#OurPoetryX @OurPoetryX Prompt for 25 September -Hold back- There are some things we never share, parts of ourself we hold back. These often form our sense of self, what makes us unique. It’s how we maintain control of those thoughts and emotions. From the vault: Blistering

Hold the door! Hold back The Night! Hold the door.. Hold door, Hold, Hodor.. Hodor. #OurPoetryX #HoldBack #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity #GoT #HodorTribute @ourpoetryx.bsky.social

Given freely, what Free time is available, Spent giving it back. #OurPoetryX #FreeTime #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity @ourpoetryx.bsky.social

Spirit Calls When our world tries to cut you down— into something smaller more convenient for their narrow shelves… You remember the quarry of your divine making how; “He” chiseled away everything that isn’t you remains; the obsidian truth shatters their falsehoods. #5AMWritingClub #poetry #art

#OurPoetryX @OurPoetryX Prompt for 23 September -Tied up- An option with multiple meanings. It could simply be a delay, or literal bonds. Even those can range from restraint to guided play. Either way, it means being kept in place by bond or obligation From the vault: Recover

The morning coughing, Lungs feel tied up in razor Wire, praying for death. #OurPoetryX #TiedUp #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity @ourpoetryx.bsky.social

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#RetroArtPrompt Week 8 Winner: The wonderful #poet @marcialynnpaul.bsky.social who used 7 #prompts exquisitely to create a beautifully performed #spokenword

Should I stay or go? The open ended question Comes to all of us. #OurPoetryX #OpenEnded #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity @ourpoetryx.bsky.social

#OurPoetryX @OurPoetryX Prompt for 22 September -Open ended- We like definition. Answers that bring closure. But life is more open ended, with answers that inspire more questions, leading us forward more than stopping our progress, allowing growth. From the vault: Calibrate

Dream on, my friend, let Nothing curb your beautiful Imagination. #OurPoetryX #DreamOn #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity @ourpoetryx.bsky.social

#OurPoetryX @OurPoetryX Prompt for 20 September -Home again- Life is a journey, and can take us many places, but few things carry the emotion of coming home again. It can be great or less so, but the impact is visceral and full of meaning. From the vault: Infiltrate

Tick💢tick💢tick My stupid clock Annoys me to sleep Only to become Stomp👣stomp👣stomp Soldiers in my dreams I try to awaken Only to hear real Boom💥boom💥booms In my formerly free street Maybe I should have Been proactive And oiled That damned clock #OurPoetryX #PromptDreamOn @ourpoetryx.bsky.social

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Became very clear, I would never see my home Again, out of time. #OurPoetryX #HomeAgain #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity @ourpoetryx.bsky.social

#OurPoetryX @OurPoetryX Prompt for 19 September -Another time- Could be a whiff of nostalgia or a dismissive swerve. Either way there’s a nuance that is suggestive of possibility. That’s what gets my attention. From the vault: Revolve

The pleasure was mine, We must do this another time, Together in rhyme. #OurPoetryX #AnotherTime #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity @ourpoetryx.bsky.social

#Poemsabout #SilentPlanets @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk #Prompters #SilentPlanets Drifters We grift like silent planets in our shared bedroom orbiting our space— where touch once lived holiness gravity grows hollow. #poetry #5AMWritersClub #art #tanka #skypoets #arw-raw

#OurPoetryX #Prompter @ourpoetryx.bsky.social #Prompt 18 Sept #resistance Resistance She feeds on the mother’s land— it is her birthright her inheritance and she will take it all in her rebellion. #arw-raw w/ #artissttree #poetrycommunity #art

Standing at the fork Jumbled memories Of Frost's words Entice me to just choose But elusive joy May not reside On every path My choice is pivotal Two trails diverge And I...can't pick... #OurPoetryX #HappyTrails @OurPoetryX.bsky.social

#OurPoetryX @OurPoetryX Prompt for 18 September -Happy trails- The cowboy equivalent to smooth sailing, I love the sense of joy from the open range, and the experience of following a trail into the unknown. From the vault: Resistance

Well, yippee kayak Other buckets! Happy trails, Hans! Mister cowboy. #OurPoetryX #HappyTrails #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity #DieHardParody @ourpoetryx.bsky.social

#OurPoetryX @OurPoetryX Prompt for 17 September -Perfect Plan- You figure everything out ahead of time, all the details are worked out. What could possibly go wrong with your perfect plan? Time will tell… From the vault: Maneuver

There's no perfect plan, Whatever can happen, will Happen, what was, is. #OurPoetryX #PerfectPlan #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity @ourpoetryx.bsky.social

#OurPoetryX #stimulate @ourpoetryx.bsky.social #Prompt 16 September Desire Your eyes; mine glow— Stimulate crowded bedrooms while memories taint— passion over present moments our secret language, share sparks. #poetry #arw-raw #tanka

