Sharing a handwritten poem on today's prompts: #RetroArtPrompt #BlueSkyRelay #Vss365 #vssMagic #vssDaily #OurPoetryX #Emoetry #WildWalkPrompt #Poem #Poetry #Micropoetry #Writingcommunity

Beg me to take part— 'fall in line' with the system. 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮. #Haikuhorrorprompt - System #Haiku #Senryu #Poetry #Poem #SkyPoet #BlueskyPoetry #DIDSystem

He was sweet and #suave. A proper Prince Charming. But it was the #principle of the thing, you see. Sometimes she just wished he was less #bashful and more...beastly. Like the old days. Plus, let's be honest: she kind of missed the fur. She always did like #sable. #vss365 #2wordprompt #InkMine

dawn chill — a crow reminds me to use my wings #haiku #poetry #birds

In this house we believe: - love is love - science is real - carbs are our friends - gravy can fill the cracks in your heart - turkey ghosts rule the night, and their terrifying gobble will one day find us all

Otto #understood things. Every crime solved; every mystery uncovered. Except the weird gaps in his own memory. And the Case of the Mirror Murderer, always one step ahead, leaving messages scrawled in blood. "Look in the mirror." All he sees is his own #reflection. Curious. #InkMine #vss365

Autumn stories Beautifully lost Among the trees ~ Joe F, @frghtndmn // #Photography: ‘Komorebi’ By Martin Rak, @martinrak.bsky / #haiku #vss365

She'd #timed it perfectly. But it was still close. Too close. A second after she activated the circle, the lights went out. Something cold and hungry moved in the dark, testing, #challenging. Waiting. Her wards held. But she couldn't relax. Not yet. This was only the overture. #vss365 #InkMine

I don’t recall that time exactly Falling into your beautiful chaos Perhaps you were engulfed by mine #micropoetry #poetry #fsmpy

don't just #fade away everything's #achievable reach for the damn sky #haikufeels #vss365 #haiku

Choose kindness. Choose love. Choose books, both fun & powerful. Choose a vehicle capable of outrunning the law, and fill it with banned books and friends who excel at a certain kind of mischief.

Count your #blessings, they told her. Stick to your lane. Know your place. But Beauty would not be bound, or #bent. Or broken. She was a whirlwind of #action, and where she went, change followed. And she'd rewrite the stars if that's what it took. #InkMine #whistpr #vss365

The Millennium Seed Bank Partnership anchored by @rbgkew.bsky.social has just turned 25! In that time, MBSP South Africa has banked thousands of seeds, shared knowledge with local communities, and even rediscovered plant species once thought extinct. Find out more: bbsa.org.za/2024/06/05/s...

Our cosmos Is in trouble— It’s builder’s Getting bored We sitting on Shelf next to His #action figures Hoard We’re just A science project That earned A C+ score Forced to clean His dusty shelf He knocks us To the floor, Then tosses us In waste bin Our Universe No more… #vss365

He's a market maker, you know? Trades in #options. Futures. Lives, #interrupted. Because butcher, baker or empire maker, everybody wants to be somebody else. He can make it happen...if the price is right. #Join the fun. Make an #offer. And remember: no backsies. #vss365 #2wordprompt #whistpr

The best time to plant a tree in your yard was ten years ago. The best time to build a wizard tower in your yard was five years ago. The best time to brew moonshine and invite the old gods of moss & mischief to share a drink in your yard is this very minute.

He wasn't exactly a #saint. But it was just supposed to be a #summer fling, you know? A little holiday romance. No feelings #involved. Now he feels the larvae moving inside him. #Feasting. Leaving him weak, and empty, and #hollow. It's so beautiful. #vssmagic #2wordprompt #InkMine #vssFantasy

In reality all I want is to read books, take naps and drink tea. #vss365 #poetryprompt #reality #dailyhaikuprompt #blueskypoetry #poetrycommunity #micropoem

she knits by lamplight / each yarn loop a quiet tale / warmth woven in words #haikufeels #yarn #haiku #prompt

Adulting...it's confusing, it's expensive, and nobody ever tells you how to do it right. Luckily, Adulting 101 @jenthorpewriter.bsky.social is here to tell me all the things about love and life and navigating my damn taxes I really should've learned aaages ago. Great read! #booksky

Without every issue of yours Each tissue no longer falls Tear soaked heavier than the last That was always the #goal Trying to stand tall like a mast Through your windswept storms #vss365

She wasn't promised forever. "Your love will last as long as the #lantern burns," the fairy said. She didn't waste it. Just used it now and then, to remind them. When passions flared or faded; when they forgot. The usual #issues. It was enough - for a lifetime, and more. #vssFantasy #vss365

I sign my impermanece On the mountainside Written cursively On a crystalline canvas Ephemeral, I #ও☉❢☉✑ #poetry #writing #micropoetry #blueskywriters #writingcommunity

Most think she's just a #myth. A fairy tale. A paranoid hallucination. But the Queen of Ravens is a #stickler for protocol. She brings knowledge. And power. And vengeance. For a price. And who needs two eyes anyway? Pluck it out. Call her name. She's waiting. ##vss365 #WeirdMicro #InkMine

just how many masks do we wear throughout our day identity lost #DailyHaikuPrompt (Mask, Lost)

[READ] It's World #ScienceDay for Peace & Development, a time to highlight the importance of science in society and our daily lives. Here's how biodiversity biobanks are playing their part in improving the world we live in, one discovery at a time. Find out more: bbsa.org.za/2023/07/18/s...

