Category Archives: Poetry

Shady days

Posted on 8th December 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Shady Map flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license On a cloudy day Still, there are moments of light Birds sing, and I smile TDC5078

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Prime Poem

Posted on 23rd November 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Prime Poem flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license One Recipe for Creativity Take: One cat One cup of tea And one Daily Create And mix together Do not shake TDC5063

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Write a Halloween Story

Posted on 31st October 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Glasgow Crematorium flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license Mum in law’s funeral today, so just a quick cautionary poem: Those who do not behave Might end up here, or in a grave TDC5040

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Love Poem

Posted on 28th October 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Thanks flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA 2.0) license Roses are red Violets are blue But you, my dearest darlingest Daily Create Are multifaceted, multimedia and multidimensional And that’s why I LOVE YOU TDC5037

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Listening To Nature

Posted on 23rd October 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Dunnock flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license Just one little dunnock Singing alone No sparrow companions All other birds gone Sitting high in the tree tops Hidden from sight Singing your heart out … Continue reading →

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Rhythms Of Water

Posted on 22nd October 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Journeys flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license Along a busy road cars whizz past, their engines buzzing in my ears The water moves slowly, lapping over small rocks Birds flit, silently, through the … Continue reading →

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In The Garden Of Night

Posted on 22nd October 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Moon Haiku flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license Moonlight over trees Guiding me as I wander Through fragrant meadows

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Observational Haiku

Posted on 19th October 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Autumn Haiku flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license As the days draw in And the leaves begin to drop Autumn colours shine TDC5028

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Warning!

Posted on 10th October 2025 by NomadWarMachine

It’s been a year since you died, mum. I still miss you, so much more than I realised I would. Happy memories, so many memories. Now time has peeled away the layers I notice how so much that I do … Continue reading →

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How to tell a story

Posted on 21st July 2025 by NomadWarMachine

How to tell a story flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license How to tell a story Who am I to tell you how to tell your story? You might start at the beginning … Continue reading →

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