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The old copper road ~ Anita Dawes #writephoto

As children we were told that strange things happened Along the old copper road during the autumn equinox. I have walked it many times as a child An old dust road grubbied my white socks Mother knew I had disobeyed … Continue reading

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Harbinger ~ Rosemary Carlson #writephoto

It somehow seems unfair that, as you get older, life gets harder. Haven’t we paid our dues by now? Isn’t it time for easy street? Apparently not. I’ve just spend one of the hardest summers ever and I’m hoping it … Continue reading

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The Green Harper…

* “…all the great thinkers recognise the importance of rational thought but they also recognise the importance of getting beyond the rational and that is where the myths and fairy stories come in… Plato spends the greater part of his … Continue reading

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Old Fagin ~ Padre’s Ramblings #writephoto

Old Fagin was a sly old bird. In his youth he had been a prince among thieves. But now his eyes were dim, and his back and wings sore. But as I have said, he was sly. Rather than forage … Continue reading

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Harbinger ~ Anita Dawes #writephoto

My friend, with his dark black feathers and royal blue and white flash of colour Visits my garden most weeks. He particularly likes my apple tree to perch in He stays a good while, watching me washing up at my … Continue reading

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Facing Fear with The Silent Eye, Part 1 – Arrival ~ Helen Jones

Helen Jones, author of Journey to Ambeth, begins her account of her weekend with The Silent Eye in Derbyshire… I recently attended a workshop, with The Silent Eye, about Facing Our Fears, an extraordinary weekend spent among the hills and … Continue reading

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The Shreiking Womb: Plot…

* … At Emain Macha, Connavor prepared a magnificent feast for all the nobles of Ulster… * And so they came, one and all, and their bellies were filled with delicious meats, and exotic vegetables, and rare fruits, and they … Continue reading

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Murmur ~ Dorinda Duclos #writephoto

Softly setting, into night Clouds gather, in the light Whispers heard, above, in air Pierce the moment, without care Continue reading at Night Owl Poetry

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Murmur ~ Anita Dawes #writephoto

Red sky, flames from a hidden fire Illuminates the dark barren land Black clouds tendrils reaching Searching the darkness for something lost The sheer weight of it pushing me down Slowing my footsteps Continue reading at Anita Dawes and Jaye Marie

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Starlings in Flight ~ Laura Denise #writephoto

Shadowed starlings in flight, star wishes carried on wings, take the offerings, the pleas, of my most secret dreams… Continue reading at Laura Denise  

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