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PhilomenaAquitaine
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 Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 4:44 pm |
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Location: Looking pretty behind the bar at Holme's Tavern
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I see the light is fading fast;
The once deft hands that held the needles
Lie as idle as the mind, forgetting how to knit.
The body strong for its years
But your face has sunk into a stranger’s.
It is a kindness that you do not know;
I am left in a purgatory of half-mourning,
Sometimes seeing a glimpse of my childhood
In the stranger sitting where you are.
I still love the flesh the mind has abandoned;
Mourn the mind the flesh has lost.
Each time I leave with another sad memory,
And you are left with none.
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HogstanceBilgecrack
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Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 7:42 pm |
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A fine effort. Something you're going through at the moment? (You don't have to answer if you'd prefer not to)
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PhilomenaAquitaine
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Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 7:46 pm |
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Hi Hoggy. My nan has dementia and has been sectioned again. Bit of a tough time for my family. Good to have somewhere to express it.
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HogstanceBilgecrack
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Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 8:00 pm |
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So sorry to hear that, Philomena! I hope you and your family are doing as well as you can with it. Keep making some space for the happy memories! x
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ClaraJaneGreeves
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Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 10:59 pm |
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Beautiful and painful, made my eyes pour with tears. Grimney is a good place to find an escape. You must be having an awful time. Keep writing, I know you will. That's a benefit to all of us Philomena x
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Meadow
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Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 11:13 pm |
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Very sad and very beautiful to have a poetic outlet for emotions. Life can be very cruel.
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PhilomenaAquitaine
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Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:36 am |
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Thank you all for your kindness. Yes Meadow, life can be cruel as well as beautiful and it is nice to have an outlet. Most my poems are about love, all different aspects of it so they can be sad as well as happy although generally I think I stick to the happier stuff.
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Meadow
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Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 9:16 pm |
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You are obviously an accomplished poet P! I am merely dabbling, but having fun! I'm having so much fun on this site! It's all very new to me - as you can probably tell. A new challenge Have you read my blog? I've written about my experience of Grimney on there today. I think you are a real person but I could be wrong! I know that some of the characters on here are the work of one. I'm intrigued by the reality behind the scenes, but I'll probably never know the truth. I enjoy our little chats in the Tavern. I've no idea where it will lead. Have you? Alright, I know you won't answer, you all keep teasing the novice. I'm enjoying it anyway, it's different! x
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PhilomenaAquitaine
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Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 9:48 pm |
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I am a real person Meadow. I don't have a guide like you, I float along with the tide and have no idea where we're headed!
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Meadow
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Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 12:44 am |
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I don't really have a guide you know. I just ask the wizard for his opinion on things but he very rarely answers! I think (between you and me) he gets fed up with me pestering. I'm trying to be more independent now. I'm enjoying being a bit creative. It's a bit of fun. I'll enjoy it while it lasts, I'm sure that wizard will soon kill me off.....
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