BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 18h#SONGTODAY A new, uplifting, gentle sing with beautiful harmonies from Rising Appalachia youtu.be/fm9dKz7IGxc?...youtu.beRising Appalachia - "Trade My Troubles" (Official Audio)YouTube video by Rising Appalachia 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 19h#POEMTODAY From 19th century Ecuadoran poet Numa Pompilio Llona, this long poem muses on the majesty of the universe and the insignificance of humankind brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/10/nigh...brucespoems.blogspot.comNight of Sorrow in the Mountains - Numa Pompilio LlonaA collection of poems from around the world 010
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 02/10/2026#SONGTODAY From their Swamp Ophelia album (1994) here's Indigo Girls' lovely song Power of Two youtu.be/hj0yVN8pFNw?...youtu.beIndigo Girls - Power Of Two (Official Video)YouTube video by IndigoGirlsVEVO 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 02/10/2026#POEMTODAY Zamenga Batukezanga was named the "most popular Congolese writer" of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Here's a poem about the hardship of village life brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/10/we-h...brucespoems.blogspot.comWe have to cross the river - Zamenga BatukezangaA collection of poems from around the world 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 01/10/2026#SONGTODAY Australian sister duo Charm of Finches' song If You Know Me from their most recent album Marlinchen In The Snow youtu.be/DqSlWPDIrkU?...youtu.beCharm of Finches - 'If You Know Me' ft. Sam Bentley (The Paper Kites) MUSIC VIDEOYouTube video by Charm of Finches 000
Reposted by BruceTheSheepGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026You can see the genocide from space. Yet still it is widely denied. 361367613
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 01/10/2026#POEMTODAY This poem about her Tonga homeland is by Konai Helu Thaman brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/10/tiar...brucespoems.blogspot.comTiare - Konai Helu ThamanA collection of poems from around the world 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 30/09/2026#SONGTODAY The title track from his 2008 album - here's Jackson Browne's remastered version of Time The Conqueror youtu.be/CSFGteoPWng?...youtu.beTime The Conqueror (Remixed & Remastered)YouTube video by Jackson Browne - Topic 011
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 30/09/2026#POEMTODAY Vanuatu poet Grace Mera Molisa writes about the many faces of the black lava from her homeland brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/09/blac...brucespoems.blogspot.comBlack Stone - Grace Mera MolisaA collection of poems from around the world 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 29/09/2026#SONGTODAY Mark Knopfler's song about the dignity of being an ordinary working man from his Darling Pretty EP of 1996 youtu.be/rGQ_pCBvh-k?...youtu.beMark Knopfler - My Claim To Fame (The Studio Albums 1996-2007)YouTube video by Mark Knopfler 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 29/09/2026#POEMTODAY Paulette Cherici-Porello was a writer from Monaco, thought to be the only woman who wrote in her native Monegasque - here's a poem about her mother brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/09/mama...brucespoems.blogspot.comMama - Paulette Cherici-PorelloA collection of poems from around the world 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 28/09/2026#SONGTODAY Donovan's 1966 song Season of the Witch has been covered many times, and most recently here by Alanis Morissette youtu.be/qrRm4qmCoPM?...youtu.beSeason Of The WitchYouTube video by Release - Topic 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 28/09/2026#POEMTODAY A poem about homesickness by Zimbabwean poet Batsirai E. Chigama brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/09/thre...brucespoems.blogspot.comThree pots and a pan - Batsirai E. ChigamaA collection of poems from around the world 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 27/09/2026#SONGTODAY A Country Gospel song about one's worth to God from Anne Wilson youtu.be/kRefAnZP6Cs?...youtu.beAnne Wilson - Who I Am To You (Official Music Video)YouTube video by AnneWilsonVEVO 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 27/09/2026#POEMTODAY A Sabbath prayer by the great 10th century Ashkenazi Rabbi Simeon the Great brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/09/bles...brucespoems.blogspot.comBlessed be the Lord who every day - Rabbi Simeon the GreatA collection of poems from around the world 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 26/09/2026#SONGTODAY Here's the latest release by Peter Gabriel from his forthcoming album o/i youtu.be/gzyvAcn90YQ?...youtu.bePeter Gabriel - Face the Wall (Dark-Side Mix)YouTube video by Peter Gabriel 001
