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Pointless Boris (Part One of Two)
This is the eighth entry in the satirical series at https://www.abctales.com/collection/pandemic-tales-bojo-and-co Pointless Boris (Part One) Things...
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Life Through a Prism
Audio version at: https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/life-through-a-prism-mp3 Life Through a Prism Life’s journey viewed through a backlit prism of...
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Into the Woods (Hansel and Gretel)
Into the Woods (Hansel and Gretel) Moonbeams cast striations across velvet night, breezes blow in conspiratorial, hushed murmurs, Timber wolves howl...
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Groundhog Boris
This is the seventh entry in the satirical series at https://www.abctales.com/collection/pandemic-tales-bojo-and-co Groundhog Boris The numbers on...
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Het Bonhe
Audio version at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/het-bonhe-mp3 Het Bonhe As spring emerged from winter, Russian scholars, teachers taught the...
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"...those intoxicated weary
Posted on Sat, 30 Mar 2024
"...those intoxicated weary
hearing drumming, moon
kisses them goodnight."
That's an evocative, poetic cacophony of the sounds of nature, Jenny. Lovely use of metaphor. Adriotly done, for sure :)
Read full commentPosted in Passion Of The Drums
Another beautifully observed
Posted on Sat, 23 Mar 2024
Another beautifully observed slice of life. You do the small details well. Really enjoyed this.
Read full commentPosted in Is this the real life?
Really well written - drew me
Posted on Thu, 21 Mar 2024
Really well written - drew me in as the story unfolded. Credible plot, for sure. Adroitly done.
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"..when lapse of memory
Posted on Thu, 21 Mar 2024
"..when lapse of memory
chases days and nights.."
Nothing worse than losing a dream you want to remember. You have done a fine creative job in producing a poem based on something so elusive. Nicely done, Jenny :)
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‘I’m not sure it is but I’ll
Posted on Wed, 20 Mar 2024
‘I’m not sure it is but I’ll reserve full judgement until I see you two together and evaluate the dynamics of your relationship and if I think you’re taking advantage of him, I’ll intervene.’
Annie is a force of nature - marriage...
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"All I see are double
Posted on Tue, 19 Mar 2024
"All I see are double standards, some animals are more
equal than others..."
Always good to see Orwell quoted.
Yep, the online world can really get inside your head if you let it. You have painted a picture of chaos adriotly...
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"...grape hyacinth’s blue
Posted on Mon, 18 Mar 2024
"...grape hyacinth’s blue bubbles
burst up from their sleep..."
Such a sweep of colours and celebration. I think it's spring equinox today. Finally...surely....warmer days and lighter nights. I think we are due after all the rain....
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Reading out loud is a big
Posted on Fri, 15 Mar 2024
Reading out loud is a big deal so well done for navigating the adrenaline-fuelled terror and euphoria that goes with events like that. Yeah...I'd love to listen if you do a recording. I haven't put anything onto SoundCloud for a while but it is a...
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"He drove her to a quiet
Posted on Fri, 15 Mar 2024
"He drove her to a quiet place.
And in the land of guns of course he had one too.
He took it out and in the seamlessness of time.."
That is a tragic tale, Jane. An elegiac tribute that is sad to read but so...
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Thanks for reading, T. Yes,
Posted on Fri, 15 Mar 2024
Thanks for reading, T. Yes, that was the factory I was thinking of when I read your poem a while back. It was a bit weird that so many people commented on strange smells from factories in the past in your comments thread (including me). The...
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