Yutka

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I have 327 stories published in 2 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 329504 times and 128 of my stories have been cherry picked.
19 of my 308 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 19 votes

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Scharlie Meeuws

 

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Perfect Synchronicity

He thought back to the hour at dusk when a bird’s call sounded outside him and deep within him in perfect synchronicity, so that it did not break off...
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How to avoid the seemingly anavoidable

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In a world spun tight with worries, where shadows hint "impossible," we search for ways to slip through the cracks, to dance around the edges of fate...
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The wild Impalas

The wild impalas leap ten foot in the air and cover ten yards in one jump, their graceful shadows tell the sun of an unchained spirit Yet in the zoo...
Cherry

There is an oh so silent process

There is an oh so silent process, nobody knows when human soul grows out of the dust in space, when spirit comes to life... A mother knows when belly...
Cherry

A spark in the dark

They are giving Corinne a new drip, I have to go, they don’t want me to watch. My child! Each time she gets poked, I’m sent away, a rabbit caught in...
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19 of my comments have received 19 Great Feedback votes

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"Separation is an illusion"

Posted on Tue, 10 Dec 2024

"Separation is an illusion" these beautiful words evoke a feeling of being understood and finding a kindred spirit in this poet. I write about the same theme, near to my soul,  the endless wonder of creation and the unity between everything alive...

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Posted in A figure in the vast landscape

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It's called "poetic liberty".

Posted on Thu, 28 Nov 2024

It's called "poetic liberty".....thanks for your comment...

Yutka

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Posted in How to avoid the seemingly anavoidable

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I could not stop reading this

Posted on Wed, 30 Oct 2024

I could not stop reading this thrilling story! Well deserved golden Cherry!

Yutka

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Posted in Who Wants to Live Forever?

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Losing friends in our times

Posted on Tue, 10 Sep 2024

Losing friends in our times is a well known thing now. (I think I never lost as many as in the years from 2020 onwards...) As you say in your poem, the loss of God does not help, for there are eternal values, such as forgiveness and love and also...

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Posted in Reaching out …

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"assured they are always

Posted on Thu, 05 Sep 2024

"assured they are always first in line", this is a great discription of crows, the kind of birds I am fascinated with (wrote once a poem about crows...) we have a huge walnut tree opposite with many, many of them, I love it when they leave for...

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Posted in Contemplating Crows

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What a lovely comment! Thank

Posted on Fri, 23 Aug 2024

What a lovely comment! Thank you very much. This is a true story, Peter amazes us all. You see, patience is needed, it is never too late...

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Posted in Peter finally sits on my lap ((Lap year 2024)

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I very much enjoyed reading

Posted on Sun, 14 Aug 2022

I very much enjoyed reading this mysterious tale with an ambiguous outcome that is as startling as it is intriguing! Could not stop reading after part 1 and rushed for part 2;  which is a sign for immersion into the story and totally forgetting...

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Posted in Charmed (Part Two of Two)

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You not only are a brilliant

Posted on Tue, 28 Nov 2023

You not only are a brilliant poet but an artist too. Are you a painter? Reading your minimalist poem I immediately see a canvas, a beautiful sea landscape   With the rising moon, last seagulls and a far pink coast touched by a sinking sun........

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Posted in at dusk today

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I love this well written poem

Posted on Sun, 04 Aug 2024

I love this well written poem and the great image of a single bee (An insect which I adore!)  as one writer within a "swarm" of writers appreciating each others creations. Will the honey be flowing? 

Hope you are well, my friend,I can cal...

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Posted in Bee Muse

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Thanks Jenny! Are you

Posted on Wed, 31 Jul 2024

Thanks Jenny! Are you familiar with EMOTO, a man who thoroughly tested water and researched prompted water crystals' ability to change with emotions ....fascinating!

Yutka 

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Posted in The power of water

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