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layers

By Di_Hard on Thu, 14 Nov 2019

Day's doorway closes, people rush along pavements, time cut short as thoughts before sleep ; a car slams shut, cocoons a growing warmth whose wings...

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starlings

By Di_Hard on Thu, 31 Oct 2019

a dashing sky scatter of black stars swirl, mass spread, film fine specks lead, loop, pass swoop round; rain-sound wings mimic the world's mind (...

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appeal

By Di_Hard on Mon, 07 Oct 2019

on amber sheen of polished wood apricots spill, cheek soft and sweet and from a terracotta pot geranium flowers lift hearts when days sink down in...

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recipe

By Di_Hard on Tue, 24 Sep 2019

Small birds flicker thick, make bushes quiver shimmering silence with bright chirruping. Blackberries, swollen seconds full of sun. (Try one, to...

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Getting alarm bells about

Posted on Tue, 03 Sep 2024

Getting alarm bells about Malcom. I liked how you feel protective of the "lads", that's how I felt as a classroom assistant, too. Also, understand completely how you feel about knowing when your shifts are- I think it's like being prepared for an...

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listening on the radio this

Posted on Sun, 01 Sep 2024

listening on the radio this evening to people from Israel who sound nice, till they sound like they do not consider Palestinian lives to matter at all. And suddenly more and more calling West Bank Judea and Samaria. And the best UK can do is...

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I love how the results of the

Posted on Sun, 01 Sep 2024

I love how the results of the bet get worse and worse and WORSE :0)

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If only America could stop

Posted on Sun, 01 Sep 2024

If only America could stop supplying weapons, there might be hope.

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You tie in the seasons with

Posted on Mon, 02 Sep 2024

You tie in the seasons with life stages very well. I had not thought of bringing up children as being like harvest, but you are absolutely right.

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Wonderful read, again! No

Posted on Mon, 02 Sep 2024

Wonderful read, again! No news of Crado? Is Snezhinka all better? I am so sorry about your garden. I have been having upstairs neighbour issues which has also had a decimating effect, so you have lots of sympathy from me. Glad you have figs...

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I empathised with both sides

Posted on Fri, 30 Aug 2024

I empathised with both sides of this, the real one and the metaphor.
It feels so wrong to cut things down, when they have reached to the light high above the fence, but their flourishing up there stops any light at all getting to where I am...

Posted in Forest in the Brain

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This beautiful poem from

Posted on Fri, 23 Aug 2024

This beautiful poem from Yutka is Pick of the Day! Please do share if you can

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Thankyou for another

Posted on Sun, 25 Aug 2024

Thankyou for another enjoyable read, just what I was needing this dark, wet Sunday! I hope you are feeling better

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Oh! I LOVED this :0) There is

Posted on Fri, 23 Aug 2024

Oh! I LOVED this :0) There is a feral cat who I feed, who will touch the back of my hand with his nose, when I put his food down, but that's it. I do not know what his fur feels like as he shies away if I try to stroke him. I love that the cat in...