Bittersweet – A Poem

Better as a performance poem rather than printed word. To be read very slowly with a pause after each punctuation mark.… This poem is in not autobiographical, a confessional or a reflection of my life. I just write this stuff, I don't live it. That's not me! Photo from Pexels photo 247918. Pleasure accompanied by …

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New Year Resolutions – A Poem

Just for the record, that's not me! - Picture produced by Ai. Last year, they say, is history. The new year, is just a mystery. No So, as we ponder what’s in store Before we open New Year’s door, Reflect on what we’ve done. First, last year's resolutions Our world changing revolution Was set last …

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Splendid – A Poem

“You know, it’s all quite splendid,” Said the old man dressed in red, “It’s splendid, splendid, splendid,” He shouted from his sled. “That Christmas time should come again Like clockwork every year. So, I bring you all glad tidings Good wishes and great cheer. Enjoy yourselves, my little flock Good food, good wine and beer. …

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Otherness – a poem…

Definitions: Otherness is the result of a discursive process by which a dominant in-group (“Us,” the Self) constructs one or many dominated out-groups (“Them,” Other) by stigmatizing a difference – real or imagined – presented as a negation of identity and thus a motive for potential discrimination. Otherness... an image created using Ai. Not the …

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Hunters Moon Over the Sea – A Three Stanza Haiku

Seaside whispering, Moonlit waves in quiet dance, Secrets kiss the shore. Overtone vivid, Canvas bursts with life's embrace, Spectrum's song revealed. Undertone subdued, Whispers float on twilight's breeze, Night's embrace is hushed. https://josephmasonauthor.com/about/ Please help a thirsty author and treat me to a coffee  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephiu Thank you.

Blog – What Happened in October 2024.

Seven Sisters Cliffs, near Eastbourne. Well, that's another month done and dusted, soon be Christmas, and then, before we know it 2025. Let's not dwell on that, when you get older, the months just fly by. The years disappear, it's almost as if we are in a hurry to get it all over with. Talking …

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