Not the poem I thought I was going to write at all, but isn't that the way sometimes? I've been meaning to have a go at a ghazal, so here it is. Not a form I've used before so bear that in mind 🙏 For #PromptCombo #Stand for @jenthorne.bsky.social

I've not posted to #PoemsAbout for a wee while, so here's one from a couple of weeks ago with a little bit of spit and polish for #LastTrain and @thebrokenspine.co.uk It reads as a bit morbid but it's actually about responsibility, or lack thereof!

Delighted to have two poems in the Lughnasa edition of Obsessed With Pipework! #literarymagazine #litmag #naturepoems #poetry #blueskypoetry #writesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #poets #creativewriting

Thanks to Ronnie for last week's #PromptCombo. This week tag me, @emteepoetry.bsky.social for the prompt #Perseverance. I'm including a poem of mine published about a year ago in The Poetry Lighthouse 🙏 and a photo I took back in January Looking forward to reading your poems!

For this week's #PromptCombo for @rfsmith.bsky.social and the topic #RealPeople A recent poem of mine that was in The Candy man's Trumpet (thanks to editor and legend Jack Caradoc) for the Match 2026 issue about 'Family' All true.

This is a bit literal and was written fairly quickly as a pastiche of several places I've lived in England over the years. For @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social and #PromptCombo #MapPoem I'll try to post another once I've thought a bit more for this amazing prompt.

Another piece of whimsy from a long time ago. I was struck by its accidental World Cup crossover so I've added an extra verse 😀 No claims for this being good poetry but it was fun to revisit for #PromptCombo #Bestiary @janpsolivagant.bsky.social

Here's a very light and frivolous piece for #PromptCombo #Bestiary for this week's host @janpsolivagant.bsky.social Written back on 2020 with minor tweaks.

A small offering and a chance to try a new form, for this week's #PromptCombo #monument for @jenthorne.bsky.social

Many thanks to Ronnie @rfsmith.bsky.social for last week's PromptCombo. This is my first one as host. Tag me, @emteepoetry.bsky.social for #PromptCombo #Beach Mine, below, was published in Dreich Season 8 (2023). The photo is my last beach visit, the Pembrokeshire coast. Reading till Friday

An older poem from my drafts. As I get older I'm acutely aware of how much I don't know. And also how I don't fit the neat pigeonholes society would like to put me in. For @rfsmith.bsky.social and #Defined which is this week's #PromptCombo Ronnie's excellent school poem reminded me of it

I never did find my old poem but here's one that was on the Poems About prompt almost a year ago, and just appeared in "These Poems Kill Fascists" from A Blot From The Blue / curated by Fin Hall. Even more relevant now 💔 For @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social #PromptCombo #NothingMakesSenseNowadays

I know I have an older poem in drafts on this topic, but while I try to find it I stumbled on this one, so I'm sharing it for @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social #PromptCombo #NothingMakesSenseNowadays If I find the other one I'll add it too.

Here's a new poem from me. I've drafted it a couple of times and it is what it is, and still not very poetic. For @janpsolivagant.bsky.social and his #PromptCombo #MaidenVoyage

Sharing a poem I see I wrote around the same time as this week's wonderful prompt from @dragonslayerma.bsky.social for #PromptCombo #Prayer I'm more of a praying as doing person, so here's a left field take, a maybe a wee metaphor...

For #promptcombo theme #home and @rfsmith.bsky.social Apologies for the overly sweet nostalgia of this one! Docken = dock, but is what they're called where I grew up

Another one for #PromptCombo #DoCollageandBricolage and @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social I put together this found poem from marketing email subject lines back in April 2021, when the UK was blearily starting to emerge from a winter of COVID lockdowns. Marketeers = wannabe poets I suspect!

A short silly poem (of sorts) based on real video titles from some of my favourite YouTube channels (I follow a fair number of satirical and humour creators). If you don't already know, GRWM is Get Ready With Me. For @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social #PromptCombo #DoCollageAndBricolage

I write a couple of different ways so I was wondering what do. This was prompted from reading a poem today by James Crews. I do love writing 'After' poems, and I think this does capture 'a bit of me' For #PromptCombo #inTheStyleOf me, for @victoriaspires.bsky.social

Posting another for @janpsolivagant.bsky.social and #promptcombo #TotemTree This one was published almost 3 years ago. Painting image from Wikimedia Commons.

It's Friday so that must mean #FragmentsFriday for @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social Another #micropoem on a nature theme. Experimenting with hyphenation 🙂

Here's a poem I wrote to a painting prompt. Not totally on topic (no change there then), more Nature's defence than weapons. For the wonderful @dragonslayerma.bsky.social and #PromptCombo #NatureHasWeapons Back to read everyone's poems soon.

For #poemsabout #Gravity for @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk I've just stumbled on this old one of mine, written about a year ago. All I've changed is the title. Back to read later on.

In lieu of writing a new piece (I might manage something in the next day or two) here's an Ekphrastic piece to a painting entitled Eschatological. For #promptcombo #visions @rfsmith.bsky.social

For #PoemsAbout #EdgeofReason @thebrokenspine.co.uk Denial? Suppression of uncomfortable memories? Moi?

For @victoriaspires.bsky.social and #PromptCombo #ThingInItself I'm more familiar with physics than philosophy, although my A level were a very long time ago. Aiming for some intentional ambiguity and playful exploration of ideas of spectra and dual nature.

Here's a wee offering for #FragmentsFriday @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social and @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social Once again based on a literal event. The fox was fine and managed to cross a busy A road safely.

For #PromptCombo #Allowed and @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social It's a running joke in our house that I'm a rule follower, which is partly by personality and partly by conditioning - it was quite a cultural phenomenon, growing up. Not sure about this one, vague musings here. Thoughts welcome!

Double dipping, for #FragmentsFriday @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social and also #PoemsAbout #InBloom @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk A small piece inspired by hearing a quote from a 19th century sex worker on the car radio.

Here's a relatively recent poem I think might be on topic for #PromptCombo #Nothing for host @janpsolivagant.bsky.social Fatalistic or nihilistic musings...