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Tried building a God detector,
but kept setting it off
This #poem is a repost from a year ago.
👉🏼 I did so to announce that I will be publishing my first-ever #book of #poetry and #photography by 31 August 2025. 👈🏼
Will post details, previews, and updates as work progresses.
Thanks for reading and thanks for your support! 🙏🏼
A #poem in three parts
—
i.
A dogwood I planted
back when my dad died
reminds me of my home
that I had to leave behind
🧵👇🏼
#poemaday #poetry #death #virginia #flowers #bloomscrolling #photography
Due to ongoing mental health issues and problems with my work, I've been unable to make my deadline for publishing my first book of poetry.
I'll post a further update as soon as possible.
Thanks for your support and interest.
Sheer concrete forest
grows around a potted plant —
I sip my coffee
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #urbanphotography #monochrome #colorsplash #photography
Sheer concrete forest
grows around a potted plant —
I sip my coffee
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #urbanphotography #monochrome #colorsplash #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
I walk where pillars cool the air,
where sunlight seeps as aging gold.
Above, peaked arches, pair on pair,
repeat their curves like tales retold.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #poetry #gothic #church #cathedral #longexposure #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
I walk where pillars cool the air,
where sunlight seeps as aging gold.
Above, peaked arches, pair on pair,
repeat their curves like tales retold.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #poetry #gothic #church #cathedral #longexposure #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Medieval place
with peaked windows
to split the dark
with heaven’s glow —
proud bishop’s tomb
in sandstone wall
of Gothic womb
in which light falls
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #gothic #church #cathedral #monochrome #blackandwhite #longexposure #photography #classicmono
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Medieval place
with peaked windows
to split the dark
with heaven’s glow —
proud bishop’s tomb
in sandstone wall
of Gothic womb
in which light falls
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #gothic #church #cathedral #monochrome #blackandwhite #longexposure #photography #classicmono
A #poetry thread
—
i.
I cross the cloister’s quiet square
where miters sleep beneath the sod.
Inscriptions worn by patient air
yet held in place by claiming God.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #gothic #church #cathedral #monochrome #blackandwhite #longexposure #photography #classicmono
A #poetry thread
—
i.
I cross the cloister’s quiet square
where miters sleep beneath the sod.
Inscriptions worn by patient air
yet held in place by claiming God.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #gothic #church #cathedral #monochrome #blackandwhite #longexposure #photography #classicmono
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Beneath the saints’ carved, watchful gaze,
I pause at gilt ironwork’s curled vine.
A veil, a hush: my darker days
are drawn a cleaner, calmer line.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #gothic #church #cathedral #tomb #photography #monochrome #blackandwhite
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Beneath the saints’ carved, watchful gaze,
I pause at gilt ironwork’s curled vine.
A veil, a hush: my darker days
are drawn a cleaner, calmer line.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #gothic #church #cathedral #tomb #photography #monochrome #blackandwhite
Tall Gothic columns
sprout, stone trees
raise their arched branches
in the century breeze,
offering cool shade
from guilt’s glaring sun
’til my weeping heart’s sweat
pools in swift river and runs.
#poem #poemaday #poetry #gothic #classicmono #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
Tall Gothic columns
sprout, stone trees
raise their arched branches
in the century breeze,
offering cool shade
from guilt’s glaring sun
’til my weeping heart’s sweat
pools in swift river and runs.
#poem #poemaday #poetry #gothic #classicmono #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Up in high niche
in cathedral nook
a queen’s statue
with stony look.
From her tight perch
she glowers down
at passersby,
disdainful, crowned.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #gothic #church #cathedral #monochrome #blackandwhite #longexposure #photography #classicmono
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Up in high niche
in cathedral nook
a queen’s statue
with stony look.
From her tight perch
she glowers down
at passersby,
disdainful, crowned.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #gothic #church #cathedral #monochrome #blackandwhite #longexposure #photography #classicmono
A #poetry thread
—
i.
There are nine empty niches
on DC’s Gothic cathedral.
Let us pray, hold onto wishes
they won’t be filled by further evil.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #gothic #cathedral #episcopal #anglican #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
There are nine empty niches
on DC’s Gothic cathedral.
Let us pray, hold onto wishes
they won’t be filled by further evil.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #gothic #cathedral #episcopal #anglican #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
Look through a stone door
that leads back where none can go —
colors shine brighter
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #travelphotography #cityscape #photography
Look through a stone door
that leads back where none can go —
colors shine brighter
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #travelphotography #cityscape #photography
At the heart of the cross
of a cruciform church
beats the silence where my thoughts
flit far from my pew’s perch —
#poem #poemaday #poetry #travelphotography #gothic #church #cathedral #monochrome #blackandwhite #silentsunday #photography
At the heart of the cross
of a cruciform church
beats the silence where my thoughts
flit far from my pew’s perch —
#poem #poemaday #poetry #travelphotography #gothic #church #cathedral #monochrome #blackandwhite #silentsunday #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
The gilded number thirteen’s paint
is peeling on a stucco wall
above a crooked doorframe, quaint,
which leads into a crafter’s stall —
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #travelphotography #door #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
The gilded number thirteen’s paint
is peeling on a stucco wall
above a crooked doorframe, quaint,
which leads into a crafter’s stall —
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #travelphotography #door #photography
Who was I?
