Greetings @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social, @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social for #fragmentsfriday. Thank you for keeping us on our toes with these prompts.

I am dancing on the stars with this darling photo of a teacher reading my book "What Henry Said" to her class. Find it on Amazon #childrensbooks, #readaloud, #kidbooks, #friendshipforkids

“What Henry Said " is officially here! I created this children's book to spark joy when the world needs it most. If you’re ready to share something uplifting with your child, this is your sign to dive in.” #childrenbooks, #kidsbooks,#readaloud, #friendshipforkids, #kidlit Find it on Amazon

Time to Celebrate! Just bought my copy🥳🥳🥳. Being a part of this project is truly a memorable moment! Many thanks to @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social, Kitty Donnelly and @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social

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That’s excellent, Erich. That collection of offerings and the god’s inevitable response.

I love this. And if Buddha doesn't want that packet of fags... I'll have em.

Oh, this is so good, Erich--all those offerings to a god who isn't interested!

Greetings to all! This week’s prompt #PoemsAbout #Youshouldnthave @thebrokenspine.co.uk. This prompt brings out the macabre in me.

Lovely play on #imps! And I love how you use the word "impishly" throughout...it works quite nicely! ❤️

Love it ❤️

I love the photo accompanying the poem. The opening image of using the computer screen for its reflection.

Great response to the prompt! Such an effective evocation of the force of an absentminded touch. And of passion in the workplace! 🌟

Great use of impishly in the openings- you can tell fun was had in the writing ✍️

Happy Impish and mischievous Friday @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @thebrokenspine.co.uk with the theme #PoemsAbout #IMPS. I had fun with this one!

Love the line: ‘hate the airtight mortar’ All astoundingly powerful Erich!

Great post! I love the intro to the post, the imagery and pace in the second stanza, and the background in the image.

Today is the call for #PoemsAbout #Nofuture @brokenspinejournal.bsky.social and @alanparrywriter.co.uk . My contribution addresses the idea that change is not just a concept but a process of directly responding to the world around us — which is sadly much overlooked.

I love the pace of that first stanza. Also like the poem afloat on that background.

You really snuck that fact in on us. 🥊

This is great Erich. It’s that piano lid slam of the last two lines that give these words enormous resonance!

Ooft! Gut punch ending, Erich.

“Don’t reach. It is there more real than any other air.” Love that ending so much!! Beautiful! ❤️

Okay holy shit wow that ending is like a punch in the face 👏👏

"Desire-desire it"- phew Erich!😃👍

Today #PoemsAbout #Desire with @brokenspinejournal.bsky.social , @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social . I couldn’t help but post another poem. This one is aimed at giving a little chuckle to the theme as well as delving into the meaning of what desire really is.

Greetings @brokenspinejournal.bsky.social , @alanparrywriter.co.uk @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social for today’s call for #PoemsAbout #desire. Many thanks go out to this #poetrycommunity!

The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press has just published their new anthology❣️I am so honored to be a part of this project with my poem “Such Things to Remember” Many thanks go out to Claire Thom and team! #poetry #anthology

There really is nothing scarier than surprise guests!! 😭😭 I can relate to this so much!

I wouldn't mind some of my family--and wine--but this doesn't sound like a crowd I'd want to have suddenly pop in! Watching a horror movie sounds much more relaxing! (I'll be in my pjs. 😉)

Spooky Halloween with #PoemsAbout #Blood @thebrokenspine.co.uk and @alanparrywriter.co.uk

The short sentences and the repetition are so effective here--leading into that last resonating stanza.

This is a great take on the prompt to start off. Lack focus leading to clarity. And the background.

Happy Friday to @thebrokenspine.co.uk, @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social with this week’s theme #PoemsAbout #BurnForTheCamera

Beautiful metaphor for 'crossing the line' in so many different ways! And the voice of the poem is powerful! Well done!

I love the quiet insistence of this--"This is where you-are-not-supposed-to lives" the line stepped over. I keep reading this one over and over.

‘you do not see it. It’s not painted or mapped out’ — that insistence draws the reader in. The unseen border becomes a manifesto for difference. #KeepWriting #PoemsAbout #BreakTheMould

Would love to hear this at an open mic. It wants to be read aloud I think! Beyond this week's prompt its a wonderful dialog about resistance. 👏✨

The fourth stanza!! “where that’s-hard-to-believe is real” Absolutely brilliant! 👏👏

At first it stopped me, but then I really found it effective how you hyphenated the phrases to turn them into nouns.

Great write… that hyphenated stanza in particular, I like it too.

'Hard to be an outcast' what a line. Thank you for sharing such a beautiful line 💜

I like this - Crossing the line - crossing the tracks. There is a lot to think about in there.

Now I want to cross the line too!🙂👍

Very creative use of the image of a line as a mould! #poemsabout #breakingthemould @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk #StayCreative #PoetsSupportPoets

Greetings to @thebrokenspine.co.uk and Alan @alanparrywriter.co.uk with the theme #PoemsAbout #BreaktheMould

The way you start this poem with the “That one? / Oh, you noticed.” is genius; it really draws you in and makes you feel more like an active participant in a conversation than a passive reader. I really had the feeling you were telling me a secret. Wonderfully done!

‘the way my speech breaks’ says everything, no need for tears when silence does the bleeding. Love how you fold up the bravado. #KeepWriting #PoemsAbout #ImperfectMe

This is bold spadework, indeed. Thank you for a powerful sharing. The final line, so effective. And love the "scares" and "scars" parallel here. 💥

Great setup with the visible scar, really adding a punch with the second half. The background, too, excellent choice!