This life thing is all about the search when it should be about the simple things #villagepoet #lifequote #poetrysky #noAI #myphoto #mywords

How small are we to believe we are any bigger than the ant #villagepoet #perspective #perception #lifequote #noAI #myphoto #mywords

I'm listening to wood pigeons sending each other haiku. "Woo woo, woo hoo, hu woo woo, woo hoo, hu woo woo, woo hoo, hu. Woo hoo." #birdsong #haiku #wonderfulnature

I’m grateful that I have known hunger, poverty and loneliness in my 74 years. I will always remember living on instant mashed potatoes. I added mustard for flavoring. It’s made me a better human being, more empathetic to the needs of my brothers and sisters. We’re all in this together. Fuck greed!

#sundayshelfie #antiquebooks #leatherbound #noAI #myphoto

As the universe vibrates in all her glory I feel time whispering your name and so I inhale the echo of your soul's voice #villagepoet #poem #poetry #noAI #myphoto #mywords

💖💚🤍💛 love is love 💖🤎🤍🧡

The sadness of saying no when in your heart you want to say yes. #villagepoet #lifequote #noAI #myphoto #mywords

Reflections #photography #shadows #heat #glass #patterns #photosky #noAI #myphotos

Meckchate! is a children's story of chess, bullying and family. It takes place during the final week of the summer term of 1999. School chess: a bully's domain, or their demise? Copies only available here: lulu.com/spotlight/martin_shone #villagepoet #bullying #chess #booksky #selfpublished #noAI

Wisdom is not found solely in books; it is written in rivers, carved in stone, carried by the wind, and hidden beneath the roots of ancient forests. The greatest teachers are often those who never speak.

Between two souls yet to be found is the song of one love yet to be sung #villagepoet #onelove

A Black woman built the infrastructure that keeps the world talking. This is Black history. Her legacy lives in every call you make.

The signal for you to become more than what you are is when you wake tomorrow morning. #villagepoet #change #philosophy #lifequote #noAI #myphoto #mywords

Reminder: perhaps the easiest & cheapest way to tell Bezos to fuck off is by linking to Bookshop or (even better) an indie bookstore WHENEVER you talk about a book online. W/o a link people will just google it & that will lead to Amazon. W a link you can send a sale to a good business

The Encyclopedia of Women Philosophers: A New Web Site Presents the Contributions of Women Philosophers, from Ancient to Modern via @openculture.bsky.social www.openculture.com/2026/06/ency... Books in WomenInSteam at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/books... #Books #WomenInStem

#gratitude “Every time you praise something, every time you appreciate something, every time you feel good about something, you are telling the universe, ‘more of this please’.“ Abraham Hicks

When two souls kiss they create a moment of eternity and so a spark in time is born where perhaps universes receive the breath of life. #villagepoet #poetrysky #poem #noAI #myphoto #mywords

The summer and winter solstices remind us that life is always changing. The future exists only in the imagination; the past lives only in memory. But this moment—this breath, this precious day—is where you find peace. May you let go of worries and trust in the unfolding of your path.

Cow in a bottle 🖌️🧑‍🎨 - Traditional Chinese inside-painted snuff bottle (内画鼻烟壶), an art form featuring intricate paintings on the interior surface of glass. This art form requires a high level of technical mastery and patience. Only those with steady hands need apply. #art #chinese #heritage #paint

'Sanctuary' from my poetry collection 'After the Rain', 2017. Only available to buy here: lulu.com/spotlight/martin_shone #villagepoet #poetry #newbeginnings #noAI #myphotos #mywords #luluauthor #selfpublished #booksky

#sundayshelfie #booksky

Silence happens because the Earth needs to breathe #villagepoet #gaia #wildwisdom #earthsong #natureislife #serenity #tiredearth #giveitback #letitgo #breathless #shhh #healing #shefeels #shelives #respectlife #respecttheplanet #respectpeace #noAI #myphoto #mywords

The moment when you see yourself as nothing but yourself is the moment when you awaken your soul to the possibilities of enlightenment #villagepoet #awakening #lookwithin #spirituality #mindbodyspirit #philosophy #metaphysics #thinkaboutit

Today's card pull, make of it what you will. It's waiting for you. #oracle #cardpull #cernunnos #lifeforce

There is something deeply soothing about watching pollinators move through a field of blossoms. Behind the beauty of every beehive lies an enormous amount of effort that unfolds silently in nature. Moments like these make the natural world feel softer and more interconnected.

