An older poem from my drafts. As I get older I'm acutely aware of how much I don't know. And also how I don't fit the neat pigeonholes society would like to put me in. For @rfsmith.bsky.social and #Defined which is this week's #PromptCombo Ronnie's excellent school poem reminded me of it

3/3 And here's a link to the video on YouTube, if you prefer to view it with captions: With thanks to our host this week, @rfsmith.bsky.social 🌊🌊🌊

Here’s a contribution for #PromptCombo on the subject of #Defined @rfsmith.bsky.social

Another great poem by @jenthorne.bsky.social for this week's #PromptCombo, run by @rfsmith.bsky.social

Many thanks @rfsmith.bsky.social for your excellent prompt #Defined. I'm stupidly busy at present so here's an updated version of something I've posted before about the influence of your past geography. Looking forward to reading offerings from the #PoetryCommunity #BlueSkyPoets later

I have a confession. I originally started this for @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social #PromptCombo last week but time got away from me. However I finished it which reflecting on the new @rfsmith.bsky.social topic of #Defined so I think it works! 🤞 🩶🩶🩶

🙏 @rfsmith.bsky.social #PromptCombo Stories that #Defined #Bloomsday Part II #poem: ©Jan Peters/Solivagant Wisdom, 2026 #poetrycommunity #JamesJoyce #Ulysses #Circe #Dedalus #writingcommunity Et voila, @thepaulconnolly.bsky.social

‪@rfsmith.bsky.social‬ #PromptCombo Tuesday #Defined ,

PS: a great #promptcombo @rfsmith.bsky.social I wonder if my poem Early Summer Walk👆makes the grade for it by virtue of reflecting on seasons that are *not* easily #defined 🤔🙏

I am delighted that the wonderful Susan Richardson @shadesofgreen.bsky.social has included my poem Early Summer Walk in her Sunday Poetry Series. Normally, I would post a recording for #poemsaloud. But I am thrilled that Susan will be reading the poem later this year #poetrycommunity #poetsonbluesky

Hi @rfsmith.bsky.social Ronnie, a poem from my collection "Ever Striding Edge": for my final contribution to your excellent #promptcombo #Defined

Thanks @rfsmith.bsky.social for hosting this week's #PromptCombo. Stories that #Defined #Bloomsday #poem: ©Jan Peters/Solivagant Wisdom, 2026 #poetrycommunity #JamesJoyce #Ulysses #Circe #writingcommunity

scars that will never leave, words etched into my skin, alcohol burned into my heart, sanity turned hysterical, loneliness aged into neglect Put on all the make up, curl all the hair but all those trauma scars gleam all over, forever there #promptcombo @rfsmith.bsky.social #retroartprompt #poetry

Hi @rfsmith.bsky.social Ronnie, Here's my contribution to your superb #promptcombo #Defined:

@rfsmith.bsky.social #PromptCombo and no, this was not written in ten minutes. This took about six months, but if you are asking how I am #Defined then this is your poem...

Excited to see what becomes of @rfsmith.bsky.social's great #promptcombo. Here's a go at #Defined or the lack thereof. #poetrycommunity #poetry #poem #poems #skypoets #blueskypoets #blueskypoetry #poetsofbluesky #skypoet #writingcommunity

#poetry #TheDesertAndTheWhiteCloud Keira Knightley’s portrayal of #AnnaKarenina was in my mind while writing this. We do not conquer the ocean of the heart; we walk upon its surface for a little while. #promptcombo #defined @rfsmith.bsky.social

Thank you Paul for last week’s excellent #PromptCombo . And now my first week under our new dispensation with the theme of #Defined , in whose light are we made? Looking forward… Please spread the word everyone.

Last night seagulls flit above the street lights. Brilliant angels laughing in the moonless world, heading out to sea.

