For @sonnetsmith.bsky.social #WildWalkPrompt #orange #darkness As the days grow short, And darkness draws near, Orange you glad I'm with you, my dear?

This poem by @imnotherenow.bsky.social contrasts two very different styles of relating to God. I love it because I deeply relate to both. My responsive poem is meant to reflect that. With that in mind, please read the words "you" and "your" as plural, referring to both people in the original poem.

I would like to #LiftToTheSky @mwplovesmusic.bsky.social, because through her: • expressive poetry, • evocative emoetry prompts, • continual community encouragement, she generously shares her vibrancy. So I would like to lift her to the sky. But that’s hard to do for someone who is already there.

#vss365 #Halloween #AllSaintsDay #MotherTeresa

This inspired me today, and I managed to fit in an (overdue) #vss365 prompt #argent

#vss365 #experiment

#vss365 #unseen To all the poets on Bluesky: you have been, and are, my family in this season of my life, and I appreciate you so very much. Poets, also known as Priests or Prophets, Reveal what things mean; they Inspire the most important parts of life, which are Unseen

#vss365 #android being married to an android makes wounds hard to heal but he teaches me stability while he learns how to feel

#emoetry #offended To the one whose trust I betrayed, love’s law I offended; I tore you asunder, your world, upended. A part of you died, and that, I can’t repay. But. Let us keep living, and loving anyway.

#InteractivePoetry #emoetry #banter All my love for your poetry and this is what I get??! This is how you repay me? With.. Oh wait... More poetry. Ok, no sweat. 😉

#emotry #needy Yes, At times, I'm needy Without shame. Vulnerability Should NOT Hold blame. So meet my needs Only If you can, But don't Pretend You're the better man.

Fixing a hole where the rain gets into my mind palace

Holy Hera, You Are Inspiring! The world says it wants everyone to be more intelligent, dedicated, and compassionate. But they can't even recognize it when you are, let alone know how to fucking handle you. Disordered? Ha! 🧵

#vss365 #beetle His first car Found, financed and fixed up By himself He stood, Invincible, As only a Proud 16 year old Can be. Now, The girl Who saw his salvaged old VW Beetle as Sexy Was the One for him.

“I know you’ve been hungry, my pets, but I’ve been saving a very special treat. In life, this person was a mean, self-centered man, but now, in death, his flesh is sweet.” He tipped the dermestid #beetles into the shallow grave. #vss365

#blueskyrelay #flourish #addiction #madrigal #poem still clean btw

Prowling the waters at any hour Seeking for whom they may devour This version of evil, we call the #piranha Watch out afresh for TheDevilsTuna! 😈🐟😈 (As in the freshwater type. TheDevilsFreshTuna? Fresh, 'cause he's not salty!) 🤓😅🤓

#vss365 #undertone

#vss365 #piranha Despite being an ugly fish Piranhas make a tasty dish Though well known for their snappy fight They still get bitten more than they bite

; the funeral pyre ablaze; she sang her own mournful dirge; her voice a haunting echo - an ethereal silhouette illuminated by flames as she rose from the ashes. #7syllablesentence #dirge #micropoetry #poetry #poetrysky #poetrycommunity

#vss365 #raincoat Far from home, in a tropical monsoon land, I was still confident I knew what I was doing But it turned out, it was only myself that I was fooling Soaking wet in my useless raincoat, I must have looked quite odd They were right, an umbrell’s better for a water-fight with God

#vss365 #libertine You could call me a kind of libertine – Social rules are, for me, unseen But I cause hurts that I didn’t mean Then mourn for what might-have-been

#vss365 #ash

#WildWalkPrompt #Moorhen Moorhen, Moorhen, don’t let your Royal Navy status make you a snoot Moorhen, Moorhen, you’re still cousin to the old American Coot Unfortunately, there wasn't a single coot out on the local pond today, so my photo is only signage.

#vss365 #clash What could be worse than Cruelty and injustice? When none clash with them.

