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Everyone's a hero
Watching, dying, being superior
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One thirty Wednesday
Among the spiders
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Da da, da da, da da, da da, da da da da da, da daaaaaa...
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It follows the Block School
Posted on Thu, 21 May 2015
It follows the Block School of repetitive poetry, Philip. Founded on Temple Meads station at around 23:30 last night. I'm hoping the Culture Secretary will request that a plaque be installed.
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Great stuff, Ed. Must be
Posted on Tue, 04 Aug 2020
Great stuff, Ed. Must be something to do with this sturgeon moon.
Bri-Nylon sheets in fetching tangerine?
Waking to anxious sweating Houdini scenes and violent internal electrical storms. Just the job for a noisy diff, though....
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I loved reading this, Ed.
Posted on Fri, 31 Jul 2020
I loved reading this, Ed. Never say never. Where there's the will, there's a way.
Am I being hypocritical/inconsistent? (Boulder climbing?) No, I reckon that could be done with commitment and prep. Las Islas Canarias también. Ánimo amigo...
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I'm glad you didn't delete it
Posted on Sat, 01 Aug 2020
I'm glad you didn't delete it, onemorething.
I do know that feeling, though, and sympathise.
That "critic" word: "juxtaposition". Lovely word, but this poem shows a very human lateral connection to something deep and, I'm guessing...
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ants, searching for something
Posted on Fri, 10 Jul 2020
ants, searching for something (is "meaning" stretching credulity?) maybe delete "and so"?
Lovely observation and idea. Excuse my rude intrusion. ;)
Read full commentPosted in 10th july grasshopper
Hi Di.
Posted on Fri, 10 Jul 2020
Hi Di.
In terms of scanning, "mechanical maracas signal"? Adverbs in verse tend to weaken the effect. Maybe.
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Birds. So much inspiration. A
Posted on Sun, 05 Jul 2020
Birds. So much inspiration. A complex and fascinating poem, onemorething. Your allusion will have me scooting off to find out. I watched the video. My parents. Fish & chips handed over, slightly cold from a detour. Very nicely done.
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Great portrait, Ed.
Posted on Sat, 13 Jun 2020
Great portrait, Ed.
Really well studied. My aunt and uncle, who lived on the other side of the hedge currently to my left had an exaggerated dislike of magpies. Poor magpie. Like many birds, they suffer from a bad press. Nature (life)...
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You just made me really
Posted on Mon, 22 Jun 2020
You just made me really homesick for yet another home. X
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Joint first prize for
Posted on Fri, 19 Jun 2020
Joint first prize for comentario del año.
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