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Haunting. I love it!

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Cheers Derek! Glad you enjoyed it.

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I'm hooked! What happens next? Great work Peter, and the picture fits the atmosphere perfectly. Is this a picture you took and if so, where is this place?

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Thank you! I'm so glad you asked about the photo. I took it on a foggy morning in the stormy mountains of southwest Tasmania -- a location that serves as the subject of a Spensarian sonnet which I'll hopefully have ready to share soon. It is one the most wonderful and wild places I've ever hiked, and has some of the meanest-looking stony outcrops! And yes, there may be more to say about this boy and the organ, as this poem was loosely inspired by a setting in the secondary world of my fantasy stories ...

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Ohh like this one. The music calling forth the spirit of the cave. What happens next?

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Indeed Katie! This poem is loosely based on a setting in the secondary world where most of my fantasy stories take place; so there is, perhaps, more to say about this boy and the organ underground ...

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Love the vibe of the poem here, and the chosen metre works so well. Nicely done!

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Thanks James! Glad you enjoyed it; I had a lot of fun with the rhythm on this one.

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"It lingers in the mellifluous lustre"

...nice. 😊👌

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Cheers!

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