I wait for almost dark to jog by houses with porch string lights Winter has the most outrageous orange sky I love to feel my body heat furnacing my skin My puffs of breath expressions of hope that appear then vanish in a steady rhythm I keep pushing #poem #sunset #amwriting #stunday

There are so many days I want to delete social media forever, yet an aspiring author, I know I need to have some kind of online presence. I am looking for advice from writers who have balanced these in tension. #writingadvice #writingtips #authoradvice #authortips #tipforwriters

#jrrtolkein #tolkein #tolkeinquotes www.instagram.com/p/DTV-B3xGDe...

thevalueofsparrows.wordpress.com/2017/12/06/p... #advent #poetry

@vssdaily.bsky.social I hold the frame Look for you Through my widening Aperture Hoping you wander back From that distant vanishing point. #vssdaily #prompt #photo #poem #smallpoem

Rilke said: Go to the limits of your longing. I’ve not been poet enough to travel far enough to find the edge but I wonder if longing is like a map that could lead us to God or ourselves #blueskyartshow #blueskymonday #poem

You move me From glory to glory Like a bird on the wings Of wind, touching The crest of every wave #smallpoemsunday #stunday

#poemsabout #desire @brokenspinejournal.bsky.social @alanparrywriter.co.uk #poetry #poem #blueskypoets #amwriting

Basically my favorite topic

If I were a perfect person, I would be bowing continuously. I’m not, though I pause wherever I feel this holiness, which is why I’m so often late coming back from wherever I went. Forgive me. #maryoliver #poetry #smallpoemsunday #stunday #blueskymonday #blueskyartshow #sunset #beach

Sometimes everything has to be inscribed across the heavens so you can find the one line already written inside you. Sometimes it takes a great sky to find that first, bright and indescribable wedge of freedom in your own heart. #smallpoemsunday #stunday #blueskyartshow #blueskymonday

“Sometimes I need only to stand wherever I am to be blessed.” — Mary Oliver, It Was Early #maryoliver #maryoliverpoetry #monochrome #blackandwhite #stunday #blueskymonday #monochromemonday

#smallpoemsunday #maryoliver

And have you too finally figured out what beauty is for? And have you changed your life? – Mary Oliver #stunday #maryoliverpoetry #photography #blueskyartshow #blueskymonday #nature #macrophotography #maryoliver #autumn

Happy #October !

First frost. #blueskymonday #macromonday

When you are already here you appear to be only a name that tells of you whether you are present or not and for now it seems as though you are still summer still the high familiar endless summer ~from To the Light of September BY W. S. MERWIN #poem #poetry #blueskyartshow #stunday #septembersun

This is the 4th issue of Humana Obscura to include a piece from me. I love this publication- it is simple, gorgeous, peaceful—a balm of beauty and stillness in these crazy times. #photo #photography #nature #blueskyartshow #poetry #litmag drive.google.com/file/d/1WrFD...

From the #Highline in #nyc #stunday #urbangaze

#september #blueskymonday

A sweet little poem I wrote for a friend’s housewarming #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoets #poetry #amwriting #writingconmunity #writersofbluesky

Even though I ache as summer begins to bring down its curtain Even though I gasp to see this light blaze by My breath is caught in Thank You Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you #summer #poem #poetry #stunday #sunrise

@blueskyartshow.bsky.social The vault above in its vast separateness now shares the firmament with the ever-reaching mountains: pointy, painted horizon: white-tipped, jagged line across the sky. #jagged #blueskyartshow #mountains #olympicnationalpark #pnw #stunday #blueskymonday #mountainmonday

I was going for Tolkien vibes #stunday #middleearth #mountainmonday #blueskymonday #lotr #lordoftherings #hurricaneridge #washington #olympicnationalpark

Another favorite #litmag Was rejected a few rounds ago but then accepted with a later revision! #amwriting #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoets #writingcommunity

This is such a beautiful publication, so happy to be included! #photography #litmag #amwriting #artistofbluesky

#mountainmonday #blueskymonday

#stunday #green #olympicnationalpark

I have finished my manuscript and sent it out to the first publisher today. Such nervous/excited energy… I feel proud, but also like I wanna throw up 😅 #amwriting #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoets #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #writingadvice

#stunday #sunday #sunset

#poemsabout #fiercebattles @alanparry83.bsky.social @brokenspinearts.bsky.social #poetry #poetrycommunity #amwriting

#poetry of #pennstation #nyc #urbangaze

"If I knew where poems came from, I would go there." -Michael Longley #poetry #amwriting #stunday #mountainmonday #blueskymonday

#stunday #orange #dusk #sunset

Just reflecting during #pridemonth how Jesus cared most for people on the margins #pride #jesus #lgbtq

To be like the trees: Steadfast, rooted. Arms always open to the sky. #haikufeels #roots #dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #micropoem

Any #writingtips on choosing a title for your book of poetry? I’ve seen a lot of poets reference a line from one of their poems. Struggling!!! #amwriting #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoets #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #writingadvice

@blueskyartshow.bsky.social #blueskyartshow #lightandshadow

#poemsabout #glory @alanparry83.bsky.social @brokenspinearts.bsky.social #poem #poetry

Mornings of shared #breath The miracles of lungs and lips What’s mine is yours #haikufeels #haiku #dailyhaikuprompt

Oof. #poem #poetry

Racing the dark To hold in mind the road, The field, and the light. #dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #haikufeels #biking #dusk

A take on #whathaunts #poemsabout #neverforget @alanparry83.bsky.social @brokenspinearts.bsky.social #amwriting #poem #blueskypoets

I hold out my hand But the #butterfly is interested In everything else #dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #dailyhaiku #poem

Just submitted some poems to some #litmags Fingers crossed! #amwriting #writingcommunity #poetsofbluesky

I am late for last week’s #poemsabout #stardust, but this finally came together. @alanparry83.bsky.social @brokenspinearts.bsky.social #poem #poetry #amwriting #poetsofbluesky

I've become A figment of my imagination That's why I run Towards self-love and inner restoration I don't know what it is that I'm climbing to I hear your words in my head, you said, "The mountain is you" -Chance Pena #mountainmonday #blueskymonday Me @ #shenandoahnationalpark

“The sky tonight” A message Sent while moving Making sure the one who is missed does not miss something beautiful #stunday #smallpoemsunday #poem #poetry

I wander through your aperture, following your lines and light #light #blueskyartshow @thewildimages.bsky.social @blueskyartshow.bsky.social #dusk #poem #micropoem

90% ready to send out my #manuscript & realize I'm procrastinating on the last push. Fear of rejection? Acceptance? Of being out there? Fear that I won't have anything else to say ever again? 🤔 #authorsky #writingcommunity #amwriting #poetsofbluesky #writersofbluesky #writingadvice #writerslife