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discarded

Writer's picture: Martin PickardMartin Pickard

knotted cables seek release

anxious batteries await the call

heartbroken pencils long to be held

the ipod won’t come out to play

and just like me

the remote is going spare

but cannot adapt

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Paulette Mehta
Paulette Mehta
Jul 22, 2024

Clever anthropomorphisms. Great fun to read and recite

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Martin Pickard
Martin Pickard
Jul 22, 2024
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Thanks. It began as an experiment in anthropomorphy and was very long. I like it better stripped down

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Alison Blevins
Alison Blevins
Jul 17, 2024

Succinct, poignant super wee poem.

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Martin Pickard
Martin Pickard
Jul 22, 2024
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Thank you

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Nigel Smith
Nigel Smith
Jul 17, 2024

Nice!, you went in through the side door, mate.

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Martin Pickard
Martin Pickard
Jul 22, 2024
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Round the back and in the window

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John Wood
John Wood
Jul 16, 2024

Short and bitter-sweet. A fine poem.

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Martin Pickard
Martin Pickard
Jul 22, 2024
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Thank you

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Stephen Kingsnorth
Stephen Kingsnorth
Jul 16, 2024

I like it. Very clever and thoughtfully constructed. Short but effective because of its brevity. Very good. I must explore the idea of similar images myself!

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Martin Pickard
Martin Pickard
Jul 22, 2024
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Thank you Stephen. That means a lot coming from you

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