Bernard Pearson
@bernp.bsky.social
Poet, novelist, Reviewer, published in one hundred and seventy journals magazines, including Wild Court, The York Literary Review, Aesthetica Magazine . Husband, father, hankering after peace in a protected planet www.abookatberntime.uk
Great to have work accepted once again in the ' Its in the Stars' issue of Like a Blot from the Blue, out this September very grateful once more to editor Fin
Invisibility According to the well meaning I am In my twilight years, May all our memories be a blessing But what if it is the dark and not The light that is fading? What if I am beginning to see Things as they truly are? Beyond measure and inseperable. © Bernard Pearson
Do you remember years ago when you switched the television off all that was left was a tiny dot of light ? is it me or does the world feel a bit like that at the moment?
Huge thanks once again to @alanparry and @thebrokenspine.co.uk for hosting #PoemsAbout #LastTrain heres one from me will look forward to reading everyone else's during the day
Mane News Daniel went into The lion’s den And found the place was full of Zen. The cats just smiled Enigmatically And sent out For some decaf tea. © Bernard Pearson
On the Money The cabbage white a ticker-tape sprite, no origami for beginners. You race to catch the morning light, we watch, and are the winners. © Bernard Pearson
Dead Chuffed that I have had a poem accepted by Mushroom Rain Issue one. huge thanks to the editorial team there. More details of when it comes out to follow
This is Edward Pearson my great great grandfather painted by the remarkable Sarah Biffen
im begging you once again to please decouple "evil" from "mentally ill." every time you label an evil man mentally ill you throw the most vulnerable people under a bus. we are not more likely to be prone to violence. in fact, we are more likely to be victims of abuse. please remember that.
Have Mercy ! This the egg timer, Where every grain of sand, is a sweetheart, a child, a life, An untouchable hope, A cherished dream, Falling through the Gap, Between life and death. The funnel made ever wider, By men with dust for souls. ©Bernard Pearson
Israeli American Holocaust scholar Omer Bartov says Israel’s assault on Gaza predicts “the future of genocide,” with the perpetrator not only enjoying impunity for crimes against humanity but also profiting from the death and destruction.
As Mamdani Calls on Trump to Arrest Netanyahu, Genocide Scholar Decries Israel’s Ongoing Impunity
Israeli American Holocaust scholar Omer Bartov says Israel’s assault on Gaza predicts “the future of genocide,” with the perpetrator not only enjoying impunity for crimes against humanity but also pro...
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A letter from the mother of Alex Pretti, six months after he was murdered by ICE.
Arsonists Every where wild fires The result of man’s desires Destructive consuming flame Where humans are to blame self consumption thoughtless greed The poison addicts , their habit feed
@leafbyleafpress.bsky.social at Shropshire Authors Event at Palmers, Clairemont Street Shrewsbury, today a merry time was had by all
Huge thanks to @thebrokenspine.co.uk and @alanparrywriter.co.uk for hosting #PoemsAbout #BadHabits here's one from me will enjoy reading all the others
Meditation To live in the sacred arms of the cradle, crescent moon to know the jet of midnight And yet still fear the strike of noon To light a single candle In the tallow of each day To see the fall of all Gods, Yet still feel the need to pray. © Bernard Pearson
Sir Garfield Sobers (RIP) He was cricket's holy trinity We christened him 'three in One.' Quick, slow and medium. before hitting huge sixes in the sun. Bernard Pearson
“Mr. President you dont own the 4th of July. You own January 6th.”
huge thanks to @thebrokenspine.co.uk for hosting #PoemsAbout #ExitWounds look forward to seeing others work
Fuzzy Feeling My head sometimes feels like it’s in a snow globe. It could just be my Imagination, Or it could be my temporal lobe. © Bernard Pearsonw
Zzzzzzz Last night my eyes felt They had grand piano lids. I haven’ t felt so dreadfully tired Since first we had the Kids. © Bernard Pearson
Nice to be in the comoany of Sebastian Faulks and Julian Barnes even if it is in the front window of a charity shop.
Come and chat with @leafbyleafpress.bsky.social authors at this event lots of books new titles etc we would love to see you there
