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26 January: Found Poetry
Emptied Empty yourself of a thousandwithered mindsand thoughtlessness.There’s no progressin apathy, he said, but nevertheless he walked away. Images are copyright and not to used without permission, which I willingly give when asked, and when not for commercial use. Wounded by Love, The Life and Wisdom of St Porphyrious, First published in English 2005. ISBN…
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25 January: Ink In Thirds
She walks, following the curve of the road,Footprints in the snow, winter-withered plantsAnd a low sky stubbornly grey. Written for Ink in Thirds: Three Line Thursday. Some artwork is created using Midjourney AI, and is identified as such in the ALT text or captioned. Imagery and poems/prose ©Misky 2006-2024.
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25 January: A Thursday Door
A door from a house in a town called Monguí in the Colombian Andes, (2,900 metres (9,500 feet). Bushboy (Brian Dodd) shares photos of doors, but not just any doors. Spectacular doors from his journeys. Dan’s Thursday Doors opened the door on this. I love doors of all sorts. I’ve trawled through my holiday snaps…
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24 January: Six Sentence Sunday
Diffused ‘The light is a different colour here…’ she says as if speaking to herself. She’s standing on a balcony that’s just large enough for two pairs of feet, two chairs and an iron café table that’s slowly corroding in the Côte d’Azur air. They’re sharing the view from their hotel room, sharing a bit…
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24 January: Found Poetry
Flesh of our flesh, he said over and over. But no one thought of sensibilities,so the sky scattered starslike lost children. Images are copyright and not to used without permission, which I willingly give when asked, and when not for commercial use. Wounded by Love, The Life and Wisdom of St Porphyrious, First published in…
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23 January: Found Poetry
It drags at you from behind,and the more you look to rears, the more you abandon yourself.You disappear, and are forgotten. Images are copyright and not to used without permission, which I willingly give when asked, and when not for commercial use. Wounded by Love, The Life and Wisdom of St Porphyrious, First published in…
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22 January: Found Poetry
And then you possess happiness.It was good to talk and walk,just short stepsto peacefor a short while. Images are copyright and not to used without permission, which I willingly give when asked, and when not for commercial use. Wounded by Love, The Life and Wisdom of St Porphyrious, First published in English 2005. ISBN 978-960-7120-19-9.…
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21 January: Sunday’s Recommendation
This Sunday I’m highlighting one of my favourite poets: Peter Frankis at Peter Frankis Writeswho spins poetic about the arrival of summer. Peter is Australia, so while we up “north” freeze and scrape ice off the car windscreen, Peter is heading for the beach with a thousand other like-minded people. I hope you enjoy his…
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21 January: Found Poetry
Light was the first to move.It was calm, an undertow when it moved,and light inherited light.It left its broad markon those old deceptions,and as a consequence,no one entered with virtue. Images are copyright and not to used without permission, which I willingly give when asked, and when not for commercial use. Wounded by Love, The…
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20 January: Found Poetry
Life’s Fire The fire of love,the fire of sacrifice, the heart ever calm,peaceful as the rule of water. It is not the book of life.It is life. Images are copyright and not to used without permission, which I willingly give when asked, and when not for commercial use. Wounded by Love, The Life and Wisdom…
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