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Her hand was young

and open,

a generosity

of spirit in its

loops and curves,

and after

'with compliments'

and her name 'Nina'

I envisaged an x

 

re-edit words and foto T Carroll

◄ Konnichiwa

look see here she comes ►

Comments

Joshua Van-Cook

Tue 16th Jun 2015 18:38

This is very good. I heartily appreciate the fine term of phrase and suggestion prevalent in this piece. Nicely done.

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Martin Elder

Fri 12th Jun 2015 17:21

Once again Tommy you have skillfully said so much with so few well chosen words. nice one

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Cynthia Buell Thomas

Fri 12th Jun 2015 11:17

Taut and tantalizing. The final line is superb, engaging the reader's intense interest. Always a good poetical ploy.

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