D G Moody
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I have 84 stories published in
9 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 48057 times
and 42 of my stories have been cherry picked.
134 of my 588 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 139 votes
I’m now retired and living with my wife and Springer Spaniel in a village outside Cambridge U.K. I have dual U.K. and Australian citizenship, having lived in the latter and also travelled in Asia, in-between living in London for two years. I came back to the U.K. in 1993 as a Buddhist monk and was later involved in interfaith between Buddhist and Christian monasticism, which led to my returning to lay life. I now identify as a Christian – albeit with Buddhist influences!
My interests lie in writing – prose and poetry, informed by my experience of life plus religion, history, and current affairs. I also enjoy cooking, walking (with wife and dog), and the joys of friendship. I have previously posted on UKAuthors. My verse tends toward rhyming, but as a beginner I’m always willing to improve my craft.
Your nature poems take me
Posted on Thu, 15 Feb 2024
Your nature poems take me back to where I've been hapiest; out on some tracks in the wet, with a warm homecoming at the end; please keep them coming Rhiannon.
Read full commentPosted in Up on the Mortimer Trail
I seem to have missed a whole
Posted on Thu, 15 Feb 2024
I seem to have missed a whole 'Slough' of poems, like this one; and yes, it took a while before I realised what those smells signified! Nice on Thurlough! BTW, my wife once lived near the Mars factory, and they could smell the Mars Bars.
Read full commentPosted in Cheese and Onion Tuesday
I came back to this today,
Posted on Sat, 17 Feb 2024
I came back to this today, having read it before; and the comments and your replies have helped me better understand it; and its certainly a powerful poem, which is cathartic.
Read full commentPosted in Killing the killers
This poem was perfect for
Posted on Mon, 12 Feb 2024
This poem was perfect for those of us who miss a bath. We swapped our bath for a shower years ago, and now have another one downstairs, so no luxury of a nice soapy bath - nice one Jane.
Read full commentPosted in In the Bath
'white tears of snow drops.'
Posted on Thu, 08 Feb 2024
'white tears of snow drops.' I loved this line, and how the poem brings Spring ever closer. We have our snowdrops coming through now all over the our village, and on Sunday we have our snowdrop festival at our church and the grounds of the old...
Read full commentPosted in Progress!
A deeply felt poem; and if it
Posted on Wed, 07 Feb 2024
A deeply felt poem; and if it's possible to say what I liked, it was how you told the story from both sides, which further emphasised the heartbreak. I have been fortunate, in that all my family have died while I lived in the UK and they in...
Read full commentPosted in The Home
A rant poem for sure and not
Posted on Wed, 07 Feb 2024
A rant poem for sure and not a word wasted; and I can only agree with my estimable fellow members, that we as a species have not honoured our resonsibilties - both to each other and to the planet. Our only hope - and it is still a slim one - is...
Read full commentPosted in Productivity is Dead
Phobetor i deed! I liked the
Posted on Tue, 06 Feb 2024
Phobetor indeed! I liked the dream like quality here, with that unsettling undertow, and the imagery was perfect.
Read full commentPosted in "Oneiroi" (Greek myth - gods of dream)
I though you perefectly
Posted on Tue, 06 Feb 2024
I though you perefectly captured the IP here Rhiannon, in what is a lovely poem.
Read full commentPosted in Joyful, frugal celebration!
Yes, I agree, it benefits
Posted on Mon, 05 Feb 2024
Yes, I agree, it benefits from several readings and how one interprets it; for myself it reminded me of Crossing The Bar, which I recited once at a funeral; and of course - a lovely poem, congratulations Jane.
Read full commentPosted in We Watched from the Shore
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