What dreams arise when the ancient past returns from the collective subconsciousness? When the ancient past returns with shade of forgotten ancestors, how are they received in minds unprepared for that clash of identity? … #micropoetry #poem #poetry #NaTankaMo #MayTanka #fear @evecastle.bsky.social

A shoddy bar with a soundwave to knock me over lot of cavorting going on some were janky some were skanky some giving it away for free would've been amused 'cept there was my missy with some shoddy so'n'so and he was going to learn something he didn't want to know … #poem #poetry #Weekly #inkMine

Albie Sachs turned 90 this month. he is a South African lawyer, activist, writer, & former judge appointed to the first Constitutional Court of South Africa by Nelson Mandela on return from exile … National Tanka Month ALT=artwork notes #poem #poetry #tanka #NaTankaMo #MayTanka #albiesachs #amante

a limerick for a friend who just won't listen, and who … sat on a barstool with despair consoling a steak & a beer its never much fun knowing your partner has fun with some oaf whose smile is a jeer … and won't lawyer up. #limerick #jerks #jeers #barstools

radiance … her body knows & feels now you know, now you see her radiant chemistry … #poem #poetry #haiku #haikufeels #know #chemistry #radiance

Dissonance. We have lost our connection to mother earth this holder of everything we need and love. But Gaia is indifferent. Nature responds in its own way incrementally, day by day. #micropoetry #poem #poetry #NaTankaMo #MayTanka #shell text ©ilinkcs @evecastle.bsky.social

For 6 years I sang in the School Choir. We were a Boarding school, Services daily & twice on Sundays. The choir was alive (music does that to you) the congregation shuffled & the pastor did his best. … ALT=deets & notes #poem #poetry #tanka #NaTankaMo #MayTanka #choir

scatter … the thunderstorm rages ravishing the land, scattering herds cleansing the savannah … #poem #poetry #haiku #haikufeels #scatter #savannah #thunderstorm

Words matter but listening is the key to the right words. Words, how they’re articulated, have power from context and meaning: and we must be careful not to lose what’s intended from what’s said #micropoetry #poem #poetry #NaTankaMo #MayTanka #lose Words & image ©ilinkcs (2026/05)

As the effects of our efforts affect our planetary home and Corporate denial and profits converge to turn our eyes away we squabble amongst ourselves and we lose day by day our precious beautiful home. … ALT=deets of artwork #micropoetry #poem #poetry #NaTankaMo #MayTanka #moss

polish … behind the closed door the unpolished truth in wait she turned, she walked away … #poem #poetry #haiku #haikufeels #polish

the promise of Spring blossoming promising, renewing fades into Autumn and its Wintry sighs … National Tanka Month #unprompted ALT=deets & notes #poem #poetry #tanka #NaTankaMo #MayTanka #Spring #Summer #Autumn

Value alignment … engagement is chosen deliberate and value-aligned reactivity is automatic, hurried passion driven, unfree … #poem #poetry #tanka #Weekly #value #inkMine #stoic #stoicism

upholding truth … honor in word and deed in the equal meeting of minds upholds the quiet truth … #poem #poetry #haiku #stoic #stoicism #haikufeels #uphold

kindnesses quietly given, deflecting acknowledgement publicly attracts a kind of guilt in the recipient given for the spotlight attract a kind of repulsion in the recipient Do right thing for the right reason … National Tanka Month #micropoetry #poem #poetry #tanka #NaTankaMo #MayTanka

Regret is an anchor, unresolved emotional weight Integrate the circumstances into your life (Therapy, acknowledgement, clearing the decks, giving dignity to the wronged parties with honest clarity, learning the lessons) Move on … #micropoetry #poem #poetry #NaTankaMo #MayTanka #regret

Presence … presence is the measure be present with your feelings ~ presence is the treasure … #poem #poetry #haiku #haikufeels #measure #stoic #stoicism

I didn’t mean to hurt you (then why did you do it?) It just happened (you fell into it?) we're both to blame (you handled it on your own) don’t own what someone else chooses move on. … National Tanka Month #unprompted #poem #poetry #tanka #NaTankaMo #MayTanka #stoic #stoicism

Carolina Wrens lovely distinctive call balanced against pesticides & cats. Spiders & insects (grasshoppers, beetles, & crickets) die from pesticides & birds eat them Then, you can have cats in the home or birds in the garden… #prize #micropoetry #poem #poetry #NaTankaMo #MayTanka

explaining me … explain yourself! well, there was my mother and, well, you know, father … #poem #poetry #haiku #haikufeels #explain

Two people building a life together raising a family learning about each other giving each other the freedom to be while building a partnership of dependency … at least a generation, 25 years National Tanka Month #unprompted ALT=deets & notes #poem #poetry #tanka #NaTankaMo #MayTanka

Absentee landlords a phrase used about Managers who abandon staff & contractors to their own devices Like a farm abandoned, the cattle, left in the fields wait on their milking calling in vain … National Tanka Month 20/5/2026 #micropoetry #poem #poetry #NaTankaMo #MayTanka #chime #stoic #stoicism

on my mind is … Animal Rescue and how sad it is that such an organisation even needs to exist do your part in making it a permanent part of our past … National Tanka Month #unprompted ALT=deets & notes #poem #poetry #tanka #NaTankaMo #MayTanka #animalrescue #dogs

National Tanka Month 19 May 2026 … #delight #micropoetry #poem #poetry #NaTankaMo #MayTanka @evecastle.bsky.social

constancy … Winter segues to Spring only the land remains the eagle scans the plains … #poem #poetry #haiku #stoic #stoicism #haikufeels #scan

