#poemaday — Public Fediverse posts

get to the beans

why go to bed
with so much ahead
things needing done
thoughts always wrong
and people chattering away
on the other side of the world

but one thing is clear
the beans always near
on the other side of dream
awaiting to please
if we just lay down
our heads and get there

#poetry #poemaday #coffee

https://simplesigns.asphere.blue/s/get-to-the-beans

get to the beans

why go to bed
with so much ahead
things needing done
thoughts always wrong
and people chattering away
on the other side of the world

but one thing is clear
the beans always near
on the other side of dream
awaiting to please
if we just lay down
our heads and get there

#poetry #poemaday #coffee

https://simplesigns.asphere.blue/s/get-to-the-beans

daily bread

meditation is like a prayer
opening silent to listen
or simply to exist together
with what might be found

i never know with my mind
if anything is said, done
only my tasks for the day
rise to the front thought

but i feel it must matter
if only to remind us that
i will always look for
what is beyond me to feel

#poetry #poemaday

https://simplesigns.asphere.blue/s/daily-bread

daily bread

meditation is like a prayer
opening silent to listen
or simply to exist together
with what might be found

i never know with my mind
if anything is said, done
only my tasks for the day
rise to the front thought

but i feel it must matter
if only to remind us that
i will always look for
what is beyond me to feel

#poetry #poemaday

https://simplesigns.asphere.blue/s/daily-bread

daily bread

meditation is like a prayer
opening silent to listen
or simply to exist together
with what might be found

i never know with my mind
if anything is said, done
only my tasks for the day
rise to the front thought

but i feel it must matter
if only to remind us that
i will always look for
what is beyond me to feel

#poetry #poemaday

https://simplesigns.asphere.blue/s/daily-bread

the quiet neighbor

the evergreen remembers
all that presses in
written in bark and rings
gathering even more
waters from far deeper
below the earth, towers
feeling the air move
from season to season
hundreds or thousands
what does it matter
small creatures scurry
with their fast minds
circles of years by
the hundreds feeling
seasons stretch vast
limbs in the varied breeze
and the waters falling
always falling as i rise
while breathing back my due

#poetry #poemaday

https://simplesigns.asphere.blue/s/the-quiet-neighbor

the quiet neighbor

the evergreen remembers
all that presses in
written in bark and rings
gathering even more
waters from far deeper
below the earth, towers
feeling the air move
from season to season
hundreds or thousands
what does it matter
small creatures scurry
with their fast minds
circles of years by
the hundreds feeling
seasons stretch vast
limbs in the varied breeze
and the waters falling
always falling as i rise
while breathing back my due

#poetry #poemaday

https://simplesigns.asphere.blue/s/the-quiet-neighbor

A different link to "Pity the Nation" has both the Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Khalil Gibran poems with that title. Both worth reading.
https://allenginsberg.org/2025/03/m-m-24-ferlinghetti/

#poetry #poems #poem #TodaysPoem #PoemADay

A different link to "Pity the Nation" has both the Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Khalil Gibran poems with that title. Both worth reading.
https://allenginsberg.org/2025/03/m-m-24-ferlinghetti/

#poetry #poems #poem #TodaysPoem #PoemADay

A different link to "Pity the Nation" has both the Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Khalil Gibran poems with that title. Both worth reading.
https://allenginsberg.org/2025/03/m-m-24-ferlinghetti/

#poetry #poems #poem #TodaysPoem #PoemADay

A different link to "Pity the Nation" has both the Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Khalil Gibran poems with that title. Both worth reading.
https://allenginsberg.org/2025/03/m-m-24-ferlinghetti/

#poetry #poems #poem #TodaysPoem #PoemADay

A different link to "Pity the Nation" has both the Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Khalil Gibran poems with that title. Both worth reading.
https://allenginsberg.org/2025/03/m-m-24-ferlinghetti/

