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Sunfire

© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026

#SJAshcroftsPoems #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #MyWordsMyWork

Sunfire

© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026

#SJAshcroftsPoems #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #MyWordsMyWork

LEE Y COMPARTE EL #PoemaDelDía

"No digas", de Setsuko Miyao (Japón, siglo XX) https://franciscocenamor.blogspot.com/2026/08/poema-del-dia-no-digas-de-setsuko-miyao.html

Periódico de #poesía @pdepoesia(18 de noviembre de 2024, @LiteraturaUNAM , México, versión de Mar Palacios).

#poems #poetry #BookSky #libros

LEE Y COMPARTE EL #PoemaDelDía

"No digas", de Setsuko Miyao (Japón, siglo XX) https://franciscocenamor.blogspot.com/2026/08/poema-del-dia-no-digas-de-setsuko-miyao.html

Periódico de #poesía @pdepoesia(18 de noviembre de 2024, @LiteraturaUNAM , México, versión de Mar Palacios).

#poems #poetry #BookSky #libros

Τότε και τώρα | Φρήντριχ Χέλντερλιν

Τότε και τώρα | Φρήντριχ Χέλντερλιν

Στα νιάτα μου ήμουν χαρούμενος τα πρωινά,
τις νύχτες έκλαιγα· τώρα που είμαι μεγαλύτερος
η μέρα μου ξεκινά μ’ αμφισβήτηση, όμως
το τέλος της είναι ιερό και γαλήνιο.

πηγή: https://www.hartismag.gr/

Βαθμολογία:

Τότε και τώρα | Φρήντριχ Χέλντερλιν

Τότε και τώρα | Φρήντριχ Χέλντερλιν

Στα νιάτα μου ήμουν χαρούμενος τα πρωινά,
τις νύχτες έκλαιγα· τώρα που είμαι μεγαλύτερος
η μέρα μου ξεκινά μ’ αμφισβήτηση, όμως
το τέλος της είναι ιερό και γαλήνιο.

πηγή: https://www.hartismag.gr/

Βαθμολογία:

✮ Long Way Down ✮

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Σανίδα σωτηρίας είναι η αγάπη;  Την γυρεύεις μονάχα λίγο πριν πνιγείς; […] | by SearchingTheMeaningOfLife

[Νυρεμβέργη 2026 | συντριβάνια Ehekarussell (Καρούσελ του Γάμου) | Γλύπτης: Jürgen Weber, Ποιητής: Hans Sachs]

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Σανίδα σωτηρίας είναι η αγάπη;  Την γυρεύεις μονάχα λίγο πριν πνιγείς; […] | by SearchingTheMeaningOfLife

[Νυρεμβέργη 2026 | συντριβάνια Ehekarussell (Καρούσελ του Γάμου) | Γλύπτης: Jürgen Weber, Ποιητής: Hans Sachs]

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Βαθμολογία:

Awake All Night

They’ve always something to fear,
someone, out there, with nothing
held dear, willing to die for
(no reason), willing to take for
(no reason), someone who
must have (no logic), must have
(no love anywhere), someone
out there in the night,
awake. watching.
who never thought of
merely succeeding.

Awake All Night

They’ve always something to fear,
someone, out there, with nothing
held dear, willing to die for
(no reason), willing to take for
(no reason), someone who
must have (no logic), must have
(no love anywhere), someone
out there in the night,
awake. watching.
who never thought of
merely succeeding.

Κι όταν πάψουν να αυτοκτονούν θ’αρχίσουν να δολοφονούν | SearchingTheMeaningOfLife

Κι όταν πάψουν να αυτοκτονούν
θ’ αρχίσουν να δολοφονούν
Έτσι, γιατί νόμισαν ότι δεν έχει
χώρο ο ουρανός
για ένα ακόμα άστρο

[Εγγραφές ημερολογίου 17/4/2023]

{Περιέχεται στο Ψηφιακό βιβλίο «ΗΜΕΡΟΛΟΓΙΟ 2022 – 2025» FOR MOBILE με ISBN: 9798231431847}

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Κι όταν πάψουν να αυτοκτονούν θ’αρχίσουν να δολοφονούν | SearchingTheMeaningOfLife

