Submissions by Josh (Joshua Bond)

POEMS AND SHORT STORIES

Poet Introduction

I write mainly poetry for the inner journey. I also have a feisty side-line of writing poetic commentaries on the war industry and politics & culture. "When power corrupts, poetry cleanses" (JFK, Oct 1963)

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Josh
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
31st Jan 2025 9:29pm

Villanelle Nr.25 — Gaza Stripped

Villanelle Nr.25 — Gaza Stripped
 #military   #money   #morality   #villanelle   #war 
76 reads
8 Comments
Josh
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
25th Nov 2024 11:20pm

Villanelle Nr.24 — Prosperity Gospel Turbo-Charged

Villanelle Nr.24 — Prosperity Gospel Turbo-Charged
 #money   #politics   #power   #religion   #SelfWorth 
142 reads
10 Comments
Josh
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
13th Mar 2024 9:20pm

A Comforting Inevitability (2024)

A Comforting Inevitability (2024)
 #spiritual   #LifeChangingMoment   #SelfReflection 
409 reads
19 Comments
Josh
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
10th Feb 2024 10:19pm

Abraham's Legacy

Abraham
 #anger   #power   #war   #religion   #corruption 
375 reads
27 Comments
Josh
SELF POEM
Published
13th Jan 2024 10:38pm

The Despair Chronicles, Nr.01 — Saturday 13th January 2024

The Despair Chronicles, Nr.01 — Saturday 13th January 2024
 #LifeStruggles   #SelfReflection   #despair   #myself   #PersonalGrowth 
341 reads
14 Comments
Josh
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
13th Dec 2023 4:53pm

Sheeesshh!

Sheeesshh!
 #war   #consumerism   #responsibility   #military   #corruption 
325 reads
11 Comments
Josh
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
17th Nov 2023 11:15pm

Sonnet Nr.03 — Tragedy in Gaza

Sonnet Nr.03 — Tragedy in Gaza
 #sadness   #war   #rhyming   #sonnet   #corruption 
396 reads
19 Comments
Josh
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
26th Oct 2023 12:11pm

Haiku/Senryu, Nr.12 — Window of Opportunity

By the time Lennon  
was my age he’d been dead  
twenty-seven years.  
 
 #dreams   #TruthOfLife 
 #aging   #SelfReflection 
Read Poem
279 reads
8 Comments
Josh
SELF POEM
Published
3rd Oct 2023 1:22pm

Ballet Dancer

Ballet Dancer
 #SelfReflection   #philosophical   #healing 
341 reads
4 Comments
Josh
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
23rd Aug 2023 6:19pm

End Game

End Game
 #identity   #environment   #LifeGoals   #SelfDiscovery   #rebellion 
377 reads
16 Comments
Josh
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
16th Aug 2023 3:36pm

A Retrocausal Solastalgia for Pre-Accident Times

A Retrocausal Solastalgia for Pre-Accident Times
 #technology   #politics   #environment   #LifeCycle   #SelfReflection 
395 reads
18 Comments
Josh
SELF POEM
Published
18th Jul 2023 6:55pm

Unexpected Grounding

Unexpected Grounding
 #LifeStruggles   #LifeChangingMoment 
 #myself   #SelfDiscovery 
333 reads
16 Comments
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