Peculiar Julia

Monday vibe

Skunked Free Verse

"The skunk in the road is a holy thing
now: its glamorous body cracked
like a dragon’s dropped egg
unveils a rotten yolk..."
Skunked by @oldcoleminer.bsky.social medium.com/the-mad-rive... #poetry in The Mad River #litpub and #poetrycommunity
#poetrylovers come #read and share a #poem today...

Built To Crumble Leave more than ruins

"...If you truly want it,
you can build it all
— your own empire of dirt..."
Built To Crumble by No Blabs medium.com/lit-up/built... #poetry in the Lit Up Press #litpub and #poetrycommunity
#poetrylovers come #read and share a #poem today...

Lemons Free Verse

"In living violently;
an unnamed apology;
epoxy poured over seizing flowers,
slippery stones not yet skipped in the river,
my whole incentive for life is raging..."
Lemons by Anna Rozwadowska medium.com/lit-up/lemon...
#read #poetry in the Lit Up press #litpub and #poetrycommunity

Her Story of Poetry Free verse poetry as delivered by my muse

The morning after the blue moon
My muse woke me and said:
The first known poet was a woman of colour
The first known poet is a woman of colour
Listen ...
Her Story of Poetry medium.com/imogenes-not... #poetry #womensday

I, The Ghost of a Long-Gone Radio Shack, Am Haunting This Mattress Store I, the Ghost of a Long-Gone Radio Shack that used to be in this mattress store, am watching you press tentatively on a mattress with a sign…

"You have a memory, or a fragment of one. Strangely persistent, it tugs at you like a kite string..."
I, The Ghost of a Long-Gone Radio Shack, Am Haunting This Mattress Store by Leni Quinn medium.com/lit-up/i-the...
#fiction #flashfiction in the Lit Up Press #litpub & #readingcommunity

MITChell Not sure where to start with MitcHELL after the otherworldly hiatus? Start with Part 1 or catch up on Part 2 at the link below!

"Listen,
please, I know how this will sound, but
Shelly, please believe me..."
Drop in for an extra specially meaty episode of MITChell by @oldcoleminer.bsky.social medium.com/lit-up/mitch... #fiction #serialfiction #scifi #poetry in Lit Up #litpub & #readingcommunity (catch up links in story)

always a pleasure ;)

The Star She Lost: What Death Couldn’t Steal Free Verse

"Oh death, where is thy sting?..."
The Star She Lost: What Death Couldn’t Steal by Ifunanya Carol medium.com/lit-up/the-s... #poetry of unimaginable #griefandloss in the Lit Up Press #litpub and #readingcommunity

PEBBLES from my SKULL “At bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique being, only once on this earth; and by no extraordinary chance will such a…

"I walk along this strand opposite Holy Island:
pebbles that fit softly into the palm of my hand..." PEBBLES from my SKULL by John E Marks medium.com/lit-up/pebbl... I'm feeling the #poetry vibe in the Lit Up Press #litpub and #poetrycommunity

Just practice. Don’t worry. Sit quietly. Do nothing. Faith In Mind by Chan Master Sheng Yen

Just practice. Don’t worry. Sit quietly. Do nothing. by @jackprestonking.bsky.social medium.com/p/just-pract... #zazen #meditation

Working from Home even a Buddha can have an opinion

Working from Home medium.com/lit-up/worki... #poetry for #workingfromhome free link included.

be tenacious
yet soft-hearted—catkins
on swaying boughs

#dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #senryu

Let Go, Let Fly, Forget | Guided Tour of Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again

Let Go, Let Fly, Forget | Guided tour of #SeamusHeaney: Listen Now Again

📅 Sat, 28 March | 2pm:
https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/let-go-let-fly-forget-guided-tour-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again

Join us for an immersive tour exploring Heaney’s enduring love of birds in his #poetry.

A psychiatric disorder would you love me till I’m dead?

"Third tier anesthesia,
in a locked up north,
our store of words fled,
Belief? Empty as a music box
for housing the dead..."
A psychiatric disorder #poetry by John E Marks medium.com/the-mad-rive... in Lit Up #litpub and #poetrycommunity
why not #read and share a #poem today?