Κι όταν πάψουν να αυτοκτονούν
θ’ αρχίσουν να δολοφονούν
Έτσι, γιατί νόμισαν ότι δεν έχει
χώρο ο ουρανός
για ένα ακόμα άστρο

[Εγγραφές ημερολογίου 17/4/2023]

{Περιέχεται στο Ψηφιακό βιβλίο «ΗΜΕΡΟΛΟΓΙΟ 2022 – 2025» FOR MOBILE με ISBN: 9798231431847}

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Βαθμολογία:

THE BEST

there is a woman in Pennsylvania
at a fruit stand on the side of the road
selling the best peach ever grown,
and it is unknown – completely unknown –
there is a true, pure-silver work of art
hidden in a casket under the streets of London,
one of a kind, nothing else like it,
completely unknown – completely unknown –
there is someone out there
who is perfect. perfect,
and they do not know.
how could they know?

THE BEST

there is a woman in Pennsylvania
at a fruit stand on the side of the road
selling the best peach ever grown,
and it is unknown – completely unknown –
there is a true, pure-silver work of art
hidden in a casket under the streets of London,
one of a kind, nothing else like it,
completely unknown – completely unknown –
there is someone out there
who is perfect. perfect,
and they do not know.
how could they know?

Αχόρταγα χείλη που να θέλουν  Μέλι να ρουφούν απ’ τη ζωή  Ξέπνοα μάτια να αγναντεύουν  Παραδομένα στην ηδονή  Εκεί που χάνεται η μορφή  | by SearchingTheMeaningOfLife

[Νυρεμβέργη 2026 | Γερμανικό Εθνικό Μουσείο | Παναγία με το Βρέφος και τους Παπαγάλους, Χανς Μπάλντουνγκ Γκριν]

[Εγγραφές Ημερολογίου 28/7/2025] 

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Αχόρταγα χείλη που να θέλουν  Μέλι να ρουφούν απ’ τη ζωή  Ξέπνοα μάτια να αγναντεύουν  Παραδομένα στην ηδονή  Εκεί που χάνεται η μορφή  | by SearchingTheMeaningOfLife

[Νυρεμβέργη 2026 | Γερμανικό Εθνικό Μουσείο | Παναγία με το Βρέφος και τους Παπαγάλους, Χανς Μπάλντουνγκ Γκριν]

[Εγγραφές Ημερολογίου 28/7/2025] 

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Βαθμολογία:

I like writing little poems once in a while, but I'd like to write them every day.

https://chavanniclass.wordpress.com/2026/07/31/glossy-magazines/

#books #poetry #reading #trains #train #poem #poems #blog #blogging

I like writing little poems once in a while, but I'd like to write them every day.

https://chavanniclass.wordpress.com/2026/07/31/glossy-magazines/

#books #poetry #reading #trains #train #poem #poems #blog #blogging

✮ The Pop Has Finally Lost Its Fizzle ✮

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Poems "woven ... into a beautiful story that will touch your heart" #amwriting #writingcommunity #poems #poetry #inventingreality www.amazon.com/Love-Letters-S...

Poems "woven ... into a beautiful story that will touch your heart" #amwriting #writingcommunity #poems #poetry #inventingreality www.amazon.com/Love-Letters-S...

Ο κροκόδειλος  έφαγε κροκο δειλο  Ή αντίθετα; | SearchingTheMeaningOfLife

[photo by EvAr]

[Εμπνευσμένο: «Κροκόδειλος», Φιοντόρ Ντοστογιέφσκι] 

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Ο κροκόδειλος  έφαγε κροκο δειλο  Ή αντίθετα; | SearchingTheMeaningOfLife

[photo by EvAr]

[Εμπνευσμένο: «Κροκόδειλος», Φιοντόρ Ντοστογιέφσκι] 

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Βαθμολογία:

lobby

after, and before, we gather in
the lobby, chatting, faceless, nameless,
we are voices in anticipation of
a game to come; we are unknown
in skill and form – before we divvy
into teams and bend towards
competition- or after,
mad at some sonuvabitch or
ourselves;
before, and after, we gather
in the lobby, chatting, faceless, nameless,
unbound from the nature of the game –
what else could be a heaven?

lobby

after, and before, we gather in
the lobby, chatting, faceless, nameless,
we are voices in anticipation of
a game to come; we are unknown
in skill and form – before we divvy
into teams and bend towards
competition- or after,
mad at some sonuvabitch or
ourselves;
before, and after, we gather
in the lobby, chatting, faceless, nameless,
unbound from the nature of the game –
what else could be a heaven?

