The way darkness now permeates every pore of us up here in the far north changes us. I can feel how my writing turns darker, and my muse is now a little bit more morose. The leaves are falling and gradually the trees are shredding the shrouds of summer. The loss of a poet from our lines last week add to my melancholy. So please come into the warmth of the pub. We are here to cheer up each other. If not by our poems so by the comments that warms as well as the best birch firewood we can offer. The colors of the season are also warm and the beauty of a nature going to rest is tangeable in the poetry I expect to read tonight. And from the southern hemisphere I expect to see some beautiful spring poetry. And if your poem has a story to tell, or make a statement – controversial or not – I look forward to that too.
Tonight make sure to visit as many poems as you possibly can. This is the night when that special poem that change your day, week or life might be waiting for you. This is the night when encouraging comments will make you *smile*, and go to bed a little bit happier.
The weeks go quickly and this is the forth time I’m hosting the pub. For new and old guests to the pub
— a warm welcome —
My name is Björn Rudberg and I’m your host tonight.
- Write a poem and post it to your webpage.
- Enter a link directly to your poem and your name by clicking Mr Linky below
- There you will find links to other poets, and more will join during the next 33 hours
- Read and comment on other poet’s work, we all go here to have our poems read
- Promote your site and poetry you like on social media of your choice
Welcome to Open Link… Nice to see you all 🙂
Where’s Mr. Linky?
Link is up now… a slight mistake
like 50 others, Bjorn, I find Mr. Linky in absentia; will keep returning until he appears; smile.
Mr Linky should be up
Is it me, or is Mr. Linky AWOL?
Up now… 🙂 Apologies
Where is the link up? >KB
Now up
haha….gotta love the dog pile…smiles….
I think I see him now!
smiles…happy OLN… a nice comment left on a poem can make the world surely look a bit brighter and warmer…. suffering as well a bit from the loss of daylight and need some extra candles to keep me warm…smiles
Well we have a lot of lighted candles in here 🙂
Nice to see you here behind the bar Bjorn. Nice to see Mr Linky has showed up too … smiles
A little late editing 🙂
Hello, magnanimous host!
Hello Freya … nice to see you here.
Yay, Mr. Linky has been found! I hope you enjoy the “Light” I linked to today. Peace, Linda
Light is needed 🙂
Don’t see Mr. Linky at 12:05 p.m.
Should be up now…
Yes. I think that beyond the poetry it is our comments, our connections that keep us writing and cheer us up. Hope your dark mood lifts and thanks for hosting.
Oh yes.. it’s already lifting 🙂 and the happy comments are what keep us going *smiles*
hey… good to see you myrna…
What a nice welcome you’ve given us today Bjorn. You must have read my mind. Feeling a little blue with this rainy chilly day. Thanks so much for bartending tonight.
There is no place I rather be… you are so welcome Linda 🙂
hugs linda….
If truth be said, I like the winters more than the summers… may be the darkness within me flutters during the long nights and short days.
Very poetic post… I look forward to reading some nice poetry tonight. 🙂
Ah.. yes from poetry point I think darkness is better… there is a beauty in melancholy.
woohoo! its Tuesday…smiles…as soon as i get the kids on teh buses i will be around to pay visits …look forward to seeing everyone…smiles..
We’ll keep the mulled wine warm for you 🙂
oh i am deep into it at this point…smiles…
I’m here for the cheers & warmth of words & company ~ Thanks for the lovely post Bjorn ~
Happy OLN to all ~
The warmth is what pulls us all in.. and I can’t wait to read all that warmth….
Hello Björn, nice to see you at the bar! Winters I can find quite harsh but autumn is a beautiful season. I love the colors and the crisp air.
I do love the colors and crisp air.. but already the darkness is becoming overwhelming for my mind….
Yes, the winter can be dark, but also comforting… I struggle to find the balance myself.
Here’s hoping we all find a little light! Happy Open Link Night everyone…
Happy Tuesday back.. we all know it’s dark.. and with music and candle we get through…
Looks like I missed all the action. Hi Bjorn! Will be making rounds a bit later-wrapping up the responsibilities of my Full Time Job…Homeschooling the child who knows everything. A challenging endeavor, I tell you. Be back later and , please make mine VERY strong…it’s been a rough few weeks. 😉 Still love Fall and Winter…Yay- for OLN!
Oh here we can get it strong, warm and comforting.. Love what you said about homeschooling a kid who knows everything … think there is some level of irony in that one…
Our days are shorter now too and I mourn the loss of the sunshine and warmth. The spider webs have not flown so we should still get a nice stretch of Indian summer (would that be Skraeling summer? 😉 ) but like you I am feeling a bit more dark. Brought an oldie out of the darkness for today. As always great to have you behind the bar my friend!
Ah.. Indian summer is called Brittsommar (from the names-day of Bridget of Sweden – our only saint)… but it’s the same thing…
I like that! She was pretty awesomr!