#vss365 #advert I hate that you advert your care From battles you won’t surely win What if you would actually dare To contribute your own skin? But, in steadiness, you declare A love for me that is all-in…. Perhaps I should be more aware Of how much I risk my own passion

Elastic Girl So colourful and soft Just a little pressure And you vibrate Beautiful and melodious More pressure And you whip Dramatic and loud Too much pressure And you might break Traumatic and silent May you be given a place Without needing to scar To a dull and hard Tough Girl

I almost forgot the internationally honoured day today is, and it's one of my favourites! Comments and puns are welcome. (Thinking especially of you today, @daveashleypoet.bsky.social)

#vss365 #extrusion #poetry #poem #poetrycommunity #write #writing #writingcommunity #gorhyme

#vss365 #extrusion You said my effervesence is obnoxious; That I intrude when I should let others be. But your constant extrusion from any risk of union Is insensibly insufferably infallibly killing me.

I went on living twenty years with all the fears under my bed now it premieres a flood of tears and music trapped inside my head so we keep giving— try to use it since we're re-living we can muse it: for all the dreams that I have bled, I'll make it do some good instead. [ #Poets #Poetry ]

#poetry #poem #chronicillness #waxingandwaning

Been trying to find my way But my compass is broken Up is down, down is up My eyes are wide open Yet I’m still flying blind Truths remain unspoken Left is right, right is left Moral compass now a token The needle deceived me Orienting to cardinal sin #vssdaily #compass #emoetry #decieve #poetry

He #conspired in #earnest Plotted and planned To take over a planet But not to make friends He’d be hailed a god Natives be damned Until he lost his way (In hindsight an omen) And only found earth For his final descend A #star-crossed dream His #arrival was his end #vss365 #blueskyrelay #emoetry

A terrible dream, I #stride through #knotweed, seeking your #sparkle there at the centre. I reach for you, to #stock up on your #generous spirit but spectres appear, vampire hunters, a stake, right throught my heart. And I can't but wonder was I dangerous for you right from the start?

#vss3365 #stock #karma #myrealhusbandisamazing You said It was locked in We made a vow You had taken me It didn’t matter You were better I was worse You were richer I was poorer You were sick But since I was so completely yours You became completely mine Lock Stock And one smoking barrel

“Chemistry is the best!” He groaned. “My favorite subject.” The scents of cinnamon and yeast wafted as a timer rang. She placed the cinnamon rolls on the counter. “Voila. A #synthesis of fermentation, flour, butter, and water. Go do your science homework.” #vss365

Trying to work my way through all the #Emoetry prompts I've missed today.. Not particularly happy with this almost #TerzaRima but it's... well... It exists... Hopefully I'll warm my words up a bit soon...

#poetry #vss365 #synthesis Thank you @genevatow.bsky.social, I'm finding your prompt introductions extra inspiring.

#vss365 #conspire #poetry #poem #poetrycommunity #write #writing #writingcommunity #gorhyme

#vss365 #flinching #poetry #poem #poetrycommunity

I have been trying to figure out a piece for #abhorrent for days now, and got very stuck.. Started writing about writers block, and out popped both Abhorrent and #bashful Wooo! #Emoetry #poetry #blueskypoet #poem

#vss365 #conspire #restrictivecharacterlimit

#vss365 #rein #haiku #daylate Democracy sucks! People hold the nation’s reins? People are the worst!

Since no one has named him yet this week, for my first #lifttothesky, I will honour @daveashleypoet.bsky.social While his poetry is heart-catching, his real artistry is in the life-giving community he continuously creates. With warmth, humour and humility, he cultivates a living poem out of poets.

Guilt ridden Love smitten Forbidden So they say End of day On my way Romeo Gotta go Julie's show #blueskyrelay #guilt #poem #tricube

The #still moments after rain— breathing in the petrichor and listening to the mellifluous sound of raindrops falling from eaves, after the downpour. A quixotic feeling of limerence for earth's catharsis and envy, for it's peace. #vssmagic #vss #BlueSkyPoetry #SkyPoets

#vss365 #style Marital Strife She dozes with grace, Yawns with style But it’s her tired stretch That will most beguile He says his regret Would be bonafide If he missed a chance To poke her side She squeals surprise Though he never misses Swats him while he Embraces her with kisses

#luavier 1074 #acrostic Mist on the lake at night Undergrowth adding fright Rush of heartbeat pounding Knocking somewhere sounding Your hand in mine grounding