#poetry #poems #poem #TodaysPoem #PoemADay

large old anger

the power of anger
is clarity
sharp focus
on the narrow wedge
whose point begins
in me
extending out like
a binary on or off
simulation of the sea
the abstract devoid
of briny swirls
dead jelly
fish shining in light
or even the darker
beyond the deadly
pressure
miles of water rears
(🍑)

#poetry #poemaday

https://simplesigns.asphere.blue/s/large-old-anger

large old anger

the power of anger
is clarity
sharp focus
on the narrow wedge
whose point begins
in me
extending out like
a binary on or off
simulation of the sea
the abstract devoid
of briny swirls
dead jelly
fish shining in light
or even the darker
beyond the deadly
pressure
miles of water rears
(🍑)

#poetry #poemaday

https://simplesigns.asphere.blue/s/large-old-anger

Excerpt from "Pity The Nation" by Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Pity the nation whose people are sheep,
and whose shepherds mislead them.
Pity the nation whose leaders are liars, whose
sages are silenced,
and whose bigots haunt the airwaves.
https://lists.sonic.net/pipermail/poetrylovers/Week-of-Mon-20250623/004547.html
#poetry #poem #poems #TodaysPoem #PoemADay

Excerpt from "Pity The Nation" by Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Pity the nation whose people are sheep,
and whose shepherds mislead them.
Pity the nation whose leaders are liars, whose
sages are silenced,
and whose bigots haunt the airwaves.
https://lists.sonic.net/pipermail/poetrylovers/Week-of-Mon-20250623/004547.html
#poetry #poem #poems #TodaysPoem #PoemADay

Excerpt from "Pity The Nation" by Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Pity the nation whose people are sheep,
and whose shepherds mislead them.
Pity the nation whose leaders are liars, whose
sages are silenced,
and whose bigots haunt the airwaves.
https://lists.sonic.net/pipermail/poetrylovers/Week-of-Mon-20250623/004547.html
#poetry #poem #poems #TodaysPoem #PoemADay

Excerpt from "Pity The Nation" by Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Pity the nation whose people are sheep,
and whose shepherds mislead them.
Pity the nation whose leaders are liars, whose
sages are silenced,
and whose bigots haunt the airwaves.
https://lists.sonic.net/pipermail/poetrylovers/Week-of-Mon-20250623/004547.html
#poetry #poem #poems #TodaysPoem #PoemADay

Excerpt from "Pity The Nation" by Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Pity the nation whose people are sheep,
and whose shepherds mislead them.
Pity the nation whose leaders are liars, whose
sages are silenced,
and whose bigots haunt the airwaves.
https://lists.sonic.net/pipermail/poetrylovers/Week-of-Mon-20250623/004547.html
#poetry #poem #poems #TodaysPoem #PoemADay

a place to rest

home is along
a messy path
away and back
and who we find
sitting with us
tall as trees
or squat
as shrubs turning
bright in between
familiar
curves following
familiar ways
no matter where
as if hinting
we were always
there

#poetry #poemaday

https://simplesigns.asphere.blue/s/a-place-to-rest

a place to rest

home is along
a messy path
away and back
and who we find
sitting with us
tall as trees
or squat
as shrubs turning
bright in between
familiar
curves following
familiar ways
no matter where
as if hinting
we were always
there

#poetry #poemaday

https://simplesigns.asphere.blue/s/a-place-to-rest

it's never just one

held through the neck
so much from outside
tightens around
without even knowing
what it is doing
in the real ways
humans feel alone
and won't even think
gentler ways also
may actually help
what we leave behind

#poetry #poemaday

https://simplesigns.asphere.blue/s/it-s-never-just-one

it's never just one

held through the neck
so much from outside
tightens around
without even knowing
what it is doing
in the real ways
humans feel alone
and won't even think
gentler ways also
may actually help
what we leave behind

#poetry #poemaday

https://simplesigns.asphere.blue/s/it-s-never-just-one

meditation #1

vines gather
the abandoned
into useful
support
to hide what is
under its own
growing mass

