Tuesday, September 20, 2016

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Rating: 4.2

It's raining at the garden centre.
I walk through dripping aisles of potted herbs
in a cool green rinse of aniseed and catmint.
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Fiona Benson
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Subhas Chandra Chakra 22 September 2016

this trick of solitary listening against the time you leave, like a beginner at piano with the practice pedal down ....... ....... But, like listening with one ear sealed, it misses a dimension, or depth of sound… the rain taps shallow as a glockenspiel, an infant music, untutored and unreal. Beautiful theme. A nicely written poem. Your words speak a lot. 10 for the sharing. Subhas

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Paul Amrod 22 September 2016

Hi Fiona, I as a musician truly enjoy your references which embelish your expression, Thank you for sharing your art, Paul

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Susan Williams 22 September 2016

How to link up the creative arts and give that experience gift wrapped to the reader! ! !

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Seamus O Brian 22 September 2016

against the time you leave... The keystone of this arch of beautiful verse, a poignant fragment of life that leaves us peeking through the dripping leaves, thinking we should gingerly step away, but riveted to hear you speak your rehearsed lines, fists clenched in hope that an embrace will follow, and not the echo of angry words in the garden... :)

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Tom Billsborough 22 September 2016

it misses a dimension, or depth of sound.. Beautiful line. A fine sensitive poem

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Clarence Prince 22 September 2016

'The leaves sings, ' as the plants were glad for the rain, that they were having... Thanks for sharing!

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