Thank you so much for these encouraging comments. I love this website and met Julian last night at a poetry event. Long may it continue!

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I enjoyed your two poems.I like the line about jumping off the bridges.

Also I really enjoy the sentiment of 'letting go' very clever the way you use the painted nails / paint pots idea to show the progression and ageing and the growing up.

the nails that wave goodbye, with the armour of the red gloss....but would they one day come back with tales to tell...................is there ever a true goodbye.?

great work
Look forward to more.

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"Making Hot Chololate" is a great peom: it tells a story and it rhymes. The only place it falls is where is uses the same words to make the rhymes each time, but is forgivable due to the beauty of the poem and the poems message of how you'll encourage your grandchildren to create as in write, and create as in dont be afraid to show emotion.

Thumbs up all round.

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