#poetry #poemaday

https://simplesigns.asphere.blue/s/meditation-1

meditation #1

vines gather
the abandoned
into useful
support
to hide what is
under its own
growing mass

#poetry #poemaday

https://simplesigns.asphere.blue/s/meditation-1

where is it?

hard to remember
the difference
between what i know
what i have learned
or any process
differentiating me
from tactile senses
that must be true

#poetry #poemaday

https://simplesigns.asphere.blue/s/where-is-it

where is it?

hard to remember
the difference
between what i know
what i have learned
or any process
differentiating me
from tactile senses
that must be true

#poetry #poemaday

https://simplesigns.asphere.blue/s/where-is-it

#BikePoems, anyone? A collection for you https://bikestylelife.com/2022/12/10/i-think-therefore-i-ride-a-bike-rack-of-bicycle-poems/.

#poetry #poem #poems #TodaysPoem #PoemADay #BikeTooter #cycling #BicyclesChangeLives

#BikePoems, anyone? A collection for you https://bikestylelife.com/2022/12/10/i-think-therefore-i-ride-a-bike-rack-of-bicycle-poems/.

#poetry #poem #poems #TodaysPoem #PoemADay #BikeTooter #cycling #BicyclesChangeLives

Departed

Old pitted tombstone. Two rough-carved words:
“Beloved mother” — of such I’ve heard.

#poem #poemaday #poetry #cemetery #tombstone #moody #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography

Departed

Old pitted tombstone. Two rough-carved words:
“Beloved mother” — of such I’ve heard.

#poem #poemaday #poetry #cemetery #tombstone #moody #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography

Lumen
A #poetry thread

i.

In sable night
that lacks the stars,
a sealed off cave.
A man, five scars.

The tail of night,
a crack is heard.
Black stone is rolled,
a flight of birds.

Beloved with
her oils and herbs.
She sees the stone
and finds no words.

🧵👇🏼

#poem #poemaday #easter #happyeaster #sunflower #flower #nature #holyweek #anglican #catholic #selectivefocus #spirituality #photography

Lumen
A #poetry thread

i.

In sable night
that lacks the stars,
a sealed off cave.
A man, five scars.

The tail of night,
a crack is heard.
Black stone is rolled,
a flight of birds.

Beloved with
her oils and herbs.
She sees the stone
and finds no words.

🧵👇🏼

#poem #poemaday #easter #happyeaster #sunflower #flower #nature #holyweek #anglican #catholic #selectivefocus #spirituality #photography

Limbus

Tree trunk, stripped bare.
Crossbar, damp air.
Black clouds, crows caw,
perched on nails — gone.

A sign, four words.
No voice is heard.
Cramped cave, stone bed
where herbs lay — bled.

Long wait, dark night.
No candles burn bright.
Hinted return.
But silence — burns.

#poem #poemaday #poetry #catholic #anglican #holyweek #holysaturday #goodfriday #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography

Limbus

Tree trunk, stripped bare.
Crossbar, damp air.
Black clouds, crows caw,
perched on nails — gone.

A sign, four words.
No voice is heard.
Cramped cave, stone bed
where herbs lay — bled.

Long wait, dark night.
No candles burn bright.
Hinted return.
But silence — burns.

#poem #poemaday #poetry #catholic #anglican #holyweek #holysaturday #goodfriday #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography

You may need one or more of these poems today https://biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2023/08/we-are-ones-weve-been-waiting-for-poems.html.

#poetry #poem #poems #TodaysPoem #PoemADay #activism #advocacy #AdvocacyMatters #WordsMatter

You may need one or more of these poems today https://biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2023/08/we-are-ones-weve-been-waiting-for-poems.html.

#poetry #poem #poems #TodaysPoem #PoemADay #activism #advocacy #AdvocacyMatters #WordsMatter

You may need one or more of these poems today https://biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2023/08/we-are-ones-weve-been-waiting-for-poems.html.

#poetry #poem #poems #TodaysPoem #PoemADay #activism #advocacy #AdvocacyMatters #WordsMatter

You may need one or more of these poems today https://biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2023/08/we-are-ones-weve-been-waiting-for-poems.html.