Brighten My Day

As the beautiful sun brings another fantastic day to life I find it’s a great day to be a coffee lover.

As I sat here this morning trying to get on the wave of waking up I seen an article on MS news of one of my favorite things in life and had to share it with you.

Coffee to the Rescue !!!

Drinking 2-4 cups of coffee daily may lower risks of heart disease, stroke and atrial fibrillation. Coffee’s polyphenols and micronutrients may support glucose metabolism and insulin sensitivity.

You may think that regular coffee consumption causes heart issues, but drinking coffee throughout the day could do more good than harm, per the new review. The review notes that drinking a few cups of coffee each day could lower risks of cardiovascular conditions like atrial fibrillation (AF), coronary artery disease, heart failure and stroke.

In one cited randomized trial published in JAMA, people with AF who drank at least one cup of caffeinated coffee daily had a 39% lower risk of their arrhythmia returning after treatment compared with those who avoided caffeine. The AHA also found that drinking two to three cups of coffee per day was associated with an approximately 10% lower risk of coronary artery disease. And a cited meta-analysis studying 2.4 million people linked three to four cups daily to a 21% lower risk of stroke

Beyond heart health, your cup of joe offers more potential benefits. Most evidently, the review suggests drinking 3.5 to 5 cups of caffeinated coffee per day can decrease risk of type 2 diabetes by up to 30%.

Although caffeine is highlighted in this review, the AHA emphasizes that coffee’s perks may also come from its polyphenol and micronutrient content. Specifically, coffee contains a polyphenol called chlorogenic acid, which can help your cells create, break down and store sugar for energy, supporting your glucose metabolism. Plus, the magnesium and chromium in coffee can also benefit insulin sensitivity and lower blood glucose concentrations in the body.

My Earnest Reaction

Brew yourself a pot and guzzle it down, repeat process and write a poem.

The Java Jubilee

Take the time each day to wake up and see
the great benefits provided for you and me
Decaffeinated beans are a big waste of time
while Sumatra beans are opening our minds

As we add the beans to the filter with care
the smell of fresh roast begins to fill the air
Hot water slowly flows into a magical brew
waiting for it to finish you run into the loo

Filling the first cup helps kick start the day
Awakens the senses in a special kind of way
Eyes opening wide as the energy starts to flow
You feel the rush and away you quickly go

To much at once can lead to writing balderdash
sending your post into a growing pile of trash
Everything is cool as you return to the coffee pot
Knowing without it life would be for naught

1. The Java Jubilee

This was a really fun post for me to do today as I cruise into my second pot!

ENJOY THE DAY MY FRIENDS!

Jl3026 ©https://www.peaceful-threads.com

Brighten My Day

As the beautiful sun brings another fantastic day to life I find it’s a great day to be a coffee lover.

As I sat here this morning trying to get on the wave of waking up I seen an article on MS news of one of my favorite things in life and had to share it with you.

Coffee to the Rescue !!!

Drinking 2-4 cups of coffee daily may lower risks of heart disease, stroke and atrial fibrillation. Coffee’s polyphenols and micronutrients may support glucose metabolism and insulin sensitivity.

You may think that regular coffee consumption causes heart issues, but drinking coffee throughout the day could do more good than harm, per the new review. The review notes that drinking a few cups of coffee each day could lower risks of cardiovascular conditions like atrial fibrillation (AF), coronary artery disease, heart failure and stroke.

In one cited randomized trial published in JAMA, people with AF who drank at least one cup of caffeinated coffee daily had a 39% lower risk of their arrhythmia returning after treatment compared with those who avoided caffeine. The AHA also found that drinking two to three cups of coffee per day was associated with an approximately 10% lower risk of coronary artery disease. And a cited meta-analysis studying 2.4 million people linked three to four cups daily to a 21% lower risk of stroke

Beyond heart health, your cup of joe offers more potential benefits. Most evidently, the review suggests drinking 3.5 to 5 cups of caffeinated coffee per day can decrease risk of type 2 diabetes by up to 30%.

