Now (sober) watching this classic indie film

An afternoon drive To the shore; we're reflecting Stillness in ourselves #haiku #drive @penstricken.bsky.social

My mother to me upon the birth of my son: "This is your best work." She was right Happy Mother's Day to all mothers and those who care and nurture us.

#dailyhaikuprompt #balmy #rust She's a bit balmy Been out in the sun too long Her good sense rusted

Monks say that even Washing dishes can be a Meditation. Peace #haiku #wash @penstricken.bsky.social

#dailyhaikuprompt #grief #raven Ravens dressed to mourn Circle the gravesite adding To the humans' grief

Beauty from @buttpoems.bsky.social ⭐️

Making spirits rise Without the use of spirits Not always easy #haiku #rise @penstricken.bsky.social

#dailyhaikuprompt (Chick Fallen Leaves) Garden tragedy A chicken, nest, and fallen leaves All strewn on the ground

At the Jersey shore Want to see the lighthouse but We can't find our way #haiku #lighthouse @penstricken.bsky.social

#dailyhaikuprompt (Spray Winter Coat) Holiday season A spray of holly pinned to A wool winter coat

Affirmation: My boundaries are acts of self-love ❤️ #occultsky #spirituality #affirmations

My son needs community-based care to have a full quality of life. Medicaid delivered that vital care until 2 weeks ago when he was abruptly kicked off. Republicans want to slash this care for Trump's Iran war. Who else has to lose everything before they stop? #HealthcareNotWarfare

All the oracles advise To be like water Fluid, flexible Persistent, Overcoming all obstacles Emotionally in touch Cleansing Satisfying urges Quenching thirsts Reflecting Water is the Way Be like water #poem #poetry @yeehawpoems.bsky.social #water

Wednesday 5/6 COTD is The Sun. We are charged with keeping the vibration high and light. Our mission today is to find the beauty in every living thing and to honor our inner child The Sun is a definite card for success in whatever you are doing or planning for the day..

"Too often justice work has the goal of turning marginalized folks into middle-class Americans. Perhaps our affluence is a deeper problem than their poverty." -- Mark Van Steenwyk, The Unkingdom of God

Night in the office Janitors wax the floors; watch Your step next morning #haiku #wax

#dailyhaikuprompt (New Clothes Carp) Teenager carping About lack of new clothes; Dad Saying get a job

#LACounty proclaims May 4–11, 2026 as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) Awareness Week. Residents and County staff are invited to wear red on May 5 in solidarity with survivors and to help raise awareness. Honoring lives. Raising awareness. #MMIP #MMIPAwareness

Daily #Tarot for Tuesday, May 5 The Sun Card Prosperity in relationships and career is possible now. Sun God present and shining down upon you. A good time to plant new crops or begin new projects from the ground up. Negativity of Moon's influences gone and cycle can begin anew.

Older kids needle The young ones, mother's pep talk Keeps their spirits high #haiku #needle

#dailyhaikuprompt #breeze #pine Though they've never been Pine trees do the hula as Breeze wafts through my yard

✨Messages From Spirit✨ Check the keywords for your sun, moon, and rising Take what resonates with you and leave the rest ❤️ #tarot #tarotsky #occultsky #spirituality #astrology #oracle

"Your problem is you are too busy holding on to your unworthiness. " -- Ram Dass #quote #RamDass

Mon 5/4 COTD 3 of cups. I must tell you that the 10 of swords tried to surface. Perhaps the morning is not great but by the end of the day we are in celebration. That is the first thought I had. Make sure you call your bestie or sister to make plans for the week or invite her over for dinner.

Half-empty bottles Of beauty potions; need to Accept nature's gifts #haiku #empty

#dailyhaikuprompt #wave #rake Farmer acting as Human scarecrow; waves her rake At the hungry birds

Nataliya Bagatskaya, Ukrainian (1967- ), Cat Awaits the Apocalypse, You Think About Dinner, 2026, acrylic on canvas, 65 x 90 cm, private collection

Slightly dimish a book The Bearable Lightness of Being

Are you so jealous You must dig up dirt on her Wherever you can? #haiku #dig @penstricken.bsky.social

#dailyhaikuprompt Imbibing summer Moonlight, wishing to stay here Like a warm embrace

I was once afraid Of what I might dig up; now I see it's nature #haiku #dig

#dailyhaikuprompt (Summer Moon Imbibe) We're drunk on romance And the summer moon, imbibed Much of both, giddy

Saturday 5/2 COTD is Strength. The strength indicated by this card is an inner one, such as fortitude, courage, patience, compassion, and composure. See yourself as the woman in this card as you gently handle both the lion within you and the lions in the people you encounter. Breathe....

#dailyhaikuprompt #bright #daikon Bright salad colors Offset by strips of daikon Call to my palate

Full Moon in Scorpio, Friday May 1st COTD The Moon, you can't make this up, 2nd appearance this week. The Moon has long been the symbol of the goddess feminine power. It's a great time to strengthen our psychic skills, practice solving mysteries, working with oracles, crystals, pendulums, etc.

From the grass, I gaze up at swelling canopies like a spring flower. #BSPP53 #swellingcanopies #haiku #senryu

#NoWork #NoSchool #NoShopping

orenda noun oren·​da ōˈrendə plural-s : extraordinary invisible power believed by the Iroquois Indians to pervade in varying degrees all animate and inanimate natural objects as a transmissible spiritual energy capable of being exerted according to the will of its possessor

Each week a yard sale I'm tempted to look and see If treasure or junk #haiku #sale

#dailyhaikuprompt #moth #crow Aerial battle Moth flutters, dodging a crow Live another day

I worked in the food service industry for 40 years... Always stood to eat.

Just finished... #books #horror #booksky