Wild Cotton *

The number of all the raindrops that have ever fallen on England
raised to all the snowflakes that ever fell on Japan
by the number of jelly beans in a very big jar,
that number of words,
would not outweigh a pinch of wild cotton
as would make a pillow
for a fairy.

On a mossy hill heads of cotton grass gently nod on the breeze. 🌾🌾🌾🌾#yorkshire #moorland #countryside #outdoors pic.twitter.com/fRhuwwONSs

— YorkshireShepherdess (@AmandaOwen8) May 29, 2022

* Wild Cotton is a rewrite of the poem “The Weight of Words” from Day of the Flying Leaves. I was inspired to rename it by the beautiful photos shared by YorkshireShepherdess on Twitter. (Stephen)

Photo: “Walking in the Street with no Deadline” out there in the world

Distracting self with fantasies to drown out ever louder ringing bell of deadline filled week. From Stephen Moran’s Day of the Flying Leaves: pic.twitter.com/k0J6gSOGRD

— Gav Clarke (@gavclarke) May 3, 2022

Photos: Day of the Flying Leaves open at Walking in the Street with no Deadline and original cover

Charity links for Ukraine

Little girl singing "Let it go" in a shelter#UkraineRussianWar #Ukraine #UkraineUnderAttack pic.twitter.com/6gfcUoiwJJ

— Ankita Jain (@Ankita20200) March 6, 2022

Little girl singing in a bomb shelter in Ukraine

➽ Links to Donate
– Disasters Emergency Committee (UK)
– List of organisations providing support Ukraine

Who’s Afraid of the Cold East Wind?

We're excited to share another great poem from one of our talented @citylit writers. Please enjoy Stephen Moran reading his poem "Who’s Afraid of the Cold East Wind?"#poetrylovers #performancepoetry #poetrycommunity pic.twitter.com/lS1o6ZRbxY

— City Lit Writing Dpt (@CityLitWriting) September 18, 2020

18/9/2020: Featured in the City Lit Writing Department poetry performance showcase

Election 2019 – Evict Johnson from No. 10

We'll negotiate a credible deal and give you the final say. pic.twitter.com/aoIxOW8pPO

— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) December 6, 2019

This is my position exactly. I can’t wait to see that horrible Boris Johnson & his mob slink out of Downing Street before Christmas. If Johnson wins, will life in Britain even be worth living? It’s not clear.

The road to strawberry jam

The road to strawberry jam.
It's easy to make, all you need are strawberries, obviously, jam sugar and a jam jar with an airtight lid (sterilised). If I made jam every day, I'd have a lot of jars but this is only the second one this year.
1. Remove the stalks, check and clean. pic.twitter.com/SIwmgNoW3y

— Stephen Moran (@stephen_j_moran) June 28, 2019

A series of photos showing jam-making with strawberries from our garden.