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📍 Potsdam/Berlin
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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.
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
A #poetry thread for the #Christmas season
—
i.
The old Dutch craftsman shapes his shoes
of pine and pride while whistling tunes,
imbuing each wood shoe with soul
from heel to tip, from top to sole.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #streetphotography #photography
A #poetry thread for the #Christmas season
—
i.
The old Dutch craftsman shapes his shoes
of pine and pride while whistling tunes,
imbuing each wood shoe with soul
from heel to tip, from top to sole.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #streetphotography #photography
A #poetry thread for #Christmas
—
i.
A carol plays in triple time,
by Gruber, paired with Kohr’s sweet lines,
in darkened church, a midnight Mass
that dims to black once this song’s passed.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #poetry #medieval #gothic #merrychristmas #photography
A #poetry thread for #Christmas
—
i.
A carol plays in triple time,
by Gruber, paired with Kohr’s sweet lines,
in darkened church, a midnight Mass
that dims to black once this song’s passed.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #poetry #medieval #gothic #merrychristmas #photography
Three wise men asked me,
“who’s your star of Bethlehem?” —
nova in my heart
Merry Christmas
and peace, good will
to all my followers
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #christmas #merrychristmas #mobilephotography #photography
Three wise men asked me,
“who’s your star of Bethlehem?” —
nova in my heart
Merry Christmas
and peace, good will
to all my followers
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #christmas #merrychristmas #mobilephotography #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
In a bustling crowd
I heard three voices.
Although it was loud,
I heard whispered choices.
Three porcelain dolls
stood there together
in a small market stall,
Christmassy weather.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #christmas #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
In a bustling crowd
I heard three voices.
Although it was loud,
I heard whispered choices.
Three porcelain dolls
stood there together
in a small market stall,
Christmassy weather.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #christmas #photography
Star of Bethlehem
hangs above a city street —
three men on sidewalk
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #christmas #streetphotography #urbanphotography #outdoorphotography #photography
Star of Bethlehem
hangs above a city street —
three men on sidewalk
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #christmas #streetphotography #urbanphotography #outdoorphotography #photography
Earrings and pendant
surrounded by black velvet —
lit face in the dark
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #christmas #jewelry #selectivefocus #photography
Earrings and pendant
surrounded by black velvet —
lit face in the dark
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #christmas #jewelry #selectivefocus #photography
Lathe spins, steel tool bites,
wood chips fly up through the air —
life story written
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #christmasmarket #streetphotography #woodworking #photography
Lathe spins, steel tool bites,
wood chips fly up through the air —
life story written
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #christmasmarket #streetphotography #woodworking #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
A bearded man in miter red
walks through the streets of cobblestone,
a Christmas market, where he said
to children from his wooden throne
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #sinterklaas #stnicholas #christmas #christmasmarket #streetphotography #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
A bearded man in miter red
walks through the streets of cobblestone,
a Christmas market, where he said
to children from his wooden throne
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #sinterklaas #stnicholas #christmas #christmasmarket #streetphotography #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Preserved old store
in Dresden town
keeps tiled décor,
its dazzling gown.
Porcelain walls
from distant days.
Patterns recall
the slower ways.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #dresden #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Preserved old store
in Dresden town
keeps tiled décor,
its dazzling gown.
Porcelain walls
from distant days.
Patterns recall
the slower ways.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #dresden #photography
She lifts her lamp
to the golden door
where Virtue stood
once, long before.
Here, Lazarus
came forth, no fear
to pen the words,
brief, gilded, clear,
but now the gate
is wrought of iron.
Gold Virtue’s left —
she's now retired.
#poem #poemaday #poetry #photography #poetrysky
She lifts her lamp
to the golden door
where Virtue stood
once, long before.
Here, Lazarus
came forth, no fear
to pen the words,
brief, gilded, clear,
but now the gate
is wrought of iron.
Gold Virtue’s left —
she's now retired.
#poem #poemaday #poetry #photography #poetrysky
Gothic spires upon spires
rise up from sheer stone walls:
slate fingers reach, aspire
to touch sky’s wispy halls.
Immortal sees mortal
weighed down, anchored and tied:
old bones, joints of mortar
not quite reaching the sky.
#poem #poemaday #poetry #monochrome #photography
Gothic spires upon spires
rise up from sheer stone walls:
slate fingers reach, aspire
to touch sky’s wispy halls.
Immortal sees mortal
weighed down, anchored and tied:
old bones, joints of mortar
not quite reaching the sky.
#poem #poemaday #poetry #monochrome #photography