The second #poetryspecial for the #MockingOwlRoost in 2024 is out today!

Come read the incredible #poetry from artists around the globe.

https://www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/poetry-special-2-2024/

@reneecronley @jonathan.fletcher9 #SusanCarberry #GeneGoldfarb #SavannahHernandez @bmkennelly @xander_branche #JanetMcCann @prof.ammanda @johntmuro #NathanielPatterson #KushalPoddar #RobertPriest @dianaraab @cls.sandoval @gargisidana #HenryVinicioValerioMadriz @ritamockpike @cook1097 @octpearl5

Poetry Special #2 – 2024

Breathe in the beauty of a lone

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"I’ve heard it’s howl all week, and now it’s online, the local Chupacabra. In the photo
a brownish hulk slumps against an oak,
something between fox and wolf. Just down the road..."

New #poetry from #JanetMcCann at the #MockingOwl Roost

https://www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/chupacabra-neighborhood-list/

Neighborhood List

Just down the road, I know that tree. So I go looking, phone at the ready, but there’s nothing. I look at the list again.…

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Do you struggle with words when once you delighted in them? What words have you lost as age increased? Please enjoy the poem “Seniors” by #janetmccann found in the MockingOwl Roost’s blog.

https://www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/word-seniors-poetry/
(Pictured is a person’s face with glasses. The title and byline are in white print over the background.)

Senior

“He unlocked his word-hoard.” That must mean something still. And so must my forebears, who used different languages…

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Have you ever been ghosted? If so, you will definitely understand the feelings behind the poem “Ghosted” by #JanetMcCann. Enjoy!#mockingowlroost #blog #poetry #poet #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers

https://www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/ghosted-poetry/
(Pictured is a painting of a beautiful woman with alabaster skin and hair. There is a red flower in her hair, blush on her cheek, darker red lipstick and eyeliner.The title and byline are in black print over the picture.)

Ghosted

You are a cold space in my heart, And in this room. You are just an orb, a blip

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