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A Duke and horse tumbling, “Epstein” emails drifting, guards with popcorn, a frown in the Queen-cloud, a Palace in the backdground.

13 November 2025

Grand Old Duke of York – Formerly Known As Prince

Grand Old Duke of York Oh the grand old Duke of York,…

Image of punk teens with spiky hair; a young Black boy, grinning, darts past.

4 October 2025

Sibling Love & Art: A Brother’s Creative Fire

Sibling Love & Art The Scotlands Estate, riding the big loud old…

I am Cyrus the King, an Achaemenian" in Old Persian, Elamite and Akkadian languages. It is known as the "CMa inscription", carved in a column of Palace P in Pasargadae. These inscriptions on behalf of Cyrus were probably made later by Darius I in order to affirm his lineage, using the Old Persian script he had designed.

13 October 2025

Cyrus the Great: A Call for Justice and Light From Palestine

Cyrus The Great In days before the Crescent rose, Muhammad’s word was…

A-serene-scene-at-a-desk-near-a-window-with-a-small-potted-Crassula-plant-on-the-windowsill.-Outside a clear pale blue sky with large marble-like clouds

3 November 2025

The End of the World Has Come For Some

End of the World It’s like there The end of the world…

A child being vaccinated against Polo amidst war in Gaza

3 November 2025

Laid Bare XI: Ancient Prophesy, Epic Conflict & Destiny

Laid Bare XI The King of the North agrees with the United…

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10 November 2025

Borrowed Time: Contemplation on the Transience of Life

Borrowed Time On hearing what her fate does bring, The halcyon days…

painted industrial tunnel in contrast

10 November 2025

The Passage: An Enigmatic Odyssey of Sorrow and Yearning

The Passage Tungsten tear drops, from your puffy eyes, did that just…

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Creative Writing Poetry

10 November 2025

Year of Trials & Hope: Reflecting on Challenges and Renewal

this past year i totter through 2020 just like yourself, (as best…

a couple holding each others hands

10 November 2025

Paradox: Good Days, Bad Days & Striking that Elusive Balance

it was drummed into me that knowledge is the key -

Creative Writing

13 November 2025

Pleasance: Spirit, Creation and Love on Life’s Journey

Pleasance I the spirit animates the living it constitutes the intangible being,…

Black man on a train, a book on adjacent seat, with a chaotic abstract landscape outside the window.

13 November 2025

The Travelling Soul: A Reflection

Know my soul sometimes goes on expeditions...

Bed Floating in a Sea of Darkness A lone bed floats in a vast, dark void or night ocean. The person is peacefully asleep, cocooned in warmth. In the distance, morning light begins to pierce the darkness.

13 November 2025

Short Poem: Are you Under Pressure? Keep Going

Keep Going

Two silver spoons with a Black man's and a white woman's face, on a yellow background.

13 November 2025

Security Matters Poem: Personal Reflections and Creative Writing

security matters with difficulty i almost fathomed the true extent of Terror!…

A mysterious man raises his middle finger on a dim street with graffiti and blurred figures of women in burqas.

13 November 2025

grass is always greener in the summertime

in the summertime like a burqua, women wrapped around his demeanor, rebels.…