Phil Hyde
@gphydeauthor.bsky.social
Poet, writer and reviewer living in Grimsby, UK. Published by Black Bough, Hedgehog, the Dark Poets, Written Off, LIncs & Inks, voidspacezine. Short fiction extensively published by Pure Slush. Always follow back. https://linktr.ee/gphydeauthor
Here’s a #tanka on the theme of #learning - thanks go to Sheila @lovehealthed.bsky.social our #vss365 host.
Photo by Henning Kesselhut on Unsplash
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #TankaThursday
Photo by Henning Kesselhut on Unsplash
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #TankaThursday
November 27, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Here’s a #tanka on the theme of #learning - thanks go to Sheila @lovehealthed.bsky.social our #vss365 host.
Photo by Henning Kesselhut on Unsplash
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #TankaThursday
Photo by Henning Kesselhut on Unsplash
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #TankaThursday
Here’s my offering for the theme of #reflection - thanks go to Sheila @lovehealthed.bsky.social our #vss365 host.
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity
November 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Here’s my offering for the theme of #reflection - thanks go to Sheila @lovehealthed.bsky.social our #vss365 host.
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity
Here’s my offering for the theme of #timed – it’s a piece from several years ago after a visit to #Canada where I had a great experience travelling on the excellent #GOtrain. Thanks go to Sheila @lovehealthed.bsky.social our #vss365 host.
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity
November 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Here’s my offering for the theme of #timed – it’s a piece from several years ago after a visit to #Canada where I had a great experience travelling on the excellent #GOtrain. Thanks go to Sheila @lovehealthed.bsky.social our #vss365 host.
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity
Reposted by Phil Hyde
Hullo. Just put this
up on the shady side for TopTweetTuesday…
up on the shady side for TopTweetTuesday…
November 25, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Hullo. Just put this
up on the shady side for TopTweetTuesday…
up on the shady side for TopTweetTuesday…
Here's my contribution for @TopTweetTuesday and a heads-up for a charity I support - WaterAid UK – check them out at www.wateraid.org/uk
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #water #WaterAidUK
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #water #WaterAidUK
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Here's my contribution for @TopTweetTuesday and a heads-up for a charity I support - WaterAid UK – check them out at www.wateraid.org/uk
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #water #WaterAidUK
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #water #WaterAidUK
Here’s my offering for the theme of #relevance - thanks go to Sheila @lovehealthed.bsky.social our #vss365 host.
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity
November 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Here’s my offering for the theme of #relevance - thanks go to Sheila @lovehealthed.bsky.social our #vss365 host.
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity
Here’s my offering for the themes of #measure and #achieve - thanks go to Sheila @lovehealthed.bsky.social our #vss365 host.
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #TSEliot #Prufrock
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #TSEliot #Prufrock
November 23, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Here’s my offering for the themes of #measure and #achieve - thanks go to Sheila @lovehealthed.bsky.social our #vss365 host.
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #TSEliot #Prufrock
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #TSEliot #Prufrock
Here’s my offering for the theme of #specific - thanks go to Sheila @lovehealthed.bsky.social our #vss365 host.
Photo by Giovanna Gomes on Unsplash
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #beer
Photo by Giovanna Gomes on Unsplash
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #beer
November 21, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Here’s my offering for the theme of #specific - thanks go to Sheila @lovehealthed.bsky.social our #vss365 host.
Photo by Giovanna Gomes on Unsplash
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #beer
Photo by Giovanna Gomes on Unsplash
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #beer
Reposted by Phil Hyde
I'm currently writing a Folklore of Scotland:
In caves below Culzean Castle, at the edge of the Firth of Clyde, faeries meet every Winter Solstice to plan acts of mischief for the following year.
bardofcumberland.com/folklore/
#faeriefriday #folklore #ayrshire
In caves below Culzean Castle, at the edge of the Firth of Clyde, faeries meet every Winter Solstice to plan acts of mischief for the following year.
bardofcumberland.com/folklore/
#faeriefriday #folklore #ayrshire
November 21, 2025 at 8:58 AM
I'm currently writing a Folklore of Scotland:
In caves below Culzean Castle, at the edge of the Firth of Clyde, faeries meet every Winter Solstice to plan acts of mischief for the following year.
bardofcumberland.com/folklore/
#faeriefriday #folklore #ayrshire
In caves below Culzean Castle, at the edge of the Firth of Clyde, faeries meet every Winter Solstice to plan acts of mischief for the following year.
bardofcumberland.com/folklore/
#faeriefriday #folklore #ayrshire
Good workshop lead last night by @paulwritespoems.bsky.social with a host of innovative prompts. Here’s what I came up with – thanks to Paul and all involved.
Photo by A. B. on Unsplash
#poet #poetrycommunity #winter #snow #holly
Photo by A. B. on Unsplash
#poet #poetrycommunity #winter #snow #holly
November 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Good workshop lead last night by @paulwritespoems.bsky.social with a host of innovative prompts. Here’s what I came up with – thanks to Paul and all involved.
Photo by A. B. on Unsplash
#poet #poetrycommunity #winter #snow #holly
Photo by A. B. on Unsplash
#poet #poetrycommunity #winter #snow #holly
Reposted by Phil Hyde
Super evening at Write Here, Right Now. Prompts went down well I think and have definitely give me things to work on over winter. Back in Jan 2026
November 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Super evening at Write Here, Right Now. Prompts went down well I think and have definitely give me things to work on over winter. Back in Jan 2026
#Cleethorpes Beach cold and clear this morning
November 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
#Cleethorpes Beach cold and clear this morning
Here’s my offering for the themes of #option and #action - thanks go to Sheila @lovehealthed.bsky.social our #vss365 host.
