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Vicki Ziegler"Considering the situation in the semi- dark, I'm out of options. Light glimmers without the certainty of the switch turned on."<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TodaysPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TodaysPoem</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#poetry</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/poetry" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@poetry</a> from Hell Light Flesh by Klara du Plessis (2020 Palimpsest Press) <a href="https://bit.ly/2YOssNr" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2YOssNr</a>

stgreenieHere in the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/interregnum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#interregnum</a> where the words are a blur and all lines skew curved we trend toward darkness.. In here the view is clear.. Light loses all relevance..Truth reduced to an empty conceptReality can be made to disappearThe certainty of ignorance so easily manipulated into pliable perceptionsIn this propaganda abyss nothing becomes everything within this swirling cesspool of bullshit passing for modern politics<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/vss365" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vss365</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#poetry</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#poem</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amwriting</a>

Random Bob Dylan Lyrics God knows there’s a purpose  God knows there’s a chance  God knows you can rise above the darkest hour  Of any circumstance -- Song: “God Knows” Album: Under the Red Sky First played: 1991-01-28 -- <a href="https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/god-knows/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/god-knows/</a> -- <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Music</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Rock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Rock</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Folk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Folk</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Dylan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dylan</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/BobDylan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BobDylan</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/MusicHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MusicHistory</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Lyrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Lyrics</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Poetry</a>

Random Bob Dylan Lyrics I’ve been trying to get as far away from myself as I can  Some things are too hot to touch  The human mind can only stand so much  You can’t win with a losing hand -- Song: “Things Have Changed” Album: The Essential Bob Dylan First played: 2000-03-10 -- <a href="https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/things-have-changed/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/things-have-changed/</a> -- <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Music</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Rock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Rock</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Folk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Folk</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Dylan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dylan</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/BobDylan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BobDylan</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/MusicHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MusicHistory</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Lyrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Lyrics</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Poetry</a>

Andrew ShieldsThen she gets in her truck, turns the stereo on The Electrician's Story Rob Carney <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Poetry</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/RobCarney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RobCarney</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Electrician" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Electrician</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Music</a> <a href="https://www.exposedbonemag.com/pieces/the-electrician's-story" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.exposedbonemag.com/pieces/the-electrician's-story</a>

Andrew ShieldsIf I light the incense Communion Catherine Broadwall <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Poetry</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CatherineBroadwall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CatherineBroadwall</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Communion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Communion</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/JetFuelReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JetFuelReview</a> <a href="https://www.jetfuelreview.com/issue-28-poetry-fall-2024.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.jetfuelreview.com/issue-28-poetry-fall-2024.html</a>

Andrew ShieldsWhen my fingers itch to flick between headlines I Gave Up Chaos Rachel Mallalieu <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Poetry</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/RachelMallalieu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RachelMallalieu</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/OneArtPoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OneArtPoetry</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Chaos</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Lent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Lent</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Garden</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Headlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Headlines</a> <a href="https://oneartpoetry.com/2025/03/14/i-gave-up-chaos-by-rachel-mallalieu/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://oneartpoetry.com/2025/03/14/i-gave-up-chaos-by-rachel-mallalieu/</a>

Andrew Shieldsa holler of lipstickBreaking News: Barbie Eats Trump During Baltimore Pride Fest Chrissy Stegman<a href="https://mas.to/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Poetry</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChrissyStegman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChrissyStegman</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/OkayDonkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OkayDonkey</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Barbie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Barbie</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Baltimore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Baltimore</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Pride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pride</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BreakingNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BreakingNews</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CharlesStreet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CharlesStreet</a> <a href="https://okaydonkeymag.com/2025/03/14/breaking-news-barbie-eats-trump-during-baltimore-pride-fest-by-chrissy-stegman/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://okaydonkeymag.com/2025/03/14/breaking-news-barbie-eats-trump-during-baltimore-pride-fest-by-chrissy-stegman/</a>

Andrew Shieldsa half hum, alto, chocolatey Woman Singing in the Post Office Cathy Barber <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Poetry</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CathyBarber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CathyBarber</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PostOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PostOffice</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/LaScala" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LaScala</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Karaoke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Karaoke</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Customs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Customs</a> <a href="https://beltmag.com/woman-singing-in-the-post-office/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://beltmag.com/woman-singing-in-the-post-office/</a>

