Inevitable
I no longer know
how to face deepening night
without bitter sighs;
all our past errors could teach,
worth only a weary shrug.
© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026
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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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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Simon Ashcroft
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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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Feb 28, 2026
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Simon Ashcroft
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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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Simon Ashcroft
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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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Feb 26, 2026
Companions
Each day, a lesson
of how rain offers friendship
more sincere than most.
© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026
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Simon Ashcroft
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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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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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Feb 25, 2026
Quiet Sense
If I hear a song
on the West Wind,
it is because,
somewhere,
a soul still sings.
If I see a fire
in the night sky,
it is because
the Moon still
sheds silver
in tears of light.
If I feel the cry
of forgotten days,
it is because
I dared to
remember the flame,
and the darkness
that fell too hard.
If I wait,
it is because
the wind, the night,
the flame and
memory
command me
to be still,
as time
charts my path;
as the past
knocks
at my window.
© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026
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Simon Ashcroft
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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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Simon Ashcroft
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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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Feb 25, 2026
Turn
As dawn breaks, the Sun
bids the night depart, until
the new day is dead.
© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026
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Simon Ashcroft
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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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Simon Ashcroft
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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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Feb 25, 2026
Celtannia: Homecoming
"The wind it sang the old refrain
Like harp strings in the rain
Oh lad come home the fire's still warm
And none shall leave again"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbSjuVkaV8M&list=RDUbSjuVkaV8M&start_radio=1
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Simon Ashcroft
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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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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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Feb 25, 2026
Metaphor
A word to describe
the heart, or phrase to use flame
as richest pigment;
a soul laid bare, emblazoned
naked, on night’s black canvas.
© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026
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Simon Ashcroft
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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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Simon Ashcroft
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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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Feb 24, 2026
Caduceus
Staff of Hermes, held
as a message in the hands
of ancient wisdom.
© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026
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Simon Ashcroft
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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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Simon Ashcroft
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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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Feb 24, 2026
Studied
A question we should
remember to ask: do I
understand nothing?
© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026
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Simon Ashcroft
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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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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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Feb 22, 2026
Moment
Water flows over
broken stones in the afon;
no drop will return.
© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026
#haiku #senryu #poem #poetry #PoetryCommunity
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Simon Ashcroft
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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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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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Feb 19, 2026
Incendiary
Let hope be a matchstick:
ready to strike a faint light;
able to burn worlds.
© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026
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Simon Ashcroft
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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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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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Feb 19, 2026
Highway
There are no paths, worn
across the waves, nor roads built
through a careless sky;
constellations map no routes,
away from isolation.
© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026
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Simon Ashcroft
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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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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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Jan 17, 2026
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
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