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[twoleftfeet]

And another one from KIm - The Language of Shade.

Kim, I was trying to think of how to describe your reading of the poem and then
I remembered Cameron mentioning an "ethereal quality" in the crits at the time.
10/10 .

[juliadebeauvoir]

Wow that was a long time ago Geoff!

It actually is a very accurate rendering of camping with my parents. I was 11 or 12 at the time and of course mad at my mother for being my mother. Yet it was always mixed. I envied her beauty in my disappointment with my awkward phase. My father said once that the two most beautiful women to come out of Philadelphia, Pa were my mother and Grace Kelly.

There was he much needed closeness of camping together despite our problems as a family. I loved making raspberry tea with her. Meeting the bear that came for a visit and scared us out of our wits. We made a cast of his paw print by dripping burning candles into the mud. Playing that I was a viking down by the creek bed. Yes, a viking--girl wonder with horns. Dandelion crowns and bracelets. My father reading in his slatted chair. Roasting marshmallows and the musky sweetness of burning wood and leaves. Most importantlythe quietness--no tv, no phone to disrupt the setting sun coming through the trees.

Cheers,
Kim

[twoleftfeet]

There was he much needed closeness of camping together despite our problems as a family. I loved making raspberry tea with her.
Meeting the bear that came for a visit and scared us out of our wits. We made a cast of his paw print by dripping burning candles into the mud. Playing that I was a viking down by the creek bed. Yes, a viking--girl wonder with horns. Dandelion crowns and bracelets. My father reading in his slatted chair. Roasting marshmallows and the musky sweetness of burning wood and leaves. Most importantlythe quietness--no tv, no phone to disrupt the setting sun coming through the trees.

Cheers,
Kim

Looks to me like good material for another poem there, Kim

[Nicola]

Have just uploaded Transcendence by Denis-Joe.

It's good to hear a new voice.

[twoleftfeet]

Have just uploaded Transcendence by Denis-Joe.

It's good to hear a new voice.

Well done, that man. Sounds good.

[Danté]

Yes, great to hear another piece on here, very enjoyable.

If I live long enough to have a poem featured I'll forward the mp3 for subsequent perusal lol.

[David]

I don't think it needs to be a feature any more, Tim. Does it? Let's just have it. No point in standing on ceremony.

[camus]

Nope, no longer feature required!

I guess we should remove that part of the "Handy Hints." Also, although this hasn't been discussed, I guess if a poem is of good enough quality it doesn't necessarily have to have been posted and accepted in Exp either?

It's not as if we are inundated by audio submissions...

I shall revert once discussed in fine detail...

[John G]

I was thinking off uploading some audio - have been doing a bit and would be interested in some feedback - I guess I shall just upload with the poem.

[camus]

Hey John,

There isn't actually a facility in place at present to upload your audio poems. The system at present is: you email me your audio poem, I check out the "quality" both sound wise and poetic wise, I then email Nicki, she checks it out again, then uploads it to the player. Simples.

PM me and I'll send you my email, sod it just email me your audio to kris@freewheelin.co.uk

cheers
Kris

[John G]

Cheers Kris - I'll endeavour to send soemthing over soonish - just concerned about my voice - it sounds awful which isn't really a good start if you want people to listen to you - I sound like a school boy whos balls haven't dropped - with a Sarf Lundon twang.

In fact I'll get the wife to read it.

[camus]

I sound like a school boy whos balls haven't dropped - with a Sarf Lundon twang.

Ha ha, liking that combo. I'm sure it'll be fine. Always a bit daunting sharing ones voice! And lets face it, we all hate the sound of our own voice, Brian probably being an exception, lol.