Hi Val, glad you liked my Jutland poem, hope you can come and see us soon at the Socialist Club, next get together is Tues 21 June, 7.30, hope you're good :-)

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Hi Valerie, thanks for reading my poem Fine. Very kind. I love your poem Good Mother.

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Val,I am glad that you enjoyed reading my poem,"to be Dauntless." Thank you . :)
Solasta.

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Hiys Val
thanks for commenting on 'children of the glamned' - so pleased that you liked it. Cheers :-)

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Hi Val, thanx, glad you like Snakeskin Sid, hope you're good, all okay here (my book is out by the way hint hint), next Bolton WOL is 20 April, at the Brooklyn, be great to see you if you can make it! X

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thanks for your comment on The Artful Bodger, Val. My dad was a serious Heath Robinsonn DIY-er but usually successfully, so I guess this is rooted in my psyche somehow. xx

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Hi Val-thank you for stopping by to read my crusty old prawnman's tales. Pleased you are enjoying them!

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Hello Val. Glad you liked my "Dream". The symbollism of the butterfly waking never ocurred to me until I'd posted the poem! I originally just envisaged the tattoo literally coming to life as things do in dreams.

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Thanks for the comment Val, I have to agree, I hate that line too.

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Thanks Val - that's very kind of you.

Have a happy Christmas.

Fifi x

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Hello Val.
Best wishes to you too at Christmas.

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...and the very best to you for Christmas too, Val.

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Hi Val thank you for comenting on my John Donne poem - having studied the man in some depth I found his age a fascinating one even though I wouldn't want to have lived then - did a walk with my daughter today along a Surrey canal near Pyrford where there was a plaque commemorating his place of residence in the 1600s hence my motivation to write about him

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Val, thank you for your comments on 'Don't Go' The middle two lines you said could stand on their own were separate poems I combined, so your right, for a while they were standing on their own.

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Hello Val. Thanks for your comments on The Continuing Story of john the Hat

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thanks for the comment, val about 'up on the roof'.. - glad you like it.. must admit it took ages to write - am pleased you and so many others have really enjoyed it x

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I love your poem 'My Hearts Triumphant Cry', Valerie.
Congratulations on it being nominated for Poem of the Month!

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Hi Val,

Congratulations on POTM! A celebratory and uplifting poems of what might be a dark moment in a life - well done! You go for it girl!

Regards,

A.E.

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Congratulations Val, on Poem of the Month. I love it - it is one I can really identify with - the answer for me was YES,YES, YES!!!!

xx

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Val
Glad you liked Ken Dodd....

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Good Evening Val
Within this poem, ‘World’s Turn’ I am trying visualising the mystery and ever changing beauty of femininity comparing it to the daily splendour of sunset utilising her clothing in metaphor.

Thank you for taking the time to read my work and comment

Thanks again

Gus xx

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Thx for the feedback in the love poem Val- very much appreciated.

Hopefully make the next wol event in Bolton.

My Best

Chris

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Thank you for your comment on Mackerel In The Bath, I am pleased that you enjoyed it :-)

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Hi Val, thanks for your lovely comment on 'For the good times' :-)
You are very kind.

Have you retired from running Bolton poetry scene for good now?
x

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Thank you for your comment Val hope to come to the Bolton venue soon xx

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Hi Val;

thanks for your comment on 'before the curtains open' - yeah, i agree with you over the last stanza - the person who i wrote it liked that the most too so great minds think alike - lol x

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Thx for the feedback/comment on my childhood poem Val...glad it worked for you.

Chris

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Thanks for your comments on Night Mail, Val.
There's something almost alive about a steam train which is missing on diesels and electrics.
We go to the North Yorks Moors Railway (Pickering to Whitby) quite often which is magical - especially the Wartime Weekend (usually around October).

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Thanks for your comment on Pit Pony, how I'm glad those days are gone - though the rickets still remain with me alas

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Hi Val - I hope we will still be seeing you at Butterflies in Bolton - have missed you the last couple of times I went to the Howcroft. I like the new venue - I always found the Howcroft a bit too bright - like an operating theatre. The welcome was always lovely there and a good atmosphere - though Sunday isn't a great night to have anything on. They will have to get more seating in Butterflies if it takes off though - or maybe I'll start taking my mum's shooting stick...heating also!
I can't make the first one but hope to see you there at some point.
Isobel x

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Hi Val, thanks for commenting on Moules. Actually I love them too and hope I havn't put you off them lol, Win x

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Hi Val
thanks for feedback on the hairy beast!!! I will read especially for you, not that you are hairy of course xxxxx Love Pete

sorry I have not been around a while! I'll be back one day!!!!!!

Peter

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Val
Glad you enjoyed Chinese Buffet - almost a true story.

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Thanks very much for your comments on Raspberry fib . It started out as a challenge from a freind , and turned out quite sweet I think :)

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Hi Val, thanks for commenting on 'The World Grew Younger' - it is somewhat shorter than most of my work, hehe Best wishes, Dave

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hi val thank you for your lovely comment and so glad you like my story .. Ben xx

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Hi, Val! I have found out about you reading your poem "Invisable" or may be it is "Invisible" I don't know as English is not my native language. But I liked the poem so much and went to read your samples. They are all so beautiful. Enjoyed reading them. To my opinion it's a real poetry: passionate, lovely, charming, just wonderful.
Please, be so kind and read my poem "Disappearing Generation". I would like to know your opinion.
With warmest wishes, Larisa

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Thanks for your comment Val - I'm always really grateful for feedback. If it was about kids I would lose that line but it isn't. For some reason Im not sure of, I just have to leave it the way it was written. It'll be buried soon enought though... LOL
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Thank you for your comments, Val, on 'How To Fix A Broken Man'. Don't you listen too much to that Mr Thomas! (Although he can be very insightful...)

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Hi Val,

Thanks for visiting "Neil" and your more than generous comments. Sometimes I think truth really is stranger than fiction. I'm glad his story touched you.

Regards,
A.E.

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Hi Val,

Thanks for your comment on "social." In essence it's pretty much a true tale, which catalogues my upbringing. I'm pleased you found it interesting.

Regards,
A.E.

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Thanks for your kind comments on Withdrawal. Hope you're keeping well. xx

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Ta again Val fof commen-tea-ing on my poem..tee..hee!thanks lovely Lady!...Stef-x

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Good afternoon Val-my thanks to you taking time to read 'Oh my Father'and kindly commenting.Am very grateful.My best regards to you-Stefan-x

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Thanks Val
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Thanks for your comment on The Reluctant Volunteer, Val. It's one of a number that I've written about my dad's time as a soldier. Hope to post one or two others on the same theme sometime. Greg

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Hi Val,
thanks for commenting on 'Zebrina'.
These are the kind of poems i enjoy writing. I wasn't sure if it needed to be included at the end of the poem itself that Zebrina is a plant, as a twist for performance purposes. I always feel if the explanation is given before it spoils the end result but sometimes the kind applause comes before we have time to explain .
Hope that makes some kind of sense.
What do you think?

Janet.x

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Thank you for your kind words on my love sonnet Val. I might give you a rendition of it at the Howcroft on Sunday - look forward to seeing you there.
Isobel x

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Hi Val, thankyou so much for your recent comments.
and i'm really sorry. I forgot to wish you a very happy birthday for yesterday. :-)
Here's wishing you many more.
Janet.x

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hi val - thanks for the comments - ariadne's gift. morocco is one of the few places I must go before I pop my clogs.

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