AntheaPretorius
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AntheaPretorius commented on the post, Walking With My Friend by Anusuya Kashi 1 month, 1 week ago
What a delightful read. Both characters were well-rounded and the tale your told, I think, many will relate to! Well done.
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AntheaPretorius commented on the post, Christmas Wishes by Athina Antoniou 1 month, 1 week ago
Dear Athina
As you said, this is a gentle and poignant Christmas story and maybe this is exactly what many families need in the coming festive season of this trying pandemic year. -
AntheaPretorius commented on the post, The Treasure in Great-Great-Grandma Edna’s Attic by Matt Williams 1 month, 1 week ago
Dear Matt
This is a story with great potential to become something more and I would love to know how it plays out!! Well done on the prompt! -
AntheaPretorius wrote a new post, Staying out of Range by Anthea Pretorius 1 month, 1 week ago
Staying out of Range by Anthea Pretorius
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Two people appeared
in the doorway to a bar.A cracked lantern leaked
dirty yellow light across
the path they walked on.Their footfalls were soft;
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AntheaPretorius commented on the post, Two Misplaced Souls by Shae 1 month, 1 week ago
Dear Shae. I like your take on the prompt very much and the unique ending you have in your poem. Its much more than boy meets girl. Well done!
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AntheaPretorius commented on the post, FIREHEART: TWO by Lourens Lukas Moorcroft 1 month, 1 week ago
Dear Lourens
I was intrigued by the picture you posted first and it suits the poem well. The capital letters dotted in the poem were a bit bothersome at times, but overall I liked the fantasy component. -
AntheaPretorius commented on the post, Is There Room for Two? by Jane Bradshaw 1 month, 1 week ago
Dear Jane
I thoroughly enjoyed your poem. I love how you employed art words to great effect and how this have strength to your poem. Well done! -
AntheaPretorius commented on the post, Farewell by Charles Ryder 1 month, 1 week ago
Dear Charles
I love your work. I love your imagination! I love your use of words and how you juxtapose them to great effect. This is a sterling example of a profoundly lovely poem! Thanki-you. -
AntheaPretorius commented on the post, Where I belong by Anthea Pretorius 1 month, 1 week ago
Dear Marijo
I apologise for only responding to your message now. I have been working gruesome hours in the last month. Thank-you so much for your feedback. You are absolutely right about the yarn. It is my intention to expand on this story and the yarn will play a major roll in it!! Well done for picking that up. -
AntheaPretorius wrote a new post, How to inhabit my future by Anthea Pretorius 1 month, 1 week ago
How to inhabit my future by Anthea Pretorius
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I push a glass of iced tea closer to the Syrian man. Beside it is a plate of grapes and watermelon, cheese and biscuits.
“Eat, please. Take your time. I want to h […]
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AntheaPretorius commented on the post, “Choose Solitude to heal,” said the monk by Anthea Pretorius 2 months ago
Dear Pam
I am glad that you think so. I think many of us are so exhausted at this time of the year, that we need to regroup, retreat, recover, rest. Keep well! -
AntheaPretorius commented on the post, “Choose Solitude to heal,” said the monk by Anthea Pretorius 2 months ago
Dear Dianne
What a lovely comment. It means much to me.
Thank-you! -
AntheaPretorius commented on the post, “Choose Solitude to heal,” said the monk by Anthea Pretorius 2 months ago
Good morning Jyoti
I agree with you. 2020 has been a brutal year.
I have had 11 funerals this year and at 5 am this morning received the sad news of the passing of another dear friend this morning after she suffered a pulmonary embolism during the night. She leaves 2 daughters bereft. One is disabled and in a wheelchair.
We all have so…[Read more] -
AntheaPretorius commented on the post, “Choose Solitude to heal,” said the monk by Anthea Pretorius 2 months ago
Dear Ben
I am grateful you took the time to read my poem and to send a comment, which has touched me deeply this morning. I am actually quite tearful reading it.
Thank-you so much for every word.
