Bit of Shakespeare this weekend in Stratford upon Avon, this is his birth home and a statue of him just near it. It's right in the middle of the town, which is generally very pretty, lots of old houses. #stratforduponavon #shakespeare

Really looking forward to this next weekend! #edinburghmusic #gig #singersongwriter #acousticmusic

Just can't get enough. Springtime blossom disco lights sets the Earth dancing. #haiku #naturehaiku #springphoto #bluebells #micropoem

The morning light caught both emerging beingness and my waking eyes. #naturehaiku #micropoem #naturephotos #morninglight #springmorning

Spring musings for #fragmentsfriday This year aim to become a hardy perennial rather than constantly resowing seeds. @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social #poetryfragment #morningmusings #natureinspired #poetrycommunity

05:00 this morning... how it looked... and how it sounded (the first cuckoo has arrived from Africa, on exactly the same date as last year). stevecarter.com/Cuckoo26.mp3

Happy Earth Day. 🌍🌎🌏 Just a wee snapshot of the beauty of the earth round my neck of the wood on this day. #earthday #springblossom #springphotography

Morning musings on the bus - which could easily have turned into a bit of a rant if I'd let it! #morningmusings #poetryfragment #whatisreal #noAI #speedwriting

More Big skies by Brabrand sø and a very typical Danish church... #denmark #bigskies #lakephotography #churchphoto

Big skies by Brabrand Sø (Lake) in Denmark the other week... #brabrandsø #naturephotography #lake #reflections

Denmark from the air... Danmark fra luften. Sea levels won't need to rise much... 😬 #denmarkfromtheair #photosfromplanes #fromtheair #denmark

Cover of 'Kvinde Min' by Kim Larsen - Lars H.U.G version. It's a Danish classic, and I've been singing it for yonks... it's the kind of song I just fall back into singing even after quite a while. It's a love song to a much wronged woman... #coversong #singersongwriter #singer #kimlarsen

Morning musings for Fragments Friday... @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social #fragmentsfriday #poetryfragment #micropoem #morningmusings

Tree majesty in the Edinburgh Botanics the other day... the sequoia grove is my favourite place there and the giant beech is ever-great! #treelover #botanicalgardens #edinburgh #naturelove

Thought fragments on beingness.... Beneath racing thoughts and stormy feelings the quiet beingness that is you, waits to be seen in the darkness and known in spaceless time. #poemfragment #poetry #fragment #thursdaythoughts #writinginspiration

I went for a walk with a friend at a local arboretum on the weekend and the only tree that was really starting to come to life was the larch. It was enough to delight us though, absolutely stunning! #larchtrees #larchbuds #treephotography #arboretum #springtrees

sadder as a noun than a verb, divide it's what forms when who you are and what I am, collide depression has nothing to teach just thick walls I can't breach and wide chasms too far to reach I'm leaving and I don't even know if you can see I must wake up and end the dream of you and me #vss365

Does a clear sky sometimes wish for rain? Does the pitch of night long for morning light? or the abundant tree, dream to shed its leaves? Is it wrong to wish for endings, when from them new beginnings spring? like raindrops gleaming, daylight streaming, or the stark beauty winter brings. #poem

Happy World Poetry Day. 🌍✍️📝 #worldpoetryday #poem #micropoem #poetrycommunity #writinglife

I cannot erase the poetry she has penned on walls of my soul #haikufeels #erase

Happy Equinox. Nature's equipoise hovers just for a moment. #haiku #happyequinox #rainbow #equipoise #poetry

I was going through my phone notes yesterday and found one with all sorts of fragments and Haiku. This one was from an old Twitter poetry challenge. I think the prompt was 'storm' and it made me smile again, so I decided to post it here. #poetryfragment #poetrychallenge #poet #singersongwriter

Another micro challenge for #fragmentfriday inspired by a morning in my garden. Thanks @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social 👩‍🌾👩‍🌾👩‍🌾 #micropoetry #springpoem #blackboughpoetry #writinglife

First lines of my poem 'A Burning' quoted here, you can read the rest in issue 6! #poetrycollection

We LOVE seeing SHINE Quarterly out in the wide wild world! Please share your pics if you have them? And thanks again to all of the amazing contributors to this issue! Grab a copy here: shinepoetry.weebly.com/shop.html #shinepoetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #booklovers #internationalcommunity

🌱 "The Earth laughs in flowers." —Ralph Waldo Emerson

It’s #fragmentsfriday tomorrow. Startle and wow us with your #micropoem 18 words max!

