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davidbirch.bsky.social
Worked in education and mostly taken up with poetry these days: you can find some of my poems at https://wildfire-words.com/?s=David+Birch. Loves walking, reading, theatre, music and village cricket. Lives in East Devon. Also at @tiptontimes.bsky.social
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A true tale about something that should have traumatised us (I’m not sure if it was a Guardian Angel or a sense of survival that prevented me from laughing - perhaps the old wretch was right!) Should be 1959 not ‘57 🙈 #PoemsAbout #ItsaSin @alanparry83.bsky.social @brokenspinearts.bsky.social

submitted 2 days ago • 19 comments

Morning @alanparry83.bsky.social and @brokenspinearts.bsky.social I've just written this and maybe it fits the #poemsabout #itsasin prompt.

submitted 2 days ago • 9 comments

For #PoemsAbout #ItsASin and @alanparry83.bsky.social @brokenspinearts.bsky.social a little transgression from my collection "As Folktaleteller:"

submitted 1 day ago • 10 comments

Good morning #poetrycommunity, here's something for today's #PoemsAbout #ItsaSin. @alanparry83.bsky.social really had me working hard this week :-) @brokenspinearts.bsky.social

submitted 1 day ago • 10 comments

My poem tor this week's #PoemsAbout #ItsASin @alanparry83.bsky.social @brokenspinearts.bsky.social Look forward to seeing others later.

submitted 2 days ago • 18 comments

Morning @alanparry83.bsky.social @brokenspinearts.bsky.social Here’s my #PoemsAbout #It’sASin Happy Friday at last! #poetry #blueskypoets Will read later!

submitted 2 days ago • 12 comments

Catholicism Pet Shop Boys are right, “Everything I’ve ever done, it’s a sin”, I gave up the idea long ago, of someone else judging me based on a book written by men to make them feel holy and others feel small- It’s a sin, to lust, I dare say we commit this every day. #poemsabout #poetry

submitted 2 days ago • 7 comments

Hullo @alanparry83.bsky.social #poemsabout #itsasin Prompted from working with the terminally ill, their conditions caused by needless asbestos exposure. Averted vision is an astronomical technique whereby the eye actually sees more by not looking at an object directly. First in The Winged Moon.

submitted 2 days ago • 12 comments

#poemsabout #ItsASin -- or not. @alanparry83.bsky.social @brokenspinearts.bsky.social‬ [Chartres Cathedral, photographer unknown]

submitted 2 days ago • 14 comments

An off the cuff response to the #poemsabout #itsasin prompt. Many thanks to @alanparry83.bsky.social @brokenspinearts.bsky.social #poetrycommunity #BlueSkyPoets

submitted 1 day ago • 8 comments

Hello to our sponsor @brokenspinearts.bsky.social and host at the helm @alanparry83.bsky.social A week of unbelief in writing. Here's something I wrote for #PoemsAbout #ItsASin before I lost that belief.

submitted 2 days ago • 11 comments

Any faith worth the name should heal, not harm. This is for anyone who's been cast out in the name of religion. This #poemsabout #ItsASin is about reclaiming pride and calling out hypocrisy @alanparry83.bsky.social @brokenspinearts.bsky.social

submitted 2 days ago • 13 comments

My today’s #Poemsabout #ItsASin is a small piece I had written much earlier, but edited for today’s contribution. Look forward to reading others’ sins later in the day. For @brokenspinearts.bsky.social @alanparry83.bsky.social #blueskypoets #blueskypoetry #poetrycommunity #poems #poetry

submitted 2 days ago • 22 comments

Tomorrow’s #PoemsAbout theme is #ItsASin Write from the wound or the rage. 📅 Share your piece. 💬 Respond to 3+ others. 🖼 Use alt-text if sharing images. #PoemsAbout #LeaveScars #TakeRisks

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

#Poetry Someone who can't #LetItGo Whatever they do (or don't do) #ItsASin At the Sink. New version of #poem published in Southlight #poetrycommunity #poemsabout #promptcombo #triggerwarning #mentalhealth #suicide @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social @alanparry83.bsky.social @brokenspinearts.bsky.social

submitted 3 days ago • 17 comments

Good morning @alanparry83.bsky.social @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social and the #PoemsAbout #poetrycommunity Here’s my offering for #ItsaSin. The poem is not my best, but I feel strongly about judgement, condemnation and prejudice, especially if it’s based on religious beliefs. Thanks for reading.

submitted 1 day ago • 12 comments

#PoemsAbout #ItsASin @brokenspinearts.bsky.social I will put a video or link in the comments.

submitted 2 days ago • 11 comments

My #poem for @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social's #PromptCombo theme #LetItGo also looks obliquely to @alanparry83.bsky.social's #PoemsAbout theme #ItsASin Shepherds, first published in @lothlorienpoetryj.bsky.social @stridermarcusjones.bsky.social #poetrycommunity @brokenspinearts.bsky.social #vss365

submitted 4 days ago • 11 comments

For #promptcombo #LetItGo & @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social I think this poem fits for today’s theme too, and since I’m slightly tight this week, Thank you🙏😊

submitted 6 days ago • 6 comments

Thought I'd share this very short poem from my upcoming collection for #PromptCombo #LetItGo #MyLovedOnes. Thanks @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social for the prompts!

submitted 5 days ago • 5 comments

Many thanks @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social for hosting this #promptcombo #letitgo. Here's an example of someone unable to #letitgo.... #poetrycommunity #BlueSkyPoets

submitted 5 days ago • 6 comments

A poem written just because it was in my head, but I think it fits #PoemsAbout #Transition. With thanks to @alanparry83.bsky.social (hope you feel better soon) @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social and all those participating. Catch up again later.

submitted 8 days ago • 16 comments