me a bit of ...
Now Ernie loved a widow
Read full commentA lady known as Sue
She lived all alone in Linley Lane
At number twenty two
They said she was too good for him...
Posted in The Sinisterish Milkman
These are terrible, terrible
Posted on Wed, 18 Oct 2023
These are terrible, terrible times Ralph. I've tried writing about this horrific situation myself but I can't find the words to describe the horror and dread that I feel inside.
The last two lines of your poem are perfect.
Well done...
Read full commentPosted in Tide
This is a gorgeous poem
Posted on Tue, 17 Oct 2023
This is a gorgeous poem Socialeaf. It brings back memories of similar experiences with my own kids and my own parents.
If I were to write my version it would include the words tears, clinging and worry. Yours is much nicer.
Read full commentPosted in Parting with my 11-year old daughter halfway to school/ on change, death and attachment
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