Mark Bird
@dreambeastpoems.bsky.social
I write poems for children & teens. Published in Macmillan anthologies and several others. Creator of poetry prompt: #senryuD #HaikuD
📕 🦘My picture book, Out Now: The Klangaroo https://t.ly/TdXh-
My Website & Blog: dreambeastpoems.com/blog
📕 🦘My picture book, Out Now: The Klangaroo https://t.ly/TdXh-
My Website & Blog: dreambeastpoems.com/blog
Your #childhood is not the definition of you. You are defined by the hours, minutes and seconds of today #micropoetry #poetrycommunity
December 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Your #childhood is not the definition of you. You are defined by the hours, minutes and seconds of today #micropoetry #poetrycommunity
This is dear to me. As a teacher, the power of #PlayDoh
never fails to astound me, especially for my non-verbal kids. And one song we all love singing: You Are My Sunshine - so I combined the two #playdough #Dough #poetrycommunity #poems4kids #poetryforchildren #SEND
never fails to astound me, especially for my non-verbal kids. And one song we all love singing: You Are My Sunshine - so I combined the two #playdough #Dough #poetrycommunity #poems4kids #poetryforchildren #SEND
December 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
This is dear to me. As a teacher, the power of #PlayDoh
never fails to astound me, especially for my non-verbal kids. And one song we all love singing: You Are My Sunshine - so I combined the two #playdough #Dough #poetrycommunity #poems4kids #poetryforchildren #SEND
never fails to astound me, especially for my non-verbal kids. And one song we all love singing: You Are My Sunshine - so I combined the two #playdough #Dough #poetrycommunity #poems4kids #poetryforchildren #SEND
Inspired by the children I teach - making sense of the world with their glorious imaginations #wordprompt #imagination #poems4kids #watercycle #water #poemsforkids
November 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Inspired by the children I teach - making sense of the world with their glorious imaginations #wordprompt #imagination #poems4kids #watercycle #water #poemsforkids
November 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
A poem dedicated to Mr Smith, a teacher no longer with us but always alive in my mind and memory. #achievable #teacher #inspiration #believe #micropoetry
November 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
A poem dedicated to Mr Smith, a teacher no longer with us but always alive in my mind and memory. #achievable #teacher #inspiration #believe #micropoetry
A poem I wrote inspired by my own experiences of #mentalhealth
@ukmentalhealth.bsky.social #mentalhealth #InternationalMensDay #MentalHealthMatters @mentalhealthcop.bsky.social
@ukmentalhealth.bsky.social #mentalhealth #InternationalMensDay #MentalHealthMatters @mentalhealthcop.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 8:16 PM
A poem I wrote inspired by my own experiences of #mentalhealth
@ukmentalhealth.bsky.social #mentalhealth #InternationalMensDay #MentalHealthMatters @mentalhealthcop.bsky.social
@ukmentalhealth.bsky.social #mentalhealth #InternationalMensDay #MentalHealthMatters @mentalhealthcop.bsky.social
I enjoyed this one. I am 55 but still sometimes imagine I'm safe from the sharks upon The Sofa Ship #ship #childhood #poems4kids #poetrycommunity #kidspoems #writingprompt
November 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I enjoyed this one. I am 55 but still sometimes imagine I'm safe from the sharks upon The Sofa Ship #ship #childhood #poems4kids #poetrycommunity #kidspoems #writingprompt
Today was a tough day. I wept at work. Maybe it's time to stray from my well-trodden path #poetry #poetrycommunity #path
November 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Today was a tough day. I wept at work. Maybe it's time to stray from my well-trodden path #poetry #poetrycommunity #path
After @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social posted their poem:
'rusted swing set-
the wind
keeps trying childhood'
I can't stop mining moments from my own #childhood and turning them into poems: #vss365 #micropoetry #blueskypoet #poetrycommuntiy #poetry
'rusted swing set-
the wind
keeps trying childhood'
I can't stop mining moments from my own #childhood and turning them into poems: #vss365 #micropoetry #blueskypoet #poetrycommuntiy #poetry
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
After @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social posted their poem:
'rusted swing set-
the wind
keeps trying childhood'
I can't stop mining moments from my own #childhood and turning them into poems: #vss365 #micropoetry #blueskypoet #poetrycommuntiy #poetry
'rusted swing set-
the wind
keeps trying childhood'
I can't stop mining moments from my own #childhood and turning them into poems: #vss365 #micropoetry #blueskypoet #poetrycommuntiy #poetry
Sometimes a poem, perfectly formed, compels you to write. After reading this by @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social, I wrote this ... Thank you for the inspiration Thomas.
