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Read MoreI’ve been winter whining, pining for the sun to come outI’m tired of fog advisories with even more chance of rainAnd when the cold hits my old bones it’s like I’m chasing cloutVomiting sick rhymes which are primal vital...
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Thanks for the heads up Damian. I’m a little rusty since I’m just getting back to writing.
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The Cailleach’s time of year is indeed a difficult one for many of us, my friend. When the sky refuses to wear that magnetic blue I love, I regrettably find myself “Winter Whining” as well haha. Your writing style and images here are akin to a cheekier Robert Louis Stevenson. Thank you for superbly poetizing your winter woes!
Clay
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Thank you very much Clay, I appreciate your comment.
The weather in the Central valley of California has been pretty much the same. I can count the number of sunny days from the past 3 months and the morning fog seems to get worse. But either way, it allows me to observe and express this “seasonal depression” which isn’t too bad.
Hope you’re doing well.
W
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Oh boy, do I relate to this one! I would say spring is coming, but there’s 2 things about that…allergies if it does come; and no guarantee it will. We’ve talked our environment to the point that nothing is solid and predictable. I totally get this one
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Yeah, the allergies are a pain. I love winter and spring (the summers are too hot where I live) and the spring only lasts for a couple of weeks before the heat takes over.
Thank you for stopping by for a read and do hope you’re doing well.
W
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I wait everyday for just a peak at the sun I get depressed on the grey days great write ❤️
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Same crim. The fog has been really bad lately, I had to drive slower in the morning on the way to work.
Hope all is well.
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Sorry to hear you’ve been sick. This weather can be so difficult for some of us, but I know the California weather doesn’t compare to the harshness everyone has been experiencing everywhere else. Hope you’re feeling better by now.
W
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Read MoreAnd so it was, when the big pig had seized powerHe asked his followers to swear allegiance to himAnd the baldheaded big wigs - within the same hourKnelt and kissed his ring, without thinking, in a whim Though many animals...
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“Because some are more loyal than others. ” I think more are easier to break and make them follow than being loyal. I read animal farm. I like the use of the idea here
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Thank you Fia. Yes the loyal part also works. I just re-read sometime ago and I was watching a drum corps program that dealt with the same issue about being equal, so that theme stuck with me.
Always appreciate your comments and hope you have a wonderful new year.
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Powerfully penned, Wally. Excellent write my friend. Sabbath and Floyd I dig that. Appreciate you.
Damian
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Thank you Damian.
Yes, the pig theme from the music and the book (along with the image) just felt like they all tied together in a way.
Hope you have a great new year sir.
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Excellent. I think I know of this pig and his followers. There may be other interpretations, but I gravitate toward the one that has this swine in the highest of high positions. I shall try to eat more fish.
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Greetings Sam, yes you are exactly correct, let alone the latest comment made toward a woman by calling her just that. I think the majority of us feel this frustration (and anger), anxiety just to name a few.
Hope you have a great new year.
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Passionately penned, Brenda. Amazing write my friend. Appreciate you.
Damian
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Warm sexy and intimate…..a smooth elixir no doubt
Much respect
Naaj
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This is a wonderful, intimate and tender poem , dear Crimsin! The imagery is amazing and cleverly chosen!
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Lovely Brenda. This is delicate and heartwarming. Hope you had a great holiday my friend..xo
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…an oasis of dreams. Fantastic, Brenda!
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Sensual, symbolic, and steeped in metaphor—this feels like desire rendered as prayer.
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Read Moredelicate understanding, I have made you feel forgottendreaded truth, I've been adrift and all the world is a blurI'm losing myself forgetting what I once knewyour face haunts my dreamsI've let you down and I can't change thatmy heart...
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Powerfully penned, Brenda. A very introspective write my friend. Thanks so much for sharing. Appreciate you.
Damian
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Read Moreit isn't all tinsel tiny lights all twinklingcandles on the mantelscent of cookies in the airsometimes...it's different daddy rolled his chair up to the windowgazing out into a snowy nightno cheery carolers on the porchno tree adorning the cornertwo little girls...
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This is a hard hitting one because I do relate to this piece.i enjoy your work
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Thank you, Fia 🎄☃️
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Oh! it makes me think back to simpler times when things weren’t all amuck.
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There’s a truth!
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Powerfully penned, Willow. Excellent lyrics my friend. Really dig the musical accompaniment. I heard gospel and r&b elements maybe a touch of Motown. Nicely done. Appreciate you.
Damian
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A lot of the bones for this was Southern Rock. I always enjoy how you feel out all the textures. It’s like a treasure hunt, finding all the pieces that make it a cohesive whole. I rolled into nostalgia and came out with this one, my friend
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Not everything comes shiny and new for Christmas but its the effort that counts
Unfortunately, when tragedy happens it doesn’t care what day it is.
I hope you and your family had a great Christmas Day:). Always focus on the positive here and now chica:)
They carry us through the hard times.Merry Christmas 🎄
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I’m not chasing shadows. But I feel strongly about honoring the roots, where I came from and what molded me into who I am today. Those experiences taught me to pay it forward, appreciate what we have and keep the fire lit in the heart. Thank you, Adelphina
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This poem honors the truth many people carry through the holidays—the quiet grief, the missing chairs, the love that survives scarcity. It’s honest without bitterness, and that makes it powerful.
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Good times may dawn, but I never forget where I came from and where others might still be. It’s not about wallowing in the memories, it’s about honoring them and making space for them by the hearth. Thank you so much, Thomas
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I live a dual awareness, I think. Because I’m so familiar with the shadows, I’m aware that others might be struggling even while I’m thriving. I was there once. And could be again one day. I honor those memories and those souls as best I can. My experiences helped me raise a daughter more aware and giving than she might have been in other circumstances. We believe strongly in giving back and paying it forward. Thank you, Honoria…it’s good to see you roaming the halls
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Cleverly penned, Wally. Excellent write my friend. You had a couple of typo’s:
“Thus, I take up this quill and spill the ink to past the time” I think you mean “pass”
“Bu it’s fitting” this is the other.
Appreciate you
Damian