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Simon Ashcroft
@SJAsh_03@mastodon.sdf.org

Pagan. Greek learner (γειά σας). Welsh.

Cursed by poetry, with no more hope the night will end. At least, not in this incarnation. Έτσι είναι η ζωή.

I feel so old, tired, and am weary of the heartache. Time is such an illusion.

Header: Wheel of Hekate; white patterned, perforated disc, on "starfield" background

Avatar: black & white image, dark background; bearded male, short hair, round spectacles and pipe in the mouth, staring at camera. Side of head to left of image in shadow.


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https://introspectionsja.wordpress.com/
Amazon author home
https://tinyurl.com/fc3njxup
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Simon Ashcroft
@SJAsh_03@mastodon.sdf.org

Paperback covers of my 3 volumes of poetry, also for e-readers:
1. Remnants (haiku / senryu)
2. A Deeper Sky (longer poems)
3. Lost Trails (haiku / senryu)

All available via Amazon (https://tinyurl.com/fc3njxup) & Rakuten Kobo:
https://tinyurl.com/3vu3yr86
https://tinyurl.com/DeeperSkyKobo
https://tinyurl.com/Lost-Trails-Kobo

#Indie #author #haiku #senryu #poetry

Image of covers of 3 paperback books, "Remnants", "A Deeper Sky" & Lost Trails". Two volumes of haiku / senryu and one of longer poems.
Simon Ashcroft
@SJAsh_03@mastodon.sdf.org

Lost Trails

My second book of haiku / senryu, completing the collection of verses written up to the end of 2024, is available on Amazon (paperback and e-reader) and Rakuten Kobo (e-reader)

UK links here:

https://tinyurl.com/Lost-Trails-AmazonUK

https://tinyurl.com/Lost-Trails-Kobo

#indie #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #haiku #senryu

Front cover of Lost Trails, Simon J Ashcroft, showing an image of a pathway into woodland, with sunlit foliage in the distance seen through tree trunks
Simon Ashcroft
@SJAsh_03@mastodon.sdf.org

"A Deeper Sky", a collection of my longer (not haiku / senryu) poems, up to the end of 2024, is available on Amazon and Rakuten Kobo. Paperback, hardcover and e-reader. If interested in a signed copy, DM me to discuss.

amazon .com link:
https://tinyurl.com/DeeperSkyAmazon

For Amazon UK link, see my author homepage:
https://tinyurl.com/fc3njxup

Kobo link:
https://tinyurl.com/DeeperSkyKobo

Boosts appreciated.

#indie #author #SJAshcroftsPoems #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #MyWordsMyWork

Cover of "A Deeper Sky" Blue sky dotted with broken cloud, takes up about two thirds of the image, above a lake. A line of trees is silhouetted against the evening light and reflects in the water. "A Deeper Sky" appears across the sky in dark letters. "Simon J Ashcroft is in white along the dark line of trees.
Simon Ashcroft
@SJAsh_03@mastodon.sdf.org

"Remnants", a volume of Haiku and Senryu, available for paperback and e-reader, through:
Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/2dyxuks6
Rakuten Kobo: https://tinyurl.com/3vu3yr86

Amazon Author Home: https://tinyurl.com/fc3njxup

DM me to enquire about signed copies (prices will vary according to location).

#IndieAuthor #SJAshcroftsPoems #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #MyWordsMyWork

Paperback cover of "Remnants". Black border top and bottom. Image of a ruined stone wall in sunlight, enclosed by railings in a field. Trees in background. "Remnants" in white letters down the stonework. "Simon J Ashcroft" in black across a blue sky.
Simon Ashcroft
@SJAsh_03@mastodon.sdf.org

General introduction...

I'm a longtime Diaspora and not quite so long Friendica user. I write poetry, have a taste for the bizarre and silly. Greek learner, but from Wales.

This is meant to be a backup to allow me to keep up with Mastodon contacts when my Friendica instance has indigestion.

Following: #poetry #poems #haiku #senryu #PoetryCommunity #greek

I will post using #SJAshcroftsPoems #MyWordsMyWork #SJAshcroftsPhotos

Simon Ashcroft
@SJAsh_03@mastodon.sdf.org

Paperback covers of my 3 volumes of poetry, also for e-readers:
1. Remnants (haiku / senryu)
2. A Deeper Sky (longer poems)
3. Lost Trails (haiku / senryu)

All available via Amazon (https://tinyurl.com/fc3njxup) & Rakuten Kobo:
https://tinyurl.com/3vu3yr86
https://tinyurl.com/DeeperSkyKobo
https://tinyurl.com/Lost-Trails-Kobo

#Indie #author #haiku #senryu #poetry

Image of covers of 3 paperback books, "Remnants", "A Deeper Sky" & Lost Trails". Two volumes of haiku / senryu and one of longer poems.
Simon Ashcroft
@SJAsh_03@mastodon.sdf.org

