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Ruth O'Reilly

Sun 9th Aug 2020 09:59

I think he was walking on his bagettes?

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julie callaghan

Sun 9th Aug 2020 09:07

Like every good walk, worth the effort to get to the appreciate a view. I enjoyed this walk with you.

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kJ Walker

Sun 9th Aug 2020 08:19

a very intense piece this one Keith
talk about being lost in the moment

loved it

cheers Kevin

Comment is about Catapulted (blog)

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Amatul Wadud

Sun 9th Aug 2020 07:31

May you deserve this, more and everything good.?

Comment is about Worth (blog)

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Jordyn Elizabeth

Sun 9th Aug 2020 03:46

Thank you S. For taking the time to look back and read.

Comment is about My Place. (blog)

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Shehariah

Sun 9th Aug 2020 02:42

“I feel free like the breeze.”

I paused a moment and imagined what that might feel like. Beautiful imagery!

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Shehariah

Sun 9th Aug 2020 02:39

I love this! I feel more wild when I’m out in the woods. I would spend my days there as a child.

One of my favorite lines is “I always wave back.” Thats so great.

Comment is about My Place. (blog)

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Shehariah

Sun 9th Aug 2020 02:32

Jordyn, thank you for the like.

Comment is about Am I Enough? (blog)

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Shehariah

Sun 9th Aug 2020 02:05

Paul, I’ve been working on that. I grew up in the church being told what and how I had to believe. I’m finding things out on my own. I prayed years ago that my faith would be authentic and I believe God would have it that way.

I’m running ahead trying to catch up with you.

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Shehariah

Sun 9th Aug 2020 02:03

I read the apocrypha when I was younger, but that’s been a while.

Comment is about In the Realm of the Hungry Ghosts (blog)

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Idiotic Parasite

Sun 9th Aug 2020 01:46

Thanks for the comment and likes, writing isn't exactly my forte.

Comment is about eyes (blog)

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Don Matthews

Sun 9th Aug 2020 00:37

Very good Simon....

Comment is about Crescendo (blog)

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Don Matthews

Sun 9th Aug 2020 00:26

Well constructed and well rhymed Ian.....

Comment is about Otherness (blog)

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Ian Whiteley

Sat 8th Aug 2020 23:54

spending every last penny to escape the hell of their lives and when they finally get here they find the placed populated with the same fascist, bigoted, uncaring fools that they were trying to escape from - that's life ?

Comment is about Otherness (blog)

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Nigel Astell

Sat 8th Aug 2020 23:45

Blue skies darken
leaving no clues
to the unseen ripples.

Comment is about Disappearing in the midnight air across the meadows (blog)

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Jason Bayliss

Sat 8th Aug 2020 23:37

Thanks Keith, and thank you Jennifer, I do like a bit of inspiration and optimism.
Night always gives way to day as day does to night.

J. x

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John Coopey

Sat 8th Aug 2020 23:15

The poem, Brian, or the sniffing?
I've never yet got to find out, Jennifer.

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<Deleted User> (18980)

Sat 8th Aug 2020 22:40

It's no wonder they're starving Ian...they've spurned opportunities to attend parties all across Europe, then spent all their money on a place in an inflatable.

Comment is about Otherness (blog)

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Abdul Ahmad

Sat 8th Aug 2020 22:24

Stephen thank you for your summary comments and the generous like.

Comment is about Curse of social distancing (blog)

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Shehariah

Sat 8th Aug 2020 21:11

Kevin, you are correct. By the end his visage was marred beyond recognition.

Comment is about In the Realm of the Hungry Ghosts (blog)

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Shehariah

Sat 8th Aug 2020 21:09

Po, haha!!

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Shehariah

Sat 8th Aug 2020 21:07

Po, haha!! Or lunch or breakfast.

It is very hard for me to actively do nothing.

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d.knape

Sat 8th Aug 2020 21:06

yes. what is an EMI?

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d.knape

Sat 8th Aug 2020 21:04

i think your photo is one of those
"I am not a robot" ones.
Pick the photos of a guy in a blue shirt
hiding behind the Hydrangas.
?

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Ian Whiteley

Sat 8th Aug 2020 20:53

following your analogy:
a gatecrasher turns up at my daughter's (don't have one) wedding or wife's (have one) birthday party.
They have been used and abused - are starving - have vulnerable children and may be shot if I kick them out and send them home.
So yes - I would let them in, feed them and try to help them stay safe.
What the fuck is wrong with people who wouldn't? ????

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<Deleted User> (18980)

Sat 8th Aug 2020 19:55

Just want the process followed Ian :

1. Apply for entry
2. Be granted entry
3. Enter

Let's face it, would you want gatecrashers at your daughter's wedding or your wife's birthday party?

Comment is about Otherness (blog)

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julie callaghan

Sat 8th Aug 2020 18:26

Thanks for your kind comments and the like Stephen. Not too hot for us here in Cumbria today. Much better than all the rain and flooding earlier this week.

Comment is about Hot Pink (blog)

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Stephen Gospage

Sat 8th Aug 2020 18:17

Yes, we needed that! Great poem.

Compassion and irony are a good mix, especially when the Telegraph is involved.

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Ian Whiteley

Sat 8th Aug 2020 18:12

???

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Stephen Gospage

Sat 8th Aug 2020 18:09

Wonderful. Proves that the local is universal.