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 26/09/2026#POEMTODAY A poem about the search for freedom by Somali poet Hadraawi brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/09/oh-b...brucespoems.blogspot.com 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 25/09/2026#SONGTODAY A song about a cat, and a metaphor for loyalty and love, by Aimee Mann youtu.be/fhThS-PJOFE?...youtu.beAimee Mann- Goose Snow Cone (Official Video)YouTube video by Aimee Mann 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 25/09/2026#POEMTODAY Two Haiku about insects and the sky by one of the greatest haiku writers, Masaoka Shiki brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/09/two-...brucespoems.blogspot.comTwo Haiku about insects and the sky - Masaoka ShikiA collection of poems from around the world 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 24/09/2026#SONGTODAY RIP Pete Byrne frontman of the new wave band Naked Eyes, who has died aged 74 youtu.be/1wDYPhAlv-o?...youtu.beNaked Eyes - When The Lights Go Out (Official Music Video)YouTube video by NakedEyesOfficVEVO 001
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 24/09/2026#POEMTODAY Icelandic poet Jónas Hallgrímsson describes the excitement of a ship approaching port in 1820 brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/09/a-sh...brucespoems.blogspot.comA Ship Comes In - Jónas HallgrímssonA collection of poems from around the world 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 23/09/2026#SONGTODAY A great song from Angel Snow, indie songwriter from Nashville www.youtube.com/watch?v=bo00...youtube.comAngel Snow – Midnight Sun Official Music VideoYouTube video by Angel Snow Official 010
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 23/09/2026#POEMTODAY Namibian teacher and poet Verushcka Garises writes about the destructive power of words brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/09/disa...brucespoems.blogspot.comDisastrous word - Verushcka GarisesA collection of poems from around the world 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 22/09/2026#SONGTODAY From Magnolia, an indie folk rock band from London, here's The Way Things Change from Everything We Are www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqH8...youtube.comThe Way Things ChangeYouTube video by Magnolia Sky - Topic 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 22/09/2026#POEMTODAY This poem about a town in the Czech Republic is by acclaimed Czech poet and short story writer Petr Bezruč brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/09/kyjo...brucespoems.blogspot.comKyjov - Petr BezručA collection of poems from around the world 110
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 21/09/2026#SONGTODAY From Norwegian singer-songwriter Lene Marlin here's a live performance of her song A Place Nearby from her 1999 debut album Playing My Game youtu.be/a1wyo0yQpCg?...youtu.beLene Marlin - A Place NearbyYouTube video by Warner Music Norway 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 21/09/2026#POEMTODAY In praise of his Belize homeland, a poem by Leo Bradley brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/09/sub-...brucespoems.blogspot.comSub umbra - Leo BradleyA collection of poems from around the world 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 20/09/2026#SONGTODAY Written and sung by Wilson Pickett in 1965 (with Steve Cropper) here's a real soul classic youtu.be/afaMhrCFjzo?...youtu.beIn the Midnight HourYouTube video by Wilson Pickett - Topic 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 20/09/2026#POEMTODAY A fabulous hymn by New Zealand writer Shirley Erena Murray that describes God's feelings for our broken world brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/09/god-...brucespoems.blogspot.comGod weeps - Shirley Erena MurrayA collection of poems from around the world 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 19/09/2026#SONGTODAY From her 1975 album The Hissing of Summer Lawns here's Joni Mitchell's great song Don't Interrupt the Sorrow youtu.be/V7XGZP9IPjk?...youtu.beDon't Interrupt the SorrowYouTube video by Joni Mitchell - Topic 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 19/09/2026#POEMTODAY A delicate poem about young love by Colombian poet Meira Delmar brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/09/prom...brucespoems.blogspot.comPromise - Meira DelmarA collection of poems from around the world 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 18/09/2026#SONGTODAY Coctaeu Twins' Elizabeth Fraser's vocal dynamics are on show in the this song from their 1988 album Blue Bell Knoll youtu.be/NhGoZLudKyk?...youtu.beCocteau Twins - Carolyn's Fingers (Official Video)YouTube video by Cocteau Twins 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 18/09/2026#POEMTODAY Israeli poet Michaela Lamdan describes what it's like to be a woman brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/09/all-...brucespoems.blogspot.comAll my bones - Michaela LamdanA collection of poems from around the world 001
