Beyond Solitude
Adam Cairns | Poet, photographer and eco-worrier wondering about being human. | Chair Ledbury Poetry Festival. | Advisory Board Poetry for Planet | Co- Founder & Director Néos Delta | Beyond Solitude Newsletter on Substack
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt prompt remove hardly any song once night steals over the wood birds remove their wings
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt prompt propel now swifts and swallows stream over the tall poplars hopes propel their flight
- Cicada by Seiju Omoda, 1930
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt river spring in gilded light a late river’s slow roping steals over the stones
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt prompt maple beyond the rape fields wild wood bursting into leaf maple, oak and birch
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt prompt shimmer moon like a pared nail hangs low in the midnight sky stars shimmer in lakes
- Behind the cricket field, beside the river, a path cut into a wildflower meadow. The contrast of blue sky and vibrant green, the gift of sight.
- The Arnoflini Portrait, Jan van Eyck, 1434. I love the reflection of this Belgian couple in the mirror, the pet dog and are those clogs on the floor?
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt prompt recede the leaves’s new awning a hushed vitrine in pure green skies and clouds recede
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt prompt cost mallards towing chicks fledgling summer here so soon time reels in the cost
- Nine by One - This week, walks along the river and poetry in tumult open.substack.com/pub/poetrywo...
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt prompt point all day the sun turned until the shadows lengthened fired a final point
- Strange and weirdly beautiful. Cattleya Orchid and Three Hummingbirds, Martin Johnson Heade, 1871
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt now the still river reflects the world inverted upside down beauty
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt prompt try on evening’s river brown trout try rising for flies ripples spread their rings
- When life is challenging, a poetry practice can be a useful way to re-find purpose and meaning in your life. It can not only help process the pain, but help others to see there is a path out of difficulty. #purpose #meaning #poetry open.substack.com/pub/poetrywo...
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt fern in the undergrowth ferns harbouring seahorses huddle in secret
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt prompt snub sun will snub the night the dawn sky hauling sunshine into forest glades
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt prompt water cloud sweeps over hills tall green grass sways like water flowing down river
- What did you learn this week? open.substack.com/pub/poetrywo...
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt prompt poll in a red sunset swallows arrow on blue wings poll the sky with art
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt prompt onion at the end of boughs buds unwrap the leaves within their onion layers
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt prompt teach the May tree blossoms pale white petals wind shivered teach the bees to drone
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt what were the few things that gave you fresh hope this week set your world apart?
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt prompt sculpt hazel and hawthorn today bursting into leaf sculpt the long green lane
- Nine by One - Nine things I found, learned or enjoyed this week. What gave you hope this week?
- In case you are interested Nine things that captured my attention this week. open.substack.com/pub/poetrywo...
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt prompt oblige lone yew in a field the lives its known and survived oblige only love
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt prompt gain a beech in the wood spreads its greening crown in leaf heartwood grows a ring
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt prompt nest in a blackbird’s nest three sky blue candied acorns encase unborn song
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt prompt ignite petrol streamers ink on a street puddle’s spilled sky fractal smears ignite
- My latest post on Beyond Solitude - The control illusion open.substack.com/pub/poetrywo...
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt prompt ruin in April sunshine new flowers begin to bloom no rain will ruin
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt prompt pick in meadows and fields the lapwings circle and sing pick the light with joy
- What did you learn or enjoy this week? What inspired you? What gave you hope? open.substack.com/pub/poetrywo...
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt prompt get a first blue swallow skims red tiles on city roofs barns get new mud homes
- Reflections in a woodland pond.
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt yew in a church graveyard the tall yew arrows upward sentinels of grief
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt prompt name name the single yew a tall deep green arrowhead piercing earth to sky
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt like moments of shock bluebells spray blankets of blue a new universe
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt prompt intend at first just green stems stiffening the woodland floor bluebells intend more
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt prompt hyacinth purple hyacinth bristles with sudden perfume bees sipping its soul
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt prompt refrain the old wood breaks leaf hazed in clouds of vibrant green signals spring’s refrain
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt prompt clear fishermen cast lines currents running fast and clear trout drift sun dazzled
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt prompt provide cherry blossom pink against a blue universe bees provide their hum
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt prompt fire magnolia blooms by stands of camellia green bushes on fire
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt prompt grind sun sinks in the hills dusk deepening to darkness as stars grind their sparks
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt prompt pink blackbird at sunset opens his bright yellow bill warning pink pink pink
- #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt prompt note in river margins heron forms a treble clef one sharp note his spear