Although caffeine is highlighted in this review, the AHA emphasizes that coffee’s perks may also come from its polyphenol and micronutrient content. Specifically, coffee contains a polyphenol called chlorogenic acid, which can help your cells create, break down and store sugar for energy, supporting your glucose metabolism. Plus, the magnesium and chromium in coffee can also benefit insulin sensitivity and lower blood glucose concentrations in the body.

My Earnest Reaction

Brew yourself a pot and guzzle it down, repeat process and write a poem.

The Java Jubilee

Take the time each day to wake up and see
the great benefits provided for you and me
Decaffeinated beans are a big waste of time
while Sumatra beans are opening our minds

As we add the beans to the filter with care
the smell of fresh roast begins to fill the air
Hot water slowly flows into a magical brew
waiting for it to finish you run into the loo

Filling the first cup helps kick start the day
Awakens the senses in a special kind of way
Eyes opening wide as the energy starts to flow
You feel the rush and away you quickly go

To much at once can lead to writing balderdash
sending your post into a growing pile of trash
Everything is cool as you return to the coffee pot
Knowing without it life would be for naught

1. The Java Jubilee

This was a really fun post for me to do today as I cruise into my second pot!

ENJOY THE DAY MY FRIENDS!

Jl3026 ©https://www.peaceful-threads.com

I am volcano
Soldering and smoldering
Belching discontent

#DailyHaikuPrompt smoldering
#haiku #poems

I am volcano
Soldering and smoldering
Belching discontent

#DailyHaikuPrompt smoldering
#haiku #poems

Grey is the colour
Wisp-puff lead and charcoal swirl
Of my true love's skies

#DailyHaikuPrompt overcast #haiku #poems
@dailyhaikuprompt

Grey is the colour
Wisp-puff lead and charcoal swirl
Of my true love's skies

#DailyHaikuPrompt overcast #haiku #poems
@dailyhaikuprompt

I'm interested in haiku and the latest members newsletter from Australia has a really interesting piece by Leanne Mumford about the concept of ma, the space between.

What is left out is as important as what is included. A similar idea is found in photography, a space for the viewer/reader to interpret.

https://australianhaikusociety.org/2026/07/30/members-news-august-2026/

#haiku #poems #photography

I'm interested in haiku and the latest members newsletter from Australia has a really interesting piece by Leanne Mumford about the concept of ma, the space between.

What is left out is as important as what is included. A similar idea is found in photography, a space for the viewer/reader to interpret.

https://australianhaikusociety.org/2026/07/30/members-news-august-2026/

#haiku #poems #photography

Free Stickers and the Magic of Corridor

The August edition of Corridor vol 42 is coming out this week. We are slowly making our way toward Volume 50!

As a small thank-you to our wonderful, mysterious readers, we’re passing out a collection of FREE stickers. We found some lovely flower stickers along with tiny replicas of classic and modern book covers. Fun!

What a joyful project Corridor has become. Our distributors have been sharing stories about their interactions with poets and readers throughout our community. Connections are happening as copies are left in newspaper racks and community areas of coffee shops and restaurants.

One distributor shared that the staff at Avenue Bread on James Street actually clap when new zines arrive each month. Many locations, including the FireHouse in Fairhaven, go through their copies so quickly that they are restocked twice a month. Distributors also place Corridor in Little Free Libraries, where the copies disappear every month. People are picking up these little zines, reading them, and sharing their appreciation.

As we enter the last official month of summer, I’ve been thinking about the changes that come with the seasons and the changes we experience in our own lives. Corridor continues to pull at my heart, and I feel grateful for this growing collection and the community surrounding it. In this issue, you’ll find recurring themes of nature’s cycles of change, loss, and renewal, and the ways they reflect our own human experience.

Thank you for reading, sharing, and helping Corridor find its way into so many hands.


BIOS BIOS BIOS

 Victor Ortiz, a Bellingham poet and Pushcart Prize nominee, writes free-style English-language haiku, preserving elements from Japanese haiku aesthetic and technique. 

