My Poetry

My poems appear first either on my Instagram feed (see below), or as exclusive offerings to my poetry patrons on Patreon.

Chapbook Series: When I’ve gathered together ten publishable poems, I publish them in ebook, print and now audio format, in my poetry chapbook series, ten poems at a time.
Themed Selections: I go on to produce themed selections e.g. a book of love poetry, a book of mindfulness poetry.
Occasional Poetry Series: Another series provides poems for special occasion e.g Christmas and Mother’s day.
Gift Books: I produce premium books, like this

All my poetry books are available for sale here on my website, and in all the online retailers like Amazon, Apple and Kobo. You can purchase here/

Thank you for reading and buying poetry.

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Today’s #micropoem is “The Poet’s Purpose”

Today’s #micropoem is “The Poet’s Purpose”
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With our fingers
we ignite the letters
that spell out the words
that give fire to our meaning
and might, just might,
—all else being right—
set another heart or soul alight.
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#indiepoetryplease #amwritingpoetry

My guest on the Self-publishing Poetry Podcast nex

My guest on the Self-publishing Poetry Podcast next time is @llott.writes, talking about lessons learned from publishing her first poetry book. Lauren says: “I've never been one of those 'run the world' kind of girls. I'm too busy being a witness; breathing in seascapes, watching for storms. I know it seems a waste; but I'm kind of addicted to being astonished.” Hear Lauren talk about the astonishing joy of publishing by subscribing to the podcast: AllianceIndependentAuthors.org/podcast

Today’s #poem is “Autumn Dawn” • The mist

Today’s #poem is “Autumn Dawn”
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The mist has gone
dissolved by daylight’s rise
and a kindly breeze now sighs
its song among the boughs,
the branches and the leaves
that still cling on,
to taste the golden air,
the silver dew,
sip from the jewelled cup
of this still and sunlit
autumn dawn.•
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#autumnpoetry #dawn #treepoetry

Today’s #indiepoetryplease poem is from @henryed

Today’s #indiepoetryplease poem is from @henryedwardlong and called “Shadow of King Went Riding”
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(For Marianne)
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Whispered in my ear
during the early morning
hours of dreaming:
Shadow of King Went Riding.

And the words shortened and grew
and fell across the length of days,
and hid in the foldings of night,
in the company of owls and fireflies.

And where Shadow of King Went Riding
lay itself down and reclined,
there flourished nettle and mullein
and quick crawling things with too many legs.

And as Shadow of King Went Riding
passed over, there arose ghosty Indian pipe
and the thin white bones of field mice and voles
and the egg-like skulls of songbirds and toads.

And with reverence, in silence,
black ravens witnessed
Shadow of King Went Riding
from bare tree branches,

which then bloomed with green buds,
then green leaves, then white flowers,
as Shadow of King Went Riding
was consumed, and continued

into the stomachs and entrails
and out from the ends
of all living creatures where
Shadow of King Went Riding had been.

And I saw the sun shining
and I woke from the dreaming
with Shadow of King Went Riding
still ringing in my ear.
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©2020 Henry Long
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#preraphaelite #poetry

Today’s #poem is “These are the Moments” •

Today’s #poem is “These are the Moments”
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A cup of tea
by candlelight
on a half-clear night.

Some clouds,
some stars.
A half-moon tilted
upwards, a pointed bowl
of darkness
glowing silver-white.

And what looks like
a hole in the sky
a patch of black
on black
a break in the firmament
a lunar lacuna
drawing the eye
to what lies beyond
the beyond.

And the candle
glowing silver.
Moon to the moon.
And the heart rising
exulting
in its own existence.
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#indiepoetryplease #mooning

#theoctoberproject • Soil black and laden A cle

#theoctoberproject
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Soil black and laden
A clear cider sky
Raw branches rattle
a long slow sigh
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Read more @an.uncommon.jay

#indiepoetryplease

Today’s #poem is “Life Dancing” • Whatever

Today’s #poem is “Life Dancing”
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Whatever you do
my beauty
with the body of life
you’ve been given,
hold to the knowing

how to be still
how to sense

the sway of its dance
its shimmer
stretching your limbs,
as you rise up
and get going.
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#indiepoetryplease
#lifedance #childhoodwisdom

For my American friends – the poet vote was neve

For my American friends – the poet vote was never more needed. You know what to do.

Today’s #micropoem is about the moon (again).
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And then
the tall cloud moved,
revealing
from underneath
its gloom
a whole and full,
light-absorbing,
light-reflecting
moon.
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#indiepoetryplease #moonchildren #skywatching

Logic gives us what we need, magic gives us what

Logic gives us what we need, magic gives us what we dream. Poetry is magic. Sense-making, way-finding, word-wielding magic.
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Make magic: write, read, tag: #indiepoetryplease
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See link in bio to submit for feature

Today’s #inspirationalpoem is “On Reflection”
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She turns her eyes
and in the mirror she sees herself
so small and raw,
and is divided, dismayed
again
by aging body’s show.

Closing her eyes
she stays and waits
until she sees
again
how spalled face fades
fragmenting ways dissolve,
beyond the place
where soft flesh meets
the looking-glass,

feels presence rise
and finds herself surprised
anew
by what kind spirit knows.
And resting here
she knows herself
again
beyond the powdered prison
of atomic mass,
through what she holds within,
alive and all aglow:
a diverse and multitudinous being
mysteriously whole.
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#inspirationalpoetry #indiepoetryplease #ornaross
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Pic: Inspired by @ziqianqian ‘s extraordinary self-portraits. Follow her for contemplations of self

A response to @ziad.dib.jreige’s #elfchen chain

A response to @ziad.dib.jreige’s #elfchen chain on the theme of #hunger, from the ever fabulous @sineadmcgpoetry
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Hunger
an appetite
rising deep within
an argent moon awakening
passionate
delights stretching
towards the dawn of
amour
bodies laid
bare wrapped in
a tapestry of golden
splendour
arch and
dance in synchronicity
until the shuddering night
unveils

SMcG 🖤🖤🖤

An #elfchen is is a short poem with a given form. Eleven words are arranged over five rows, in a pattern of 1,2,3,4,1 words. Like to give it a go?

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