I wrote these musings last year for a prompt on shared freedom. My take is maybe a diversion, but in the end I think being free is about having choice. Being really free on an inner level is about choosing what is right, not easy. Share and be free! ✊ #poem #freedom #choosecompassion #protestpoetry

The second of my IMMIGRANT poems. This one is maybe more of a statement though! In a world where you can pretend to be anything you want to be, be real. ✊ #protestpoetry #politicalpoetry #poetry #immigration

Oh glorious life! Every year you bring forth such parcels of joy. #haiku #naturehaiku #micropoetry #springblossom

I was thrilled to get a physical copy of Shine Quarterly Issue 6 yesterday and to see my two poems 'Ajar' and 'A Burning' in print. 📖🧡 They were published online in October, but it's extra special to be in the quarterly. @shinepoetry.bsky.social 🫶 #poetrycollection #poetrycommunity #scottishpoetry

Happy International Women's Day. 💜 Don't forget, the bleaker the world, the more we need to stay true to who we are and to show up. Keep shining those unique colours. ❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🩷🩶🤍 #happyinternationalwomansday #internationalwomensday #womensrights #feminism

Coffee in the Sun, thoughts waiting to be transformed - make small moments count. #haiku #coffeeinthesun #balconylife #poet #writinglife

I'm absolutely thrilled to have two poems included in this quarterly! Thanks Samantha. 🙏🫶🧡

Oooh I love a micro challenge. 18 words... Thanks @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social #fragmentfriday #micropoetry #poetrycommunity #diversitymatters #diversity

Well, hello! 🦊 Very cute visitor in my garden yesterday! Hanging around for a bit, clawing at compost bags, scratching the soil. Then traversing neighbouring gardens before travelling on. I hope she comes back. 🦊🦊🦊 #urbanfox #urbangarden #citywildlife #foxy

I just love this LOVE MUSIC HATE RACISM T that I got from lovemusichateracism.edinburgh. I had compliments and positive vibes from so many people at work today. Next step has got to be a T-shirt saying 'Love Music, Hate Fascism'! ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 #hateracism #standuptoracism #antiracist #lovemusichateracism

Cold, golden morning. Feet and fingers freezing but seeing the sun rise rouses hope the glow will grow into warmth. #sunrise #poetryfragment #morningmusings #poetrycommunity #songwriter

The sun is out! And my garden is calling me. The ground is too frozen to dig, but I cut back stuff. And the first coffee of the year outside is heaven! A cold one, but.... 😎🥶😂 #urbangardener #gardenlife #songwriter #poet

I wrote these musings last year for a prompt on shared freedom. My take is maybe a diversion, but in the end I think being free is about having choice. Being really free on an inner level is about choosing what is right, not easy. Share and be free! ✊ #poem #freedom #choosecompassion #protestpoetry

The second of my IMMIGRANT poems. This one is maybe more of a statement though! In a world where you can pretend to be anything you want to be, be real. ✊ #protestpoetry #politicalpoetry #poetry #immigration

I wrote this poem a couple of years ago in solidarity with immigrants everywhere. I am Danish but have made Scotland my home. Not everyone is welcomed by all. But we are all earth inhabitants. 🌍 #poetrylovers #IAmAnImmigrant #immigration #politicalpoetry #protestpoetry

It's Burns Night tomorrow. I found my printouts of Robert Burns songs the other day ... the Quodlibet used to be one of my favourites! I especially like the chorus. 🤭 It's not so well known, so I thought I'd post a couple of verses. #burnssong #robertburns #scottishtraditionalmusic

I wrote this poem a couple of years ago in solidarity with immigrants everywhere. I am Danish but have made Scotland my home. Not everyone is welcomed by all. But we are all earth inhabitants. 🌍 #poetrylovers #IAmAnImmigrant #immigration #politicalpoetry #protestpoetry

Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask: "If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"

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Another dawning. Patterns emerging where light conquers the darkness. #haiku #sunrisephotography #dawning #naturecaptures #micropoetry

Mornings beautified; Nature knows how she can make dark times bearable. #haiku #sunrise #sunrisephotography #wintermorning #poetrycommunity

🌱 "The Earth does not belong to us; we belong to the Earth." —Chief Seattle

I wrote this quite a while ago and I decided it's time to 'call it out'! I decided it's also time to call out the Scandinavian Jante Law, the ... it's of course not good to think you're more important or better than others, parts it is very toxic to creativity! Do you have any creativity blockers??