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This is a recent poem I’ve been working on, inspired by Catullus V
https://darknessofhisdreams.wordpress.com/2021/09/19/live-and-love/
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A intriguing version of a Classic roman love story .. well done John ..
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Thank you, ivor20!
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My pleasure John
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Hello everyone! Here’s a recent poem I wrote:
https://robinleeann.com/2021/09/14/choose-my-own-path-haiku/
Have a great day!
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“a man’s home is his castle”.
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Hello all. Hope everyone is well. Thankyou once again. Here is my poem
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Sadly the honesty of your words evolve from your heart ..
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Thankyou Ivor. You got it!
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Thank you for the opportunity to share a post. https://kmorrispoet.com/2021/09/19/the-church-clock/. Kind regards. Kevin
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“Time hears no commands” .. Ivor
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Indeed he does not. Time is deaf to us all. I wrote in another poem of mine, “he has no ears for our laughter and tears, and his sickle will swing on long after we are gone”. Thanks for commenting, Ivor. Kevin
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Hello everyone, I’m sharing the link to my weekly prompt post WDYS;
https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2021/09/20/what-do-you-see-100-september-20-2021/
Thanks
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“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.”
Nelson Mandela (8 May 1995)
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Beautiful quote Ivor
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Hello!! Thank you for the opportunity to share this!
https://nightmarishlandscapes.wordpress.com/2021/09/16/how-do-you-keep-the-story-alive/
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Yes … that instant feeling/emotion is the one I try to capture .. sometimes it works, other times the thoughts dissipate …
“As a poet, sometimes we confuse ourselves, Trying to create ashes, instead of fire ” … Leonard Cohen
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“Trying to create ashes, instead of fire” so beautiful.
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I’m glad you liked Leonard’s wise words ..
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https://padresramblings.wordpress.com/2021/09/18/cloudless/ Thanks for letting me share.
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Pure and simple is the way ..
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My town is again in lockdown … My poem is roundly profound ..
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Whoops … I’ll try again .. a new link to my poem today
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Blog post anniversary: https://andrewmcdowellauthor.com/2016/09/20/victorian-monsters/
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Haha … I’ve written a few horror poems/stories … but horror is not a favourite genre Andrew ..
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Thank you!
https://joynealkidney.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=14117&action=edit&calypsoify=1
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Hi Joy .. thank you visiting “Go Dog Go Cafe”… and you have a very interesting site …
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A poem about Tourette Syndrome. A rough past few days reminded me of this.
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Like an annoying tic-toc of a clock … does this dissipate … or go, on and go … is it a permanent condition .. Cheers.. 🤗💛
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It goes on and on. Some days worse than others, often triggered by stress. I wrote this at a writer’s conference where I felt out of place and lonely. A bad Tourette weekend for sure.
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I hope you cope ok … I just can’t imagine it ..
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Another blogger wrote about losing her sight. Someone always has it worse. Helps keep things in perspective.
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Yes indeed Jeff
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Thank you for this opportunity once again. https://gloriamichaelblog.wordpress.com/2021/09/17/contentment/
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“Happiness, not in another place but this place…not for another hour, but this hour.” ― Walt Whitman
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Indeed! Beautiful quote, Ivor.😊
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Hi there! Something I wrote last week about thinking back on old relationships—
https://tjssherman.wordpress.com/2021/09/13/poem-pleasure-in-between-the-lines/
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Your 2nd stanza eloquently captured the emotions we feel ..
“Focused on pleasures
That our bodies are sending
Ignoring the messages
That are being written
In between the lines”
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Thank you, I’m glad it resonated for you.
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My pleasure …
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https://eastelmhurstagogo.wordpress.com/2016/09/14/an-escape-from-claustrophobia/ Here is mine. Thank you so very much for all your help~
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My two lines for you Larry ..
“Where do we hide ?
When the sea is at full-tide
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Thanks Ivor That always presents quite a problem
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Our world is full of problems …
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happy Monday everyone thanks for the opportunity xo
https://wordslessspoken781842219.blog/2020/09/22/fish-eye/
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My appetite for fish tonight has disappeared …..
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