musings on life by the canal • Skendong Poetry

A surreal image created for Skendong Poetry of bald Black man with cosmic, star-filled skin stands by Bridge 87 on the Rochdale Canal, gazing at giant iridescent demoiselles hovering over stylized lily pads.

Love, Loss & Relationship Poetry

3 July 2026

Poem at Bridge 87: Love, Nature, and Letting Go

At Bridge 87 A hazy poem beside Manchester’s Rochdale Canal, exploring love,…

A faded Polaroid of a white male hand holding a beer bottle, with a mossy pond and starry sky in the background.

Poetry Sacred Thought & Moral Reflection

13 August 2025

Strange Stillness on the Rochdale Canal by Bridge 87

Strange Stillness A reflective canal-side poem exploring grief, memory and quiet solitude,…

A vibrant image captures a fit white woman jogging with her black partner on a Marina. Another woman ogles the man.

Identity, Self & Fragmentation Prose Short Story

3 May 2025

Speedo Swagger: When Jogging Became a Free Spectator Sport

Speedo Swagger A light-hearted story set around Ancoats Marina, exploring double standards,…

A blonde woman in tight sports attire, frantically talking to a Black man on a bench, as if she's lost her cockapoodle. Skendong Poetry.

Identity, Self & Fragmentation Prose Short Story

28 April 2025

Musing on Life During a Strange Afternoon at Lock 81

Musing on Life A strange and reflective afternoon by the canal, where…