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Clarabelle and Friends
A close friendship - Free image: from 123F: postage stamp printed by Bhutan, that shows Clarabelle cow visiting Lighthouse at Alexandria, circa 1991.
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Chewing the Cud
My friend Bill is rather glib and quite often he tells a fib. I listened carefully to my bud and discreetly chewed the cud. “I wandered lonely as a...
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A Precarious Situation
Longevity - Image from Pixabay
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A Special Day
International Cat Day - Photo courtesy of my daughter Nina.
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An Ordinary Life
Image free of copyright from 123F
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I saw in the news that a
Posted on Sat, 22 Feb 2020
I saw in the news that a young boy, a fan of Manchester United football club, wrote to the Liverpool's manager pleading with him to stop his team winning to give the club he supported a chance.
Read full commentI am tempted to make a similar plea and ask...
Posted in The Fox Hunt
Rachel, this must be the
Posted on Thu, 20 Feb 2020
Rachel, this must be the apotheosis of your poetry; it can't be surpassed, surely. But, having followed your work closely, I'm certain you are going to prove me wrong. Not only is your use of the language exquisite, your knowledge of Greek...
Read full commentPosted in Looking at Klimt’s Frieze for Beethoven
A very descriptive poem of a
Posted on Sat, 15 Feb 2020
A very descriptive poem of a fierce storm that has caught many unprepared and powerless to do anything except watching the pelting rain on the window panes, with its suggestion of further upheaval, and observe the extensive damage it caused....
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It is more a social comment
Posted on Sat, 08 Feb 2020
It is more a social comment based on current affairs than a celebration of Valentine's day, which is perhaps not what readers might expect.
Read full commentSometimes I am inspired by headlines to produce a piece, like this one, that could generate a...
Posted in Valentine
Your fecund mind has produced
Posted on Sat, 08 Feb 2020
Your fecund mind has produced another memorable poem that shows your knowledge of Nature and how it relates to life.
I am greatly impressed by your masterly use of the language.
Best, Luigi x
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Hi Di. I admire the lyricism
Posted on Tue, 04 Feb 2020
Hi Di. I admire the lyricism and inventiveness that you employ in your poetry and your use of metaphors although the line Trees snug in moss onesies threw me as I had no inkling of the meaning of 'onesies' and had to look it up.The...
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Hi Di. Talking of cats going
Posted on Sat, 11 Jan 2020
Hi Di. Talking of cats going missing, prior to Toby I used to have another black and white cat called, what else but Whisky. We had a very long garden which faced a big field and I built a path on which he slowly trundled to the fence at the end...
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I am amazed at how your
Posted on Wed, 08 Jan 2020
I am amazed at how your output is consistently excellent, o.m.t.. and envious of your brilliance, I must confess.
My best wishes and congratulations, Luigi.
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Like everything else, you
Posted on Fri, 10 Jan 2020
Like everything else, you have to learn the technique and there is no danger in looking at the spider through the glass; in fact by keeping it in your sight you will be sure that it hasn't escaped capture in the meantime. As an additional...
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A brilliant addition to your
Posted on Fri, 03 Jan 2020
A brilliant addition to your collection that has a great number of poems which show your appreciation and concern for the natural world.
Well done on Pick of the Week, thoroughly deserved.
Best wishes, Luigi
Read full commentPosted in You can’t cling to something once it has gone.
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