Dreamscape: Poetry, Paintings, and Writing.
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Goldcrest
` Is it possible that something this tiny can fly? Yellow and green With hollow bones to reduce weight This feathered miracle ends his flight Between the paws of an excited cat. Braced for his thrill the meowing ogre Starts to play with his prey but Someone must thwart his lust * It is hard…
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Volcanic Landscape
` This is another of the Lanzarote-inspired watercolours. ` © HMH, 2023
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Almost-spring
* With a push and a shove, the wind lifted you And sat you down in another reality. * Blue skies and a Gibbous waxing moon watched from above. * Wind waves swirled From every corner of the compass Swashbuckling Rumbustious Clearing your head of old fog. * New life and green sprouts grew from…
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Blog Tour, The First Cut, Jane Renwick Series
` It is a great pleasure to welcome Val Penny to my pages, on her blog tour to celebrate the new edition of The First Cut. Author Biography Val Penny has an Llb degree from the University of Edinburgh and her MSc from Napier University. She has had many jobs including hairdresser, waitress, banker, azalea…
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Landscape with Palms
` Several years ago a friend showed me photos from Lanzarote. The volcanic landscape inspired me to a series of watercolours. This is one of them. * © HMH, 1984
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The Diary
` ` It was easy to open the lock on her sister’s book. She just needed a pin and, hey presto, the latch gave way. Now she could find out if her suspicion was correct. Oh, look — a heart. Prudence had even drawn a heart. This was going to be funny. ‘Nobody knows how…
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Autumnal Reverie
Sweetly fragrant, white roses Defy the twilit afternoon. Beautyberries set purple accents Though their leaves have gone to ground. Firethorn and autumnal trees sparkle Orange, red, and Golden Along bent, narrow streets * A lost seagull pines for succour That won’t come. Survive at your peril. A challenge for every bird Every creature: To live…
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Tree on a Cliff
* * © HMH, 2023
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A Posy of Reviews
* John Dolan, The Otford Dictionary This Certainly Isn’t The Oxford Dictionary Finished the Otford dictionary and enjoyed some belly-laughs, a few puzzled instants, some titters, and one or two ‘how old is this fellow’ moments. All in all, it tickled my funny bone and was worth reading from start to finish. Have forgotten plenty…
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Spring Morning
* Cool and watery the sun rises * Is there a change in the air? Tentative vapour wafts over the field And reveals green hue floating over damp soil * Will aconites and daffodils Open their eyes to look at a new world? * Wish that it be true. * Soon the lark will rise…
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