Graeme Brand

Runner, hiker, Poet and general explorer - (They/Them)

[Graeme Brand @graemebrand2]

Some days an ice cream is needed.

[Graeme Brand @graemebrand2]

Love the person that you are,
Not the one that you think you should be,
Or the person that you were told to be,
But the correct incarnation of you.

#poetry #poetrylovers #writ

[Graeme Brand @graemebrand2]

Do not hope for the person you want,
Embrace the person you are.

#poem #micropoetry #poet #poetry #poetrycommunity #WritingCommunity #beyourself

[Graeme Brand @graemebrand2]

@kimmydotzip Looking good. Keep beautiful.

[Graeme Brand @graemebrand2]

She runs strong when others crumble,
Set the bar and then succeeded,
Broke the barrier of 'She Cannot',
Shown the world that 'YES SHE CAN'.

Jasmin Paris finishes the Berkeley Marathon.
#BM100 @JasminKParis

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On World Poetry Day, a shout out to all the poets and creatives that enrich and inspire our lives in ways we could never imagine.

#WorldPoetryDay #WorldPoetryDay2024 #poetrycommunity #WritingCommunity

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@AnLasair Lovely to see you back. Keep strong.

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Standing on the edge of excitement,
Unsure exactly of what comes,
But knowing what it could be,
The very making of me.

#poem #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #WritingCommunity #Writer #poet #future

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@anna_harding @ShaniaTwain @glastonbury I refuse to accept this. Growing old may be mandatory, but growing up is optional. I opt not to grow up.

[Graeme Brand @graemebrand2]

Listen to your mind - It knows you more than many.
Get to know your heart - It guides you along the way.
Let life use your feet - To move you along the path.

#poem #poet #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetrytwitter #writerscommunity #writersoftwitter #writer

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Evening well spent with @GlosPoetSociety open mic session.
Reminds me why I love poetry and a shame I didn't start writing earlier.
I must remember to be prepared next time & have my poems ready to perform.
Time to get scribbling!
#poem #poetry #poetrycommunity #WritingCommunity

[Graeme Brand @graemebrand2]

Lay down,
Shut your eyes,
Listen,
Stop thinking,
Turn of the world,
Silence,
Send your mind,
Connect your body,
Inwards,
Feel the way,
Find you feelings,
Register,
You are special,
Unique in self,
Special.

#poem #poetry #poetrylovers #WritingCommunity #writers #writersoftwitter

[Graeme Brand @graemebrand2]

Facing change is hard
But there is always something
As hope will hold on
Keep steadfast and true
Knowing that which stays on course
Aiming straight ahead
Belief in better
There is more than you can know
As something will come
You are stronger now
Than what you feared before
#poem

[Graeme Brand @graemebrand2]

250th @parkrunUK this morning. Shows that anything is achievable when you are prepared to turn up and pound out the miles. #parkrun #running #milestone #runningpunk

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First time on the Edinburgh trams. Why does the UK not have more of these? Am sure that @JenOnTheMoveUK would agree. #trams

[Graeme Brand @graemebrand2]

Up before the morning awakes, This runner ties their laces.
A mission to clear their head of yesterday, to make room for today.
Removing the trouble of problems past, for issues yet to come.
Giving them out to the Lord on high, to take and share each one.
#runner #faith #running

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Believe in better,
God will always be with you,
Showing love and peace.

#faith #Christian #poetry #WritingCommunity

[Graeme Brand @graemebrand2]

Living life solo.
Ploughing a path uniquely.
Going somewhere else.

Seeing where life goes.
Beauty in the adventure.
Question now, where next?

#adventure #poetrycommunity #WritingCommunity #poetry #poem #Travel

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Visit to Tewkesbury @parkrunUK this morning. Pleasent reminder of meeting @anna_harding there on a previous visit while she was filming for @runningchannel.

That was on New Years Day 2020, before the world went mad.

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Last page of current running diary has been used. A new notebook has been purchased and my running story can continue.

#running #runner #ukrunchat