The City is indifferent to the Sky, disguised by City haze the stars, moon, clouds, gray of rain blur away. An atmospheric analogy, of urban life centered on work redirecting to consumer benefits. … #poem #poetry #tanka #NaTankaMo #MayTanka #stoic #stoicism

Versailles … There should be no dandelions in the gardens of Versailles. In the brief lull of negotiations the Aristocrats pondered the usurpers. There is no caveat to revolution, only the grim prospect of guillotine and gun. … #poem #poetry #Weekly #Prompt #inkMine #versailles #guillotine

persuasion … we are persuaded through childhood guilt and control to survey ourselves … #poem #poetry #haiku #stoic #stoicism #haikufeels #guilt #control

National Tanka Month 18 May 2026: #micropoetry #poem #poetry #NaTankaMo #MayTanka #brokenglass @evecastle.bsky.social

Times of conflict and upheaval occasioned by political malfeasance always destroy the wealth and happiness of the ordinary citizenry … National Tanka Month #unprompted ALT=deets & notes #poem #poetry #tanka #NaTankaMo #MayTanka #hardtimes #inflation

misunderstanding persisting in a narrative destroys relationships … The longer a misunderstanding persists, the more reasonable simplicity seems: even when untrue, a simple lie trumps the truth. … #poem #poetry #haiku #haikufeels #persist #stoic #stoicism #misunderstanding

my mother explained the colors of the golden rings yellow is strong & pure love given & received no matter how hard life is white so soft & supple taking a finger's shape as partners must bend in red gold's rare protect your love its not found everywhere … #poem #poetry #NaTankaMo #MayTanka #rare

A teacher’s working life is a life unlike any other, sans respect nor personal nor professional, forever at beck & call at risk of abuse & liability from society’s blame & shame. … National Tanka Month #unprompted ALT=deets & notes #poem #poetry #tanka #NaTankaMo #MayTanka #teachers

A little nap … Let me have a little nap life falls apart when I'm awake need some recovery ~ don't mind dreaming my life away it was good enough for Hemingway … National Tanka Month: #nap #micropoetry #poem #poetry #NaTankaMo #MayTanka #Hemingway @evecastle.bsky.social

unity, maybe … thanksgiving unifying the family separately … #poem #poetry #haiku #haikufeels #unify #family #thanksgiving

Dogs. First was a Rhodesian Ridgeback Rex sent from farm to City for the fault of guarding too well and we in turn loved him. I've loved them all Child to man and they have loved me too. … National Tanka Month #dogs ALT=deets & notes #poem #poetry #tanka #NaTankaMo #MayTanka

Debris of yesterday … when stillness settles and sand sifts in every direction the debris of yesterday, visible – no longer hidden questions rotate into answers … National Tanka Month: #debris #micropoetry #poem #poetry #NaTankaMo #MayTanka #stoic #stoicism @evecastle.bsky.social

stirring … Added the pasta & cooked food stirring with memory ~ family rooted in land … #poem #poetry #inkMine #Weekend #stir @inkmine.bsky.social

indifference … indifference marks the end of loyalty ~ love, respect and trust … All that remains is consequence & logistics. A process will follow, an inevitability of conclusion. … #poem #poetry #haiku #haikufeels #mark #stoic #stoicism

First love … Love will blind your eyes narratives inspire your ears patterns set us free ~ first love is for youth alone not for idle dissipation … National Tanka Month: #firstlove #micropoetry #poem #poetry #NaTankaMo #MayTanka #tankathursday @evecastle.bsky.social

She swirled her mimosa indifferently he turned to her friend indifferently they turned their pain into indifference separately, each was hurting, separately, each in their own way … National Tanka Month ALT=deets & notes #poem #poetry #tanka #NaTankaMo #MayTanka #indifference

resilience … feathers weather frayed nest scattered and torn, she calls at dawn life moves on … #poem #poetry #haiku #haiga #stoic #stoicism #haikufeels #fray #resilience

Love you Chuck, always loved you from littlie to oldie nothing never changed C'est la vie say the old folks it goes to show you never can tell www.youtube.com/shorts/CUtG0... #chuckberry

sunflower reset … tulips from Amsterdam sunflowers turning their heads poppies carpeting fields ~ Roses as red as the blood shed to feed evil's needs … National Tanka Month: #sunflowers #micropoetry #poem #poetry #NaTankaMo #MayTanka #poppies @evecastle.bsky.social

'The whole people must take upon themselves the education of the whole people, & be willing to bear the expense of it’ ~ John Quincy Adams Leveling up the playing fields for all children. National Tanka Month #unprompted ALT=notes #poem #poetry #tanka #NaTankaMo #MayTanka #education

banks of the Seine … the banks of the Seine the sidewalk cafés of Paris I remember them well ~ when love was a doorway to life and life an impossible dream … National Tanka Month: #café #micropoetry #poem #poetry #NaTankaMo #MayTanka #seine #Paris #dream @evecastle.bsky.social #tankathursday

echoing silence … the poise is silent noise two arms at an angle crossed turn, turn, turn & walk … #poem #poetry #haiku #haikufeels #angle #silence #noise

love is being there for those you love stepping in and taking care … ALT=deets #poetry #poem #haiku #haiga #takingcare

pay the price … Love & Commitment make a home worth building ~ respect the price to enter … #poem #poetry #haiku #haikufeels #enter #stoic #stoicism

When the last breath soughs out, does the mind, freed from the burden of biology roam free in memory? As the lights dim and fade and the soul makes its departure … National Tanka Month #unprompted ALT=deets & notes #poem #poetry #tanka #NaTankaMo #MayTanka #biology #memory #dieing