A cloud in sky.
Who I am:
A leaky man —
#poem #poemaday #poetry #travelphotography #urbanphotography #monochrome #streetphotography #sky #clouds #photography
Who was I?
A cloud in sky.
Who I am:
A leaky man —
#poem #poemaday #poetry #travelphotography #urbanphotography #monochrome #streetphotography #sky #clouds #photography
Blank concrete roof waits,
pillars count the passing shade —
bike wheel spins in wind
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #monochrome #blackandwhite #streetphotography #urbanphotography #photography
Blank concrete roof waits,
pillars count the passing shade —
bike wheel spins in wind
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #monochrome #blackandwhite #streetphotography #urbanphotography #photography
Watchful white columns
flank the gate to darkness —
iron key caked in rust
#haiku #poem #poemaday #monochrome #blackandwhite #symmetry #photography
Watchful white columns
flank the gate to darkness —
iron key caked in rust
#haiku #poem #poemaday #monochrome #blackandwhite #symmetry #photography
Street tram rumbles through
camera viewfinder’s tight frame —
fractured clock tells time
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #travelphotography #monochrome #blackandwhite #streetphotography #photography
Street tram rumbles through
camera viewfinder’s tight frame —
fractured clock tells time
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #travelphotography #monochrome #blackandwhite #streetphotography #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Worn windows watch with patient sight,
set deep in stone once cut to stare:
they mark by day and peer by night,
glass eyes affixed in masoned squares.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #monochrome #blackandwhite #urbanphotography #cityscape #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Worn windows watch with patient sight,
set deep in stone once cut to stare:
they mark by day and peer by night,
glass eyes affixed in masoned squares.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #monochrome #blackandwhite #urbanphotography #cityscape #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
In the sun-warm sandstone
of a dark Gothic cathedral
stands a stranger’s steel throne
that is not medieval —
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #travelphotography #gothic #photography #silentsunday
A #poetry thread
—
i.
In the sun-warm sandstone
of a dark Gothic cathedral
stands a stranger’s steel throne
that is not medieval —
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #travelphotography #gothic #photography #silentsunday
A #poetry thread
—
i.
I pause within a gatehouse, hear
how footsteps echo in arch-night.
A shepherd's herd of tourists nears
and strangers slip from shade to light.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #prague #travelphotography #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
I pause within a gatehouse, hear
how footsteps echo in arch-night.
A shepherd's herd of tourists nears
and strangers slip from shade to light.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #prague #travelphotography #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
I stand where cast iron whiles the time,
where gilded angels spin in air; the winds whip up the clouds’ high climb,
crowned lions roar their silent prayer.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #prague #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
I stand where cast iron whiles the time,
where gilded angels spin in air; the winds whip up the clouds’ high climb,
crowned lions roar their silent prayer.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #prague #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
Weathered door closes,
locks behind her: voices fade —
empty road, thick fog
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #happynewyear #door #photography
Weathered door closes,
locks behind her: voices fade —
empty road, thick fog
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #happynewyear #door #photography
Antique clock ticking,
taut spring, unending countdown —
midnight chimes the dawn
Happy New Year 2026!
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #happynewyear #silvester #clock #time #photography #HappyNewYear2026
Antique clock ticking,
taut spring, unending countdown —
midnight chimes the dawn
Happy New Year 2026!
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #happynewyear #silvester #clock #time #photography #HappyNewYear2026
Soft alpaca socks,
worn leather suitcase clicks shut —
her caresses packed
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #christmas #streetphotography #stilllifephotography #photography
Soft alpaca socks,
worn leather suitcase clicks shut —
her caresses packed
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #christmas #streetphotography #stilllifephotography #photography
A flower bulb lies
in Christmas market basket —
a child laid in straw
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #christmas #streetphotography #flowers #photography #bloomscrolling
A flower bulb lies
in Christmas market basket —
a child laid in straw
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #christmas #streetphotography #flowers #photography #bloomscrolling
Snow. Weathered craftsman
murmurs low; slowed crowds drift by —
words spoken in wood
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #christmas #streetphotography #photography
Snow. Weathered craftsman
murmurs low; slowed crowds drift by —
words spoken in wood
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #christmas #streetphotography #photography
Young potter plays her
homemade flutes, footsteps drift past —
do re me fa sale
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #christmas #streetphotography #photography
Young potter plays her
homemade flutes, footsteps drift past —
do re me fa sale
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #christmas #streetphotography #photography