#writingcommunity #childhood #ghosts #ForgettingWhatImHerFor #poetry #poetrycommunity
#writingcommunity #childhood #ghosts #ForgettingWhatImHerFor #poetry #poetrycommunity
November 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Sometimes a poem, perfectly formed, compels you to write. After reading this by @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social, I wrote this ... Thank you for the inspiration Thomas.
#writingcommunity #childhood #ghosts #ForgettingWhatImHerFor #poetry #poetrycommunity
#writingcommunity #childhood #ghosts #ForgettingWhatImHerFor #poetry #poetrycommunity
Today’s #BlueSkyRelay writing #prompt: #Liminal
#micropoetry #age #childhood #gettingold @telaranrhiod.bsky.social
#micropoetry #age #childhood #gettingold @telaranrhiod.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Today’s #BlueSkyRelay writing #prompt: #Liminal
#micropoetry #age #childhood #gettingold @telaranrhiod.bsky.social
#micropoetry #age #childhood #gettingold @telaranrhiod.bsky.social
I usually write a new poem inspired by @thetoypress.bsky.social #wordoftheweek but this week I'd like to share an oldie of mine called 'Sparks' #poems4kids #inventions #poetrycommunity #poetry #sparks #teaching
November 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I usually write a new poem inspired by @thetoypress.bsky.social #wordoftheweek but this week I'd like to share an oldie of mine called 'Sparks' #poems4kids #inventions #poetrycommunity #poetry #sparks #teaching
Time for the 3rd #senryuD poetry prompt. This week be inspired by anything & everything #KateBush. Do you have a favourite lyric/s or memory soundtracked by one of her songs/ albums? I'll start. #KateBushSenryuD #haiku #haikuD
moments of pleasure
Mum's smiling on, Don't give up
running up that hill
moments of pleasure
Mum's smiling on, Don't give up
running up that hill
November 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Time for the 3rd #senryuD poetry prompt. This week be inspired by anything & everything #KateBush. Do you have a favourite lyric/s or memory soundtracked by one of her songs/ albums? I'll start. #KateBushSenryuD #haiku #haikuD
moments of pleasure
Mum's smiling on, Don't give up
running up that hill
moments of pleasure
Mum's smiling on, Don't give up
running up that hill
My Halloween poem, 'Oweynagat' about the inception of #Halloween in Ireland, first included in the anthology: 'Heroes and Villains - Poems About Legends' illustrated by the ever brilliant Chris Riddell and published by @panmacmillan.bsky.social #samhain #Halloween2025 #poetrycommunity #poetry
October 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
My Halloween poem, 'Oweynagat' about the inception of #Halloween in Ireland, first included in the anthology: 'Heroes and Villains - Poems About Legends' illustrated by the ever brilliant Chris Riddell and published by @panmacmillan.bsky.social #samhain #Halloween2025 #poetrycommunity #poetry
If you were made to walk the plank... that's when you'll see ... #haiku #senryu #haikuprompt #walktheplank #walk #plank
October 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
If you were made to walk the plank... that's when you'll see ... #haiku #senryu #haikuprompt #walktheplank #walk #plank
Children In Read is a great way of raising money for #ChildrenInNeed I have two #picturebooks in one lot. I can send them to anywhere in the world and dedicate them to whoever you choose. 🙏 😍
www.jumblebee.co.uk/auction/deta...
There are loads of books to bid on from all different genres.
www.jumblebee.co.uk/auction/deta...
There are loads of books to bid on from all different genres.
October 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Children In Read is a great way of raising money for #ChildrenInNeed I have two #picturebooks in one lot. I can send them to anywhere in the world and dedicate them to whoever you choose. 🙏 😍
www.jumblebee.co.uk/auction/deta...
There are loads of books to bid on from all different genres.
www.jumblebee.co.uk/auction/deta...
There are loads of books to bid on from all different genres.
