splashing and wiggling above this year's spawning bed carp gettin' busy #haiku #poetry #NCNature #photography #DailyHaikuPrompt new clothes carp

It's almost as if they are saying 'I dare you to walk by and ignore me.' #NCNature #purple #photography

SUMMER SOLSTICE standing in warm sun both of us at attention pining for cool breeze #haiku breeze pine  #poetry #DailyHaikuPrompt

You’re very kind. But yes, thinking through main points, how to say them, in what order, in how much detail, and with the right narrative thread, is essential to the process! Beyond the errors, I find AI writing incredibly shallow. There’s a lack of nuance and warmth & potential for the unexpected.

May the fourth ... well you know. 🛸 #galaxies Wake up, hug your galaxy! #7SyllableSentence Galaxies

Verdant: word read, rarely said. #7syllablesentence #verdant

skipping stones they skip right back singing 'Go again!' 'Go again!' #CallAndResponse #LakeLife #poetry ( Thanks for the inspiration! )

We've been visiting friends and family this week. First big trip with S's new heart. This picture taken on Donor Remembrance Day represents our trip perfectly. 💜 ❤️ #DonateLife #LoveLoveLove #Donor Network of Arizona

Take a vow of no silence. #7syllablesentence vow

let's linger longer in the cool cloak of night chill sunset's seduction #haiku #poetry Lingering Night Chill #dailyhaikuprompt

Definitely worth a read.

With my sweet pup, I found truth. #7SyllableSentence truth #photography #dogs

LOVE SONG someone told me that the birds will all go quiet once they find a mate apparently their song is blown away when they find love they stop singing unlike us that's when we begin #emoetry prompt: #blown-away #writingcommunity #poetry #blueskypoets

PULSE ( June 12, 2016 ) Dance floor throbbed until it didn't. #7SyllableSentence Prompt: Pulse

down the grassy hill geese explore the deep blue lake chatting in goose speak #dailyhaikuprompt #haiku down geese

When everything has the same value, nothing has value.

when you need a hand it helps to be specific don't be shy just ask #haikufeels #haiku prompt: ASK #poetry

Dear, deer. Hiding in plain sight. #photography #NCNature

( Every day is visibility day. ) Living my life out and proud. 🏳️‍🌈 #7SyllableSentence #out

new tennis shoes lunch with my bestie a long walk near a quiet lake time and a new book a new bloom where there was none yesterday things that have thrilled me #Emoetry #thrilled #writingcommunity #poetry #blueskypoets

Dang, stuck without a good book. #7SyllableSentence #stuck

late last night I had a long chat with my oldest brother he lives far away I still hear the echo my ear on his chest feel the love leaves me thrilled #Emoetry prompt #Thrilled #writingcommunity #poetry #blueskypoets

Emotions live through a voice. #7SyllableSentence #voice

Happy Earth Day 2026! Head outside. Keep your eyes open. Love the one you're with. #dogwalk #EarthDay Earth Day History: www.history.com/articles/ear...

Blatant censorship by an administration that refuses to acknowledge the benefits of COVID vaccination. 🧪

(Good morning, everyone!) Only nightmares left behind. #7SyllableSentence #behind

sipping Dutch courage gazing toward the mountain pass just cherry stems left #haiku mountain stem #DailyHaikuPrompt

oh do not confuse my calm assured demeanor cries the lonely hawk #haiku calm lonely #DailyHaikuPrompt

like tiny houses neighborhoods built overnight mushrooms face the rain #haiku colt mushrooms #DailyHaikuPrompt

Many people are asking, so here’s my “why.” Thank you, Kansas Democrats, for an inspiring Friday evening together.

Nice. #SenseWrds #CallAndResponse trying hard to remember the me I knew before I met you but then oohyess I recall there was no me until that day no me until the moment right before we met

"These men made the choices to change their relationship status from being these women’s life partners — to being their life-takers." What happens when a woman doesn't survive to tell her own story? We have to tell it better. ... maybe we can crack a window.

Taste of honeyed memory. #7syllablesentence #honey

Smell me, please, the flower begs. #7syllablesentence #flower

sleep shattered again bright lightning thunder's loud CRACK head on fluffy clouds #haiku clouds  bright lightning  #poem #poetry #DailyHaikuPrompt

I love the tiny flowers teeny tiny gazing up crying out for my attention from their bed nestled in the grass tiny colorful messengers nature waving 'hello!' #Nature #poetry #photography

Time to get on the make-sense train. #7syllablesentence #train

WARREN: I want to understand how slashing healthcare for families so Meta gets a $3b tax cut is a 'really good outcome for the American public' IRS CEO BISIGNANO: I don't see the two as correlated W: Those tax cuts were paid for by pushing people off their healthcare. Did you not follow that?

apple's just perfect peach tastes like sunshine and joy yet plums make glum pie #haiku plum plenty  #poem #poetry #DailyHaikuPrompt

Two love birds take a pre-dinner paddle. #NCNature #photography #lakelife

The price of gas fuels rage. #fuel #7syllablesentence #writing #writingcommunity

Takes my breath away ... 💜

sad and desolate oppossum waddles through spring mist looking for a mate #haiku spring mist desolate #poem  #DailyHaikuPrompt

blossoms in my hair early summer foggy morn crane lifts off the lake #haiku blossoms foggy #poem #DailyHaikuPrompt #photography

This is how Bruce Springsteen opened his concert in Los Angeles last night. 🔥🔥 Footage from @margaret_nagle on Threads.

lying on the grass apple orchard fills the air birds and clouds the sky #haiku grass apple #poem #DailyHaikuPrompt

I had to just go for a long walk. Nature's doing ok, everybody. #NCNature

So pro-life means jailing women who miscarry but shrugging when the deranged president says “a whole civilization will die tonight.” Do I have that right?

no place cozier than a seat in my canoe peaceful pond at dusk #haiku pond cozy #poem #DailyHaikuPrompt #photography

GROCERY BAIT carp's laughing at me dragging the line through tall reeds belly full of ripe grapes #haiku #poem carp ripe grapes #DailyHaikuPrompt