Tyson Higel Lives in Bellingham where he works as a nurse, tinkers with words, and is learning, always, that there’s joy in simplicity. Reach out / read more at tysonhigel.com

Linda Conroy, a Bellingham poet, and author of two poetry collections, likes to write about the complexities of human nature and our connection to the natural world. 

Harvey Schwartz hitchhiked west in 1971 for a summer vacation and never returned. His life since has been sprinkled with magic that he tries to put in words. 

Naomi Stenberg (she/they) lives in Seattle. A poem of Naomi’s was nominated for the 2026 Monarch Queer Literary Awards. Naomi’s new chapbook, The Measure of Breath, is coming out this Fall. 

Elizabeth Jane Pryce is a poet, “Wild Child”, (2010). Author of an early childhood memoir, “Chosen”, (2022). She currently writes a blog: bluebottleswritingstudio.com

Duncan Shields is an animator, writer, podcaster, and performer currently living in Vancouver BC, with his wife and daughter. He enjoys the rain and burritos, and he’s happy to be here. 

A garden-variety poet, Betty Scott plants images, sounds, and rhythms she hopes will bloom in readers’ minds after she dips her hands into muddy soil, where, for her, laughter resides. 

Shoshana D. Kerewsky is the author of “Cancer, Kintsugi, Camino: A Memoir,” “50 Days in May: Reflections Along the Camino de Santiago,” and the novel “The Codex of Christian Surname.” 

Kathleen A. McKeever has published two books of poetry, available at Village Books or the Bellingham, Washington Public Library, “Lightbound” and “Body/Today.” 

Shannon Laws is the publisher of Corridor. Her fifth poetry book “Tongue in Ink” is available at Village Books. shannonplawswriter.com

ARTISTS 

Peer Smits (The Netherlands).3 books. Writing also prose, composer, photographer. Publications in several magazines. Painter. 

J.I. Kleinberg lives in Bellingham, Washington, where she tears words out of magazines and stares at them until they turn into poems. Find out more at https://chocolateisaverb.wordpress.com or on Instagram @jikleinberg. 

Crash Solo is a librarian who writes poetry, plays, and fiction, and also creates and shares collages. He sometimes runs long distances. He lives with his family in Bellingham.  

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Free Stickers and the Magic of Corridor

The August edition of Corridor vol 42 is coming out this week. We are slowly making our way toward Volume 50!

As a small thank-you to our wonderful, mysterious readers, we’re passing out a collection of FREE stickers. We found some lovely flower stickers along with tiny replicas of classic and modern book covers. Fun!

What a joyful project Corridor has become. Our distributors have been sharing stories about their interactions with poets and readers throughout our community. Connections are happening as copies are left in newspaper racks and community areas of coffee shops and restaurants.

One distributor shared that the staff at Avenue Bread on James Street actually clap when new zines arrive each month. Many locations, including the FireHouse in Fairhaven, go through their copies so quickly that they are restocked twice a month. Distributors also place Corridor in Little Free Libraries, where the copies disappear every month. People are picking up these little zines, reading them, and sharing their appreciation.

As we enter the last official month of summer, I’ve been thinking about the changes that come with the seasons and the changes we experience in our own lives. Corridor continues to pull at my heart, and I feel grateful for this growing collection and the community surrounding it. In this issue, you’ll find recurring themes of nature’s cycles of change, loss, and renewal, and the ways they reflect our own human experience.

Thank you for reading, sharing, and helping Corridor find its way into so many hands.


BIOS BIOS BIOS

 Victor Ortiz, a Bellingham poet and Pushcart Prize nominee, writes free-style English-language haiku, preserving elements from Japanese haiku aesthetic and technique. 

Tyson Higel Lives in Bellingham where he works as a nurse, tinkers with words, and is learning, always, that there’s joy in simplicity. Reach out / read more at tysonhigel.com

Linda Conroy, a Bellingham poet, and author of two poetry collections, likes to write about the complexities of human nature and our connection to the natural world. 

Harvey Schwartz hitchhiked west in 1971 for a summer vacation and never returned. His life since has been sprinkled with magic that he tries to put in words. 

Naomi Stenberg (she/they) lives in Seattle. A poem of Naomi’s was nominated for the 2026 Monarch Queer Literary Awards. Naomi’s new chapbook, The Measure of Breath, is coming out this Fall. 

