Delighted to have my poem – On the Road to Serendipity published in the Blue Heron Review, Issue 17, Fall 2023. Congratulations to all contributors and my thanks to the editors of another another superb issue of BHR.

BHR Issue 17 Fall 2023 | Blue Heron ReviewSTRIDER MARCUS JONESOn the Road to Serendipityi came by loveone eveningin a cathode rectangle,through clouds of etheron the road toserendipity,on The Great Wheel Of Time.then alone in the forestof old Lothlorien,i wove a tapestryfrom her infinite beautyand timid nature totime then, time now, time oncomposed of smiling pixels.I feel it now,wet and wild and warm—entering my essenceto its hearth’s heart’s core;but stop the wordsbefore they say too muchand return, like empty echoes.Strider Marcus Jones is a poet, law graduate and former civil servant from Salford, England with proud Celtic roots in Ireland and Wales. He is the editor and publisher of Lothlorien Poetry Journal https://lothlorienpoetryjournal.blogs.... A member of The Poetry Society, his five published books of poetry https://stridermarcusjonespoetry.word... reveal a maverick, moving between cities, playing his saxophone in smoky rooms. His poetry has been published in numerous publications including: Dreich Magazine, The Racket Journal, Trouvaille Review, dyst Literary Journal, Impspired Magazine, Melbourne Culture Corner, Literary Yard Journal, The Honest Ulsterman, Poppy Road Review, The Galway Review, Cajun Mutt Press, Rusty Truck Magazine, Rye Whiskey Review, Deep Water Literary Journal, The Huffington Post USA, The Stray Branch Literary Magazine, Crack The Spine Literary Magazine, A New Ulster, The Lampeter Review, Panoplyzine Poetry Magazine, and Dissident Voice.