Poem 859 – Lines Tonight a crisply crafted strokeGave satisfaction in a wellformed line, brought pleasure not in versebut household chores, the ironing… Between work and home there’s not been much time for wr…

Poem 859 - Lines
Getting it just right
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#Poetry #Ironing

Poem 858 – The Itch Today I’m feeling the itchOf foreign shores and shoesThe land and lives of othersThe words of truth untold Horizons far and strangeSad songs as yet unheardWierd customs old and alienTongues o…

Poem 858 - The Itch
Wanderlust strikes
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#Poetry #Travel

Poem 848 – Knock-Offs R Us It’s time to buy the New’est Looks,Stock up on all the latest fashions,There’s only one place we can go,We’re off to Delboy’s International! And after that perhaps Joh…

Poem 848 - Knock-Offs R Us
100% Genuine Fakes
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#Poetry #Olüdeniz #Shopping #Fakes #Holiday

Poem 857 – A Poem a Day A hasty haikuTo complete a busy daySequence not broken Keeping up the daily habit…(20.04.26) © Ben Quant 2026Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash

Poem 857 - A Poem a Day
Not going to stop now
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#Poetry #Habit #IAmWriting

Poem 856 – Rocky! Frank-N-Furter strutsFetch sparkling hats and fishnetsBring anticipa……… At the Dominion for the Rocky Horror Picture Show 50th anniversary celebrations – not my usual Sunday evening.(19.04.26…

Poem 856 - Rocky!
It's just a step to the left
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#Poetry #RockyHorror #Haiku

Poem 847 – Olüdeniz Lagoon Iridescent kingfisher blue lined witha sandy olive, tints of turquoise flowfrom gentle sea tide ripple. Shoals of silveryfish, inquisitive and supple, dancebetween our legs and toes, as silhouettes…

Poem 847 - Olüdeniz Lagoon
Shade of blue
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#Poetry #Oludeniz #Turkey #Holiday

Poem 855 – In Step with Spring A tidy row of ducklings tucked intothe riverbank, their golden bodies radiantin the April sun. Their mum stands proud,her chest puffed out in joyful observation.Her newborn row’s a fizzy line…

Poem 855 - In Step with Spring
Joining the queue
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#Poetry #NewLife #Ducklings #Hope #Spring

Poem 846 – Kayaköy Blooms Kayaköy, your bleached stones bloom before me.Mourning your children snatched before their time,your silent wailing groans throughout your homes,echoes disturbing graves and gathered grime. But eve…

Poem 846 - Kayaköy Blooms
Looking back, looking forward
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#Poetry #Kayaköy #Wildflowers #Redemption #Turkey

Poem 854 – Reynard’s Feast Reynard appears from behind a car, a mysterycarcass dangling from salivating jaws.He pauses eyeing us with wary wonderingeyes. Are we a threat? Should he withdraw? Our curious eyes return his look,…

Poem 854 - Reynard's Feast
Chicken lickin' good?
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#Poetry #Fox #Reynard

Poem 845 – A Türkiye Sundae The tips of Turkish mountains rise abovethe whipped cream clouds. Upon their ivory creststhe trees appear like sprinkled treats. I longto taste their paths and tread their ancient streets. What gai…

Poem 845 - A Türkiye Sundae
Tempted
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#Poetry #Olüdeniz #Hills

Poem 853 – Just Ice? Just ice would be too sharpToo cold upon the tongueBitterness needs sweetnessFor us to get along Firm punishment is fairFor them who break the rulesBut for those who are oppressedJustice is much mo…

Poem 853 - Just Ice?
I fear the chill in the air
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#Poetry #Asylum #AsylumSeekers #Justice

Poem 844 – Soon After Take Off The wings extend, reaching for the horizon.There the gentle earth curves from our sight,whilst up above the hazy blue invites uslike freshly laundered duvets. We dive in. Below the fields stretch o…

Poem 844 - Soon After Take Off
Crossing Essex fields
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#Poetry #Holiday #Flying

Poem 852 – Back Home Tripped by the time gapNow discombobulatedDiary out of sync It’s only a two hour difference but I’m wanting food at all the wrong times.(15.04.26) © Ben Quant 2026

Poem 852 - Back Home
Straight back to work
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#Poetry #JetLag #Holiday #Haiku
(Holiday poems to follow soon!)