Wake crashing #brittle Against the pier. Is that why We struggle and fail? #haikufeels #haiku #poem #poetry #writingcommunity

James Watson has passed away. Do we celebrate the enormous scientific breakthrough that was discovering the structure of DNA (however that was achieved)? Or do we condemn his (many, many) character flaws? Or basically: Should great scientists be excused for their anti-scientific idiocy and bigotry?

Look back to understand your decisions, not to criticize them. You did what you did for a reason that made sense to you at the time. And yes, fine... Perhaps the logic no longer holds up. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘵? 🧵 #ThoughtJournal #Forgiveness #Channel #ChannelledMessage

It was a crown fit for a princess. But she didn't want the #role. She wanted #dusty roads, dark woods, and danger. She wanted adventure. "But where will you go?" they asked. "Where the #breeze takes me," she smiled. And off she went, into #history. And legend. #2wordprompt #Penstricken #vss365

after the north wind a breeze tickles the salt bush spiders build new homes #DailyHaikuPrompt (North Wind, Tickle) #haiku

They fell in love on an island named #Driftwood, far beyond the #geography we know. It's been years since their bubble #burst. He's no longer sure what was real or illusion. Now he looks for her in dreams, #sailing spaces in between. Searching for ever after. #vssfantasy #vss365 #2wordprompt

#GEOGRAPHY The landlord died without any heirs so the tenants rose up, declared the land theirs, established a charter, grew crops to barter, and lived lives reflective of an anarcho-collective. #vss365

Sally the shop girl wanted to be #famous. Legions of fans and sycophants. Silver screens, golden statues. #Curtain calls. Her name in lights. She sold her soul for her fifteen #minutes. Fame rose like a #prison around her. But at least she was somebody, you know? #vss365 #InkMine #2wordprompt

For #AlphabetChallenge #WeekSForShadows and #ColorADay #BlueTue Sometimes the shadows Spread widely, sparing only Green fields and blue sky #haiku #photography #mobilephotography #artyear #nature #onlybeautifulthings #thelittlethings #seascape #Devon #NationalTrust #Peppacombe

When I was young and stupid, I had a dream - and it was big, and it was bold, and it was very, very dumb: I would read every book in the world. Every. Last. One. Here's how that turned out: www.linkedin.com/pulse/im-get...

They were close once. But they wanted #different things from #life, you know? He went west, chasing #rainbows. She went east, pursuing dreams. In the hush between hearts, far apart, far too late, they finally realized what they'd been looking for. Each other. #2wordprompt #InkMine #thepenflows

don’t touch my soul for I might burn like a candle don’t light a candle for it might burn my soul #Photography Albert Ibars @albert-ibars.bsky.social

It's a simple #monster, really. It hunts just one night a year, clothed in the flesh of its last meal. It could be anything. A #ghost, a ghoul, a good friend. Door to door it goes, until it finds just the right one. And then...well. Happy #Halloween. And good luck. #InkMine #whistpr #vss365

Happy #WorldCitiesDay! Did you know: there are biodiversity #biobanks all over South Africa, from the biggest cities to the most rural areas to the wilds of our national parks. Basically: Wherever there's #biodiversity, there's a BBSA biobank. Meet some of them here: bbsa.org.za/meet-the-bio...

small, abandoned cap resting in autumnal warmth - lone, not #desolate #DailyHaikuPrompt #haiku #poetry #poem #autumn #photography

She's always been the shy one. The moon's little sister, living in that #argent shadow. Quietly waiting, in the silence of eternity. Wishing on the stars. One sweet day, her golden moment will come. And she will shine. #vss365

#vss365 Who knew I would become An #argent woman A crone So soon It seems like Yesterday I could hold A cigarette paper Between my cheeks This descent First appears As madness Until you see The eyes of The youth hold Your words Reach for your Warm body To guide them Forwards Maybe silver Is golden?

It didn't take a genius to read the #signs. #Vultures above. #Ravensong in the air. A dead body. "There's been a murder." " #Brilliant, sir." "But what #monster could..." "Sir, that scarecrow is moving." "You don't think..." "Run, you idiot!" "Ah." #2wordprompt #whistpr #vssfantasy #InkMine

Dare to Leave me wild in the untethered An #experiment I’d not survive you, hope You forget We’re tethered till sun no more rises Where I go You follow every step every way Test not Chords of true love the need, none We are Vice and we are versa #vss365

she has a birdsong kind of smile and the world quells to quiet in its wake #poetry

Happy #OpenAccessWeek, folks! Just a quick reminder that two heads are better than one, and sharing is better than caring...and we'll never get anywhere as a species if we don't work together. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk...now go spread some knowledge 🙃 www.openaccessweek.org

Life glows brightest when it has touched the dark… #ArtInNature #BloomOnPurpose #photography #nature

There are shapes dangling in the webs. Human shapes. Held #rigid, immobile, eyes pleading for help. It takes all his #training not to run. It's too late anyway. #Cool sweat and cold dread #creeps down his spine. He turns. "Emily?!" "Hi, Jim. Staying for dinner?" #2wordprompt #InkMine #vss365

Night time is the right time to relax. Night time is the right time for love. Night time is the right time to shamble in the shadows. Night time is the right time to unfurl your great black wings and soar over the wildlands and under the dim light of stars.