Hello Gary, Thank you for the poem ¨Street View ¨. Your thoughts and observations say a good deal about your insights into everyday life. I particularly enjoyed the line ´Sadness sponging through his coat like a freezing fog´. Please post more and thanks again. Keith

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Gary, no need to make it explicit, it just piqued my curiosity, that's all. I'm looking forwrd to more of your posts.

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Hello Gary - you're new here hey? Welcome to WOL :)

I absolutely LOVE Street View. It's exactly the kind of thing that I do, observing people, and I was struck by the compassion in it and obviously the poetry. Love how we never find out exactly what went on between the two of them. Spitting spiteful winter wind - cracking line.

Hope you enjoy this place as much as I have over the last few years and I look forward to reading more of your writing :)

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Cheers Travis - much appreciated.

'You' is a girl, as it so often is. But I kind of liked the idea that the relationship could be a bit ambiguous. Does this work, in your opinion? Do I need to be more definite about this?

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Who is the 'you' in the poem The Hill Runners?

The poem generally is compelling but the last line in Street View is excellent.

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