Poetry

This poem explores an intense, empathic bond where the speaker internalises another's hidden pain, revealing an unconditional, unbreakable connection of…

Dec 19, 2025 • CJ Harrington

This poem offers radical self-acceptance, granting permission to rest, thrive, and love oneself unconditionally, embracing imperfection and finding…

Dec 12, 2025 • CJ Harrington

Encounter at Water’s Edge

This poem details a swan's graceful yet aggressive presence, highlighting its imposing form and territorial nature, only for its dominant display to be…

Dec 5, 2025 • CJ Harrington

This poem expresses profound disappointment and regret as the speaker retracts their initial belief in someone, realising their perceived "Eternity" is…

Nov 28, 2025 • CJ Harrington

This poem portrays a unique sunset experience. As vibrant hues vanish, giving way to bruising "blacks and blues" and the uncertainty of "greys…

Nov 21, 2025 • CJ Harrington

The Bathroom Window

This poem explores how shifting perspective transforms inner anxieties into serenity. It's about finding peace by changing outlook, even when…

Nov 14, 2025 • CJ Harrington

This poem describes a quiet encounter with sorrow, personified as an old, unafraid magpie. It explores the nature of sorrow's presence, revealing a…

Nov 7, 2025 • CJ Harrington

Here or Here Abouts

This poem explores the speaker's persistent return to a place, initially driven by hope. It reveals a struggle between diminishing possibility and…

Oct 31, 2025 • CJ Harrington

This poem, a modern re-write of Kipling's "If," celebrates the potential for goodness within us all, encouraging self-acceptance and valuing our best…

Oct 24, 2025 • CJ Harrington

This poem urges us to embody water's paradox: its adaptability, resilience, quiet strength, and transformative power, highlighting its ability to…

Oct 17, 2025 • CJ Harrington

How Brave You Are, I Think

This poem depicts a solitary finch at a bird table, braving human presence while facing exclusion and rejection from its own kind, highlighting its…

Oct 10, 2025 • CJ Harrington

As Strong and Fast and Sharp as You

This poem depicts a tense standoff between a cat and a magpie, highlighting the magpie's lethal potential and the cat's need for caution, despite its…

Oct 3, 2025 • CJ Harrington

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