A Poem A Day #558: Big Heart

“Big Heart” by Mark Hastings was taken from Mark’s poetry collection ‘The Comeback Kid’ which was published in 2023 by Zeloo Media. Check out more of Mark’s poetry online @ http://MarkThePoet.Me – all poems © Mark Hastings ● Buy Me a coffee @ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MarkThePoet ● Check out the merch store on Redbubble: https://rdbl.co/3xWa4Rw

A Poem A Day #557: Day of the Poet

“Day of the Poet” by Mark Hastings was taken from Mark’s poetry collection ‘The Comeback Kid’ which was published in 2023 by Zeloo Media. Check out more of Mark’s poetry online @ http://MarkThePoet.Me – all poems © Mark Hastings ● Buy Me a coffee @ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MarkThePoet ● Check out the merch store on Redbubble: https://rdbl.co/3xWa4Rw

My Poem “The Flash”

Whether it is my thoughts,
my emotions, my feelings,
or every part of my body -
from my head to my toes -
my mind is, and has always been,
active and racing away with itself...
since I was a child, I have always
been fast on my feet,
fast with my fingers,
fast with my legs,
fast with my arms -
as if I had an internal lighting-bolt
propelling me that never needed to be recharged...
growing up, the natural spark within me
energised me with this
insatiable need for speed
and to break through every one
of the barriers that tried
to stop me in my tracks...
I have always had access to this
invisible and yet tangible force
capable of inspiring ideas
as well as giving me all that I needed
to exceed my limits
and to reach for the stars...
everybody who has ever known me
would tell you that no matter
what I am putting my heart,
my mind, my body, and my soul into
then I will not slow down, nor deviate,
until I have achieved something
that is beyond what I had intended...
I have learned the hard way
that sometimes you have
to make the most of every moment,
as if every experience was your last -
and that is why, just like people,
or like instances of time,
now you see me, now you don't,
I am here, there, everywhere,
and then gone again in a flash!

A Poem A Day #556: The Flash

In this episode, Mark recites his poem “The Flash.” You can read more of Mark’s poetry on his website http://MarkThePoet.Me, and you buy all of Mark’s books of poetry, short-story anthologies, and novellas on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3HjAJMC

A Poem A Day #555: Blood

“Blood” by Mark Hastings was taken from Mark’s poetry collection ‘The Comeback Kid’ which was published in 2023 by Zeloo Media. Check out more of Mark’s poetry online @ http://MarkThePoet.Me – all poems © Mark Hastings ● Buy Me a coffee @ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MarkThePoet ● Check out the merch store on Redbubble: https://rdbl.co/3xWa4Rw

‘The Wolf in Me’ by Mark Hastings – audio book: Chapter Ten

In this episode, Mark recites Chapter Ten of his 2017 novel, The Wolf in Me. You can read Mark’s poetry on his website http://MarkThePoet.Me, and you can purchase all of Mark’s books of poetry, short-story anthologies, and novellas on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3HjAJMC

A Poem A Day #554: Write What You Like

“Write What You Like” by Mark Hastings was taken from Mark’s poetry collection ‘The Comeback Kid’ which was published in 2023 by Zeloo Media. Check out more of Mark’s poetry online @ http://MarkThePoet.Me – all poems © Mark Hastings ● Buy Me a coffee @ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MarkThePoet ● Check out the merch store on Redbubble: https://rdbl.co/3xWa4Rw

A Poem A Day #553: Stream

“Stream” by Mark Hastings was taken from Mark’s poetry collection ‘The Comeback Kid’ which was published in 2023 by Zeloo Media. Check out more of Mark’s poetry online @ http://MarkThePoet.Me – all poems © Mark Hastings ● Buy Me a coffee @ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MarkThePoet ● Check out the merch store on Redbubble: https://rdbl.co/3xWa4Rw

A Poem A Day #552: Like a Paper Bag in the Rain

“Like a Paper Bag in the Rain” by Mark Hastings was taken from Mark’s poetry collection ‘The Comeback Kid’ which was published in 2023 by Zeloo Media. Check out more of Mark’s poetry online @ http://MarkThePoet.Me – all poems © Mark Hastings ● Buy Me a coffee @ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MarkThePoet ● Check out the merch store on Redbubble: https://rdbl.co/3xWa4Rw

A Poem A Day #551: What You Make of It

“What You Make of It” by Mark Hastings was taken from Mark’s poetry collection ‘The Comeback Kid’ which was published in 2023 by Zeloo Media. Check out more of Mark’s poetry online @ http://MarkThePoet.Me – all poems © Mark Hastings ● Buy Me a coffee @ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MarkThePoet ● Check out the merch store on Redbubble: https://rdbl.co/3xWa4Rw