Elizabeth Jane Pryce is a poet, “Wild Child”, (2010). Author of an early childhood memoir, “Chosen”, (2022). She currently writes a blog: bluebottleswritingstudio.com

Duncan Shields is an animator, writer, podcaster, and performer currently living in Vancouver BC, with his wife and daughter. He enjoys the rain and burritos, and he’s happy to be here. 

A garden-variety poet, Betty Scott plants images, sounds, and rhythms she hopes will bloom in readers’ minds after she dips her hands into muddy soil, where, for her, laughter resides. 

Shoshana D. Kerewsky is the author of “Cancer, Kintsugi, Camino: A Memoir,” “50 Days in May: Reflections Along the Camino de Santiago,” and the novel “The Codex of Christian Surname.” 

Kathleen A. McKeever has published two books of poetry, available at Village Books or the Bellingham, Washington Public Library, “Lightbound” and “Body/Today.” 

Shannon Laws is the publisher of Corridor. Her fifth poetry book “Tongue in Ink” is available at Village Books. shannonplawswriter.com

ARTISTS 

Peer Smits (The Netherlands).3 books. Writing also prose, composer, photographer. Publications in several magazines. Painter. 

J.I. Kleinberg lives in Bellingham, Washington, where she tears words out of magazines and stares at them until they turn into poems. Find out more at https://chocolateisaverb.wordpress.com or on Instagram @jikleinberg. 

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fragility

everything, everything, everything, everything
is a pile of organs netted in veins suspended in
a thin film of muscle, skin, hair. everything is
hanging looser and drier than expected; everything is
bleeding if you can see it, and
quiet, quiet when hidden. everything
is tubes, from the mouth on down, just tubes,
easily severed, easily discarded.
there are parts of us that will rot in the rain.
there are parts of us that will be eaten.

fragility

everything, everything, everything, everything
is a pile of organs netted in veins suspended in
a thin film of muscle, skin, hair. everything is
hanging looser and drier than expected; everything is
bleeding if you can see it, and
quiet, quiet when hidden. everything
is tubes, from the mouth on down, just tubes,
easily severed, easily discarded.
there are parts of us that will rot in the rain.
there are parts of us that will be eaten.

Πετώ στη θάλασσα κι έρχονται πίσω  Κι άλλων όνειρα… Ίσως τα κρατήσω  Τα ξέχασαν; Τα ‘χασαν; …με την υπομονή τους;  Σιωπή δεν άγγιξε την ψυχή τους  Ποτήρι αν γέμιζαν νερό… Θεϊκή η εκπλήρωσή τους |  by SearchingTheMeaningOfLife

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shop.vivlio.com
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Βαθμολογία:

Πετώ στη θάλασσα κι έρχονται πίσω  Κι άλλων όνειρα… Ίσως τα κρατήσω  Τα ξέχασαν; Τα ‘χασαν; …με την υπομονή τους;  Σιωπή δεν άγγιξε την ψυχή τους  Ποτήρι αν γέμιζαν νερό… Θεϊκή η εκπλήρωσή τους |  by SearchingTheMeaningOfLife

[photo by StavTsik]

 by SearchingTheMeaningOfLife

Για περισσότερα :

books2read.com/
www.stixoi.info
www.poemhunter.com
www.wattpad.com
www.smashwords.com
www.easywriter.gr
www.goodreads.com
www.scribd.com
www.kobo.com
itunes.apple.com
www.overdrive.com
www.barnesandnoble.com
www.thalia.de
www.everand.com
shop.vivlio.com
fable.co

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The Wall: A Poem About Inheritance, Trauma, and Parenthood

Don’t worry my sons,
you won’t be like me.

In the DBT class
every tuesday night with
other healing pincushions
relearning how to think and feel
each basic reality, after life,
the tornado, mangled you
in its timeless wake.

Or sitting on the High Bridge
jealous of city lights
neon and edged along skyscraper spines,
alive and bright
making me ponder how long
that suicidal fall might take till the mud
of the Mississippi lets me finally, truly, rest.

The history of trauma,
pain, suffering, so focused it narrows
to a beam of pure shadow
slicing, cutting your heart.
Abuse is a mad, blind surgeon
stitching its legacy in
depression, anxiety, and PTSD.

