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Terence Mullan
During the hot Balkan afternoons it’s grand to lie on the settee with jugs of glacial tea and a summer soundtrack. Joni Mitchell, Joseph Canteloube, Bob Marley and Mississippi John Hurt on scratchy vinyl all sooth as Pavlovian mosquitos snarl from their sides of insect screens.
Those afternoons will be back soon, I hope. I don't care for this having to wear socks nonsense.
Good words about a terrible
Posted on Tue, 15 Mar 2022
Good words about a terrible situation Paul.
I hope we see brick walls daubed in belief again soon.
I was interested to read about your son. I hope he keeps safe and well. Not all Russians are mad war-mongering dictators.
Good...
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In Bulgaria where I live,
Posted on Wed, 16 Mar 2022
In Bulgaria where I live, taking off your shoes to enter someone's house is a centuries old tradition. It causes great offence if we don't take them off. The host will usually have a supply of knitted woollen slipper / sock type things to offer...
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It saddens me to say that
Posted on Fri, 04 Feb 2022
It saddens me to say that that part of Ireland is probably more grey than green but I'm pleased you recognised what I was aiming at in the poem.
Thank you Frances for taking the time to read and leave a comment, It's greatly appreciated...
Read full commentPosted in Her Troubles
We've been taking some stuff
Posted on Wed, 02 Mar 2022
We've been taking some stuff to a collection centre in a nearby town. They are sending trucks to Ukraine's borders. We've also given a few quid to a Geordie bloke who lives here and drives his truck to their border with Poland. He takes as much...
Read full commentPosted in Listening to the News 2/3/22
Thank you Frances for taking
Posted on Fri, 11 Mar 2022
Thank you Frances for taking the time to read and your kind comment.
I can understand why you haven't been able to find the words. When I was writing my own I my mind was filled with sadness and anger. I couldn't get the words out quick...
Read full commentPosted in 502 Kilometres
I can't think of a worse
Posted on Fri, 11 Mar 2022
I can't think of a worse dilemma. How do they know that what they are going to is any better than what they are leaving behind?
I think of all those people from the Middle East and Africa who risk their lives and their children's lives to...
Read full commentPosted in 502 Kilometres
Excellent words Di. I read
Posted on Wed, 02 Mar 2022
Excellent words Di. I read your poem more than a couple of times to take it all in. I feel your frustration. It matches my own.
As innocent people and brainwashed young troops die in their thousands and the rest of us live in fear for the...
Read full commentPosted in Listening to the News 2/3/22
Great words to describe
Posted on Sat, 05 Feb 2022
Great words to describe nature's great explosion, which is almost upon us.
The thought of rebirth and new growth always brings a smile to my face.
Than you for this Jenny. An enjoyable read.
Read full commentPosted in Stirring Of The Senses
Great words to depict a
Posted on Sun, 06 Feb 2022
Great words to depict a forest scene on a cold February day.
I really liked
full of stipply falling feathered ice
which is such a good way to describe snowflakes.
Nice one Di!
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I know that and you know that
Posted on Fri, 04 Feb 2022
I know that and you know that but far too many other people don't know that, or if they do they don't care.
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