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All my dogs are leaving home – just a little doggerel!
One by one they leave to roam the fields and nearby ditches. One of them has moved next door, another hides all day in hedges. Ignoring calls and tasty treats they trot off every morning throwing glowering backward glances at … Continue reading
Posted in dog walks, dogs, Family, free verse, online writing, poet, poetry, Uncategorized, wildlife, writer, writing
Tagged dogs, family, garden, Online Writing, pets, poet, poetry, poetry. writer, puppies, writer
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Objects into poetry for dVerse
For the first time in ages, this is my response to today’s dVerse.com challenge to poeticise (!) an object. The inspiration for this is the French writer Francis Ponge. From my computer I can see a gang of long tailed … Continue reading
Posted in birds, Dversepoetry, free verse, garden, imagism, online writing, poet, poetry, Uncategorized, writer, writing
Tagged Arts, birds, Francis Ponge, garden, long tailed tit, Natural, natural world, Online Writing, poet, poetry, poetry. writer, wildlife, writer, writing
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Fate of the rummage box or, how the green dot lived to fight another day
The first Country Market after Christmas was bound to be a slow affair, and in our efforts to discover what would appeal to the clientèle, we had over produced the Christmas card range. No problems, a great January clear-out with ‘can’t … Continue reading
Second Christmas…supposedly under control!
One of the things about having ME/CFS is to survive everything has to be planned, every day paced to make a little energy go a long way. One of my rules is usually to do only one ‘activity’ every day. … Continue reading
Christmas is here…twice in the next week!
The joys of running a Country Market stall include many and various ‘Christmas Specials’. On Saturday we have been invited to decorate our stall ( which may amount to a whole ‘half’ table top) with appropriate material as well as … Continue reading
Posted in Book selling, Christmas, Country Market, poetry, poets, Toe in the Water, writing
Tagged christmas market, Country Market, late night shopping., poet, poetry. writer, writer, writing
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Country Marketeer
Such an early start – we had strict instructions to be at the village hall by 8.30 in order to set up our stall. Well, that was about the only instruction we successfully followed. They were very patient with us, … Continue reading
Posted in Book selling, Country Market, poet, poetry, poets, Toe in the Water, Uncategorized, writer, writing
Tagged Art, Country Market, Craft, Literature, poet, poetry, poetry books, poetry. writer, Selling books, Village hall, Water colour, writer, Writers Resources, writing
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Euphemidiom
Today’s Dverse poetry challenge has reminded me of a bit of fun I had with idiom and euphemism several years ago. Euphemidiom To play the game play the fool play the field is fun I’m told. Onthe town on the … Continue reading
Posted in Dversepoetry, euphemism, free verse, online writing, poet, poetry, Uncategorized, writer
Tagged Online Writing, poet, poetry, poetry. writer, writer, Writers Resources, writing
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Walking the dog this morning
Crackle-tan and ochre scuffs beneath our feet. Sienna, burnt and raw rain-pasted to coarse paddock grass. Single, lemon hued leaflings hurtle in mad dance ankle high, defy demented terrier snap – drop like stone, to lie atop wind-piled drifts of … Continue reading
Posted in autumn, dog walks, dogs, Dversepoetry, free verse, garden, poet, poetry, seasons, word painting
Tagged autumn, colour, dogs, garden, natural world, Online Writing, painting with words, poet, poetry, poetry. writer, seasons, writer, Writers Resources, writing
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DVerse – a poetic conversation
After a long absence, I finally have the chance to respond to the Dverse poets prompt…it’s good to be back! My effort for the conversation in a poem is: Enough Excitement for One Day He dreamed of warm sea, unfamiliar … Continue reading
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Tagged dverse poetry cafe, Eastbourne, English Channel, Online Writing, picnic, poet, poetry, poetry. writer, retirement, seaside, stroke, Sweet tea
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