Philippa Bowe

Oh Paul that's terrible, I'm sorry. And glad that she is doing brilliantly despite that trauma. 🙏

Oh no, hope she's okay. I don't know any women who haven't been affected in some way, and usually starts when you're a child...

Ha! Jumping the gun my friend....we'll see what happens next Sunday. 😆🤞

What a lovely lovely piece Dawn, the joy and thrill of new life! ✨

Love love love this piece, you multi-talented (and modest) person you! 🤩💜

Siri as Mother Were you hoping for a myth?

Today's #LiftToTheSky: this poem by Hala Alyan, 'I’ve begun creating a series of pieces calling upon mothering and care as consolation for the larger ways that we feel societally and communally bereft and unattended to.'
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Love these - surreal and noir, perfect mix! 💫

Late but here is my submission for #PoemsAbout #BeingWatched ✨

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'Cyanide sweetness' is such a fabulous image! 🌟

Yup! That's what came and I decided not to shy away from it....

Thanks Merril! 🙏

Okay so what's a worm moon? And I'm a big lucid dream person. I also have dreams that carry for a while once I'm awake, quite mad! 😆

...try Only Poems to start with maybe? And yes rejection is so hard. I think it's good to remember it's always a lottery and that just being brave enough to put your work out there is a big big achievement. 🌟

Wow what a breath-taking poem!! So so rich, impossible to pick out a favourite image, they are too many stunners! I felt a sensation of finding strength in the face of an oppressive force. Agree with the others about submitting it: there are tons of excellent journals out there....

Oh Beth I'm so sorry you're having to deal with this fucker. And glad you can convey it in poetry. 🙏

Compelling as ever John, even though I find it hard to read about the kill no matter how ´natural'! I really like the journey from a picture of the outdoor world to the inside of the narrator's head, the lucid dream. 🌟

This week's #PoemsAbout prompt, #BeingWatched, was pretty triggering for me - think it shows in my response.
Happy Friday poets! 💜
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Yeees! That last line is, sadly, such a perfect description of today's digital world... 🙁💫

Oh Merril, I'm so sorry you've lost your sister. What a beautiful poem you have written while thinking of her. 💜

Thank you Merril! Repetition can be such a instrument of musicality, right? 🙏

Ooh I'd love to read some of it! The very first thing I ever had published was an article on that second summer of love/London acid house scene (1988 I think) in a minor newspaper in Sydney where I spent a few months...🙂

So many striking images here! I particularly enjoyed the conversation at the very end, hope and despair in the face of the unmovable stone. 💫

Agree about poem Friday. And what a wonderfully powerful and dark piece, that killer last line! 💫

Quiet Season ~ #BlueSkyArtShow #round #eastcoastkin #abstract #abstractpainting #Abstractwatercolor #abstractlandscape #Landscapepainting #Traditionalart #fineart #watercolor #intuitivepainting #painting

Thanks Jan - I seem to often write stuff these days drawing on the clubbing years, no idea why! 😆🙏

You're so welcome!

Ah thanks John, hope they didn't keep you awake! 🙏

Love ending a crazy busy week with a nice little #PoemsAbout hookup. And enjoyed the #Spent prompt. Happy Friday/weekend poets! 💜
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This is so sweet and sad and a lovely evocation of that moment when age meets youth, lovely! 💫

Love this sunrise personification so much! 💫