Poet. Reflections 2025 & Intersecting Lines 2021 (Beercott Books). Particles of Light 2nd ed 2025. Available at Kenilworth Books, and on-line. Write poetry, read at local open mics, and give talks. Hertfordshire. Website: https://chrismlburleigh.co.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrismlburleigh.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrismlburleigh.bsky.social/post/3mtyb6iv2os22Rain! The hot spell is broken. Magic!26 Aug 2026 11:47 +0000at://did:plc:dfx2dlnccw6zdbvbc2dv4vwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyb6iv2os22https://bsky.app/profile/chrismlburleigh.bsky.social/post/3mtmioopztc2rLooked out of the window at the threatening clouds and nearly said to Mrs 'better get the garden watering done before it rains' ! 😢21 Aug 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:dfx2dlnccw6zdbvbc2dv4vwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmioopztc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrismlburleigh.bsky.social/post/3msw47ku6g22yPoor Simon. I suppose he'll be expected to produce an eclipse poem for the nation. Personally I wouldn't give it any quarter.😀12 Aug 2026 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:dfx2dlnccw6zdbvbc2dv4vwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msw47ku6g22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrismlburleigh.bsky.social/post/3movnbfetoc2gAll this heat will melt the road tar which will flow into and fill the potholes created by the rain and frost. Genius! 😀22 Jun 2026 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:dfx2dlnccw6zdbvbc2dv4vwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3movnbfetoc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/chrismlburleigh.bsky.social/post/3mokznhhw522uBrutal email 'YOUR RAILCARD HAS EXPIRED'. They could have put it more gently. How about 'Sad news about your railcard' as the subject, and only used the word 'expired' (if at all) in the body of the email. It's all a bit of a shock. Bereft of my railcard, I feel I've reached the end of the line.😢18 Jun 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:dfx2dlnccw6zdbvbc2dv4vwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mokznhhw522uhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrismlburleigh.bsky.social/post/3moe33yfros2lWhen at another book fair, and somebody is reading your collection and keeps saying 'oh these are lovely', 'oh these are beautiful'. Makes it all worthwhile, and something you can never forget.15 Jun 2026 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:dfx2dlnccw6zdbvbc2dv4vwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3moe33yfros2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrismlburleigh.bsky.social/post/3mnafslxnjk2jWhen you're at a book fair and somebody stops by, reads some poems from one of your books, then puts it down, and tearfully declares that if they read any more they will cry... They leave the building, and a few minutes later, return, come straight to your table and buy the book. It's why we do it.01 Jun 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:dfx2dlnccw6zdbvbc2dv4vwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnafslxnjk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrismlburleigh.bsky.social/post/3mmwr3n5qyc2nA rose arose. Great year for ramblers!28 May 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:dfx2dlnccw6zdbvbc2dv4vwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmwr3n5qyc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrismlburleigh.bsky.social/post/3mmuikjpids2mhow does this keep happening? I added one item to the o/l grocery order, and, wow, it totals £76.76! Stop there! There's definitely a God of small numbers!😀27 May 2026 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:dfx2dlnccw6zdbvbc2dv4vwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmuikjpids2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrismlburleigh.bsky.social/post/3mltcciqlmk2xLooking forward to meeting readers and hopefully parting with some copies of my poetry collections this coming Saturday (Hertford Beam) and Sunday (Ware Southen Maltings) at @hertsbookfest.bsky.social . Great to see you there!14 May 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:dfx2dlnccw6zdbvbc2dv4vwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltcciqlmk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrismlburleigh.bsky.social/post/3mkxmg7um2k2hLooking forward to BarkwayMarket.org next Saturday 9th May when I will have a stall for my 3 poetry collections, Particles of Light, Intersecting Lines, and Reflections, in the craft market in the parish church. Carefully crafted words. Maybe the perfect gift.😀03 May 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:dfx2dlnccw6zdbvbc2dv4vwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxmg7um2k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrismlburleigh.bsky.social/post/3miv7z33w4c22They may have just witnessed The dark side Of the moon, But here Everyday We witness The dark side Of the Earth.07 Apr 2026 07:11 +0000at://did:plc:dfx2dlnccw6zdbvbc2dv4vwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3miv7z33w4c22https://bsky.app/profile/chrismlburleigh.bsky.social/post/3mitsnluszs24All this sunshine - it must be climate change. It's completely ruined the traditional British Bank Holiday Monday wash-out. 🙂06 Apr 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:dfx2dlnccw6zdbvbc2dv4vwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitsnluszs24https://bsky.app/profile/chrismlburleigh.bsky.social/post/3minteuvohk2mLast night's venue. Bach Choir/BBC R3 live broadcast. I didn't cough, so I wasn't. 🙂04 Apr 2026 08:36 +0000at://did:plc:dfx2dlnccw6zdbvbc2dv4vwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3minteuvohk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrismlburleigh.bsky.social/post/3mik6kl3y722qSaw this on an organ in a rural Cambridgeshire village church. How things change!02 Apr 2026 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:dfx2dlnccw6zdbvbc2dv4vwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mik6kl3y722qhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrismlburleigh.bsky.social/post/3mibynrco722fIt's like April Showers, come early. 