Book delivery! The Neuroscience of Tarot: From Imagery to Intuition to Prediction by Siddharth Ramakrishnan, PhD with a foreword by Mary K. Greer. Published by Llewellyn Publications, Minnesota, 2025. #booksky #mindbodyspirit #divination #science #mysticism #psychism #cardreading #esoteric

Listening to this marvelous CD: The Lost Songs of St Kilda.

Somewhere a universe exists for me in the warmth and the light of your love #villagepoet #life #solitide #iamnotalone #youarenotalone #wearenotalone #weareone #truth #noAI #myphoto #mywords

Reading is my happy place #booksky #reading

St Johns church, Glastonbury peeping through the mist. Photo taken on Glastonbury Tor on Sunday.

It takes balance to be able to fly Let it go Believe #villagepoet #lifequote #selfbelief #selfaware #trust #courage #noAI #myphoto #mywords

Wrapped in the fragrance of the forest, I listen to the whispering wind, the flutter of birds' wings amongst the branches, and chipmunks scurrying amongst the ferns. #poetry #forest

Whoever normalised endnotes in history books needs to be publicly pilloried. How is having to constantly turn to the back of a book easier than looking to the bottom of the page?!?

A lovely read. Sarah Whiteley's chapbook, No Direction But Home. Published by ALL CAPS PUBLISHING, 2013. Excerpt from 'the sojourner's tale': it's a crow's life, a night's embrace, and all the days before this one seem nothing but the dust-dreams of mice #booksky #poetry

Listen carefully and you'll hear the tap tap tapping as the keyboard responds to my touch. I'm three pages/poems into a new collection! I didn't think I would make another after a seven year gap, but I do believe it's happening and all new ones too! #villagepoet #amwriting #poetry

Don't forget: this world is not ours. #villagepoet #lifequote #sharetheplanet #waterislife #sshhh #respectlife #stop #listen #feel #respecttheplanet #notours #think #thinkaboutit #natureislife #noAI #myphoto #mywords

Medieval Bodies: Life, Death and Art in the Middle Ages by Jack Hartnell, 2019, Profile Books in association with Wellcome Collection. Second reading. Superb book, with illustrations galore, and a very nice bibliography too. #booksky #health #socialhistory #medicine #philosophy #music #politics

Awake the fragile Release the fear #villagepoet #courage #selfbelief #selfaware #letitgo #youcandoit #bebrave #believe #stepforward #innerlight #lifequote #noAI #myphoto #mywords

When the dust settles permanence has a different flavour #villagepoet #perspective #newbeginnings #new #change #lifequote #noAI #myphoto #mywords

The smiles you give vibrate through the echoes of time until forever is wrapped in the glow of you #villagepoet #smilemore #poem #shine #goodvibrations #passiton #feelgood #noAI #myphoto #mywords #poetry

Indie authors who claim they MUST use gen AI to make their book cover because simple covers with no art aren’t good enough: This book won a bazillion awards, sold a bazillion copies, and got turned into a TV show. Yes, it’s trade published so not an exact parallel, but readers do buy simple covers.

Touch the air Feel time breathe #villagepoet #meditation #relax #zen #one #feel #lifequote #noAI #myphoto #mywords #peace #freedom #love #Mindfulness #mindbodyspirit

#sundayshelfie #booksky #booksaboutbooks #gutenberg #basbanes #drjohnson #nonfiction #history #hayonwye #lostbooks #writers #usedandrare #booknook

Ohhh, I'm super happy today. I received a nice thank you card from my granddaughter's school's librarian. She read the copy of my YA novel, 'Meckchate!' that I gave to my granddaughter and now she wants copies for the school. 🙂 #villagepoet #writer #selfpublished www.lulu.com/spotlight/ma...

Peace is not silent....... It hums through bees, wildflowers, butterflies, and birdsong at sunrise. 🦋☀️

#villagepoet #art #darkness #poetrysky #myth #reality #mystery #imagination #dreams #truth #poetry #poem #wax #noAI #mywords #mypicture

Book delivery! An Introduction to Metaphysics (Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy) by John W. Carroll and Ned Markosian. CUP, 2010 #booksky #philosophy #metaphysics

My own lifesize #booknook 🙂 From #shakespeare to #sherlock, from #myths to #medieval, from #philosophy to #fantasy, from #dictionaries to #dante, from #history to #horror, and from the #esoteric to #escape: #mylibrary lives in the #poetry of #bakerstreet. #booksky #acd #theoldoakcase #conandoyle

Book delivery! Travels in Four Dimensions: The Enigmas of Space and Time by Robin Le Poidevin. OUP, 2003 #booksky #science #philosophy #paradox #history #literature #nonfiction #metaphysics