#poetry #poem #poems #TodaysPoem #PoemADay #activism #advocacy #AdvocacyMatters #WordsMatter

You may need one or more of these poems today https://biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2023/08/we-are-ones-weve-been-waiting-for-poems.html.

#poetry #poem #poems #TodaysPoem #PoemADay #activism #advocacy #AdvocacyMatters #WordsMatter

O, kom er eens kijken
A #poetry thread

—

i.

A bearded man in miter red
walks through the streets of cobblestone,
a Christmas market, where he said
to children from his wooden throne

that on the Sixth, his day had come
to bring them cheer and happiness
from distant Turkey, his old home
that once he'd saved with his kindness:

🧵👇🏼

#poem #poemaday #sinterklaas #stnicholas #christmas #christmasmarket #people #streetphotography #photography

O, kom er eens kijken
A #poetry thread

—

i.

A bearded man in miter red
walks through the streets of cobblestone,
a Christmas market, where he said
to children from his wooden throne

that on the Sixth, his day had come
to bring them cheer and happiness
from distant Turkey, his old home
that once he'd saved with his kindness:

🧵👇🏼

#poem #poemaday #sinterklaas #stnicholas #christmas #christmasmarket #people #streetphotography #photography

I come back to this post every so often. We can't win with poetry alone, but without poetry what world are we hoping for? https://biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2023/08/we-are-ones-weve-been-waiting-for-poems.html

#poetry #poem #poems #TodaysPoem #PoemADay #PoetryOfPresence #PoetryOfPolitics #activism #AdvocacyMatters #advocacy

I come back to this post every so often. We can't win with poetry alone, but without poetry what world are we hoping for? https://biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2023/08/we-are-ones-weve-been-waiting-for-poems.html

#poetry #poem #poems #TodaysPoem #PoemADay #PoetryOfPresence #PoetryOfPolitics #activism #AdvocacyMatters #advocacy

I come back to this post every so often. We can't win with poetry alone, but without poetry what world are we hoping for? https://biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2023/08/we-are-ones-weve-been-waiting-for-poems.html

#poetry #poem #poems #TodaysPoem #PoemADay #PoetryOfPresence #PoetryOfPolitics #activism #AdvocacyMatters #advocacy

I come back to this post every so often. We can't win with poetry alone, but without poetry what world are we hoping for? https://biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2023/08/we-are-ones-weve-been-waiting-for-poems.html

#poetry #poem #poems #TodaysPoem #PoemADay #PoetryOfPresence #PoetryOfPolitics #activism #AdvocacyMatters #advocacy

I come back to this post every so often. We can't win with poetry alone, but without poetry what world are we hoping for? https://biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2023/08/we-are-ones-weve-been-waiting-for-poems.html

#poetry #poem #poems #TodaysPoem #PoemADay #PoetryOfPresence #PoetryOfPolitics #activism #AdvocacyMatters #advocacy

Apartmented

Concrete balconies
stacked up sheer windswept façades —
chilled wedding cake, cut

#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #potsdam #babelsberg #monochrome #blackandwhite #cityscape #urbanphotography #photography #poetsofmastodon

Apartmented

Concrete balconies
stacked up sheer windswept façades —
chilled wedding cake, cut

#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #potsdam #babelsberg #monochrome #blackandwhite #cityscape #urbanphotography #photography #poetsofmastodon

A cross, bowed
A #poem in three parts

—

i.

In Dresden, the people once lost
a church, its bell tower high.
There’d perched gilded cross —
until there was fire from the sky

that rained into streets
turned to rivers of red
as flames surged in sheets,
blazes cresting: even stones bled.

Our Lady’s high tower
ringed by Inferno, the pit of all hells,
collapsed, devoured
in a crash of brass bells.

🧵👇🏼

#poemaday #poetry #dresden #frauenkirche #monochrome #silentsunday #photography