🙂30 Mar 2026 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:dfx2dlnccw6zdbvbc2dv4vwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mibynrco722fhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrismlburleigh.bsky.social/post/3mg3v2auqkc2cA sure sign Spring is on its way...🙂02 Mar 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:dfx2dlnccw6zdbvbc2dv4vwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3v2auqkc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/chrismlburleigh.bsky.social/post/3mf3e5eb7q22nNot watching the Tony Blair story on Ch4? No, me neither. Iraq, Iraq, Iraq... Shame. His lot started out with such good intentions, and actually did some good before....17 Feb 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:dfx2dlnccw6zdbvbc2dv4vwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf3e5eb7q22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrismlburleigh.bsky.social/post/3md4bs5zlms2aOnce more, playing the numbers game. My O/L groceries order should have come to c£88, but on delivery, one item wasn't available, so it come to a very neat £84.83. Try convincing me that there isn't a god of small numbers.🙂23 Jan 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:dfx2dlnccw6zdbvbc2dv4vwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3md4bs5zlms2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/chrismlburleigh.bsky.social/post/3mbu77jzoa22zBrrr! It feels there's no real difference between +3C and -3C 😊07 Jan 2026 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:dfx2dlnccw6zdbvbc2dv4vwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbu77jzoa22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrismlburleigh.bsky.social/post/3mbh6ess2ds2eIt's 2nd January already! Where has the rest of this year gone!😂02 Jan 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:dfx2dlnccw6zdbvbc2dv4vwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbh6ess2ds2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/chrismlburleigh.bsky.social/post/3mben2z457c2qHappy New Year everyone! May your 2026 be full of love, joy and peace. Peace, above all, peace. Dear God, please. 😘01 Jan 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:dfx2dlnccw6zdbvbc2dv4vwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mben2z457c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrismlburleigh.bsky.social/post/3manxchzskk2bWords travel far and fast. A former colleague sent me this from Dubai. The contrast between the book cover and the background demands another poem. Enjoy your Christmas!23 Dec 2025 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:dfx2dlnccw6zdbvbc2dv4vwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3manxchzskk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrismlburleigh.bsky.social/post/3m7isyoiovk2mLast week the grocery o/l order stood at a beautiful £73.37 until Mrs thought of a few extras to add, thereby ruining the figure. This week it's a wonderful £82.81 at the moment - she's bound to think of something else, to ruin it all again! I have measured out my life in shopping orders😢08 Dec 2025 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:dfx2dlnccw6zdbvbc2dv4vwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7isyoiovk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrismlburleigh.bsky.social/post/3m6fni4seqk2jThank you Oxford Indie Book Fair - a great day on 23rd. Good vibe, good conversation, and good sales! 😊24 Nov 2025 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:dfx2dlnccw6zdbvbc2dv4vwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6fni4seqk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrismlburleigh.bsky.social/post/3m5cfvmcwas2hAnother of this year's goals - a compilation of the wit sections from my 3 poetry collections, Particles of Light, Intersecting Lines, and Reflections, for those who enjoy word play but maybe not so much, poetry. Just an Amazon/KDP book - Wit 'n Word #puns #wordplay #wit #one-liners #wrythoughts10 Nov 2025 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:dfx2dlnccw6zdbvbc2dv4vwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5cfvmcwas2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrismlburleigh.bsky.social/post/3m4o5rrcif22yThank you Kenilworth Books for a great Saturday Signing. Good company, great conversations, and books into readers' hands. Couldn't ask for more! And grateful thanks to Debbie from KB for such help and concern after my mishap, locking my keys in the car. AA and a locksmith soon had us on our way02 Nov 2025 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:dfx2dlnccw6zdbvbc2dv4vwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4o5rrcif22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrismlburleigh.bsky.social/post/3m4ea24o3pk27Those number gods have been at it again - Just putting the finishing touches to my o/l groceries delivery. Deleted a few items, added some for Mrs's Christmas cake mix, and it comes to £95.96. Stop right there! Don't add or delete another thing! Perfect!😄29 Oct 2025 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:dfx2dlnccw6zdbvbc2dv4vwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4ea24o3pk27https://bsky.app/profile/chrismlburleigh.bsky.social/post/3m46p7e6lp22vLooking forward to my 'Saturday signing' at my favourite bookshop, Kenilworth Books, on November 1st. If you're in the area please drop by! https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/saturday-signing-come-and-meet-poet-chris-burleigh/27 Oct 2025 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:dfx2dlnccw6zdbvbc2dv4vwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m46p7e6lp22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrismlburleigh.bsky.social/post/3m2zfyadjbk2gAfter several days of struggle, I now have a basic website and o/l store chrismlburleigh.co.uk . It should be easy, but Wordpress (and all the others) make it a serendipitous journey of trial and error, till you finally work out what works and which buttons to click. Nothing logical or methodical. 😀 https://chrismlburleigh.co.uk12 Oct 2025 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:dfx2dlnccw6zdbvbc2dv4vwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2zfyadjbk2g