is there time between breaths for the black bird to sing ?

poem for a snow day - Emily Hancock * all day long, the snow erased the mountain — nothing is so beautiful * bsky.app/profile/stbr...

buds in hiding sitting out winter's rain

moon over earth- red roof tiles; brushed cirrus

Robert Creeley

in candle light my shadow dance mocks my seated self

in the blow journey of leaves across the sky

the damp goodbyes of autumn stick to the sole of my shoes the sky says it will soon be winter and the scars of these decaying months will soon be covered in the stillness and silence of a whiteness in which we can breathe again

november the silence of absent wings winter's harshness the spider finds refuge in my room

brown earth breaks in the morning sun . damp soil scents the early breeze

we had the moon in our palms allowed it to welcome the morning dew

My October review roundup early in the month. With added @j-tkelly.bsky.social @henryghenrik.bsky.social @unionherald.bsky.social ellipticalmovements.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/r... #poetry #bookreviews

And not forgetting @charlieulyatt.bsky.social

probably still 'in progress' a world losing colour losing the word of voice clouds fill birdless skies with the inflamed shiver of silence

flower / dance child / smile

small endings breath that falls silent at the moon

25 years ago today since Robert Lax died www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTq-...

last flower of summer I watch you slowly die

#smallpoemsunday sun wakes the mountain's drawn out sleep

the way slows me down each corner a new poss ib il it y until the next

the dancer in the mirror is just as bad as me

called to prayer crow leaves the morning roofs to fly cry aloud for the world

morning turns into pain the sharp twinge of an ageing frame

If you're in or around Cork the first weekend in July, I'm reading at SoundEye, along with a bunch of other people: soundeye.wordpress.com

warm thanks to @charlieulyatt.bsky.social for sending his chapbook <some presence>

the sound the paper makes words baked by sun

🌳 Dame Judi Dench is calling for the return of ancient woodlands. Will you sign the petition to help restore the Ghost Woods and protect our green spaces for future generations? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...

from 'some presence' ... available from charlieulyatt.bandcamp.com/merch/some-p...

leaf wings brush water's edge shadows the shallow stream ripples dance in 3/4 time as light plays its evening song

dreams in the harbour staring out at the space beneath the stars

Printing a few more of these over the next few days .. anyone for any more? (£3) charlieulyatt.bandcamp.com/merch/some-p...

after a bit of a break, I now have a small A5 booklet available with 6 (and a bit) short contemplative style poems. £3 (free p&p in the UK) available from charlieulyatt.bandcamp.com/merch/some-p...

after a bit of a break, I now have a small A5 booklet available with 6 (and a bit) short contemplative style poems. £3 (free p&p in the UK) available from charlieulyatt.bandcamp.com/merch/some-p...

Tomorrow

Some people spend money on tech and gadgets and some of us can't resist the lure of old small press publications

time heals but pictures fade and skin takes on a folded form . to age slowly and quietly taking each breath as a gift a legacy to pass to those who follow

Been getting the urge to read Yannis Ritsos again. Let's start here

Expanding this beyond my email list now. Would you pay £10 per year to receive 5 or 6 of my poetry cards/mini pamphlets through the post. This is purely for the purposes of seeing how feasible it is. Example below. Please answer yes/no question at www.surveyhero.com/c/yusye7zf

A little stash of poetry by Kim Dorman (@kimdorman.bsky.social )

evening break the rhythm day flows to its natural end to the absence of light the absence of sound the absence of aw are ness of who we are

rock gard en but ter fly

leaf sky

this far in this far out still a long way to go

8 a.m. The iron gate’s locked, bicycle ruts & old footprints

Finally found a copy