Comment is about Holly Hagg (blog)

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Stephen Gospage

Sat 8th Aug 2020 17:59

Abdul

"An ocean of social distancing" sums up the state of suspended animation in which we now live.

Five beautiful lines- that's all you need.

Comment is about Curse of social distancing (blog)

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Stephen Gospage

Sat 8th Aug 2020 17:50

A gorgeous poem which warms the heart (although it's probably warm enough at the moment!). Thanks for this, Julie.

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julie callaghan

Sat 8th Aug 2020 17:03

Thank you for your kind comments and like Abdul, many inspiring sights blossoming in the sunshine today.

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Abdul Ahmad

Sat 8th Aug 2020 16:55

Julie nature never ceases to inspire.

Take a couple of five petal flowers crowning the silvery foilage, a bee and an observant imagination and transform the colourful palette into poetry.

Beautiful.

Comment is about Hot Pink (blog)

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julie callaghan

Sat 8th Aug 2020 16:31

Thank you for your kind comments and like Jennifer. The shrub is a the bottom of my garden, I am not sure what it is called, the petals look like crumbled fine paper, so delicate. The bees are very busy in the sunshine today. I have updated the photo too.

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Abdul Ahmad

Sat 8th Aug 2020 16:29

Anmolpreet Kaur

One needs a degree in Philosophy to answer you searching question_

Why the once shining eyes are now dull?

Thank you for the encouraging like.

Comment is about LOOKING AT THE MIRROR (blog)

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Abdul Ahmad

Sat 8th Aug 2020 16:23

Anmolpreet Kaur

Indeed no one knows what happens in the realm of death. No one has returned from that unknown land and told tales of what happens there.

I like the idea that death is invitation from God for some to be its companion. What a lovely thought.

Thank you for hitting the like.

Comment is about A Comforting Thought (blog)

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jennifer Malden

Sat 8th Aug 2020 16:21

Hi DK. We're talking about rubbish bins, right? very clever personalizing them. Have missed (in both meanings) your stuff recently, will look for your poems more carefully in future. Always a good read. Jennifer

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Abdul Ahmad

Sat 8th Aug 2020 16:15

Anmolpreet Kaur
Somtimes people assume they know what is good for others without thinking how it might affect them. We should encourage people to forge their own identity. One shouldn't be afraid of making mistakes.
Thank you for the like.

Comment is about AS YET UNBORN (blog)

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jennifer Malden

Sat 8th Aug 2020 16:11

Couldn't agree more! Plastic money can lead to finding oneself in dire straits, and it's on record that people think more about making a purchase if they have to actually take the cash out of purse or pocket.
It's sound management to pay for something important, like a car with a 'flexible payment plan', even though it costs you more, as you still have money for other things. Can remember the 'never never' days too ! Used especially for tellies ot washing machines I remember.
What is an EMI, please?

Jennifer

Comment is about TIME TO GROW UP (blog)

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Abdul Ahmad

Sat 8th Aug 2020 16:08

Anmolpreet Kaur thank you for your generous comment and the encouraging like.

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Abdul Ahmad

Sat 8th Aug 2020 16:05

Anmolpreet Kaur a genuine smile is priceless. It doesn't cost anything but brightens peoples lives.
Your gift of red rose shall be cherished.

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jennifer Malden

Sat 8th Aug 2020 16:03

Short and simple, but v much to the point (of death?)
Jennifer

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Greg Freeman

Sat 8th Aug 2020 16:03

Excellent poem, Ian. The woke liberals strike back!

Comment is about Otherness (blog)

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jennifer Malden

Sat 8th Aug 2020 16:00

Liked this one! Birthday cakes seem to be under fire. My mother's Fox Terrier, a real Artful Dodger, demolished one, turning it over as he didn't like the icing, eating all the cake, just leaving an icing shell! Another was eaten, candles and all, by a pony putting its head through the open window where the birthday party table had been set out.
Jennifer

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Abdul Ahmad

Sat 8th Aug 2020 16:00

Anmolpreet Kaur I'm confident given time the mystery will be solved. Thank you for striking the like.

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Abdul Ahmad

Sat 8th Aug 2020 15:57

Anmolpreet Kaur

Thank you for your apt comments and appreciate the like too.

Comment is about The oblivious world (blog)

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jennifer Malden

Sat 8th Aug 2020 15:54

Loved this one! It's rather a trite thing to say, but very wealthy people ( not that I have met many), often don't seem very happy with it all.Think that Keith is right to say that often small daily treats like his, available to us all, give more satisfaction. If you can obtain absolutely anything you desire, do you still want the things?Think of the Getty family from Grandad Getty down. Have also known a couple of families, like your aunt, who were really generous, both with their time and money, and they were obviously delighted to be able to do this. Jennifer

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Abdul Ahmad

Sat 8th Aug 2020 15:53

Anmolpreet Kaur

The ocean currents are against us for the foreseeable future. But rest assured the waters will calm and we shall return back to normality.

Thank you for striking the like.

Comment is about Curse of social distancing (blog)

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jennifer Malden

Sat 8th Aug 2020 15:44

Hi Jason! masterfully written as usual, a beautifully orchestrated theme. Agree with Keith about it being comforting and giving a feeling of hope that the coming day might be better than the previous one. In my humble opinion, one of your best.

Jennifer

Comment is about Dawn (blog)

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