It has blessed me! -
AntheaPretorius commented on the post, BETRAYAL by Jyoti Mehra 2 months ago
You have unpacked quite a chilling poem, but it is well-written and a good take on the prompt this month!
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AntheaPretorius commented on the post, Loss by Dianne Williams 2 months ago
Clever, Diane!
And you made the challenge harder.
“…life’s tattoo whorled and patterned…’ such excellent imagery!!
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AntheaPretorius commented on the post, Oceanic by Charles Ryder 2 months ago
Dear Charles
As always, you have a surprise up your sleeve.
A brilliant poem and I love that first line!
Your choice of words always intrigues me.
I learn so much from you. -
AntheaPretorius commented on the post, The Antiquated Commandments by Limor Kay 2 months ago
Dear Limor
I read your poem 3 times and was intrigued by it.
I agree with Jane’s suggestion. -
AntheaPretorius commented on the post, Purrfect bliss by Ben Hunt 2 months ago
Ah Ben, what a wonderful poem!
Well done on the prompt.
I could feel that cat on my lap. -
AntheaPretorius wrote a new post, “Choose Solitude to heal,” said the monk by Anthea Pretorius 2 months ago
“Choose Solitude to heal,” said the monk by Anthea Pretorius
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Sit quietly by yourself in nature; close your eyes; pay mindful attention;
Open your eyes and notice the grasses waving, the ducks upon the pon […]
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Beautiful. Wise. Thank you.
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I feel more peaceful just from reading your poem. Powerful. Lovely.
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Dear Dianne
What a lovely comment. It means much to me.
Thank-you!
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Lovely message you have given through your poem. Due to the pandemic we all faced challenging times and got the time to introspect and be grateful for the things we took for granted.
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Good morning Jyoti
I agree with you. 2020 has been a brutal year.
I have had 11 funerals this year and at 5 am this morning received the sad news of the passing of another dear friend this morning after she suffered a pulmonary embolism during the night. She leaves 2 daughters bereft. One is disabled and in a wheelchair.
We all have so much to be grateful for. May the festive season ahead be very special for you and your loved ones, Jyoti.
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I love the soothing rhythm and imagery of your poem Anthea. It feels like a beautifully written guided meditation.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful moment of peace.-
Dear Ben
I am grateful you took the time to read my poem and to send a comment, which has touched me deeply this morning. I am actually quite tearful reading it.
Thank-you so much for every word.
It has blessed me!
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Dear Pam
I am glad that you think so. I think many of us are so exhausted at this time of the year, that we need to regroup, retreat, recover, rest. Keep well! -
Hello Anthea,
Thank you for posting such a beautiful poem about solitude. Yes we all need those quiet moments to reflect on our lives and the gratitude we should feel for life.
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Hi Anthea, Oh wow this poem made my heart weep for her. How awful to be so afraid of ones partner. You have captured her fear so well and also I can picture him with his grimace and cold dead eyes. Really well written, but such sad subject matter.
I have one question – did you mean lightening to be the lightning that we see during a storm? The spelling you have used means this: a drop in the level of the uterus during the last weeks of pregnancy as the head of the fetus engages in the pelvis.
Well done and thanks for sharing. I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas.
Hello Anthea,
This is indeed chilling and tells a violent narrative. I wonder if it would work as a prose poem with slightly longer lines? For instance in the third verse, would you consider: ‘Their footfalls were soft, but in the cold ink / of his eyes, something hard floated.’ and in the final verse: ‘In an instant, she folded over like a broken match; / gravel embedded in her trembling knees.’ Just a suggestion which should be ignored if you feel strongly the other way.
All the best for the coming festive season and I look forward to reading more of your poetry in 2021.
A very powerful poem, showing the grim reality of violence in a relationship. Thank you for sharing, Anthea.
Great poem Anthea. It leaves me cold – evoking emotion in the reader is always a good thing – and I love the title. It is very apt as the 16 days of activism have just passed.
Your words are masterful brushes in the painting of this situation and the piece flows well.
Well done and thanks for sharing.