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My stories have been read 470163 times and 90 of my stories have been cherry picked.
52 of my 2,199 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 54 votes

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Coral Jane

Once upon a time I was an artist living on the beach somewhere in Devon. Since then there have been many changes in my life...

Coral Jane Macpherson 

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The Silent Witness

As many of you already know, my daughter Julia (who wrote as Overthetop1 on Abc) died suddenly in May whilst on a short unescorted outing from a Mental Health Unit. She was due to move into a care facility in the community very soon, and as yet the cause of her death is still unknown. She had been to a cafe near the hospital for a sandwich, and the cafe owner, seeing how unwell she was, followed her out. Unfortunately Julia never made it back to the ward. Later the cafe owner told her sister and I what happened before we got to the hospital. Coral Jane
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Yellow for my daughter

An edit of an old piece I want to re-post in memory of my daughter Julia Jane Macpherson who died suddenly May 18th. She also wrote on this site as Overthetop1. Coral Jane
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Poem of the week

THE ONE IN THE NEST

Nursery rhyme: "one flies east, one flies west, and one flew over the cuckoo's nest"
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Leaving

with a little help from my friends, John & Paul of course. Wednesday morning at five o'clock as the day begins - Lennon/McCartney
Poem of the week

The sadness of tulips

a bit late for Spring, or perhaps not

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52 of my comments have received 54 Great Feedback votes

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The first line pulled me in

Posted on Wed, 07 Jul 2021

The first line pulled me in Jenny, then I was hooked x

 

 

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Posted in Daydreamer

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Beautiful

Posted on Thu, 06 May 2021

Beautiful

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Posted in Resting Place

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Hi Mentalelf

Posted on Wed, 03 Feb 2021

Hi Mentalelf

Your words in this poem really resonate with me, as I lost my daughter 4 years ago.  Different circumstances but an avoidable death (long story).  My daughter was a Crazy Diamond too (Syd Barrett - Pink Floyd?) & used to...

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Posted in My Crazy Diamond

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This moving poem is one I

Posted on Mon, 04 Jan 2021

This moving poem is one I wish I could have written myself. Beautiful writing.
Thank you.

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Posted in Memento

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Beautifully done, Jenny. 

Posted on Mon, 14 Dec 2020

Beautifully done, Jenny.  Lovely poem.

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Posted in Langdale Pikes In Winter

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Hi Jenny

Posted on Wed, 25 Nov 2020

Hi Jenny

As you know, my visits here are rare these days but I couldn't resist this wonderful cat poem.  Unfortunately where I live now (4th floor flat) is not a place for cats though I've had them in the past and my daughter Sarah has two...

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Posted in Memories Of You I Keep

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Beautifully put, the sort of

Posted on Sun, 22 Mar 2020

Beautifully put, the sort of poem I wish I had written.

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Posted in Deimos

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Loved it. Thank you x

Posted on Mon, 12 Aug 2019

Loved it.
Thank you x

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Posted in Katy, A Ghost Story (IP)

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Beautifully written, and so

Posted on Wed, 20 Feb 2019

Beautifully written, and so emotive.  A very special piece.

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Posted in La Femme d'argent

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I've not been around Abc much

Posted on Mon, 19 Dec 2016

I've not been around Abc much, just willing this season away, but so glad I caught this.

It's beautiful, and wise, and I loved it.

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Posted in A gift at Christmas

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