Jane Hyphen
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My stories
These are the Legs I Ordered.
These are the legs I ordered The ones I’ve always wanted Strong with shape and form Little in the way of wobble An ideal length with two knees Like...
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The Dream Tax
Dora held her phone a foot or so away from her eyes and squinted while she waited for the text to become less blurry. ‘Oh,’ she exclaimed, ‘I’ve just...
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She said her name was Winter
After the party, I marked her Just as the colours drained In her gelid crystal necklace Blowing out the lights And hushing the wild creatures She was...
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He's Left These Woods
He’s left these woods, Mr Pip slipped quietly through a gap. A quick look back then gone between the trees. Fifteen years ago I held him on my lap as...
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Winter Light
White bright winter light In blink flickers that burn We lie low, hemmed days Patient as winter flowers Suspended for the long game A solitary bee,...
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There are so many rich
Posted on Thu, 25 May 2023
There are so many rich details in this poem. Zooming in on another world, you've expressed this amphibious enclave so artfully. Very much enjoyed and well deserved POTD...
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You've brought their amazing
Posted on Thu, 25 May 2023
You've brought their amazing life cycle to life with this poem, Rhiannon. I remember looking at a local history book and it stated that a nearby pond used to be 'thick with eels' since there are connecting underwater streams from the Thames....
Read full commentPosted in On the 6500+ km journey, twice
Thank you for pick of the day
Posted on Tue, 16 May 2023
Thank you for pick of the day
Read full commentPosted in Lucifer - What's good for the saucy gander
It doesn't take long for
Posted on Tue, 16 May 2023
It doesn't take long for nature to start taking over. The van reminds me of all those ship wrecks and other debris beneath our oceans, covered in weed and tiny marine creatures. Those discarded country plough always look so beautiful.
Read full commentPosted in Natural Décor
Thank you for the cherries. I
Posted on Tue, 16 May 2023
Thank you for the cherries. I actually enjoy these proverbs, some of them are very amusing, especially when people say them wrong. My inspiration for this was my dad who always used to say, 'what's good for the goose is good for the saucy gander...
Read full commentPosted in Lucifer - What's good for the saucy gander
I found this very calming to
Posted on Wed, 10 May 2023
I found this very calming to read. A eulogy of restraint combined with ritual and luminous beauty.
Read full commentPosted in Geisha
That sounds wonderful. I
Posted on Tue, 09 May 2023
That sounds wonderful. I googled it and it looks beautiful. All the magic woven into your poems.
Read full commentPosted in At Jangye-Ryn
That didn't feel like 5000
Posted on Thu, 27 Apr 2023
That didn't feel like 5000 words, it was so enjoyable and entertaining.
I'm sorry to hear that you lost your dog, Skye.
I agree with you re the blurred edges of real life and AI. We already living with the blurred edges of 'real'...
Read full commentPosted in Hereafter: A Holodog Story (Part Three of Three)
I love the first line and
Posted on Sat, 22 Apr 2023
I love the first line and from there all the fine details unfold, sparkling nature, reality and clever metaphors. Tiny hearts in feathers is all the promise of spring in a sentence. Very well done and one to return to.
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Some interesting details in
Posted on Wed, 26 Apr 2023
Some interesting details in this. The mix of sadness and science fiction reminds me of some episodes of Dr Who, strangly I was getting Dr Who vibes in part one and in part two you actually mentioned it...
I can imagine getting used to a...
Read full commentPosted in Hereafter: A Holodog Story (Part Two of Three)
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