Mr. Linky was briefly unseen,
Sadly AWOL from each poet’s screen.
He’s returned now — all’s well,
Cuz no more do we dwell
In a Linky-less world. Time to preen!
Indeed.. and my sincere apologies.. what is a bar without some drama? 🙂
No need to apologize. For me it was fun limerick fodder. 🙂
Swedish meatballs 4 all now that our favorite Swede is behind the bar; it is interesting how many of us cried foul with seconds when Mr. Linky was a half beat late at the Pub. It is great to see you tending spirits and pouring poetics, brother.
Ha… I bet you are all hungry.. yes… somehow an older version of the draft snucked in… so sorry
i LOVE swedisch meatballs….ok…i know only the IKEA version…oy… but…
Ah.. but if you do them home-made… They are 100 times better… I can make decent meat-balls…
just invite me over… smiles
Please come 🙂
It is a strange and beautiful season, the putting to bed of things in the garden, the short days making us want to put ourselves to bed early. Like the tiredness of the year is also in us. The colours entertain, but then they fall and we know the long winter is upon us. I try to understand that it is needed in me too, the dark, the resting, the waiting for what is coming, but some days I am sad and I just want to stay tucked in with some poems and a hot tea. Sometimes it feels like Spring isn’t coming.
Exactly that feeling… and we still have those days where we need to go up and work.. all energy lacking… but with friends we can keep going.. Great to have you here
Please forgive me but I have linked a poem previously written. Do you want only NEW poems today?
Ah.. not at all… all poems are welcome as usual.
OK, thanks. I just wasn’t certain. I’ll leave it as it is then. Thank you. 🙂
tucked in with some poems and a hot tea sounds like a beautiful thing you know…smiles
Yes… but sometimes it feels like hiding… and maybe that’s OK too. 🙂
i think it’s def. ok too….
Glad to see you behind the bar, Bjorn. I am looking forward to a night of warmth, visited and being visited by poetic friends. A wonderful way to spend a crisp rainy fall day (here). Days are getting shorter, so glad there are candles to light our way.
Welcome in there is still a lot of room here.. and we are doing the rounds reading and enjoying… Spirits are soaring
Hey, y’all! Remember me?? I’m alive and kickin, and so glad to finally have time to get by and have a cold one with ya! Looking forward to reading some great poetry, too. I’ve been away far too long!!
Hi Charles.. yes you have been missed.. nice to have you back… Cold ones we have plenty of..
yay charles!!!!! good to see you friend…i hope life is a little more settled now for you…
ah’ight den, set em up!
What a delightful invitation. I do so hope to have the time (which at this moment I do not) to write a poem – if not, I know that I am in for some wonderful poetry by others.
Welcome in.. we want all the warmth we can have.
i appreciate your reading others liz – oh and i do hope that you’ll find some time to write as well… smiles… looking forward to it..
hey how was your trip liz?
Good evening all … off to visit a few poetry sites #OpenLink : )
Welcome — hope you have a great time 🙂
Hi Björn – Thanks for tending bar this autumn day – it’s warm but rainy in Big D today. Trees still green, and grass trying to look like grass again after the summer burn. We long for a chill and some color but we’re out of the 90s so all is good. Linked the first poem I wrote for the Beat article to run on Thursday. Not sure it qualifies which puzzles me – it’s meant to be beautiful, frightening, and surreal. I’d like to know if it succeeds. Thanks y’all (beachanny)
it is all this gay – and i loved it…
Ah .. I love when there is a little hint thrown out here… great to see you Gay.
I love Beat poems, cutting my teeth on Kerouac & Ginsberg, almost as much as I love homemade Swedish meatballs. This Time4 that big Bjorn has tended bar, even after only pursuing his poetic license for a little more than a year; good on you, brother Bjorn! Gay, I liked your poem because you found a different, possibly new voice for us to hear, to experience; thanks.
Hi Björn, just getting home from work. We not only lost one of our dear poet friends last week, but also lost a very dear family member over the weekend. Doing what we writers do best and writing my way through it, as you’ll see in my offering this week. That birch fire sounds absolutely lovely right about now, think I’ll head in and read for awhile. See you inside!
i saw it on FB Ginny…sorry for your loss… hugs and strength for you… and good to see you in the pub..
Oh Ginny I’m so sorry.. this together with the mood.. sit down by the fireplace and I’ll get something for you while you read.
Thanks to you both. Just being here is sweet distraction and lifts my spirits 🙂
ginny, sorry to hear…
hugs.
I’m in the archives, sorting poems. This oldie caught my attention and I thought–perfect! I’ll take it to the pub!
