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Maureen K Clifford
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by Maureen K Clifford » Sun Apr 29, 2012 11:16 am
Love it Marty - well done

- cranky sheep are the pits
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Heather
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by Heather » Sun Apr 29, 2012 12:09 pm
You are getting very descriptive now Marty - it's good.
I want to know how Hat Cracker got his nick name.
Heather

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Dennis N O'Brien
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by Dennis N O'Brien » Sun Apr 29, 2012 1:29 pm
Nothing wrong with poetic license - the only one you don't have to pay for.

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warooa
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by warooa » Sun Apr 29, 2012 7:09 pm
Yeah good one Marty . . . great to get the guts of the Laggan shearers yarns from across the bar.
Cheers, Marty
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Bob Pacey
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by Bob Pacey » Sun Apr 29, 2012 7:37 pm
Bet this one goes down well at the pub Marty, great when you can write the story in a poem and all the listeners are in on the story.
Good one mate.
Bob
The purpose in life is to have fun.
After you grasp that everything else seems insignificant !!!
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Bob Pacey
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by Bob Pacey » Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:59 pm
yeah i know what you mean I'm working on one for a big tough bloke who's sister says he is scared of frogs.
This is a bloke who will not hesitate to grab a brown snake and whip crack it but chuck a green frog at him and he freaks.
Bob
The purpose in life is to have fun.
After you grasp that everything else seems insignificant !!!
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Neville Briggs
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by Neville Briggs » Mon Apr 30, 2012 1:37 pm
That looks pretty good Marty. It would be easier to read if you worked on the punctuation a bit

I don't think that punctuation should be a hoop for writers to jump through it's an aid to the reader to receive the message better.
Neville
" Prose is description, poetry is presence " Les Murray.
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Neville Briggs
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by Neville Briggs » Mon Apr 30, 2012 5:21 pm
That looks better I think .

I don't think there are rules for commas, I reckon they just go with the feel of the rhythm, so I guess some people have different ideas of where commas should go. You reminded me of thoughts about inverted commas for speech, I'll put that question in the discussion page.
Neville
" Prose is description, poetry is presence " Les Murray.