Roger
@justrandomwords
Books, words, music, comedy, a little bit of politics.
Spending a bit of time in NE Ohio at the moment and enjoying seeing the range of birds here, like bluejays and cardinals. We just don’t get birds that colour in Scotland! Willow and I also met a skunk last night, but the less said about that the better..
On this day in 1801: The first ever Burns Night took place. It was held by Robert Burns' friends at Burns Cottage in Alloway (now a museum). They celebrated his life, ate haggis and quoted his work, on the fifth anniversary of his death.
A 44 word imagistic poem featuring the word “unruly” for @TopTweetTuesday. (Inspired by my sister’s ducks.) Thank you @kim88110 for hosting. #quadrille #ducks 🦆
Watched a couple of hours of the original #LiveAid yesterday. Didn’t have time to watch the whole thing, but no-one is going to top this amazing duet from Paul Young and Alison Moyet..
Paul Young Alison Moyet - That's The Way Love Is (Live Aid 1985)
My poem, “Marseille”, from the latest edition of Prosetrics literary magazine is now available to read online. Thank you @prosetrics for putting it up. prosetricsthemagazine.com/2025/07/11/rog…
A short poem from an under-appreciated Scottish poet for you. (No, not me.) This is from Charles Senior, a self-educated poet from Glasgow who, in the 60s, moved to live in Orkney and became close friends with the great George Mackay Brown..
A short imagist poem of fewer than 120 words for @TopTweetTuesday. Thank you @sandrajnoel for hosting.
Have never understood how this is meant to be the greatest short story ever written..
A 42 word poem in the theme of silence for @TopTweetTuesday. Thank you @soopoftheday for hosting..
