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Simon Ashcroft<p>Rebel Heart</p><p>I hear the Moon seethe<br>in its defiant tides, as<br>slow storm-winds gather;<br>through my lonely pain, at least <br>I know the stars cry: "Freedom".</p><p>© Simon J Ashcroft, 2025</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/tanka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tanka</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PoetryCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryCommunity</span></a></p>
silkmade<p>//Starpower//<br>We let stars five<br>points I spin the sharp edge toward the Earth. </p><p>Let’s excavate<br>Also let’s tunnel because I want to walk or I want to show you my hands </p><p>My hands after the long sleep still not rested <br>Your knees hurt too? I’ll let the mud answer</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetrycommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetrycommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indiepoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indiepoetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/avantgarde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>avantgarde</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetrylovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetrylovers</span></a></p>
Simon Ashcroft<p>Lost</p><p>And so, I’m left<br>with my thoughts, in darkness,<br>as ghosts of memories<br>consigned to dust.</p><p>Now, I’m become<br>a stranger - perhaps, an<br>undeclared enemy;<br>a plague bearer.</p><p>Did I bring such<br>harm, to turn the sky to<br>glass? Mine, a curse beyond<br>Medusa’s glance?</p><p>Ye Gods, I try,<br>but never knew this path<br>would be so hard, so full<br>of secret tears.</p><p>But, as must be.<br>Condemn me, an outcast,<br>if that’s what I must bear,<br>in Hades, lost, </p><p>© Simon J Ashcroft, 2025</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PoetryCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryCommunity</span></a></p>
FreshOutMag<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> by new contributor by Sheikha A. Sheikha A. is from Pakistan &amp; United Arab Emirates. Her works appear in a variety of literary venues &amp; some of her poetry has been translated into 9 languages so far. More about her can be found at sheikha82.wordpress.com <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blackandwhite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blackandwhite</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/orchid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>orchid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chiroscuro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chiroscuro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetrycommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetrycommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetrylovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetrylovers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/micropoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>micropoetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pakistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pakistan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uae</span></a></p>
Simon Ashcroft<p>Teacher</p><p>Your hardest lesson<br>was to show how shards of dreams<br>lacerate the heart.</p><p>© Simon J Ashcroft, 2025</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/senryu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>senryu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PoetryCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryCommunity</span></a></p>
juma<p>wanton worries wake<br>wrathful weathercasters when<br>wildlife won’t wander</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PoetryCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/alliteration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alliteration</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/wanton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wanton</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@stevencudahy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>stevencudahy</span></a></span></p>
Cendrine Marrouat<p>A series of haiga I have been working on...</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/poetrycommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetrycommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/micropoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>micropoetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/haiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>haiga</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/poetry" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>poetry</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/haiku" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>haiku</span></a></span></p>
Simon Ashcroft<p>Shade</p><p>Glaring sun won't mask<br>an implacable shadow,<br>with averted face.</p><p>© Simon J Ashcroft, 2025</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/senryu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>senryu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PoetryCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryCommunity</span></a></p>
Elizabeth Eiler<p>My soul will find rest<br>where the green-gold grasses grow<br>filtering the sun<br>apples raising rosy cheeks<br>above a field of asters.</p><p>Photograph: Trees in Park from Pixabay</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/poet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poet</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/poetrycommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetrycommunity</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trees</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/spirituality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spirituality</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/innerpeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>innerpeace</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/tanka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tanka</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/tankathursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tankathursday</span></a></p>
Assoc for Scottish Literature<p>StAnza, Scotland’s International Poetry Festival, seeks event proposals from poets, publishers, workshop facilitators &amp; performers for 2026, scheduled to be held online &amp; in St Andrews, 13–15 March</p><p>The theme for 2026 is “You Are Not Alone”</p><p>Submit proposals by 11 August</p><p><a href="https://stanzapoetry.org/take-part/artist-proposals/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">stanzapoetry.org/take-part/art</span><span class="invisible">ist-proposals/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scottish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scottish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/poets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/poetrycommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetrycommunity</span></a></p>
Saraphir Camille<p>Two morning haiku:</p><p>Plant your own Eden<br>and follow its life and deaths<br>like your own soul breaths.</p><p>You are not alone. <br>The trees, plants, insects, birds know you<br>if you give them time.</p><p>🌺🌸🌻<br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/naturehaiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naturehaiku</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/poetrycommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetrycommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/urbangardener" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>urbangardener</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/gardenlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gardenlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/naturelover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naturelover</span></a></p>
juma<p>we’re on a roll, yeah<br>but, wait, it’s not what you think<br>(or maybe it is)</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PoetryCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/roll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>roll</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@stevencudahy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>stevencudahy</span></a></span></p>
