Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Francis H Powell writer and poet

@fhpowellwriter.bsky.social

6.5K followers 7.3K following 12K posts

I'm an artist, musician, poet, writer, a creative being. I live in France, but born in the UK. I have written anything from horror books to a children's book. Vegetarian, dog lover, anti war maybe a bit woke Follow me if you can. #vss365 #writingcommunity

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

Francis H Powell writer and poet @fhpowellwriter.bsky.social · Jul 3

Buy a book that will make a difference, helping a great cause The Road to Recovery project which transports injured Palestinians to hospitals.
the book is live on Amazon:
www.amazon.co.uk/All-Live-Und...

#humanitarian #anthology

18 52

Francis H Powell writer and poet @fhpowellwriter.bsky.social · 12h

Swing by
on the opium pageant
many smilers hanging from trees
peculiar pirates
passing by

#WeirdMicro #OpiumPageant

1 5

Francis H Powell writer and poet @fhpowellwriter.bsky.social · 12h

The voice of the waterfall
cascading
has it's own strange music
leaving us transfixed
and mesmerised
Let the day pass away
that constant joy
of it's unique sound
#whistpr #cascade
#photo Francis H Powell

1 4

Reposted by Francis H Powell writer and poet

John Chmura @johnchmura.bsky.social · 14h

#PoemsAbout #ImperfectMe
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
Having just encouraged another poet to double dip and being triggered in a good way by a line in another poem, I’d like to double dip with this short piece I wrote in 2021 after seeing a man with a cane walking a dog with three legs.

OMNE TRIUM PERFECTUM

Three-legged man walks
three-legged dog;
a cane, an absence, and a shared heart.

Third wheel in three-legged races,
odd in games of evens; spacewalker
pounding Cupola windows.

Grabbing Gorilla Glue
to fix a three-legged stool,
putting small stock in the bond.

2 2 17

Reposted by Francis H Powell writer and poet

Peter J. King @rock-rex.bsky.social · 12h

"Stockholder".

from the "Science Fiction" section of "Contact Light" (Alien Buddha Press) - available from Amazon

#poem #poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #sfpoetry #contactlight #alienbuddhapress
@alienbuddhapress.bsky.social cial

2 10

Reposted by Francis H Powell writer and poet

Mollie Grace @msfulofgrace.bsky.social · 14h

#vss365
#raincoat

The cutest sight the townsfolk could see
Came on days when it was gray, rainy
Brightened up by
Toddlers march by
In their vibrant raincoats so shiny

3 16

Reposted by Francis H Powell writer and poet

Blueskyrelay @blueskyrelay.bsky.social · 20h

Hello everyone.

The #blueskyrelay prompt for October 11 is #sublime

@poetickunal.bsky.social is the #BlueSkyRelay host October 8-14.

Thank you everyone, for your wonderful posts! 🐬🏝️🐳

Kunal 🌅 @poetickunal.bsky.social · 20h

Hello, seekers of wonder! 🏔️✨

The #BlueSkyRelay #prompt for 11 October 2025 is #Sublime 🌠

If you'd like to take over and host the relay the week after me, please don't hesitate to reach out!

#writingcommunity #micropoetry #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity

3 10

Reposted by Francis H Powell writer and poet

DeRicki Johnson @derickijohnson.bsky.social · 18h

Well worth a read!

Paul Connolly @thepaulconnolly.bsky.social · 10d

I'm delighted to announce that
my poem Prefab (which can be found in the link below)
has been nominated for BEST OF THE NET
My boundless gratitude goes to @stridermarcusjones.bsky.social & @lothlorienpoetryj.bsky.social for nominating me 🙏

#poetrycommunity #poetsonbluesky #BOTN

Five Poems by Paul Connolly

Lothlorien Poetry Journal Edited by Strider Marcus Jones Poet - Publishes poetry and fiction online and in print periodically. https://lothlorienp

lothlorienpoetryjournal.blogspot.com

1 3 11

Francis H Powell writer and poet @fhpowellwriter.bsky.social · 12h

There’s mavericks and fraudsters
everywhere
riding on a wave of deception
never trust them
give them any rope
One managed to climb
the ladder of power
many chose to follow him
so now we suffer his madness

#MPPrompt #NeverTrust

Francis H Powell writer and poet @fhpowellwriter.bsky.social · 13h

#BlueSkyArtShow
#glow

Francis H Powell writer and poet @fhpowellwriter.bsky.social · 13h

#BlueSkyMonday
#glow

Francis H Powell writer and poet @fhpowellwriter.bsky.social · 14h

MAD HATTER
#BlueSkyMonday
#glow

Francis H Powell writer and poet @fhpowellwriter.bsky.social · 14h

#BlueSkyArtShow
#glow

1 18

Francis H Powell writer and poet @fhpowellwriter.bsky.social · 14h

#BlueSkyArtShow
#glow

1 45

Francis H Powell writer and poet @fhpowellwriter.bsky.social · 14h

#BlueSkyArtShow
#glow

Francis H Powell writer and poet @fhpowellwriter.bsky.social · 14h

#BlueSkyArtShow
#glow

Francis H Powell writer and poet @fhpowellwriter.bsky.social · 14h

#BlueSkyArtShow #Glow

Francis H Powell writer and poet @fhpowellwriter.bsky.social · 14h

#ArtYear #31DaysOfHalloween #Spooktober #ColorADay #photography

Francis H Powell writer and poet @fhpowellwriter.bsky.social · 14h

#ArtYear #31DaysOfHalloween #Spooktober #ColorADay #photography

Francis H Powell writer and poet @fhpowellwriter.bsky.social · 14h

#ArtYear
#BlueSkyArtShow #glow
#ColorADay #GreenSat
#photography

1 13

Francis H Powell writer and poet @fhpowellwriter.bsky.social · 14h

#ArtYear
#BlueSkyArtShow #glow
#ColorADay #GreenSat
#photography

Francis H Powell writer and poet @fhpowellwriter.bsky.social · 14h

#ArtYear
#BlueSkyArtShow #glow
#ColorADay #GreenSat
#photography

Francis H Powell writer and poet @fhpowellwriter.bsky.social · 14h

#ArtYear
#BlueSkyArtShow #glow
#ColorADay #GreenSat
#photography

Francis H Powell writer and poet @fhpowellwriter.bsky.social · 14h

#ArtYear
#BlueSkyArtShow #glow
#ColorADay #GreenSat
#photography

Reposted by Francis H Powell writer and poet

FizzytwizlerAllsortsOfAllsorts @fizzytwizler.bsky.social · 19h

When sadness showers down
Made from artificial
Silly people clouds
There naught be
An umbrella
Or a #raincoat
Big enough
To cover
Ones heart
From welling up
And sinking
Like a boat
With a broken hull

#vss365

1 15 61

Francis H Powell writer and poet @fhpowellwriter.bsky.social · 14h

I can’t say I have reached
the pinnacle of my life
I still struggle in the dust and dirt
crawling along on hands and knees
feeling always that pain and hurt
memories lingering
the spectre of the past
as time moves
and new shadows are cast

#vssdaily #knee #poetry