Nicky, it just hit me (I was doing dishes) that your poem about knitting is "Purl Stitch', the inverted stitch. I looked up 'purl' and the various definitions show this spelling to be correct. Perhaps 'pearl' is used as well?

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Hi Nicky, thanks for the explanation of Pearl Stitch - very interesting. Also thanks for your comments on 'Melt' - I am glad people saw different things in it, largely different to what was in mind when it was written :-)

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Forgot to say, have you read Graham Buchan's wonderful poem 'Gaudi etc' on his profile.
Much more like the kind of love I know
Bye again
Steve M.

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Hi Nicky
No worries, I was already at the ha-ha stage.
I was beginning to think the 'farewells' were trying to outdo Frank Sinatra's comebacks and farewell concerts.
Only joking E.
Steve M.
:-))))

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Hi Nicky
I have to smile. I must have contributed the least amount to the Ernesto debate, but he's left a 'comment' on my Profile (and Neil West's) saying that we'' both be surprised at November's POTM, which, presumably, he still gets to choose.
I just thought it odd that Neil and I are chosen for the comment
Have a lovely weekend
Steve M.
:-))))

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Hi Nicky, thank you for your very kind comments on 'Of The Earth' I think you got it ; ) Debzxx

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yes i like your poem stuff its so real world, you sort one lot out and another lot comes to take its place. a nice piece. nick. xx

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Hi Nicky
I voted slightly early, thinking it had to be in by the 1st, and oddly enough I had something in mind right from the beginning of the month, and stuck with it the whole way through
Have a lovely weekend.
Steve M. :-))))

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Thanks for the comment Nicky. The answer is 550 pages. It's fascinating. It reads as if we should all be grateful his parents screwed him up, but there's obviously a lot more to it than that.

May not be on WOL much in next couple of weeks

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Hi Nicky... Glad youu appreciated my collating efforts. I too was glad to be part of this thing and not too pleased with the M/cr diversion. However that was still a part of it and I have made something out of Andy n and Spencers Mancunian comments. Have a look on the orig discussions thread. Win x

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Hi Nicky
Gauging from your profile pic the surface depth of your epidermis looks delightful and thank you for taking the time to read and re-act.

Once again many thanks
Gusxx

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Hi Nicky
Glad 'Well Shod' brought a smile.

x Steve M. x

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Just read your comments on Darren's page. I would leave the poem as it is Nicky - definitely wouldn't put two versions up. That is the kind of poem that just gets written and not tinkered about with. In my opinion of course. x

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Nicky, your pain, your intolerable pain
has been to a small, nay minuscule way, off loaded.

I have read your tragic and sad account and take on board some of that pain due to your courageous recording of that sad day.
Having read it and read again and again it will remain forever with me.
No pain that I can imagine could be worse,
I pray that poetry has been in some way a cathartic catalyst, a tiny release of pain and anguish, even though it can never be of any lasting comfort.

My heart goes out to you.
Thank you for feeling strong enough to share your most intimate and private of tragedy with you fellow poets.

Gus

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Hi Nicky,
Thanks for your message on my profile page. I wouldn't worry too much about the discussions - there have been some really heated ones on here - and they're usually the best kind that we learn the most from. What's the point of having an opinion if you don't discuss it with anyone and hold it up for inspection? That's how opinions are formed - and changed, surely? Feel free throw any crit you like at my scribblings, "myspace" is not particularly representative; I like to play with all kinds of form and subject matter.
I'm glad you "stirred it up" a little!
Regards,
A.E.

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Hi Nicky. Good to hear from you. We both have oodles in common so let's put our large handbags away and share a nice glass of wine instead. Feel free to email me with whatever it was you wanted to discuss. I need to have a chat with someone tonight and then sew labels into a hundred and one ballet cosumes - oh the joys...

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Nicky, thanks you for your comments on 'the daylight comes with me' and for taking the time to respond so thoughfully. Much appreciated. On the title and the same line within it - it is purely a sexual reference, the literal climax of the relationship between these people (whoever they may be :-)) as the daylight puts an end to their time alone. I am glad you enjoyed the poem.

