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Aoibhín's avatar

Heartbreaking, humourous, horrific, perfect.

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Tamsin 🍂's avatar

Thank you very much!

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Nelly Bryce's avatar

Oh. Oh. That humour totally gave me a false sense of security. Which was very clever. I can see why this one got accepted 👏

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Tamsin 🍂's avatar

It has changed slightly here’s what they did with it https://thegroke.org/issue-1

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Kathryn Anna Marshall's avatar

Such an interesting idea!

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Tamsin 🍂's avatar

My dreams are wicked

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Margaret Ann Silver's avatar

Wow. I was totally absorbed in this poem all the way through. I can see places where it could be tightened, but wow--it's amazing, especially for a first draft.

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Tamsin 🍂's avatar

Thank you. I have only changed a couple of words so far, I’m letting it marinade in itself for bit,

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Margaret Ann Silver's avatar

More marination makes sense. It’s such a rich, layered set of poems. I don’t know how to say this without sounding jealous in a mean way, but I wish I had written this! It’s such a gorgeous concept.

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Tamsin 🍂's avatar

☺️

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Thomas Rist's avatar

Ghoulishly good, Tamsin!

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Tamsin 🍂's avatar

Thank you Thomas

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Lori K's avatar

What an incredible portrayal of loss on both sides. I went on to imagine that the love they had been writing to had already let go and had been waiting and writing also.

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Tamsin 🍂's avatar

Thank you. Maybe they were in a different cemetery and they couldn’t travel between.

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Janey Thompson's avatar

Yikes, that was discomfiting! 😱

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Tamsin 🍂's avatar

Apologies - does it need a trigger warning?

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Janey Thompson's avatar

Ooh, I've no idea of the protocol I'm afraid. And no filters either, so not the best person to ask!

Very clever piece though!

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