#OurPoetryX @OurPoetryX Prompt for 16 September -Blended truths- Our modern world tends to prefer absolutes. Society divides itself around them, but reality is a gradation of blended truths. We all contribute to the world and its development. From the vault: Stimulate

Distorted the facts, Blended truths, twisting lies, this, Our broken timeline. #OurPoetryX #BlendedTruths #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity @ourpoetryx.bsky.social

Green pastures careened Past you, on a train bound for Steel and glass towers. #OurPoetryX #GreenPastures #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity @ourpoetryx.bsky.social

Jugs of rum, roadside Tavern, a hush as the bard Begins his ballad. #PennedReveries #ballad #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity

#OurPoetryX @OurPoetryX Prompt for 14 September -Better days- Life is hard. But it also brings joy. We take the strain of hardship in return for hope of better days. We can also steer our lives toward them by choices made in how we live. From the vault: Constructive

I can remember Better days once, not so long Ago, we could talk. #OurPoetryX #BetterDays #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity @ourpoetryx.bsky.social

Tightrope walker knocked Off balance, clinging, inching Forward, with high hopes. #OurPoetryX #HighHopes #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity @ourpoetryx.bsky.social

An unexpected Friendly face, one that I had Long since memorised. #OurPoetryX #FriendlyFace #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity @ourpoetryx.bsky.social

#OurPoetryX @OurPoetryX Prompt for 11 September -Winning- Leading a competition, gaining access or possession of something like land, or pleasant and delightful. A winning hand in poker or a winning personality. From the vault: Informed

Playing and winning, Almost as satisfied as Playing and losing. #OurPoetryX #winning #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity @ourpoetryx.bsky.social

#OurPoetryX @OurPoetryX Prompt for 10 September -Pay in full- To pay a debt completely, something expected in most stores and restaurants. It also has a subtext socially of getting what you deserve, in the karmic sense. From the vault: Inamorato

Apologetic Bull, wishing to pay in full, China shop wreckage. #OurPoetryX #PayInFull #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity @ourpoetryx.bsky.social

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Barren landscape of Wishful thinking, tortured steel Twists through the rubble. #OurPoetryX #BarrenLandscape #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity @ourpoetryx.bsky.social

#OurPoetryX @OurPoetryX Prompt for 8 September -Frankly- Spoken or delivered clearly, with honesty. In truth. Often used to indicate a depth of sincerity, or complete lack of deception or humor. From the vault: Beckoning

Naked corruption, In full view, frankly, this is Idiocracy. #OurPoetryX #FullView #Frankly #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity @ourpoetryx.bsky.social

#OurPoetryX @OurPoetryX Prompt for 6 September -Blank stares- So many reasons could explain a blank stare, from shock to apathy, incomprehension to vacant thoughts or feeling. From the vault: Archway

It's in the blank stares Of a thousand tired eyes, wish For total blindness. #OurPoetryX #TiredEyes #BlankStares #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity @ourpoetryx.bsky.social

#OurPoetryX Broken Dreams @ourpoetryx.bsky.social She's a walking barometric pressure system-overcast sunshine on the surface her internal weather map shows a low-pressure front moving in from the east coast of her humid ribcage. ⤵️ #poetrycommunity #skypoets #arw-raw w/ #artissttree #art

#OurPoetryX @OurPoetryX Prompt for 5 September -Tired eyes- Late nights or long hours at work make for tired eyes. Focusing for too long, strain from tv or phone… Do they need sleep or something calming to feel relaxed? From the vault: Pyre

Damaged tools, broken Dreams, welcome to the land of Empty promises. #OurPoetryX #EmptyPromises #BrokenDreams #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity @ourpoetryx.bsky.social

#OurPoetryX @OurPoetryX Prompt for 2 September -Gilded tales- Not just any tale, but one framed in gold, exotic & full of soul… tell your story, but let it shine! From the vault: Essential

To have pleasant thoughts, Of gilded tales, pretty lies, Takes a special mind. #OurPoetryX #PleasantThoughts #GildedTales #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity @ourpoetryx.bsky.social

I journaled after pondering this week's episode of #po3try I liked the poem that came from it so I wanted to share it in messy journal format. The ALT text has the poem if you can't read my handwriting. #poetry #journaling #hobonichi #peoplepleasing #healing #burnout #mentalhealth #threelings

Supporting #Prompters #OurPoetryX #Prompt @ourpoetryx.bsky.social 9/1/25 #PleasantThoughts Share belief uncovers fear
Wake up your mind
Wake up and shout
the rhythm of each line
flows a steady beat
verse above rivers
chaotic energy
breath syncopation
waves of fresh air
unsheltered and share poetry.