It dissected me.
My broken parents tried
in their masonry, but legions of cracks
wormed through their cement.
A malformed barrier hoping
it would make me happy,
but I was forever diluted, always thirsty.

Do not worry my sons
I will be the wall
the blood-born mortar.
It is hard, lonely, a monster bending my shoulders
the weight’s a black hole,
a string of dead stars, further, heavier
a million metaphors deep.

Still, now, it’ll end here
with me.

The Wall: A Poem About Inheritance, Trauma, and Parenthood

Don’t worry my sons,
you won’t be like me.

In the DBT class
every tuesday night with
other healing pincushions
relearning how to think and feel
each basic reality, after life,
the tornado, mangled you
in its timeless wake.

Or sitting on the High Bridge
jealous of city lights
neon and edged along skyscraper spines,
alive and bright
making me ponder how long
that suicidal fall might take till the mud
of the Mississippi lets me finally, truly, rest.

The history of trauma,
pain, suffering, so focused it narrows
to a beam of pure shadow
slicing, cutting your heart.
Abuse is a mad, blind surgeon
stitching its legacy in
depression, anxiety, and PTSD.

It dissected me.
My broken parents tried
in their masonry, but legions of cracks
wormed through their cement.
A malformed barrier hoping
it would make me happy,
but I was forever diluted, always thirsty.

Do not worry my sons
I will be the wall
the blood-born mortar.
It is hard, lonely, a monster bending my shoulders
the weight’s a black hole,
a string of dead stars, further, heavier
a million metaphors deep.

Still, now, it’ll end here
with me.

Stumbling Block

It seems I have always been stumbling, tripping over the unintended in a fog of wandering wonder.

The mist has been ever around me, my cloud by day. I am enveloped by mystery.

You do indeed love to surprise me, O God;

two girls find shiny stones in a fountain and their joy chases away the despair at not finding a loved one,

the hospitality of friends lightens the weight upon a heavy chest from a returning to what was and the traveler can breathe again into what will be,

a mother’s words and the night breeze dries a daughter’s tears and she can smile at the deep thrum of a bullfrog,

lovers lie for a moment in the morning and the frustrations of yesterday fade into the quiet beginnings of another day.

It is time then.

I rise up into the bone crackling morning, my body protesting, my spirit already stretching out along the places I will see.

Inside, I find I am ready for more stumbling.

July 29, 2022

Stumbling Block

It seems I have always been stumbling, tripping over the unintended in a fog of wandering wonder.

The mist has been ever around me, my cloud by day. I am enveloped by mystery.

You do indeed love to surprise me, O God;

two girls find shiny stones in a fountain and their joy chases away the despair at not finding a loved one,

the hospitality of friends lightens the weight upon a heavy chest from a returning to what was and the traveler can breathe again into what will be,

a mother’s words and the night breeze dries a daughter’s tears and she can smile at the deep thrum of a bullfrog,

lovers lie for a moment in the morning and the frustrations of yesterday fade into the quiet beginnings of another day.

It is time then.

I rise up into the bone crackling morning, my body protesting, my spirit already stretching out along the places I will see.

Inside, I find I am ready for more stumbling.

July 29, 2022

ghouls and ghosts

we will not haunt castles we
linger in office parks; waking from
decedent forms to
jiggle mouses; to faintly
tap-tap-tap;
we will have our vengeance
on various Microsoft programs,
we will linger in loathesome state
until our KPIs are up to standard,
our ghost Corollas seen
faintly on the roads at midnight –
we will not be worthy of fear, as
those we imitate. we will be
scorned, and left to loop.

ghouls and ghosts

we will not haunt castles we
linger in office parks; waking from
decedent forms to
jiggle mouses; to faintly
tap-tap-tap;
we will have our vengeance
on various Microsoft programs,
we will linger in loathesome state
until our KPIs are up to standard,
our ghost Corollas seen
faintly on the roads at midnight –
we will not be worthy of fear, as
those we imitate. we will be
scorned, and left to loop.

Watersmeet

© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026

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A Sermon from the Warren

https://thetigressawakes.wordpress.com/2026/07/28/a-sermon-from-the-warren/