PostsCommentsPayoutsraj808 (75)in #poetry • 13 hours agoA Song to the Sentient Earth - Original Poem & SoundCloud ReadingPhoto by Dawid Zawiła on Unsplash I sing to the sea of winging gulls, gentle lulls on wave-churned hulls, and ships sailing endlessly. I listen to the mountains…raj808 (75)in #poetry • 3 days agoA Human Harvest (Original Poem and SoundCloud Reading)A SoundCloud reading of my poem A Human Harvest which describes a chilling instance of nautical plunder.raj808 (75)in #poetry • 4 days agoThe Charnel House - Original Tanka PoemA Tanka poem inspired by our continuing overheating planet and how this affects wildlife.raj808 (75)in #poetry • 5 days agoShipwrecked in the Land of the Gods (Poetry Inspired by Travel)Poem inspired by a trip to Lanzarote - imagining a group of Viking traders shipwrecked in the land of the gods.raj808 (75)in #poetry • 6 days agoA Soulless Shoe - Persona PoetryMy First Published Poem That Inspired Me to Pursue a Career in Writing.raj808 (75)in #poetry • 8 days agoOpening Up to the Light - Original Spoken Word PoetryA poem about change, and my personal spiritual connection with the transformative power of nature.raj808 (75)in #poetry • 9 days agoDesert Ghosts - (Video Poetry Reading)A mystical poem expressing the feeling of the desert and the power of nature.raj808 (75)in #poetry • 10 days agoThe River's Breath (Poetry Reading)Poem and blog about the nature of consciousness, personified through the life of the river.raj808 (75)in #poetry • 13 days agoHope's Elegy (Poetry Reading) - Original Poem on the Theme of HopeA poem of hope written during the pandemic.raj808 (75)in #poetry • 14 days agoThe Space Between Worlds (Poetry Film and Blog)The Space Between Worlds is one of a series of poems that I wrote based in the ancient world.raj808 (75)in #poetry • 15 days agoLife is Breath - Original PoetryThis poem expresses my ambivalence toward the cyclical nature of history and humankind's ability to repeat the same mistakes by looking outward instead of inward. The core of…raj808 (75)in #poetry • 17 days agoThe Storm Breaks Up - (Original Poem and Soundcloud Reading)The Storm Breaks Up is an extended metaphor for a relationship imploding like the centre of an anti-cyclone.raj808 (75)in #poetry • 18 days agoThe Mermaid of Zennor (Original Raj808 Poem & Reading)A poem based on an ancient Cornish Legend of the Mermaid of Zennor.raj808 (75)in #poetry • 20 days agoThe Rain will Fall - Original Poem & ReadingCars fly by, red brown smears against tarmac. Each drop of rain mirrors the other as they strike the glassy surface of puddles. A steady flow of the river's soul filtered…raj808 (75)in #poetry • 21 days agoIron Men (Finding Wonder in the Dying Light) - Poetry ReadingThis poem is in response to an art exhibition of epic proportions at Crosby Beach in Liverpool called ‘Another Place’ by Antony Gormely. The sculpture exhibition consists of…raj808 (75)in #poetry • 22 days agoDrowning in her Voice - Original Poem & ReadingA poem personifying the experience of a whale traversing the seas.raj808 (75)in #poetry • 24 days agoMy Name is Joe - Original PoemFare warning - this poem deals with themes of addiction and drug abuse.raj808 (75)in #poetry • 26 days agoDown by the River - (Poem and Meditations on the Pool of Life)Down by the river in the afternoon haze the Mersey breaks on granite banks as clouds drift past in waves. The hoot of wood pigeon and chatter of lazy wren weave harmonies…raj808 (75)in #poetry • 28 days agoA Collection of Silent Sunrises - The Poetry of Photography #6The city's sunrise shines on seas and jungle trees - the universe breathes. Sunrise – The Pause in a Breath I’ve been unable to sleep past 8am for the last year, I mean…raj808 (75)in #poetry • 29 days agoSudley House and the Haunted Painting - The Poetry of Photography #5In Sudley Suburbs hidden Holt home sits stately - haunted by kindness. Sudley House Hidden from most tourist trails in the leafy suburbs somewhere between Sudley and Aigburth sits a Victorian merchant’s