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Poem 843 – Easter Monday Divine comedyThe full-stop has been erasedA dead end no more Traditionally today is a day for practical jokes, the original April Fools Day(06.04.26) © Ben Quant 2026Photo by Kim Leary on Unsplash

Poem 843 - Easter Monday
A laughing matter
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#Poetry #Easter #EasterMonday #Haiku

Poem 842 -Easter Sunday No teenager’s room, the clotheswere neatly arranged, the facecloth folded to the side -no need for panic here. There’s no runaway or theft,no missing person to file,just hope born from …

Poem 842 -Easter Sunday
Hope is born
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#Poetry #Easter #EasterSunday #Resurrection

Poem 841 – Easter Saturday Tomb like, the chrysalis hangsinert and stoney cold.All breath has gone. Death’s boneytouch is resident here. What was has gone, the dooris sealed, its full-stop placed.What hope, that naggin…

Poem 841 - Easter Saturday
In between day
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#Poetry #EasterSaturday #Easter

Well, that was unnecessary 😶

Poem 840 – Good Friday Conundrum Two outstretched armsPinned like a butterflyCollected under glass,Its beauty cruelly faded. A rigor mortis shrugPerpetual question posed;What does this executionMean? And why like this? Two thousan…

Poem 840 - Good Friday Conundrum
Seeking understanding
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#Poetry #GoodFriday #Easter

Poem 839 – Gethsemane The air was replete with birdsong,Heavy with light and lifeBut that was in the dayAnd now the night has come. With darkness’ descent,The breeze was suffocated,Breath evacuated,And every song …

Poem 839 - Gethsemane
Now...
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#Poetry #MaundyThursday #Gethsemane #Betrayal

Poem 838 – Questions for Judus Did you spring up those final nervous steps,Or walk with heavy heart and dragging legs?Was it laced with anger, your request?A sense of sadness, or perhaps regret?Did you expect a welcoming embrace…

Poem 838 - Questions for Judus
Unanswered questions
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#Poetry #Judus #HolyWednesday #Easter #Betrayal #Sonnet

Poem 837 – Holy Tuesday Matthew 21:18-22 The fruitless fig tree withers,its barren branches bendcontorted in their thirst,a dry and desperate end. Besieging soldiers swords,the temple stones are tornone tumbled on another…

Poem 837 - Holy Tuesday
Found wanting
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#Poetry #Easter #HolyTuesday #FigTree #Fruitfulness

Poem 836 – Holy Monday In deft defiance, an act of holy disorder,The tables are turned within the Temple Courts,And many moneychangers made to moan. An act of targeted terrorism orThe perfect protest made to pilloryThe p…

Poem 836 - Holy Monday
Jesus turns the tables
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#Poetry #Easter #HolyMonday #AlliterativeVerse

Poem 835 – A Palm Sunday Sonnet The red kite wheeled observing us below;a skillful twitch of tail, a turn, a diveto keep us in its view. We gathered sothat we might not forget just how you strived.Your fight? To make your message…

Poem 835 - A Palm Sunday Sonnet
A different kind of king
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#Poetry #PalmSunday #Jesus

Poem 834 – St. Paul Songs Voices awaken London’s chilly streets,A rousing swell of sound announcing life.Their notes disperse upon the swirling windeach one a seed of joy. They scatter through the city stirring statue…

Poem 834 - St. Paul Songs
Musical life
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#Poetry #Choir #BristolShowChoir #Singing #London

Poem 834 – In Contrast Apprentices flogging rubbishSqueezing out every pennyHype and exaggeration Evening celebrationsThanking foodbank leadersFor humbly serving for free Watching TV after saying thank you to our two mag…

Poem 834 - In Contrast
Compare and contrast
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#Poetry #TheApprentice #Foodbank

Poem 833 – A Lesson in Self Control To stick or not to stick that is the question.The head says to but deep inside this urgenturge declares it’s fine; just one more card,that’s all, just one, what harm can one more do? An…

Poem 833 - A Lesson in Self Control
Stick or twist?
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#Poetry #Boardgames #Gambling

Poem 831 – A Seasonal Sonnet Cherry blossom blooms, confetti showers,dancing in tearful hope of dawning light:rejoice in this annual ritual uniting flowersof winter and spring in matrimony bright!The promise of good times ahea…

Poem 831 - A Seasonal Sonnet
Fragile flowers
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#Poetry #Blossom #ClimateChange #Sonnet

Poem 830 – Rehearsal The hi-hat drives usSearing guitar, popping bassMy ears are ringing Rehearsing for our Good Friday ‘gig'(24.03.26) © Ben Quant 2026Photo by Josh Sorenson on Unsplash

Poem 830 - Rehearsal
Nothing beats playing with others
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#Poetry #Music #Band #Haiku