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 17/09/2026#SONGTODAY Like Peter Gabriel after leaving Genesis, Mark Knopfler has forged a wonderful solo career after Dire Straits - here's a song from his 2024 album One Deep River youtu.be/IRLGFWjI1zE?...youtu.beMark Knopfler - Two Pairs Of Hands (Official Video)YouTube video by Mark Knopfler 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 17/09/2026#POEMTODAY Puerto Rican poet Marigloria Palma describes how her hometown gets over-run by tourists brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/09/san-...brucespoems.blogspot.com 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 16/09/2026#SONGTODAY 50 years ago this was the chart topping song of the year - it's worn well youtu.be/ap87QgZKTNw?...youtu.beWings - Silly Love Songs (Official Music Video)YouTube video by PAUL McCARTNEY 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 16/09/2026#POEMTODAY Spanish poet Antonio Machado writes about doers and thinkers in this poem brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/09/put-...brucespoems.blogspot.comPut out on the fields - Antonio MachadoA collection of poems from around the world 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 15/09/2026#SONGTODAY Here's a great song from Wolf Larsen www.youtube.com/watch?v=0USk...youtube.comWOLF LARSEN "If I Be Wrong" Official Music VideoYouTube video by Wolf Larsen 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 15/09/2026#POEMTODAY Here's a poem about recollections of better days by Italian poet Alessio Zanelli brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/09/land...brucespoems.blogspot.com 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 14/09/2026#SONGTODAY I love this Stephen Sondheim song, and Barbra Streisand interprets wonderfully youtu.be/7Yu3SUlEhWA?...youtu.beSend in the ClownsYouTube video by BARBRA STREISAND - Topic 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 14/09/2026#POEMTODAY This poem by Estonian poet Maarja Kangro about a wilting sunflower can be read as a metaphor for how we need to tend our relationships if we want them to thrive brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/09/sunf...brucespoems.blogspot.comSunflower - Maarja KangroA collection of poems from around the world 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 12/09/2026#POEMTODAY Continuing the Iona / Book of Kells theme, here's a poem about the imagined creation of the book by Scottish poet Kenneth Steven brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-...brucespoems.blogspot.comThe Illuminated Manuscript - Kenneth StevenA collection of poems from around the world 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 12/09/2026#SONGTODAY I've just returned from a holiday in Mull and Iona - and on Iona the Book of Kells was created, so here's the group Iona's "Kells" youtu.be/b-X8-yZYY78?...youtu.beIona - KellsYouTube video by The Album ♪ 001
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 03/09/2026#SONGTODAY From her 2005 album The Beekeeper, here's Tori Amos with Goodbye Pisces youtu.be/vpf5E5NJfg4?...youtu.beGoodbye PiscesYouTube video by Tori Amos - Topic 020
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 03/09/2026#POEMTODAY We are about to depart on a holiday in Mull, so here's a fanciful legend by 19th century Scottish poet (and Governor of Canada) John Campbell about Loch Uisk (or Uisg) brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/09/loch...brucespoems.blogspot.comLoch Uisk, Isle Of Mull - John CampbellA collection of poems from around the world 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 02/09/2026#SONGTODAY From Yorkshire girl band The Satin Bells here's Da-Di-Da-Da from 1968 youtu.be/IrJmE_WwZ9s?...youtu.beThe Satin Bells - DA DI DA DAYouTube video by Rachel Cummings 2 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 02/09/2026#POEMTODAY From Ancient Greek poet Hesiod, here's a tale about power versus vulnerability brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/09/fabl...brucespoems.blogspot.comFable of Hawk and Nightingale - HesiodA collection of poems from around the world 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 01/09/2026#POEMTODAY A short, pithy poem about the huge gulf that separates the well-to-do from the vulnerable by Eritrean poet Ribka Sibhatu brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/09/ecli...brucespoems.blogspot.comEclipses - Ribka SibhatuA collection of poems from around the world 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 31/08/2026#SONGTODAY The ethereal music of Ukrainian group Cukor Bila Smert' with The Great Hen-Yuan' River (translation here: lyricstranslate.com/en/cukor-bil...) youtu.be/V2rFX_yVPRM?...lyricstranslate.comCukor Bila Smert' - Велика ріка Хєнь-Юань (Velyka rika Hen-Yuan') (ECukor Bila Smert' – Велика ріка Хєнь-Юань (Velyka rika Hen-Yuan'): English translation #2. Original lyrics in Ukrainian. From the album "Манірна музика". 000
BruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 31/08/2026#POEMTODAY Here's a poem about racial identity from Palau poet Canisius Filibert brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/08/time...brucespoems.blogspot.com 000