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #monorhyme
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #monorhyme
November 20, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Here’s my offering for the themes of #option and #action - thanks go to Sheila @lovehealthed.bsky.social our #vss365 host.
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #monorhyme
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #monorhyme
Reposted by Phil Hyde
Our cosmos
Is in trouble—
It’s builder’s
Getting bored
We sitting on
Shelf next to
His #action figures
Hoard
We’re just
A science project
That earned
A C+ score
Forced to clean
His dusty shelf
He knocks us
To the floor,
Then tosses us
In waste bin
Our Universe
No more…
#vss365
Is in trouble—
It’s builder’s
Getting bored
We sitting on
Shelf next to
His #action figures
Hoard
We’re just
A science project
That earned
A C+ score
Forced to clean
His dusty shelf
He knocks us
To the floor,
Then tosses us
In waste bin
Our Universe
No more…
#vss365
a close up of the sun in space with the earth in the background
ALT: a close up of the sun in space with the earth in the background
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Here’ss a response to this week's call for #PoemsAbout #Desire from @brokenspinearts.bsky.social
#vsspoem #poetry
#vsspoem #poetry
November 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Here’ss a response to this week's call for #PoemsAbout #Desire from @brokenspinearts.bsky.social
#vsspoem #poetry
#vsspoem #poetry
Here's my offering for #promptcombo and the theme of #NorthStar
Thanks to Fidel @dragonslayerma.bsky.social for hosting
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #astronomy
Thanks to Fidel @dragonslayerma.bsky.social for hosting
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #astronomy
November 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Here's my offering for #promptcombo and the theme of #NorthStar
Thanks to Fidel @dragonslayerma.bsky.social for hosting
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #astronomy
Thanks to Fidel @dragonslayerma.bsky.social for hosting
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #astronomy
Excellent workshop with Professor Jem Poster from betweenthelinesadvice.co.uk on the poetry of #EdwardThomas #poet - plenty of ideas for my own work.
November 18, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Excellent workshop with Professor Jem Poster from betweenthelinesadvice.co.uk on the poetry of #EdwardThomas #poet - plenty of ideas for my own work.
For some years now, I’ve made a monthly donation to #Wikipedia to help maintain it in the original belief of what the internet could achieve – free of ads, free to users. Here's my offering for @TopTweetTuesday theme of #charity and #humanitarian. Thanks as ever to EIC @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 7:35 AM
For some years now, I’ve made a monthly donation to #Wikipedia to help maintain it in the original belief of what the internet could achieve – free of ads, free to users. Here's my offering for @TopTweetTuesday theme of #charity and #humanitarian. Thanks as ever to EIC @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social
Here’s my offering for the theme of #goal - thanks go to Sheila @lovehealthed.bsky.social our #vss365 host.
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #soccer #football
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #soccer #football
November 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Here’s my offering for the theme of #goal - thanks go to Sheila @lovehealthed.bsky.social our #vss365 host.
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #soccer #football
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #soccer #football
love the contrast between paper and plastic 👏👏👏
November 16, 2025 at 9:03 AM
love the contrast between paper and plastic 👏👏👏
Here’s my offering for the theme of #issue - thanks and a big welcome go to Sheila @lovehealthed.bsky.social our #vss365 host.
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity
November 16, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Here’s my offering for the theme of #issue - thanks and a big welcome go to Sheila @lovehealthed.bsky.social our #vss365 host.
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity
Here’s my offering for the theme of #transport - thanks go to Liz @young_liz our #vss365 host and thanks for all prompts!
Image by Francis Ray from pixabay.com
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity
Image by Francis Ray from pixabay.com
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity
November 15, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Here’s my offering for the theme of #transport - thanks go to Liz @young_liz our #vss365 host and thanks for all prompts!
Image by Francis Ray from pixabay.com
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity
Image by Francis Ray from pixabay.com
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity
Reposted by Phil Hyde
#vss365
When The Engines Fall Silent
I’m the battered suitcase
swollen with pain
carried
through indifferent stations
and
airports.
It only hurts
when the
transport stops
the engines fall silent
and
my
feet
fall
s
t
i
l
l.
#transport
#poetrycommunity
#writerscommunity
When The Engines Fall Silent
I’m the battered suitcase
swollen with pain
carried
through indifferent stations
and
airports.
It only hurts
when the
transport stops
the engines fall silent
and
my
feet
fall
s
t
i
l
l.
#transport
#poetrycommunity
#writerscommunity
November 15, 2025 at 8:42 AM
#vss365
When The Engines Fall Silent
I’m the battered suitcase
swollen with pain
carried
through indifferent stations
and
airports.
It only hurts
when the
transport stops
the engines fall silent
and
my
feet
fall
s
t
i
l
l.
#transport
#poetrycommunity
#writerscommunity
When The Engines Fall Silent
I’m the battered suitcase
swollen with pain
carried
through indifferent stations
and
airports.
It only hurts
when the
transport stops
the engines fall silent
and
my
feet
fall
s
t
i
l
l.
#transport
#poetrycommunity
#writerscommunity
Reposted by Phil Hyde
Good morning my fellow #PoemsAbout #Desire poets!
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
@karenpgonzalez.bsky.social
Another exciting prompt! I am excited to read and experience everyone's artistic prowess!
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
@karenpgonzalez.bsky.social
Another exciting prompt! I am excited to read and experience everyone's artistic prowess!
November 14, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Good morning my fellow #PoemsAbout #Desire poets!
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
@karenpgonzalez.bsky.social
Another exciting prompt! I am excited to read and experience everyone's artistic prowess!
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
@karenpgonzalez.bsky.social
Another exciting prompt! I am excited to read and experience everyone's artistic prowess!