Elizabeth Eiler<p>I don’t know how to live<br>in this new Civil War <br>America</p><p>But it helps to have friends,<br>safe secret resistors<br>to comfort me</p><p>In the public spaces <br>where hate is the watchword <br>for the mighty. </p><p>And so she persisted,<br>Lady Liberty and I<br>riding the storm</p><p>Shouting truth from mountains<br>and praying for freedom<br>from tyranny.</p><p>Art from Adobe Stock - artist unknown </p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>resistance</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>resist</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/tyranny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tyranny</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DictatorTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DictatorTrump</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/poets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poets</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/poetrycommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetrycommunity</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cruelty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cruelty</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/fear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fear</span></a></p>
Simon Ashcroft<p>Yet Once More</p><p>I cannot reach<br>through this silence,<br>written by harsh Moirae <br>in hidden stars.<br>But, I rage at such bleak<br>dishonour – to our deep<br>memory, and our lives,<br>so long ago –<br>should I accept<br>the pyre we ignited,<br>to sacrifice ourselves,<br>is only smoke.<br>My fury is a fire,<br>burning within,<br>that refuses to die.<br>My pain is just<br>the price I pay<br>to honour our true selves,<br>and not lose this<br>lifetime, to the abyss.</p><p>© Simon J Ashcroft, 2025</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/poems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PoetryCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/MyWordsMyWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MyWordsMyWork</span></a></p>
Richard<p>I don't understand anything about the poem I wrote this morning. It is completely streaming consciousness. I never write those type of poems for a reason. I think they are cheap and easy and not really poetry if there is not intent and form. </p><p>(see above OP)</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/poetry" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>poetry</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/poets" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>poets</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/writing" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>writing</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/writers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>writers</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/writingcommunity" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>writingcommunity</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://allmyneighbors.earth/tags/BoostingIsShaing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BoostingIsShaing</span></a> <a href="https://allmyneighbors.earth/tags/SharingIsCaring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SharingIsCaring</span></a> <a href="https://allmyneighbors.earth/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://allmyneighbors.earth/tags/PoemADay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoemADay</span></a> <a href="https://allmyneighbors.earth/tags/PoetryLover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryLover</span></a> <a href="https://allmyneighbors.earth/tags/Poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poem</span></a> <a href="https://allmyneighbors.earth/tags/TodaysPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TodaysPoem</span></a> <a href="https://allmyneighbors.earth/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://allmyneighbors.earth/tags/PoetryCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://allmyneighbors.earth/tags/PoetryCafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryCafe</span></a> <a href="https://allmyneighbors.earth/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://allmyneighbors.earth/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://allmyneighbors.earth/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amwriting</span></a></p>
Simon Ashcroft<p>"A Deeper Sky" – poem that appears on title page of that volume.</p><p>Available in hardback, paperback and for Kindle: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/fc3njxup" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tinyurl.com/fc3njxup</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Also for Rakuten Kobo: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/DeeperSkyKobo" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tinyurl.com/DeeperSkyKobo</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>.</p><p>DM me to enquire after signed copies (physical or digital).</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/indie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SJAshcroftsPoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SJAshcroftsPoems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/poems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PoetryCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/MyWordsMyWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MyWordsMyWork</span></a></p>
nikaiaMay your shadows guide you gently,<br> — ⋄✦ Nikaia<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.ca/discover/tags/poetry?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#poetry</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.ca/discover/tags/poetrycommunity?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#poetrycommunity</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.ca/discover/tags/writersofmastodon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writersofmastodon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.ca/discover/tags/poetryoftheday?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#poetryoftheday</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.ca/discover/tags/poets?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#poets</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.ca/discover/tags/love?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#love</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.ca/discover/tags/visualpoetry?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#visualpoetry</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.ca/discover/tags/mastophoto?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mastophoto</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.ca/discover/tags/pixelfed?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pixelfed</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.ca/discover/tags/fediverse?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fediverse</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.ca/discover/tags/photooftheday?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photooftheday</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.ca/discover/tags/poems?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#poems</a>
Simon Ashcroft<p>Dissolution</p><p>A silhouette stands<br>on the horizon, against<br>an advancing dusk;<br>how long, before night devours<br>the last light, and all it holds?</p><p>© Simon J Ashcroft, 2025</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/tanka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tanka</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PoetryCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryCommunity</span></a></p>
Aoiwave<p>The wind carried her name through the trees, where even the silence listened — as if the forest itself remembered her.</p><p><a href="https://mustard.blog/tags/GhibliInspired" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GhibliInspired</span></a>, <a href="https://mustard.blog/tags/AnimeArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AnimeArt</span></a>, <a href="https://mustard.blog/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a>, <a href="https://mustard.blog/tags/MastodonArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonArt</span></a>, <a href="https://mustard.blog/tags/SliceOfLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SliceOfLife</span></a>, <a href="https://mustard.blog/tags/NatureVibes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NatureVibes</span></a>, <a href="https://mustard.blog/tags/IndiePoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiePoetry</span></a>, <a href="https://mustard.blog/tags/poetrycommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetrycommunity</span></a>, <a href="https://mustard.blog/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://aoiwave.wordpress.com/2025/07/08/whispers-of-the-forgotten-grove/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aoiwave.wordpress.com/2025/07/</span><span class="invisible">08/whispers-of-the-forgotten-grove/</span></a></p>
Tadhg<p>A poem regarding old beliefs buried and broken by the domination of Christianity. Also, a photo of the poem in my handwriting as evidence of my writing it and to brag a bit. Enjoy :)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/poetrycommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetrycommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>religion</span></a></p>
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