Many Thanks @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social for this week's #PromptCombo #NothingMakesSenseNowadays #poem / #photography: ©Jan Peters/Solivagant Wisdom, 2025/2024 #CW #Suicide #AntiSemitism #Jaccuse #Magdeburg #Stolperstein #poetry

What a compelling #promptcombo this week from @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social (thank you, Paul!). Seems like #NothingMakesSenseNowadays could go in so many directions. #poetrycommunity #poetry #poem #poems #skypoets #blueskypoets #blueskypoetry #poetsofbluesky #skypoet #writingcommunity

Thanks, Paul for this week's #promptcombo #NothingMakesSenseNowadays. Here's my contribution. @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social

Another fantastic #promptcombo this week - #NothingMakesSenseNowadays. Thanks for this one Paul @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social and the chance to channel some grumpiness! #poetrycommunity

All are welcome to contribute. Thank you to @janpsolivagant.bsky.social Jan for last week's #promptcombo. Please use tags #promptcombo #NothingMakesSenseNowadays and tag me @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social outrage gets clicks, feeling detached from reality,

Collapse #PromptCombo #MaidenVoyage @janpsolivagant.bsky.social @dragonslayerma.bsky.social @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social @rfsmith.bsky.social @jenthorne.bsky.social @emteepoetry.bsky.social

But fear not! @emteepoetry.bsky.social and I are stepping in. Big shoes to fill, I know, but we’ll do our best to keep this institution top‑notch. And we are lucky to have @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social @rfsmith.bsky.social @janpsolivagant.bsky.social guiding us. Thank you all ♥️♥️♥️

@emteepoetry.bsky.social Thank you so much for your comment. I really appreciated it.

#PromptCombo this week, it's #Pray - I've begged & made my promises in earnest. What have you done? Be it gratitude, despair, or confession. What gives you strength in those dark hours?🖤 Tag me & use the hastags. You have till Friday lunchtime to get involved.

home finding you poring over old films curating your archive detached from the world sitting right beside you doing nothing at all always a kiss to spare a hug to give you are everything I need you are home #Promptcombo home #poetry #poetrycommunity @rfsmith.bsky.social

Another one for #Home @rfsmith.bsky.social promise this will be the last one! #PromptCombo #poetry

I'm gunna be shameless for a second and post a page from my first zine in my kofi that fits this prompt too perfectly. (I promise the next one will be a new one though) Best wishes 🤗 @rfsmith.bsky.social #promptcombo #home #poetry #love #poem

I haven't had a home in years. I've had places to live, yes, but not a real home. Sometimes I'm ok with that. #PromptCombo #home #poetry #writing @rfsmith.bsky.social

#home #promptcombo for Friday Have a great weekend. @rfsmith.bsky.social

#home #promptcombo for Thursday Have a great day. @rfsmith.bsky.social

Hi @rfsmith.bsky.social Ronnie. Wishing you a great week. My second and final contribution to your excellent #promptcombo #Home is from my recent limited edition collection from The Red Ceilings Press:

#Home conjures up so much for me. So here's another for @rfsmith.bsky.social and their most evocative #PromptCombo prompt. #poetry #leaving

#home #promptcombo for Wednesday, not homely. Have a great day. @rfsmith.bsky.social

The form asks for a fixed address. Outside the supermarket thin bags strain around potatoes as families load warm-lit cars. She lies back on cracked vinyl seats watching the windows blacken. #promptcombo #home @rfsmith.bsky.social

A great #PromptCombo prompt this week from @rfsmith.bsky.social. I may even manage more than one this week!

Walls now barren, once covered with smiling faces in foreign places, art collected while talking of forever; Rooms now empty, once filled with matching furniture, knickknacks while proclaiming love; Home now a ghost town once filled with a marriage #promptcombo @rfsmith.bsky.social #poetry

#home #promptcombo #PoetsOfDoom #Sea #BlankVerse #Poem @rfsmith.bsky.social

#home #promptcombo for Tuesday Have a great day. @rfsmith.bsky.social

#poetry #promptcombo #home #thedesertandthewhitecloud @rfsmith.bsky.social

Many thanks @rfsmith.bsky.social for your excellent #PromptCombo #Home. I see that it has led to a fair bit of nostalgia and this rather sentimental piece is no exception.

#home #promptcombo for Monday. Have a great week. @rfsmith.bsky.social

This week's #promptcombo's #home is compelling. So very many possible interpretations. Appreciate you @rfsmith.bsky.social. #poetrycommunity #poetry #poem #poems #skypoets #blueskypoets #blueskypoetry #poetsofbluesky #skypoet #writingcommunity

Here’s one for #Promptcombo #Home inspired by a visit to family who now live on the other side of the world @rfsmith.bsky.social

Happy Monday. Here's my #home #promptcombo contribution. Did a little tweaking of this one from its original publication in The Avocet last fall. Thanks @rfsmith.bsky.social!

For #promptcombo theme #home and @rfsmith.bsky.social Apologies for the overly sweet nostalgia of this one! Docken = dock, but is what they're called where I grew up