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Jim Jepps's avatar

Very good, I must get down to the clarity shop myself some time.

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Rachel Burrows's avatar

Thanks Jim! Be prepared! 😂

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Sarah Drury's avatar

Wow, I am very impressed!! Great variation of forms, thoroughly enjoyed. Smiled at the first poem (was it a villanelle). Thought of Dylan Thomas' Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night'. Dylan Thomas......ahhhhhh. (My very fave is Under Milk Wood.)

Thank you. Thoroughly enjoyed your skilled and engaging poetry.

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Rachel Burrows's avatar

Thank you so much Sarah - that’s the biggest compliment anyone could pay me! Big fan of DT. It’s not a villanelle- I don’t know what it is - just me messing with haiku! 😂

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Tony Noon    Just Saying…'s avatar

We have known one or two wandering stars, so the last stanza of Rachel’s poem made me lol …

By contrast I found the idea of flavouring eggs with salt from tears in Moving On clever and cathartic.

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Rachel Burrows's avatar

Thank you so much Tony! I’m not sure where the egg-salt one came from! 😂

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Tony Noon    Just Saying…'s avatar

I didn’t misread it… I thought you meant that leaving teardrops on a spoon in sunlight would evaporate away to salt…which was then sprinkled on boiled eggs… A circle of life process.

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Rachel Burrows's avatar

Exactly! I just meant it came out of nowhere for me! 😂

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Helen Rice is Showing Off's avatar

Thoroughly enjoyed this selection, thank you!

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Rachel Burrows's avatar

Thanks Helen!

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Carolyn Thomas's avatar

Delicious! This has made my morning especially since, having ventured to the supermarket to stockpile cat food, the beast has helped himself to my cream horn 🙈 so I’m appreciative of cheer

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Rachel Burrows's avatar

Thanks Carolyn! Glad to cheer you up!

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Tony Byford's avatar

Or should that have been , my morning sleepless?

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Rachel Burrows's avatar

Either way …thank you! 😊

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Tony Byford's avatar

Lovely. Made my sleepless morning

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Tony Byford's avatar

Lovely. Made my sleepless morning!

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Gary Day's avatar

I loved these poems. Quirky, playful but with great depth. Thank you

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Rachel Burrows's avatar

Thanks for reading Gary!

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