( oil painting by me / via )

"They met through writing graffiti."

grayblue spring, granules
engraved with harsh flavors
      chase across
   crystal landscapes
armament fact'ry · fluorescent lit
vanilla scent covers
a faint oiliness
      filtered air
   smileyface safe
security badges · with bad photos
a racial mix · good benefits

"Some of her poems are intensely devotional whereas others question or rage against the whole idea of a benevolent Creator."

"Presenting the reopening the Strait of Hormuz as a victory is like the Greeks failing to take Troy but celebrating the safe return of their wooden horse" —@henrymance.ft.com

Various moonlight paintings by John Atkinson Grimshaw.