Thanks
John

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Hi Nicky, thanks again for your lovely comments.
I enjoy the fact that you read and see something differently to some others although their comments are no less valued. :-)

I went to see a medium once who told me there was two children for me. Then he saw my face and said ''but that can be avoided.'' :-)
At the end of the day whatever we say is only ever accurate at the moment of the reading. People make their own choices when the given scenarios come about. It's often only then it is realized that the medium was right and the reading valid. It's the outcome which matters and is often blamed on the medium when it isn't what the recipient expected by way of interpretation. Any medium can only interpret an image as they see it. Pretty much like interpreting a poem one doesn't understand or relate to in any way shape or form. Sometimes it takes a little discussion between the medium and sitter to get it absolutely spot on just as a discussion between poet and reader creates a clearer understanding of a poem.
Occasionally a medium is naturally intuitive and intuitives just know. They don't need to be told anything to know they are making a connection with the sitter and can even produce astounding messages when answering a question asked by the sitter.
Hope this explains it a little but i can't explain any more about it here because it is a poetry site so if you wish to chat more about it you can email me any time. I promise i won't try to foretell your future. :-)

Janet.x

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Hi Nicky, it was kind of you to tell me more about your interests, I think we must come from similar backgrounds and experiences (Catholic upbringing, interest in Romanticism, teaching career), even the four kids! My brain feels like it's coming back to life again after ten years of CBBC!!! I feel a poem coming on where I'll tell you what the bloody story in Balamory is so you don't need to keep asking (ha ha).

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Hi Nicky. Thank you for your comments, they were both kind and honest, two sentiments I greatly appreciate. I am amazed how many creative and artistic people there are on WOL who are prepared to share each others work and offer support. In my experience nothing empties a room more quickly than saying something like , 'I've just written this poem, would you mind reading it and telling me what you think' :) I worried poems like Crimson and Locusta might not be everyone's cup of tea on WOL but reading your work I can see I'm not the only one who enjoys a bit of dark fantasy, Thanatos is a great character! I enjoy your use of language, your poems soar and reveal vivid imagination - respect!

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Hi Nicky
Thanks for the prod and comment.
I was there for the final week and a half up to election day. Wall to wall TV coverage. UK politics has nothing on the US fiasco. God help Obama.
Steve M. :-))))

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Nicky, I got your message. I'm not ignoring your request. I wouldn't offer suggestions without much prior thought, but I certainly will. Thank you for even asking.

Your updated Bio only confirms what was already evident in your work ... intelligence, compassion and experience. And 4 kids, one a baby! Accolades to you!

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Hi Nicky
Obama poem
I shall lay any abuse firmly at your (and Dave's) door, but on the off-chance that I don't get any, I'm afraid I shall have to accept all the plaudits.
Steve M. :-))))

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Thankyou for your comment

Jessie x

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that is very kind of you, I really appreciate your kind appraisal.
Spencer

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Thank You kindly. Eek

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Hi Nicky - thanks for the comments you left on my profile and last poem - it made me laugh and really brightened up my day. It is truly lovely to connect with someone who totally understands...I like your new profile picture - don't think I ever managed to look that glam with a one year old! And we seem to share a liking for red wine...

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Now that's more like it.
A quality second half kicks off !!!.

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Just read Lilley, maybe I am wrong but it seems a sad poem about he loss of someone who had and took a piece of your heart. I am lucky in the sense that ,that has not happened to me but, i know the feeling because it nearly did. I still remember that day and it is horrendous. So I admire you and on a lighter note, you aren't too bad at chucking words down either.

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Hi Nicky,
thanks for your comments on Kinsella and of course i would be absolutely delighted for you to use it in your project. Would it be possible for me to see the results?
I'm really chuffed! :-)
Janet.x

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Hi Nicky, sorry i forgot to thankyou for your comment on the later edition of Kinsella and your encouragement.

Janet.x

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Love "Lilley", love "Stuff" and I love "Glass Eyes". Your writing is intriguing, heartfelt and moving.

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Hi Nicky, I can only surmise from 'Lilley' that your son was very young when he passed away - a parents nightmare to lose a child, somehow it seems a crime against the nature of things in our society. My sympathies are with you, I know how years can pass without denting the void - my eldest daughter has always resented my youngest child because their mother succumbed to post natal complications.

Peace be with you, Dave

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Hi Nicky, thanks for your lovely comment on Sunflowers. Yellow is one of my fav colours so I think you made a good choice there!
As to the not liking lilies, I think its the frame of mind I remember them in. Someone dear to me died a few years ago and I can still smell the lilies in the funeral parlour mixed with the unbearable grief.
On the other hand my daughter got married two years ago, and she had the most beautiful long spray of white lilies for her bouquet, so its just a case of the frame of mind I was in when I wrote the poem.
Cate xx

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Stuff can cause a lot of bother... true...

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Hi Nicky,
thanks for your fulsome comment on my poem 'Kinsella.' I was thrilled with it.

Janet.x

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Bienvenue à WOL Nicky!
Love your poem 'Stuff'...
Brilliant the way it's written : )

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