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I'm glad they wander again. I feel it is human to wander.

Congratulations John. The champagne has been delivered at PP

Cheers Caleb.

I was coming from a show. Happy, warm entertainers danced and sang, celebrating the wonder of being alive, of being young, of having a bed. It seemed that this lost soul was staging her own show. The window of the modern church was waist high, with a ledge for her to climb on, a place where every p...

Yes, I remember that poignant poem John. Heaney was a thinking man, and also a thoughtful one because he felt his experience.

Cheers John. My Shakespearian influence

Ray and me are appearing here:


https://flightofthedragonfly.com/raymond-miller-2/

https://flightofthedragonfly.com/phil-wood-2/

Thanks again John

I have a couple of poems appearing here:

https://borderlessjournal.com/2024/04/1 ... hil-woods/

Object Permanence As the boy plays peek-a-boo, his mother vanishes from the universe. A beat, and then his mother reappears. It’s strange how easily she comes and goes! The boy coos with delight as that familiar voice says peek-a-boo. She’s back. And there is nothing this universe contains one half...

Playing the Mr Benn card was an ace. The sardonic works well in the context and in the end. Muchly enjoyed. I will be back if I can think of an irrelevant/relevant suggestion...I did a short writing course with the OU (it was bollocks...and I nearly got kicked off for telling the tutor so...such 'ed...

Now the tramps are sitting beside the Cathedral just drinking White Lightning and Piggy Stick and having the best fun. The outside of your empty Father's house- there’s a kind of whirlwind that collects leaves between the porch and the garage. Particularly like the second stanza. The title threads ...

I feel the poem is where you want it to be Caleb.

Cheers Tristan, that is very helpful to know.

Vision blurs at the CB

your round John

I have one appearing here

https://blacknorereview.wordpress.com/2 ... -stranger/

Bw

Phil