AH.. Oldies are Goldies 🙂
I’ll be back to finish reading. The poems today seem especially moving, so they linger with me and I have to take them like steps, a few at a time.
great to see everyone. it’s been a while.
it’s been a while indeed…good to see you sheila
Welcome into the bar 🙂
yay sheila!!!!!!!!!!!
looks like i wasn’t the only one to show up late (talking about mr. linky, of course – the little rascal)… 😉
Ah.. he was hiding beneath the bar… but I lifted him by the skin… Welcome Ruth
OK folks; I’m treating myself to an early-ish night tonight, but I’ll be back out on the trail tomorrow.
Goodnight Tony… time to head to bed here as well..
So it’s past bedtime here.. the bar is stocked.. I feel uplifted by lots of great poetry… I’ll be back tomorrow to check out more.
I’m in…My blog has a statement. It’s based on true events of me being bullied.
nice charlie….i am sending you an email here in a bit…
i have been there…
okay…
thanks for the quick reply sir…
on to more poetry…smiles.
Did you get my email message?
i did and already emailed you back….
I just replied back to you. 🙂
got it…will get back to you later this evening…
Hey Bjorn! It has been so beautiful here weather wise it hardly feels like fall–but your post still strikes a resonant chord. k.
ah just a bit south of you we are def fall…ha…the trees have yet to fully realize it but ooo its getting chilly at night…smiles…
Bjorn, I imagine there is some special behind-the-bar concoction just waiting to appear and pounce, then evict, that long, dark night. I’ll have two, please. 🙂
a little spring in a glass eh? smiles.
off to dinner with the fam…be back to read more in a bit….
I missed the gondola on the Poetics: Italian-Style prompt. So I left my offering here. This is a great forum!
glad you joined in joseph…enjoy your time mingling…
that is def what makes it a great forum…
Just stopped in to say hi to all you great folk here at the bar. I have nothing to offer this week again. Life has me filled with commitments and the flu has decided to hang with me for over a week now, ugh. Hopefully next week will be better. Hope you all have fun.
Pamela
ugh. i hope you feel better pamela…teaching def puts you in the petri dish of every sickness…
Yes, Brian. Private classes at my home never had this mishap, usually when my kids here are sick they stay home. Thanks much, Brian.
So Claudia & Bjorn are both sleepy-bye ( but in separate countries, of course ), and Brian is watching the bar for a little longer; sort of cool how many poems still keep coming in at the “dVerse Night Drop” to the right of the Pub front door, and it is def cool that dVerse is an international group; all the better to run with!
oh yeah, check back, there will be more surely…
all through tomorrow…
So nice to see you back as host, Bjorn. All day I wondered what to write about since we had no specific prompt. Things are status quo today and usually need emotion to write. I chose to write about feeling okay. Not a typical day when I can say it’s been a good day. Thank you for inspiring me to write…wanting to write because you are the host.
glad you wrote maggie…smiles. and that you had a good day.
Good to be at the bar again. Having a beer in celebration.
hullo…smiles.
I’m late to the party again! I have a new job that’s filling up my Tuesdays. Glad to be here, however belatedly.
ah – a new job can be pretty exhausting.. glad you made it marilyn
I’m a little late as well, but glad to catch up with everyone! I’ve decided to run against the grain and make one last stab at holding on to a summer dream, a summer love, tucked away in the warmth of a Rocky Mountain Summer. It’s trying to snow here a bit, so I kind of need this last gasp. Hope you enjoy, and grant me a bit of forgiveness…
smiles… summer love sounds good… and wow… even snow in the forecast.. we had in the mountains as well a bit already..
seems autumn may be stolen a bit short this year…
Oh BR a Mr. Linky stuff-up – tis ok all forgiven this neck of the woods 🙂 Thanks for hosting and your thoughts about how the seasons change us as writers. Hopefully (though I am feeling a tad ‘meh’ at the moment – daughter issues) I shall put some Spring in my step for you and the readers. Look forward to reading (as many as I can) Tally-Ho writers!! 🙂
Spring in the poetry would be greatly appreciated
I have just completed – short and …hopefully sweet – thanks BR 🙂
Hello! A very late post for me. Will have to catch up on reading tomorrow. 🙂
It’s great to be a part of this again. Good night, fellow poets!
Pub is still open for many hours – welcome
Hi, Bjorn….! unfort. my ‘pooter is dying….very difficult reading on fading monitor…but just wanted you and others to know my tavhoughts are w. you and i hope to have this settled soon. I am not ignoring you and the others.. ! xoxoxo
Ah – I know – hope your back soon
ah that stinks….i dont like computer issues….was wondering the other day where you had been…smiles.
I’m posting VERY late.
Late works too 🙂
Laptop about to die. I will read when it’s charged up. I agree about the feedback cheering us up. Not feeling so good this week, and have hardly written anything.
I blame the darkness… but feeling bad can also be an inspiration
way late but it’s my husband’s birthday today and we had guests… playing a bit catch up now…smiles…
happy bday to hubs claudia…
i cut it close, and thought it’d be a small piece, but ended up getting all involved in this one 😉 not a bad thing! thanks you guys 🙂