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Take It or Leave It
I love to see the sun come up through early morning mist. I quite enjoy a pint or two without ever getting pissed. I like to walk around the town, my...
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Chocolate, Tobacco and Horse Muck
Each day, as the factory whistle blew at noon, he dashed leisurely home from work on his bicycle to have his dinner because dinner was always eaten...
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When It Gets Late Earlier
As my hemisphere gets darker The men who wind up the world Decide to make it darker still Just days before my birthday When I always wish for more...
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Following Magda
It seemed like night although it was only about three o’clock in the afternoon as I approached the little old twin towns of Bernkastel-Kues which...
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Baby Love
Two new eyes Startled; staring out at An old world. Not knowing it's old. Two new lungs Taking their first gasps of air Breathed a million times...
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Possibly the first tanka I
Posted on Tue, 14 Nov 2023
Possibly the first tanka I have ever read. Interesting!
You have informed and inspired me.
Thank you very much.
Read full commentPosted in Breath
This is powerful stuff.
Posted on Thu, 16 Nov 2023
This is powerful stuff.
Every word and every thought hurts... I get it.
I hope you're okay.
Excellent writing. My kind of poem.
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Indeed it does.
Posted on Sat, 11 Nov 2023
Indeed it does.
I'm waiting up for it.
Read full commentPosted in May 4th (chapter 3 part 2)
I'm enjoying this more and
Posted on Tue, 14 Nov 2023
I'm enjoying this more and more with every episode. Good on you.
But Vanessa should tell her mum to avoid wearing flip flops as they encourage toe clawing. Shoes with a deep toe box will reduce the likelihood of friction on the dorsal...
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Good stuff Mono.
Posted on Sat, 11 Nov 2023
Good stuff Mono.
You always finish with an 'ooh, what's next?' paragraph.
Read full commentPosted in May 4th (chapter 3 part 2)
I feel sad for this poor
Posted on Wed, 15 Nov 2023
I feel sad for this poor family now.
We have a seven-strong feline death squad that deals with our rodent population. So we never see the little visitors, dead or alive.
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Islands
Posted on Sun, 12 Nov 2023
I've often wondered but my guesswork suggests that you're living on a Scottish island. I've visited a few and they've all been gorgeous and overwhelmingly friendly. I expect yours is the same. Jura was probably my favourite.
But your son's...
Read full commentPosted in My Verbal Diary Here
Nice one Mono!
Posted on Sun, 12 Nov 2023
Nice one Mono!
I'm delighted that you got the golden cherries. I hope you'll be saying thank you to your little ratty friends.
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Is this the real life?
Posted on Sun, 12 Nov 2023
It's amazing when I sit down and think about it, how real life events rhyme. If Russia had invaded Iraq in the 1980s instead of Afghanistan my poem would have been ruined.
Thank you very much Di for reading my writing and for your nice...
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You express so many emotions
Posted on Sun, 12 Nov 2023
You express so many emotions in this Mono... sadness, bitterness, resent, humour... and I like your rhyming. Good on you for sharing your feelings in this way.
I was in Kerry myself a few weeks ago, near Glenbeigh. Under the right...
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