I have so missed @thetoypress.bsky.social #wordoftheweek
I'm not great at short poems but managed something silly with only 4 lines 💪 #poetry4kids #back #youscratchmyback #scratchmyback #porcupine #chinchilla #poetrycommunity #poetry
I'm not great at short poems but managed something silly with only 4 lines 💪 #poetry4kids #back #youscratchmyback #scratchmyback #porcupine #chinchilla #poetrycommunity #poetry
October 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I have so missed @thetoypress.bsky.social #wordoftheweek
I'm not great at short poems but managed something silly with only 4 lines 💪 #poetry4kids #back #youscratchmyback #scratchmyback #porcupine #chinchilla #poetrycommunity #poetry
I'm not great at short poems but managed something silly with only 4 lines 💪 #poetry4kids #back #youscratchmyback #scratchmyback #porcupine #chinchilla #poetrycommunity #poetry
Are you ready for the second #senryuD poetry prompt where you reimagine the #lyrics and life of your favourite artists? Follow the rules and then feel free to break them. This week it's time to senryu #Prince #poetryprompt #musicians #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #haiku #haikuD #FirstAvenue
October 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Are you ready for the second #senryuD poetry prompt where you reimagine the #lyrics and life of your favourite artists? Follow the rules and then feel free to break them. This week it's time to senryu #Prince #poetryprompt #musicians #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #haiku #haikuD #FirstAvenue
a space oddity
I’m loving the alien
in moonage day dreams
#senryuD #bowieSenryuD #bowie @davidbowiereal.bsky.social
I’m loving the alien
in moonage day dreams
#senryuD #bowieSenryuD #bowie @davidbowiereal.bsky.social
October 19, 2025 at 8:36 PM
a space oddity
I’m loving the alien
in moonage day dreams
#senryuD #bowieSenryuD #bowie @davidbowiereal.bsky.social
I’m loving the alien
in moonage day dreams
#senryuD #bowieSenryuD #bowie @davidbowiereal.bsky.social
Warszawa’s on play
Eno, meeny, miny, moe
Bowie’s It, you’re caught
#senryuD #BowieSenryuD #bowie #warsaw #warszawa
Eno, meeny, miny, moe
Bowie’s It, you’re caught
#senryuD #BowieSenryuD #bowie #warsaw #warszawa
October 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Warszawa’s on play
Eno, meeny, miny, moe
Bowie’s It, you’re caught
#senryuD #BowieSenryuD #bowie #warsaw #warszawa
Eno, meeny, miny, moe
Bowie’s It, you’re caught
#senryuD #BowieSenryuD #bowie #warsaw #warszawa
oh, I see your eyes
in the centre of it all
on the day you died
#senryuD #BowieSenryuD #senryu #bowie #blackstar #haiku
in the centre of it all
on the day you died
#senryuD #BowieSenryuD #senryu #bowie #blackstar #haiku
October 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
oh, I see your eyes
in the centre of it all
on the day you died
#senryuD #BowieSenryuD #senryu #bowie #blackstar #haiku
in the centre of it all
on the day you died
#senryuD #BowieSenryuD #senryu #bowie #blackstar #haiku
A new weekly poetry prompt called #senryuD Follow the rules and then feel free to break them. #senryu #poetryprompt #music #lyrics #favouritelyrics #bands #musicians #artists #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #haiku #haikuD
October 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
A new weekly poetry prompt called #senryuD Follow the rules and then feel free to break them. #senryu #poetryprompt #music #lyrics #favouritelyrics #bands #musicians #artists #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #haiku #haikuD
For the first #senryuD prompt, write a #senryu , #haiku or #tanka inspired by a #song or songs by the great David #Bowie I know it is dangerous to play with genius but #genius demands it. Here's mine: #BowieSenryuD #davidbowie
we can be heroes
and swim like the dolphins swim
today, forever
😬 😳 😱
we can be heroes
and swim like the dolphins swim
today, forever
😬 😳 😱
October 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
For the first #senryuD prompt, write a #senryu , #haiku or #tanka inspired by a #song or songs by the great David #Bowie I know it is dangerous to play with genius but #genius demands it. Here's mine: #BowieSenryuD #davidbowie
we can be heroes
and swim like the dolphins swim
today, forever
😬 😳 😱
we can be heroes
and swim like the dolphins swim
today, forever
😬 😳 😱