When passion burns, what remains? When it fades, is love left behind? Fire by Susan Carberry explores desire, heartbreak, and the ember that endures. #Poetry #SusanCarberry #LoveAndLoss #FirePoem https://www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/poetry-special-2-2024/ — Page 16

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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Our twilight years should be filled with the memories our younger years built. Memories we can live our life out on...is that the truth?

Read the #poem "Twilight" by #SusanCarberry on the #MockingOwlRoost blog.

https://www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/twilight-poetry/

#poetry #twilight

Twilight

Life is a libation pouring down chasms opening before it, into a geriatric underworld..

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"It was a hard slog up that hill, yet the summit didn’t seem any nearer. I wanted to turn back but something drove me onwards and upwards towards a tree-lined ridge..."

https://www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/crude-cross-pilates-calvary/

#GoodFriday #poetry #religiouspoetry #SusanCarberry

Pilate’s Calvary

I stopped, took a deep breath, and scrambled up to the brow of the hill where I saw a large crowd gathered at the foot of one of the trees. This tree had been chopped into two pieces, with one nailed to the other, forming a crude cross.

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Life is hard. Time gives perspective. So, when we stand on our proverbial clifftop, we gain enough perspective to let go and be free.
Please enjoy this poem “Clifton Revisited” by #susancarberry. It can be found in the MockingOwl Roost blog

https://www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/cliff-top-revisited/
(Pictured is a person sitting on a cliff top, looking at a yellow/orange sky, with a beautiful vista below. The title and byline are in black print on the background.)

Clifftop Revisited

Memories of youth still eating at her psyche…

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Sunday night is the perfect time for fiction. Please enjoy #Epiphany by #SusanCarberry #mockingowlroost #blog #fiction #writer #writerscommunity

https://www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/ephiphany-in-peaches-fiction/
(Pictured is a bushel of peaches. The title and byline are in black print over the picture.)

Epiphany

She liked fruit, especially peaches, but this one unnerved her, the sinister-looking stem seemed to be searching her out. She stared back at the periscopic pedicle of the soft, rounded fruit expecting a salvo of gunfire, but with a distinct crack, the peach exploded in a messy, fleshy burst of light. Silence.

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We start this chilly Friday with a lovely poem. Please enjoy #OutofWater by #Susancarberry #mockingowlroost #blog #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poet

https://www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/out-of-water-poetry/
(Pictures is a goldfish in a drop of water. The background is also water. The title and byline are in white print over the background.)

Out of Water

I stepped into the bar where old men sat grumbling, young barman pulled pints from a pump.

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Lovely poetry to brighten your soul on a Monday afternoon. Please enjoy #Manifestation by #SusanCarberry. (Page 50) #mockingowlroost #poetryissue2023 #poetry #poet #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers

https://www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/poetry-special-2023/
(Pictured is a beautiful background of blue, orange and yellow. The title and byline are written in white on the blue.)

Poetry Special 2023, the MockingOwl Roost

The MockingOwl Roost Poetry Special 2023 is finally here! After a lovely sabbatical taken by the staff, we're eager to share this beautiful collection of poetry with the world! The contributors and staff have created some truly stunning poems spanning the skies, the seas, and the earth. May you read and delight in the beauty of these works from around the world.

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All of us at, one time or another, have experienced #Grief by #SusanCarberry
(Page 58) #mockingowlroost #poetryissue2023 #poetry #poet #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers

https://www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/poetry-special-2023/
(Pictured is a tombstone with an angel on top. The writing is in black script for the title and byline.)

Poetry Special 2023, the MockingOwl Roost

The MockingOwl Roost Poetry Special 2023 is finally here! After a lovely sabbatical taken by the staff, we're eager to share this beautiful collection of poetry with the world! The contributors and staff have created some truly stunning poems spanning the skies, the seas, and the earth. May you read and delight in the beauty of these works from around the world.

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Poetry is on the menu for Thanksgiving Eve. #MoodSwings by #susancarberry fits the order. Enjoy! (Page 52) #mockingowlroost #specialpoetryissue #poetry

https://www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/poetry-special-2022/
(Picture is a moon over the plains)

The MockingOwl Roost Special Issue: Beginning to End – a Poetry & Art Special of 2022

Today, we’re thrilled to publish our second special issue of the MockingOwl Roost! This poetry special is dedicated to the stunning artwork and photography and the […]

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