I liked the title before even reading it.Pleasently surprised! No sentimentality but thought provoking. I think many could identify with this regret not to be able to still talk, ask, get to know. ... great capture of emotions!
Ah, found it! http://www.abctales.com/node/545079
Everytime I tried 'Find an author' I got 'Page not found'.
However I finally found a different piece by AB27 and got to it that way. It was well worth the search.
I had difficulty finding you too - and couldn't locate your story Stine, mentioned in your earlier comments, at all. I'd like to read that. I liked this very much too, the direct, plain speaking both appropriate and touching.
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This is lovely - like the sentiment. Like the juxtaposition of
I want to know if you like the Black Eyed Peas.
I want to know if you’ve ever really loved.
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Joe
hey cheers for all your comments - I've only just come back online... thanks I'm glad it's not emotional. It's actually a poem to commemorate my mum who passed away - I'm putting it in our local paper.... I hope she likes it:-)
Yeah, I tried to make it as straight forward as possible - and keep the reader jumping from the little things (black eyed peas) to the big things (being scared).. maybe to show how actually they're not really all that different.
thanks again for your feedback
Alicia
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