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Blog and Poetry
This is where I share my poetry, thoughts on the writing process, behind-the-scenes bits from my stories, stray ideas that won’t shut up, and general nonsense from life as a writer.
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Nature poems
Poems about nature


Green Screen
You’ve heard maybe seen in the movies of the green screen. Where the actor can be anywhere any time in any world only limited by the imagination of the creator of the images superimposed behind. Now move your thinking to the world outside the world of green of leaves and grass. A green screen of nature of your own to have your own adventures be in your own world. To be the actor in your own story only limited by your imagination. So get outside and breathe and absorb yourself
Neil Bailey
Feb 251 min read


Windy Wishes
Driving along low autumn sun through the windscreen making me squint and peer to see the road ahead. lined with golden trees as I drive through the maelstrom of blowing leaves some slapping the windscreen others whirling by. Pulling over I get out and peer up and down the road. No one coming empty and so I run laughing jumping spinning trying to catch as many wishes as I can. Still no traffic and pause stop still panting but this time waiting for the wishes to come to me. Wit
Neil Bailey
Jan 221 min read


Galloping Free
White horses gallop free manes of spray whisked away in the wind Wave upon wave of equine splendour speeding by mouths foaming fountains...
Neil Bailey
Sep 17, 20251 min read


Candyfloss Cumulus
Puffs of pink. Rolling balls of cottonwool float in the distance, in the early morning sky; the sun not yet up. But its presence is felt...
Neil Bailey
Sep 13, 20251 min read


Crunch and Swish
As I sat yesterday In a queue of cars A woman caught my eye Late fifties At a guess. Not a beauty Not in bright clothes Not...
Neil Bailey
Aug 20, 20251 min read


The Last Star
Stars in the sky Black turns to a deep blue as dawn peeps over the horizon. The silence of the night left behind as the chorus...
Neil Bailey
Aug 8, 20251 min read


Rain Drop
Big droplets. Falling almost lazily from the pregnant clouds. Imagine if you will, that you can slow the flow. Not lessen. Not...
Neil Bailey
Aug 6, 20251 min read


Soar
Rising on the thermals,
wings fixed,
yet ever moving.
Neil Bailey
Aug 2, 20251 min read
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