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Came across a friendly little fellow on this mornings clifftop walk.

05.04.2025 10:49 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The quiet humble one.

11.01.2025 12:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Darn modern poets breaking all the rules and ruining poetry.

11.01.2025 12:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

She has my vote.

05.01.2025 11:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A very vivid painting full of truth.

29.12.2024 11:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Too true, it is just a very polished empty shell without the living soul.

29.12.2024 11:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Smoke and Fluff!

27.12.2024 20:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Now I'm trying to remember where the picture is from.

27.12.2024 07:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

You still have spare space! That is an achievement.

17.12.2024 19:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There is always a welcome for happy ghosts.

17.12.2024 16:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Renaming . . . From 15 September to 15 November, we feature this special submission window to honour the memory of Clair Chilvers (1946 – 2024), an outstanding and much-loved poet in Cheltenham cultural lif…

Delighted my #poem 'I Change Kiss to Slap' is one of Wildfire #Poetry's chosen poems in their 'Renaming' edition. Look forward to reading the other contributions. Scroll down to read mine. Any comments welcome.🌿

wildfire-words.com/renaming/#Je...

16.12.2024 10:00 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

In this case, if the child's worst experience in life is someone being overly worried about their safety and acting on it, they are pretty lucky.

15.12.2024 17:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Schools are in an unwinnable game. If something happens to a child, the media screams that the school should have done more. If they intervene, then the media screams about over policing.

15.12.2024 17:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Pretty sure the software just reports to the school. If police were involved, humans sent them.

15.12.2024 17:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That's what peace looks like.

15.12.2024 16:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
and then we made love

breeze moving through branches
like small gasps in the night

stream barely breathing
as it flowed between banks

an owl calling
the long reply

and then we made love breeze moving through branches like small gasps in the night stream barely breathing as it flowed between banks an owl calling the long reply

#smallpoemsunday

15.12.2024 14:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He was fantastic at shining a light on the real world from an unexpected angle. Loved all the Vimes stories.

15.12.2024 11:23 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It seems wrong that we block students from using AI powered tools while demanding they are left open for the teaching staff to use.

15.12.2024 11:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
"Grief Chronicle" from 'Fruitful' by Stefanie Kirby

"Grief Chronicle" from 'Fruitful' by Stefanie Kirby

For #smallpoemsunday & @tomsnarsky.bsky.social, sharing this beauty "Grief Chronicle" from 'Fruitful' (@driftwoodpress.bsky.social) by @msstefaniekirby.bsky.social

#WritingCommunity #poetrycommunity #poetry

15.12.2024 09:27 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Who sits down and keeps a tally of all the books they read and how long it took. That would take the enjoyment out of reading for me.

15.12.2024 11:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I love repeatedly reporting them to Google as fake and misleading while Google ignores my reports and continues to feed them to me.

15.12.2024 11:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Verified, I work in IT support and everything starts working 10 seconds before I arrive.

14.12.2024 22:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Are there any Cheltenham poetry folk here? I've just been confirmed to return next June! Please share (we need a Bluesky word for retweet!)!

06.12.2024 19:15 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Thanks for sharing.

14.12.2024 12:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Glad you asked first, I had the same question.

14.12.2024 11:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Everyone meets to discuss their favourite books, but they are too embarrassed to let the wider world know they are readers.

14.12.2024 10:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Always good to get feedback you trust.

13.12.2024 10:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Having just looked this up (I like to fact check 😁) It seems like it could be worse than this. pec.ac.uk/policy_brief... (page 7 of the PDF)
With an ever widening gender gap, along with other demographics.

12.12.2024 15:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A masterclass in understatement.

12.12.2024 13:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Do we cover the mice or teabags with cling film?

12.12.2024 10:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0