Describe the most ambitious DIY project you've ever taken on. I am an engineer, as such, quite practical, and able to turn my hand to most things. Back in May 2015 my youngest favourite daughter was married (I also have a eldest favourite daughter and a favourite son), and I was asked to make their …
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This poem is quite weird, it started out as a secular example of today's society then turned into a gospel warning of things to come... February 2025 Love has lost its lustre, lust however shines. Romance may not quite be dead, but we can see the signs Gratification is what they seek, To ply the …
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Blogette Number 2. What a great start to the year, mainly rain, followed by more rain, then it rained. All the rain caused quite a lot of flooding. Further north they had snow, lots of snow, then flooding as it melted. So maybe not such a great beginning. To cheer us all up, we went …
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Better as a performance poem rather than printed word. To be read very slowly with a pause after each punctuation mark.… This poem is in not autobiographical, a confessional or a reflection of my life. I just write this stuff, I don't live it. That's not me! Photo from Pexels photo 247918. Pleasure accompanied by …
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Reims Cathedral. Photo courtesy of France Tourism. Well, that's another month and indeed a whole year done and dusted. What a month it has been, what a year it has been, what a year it is going to be. Bring on 2025. We started the month in France, Reims to be exact. Click on the …
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Just for the record, that's not me! - Picture produced by Ai. Last year, they say, is history. The new year, is just a mystery. No So, as we ponder what’s in store Before we open New Year’s door, Reflect on what we’ve done. First, last year's resolutions Our world changing revolution Was set last …
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“You know, it’s all quite splendid,” Said the old man dressed in red, “It’s splendid, splendid, splendid,” He shouted from his sled. “That Christmas time should come again Like clockwork every year. So, I bring you all glad tidings Good wishes and great cheer. Enjoy yourselves, my little flock Good food, good wine and beer. …
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Definitions: Otherness is the result of a discursive process by which a dominant in-group (“Us,” the Self) constructs one or many dominated out-groups (“Them,” Other) by stigmatizing a difference – real or imagined – presented as a negation of identity and thus a motive for potential discrimination. Otherness... an image created using Ai. Not the …
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Seaside whispering, Moonlit waves in quiet dance, Secrets kiss the shore. Overtone vivid, Canvas bursts with life's embrace, Spectrum's song revealed. Undertone subdued, Whispers float on twilight's breeze, Night's embrace is hushed. https://richardkirkauthor.com/about/ Please help a thirsty author and treat me to a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephiu Thank you.