Lost Trails

My second book of haiku / senryu, completing the collection of verses written up to the end of 2024, is available on Amazon (paperback and e-reader) and Rakuten Kobo (e-reader)

UK links here:

https://tinyurl.com/Lost-Trails-AmazonUK

https://tinyurl.com/Lost-Trails-Kobo

#indie #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #haiku #senryu

Front cover of Lost Trails, Simon J Ashcroft, showing an image of a pathway into woodland, with sunlit foliage in the distance seen through tree trunks
Simon Ashcroft
@SJAsh_03@mastodon.sdf.org

Pit

In my own abyss,
I learn that passion rules me,
and is merciless.

©© Simon J Ashcroft, 2025

#haiku #senryu #poem #poetry #PoetryCommunity

Simon Ashcroft
@SJAsh_03@mastodon.sdf.org

Soft

Softly, now, my soul,
though you have felt fire and storm
deeper than you knew;
your wound has not relinquished
its pain, but rage will not heal.

Sorrow must be borne
as penitence, silently
decreed, in waiting;
fulfil your promise, and hope
one day, to be welcomed home.

Softly, not to wake
the shuttered night, that cannot
bear more of your words;
silent, then, to let passion
sleep, and dream the stars again.

©© Simon J Ashcroft, 2025

#SJAshcroftsPoems #poems #PoetryCommunity

Simon Ashcroft
@SJAsh_03@mastodon.sdf.org

"A Deeper Sky", a collection of my longer (not haiku / senryu) poems, up to the end of 2024, is available on Amazon and Rakuten Kobo. Paperback, hardcover and e-reader. If interested in a signed copy, DM me to discuss.

amazon .com link:
https://tinyurl.com/DeeperSkyAmazon

For Amazon UK link, see my author homepage:
https://tinyurl.com/fc3njxup

Kobo link:
https://tinyurl.com/DeeperSkyKobo

Boosts appreciated.

#indie #author #SJAshcroftsPoems #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #MyWordsMyWork

Cover of "A Deeper Sky" Blue sky dotted with broken cloud, takes up about two thirds of the image, above a lake. A line of trees is silhouetted against the evening light and reflects in the water. "A Deeper Sky" appears across the sky in dark letters. "Simon J Ashcroft is in white along the dark line of trees.
Simon Ashcroft
@SJAsh_03@mastodon.sdf.org

"Remnants", a volume of Haiku and Senryu, available for paperback and e-reader, through:
Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/2dyxuks6
Rakuten Kobo: https://tinyurl.com/3vu3yr86

Amazon Author Home: https://tinyurl.com/fc3njxup

DM me to enquire about signed copies (prices will vary according to location).

#IndieAuthor #SJAshcroftsPoems #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #MyWordsMyWork

Paperback cover of "Remnants". Black border top and bottom. Image of a ruined stone wall in sunlight, enclosed by railings in a field. Trees in background. "Remnants" in white letters down the stonework. "Simon J Ashcroft" in black across a blue sky.
Simon Ashcroft
@SJAsh_03@mastodon.sdf.org

Announcing that "Remnants," now, is available in e-pub format from Rakuten Kobo. My first volume of poetry, devoted to haiku / senryu format.

https://tinyurl.com/3vu3yr86

#SJAshcroftsPoems #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #MyWordsMyWork

Simon Ashcroft
@SJAsh_03@mastodon.sdf.org

I am announcing the publication of "Remnants" – my first collection of poetry in book form.

This volume comprises verse in haiku/senryu format, written from 2019 into the first part of 2024, being word pictures of thoughts and feelings, in search of deeper meaning. Available from Amazon.

#haiku #senryu #poem #poetry #PoetryCommunity

https://tinyurl.com/2dyxuks6

Cover of paperback edition of "Remnants". A more or less triangular section of ruined wall, well above head height, built from sandy coloured stone. It is within an enclosure of iron railings, about waist height, in a grassy area with trees,in full leaf, in the background. The sky above the trees is blue, with light cloud toward the left. The sun is shining, as a summer day. In the blue area of sky is the name "Simon J Ashcroft" in black letters. The word "Remnants" is in white, down the length of the ruined wall.
Simon Ashcroft
@SJAsh_03@mastodon.sdf.org

General introduction...

I'm a longtime Diaspora and not quite so long Friendica user. I write poetry, have a taste for the bizarre and silly. Greek learner, but from Wales.

This is meant to be a backup to allow me to keep up with Mastodon contacts when my Friendica instance has indigestion.

Following: #poetry #poems #haiku #senryu #PoetryCommunity #greek

I will post using #SJAshcroftsPoems #MyWordsMyWork #SJAshcroftsPhotos