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A Special Celebration (I.P.) - (edited)
for this week's Inspiration Point write something that includes a colour, a song, and a fruit or vegetable. ( Image source: File:Flickr-3705507804-original.jpg - Wikimedia Commons 0
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Perchance a Dream
Or a nightmare? - (Free image fro Pixabay)
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August 24th, Vesuvius Day
August 24th is celebrated as Vesuvius Day to commemorate the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 that led to the destruction of the Roman cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae (Image from Pixabay)
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Spotless in Tennessee
A baby giraffe was born with no spots at Brights Zoo in Tennessee on 31 July. The spotless giraffe is incredibly rare.
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Arms and the Man
Bullet points.
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A clever and bold opening
Posted on Mon, 30 Mar 2020
A clever and bold opening line to a poem which weaves beautiful imagery into lyrical verse. The analogy, unless I am much mistaken, may have been inspired by Hans Holbein's painting “A Lady with a Squirrel and a Starling” which some people now...
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Poem of the Week. I had no
Posted on Sun, 22 Mar 2020
Poem of the Week. I had no doubt. Huge congratulations.
Luigi x
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Your kind appraisal is heart
Posted on Wed, 25 Mar 2020
Your kind appraisal is heart warming, Rachel, and a boost to my morale.
Read full commentI started experimenting with flash fiction on a website called Droubbles.com which might be defunct now.
We were required to write a story in 200 words. I got...
Posted in Three is a Crowd
Perfection itself. Luigi x
Posted on Sun, 22 Mar 2020
Perfection itself.
Luigi x
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Another feather in your cap,
Posted on Sat, 14 Mar 2020
Another feather in your cap, Rachel. Not only you are a magnificent poet, your dulcet tones are captivating. Brava.
Luigi x
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Exceptional writing as ever,
Posted on Sat, 07 Mar 2020
Exceptional writing as ever, Rachel. Just a tiny typo in the second line: should be 'in perigee'.
Luigi x
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An interesting read, Drew,
Posted on Mon, 02 Mar 2020
An interesting read, Drew, that reawakened my nostalgic memory of the time when I put an order through for a Sinclair ZX80 and be told - what joy! - that I could have an updated version (the ZX81) for the same price. It had a 1k memory, if I...
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I find villanelle and pantoum
Posted on Wed, 26 Feb 2020
I find villanelle and pantoum very difficult and I tend to steer clear of these forms, Niamh.
Read full commentAlthough they can be technically correct by following the rules, the poetic element doesn't always match the effort.
Dylan Thomas' "Do not...
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Drew, for information.
Posted on Wed, 26 Feb 2020
Drew, for information.
The pantoum is a form of poetry similar to a villanelle in that there are repeating lines throughout the poem. It is composed of a series of quatrains; the second and fourth lines of each stanza are repeated as the...
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An interesting and absorbing
Posted on Mon, 24 Feb 2020
An interesting and absorbing little crime thriller in verse, Niamh. I found myself following the clues wanting to know what was stolen. I enjoyed the unusual format.
Kind regards, Luigi x
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