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Written by Simon Ashcroft on 2025-02-01 at 05:04

I want what I've lost.

I've lost what I've thrown away,

and myself, with it.

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Written by Simon Ashcroft on 2025-02-01 at 05:02

Demon

I cannot let love

go unspoiled; my cursed heart’s name

is “The Destroyer.”

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Written by Simon Ashcroft on 2025-01-29 at 23:16

Fortess Ice

In a harsh silence,

my old retreat, I doubt if

I'll ever trust words.

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Written by Simon Ashcroft on 2025-01-28 at 23:59

Lament of the Sun

I wait, beguiling

hours, that seem as years, to hear,

the Moon sing, once more;

but, skies of clear pain parted

us, and I mourn in silence.

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Written by Simon Ashcroft on 2025-01-27 at 23:27

Locked Away

My tears are not wept

openly; I reserve them

for the lonely hours.

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Written by Simon Ashcroft on 2025-01-27 at 20:17

Evening Breeze

“Where are you?” a sigh

breathed, through dusk’s growing shadow;

“I’ve waited lifetimes.”

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Written by Simon Ashcroft on 2025-01-27 at 09:51

Daybreak Valley

The mountain called me,

as clouds broke in the dawn light,

speaking of lost days;

will I, again, find passion,

too long hidden beneath pain?

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Written by Simon Ashcroft on 2025-01-26 at 20:18

Tenterhook

One more day, waiting,

hoping, fearing; and hours seem

interminable.

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Written by Simon Ashcroft on 2025-01-25 at 19:48

With thanks to the reader who messaged me with this photograph of a page from "Remnants," expressing his appreciation.

Available as e-book or paperback from Amazon, and e-book from Rakuten Kobo. DM me if interested in a "signed" e-book or signed paperback.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Remnants-Simon-J-Ashcroft/dp/B0DSGGQZB6?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.lqEA2Ho1UIX9j7ZCKpVa5w.w_WGucZtuE5iloiaPIPO22r0KoG7Wuqp3MIYUop-uZE&dib_tag=se&keywords=remnants+simon+j+ashcroft&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1737446319&sr=8-1

https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/remnants-38

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Written by Simon Ashcroft on 2025-01-25 at 16:21

Re-beginnings

Time's swirling circle

brings us back, ever, to that

darkness, that bore us.

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Written by Simon Ashcroft on 2025-01-25 at 00:07

Ritual

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Written by Simon Ashcroft on 2025-01-24 at 09:22

Weather Warning

The storm casts harsh winds,

that rake the trees, inflame waves,

scour mountains naked;

but, my love, may it, kindly,

bear my heart, to comfort you.

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Written by Simon Ashcroft on 2025-01-24 at 00:36

My Patient Heart

I'll wait, forever,

for the sound of laughter, choked,

now, by Fear's cold grasp.

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Written by Simon Ashcroft on 2025-01-23 at 19:04

Unanswered

Will days grow kinder?

Will fear cease to blight the lives

of the innocent?

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Written by Simon Ashcroft on 2025-01-23 at 09:34

Rage

An ancient loss; now,

grief threatens, today – and I

will curse frigid Fate.

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Written by Simon Ashcroft on 2025-01-22 at 12:40

Journeying

Would that my body

could follow, on the wind, where

my mind and heart go.

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Written by Simon Ashcroft on 2025-01-21 at 10:56

Dustclouds

Rain, snow, cloud and sun –

ever changing, remoulding;

as, also, must I.

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Written by Simon Ashcroft on 2025-01-21 at 10:12

Remnants

Search me; find relics

of thought; emotion's ruins,

at last, disinterred.

This is the senryu of that title, from the title page of my book of haiku / senryu verse, “Remnants,” available via Amazon and Rakuten Kobo, or DM me if interested in a signed copy.

Amazon link is to UK site. Available on other market areas.

https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/remnants-38

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Written by Simon Ashcroft on 2025-01-20 at 21:30

To all who care.

@Aphelion has shared, publicly, that she is awaiting a biopsy.

Many will know what it is to wait on test results that may confirm anything from the benign to the devastating.

If you do not know, I'll tell you. It is hell.

Our favourite poet is in a lonely and frightening place. We can't do much online - but every expression of support, reassurance, every kind word, will count.

So, come on, all of you. Show her some love.

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Written by Simon Ashcroft on 2025-01-20 at 18:25

Lone Steps

This road starts before

memory, leads through darkness,

and seems unending.

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