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God at Work
[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Changes in our lives he’ll make: … Love and joy and peace all grow …Patience, kindness, faithfulness, self-control and gentleness – these, with goodness, all must be part of joy and peace in me.
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“… our help in ages past …"
Ideas willowy and vague about the supernatural … One who’s real, historical … many find His aid in need: … Why won’t he pull the strings to fully stop these awful things? …
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Holidays
With thought of the Fry’s chocolate five boys … and memories of an eccentric old lady and her enjoyment of unpractical plans and dreams
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on Isaiah 43:1,2
[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] The trials may heap on us – when will they cease? Their strength can quite suddenly roar and increase. The...
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A mischievous little bird called …
A little bird ‘IwanTit’* around my eyes will flit and perch …
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Again, you've got into the
Posted on Thu, 03 Sep 2015
Again, you've got into the child's mind, and can empathise. Won't be long before the routine is friendly and familiar! that can be a bit of a shock for Mum too!
Read full commentLast line schools – school's ? Rhiannon
Posted in First day
Certainly surreal, Terry, and
Posted on Sun, 30 Aug 2015
Certainly surreal, Terry, and having fun with how many of the rhymes you could weave such a tale around I guess! And keep the rhythm going. It's always interesting to see the traditional mediaeval myth feel of such tales interjected with the...
Read full commentPosted in Malimar
So sad, effectively told in
Posted on Wed, 26 Aug 2015
So sad, effectively told in its simplicity and brevity. Is it based on a number of incidents or one in particular? Rhiannon
Read full commentPosted in Spilt Milk
Very sad. I expect if you are
Posted on Wed, 26 Aug 2015
Very sad. I expect if you are waiting for a possible explanation if feels like it may solve something for you, though probably it wouldn't really make a difference to the shattering bereavement. The 'whether to have a PM or not' must be so hard,...
Read full commentPosted in Post mortem results
It's even more difficult if
Posted on Mon, 24 Aug 2015
It's even more difficult if you're talking to someone who seems to feel an obligation to continue, and doesn't pick up on the hints that you feel that you need to go, but you don't want to lie about a committment, but you can't really say, 'I've...
Read full commentPosted in Loose Ends
the action of waves, real and
Posted on Thu, 06 Aug 2015
the action of waves, real and metaphoric, haven't got my head totally around the beachcombing. The waves wash away and bring in flotsam and jetsam?
Read full commentInprints = Imprints?
Rhiannon
Posted in Beach
the abyss of your absence
Posted on Wed, 22 Jul 2015
the abyss of your absence such a telling phrase in so many situations. Though it does reflect a good relationship that has been experienced. And for you, the shared enjoyment of the details of your surroundings, especially the nature...
Read full commentPosted in Opacity of Glass
There is a lot of lovely
Posted on Sun, 19 Jul 2015
There is a lot of lovely metaphor again here, maybe rather concentrated for taking it all in? The chorus is lovely and I liked Enticing the sun into scything the night, starry-eyed very much.
Read full commentThe whole rhythmic form is well worked...
Posted in Sleep In My Arms Lullaby
Very cleverly written. I too
Posted on Sun, 19 Jul 2015
Very cleverly written. I too like acrostic poems, but so often they do feel rather forced, but this doesn't, and the bringing in of the initial letters for each line seems very neatly done. I particularly like the lines Threatening all but...
Read full commentPosted in 'Why Ever Not'
Hungry, alive Injured,
Posted on Sun, 05 Jul 2015
Hungry, alive Injured, survived brought to mind those feelings of many after disasters.
Read full commentExhausted, taxed drew such an unexpected lesson for perservering.
It also brought to my mind how being puffed up and...
Posted in Positive Thinking
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