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Hurricanes Free verse

"in my early years, laws of weather not yet known
I prayed for hurricanes in a landlocked place
wild with youth, I craved disaster to match me..."
Hurricanes by Carly Jo Helm medium.com/the-mad-rive...
in The Mad River #litpub & #poetrycommunity
love #poetry? enjoy the read? then clap and share ...

Laundry Day Free Verse

"I have no memories, except
the suitcase atop a paved hill. One push,
they pinwheel out, all
gangly fluttering shapes. Momentum
learned..."
Laundry Day by Michelle Lauren medium.com/lit-up/laund... #poetry in the Lit Up Press #litpub & #poetrycommunity
if you love poetry why not share a poem today?

What Am I To Do With Kindness and Compliments? A short poem

"I accept kindness
Like I accept compliments
Warily..."
What Am I To Do With Kindness and Compliments? by Crystal Jackson medium.com/lit-up/what-... #poetry #compliments #mentalhealth in Lit Up #litpub and #poetrycommunity

Learning Experiences Growing up ain’t easy

unbalanced —
the boy on a seesaw
can’t solve the equation
Learning Experiences by Richard Grahn medium.com/lit-up/learn... #memory #griefandloss #haibun in Lit Up #readingcommunity #poetrycommunity and #litpub

In defence of rhododendrons free verse for my mother’s birthday

In defence of rhododendrons medium.com/lit-up/in-de...
"...like her smile’s
glorious grab of radiance
they clamour their existence
sing it out in petals
mad honey and protective skirts..."
Mum's birthday was today #poetry #motherdaughter in the Lit Up Press #litpub & #poetrycommunity

Laying Guilt to Rest How my mother’s funeral set me free

"My father walked out on us when I was just eight years old..."
Laying Guilt to Rest by Will Pearce medium.com/lit-up/layin...
#fiction #flashfiction #abandonment #grief in Lit Up #litpub and #readingcommunity

Lilac Wine This performer’s homecoming in an unwelcome encore…

‘You don’t have to like it, Cara. You just have to do it. Three nights. Sing whatever you want, then we decide what to do with the old bird.’
Lilac Wine by Heather Stewart medium.com/lit-up/lilac... #fiction in the Lit Up Press #litpub and #readingcommunity

Echoes of the Abyss Quatrain

"Imbibe with pure vision, your flesh & bones,
Trepidation, evasion, then pain,
The mind forbids whilst hearts live in vain..."
Echoes of the Abyss by Michael Lahoue medium.com/lit-up/echoe...
#poetry #quatrains in the Lit Up Press #litpub and #poetrycommunity

Manchester morning you don’t need brains to be a painter, just feelings.

"The morning rain soaks my clothes, my hair, my skin,
I do not care. For I am not here, there, anywhere..."
Manchester morning by John E Marks medium.com/lit-up/manch...
3 of my favourite things: #Manchester #history #poetry in Lit Up #litpub and #poetrycommunity

Her Words on the Wind As you might imagine, though, prophecy can put a lot of pressure on a budding relationship…

As you might imagine... prophecy can put a lot of pressure on a budding relationship…
Her Words on the Wind by Micah Smith medium.com/lit-up/her-w... #fiction #fantasy #flashfiction in the Lit Up Press #litpub and #readingcommunity

Holding On in the Morning a poem for anyone who needs to hold on a little longer

"...I sip my coffee and look for something to hold me
Because the phone feels too heavy to lift..."
Holding On in the Morning by Crystal Jackson
a #poem for anyone who needs to hold on a little longer
medium.com/lit-up/holdi... #poetry in the Lit Up Press #litpub and #poetrycommunity

Lost pages Free verse

"There is a tale,
Of weaved words,
That died before reaching my trembling lips..."
Lost pages by Nitesh Mishra medium.com/lit-up/lost-... #poetry of #love and #loneliness in Lit Up #litpub and #poetrycommunity

Something retro anyway Free verse

"...For a heartbeat, everything fell silent —
a warmth that wrapped around us whole..."
Something retro anyway by Matia von Trier medium.com/lit-up/somet... the #poetry of the #kiss in Lit Up #litpub and #poetrycommunity

Garden Poems in three parts

"I almost greened against the turning of the clock,
forgetting as follows forgetting, capturing
my shape by every nerve
enduring a spring rain unremitting..."
Garden Poems by Ellis A Conklin medium.com/lit-up/garde... #poetry #nature #life in Lit Up #litpub & #poetrycommunity