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A good funeral home director is worth everything in the short window available to the family. If he or she isn't there, it's another kind of hell. This pretty much covers the second option. I agree. I've seen several different aspects, approaches, and personalities, thus the spectacle. I went to a ...

The cold-hearted bastard priest passed the collection plate at my grampa's funeral. Strong effort on a hideously difficult topic, Deb.   Cheers. T That's about as low down as you can go. I hope you were able to withhold payment on his services or that no one added a dime to the collection plate. Un...

Gyppo, this is a delightful dance, even with demons. There's a word that won't come to me now but I'll bring it back when it does. This is an enjoyable and relatable read. Nicely done, as usual.

~Deb

Colm, I really like this. It speaks to me on many levels. Have you played with changing up "good parent" once in the last S?  Perhaps, attentive, engaged, caring, devoted, or are you using repetitive words as labeling here?  We do hang on to stupid things and some of us have stupid attachments to th...

Dave, You've done a beautiful job of cleverly weaving the drought theme. I enjoyed this and will return to read it again. I wonder if leaving out, "the" in the last line would give it a punch. Just a thought. It works fine as it is.  You've painted a colorfully, somber image. Wonderful writing. ~Deb  

Colm, your poems ring deeply personal. I gather your father is languishing in the last months or weeks of his life? I found this one profound in getting to the core of what's happening in your mind as you see it and in empathizing with this person. A stark, moving piece. All the best to you and your...

Hi Poet-e, I agree with Dave on using, "They say."  I was wondering who, "They" were. That aside, I liked the dive you did into each character. There are some witty and insightful lines. At first, it was obvious to me that this "place" was an asylum or mental institution of some sort, or a place of ...

Colm - beautiful, moving, powerful.  S1 totally sets the stage... last stanza a well done bookend. metronome... silent... drops of time... vivid and tangible.  Been there, done that - your writing puts the reader by the door. Scene and the moment well painted. Be well. Aj   I couldn't have said thi...

Colm - beautiful, moving, powerful.  S1 totally sets the stage... last stanza a well done bookend. metronome... silent... drops of time... vivid and tangible.  Been there, done that - your writing puts the reader by the door. Scene and the moment well painted. Be well. Aj   I couldn't have said thi...

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Tue Jan 07, 2020 1:07 am

Still seems likeable/hardworking in S2.

He is, indeed. I think I have a good man. These are things he prides himself on but I lovingly jab at him because he is generous to a fault.