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Terence Mullan
In the movies, the people who are writers only ever drink coffee and write. I could do that. They never have to work in their garden or take their cat to the vet or go shopping in Kaufland.
I re-read parts one and two
Posted on Sun, 31 Oct 2021
I re-read parts one and two immediately before reading this, part three, and found the story in its entirety quite gripping.
I particularly enjoyed your descriptions of John’s mangled body, the crow and the eerie place where they met. This...
Read full commentPosted in The Black Crow of Purgatory (Part 3 of 3)
Hardworking daughters and
Posted on Thu, 28 Oct 2021
Hardworking daughters and unscrupulous driving instructors. We have experience of this in my family too.
Good luck to Meghan with the new job and any future driving instructors, and good on you for being the caring parent.
Read full commentPosted in That's R$CH!!!!
Your poem really creates an
Posted on Sat, 30 Oct 2021
Your poem really creates an atmosphere of mystery, anxiety and fear.
I was just about to go outside to get some logs for our wood burner but your words
Jumping back in fear; feeling sticky –ooze
of sap cloying at...
Read full commentPosted in Forest Terror
'but October ends, damp'
Posted on Thu, 28 Oct 2021
'but October ends, damp'
If my memory serves me right, all months end damp in Britain but October even more so because the dampness is absorbed by the carpet of dead leaves that stick to your boots and go with you everywhere.
I...
Read full commentPosted in Before Rhythm of Hours Change the Beat
A rare commodity!
Posted on Sun, 24 Oct 2021
A rare commodity!
Too many well known men (and women) aren't easy going but those who are fully deserve to have a poem written about them.
I like to think I am easy going but I'm not really well known.
I enjoyed your poem....
Read full commentPosted in An Easy Going Well Known Man
Anybody there?
Posted on Mon, 18 Oct 2021
I hope Alfred Muggins found some shops open for business when he got to the town centre. This terrible blight seems to be killing more than just people.
Read full commentPosted in Muggins and His Wife Mrs Muggins Venture into Town During the Third Pandemic Lockdown of January 2021 (to drop her son off at the Blood Donation centre (and walk the dog!) Part 1 : Return To Town
I've always struggled with
Posted on Mon, 18 Oct 2021
I've always struggled with autumn. I love spring when nature bursts into life and then the warmth and richness of summer, but autumn just gives me a feeling that everything is over and done with despite its beautiful colours that everyone keeps...
Read full commentPosted in Grounding Of Autumn
A cry for help from someone
Posted on Sun, 17 Oct 2021
A cry for help from someone who has heard another's cry for help. I can feel the desperation in your words. An excellent poem.
Read full commentPosted in Make Me
This is a sad story but a
Posted on Mon, 18 Oct 2021
This is a sad story but a poem is a good way to remember your father. A poem will always be with you.
I particularly liked the way you constructed the poem with the long lines spreading right across the page but still maintaining a rhyme...
Read full commentPosted in Dad's 74th Birthday
They do have warm sunny days
Posted on Sat, 16 Oct 2021
They do have warm sunny days in Leeds too. I can remember having to unfasten the buttons on my coat at least half a dozen times while I lived there. But I think the opening clip with the winter weather set the scene of the video and the black and...
Read full commentPosted in We Are Seacroft!
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