Tag Archives: Poetry

Moons of Mountain Ana: Never… Stuart France

 * “So when do I get that drink you owe me?” “Soon…” * The warmth of silence as she threads the eye of a needle. * “I like your owl.” “It’s Minoan.” * Continue reading at Stuart France

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Beneath ~ Ritu Bhathal #writephoto

What lies beneath? No one can tell Are you living in Heaven Or burning in Hell A calm exterior Can hide so much Yet the ripples spread wide From just one touch Continue reading at But I Smile Anyway

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Moons of Mountain Ana: Nestle… Stuart France

* Gemma’s warmth as she links my arm and the world stops screaming… * You are an island dark with life; A swan-hatched dream, taking flight; A blue-shot cormorant, nestled in night. * Continue reading at Stuart France

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Moons of Mountain Ana: Vamp… Stuart France

* Becky is beautiful but kind and cruel, in turns.  * Her eyes flash when I call her a vamp, and when I bad mouth her boyfriend.  “You make me laugh,” she says, “can I kill you?”  * She has … Continue reading

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Beneath ~ The Dark Netizen #writephoto

Beneath The Beauty, Of The Serene Placid Pool, Lie The Sleeping Dead… Reblogged from The Dark Netizen

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Moons of Mountain Ana: Centaur… Stuart France

* In sleep I strike a Centaur dead… * The blow reverberates in my head… Continue reading at Stuart France

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Moons of Mountain Ana: Rituals… Stuart France

* Regardless of content, our most intense moments have a habit of assuming ritual clarity. Together, the figures our characters cut are colourful, and bright, and amusing; the wheel-spinning white car which your mother read about in my story, or … Continue reading

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Ani’s Advent Calendar 2018! Search and rescue, Munros and Ben

As soon as winter comes, I have to be on search and rescue duty. I am one of the lucky ones… I only have to rescue abandoned toys from the garden. Some dogs have to climb mountains and look for … Continue reading

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Moons of Mountain Ana: Laburnum… Stuart France

* With almost perfect symmetry little Josh wants to take some flowers back to Mum. * He plucks from the two Laburnum grown together over a garden gate; harmonious estate, or the strain of embrace, stretching… to cleave ? Continue … Continue reading

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Moons of Mountain Ana: Sulk… Stuart France

* Becky’s sulk face is adamant with indignation. If she only knew how perilous it is to neglect the young. * …Our roles are reversed for the tale of mum and dad and a kitchen knife, which Fiona tells in … Continue reading

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