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~~ Bard of the Bays ~~
Reposted by Jim Young
“After it was done, I couldn’t go back to my life. You understand, right? It wasn’t the same.”

— Ada Limón

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This poem appeared in Bright Dead Things by Ada Limón, published by Milkweed Editions, 2015. Shared here with deep gratitude.
November 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
sea lion
November 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Today’s swim at Langland
November 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
This week’s poems for Surfside cafe Rotherslade
November 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
the cock crows at dawn
November 25, 2025 at 9:47 AM
on the line
the sun highlights
her red knickers

oyoguhito
#senryu
haikueye.blogspot.com
haiku eye
as eyes seize it
haikueye.blogspot.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:45 AM
insanity???

piece of cake

then there was talk
of a runcible fork
but they spoke
too runcible spoon
November 25, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Reposted by Jim Young
moss-soft path~
something cold
brushes my wrist

#haiku
November 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
haiku writing
a break for a long pee
three small drips

oyoguhito
#senryu
haikueye.blogspot.com
haiku eye
as eyes seize it
haikueye.blogspot.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:02 AM
shadow of a leaf
in the shadow of the lamp
thoughts flicker

oyoguhito
#haiku
haikueye.blogspot.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Reposted by Jim Young
🍂NENBUTSU FALL🍁

Even the stoniest of hearts cannot help but enjoy autumn in Arashiyama.

#otaginenbutsuji #愛宕念仏寺 #arashiyama #嵐山 #Kyoto #京都 #羅漢 #rakan #nenbutsuji #mtatago #愛宕山 #autumn #紅葉
November 25, 2025 at 1:10 AM
growing up
well it hasn’t worked
tantrum tantrum

oyoguhito
#senryu
haikueye.blogspot.com
haiku eye
as eyes seize it
haikueye.blogspot.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Reposted by Jim Young
#TubesOnTuesday London Bridge Station
November 25, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Reposted by Jim Young
Urban Squall
internationaltimes.it/urban-squall/
Stephen A. Linstead
Image 1: Storm Darragh (Liverpool Echo)
Image 2: Paraphernalia (Stephen Linstead)
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Reposted by Jim Young
Imagining every friend I've ever known being at the same party #MPPrompt #poetryprompt #friends
November 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
One-off injection ‘gives heart failure patients their life back’

www.thetimes.com/article/8883...
One-off injection ‘gives heart failure patients their life back’
The new stem cell treatment, pioneered in a London hospital, has shown remarkable results and is one clinical trial away from roll-out across the NHS
www.thetimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
i just found this poem outside my window

baitthelines.blogspot.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Oystermouth castle
November 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
heavenly pastries
November 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Reposted by Jim Young
The COP30 deal has fallen short.

Morally, economically, environmentally and scientifically. There are reports that a record number of fossil fuel lobbyists (1,600) attended this UN climate summit.

Banning vested interests from the COP process is long overdue.
November 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Reposted by Jim Young
'Rain In London'

An iconic location, and for good reason.
November 24, 2025 at 8:42 AM
septuagenarian
a comfy sofa
on death row

oyoguhito
#senryu
haikueye.blogspot.com
haiku eye
as eyes seize it
haikueye.blogspot.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Reposted by Jim Young
I’m made of stardust, but I still have to do vacuuming every week.
November 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
old age please
waiting every morning
for the pains to ease
November 24, 2025 at 8:18 AM
morning light
flowing with the birds
going somewhere

oyoguhito
#haiku
haikueye.blogspot.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:12 AM