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Ballerina Toy Box

By marandina on Sun, 29 Aug 2021

The boundary between the real and imagined world can be a thin veil Daylight fades, an ethereal twilight descends, I turn the key, music tinkles like...

Fantasy

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Kabul Airport

By marandina on Tue, 24 Aug 2021

https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/afghanistan-latest-kabul-a... https://www.fr24news.com/a/2021/08/children-orphaned-as-their-parents-cr...

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Leaving Home

By marandina on Tue, 17 Aug 2021

Rain falls as drizzle – recalcitrant, obstinate, framing a doorway filled by fretful parents, staring into a no man’s land of sadness, one last,...

Drama

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Saccades of Sands

By marandina on Tue, 03 Aug 2021

A clicking camera shutter, perpetual saccades, capturing fleeting moments that mark epochs, littered in sentiment and seminal occasions,...

Spiritual

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"I am a woman of the mist,

Posted on Sat, 30 Dec 2023

"I am a woman of the mist, myself, now,

herding red deer on the trendle,"

A mystical reverie that transends the boundaries of mere language. Words are a beautiful thing. Just wonderful. Paul

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You have captured the magic

Posted on Sat, 30 Dec 2023

You have captured the magic of Christmas Eve so well. How as young children, we would intend to stay awake and then, next thing, presents have arrived. Very lovely indeed, Rhiannon. Paul

Posted in “This night I will …”

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That's a fascinating read,

Posted on Thu, 28 Dec 2023

That's a fascinating read, Turlough.

I guess most people end up with a cocktail of accents etc with social mobility and people moving around. I wanted to learn some Russian via the Zoom meetings I had with my son when he lived in Moscow....

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"...to obtain a holiday, a

Posted on Sat, 23 Dec 2023

"...to obtain a holiday, a family celebration,
with leisure, and rest from
… hard work!"

I felt exhausted reading the first few lines. Hoping those final lines are how your Christmas panned out, Rhiannon. Paul

Posted in Before …!

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"Blow away the lies, the

Posted on Fri, 22 Dec 2023

"Blow away the lies, the hatred,
hasty accusations, malice."

Vivid and evocative. Lovely work, Rhiannon. Paul

Posted in Even Father Christmas blown over …!

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"...guilty of hitting his

Posted on Sun, 24 Dec 2023

"...guilty of hitting his partner,
and said yes to the aardvark."

Nicely done, Luigi. A poem full of colour and imaginative story-telling. Happy New Year, to you. Paul

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Stunning poem, Doug.

Posted on Thu, 21 Dec 2023

Stunning poem, Doug. Evocative and euphoric. Paul

Posted in Rain in Kalgoorlie

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I like the duality of the

Posted on Tue, 19 Dec 2023

I like the duality of the underlying message. Both parties apologising acknowledging that none of us are perfect. We should all say sorry more often. Nicely done, Rhiannon. Paul

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Thanks insert. And for all

Posted on Wed, 20 Dec 2023

Thanks insert. And for all the hard work you do behind the scenes to make the site work. It's unseen by most but appreciated by many.

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"Kite swoops

Posted on Wed, 20 Dec 2023

"Kite swoops

briefly in

murky sky.."

Sentiments of the season captured so well. Dreamy and very lovely. Merry Christmas, Jenny. Paul