@peculiarjulia
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"The relic tree of Odin, and Chopin’s Funeral March, fade from the inevitable gaiety of the lost cause, a bloody pause. Victory smells herself on his hands, his lips..."
The Secretary of War by Ken Kawaji medium.com/lit-up/the-s... #poetry in Lit Up #litpub & #poetrycommunity
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"My father came to visit while on my walk today,
He flew down swiftly on the wings of a blue jay,
He sang me a song, both sweet and strong..."
A Spirited Saunter by Michael Lahoue medium.com/lit-up/a-spi... #poetry in Lit Up #litpub and #poetrycommunity
"My father came to visit while on my walk today,
He flew down swiftly on the wings of a blue jay,
He sang me a song, both sweet and strong..."
A Spirited Saunter by Michael Lahoue medium.com/lit-up/a-spi... #poetry in Lit Up #litpub and #poetrycommunity
"A flash of remembrance on a throw away day
The crumbling of memory, time fades away..."
ALIEN NATION by John E Marks medium.com/lit-up/alien... #poetry in Lit Up #litpub and #poetrycommunity
Swaying Tendrils by Debdutta Pal medium.com/catharsis-ch... #poetry
"They didn’t let those children hang on by a thread, didn’t give them time to grow strong. A bomb, a blast, no child to tuck in bed tonight..."
It’s Always Someone Else’s Spiderweb medium.com/brainscatter... #poetry of #wartime and #warcrimes #children #drabble
Monday vibe
"The skunk in the road is a holy thing
now: its glamorous body cracked
like a dragon’s dropped egg
unveils a rotten yolk..."
Skunked by @oldcoleminer.bsky.social medium.com/the-mad-rive... #poetry in The Mad River #litpub and #poetrycommunity
#poetrylovers come #read and share a #poem today...
"...If you truly want it,
you can build it all
— your own empire of dirt..."
Built To Crumble by No Blabs medium.com/lit-up/built... #poetry in the Lit Up Press #litpub and #poetrycommunity
#poetrylovers come #read and share a #poem today...
"In living violently;
an unnamed apology;
epoxy poured over seizing flowers,
slippery stones not yet skipped in the river,
my whole incentive for life is raging..."
Lemons by Anna Rozwadowska medium.com/lit-up/lemon...
#read #poetry in the Lit Up press #litpub and #poetrycommunity
The morning after the blue moon
My muse woke me and said:
The first known poet was a woman of colour
The first known poet is a woman of colour
Listen ...
Her Story of Poetry medium.com/imogenes-not... #poetry #womensday
"You have a memory, or a fragment of one. Strangely persistent, it tugs at you like a kite string..."
I, The Ghost of a Long-Gone Radio Shack, Am Haunting This Mattress Store by Leni Quinn medium.com/lit-up/i-the...
#fiction #flashfiction in the Lit Up Press #litpub & #readingcommunity
"Listen,
please, I know how this will sound, but
Shelly, please believe me..."
Drop in for an extra specially meaty episode of MITChell by @oldcoleminer.bsky.social medium.com/lit-up/mitch... #fiction #serialfiction #scifi #poetry in Lit Up #litpub & #readingcommunity (catch up links in story)
always a pleasure ;)
"Oh death, where is thy sting?..."
The Star She Lost: What Death Couldn’t Steal by Ifunanya Carol medium.com/lit-up/the-s... #poetry of unimaginable #griefandloss in the Lit Up Press #litpub and #readingcommunity
"I walk along this strand opposite Holy Island:
pebbles that fit softly into the palm of my hand..." PEBBLES from my SKULL by John E Marks medium.com/lit-up/pebbl... I'm feeling the #poetry vibe in the Lit Up Press #litpub and #poetrycommunity
Just practice. Don’t worry. Sit quietly. Do nothing. by @jackprestonking.bsky.social medium.com/p/just-pract... #zazen #meditation
Working from Home medium.com/lit-up/worki... #poetry for #workingfromhome free link included.
be tenacious
yet soft-hearted—catkins
on swaying boughs
#dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #senryu
Let Go, Let Fly, Forget | Guided tour of #SeamusHeaney: Listen Now Again
📅 Sat, 28 March | 2pm:
https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/let-go-let-fly-forget-guided-tour-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again
Join us for an immersive tour exploring Heaney’s enduring love of birds in his #poetry.
"Third tier anesthesia,
in a locked up north,
our store of words fled,
Belief? Empty as a music box
for housing the dead..."
A psychiatric disorder #poetry by John E Marks medium.com/the-mad-rive... in Lit Up #litpub and #poetrycommunity
why not #read and share a #poem today?
Random 67
2026
#fotografia #photography #gk3000 #fujifilm #portrait #couples #sea #seaview #beach #love
"in my early years, laws of weather not yet known
I prayed for hurricanes in a landlocked place
wild with youth, I craved disaster to match me..."
Hurricanes by Carly Jo Helm medium.com/the-mad-rive...
in The Mad River #litpub & #poetrycommunity
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"I have no memories, except
the suitcase atop a paved hill. One push,
they pinwheel out, all
gangly fluttering shapes. Momentum
learned..."
Laundry Day by Michelle Lauren medium.com/lit-up/laund... #poetry in the Lit Up Press #litpub & #poetrycommunity
if you love poetry why not share a poem today?
"I accept kindness
Like I accept compliments
Warily..."
What Am I To Do With Kindness and Compliments? by Crystal Jackson medium.com/lit-up/what-... #poetry #compliments #mentalhealth in Lit Up #litpub and #poetrycommunity
unbalanced —
the boy on a seesaw
can’t solve the equation
Learning Experiences by Richard Grahn medium.com/lit-up/learn... #memory #griefandloss #haibun in Lit Up #readingcommunity #poetrycommunity and #litpub
In defence of rhododendrons medium.com/lit-up/in-de...
"...like her smile’s
glorious grab of radiance
they clamour their existence
sing it out in petals
mad honey and protective skirts..."
Mum's birthday was today #poetry #motherdaughter in the Lit Up Press #litpub & #poetrycommunity
"My father walked out on us when I was just eight years old..."
Laying Guilt to Rest by Will Pearce medium.com/lit-up/layin...
#fiction #flashfiction #abandonment #grief in Lit Up #litpub and #readingcommunity
‘You don’t have to like it, Cara. You just have to do it. Three nights. Sing whatever you want, then we decide what to do with the old bird.’
Lilac Wine by Heather Stewart medium.com/lit-up/lilac... #fiction in the Lit Up Press #litpub and #readingcommunity
"Imbibe with pure vision, your flesh & bones,
Trepidation, evasion, then pain,
The mind forbids whilst hearts live in vain..."
Echoes of the Abyss by Michael Lahoue medium.com/lit-up/echoe...
#poetry #quatrains in the Lit Up Press #litpub and #poetrycommunity