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Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

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Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

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Rating: ★5.0

By a beech-shaded pool
of secluded immovable calm,
seduced by Nature nicely balanced,
sure someone who settled near
would ever hold its image dear,
loved Mary just the same,
gave the nook her name.

Douglas Scotney

Monday, April 16, 2012

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A Condensation Poem
after
V
to M.H.
Poems on the Naming of Places
Lyrical Ballads II
Wordsworth

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Luo Zhihai 27 October 2020

loved Mary just the same, gave the nook her name. I was touched!

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Danny Draper 20 April 2012

A fine little poem with depth and precision and enhanced by your note.

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