Andrew Shieldslike clumsy angels Take the collared dove Elaine Ewart<a href="https://mas.to/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Poetry</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ElaineEwart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElaineEwart</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AtriumPoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AtriumPoetry</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CollaredDove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CollaredDove</a> <a href="https://atriumpoetry.com/2025/03/14/take-the-collared-dove-elaine-ewart/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://atriumpoetry.com/2025/03/14/take-the-collared-dove-elaine-ewart/</a>

Andrew ShieldsGoya was an octopusOld Master Paul Stephenson<a href="https://mas.to/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Poetry</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PaulStephenson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PaulStephenson</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/OldMaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OldMaster</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Goya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Goya</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Octopus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Octopus</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ACoru%C3%B1a" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ACoruña</a> <a href="https://inksweatandtears.co.uk/paul-stephenson-7/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://inksweatandtears.co.uk/paul-stephenson-7/</a>

MichelleGrant me The bravery Of our atoms Surrendering To the arrow Of time.<a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#poetry</a>

Random Bob Dylan Lyrics I believe in you even through the tears and the laughter  I believe in you even though we be apart -- Song: “I Believe in You” Album: Slow Train Coming First played: 1979-11-01 -- <a href="https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/i-believe-you/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/i-believe-you/</a> -- <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Music</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Rock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Rock</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Folk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Folk</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Dylan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dylan</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/BobDylan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BobDylan</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/MusicHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MusicHistory</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Lyrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Lyrics</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Poetry</a>

Steve Thompson PhDFor My Daughterby Weldon Kees<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#poetry</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetryfoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#poetryfoundation</a>

Random Bob Dylan Lyrics They brag about your sugar  Brag about it all over town  Put some sugar in my bowl  I feel like laying down  I’m pale as a ghost  Holding a blossom on a stem -- Song: “Spirit on the Water” Album: Modern Times First played: 2006-10-22 -- <a href="https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/spirit-water/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/spirit-water/</a> -- <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Music</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Rock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Rock</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Folk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Folk</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Dylan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dylan</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/BobDylan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BobDylan</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/MusicHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MusicHistory</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Lyrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Lyrics</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Poetry</a>

WetdryvacComplaints For Good Bones March 14, 2025 in the architectural style of never getting around to it in the ever-present comfy warm of our bug-free new planet our house has no doors, a nod to convenience, we say but we’re not admitting we didn’t pack doors for transit or that in our rush to settle, we accidentally acquired a cat who stowed away most expediently by walking through customs probably figuring it was ours, and we, well never let it be said we’ve turned down a cat which is how we find ourselves now, cat centered in room asking loudly to be let out, because despite obvious evidence there very much should be a door right there at the front and we definitely should be opening it for them please * * * <a class="hashtag" href="https://landofkittens.social/tag/poem" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#poem</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://landofkittens.social/tag/poetry" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#poetry</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://landofkittens.social/tag/writing" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://landofkittens.social/tag/sf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SF</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://landofkittens.social/tag/scifi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SciFi</a>

Random Bob Dylan Lyrics The suffering is unending  Every nook and cranny has its tears  I’m not playing, I’m not pretending  I’m not nursing any superfluous fears -- Song: “Ain’t Talkin’” Album: Modern Times First played: 2006-11-20 -- <a href="https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/aint-talkin/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/aint-talkin/</a> -- <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Music</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Rock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Rock</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Folk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Folk</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Dylan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dylan</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/BobDylan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BobDylan</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/MusicHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MusicHistory</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Lyrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Lyrics</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Poetry</a>

Assoc for Scottish LiteratureThe world is busy, Katie, and tonight the planes are playing, fine, alright, but soon the folk behind those blinks will nap, sleep tight, as you will too, beneath a nitelite moon…—Richard Price, “The world is busy, Katie” Published in LUCKY DAY (Carcanet, 2005)Hear Richard Price read the poem on The Poetry Archive:<a href="https://poetryarchive.org/poem/world-busy-katie/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://poetryarchive.org/poem/world-busy-katie/</a><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scottish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Scottish</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#literature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#poem</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#poetry</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sleep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sleep</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WorldSleepDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorldSleepDay</a>

Brian LavelleNext up on the poetry reading pile, the new work from Peter Larkin, Scarcely Carry All Vast Woods. Another delve into his sui generis but rewarding new language of trees. <a href="https://lavelle.scot/tags/PeterLarkin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PeterLarkin</a> <a href="https://lavelle.scot/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Poetry</a> <a href="https://lavelle.scot/tags/ShearsmanBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ShearsmanBooks</a>

MichelleIt only takes A pin point of Light to Forget the Dark. <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#poetry</a>

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