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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.

930 of my comments have received 995 Great Feedback votes

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I don't believe that the

Posted on Tue, 21 Dec 2021

I don't believe that the world will ever come to an end but the day when man ceases to live here is approaching, slowly but surely. Beyond that, the world will continue to revolve on its axis around the sun and it will regenerate, as it has done...

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Posted in Rising Waters and Fear of a Great Flood

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Cat chaos!

Posted on Sun, 19 Dec 2021

Oh, don’t worry. I immediately understood the difference in what you were saying in the two separate two line bits. I certainly think you should leave it as it is. Also, I think we write these things largely for our own amusement and satisfaction...

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Posted in U is for Under the Tree

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Under the Tree is clever. I

Posted on Sun, 19 Dec 2021

Under the Tree is clever. I wouldn’t have thought of that though, from some of the festive season revellers I have known, I might have gone for Under the Table.

And your line …

gives small creatures cover...

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Posted in U is for Under the Tree

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Bravo Rhiannon, you've done

Posted on Mon, 20 Dec 2021

Bravo Rhiannon, you've done it! And I enjoyed every line.

But with 

I've got the key of the door, never been twenty-one before

just lurking round the corner, aren't you tempted to go one more day?

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Posted in 20

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Hello Jenny.

Posted on Tue, 21 Dec 2021

Hello Jenny.

This is a lovely poem which brings to mind the chaos that I'm sure we would experience if we really could turn back time.

I liked your line

unaware those last goodbyes

which, for me would be the...

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Posted in If I Could Turn Back Time

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Your words …

Posted on Sun, 19 Dec 2021

Your words …

plastic sawn off arms

really made me laugh.

Sawn off arms of any kind shouldn’t make us laugh but I know exactly what you mean.

Good on your lady in the post office for giving you the tinsel. It’s...

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Posted in T is for Tinsel and Twigs

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A tricky subject. I can see

Posted on Sun, 19 Dec 2021

A tricky subject. I can see both sides of the argument.

But also ...

The Red lion, The Crown, Royal Oak, White Oak, White Hart, The Swan, The Plough, The Bell, Rose & Crown, The Star, Cross Keys, Travellers Rest, The George...

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Posted in The Black Bitch.

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You really make your words do

Posted on Sun, 19 Dec 2021

You really make your words do the work. So few of them describe so much.

I really like the plastic starlight bit

I've never been a fan of tinsel but I'm looking at it in a different way now.

and 

wild ...

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Posted in T is for Tinsel and Twigs

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Nice words for two different

Posted on Fri, 17 Dec 2021

Nice words for two different creatures. Different but always beautiful and graceful ... the words and the creatures.

In Bulgaria we have different names for both. A reindeer is a severen elen (северен елен) which translates...

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Posted in R is for Reindeer and Roe deer

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Secret beaches are the most

Posted on Fri, 17 Dec 2021

Secret beaches are the most wonderful places and being by the sea in winter is always something to treasure as the chances of being alone are even greater. Your words bring the location and atmosphere to life perfectly and bring back memories of...

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Posted in Day before a birthday

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