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I have 1235 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 4317539 times and 497 of my stories have been cherry picked.
2613 of my 19,062 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 2690 votes

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So pleased to see this with

Posted on Sun, 22 Jul 2018

So pleased to see this with gold cherries. Congrats to you Richard.

Well deserved.

Jenny.

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Posted in HERE I SIT

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I like this poem, it's

Posted on Sun, 22 Jul 2018

I like this poem, it's comfortable to read. Makes me think of two people who understand each other and are relaxed enough to let each other do their own thing, yet come together when the time is right.

Jenny.

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Posted in HERE I SIT

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I know exactly what your

Posted on Wed, 18 Jul 2018

I know exactly what your saying, especially in that last line. As I get older it becomes obvious that life is repeated over and over by generations of people coming up behind me, walking in my shadow.

At least that's how I read it. A...

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Posted in WE WALK IN SHADOWS

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Some wonderful use of

Posted on Sat, 14 Jul 2018

Some wonderful use of metaphors here like:-

To a pond that softly brooks and whispers,

Like nut-brown skin that lolls across

settees of dappled 

sun.

Very much enjoyed your poem and thank you for sharing....

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Funnily enough my partner's

Posted on Wed, 04 Jul 2018

Funnily enough my partner's going night fishing with his son this weekend, so I expect he will be sitting thinking of me and I of him. Nice thoughtful poem.

Jenny.

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Posted in Goin' Fishin'

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Oh Penny, I so enjoyed

Posted on Tue, 03 Jul 2018

Oh Penny, I so enjoyed reading this piece. Your shared thoughts reminded me of my own dad and how I felt when he sadly died and having to sort out the many records in his collection. Did your dad play the piano? If he did then again you would...

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Posted in Remnants

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You sum up perfectly the

Posted on Sat, 16 Jun 2018

You sum up perfectly the feelings of both siblings and parent. I could feel all those frustrations that give rise to emotions.

Jenny.

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Posted in Choose One Cake Only

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I can't believe I missed

Posted on Wed, 23 May 2018

I can't believe I missed reading this beauty Di. I love the way you describe the tiny leaves as clasped hands joined in prayer. I always love to sow marigold seeds, they're so easy to grow and your poem described exactly how they first appear....

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Posted in cotyledons

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I have to say that I really

Posted on Wed, 30 May 2018

I have to say that I really enjoyed that first stanza, I  could just picture a moss covered wall and on the other side a bank leading down to a woodland of bluebells.

So beautiful and mysterious.

Jenny.

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Posted in renewable 2 (second go at this)

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I enjoyed your poem Di, it

Posted on Mon, 28 May 2018

I enjoyed your poem Di, it had a lighthearted feel to it as I read. I could feel the cool air as the turbines rotate.

Relaxing read.

Jenny..

 

 

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