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Philippa R. Francis
@philippa.bsky.social
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Writer, editor, reader, photographer . . .
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#Glowvember photopoem shared 17th November 2025
Photo shows bright red berries among gnarly twigs. The poem reads ~ peeping through knotwork/ branch-captured billiard balls:/ seasonal playtime
November 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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#Glowvember photopoem shared 15th November 2025
Photo shows a gnarled old tree covered in small red and yellow fruit. The poem reads ~ knotted playschool beads:/ brick-red and dandelion/ hoarded for Winter
November 16, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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#Glowvember photopoem shared 15th November 2025
Photo shows vivid pink flowers with long petals in a trumpet shape. The poem reads ~ ruffled bannerets/ raspberry-ripple-throated:/ cosseted nerines
November 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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#Glowvember photopoem shared 14th November 2025
Photo shows a close-up of small crab apples in dense sprays. The poem reads ~ plump repeated sheen/ dimpled beads on thread-thin stems:/ teams of morris bells
November 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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#Glowvember photopoem shared 13th November 2025
Photo shows yellow spires of mahonia blooms against a blue sky. The poem reads ~ bubble fountains spout/ lob honeyed bursts at the sun:/ daylight fireworks
November 13, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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#Glowvember photopoem shared 12th November 2025
Photo shows a line of tall plants with reddish-brown seedheads and bright yellow leaves. Low sunlight falls on them and the fencing behind. The poem reads ~ copper-topped sceptres/ neighbours sunning by the fence:/ bird-friend goldenrod
November 12, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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#Glowvember photopoem shared 11th November 2025
The photo shows a red postbox topped with crocheted poppies. 'We will remember them' is written around the edge. The poem reads ~postbox-red crochet/ safety-pinned button-centred:/ hand-loved monument
November 11, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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#Glowvember photopoem shared 10th November 2025
Photo shows a section of heavily eroded wooden breakwater protruding from pebbles. The poem reads ~ exposed bolts washers/ split-grained timber shingle-pocked/ beach junk punk sculpture
November 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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#Glowvember photopoem shared 9th November 2025
Photo shows an eroded C-shaped shell on sand beside a faint shoe print. The poem reads ~ flaked agate crescent/ my boot didn’t pulverise:/ seashell lunula
November 9, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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#Glowvember photopoem shared 8th November 2025
Photo shows an old, worn, burnt-orange brick on a beach. The poem reads ~ puggled handfolded/ formed by firing and sandslap:/ still-flushed gingerbread
November 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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#Glowvember photopoem shared 7th November 2025
Photo shows a close-up of a battered ivy plant with some fresh growth ascending a brick wall. The poem reads ~ frog-footed climber/ gale-bitten stem-torn salt-dried:/ risking new trefoils
November 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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#Glowvember photopoem shared 6th November 2025
Photo shows spotted aucuba leaves; backlit and shining. The poem reads ~ salt-relishing tongues/ light-speckled and splatter-waxed:/ elated laurels
November 6, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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#Glowvember photopoem shared 5th November 2025
Photo shows a cluster of shiny red fuchsia flowers. The poem reads ~ wax poppets gossip/ sateen sleeved gathered for warmth:/ brave race-goer style
November 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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#Glowvember photopoem shared 4th November 2025
Photo shows a fatly globed rosehip among scorch-edged leaves. The poem reads ~ puckered tongues upwell/ a buoy on salt-toasted tips:/ stout noonday rosehip
November 4, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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#Glowvember photopoem shared 3rd November 2025
Photo shows orange calendula, crimson roses and bare twigs tossing in a breeze. The poem reads ~ marigolds and roses dance thorns shake/ on bone-pale deadwood:/ All Souls fiesta
November 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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#Glowvember photopoem shared 2nd November 2025
The photo shows mauve Michaelmas daisies growing out of a damaged driveway and sheltered by an old brick wall. The poem reads ~ cracked concrete nurtures/ lavender choristers’ ruffs:/ wind-dodging asters
November 2, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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#Glowvember photopoem shared 1st November 2025
Photo shows an open rose in the spotlight of low sunshine. The poem reads ~ afternoon sidles/ warms tilted lips to inhale:/ summer’s brew lingers
November 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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#Gothtober photopoem shared 31st October 2025
Photo shows an overgrown hedge. One thorn branch dangles weighted down with blood-red haws.The poem reads ~ strangling ivy climbs/ rag-leather leaves hang:/ the hawthorn bleeds in berries
October 31, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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#Gothtober photopoem shared 30th October 2025
Photo shows two handcrafted hares on the ridge of a thatched roof. The poem reads ~ one poised one landing/ nimble magic thatch leaping/ wire and straw witchcraft
October 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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#Gothtober photopoem shared 29th October 2025
Photo shows a beach with wooden stakes in an undulating line poking up through the sand. The poem reads ~ tide-darkened needles/ mark a writhing passage:/ watchful sea-serpent
October 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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#Gothtober photopoem shared 28th October 2025
The photo shows a close-up of an old and damaged plaster. Designs like a church window swirl. The poem reads: hand-blocked wallpaper/ sepia trefoils -/ Gothick glories in decay
October 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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#Gothtober photopoem shared 27th October 2025
The photo looks up into a ship's mast. The poem reads ~ this corsairs’ rigging:/ rope webs tensioned by deadeyes/ neat with hangman’s skill
October 27, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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#Gothtober photopoem shared 26th October 2025
Photo shows a diving platform on the edge of a flooded tidal bathing pool. It resembles a kaiju. The poem reads ~ steel-armoured monster/ grasping with barnacled arms:/ clambering landwards
October 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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#Gothtober photopoem shared 25th October 2025
Photo shows a close-up of a damaged, dragon-like gargoyle. The poem reads ~ snub beaked storm-spitter/ harpy-winged with broken limbs:/ trumpets foul weather
October 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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#Gothtober photopoem shared 24th October 2025
Photo shows creepers around a blocked doorway in the wall of an ancient church. The poem ream reads ~ ivy annotates/ time’s interrupted strata:/ your way back is blocked
October 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM