jealousy’s quick glance Day 03 flicker #ThreeWordGenre #prompt #February #poem #poetry #micropoetry #flicker #jealousy #quickglance @threewordgenre.bsky.social

My first thought is the library but I know that'll just agitate the staff think I'm a dreary bum. They're right of course so I steer her towards a nearby empty shed in the proximate proximity of a shelter. Two bums on a date-its not a calamity yet. I warm her numb hand, hold her close. #inkMine

needle’s fine line Day 02 thread #ThreeWordGenre #prompt #February #poem #poetry #micropoetry #thread #needle #fineline @threewordgenre.bsky.social

Missouri twirls Mississippi Day 01 eddy #ThreeWordGenre #prompt #February #poem #poetry #micropoetry #eddy #Missouri #Mississippi @threewordgenre.bsky.social

Alice listened hazilly the March Hare spoke so dizzily life is a silly riddle #haikufeels #prompt #march @annemorrigan.bsky.social

enigma my ship's long silence since the moon tranquillitatis ship's whispered mantra echoes when she thinks I sleep sussurant vents and drives and pipes tell me hush #ScifaikuSaturday (enigma) #DailyHaikuPrompt (tranquil)

sting is what I’m reflecting on today in 3 words … a bee’s tail Recalling my mother’s face the cries of my littlest sister upturned swollen finger a tiny creature impaled in mistaken defence of a threat unrealised #sting #poem #poetry #ThreeWordGenre #micropoetry #justsaying #justreflecting

They always come back ------ she sips her rock shandy murmurs its been so very long reality crashes into hope ------ #haikufeels #prompt is #crash @annemorrigan.bsky.social

yes of course Day 28 promise #ThreeWordGenre #prompt #February #poem #poetry #micropoetry #promise #yesofcourse @threewordgenre.bsky.social

There is always a lurking Something. Ubiquitous, pervasive & somehow unnameable So I cultivate my garden every day relationships, work or vegetables knowing the price of neglect And I remind myself an essential task in cultivation is weeding ALT=deets #poetry #poem #stoic #something #voltaire

those tiny daily things that settle your patterns, like concrete drying in Arizona #haikufeels #prompt #settle #poem #poetry #haiku @annemorrigan.bsky.social

shoulders coupling in Day 27 softening #ThreeWordGenre #prompt #February #poem #poetry #micropoetry #shoulders #couplingin @threewordgenre.bsky.social

A stoic lesson my grandma taught is to be present in my life it isn’t a game to play there’s a time and place for that It can be fun & serious & true because life isn’t binary its what you become by living … ALT=deets #poetry #poem #tanka #stoic #stoicism #TankaThursday #TankaPoem #micropoetry

from your point of view -------- from where you're standing what value and worth do you see how do you know me? I am me intrinsically not what you want me to be #poem #poetry #haiku #tanka #observation #thingsyowriteabout @thingstowriteabout.bsky.social

Spring’s curtain call Day 26 meltline #ThreeWordGenre #prompt #February #poem #poetry #micropoetry #meltline #Spring #curtaincall @threewordgenre.bsky.social

my children's shenanigans so often testing my mettle are like a daisy in a garden of Roses a plant ever so slightly out of place yet somehow a needed part of a grand and dreamy childhood #poem #poetry #Weekly #Prompt #inkMine @inkmine.bsky.social

unveiling whispering truths Day 25 hushbreak #ThreeWordGenre #prompt #February #poem #poetry #micropoetry #hushbreak #unveiling #whispering #truths @threewordgenre.bsky.social

I was so moved by this poem that I picked apart the google translate version and found a tanka-like form, closing and completing a haiku's thought. a dignified flower blooming near my heart time passes peacefully wrapped in a shower of light rain #poem #poetry #haiku #tanka #japanese

unveiling whispering truths Day 24 flicker #ThreeWordGenre #prompt #February #poem #poetry #micropoetry # flicker #unveiling #whispering #truths @threewordgenre.bsky.social

heart’s steady beat Day 22 pulse #ThreeWordGenre #prompt #February #poem #poetry #micropoetry #pulse @threewordgenre.bsky.social

tiny unflickering flame Day 21 slowbright #ThreeWordGenre #prompt #February #poem #poetry #micropoetry #slowbright @threewordgenre.bsky.social

accompanied by silence Day 20 breach #ThreeWordGenre #prompt #February #poem #poetry #micropoetry #breach #accompanied #silence @threewordgenre.bsky.social

What’s on my mind today is opening the door to self-delusion. Belief is easily corrupted by selective hearing, seeing & feeling Take time to step away look dispassionately & challenge your own evolving truths ALT=deets #poetry #poem #tanka #stoic #stoicism #TankaThursday #TankaPoem #middle

opening the cracks Day 19 breach #ThreeWordGenre #prompt #February #poem #poetry #micropoetry #breach #openingcracks @threewordgenre.bsky.social

Tiring of the friendship or relationship & somewhat embarrassed they start to pull away pretending nothing to see here gaslighting, really. Don't participate be clear. Stoically, break it off you deserve better. ALT=deets #poetry #poem #haiku #haiga #stoic #stoicism #withdrawal

leaving the cold Day 18 warmthward #ThreeWordGenre #prompt #February #poem #poetry #micropoetry #warmthward #leaving #cold @threewordgenre.bsky.social

She had entered almost invisibly a fleeting shadow across the doorway. Now reading. Her mien a curious admixture contemplative - yes a hint of introspection too by turns pensive ruminative & meditative, cycling through the entire universe of her emotional weight invisibly #poem #poetry #haiku

blowing on embers Day 16 aftercold #ThreeWordGenre #prompt #February #poem #poetry #micropoetry #aftercold #blowing #embers @threewordgenre.bsky.social

The courageous are not fearless when faced by a daunting challenge a teacher's caring mission is challenged by a cheeky child be kind to the the sage whose wisdom is undone by the lies of the wise #Weekly #Prompt #inkMine @inkmine.bsky.social

To all my Chinese friends across the globe, I wish you Happiness (your choices) Prosperity (fruits of your labor) Health (for life) Wisdom and grace Happy New Lunar Year!

uncoupling her girdle Day 15 loosening #ThreeWordGenre #prompt #February #poem #poetry #micropoetry #loosening #uncoupling #girdle @threewordgenre.bsky.social

candle on porch Day 14 shelterlight #ThreeWordGenre #prompt #February #poem #poetry #micropoetry #shelterlight #candle #porch @threewordgenre.bsky.social

ring is what I’m reflecting on today in 3 words … Bilbo Frodo Sam remembering the ring of power it’s lost battle against the least having defeated the greatest #flings #tartan #spinning #cloth #justsaying #justreflecting #micropoetry #ThreeWordGenre

grass tween toes Day 13 barefoot ... #ThreeWordGenre #prompt #February #poem #poetry #micropoetry #barefoot #grass #toes @threewordgenre.bsky.social

rituals is what I’m reflecting on today in 3 words … life’s steady beat #rituals #lifesteadybeat #justsaying #justreflecting #micropoetry #ThreeWordGenre

held too hard Day 10 bruisedblue #ThreeWordGenre #prompt #February #poem #poetry #micropoetry #bruisedblue #held2hard @threewordgenre.bsky.social

What's on my mind today ~delusion Self-delusion. A tension. What's in my self-interest & what a neutral person knows to be right & just. Let Conscience be the savior pick away at ambiguities free logic & reason ALT=deets #poetry #poem #haiku #haiga #tanka #stoic #stoicism #delusion #guilt

tenderness love’s kindness shown Day 10 listening #ThreeWordGenre #prompt #February #poem #poetry #micropoetry #tenderness #love #kindness @threewordgenre.bsky.social

precipice is what I’m reflecting on today in 3 words … into the void #precipice #void #justsaying #justreflecting #micropoetry #ThreeWordGenre

You offbeat witty seismic quirky raucous sassy raccoon how do you make me swoon? You cheating lying burping smarmy meddlesome ratty raccoon why am I such a buffoon? #Weekly #Prompt #inkMine @inkmine.bsky.social

memory is what I’m reflecting on today in 3 words … triggers to experiences #memory #triggers #experience #justsaying #justreflecting #micropoetry #ThreeWordGenre

Heard is seen Day 06 listening #ThreeWordGenre #prompt #February #poem #poetry #micropoetry #listening #heardisseen @threewordgenre.bsky.social

Day 2: a fortnight trip to the Western Cape Knysna dawn lights up the Heads spilling out over the Lagoon. Rolling in clouds a gift from the deep Atlantic beyond. It's damply wet be that way all day. I'm waterproof Life's good #knysna #poem #poetry #dawn

pause before pause Day 06 hesitation #ThreeWordGenre #prompt #February #poem #poetry #micropoetry #hesitation #pause @threewordgenre.bsky.social

life's steady ritual beat conflicting with that crazy heat human confusion #craze #humancondition #ritualbeat #Weekend #Prompt #inkMine @inkmine.bsky.social

If you study the stuff the good lord desires its off to the heavenly angelical choirs If you study the stuff this old rogue desires we'll drink to your partners on Satan's recliners

mindfulness is what I’m reflecting on today in 3 words … thoughts into alignment #rituals #thoughts #alignment #justsaying #justreflecting #micropoetry #ThreeWordGenre

surfacing the dream Day 05 halfawake #ThreeWordGenre #prompt #February #poem #poetry #micropoetry #halfawake #surfacing #dream @threewordgenre.bsky.social

within not without Day 03 interior #ThreeWordGenre #prompt #February @threewordgenre.bsky.social #poem #poetry #micropoetry #interior #within #without

tiny delays placed me there wasn't meant to see or hear inner circle debate #poem #poetry #haiku #tinydelays