It was the same throughout #history, Dylan supposed. A people would settle somewhere, become relaxed and confident in their hold upon that place, only for others, more powerful, more plentiful, technologically superior to come along and upend everything they had become. An age-old story. #vss365

A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people. - John F. Kennedy.

From the grave Why stand here weeping when you still the time for music and dance I wish I danced more in life, Like my childhood, moving my feet in the school hall, The girls giggle as I moved my young feet across the floor. Now I’m six feet under, Planted in geography. #vss365 #geography #poem

Reporters had arrived, following the reports of an elite group of fighters that had bloodied the nose of The Enemy, and they wanted to meet the leader. Dylan left that to Hogan and took off in Magpie. He had no urge to become #famous. If this war ever ended, he needed to do his job. #vss365

Education is a self pursuit, It’s a solemn practice, It’s Your chance to walk to the edge of the universe’s known light and be willing to step into it’s unknown darkness. #vss365 #education #writing

Domestic beasts Act out civil bliss Nature’s gritted teeth #vss365 #Domestic

The Roving Bookshop @RovingBookshop · 2m On Thursday we’re at @RoyalDerngate for the latest stop on @MichaelRosenYes ’s “Getting Through It” tour. We’ll have a big selection of his books for sale, come pick one up and get it signed! 📚✍️ royalandderngate.co.uk/whats-on/mic...

This was a strange quest for Rory, but it fit right in his new character’s purview. Not so much a fetch quest as a little #domestic organisation for a family with a sick child. Gathering ingredients for a potion that was right up Esme’s alley. There weren’t a whole lot of quests like it. #vss365

Bruce's Legacy Award acceptance speech at the Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles. October 18, 2025.

There’s little in absence When I'm waking for the sun And at night when the moon calls me to my empty abode Because like all great love, I’m captured between dreams and reality. Tied palms hide your impressions Proof that l've loved, sometimes too much But a heart crying not enough. #poetry

Men and Women Each a different creature Perfect for chaos #vss365 #creature

It’s hard to hide from the creepers Too loud a heartbeat and a slight glimpse from the corner of one of its six for eight eyes And it’s your young life done. It’s hard to sleep, Especially when you snore And what creeps is looking for flesh to sink its mountain top teeth . #poetry #writing

That’s that, the Witches took with brooms Into the last of Autumn's wind Before winter's first low moon and The children’s nightmares turn into sickly sweet dreams of a jolly fat man. #writing #poetry #winter

Greasy men Climbing a greasy pole The pole-litical #haiku #poetry

Night frenzy Teeth sinking Blood oozing Hunger satisfied #writing #poetry #halloween

Next Friday, I'll be interviewing Philip Pullman about his new book. www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id...

The Darkness was the skin, Nebraska was the inners. 🎶❤️ Looking forward to the film #delivermefromnowhere later tonight. Maybe a cinema hotdog 🌭.

Next appearances on my 'Getting Through It' tour are here, Northampton, Halifax, Oxford, Edinburgh, Mold (Wales), Liverpool. Booking links are live: www.michaelrosen.co.uk/shows/

Under the howls of wolves The boys were born Violently tearing the breach Turning birth into morn A strange grief of celebration #poetry #writing

"I’ve written a lot of other narrative records, but there's just something about that batch of songs on 'Nebraska' that holds some sort of magic." –Bruce Springsteen Pre-order "Nebraska '82: Expanded Edition: brucespringsteen.lnk.to/Nebraska82EE

Remembering the late great GENE WILDER - who left us 9yrs ago today.

It's not the senseless killing, I’m well versed to the ills of man My horror is the willingness of men to grow flowers Over the pungent smell of mass death. #vss365 #pungent

Bombs to fall Bullets to fly Here Today, more tomorrow. As the sun falls And the moon arrives The wicked will sleep #poetry #writing

The pummels taken The skips to pounding leaps, The pulls, leading us towards others The breaks in its rhythm The rush in blind chance Today’s coffee Stirs at the reminiscence of a heart’s most youthful bass Overcome in remembrance at my chances to feel it all. #poetry #vss365

I am now your witch, so #pummel me with stones, drown me in the water, burn me at the pyre, hang me at noon; Whatever it takes to soothe you, whatever it takes for you to feel better- for you are my narcissist and it’s all about you, after all #vss365 #poetry

Books and their seeds Tools of hidden potential We encourage curious fingers By the turning of old and new paper Reading a Pixies adventure Magic dust, helping roots to grow All the words Written on trees The art, inspired by colourful leaves All began within a seed #vss365 #pixie #poetry

#vss365 #pixie #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity #write #writing #writingcommunity #gorhyme

The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?

Breaks the spirit, seeing all these angels with broken wings. Broke, broke, broke…broke. The fire tempts, the fire takes, first flight or not. #vss365 #wings

The dragon flapped its #wings and toppled several of the players’ characters, but not Kluhm. Rory had fought dragons before with his other characters and knew to anticipate such attacks. Launching spells from afar, Kluhm did not fall victim to the wily, ancient beast. Not this time. #vss365

With pointy hats and mystical fingers Holding wands with spell bounding books All the wizards and witches called upon met on Caine's summit Calling for one’s judgment. #vss365 #mystical #writing

In just over a week, I’m going to start posting the next story in my series inspired by Terry Pratchett and Discworld. I’m not big on promoting myself, it feels like I’m imposing, but I’m so happy with these stories, I’ll be plugging every chapter on here. Sorry if it annoys. 😬 “Revels End” - Soon

Puddles of rain fall Oiled by old industry The splashing rainbows 🌈 #vss365 #rainbow

The tears The laughter It doesn’t matter Its all now part of the river Time endlessly flowing Shaped with or without you #vss365 #poetry

Turn, turn Around and around I go My death and comfort, all the wrappings of the spider’s silk #vss365 #spider

Some Festive mischief Surprise, a secret present Pranked you all year #vss365 #prank #haiku

The thinning of the veils Has the powerful far from noble Exposed Rotted to the core Has us guessing Have we all been pranked #vss365 #prank

Child cries for lost grace A oven warm brownie Sweetens the fail #vss365 #brownie #haiku #poetrycommunity

Here's my offering for the theme of #brownie - thanks go to our #vss365 host, Kate Machon @katemachon.bsky.social The image is by Alice Bolingbroke Woodward (1862–1951). #vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity

Berlin. June 11, 2025. 📸: Rob DeMartin

We could make brownies ? We’ll make the ones with gooey insides, and with everyone’s favourite topping. Ones dressed in buttons Ones with added sprinkles Ones mixed with white chocolate, Dad would definitely like them ones. As the rain poured, so did the chocolate mix. #vss365 #Brownie #writing

Hidden in disguise She is the rebel in a party dress Who is she ? The guests asked As she struts the dance floor with sass Forgetting the rules that confide her #vss365 #rules

Civil Alchemy Life's a volatile mix - raw elements colliding, constrained by civil tricks. Death's a half-worn doormat - frayed by endless passing, yet still hints at... well, that. #poem #poetry #poems #life #death #afterlife #poemoftheday #nature #reflection

Drown their aches Dull their sense Distract the humanity in their minds So Angels could never take #vss365 #angels

Above Shepards field The Angel and a great star Rejoice in new birth #vss365 #angel #haiku

Hi there folks holidaying with children, here are the latest stats from our YouTube channel of poems and stories. Just crashed through to 154 million views. 835K subscribers 571 videos 154,019,164 views www.youtube.com/c/MichaelRos...

Dylan assesses a new type of ship. From “The Ballad of Purgatory Ridge”. #WiPSnips