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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.
Thank you very much!
Posted on Mon, 30 Aug 2021
Thank you for reading my poem and for your kind comment.
I'm not completely certain that it does get too hot for bees. It was just too hot for me to go and see what the bees were doing so I made a wild assumption in the interests of saving...
Read full commentPosted in A Hot Afternoon in Malki Chiflik
I don't share this fact with
Posted on Sun, 29 Aug 2021
I don't share this fact with many people but I spend a lot of my time sitting outdoors staring at the sky. Days with blue skies and cumulus clouds are the best because this is when I see maps of Ireland, ducks with three legs, my grandfather...
Read full commentPosted in Going With The Flow
An enjoyable read.
Posted on Mon, 30 Aug 2021
Your story captured my imagination from the outset as I know from my own experience that the trials of trying to live day to day in a new country and learn the language at the same time can be at times gruelling. I retired to Bulgaria where...
Read full commentPosted in Chinese Whispers (edited and updated, 2021)
I really enjoyed reading this
Posted on Wed, 25 Aug 2021
I really enjoyed reading this. I like the way that your words seem to slide and ripple as smoothly as the grass snake and the surface of the canal water. As I read I could clearly see in my mind the scene and the movements and sense the...
Read full commentPosted in Swimming Snake
This is a very well written
Posted on Sat, 28 Aug 2021
This is a very well written poem, Jenny, which I read twice to ensure that it had sunk in.
Your explanation helped me appreciate it. I can fully understand what you mean by 'Feelings from the past have an impact on who we are now' as my...
Read full commentPosted in Curious Ambiance
As I see it / her, although
Posted on Mon, 23 Aug 2021
As I see it / her, although Alexa sounds like a lovely young lady, she is merely Wikipedia personified. If you ask the Wikipedia website itself if it is a reliable source of information it will give you an honest 'no' as an answer. Perhaps one...
Read full commentPosted in Saint Patrick's Day (17/3/21) : Part 3 by Mr A.N.Muggins
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