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Dreaming of a Grey Christmas
Despite my apartment having a four-metre wide window facing south I’m still struggling to see the letters on the keyboard. It feels like it’s been...
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Black and White Survival.
Part of the view from my lounge window
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Invisible
Image from commons.wikimedia: Invisibility
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All That Glitters
I posted this on ABC in July 2014. It make me so sad to have to post it again. Nothing's changed except the TV is now 4K
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Posted on Wed, 02 Jun 2021
I must admit I've been a bit remiss at reading your excellent poems, (and reading in general).
I have a soft spot for Yaffles, I hear them often but rarely see their typical green streak as the fly by on the lookout for ants nests....
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how about?
Posted on Wed, 14 Oct 2020
A wall of pain
roasted hundreds
of Koalas huddled
inside their last moments.
(The first time I went to Australia I made the mistake if calling them bears.
'They're KOALAS, mate,' spoken in a tone that ...
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I don't wish to nit-pick but I suppose I am
Posted on Wed, 14 Oct 2020
This terrible tragedy and the loss of so many of these beautiful and valuable creatures is a disaster beyond words, however if an Australian heard you call their national treasure a Bear you would probably get a good roasting yourself.
I...
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This brought back some memories, Jenny
Posted on Wed, 02 Sep 2020
I lived about 15 miles from Savernake forest for ten years. We often used to go there for a wander on a weekend and especially in autumn looking for mushrooms. Blewits were abundant as I recall. Lovely flavour, but also popular with the wildlife...
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Thanks Drew
Posted on Wed, 26 Aug 2020
Glad you liked this.
I do have a background to this story in mind, We'll see if I can make it into something, Prequels and sequels need careful planning if they are going to work it seems to me.
Cheers
Ed
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Hi Ewan
Posted on Tue, 04 Aug 2020
I'm glad you like this and thank you very much appreciate the golden cherries, which I never expected.
Regarding night-lite, I got to thinking nite-lite was under copyright, but it seems many companies use this term, so I will change the...
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A very lovely and informative poem
Posted on Sat, 01 Aug 2020
I really admire the way you subtley demonise the arrogance of imperialism and colonialism. It reminded me of the twinge of shame I felt the first time I saw The Gateway to India monument in Mumbai.
However, I think the outstanding gem of...
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Thanks Penny
Posted on Fri, 31 Jul 2020
Yes they were good times (mostly) in Las Palmas. Not the prettiest city but a great place all the same (cockroaches and all). the island of Grand Canaria is very interesting, However, after the move to Lanzarote and visiting some of the other...
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You do Vultures proud with this brilliant poem, Rachel
Posted on Fri, 31 Jul 2020
They are magnificent birds and they provide a real service for all animals on Earth including us. We revile them for seaching out and eating dead and rotting flesh, but forget the amount of diseases they prevent by cleaning discarded carcasses....
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Don't tell me they are asking questions about thermodynamics
Posted on Thu, 11 Jun 2020
(Lays down in a darkened room)
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