missiles in the sky children die #micropoetry

she picks up a fountain pen. a metal glint. santorini ink. an evergreen page. words skate the surface. tiny looping print. splendorous. a sensory feast. #vss365 #micropoetry

she set out on quest of her own, leaving the knights & knaves behind. how would her journey end? she did not yet know. fixing her eyes on the holy grail, she packed her bag and flew to that yonder land of castles and brie. #vss365 #vss

#tanka #5lines #poem out of ammo we throw bad poems at the enemy until they surrender or reply in verse

she is the girl #obsessed with death sleeps in a bed of dark flowers leather petals brush against her pale limbs a bloodless moon watches over her empty tomb ravens swirl like unremembered moments of a dead star and no hands can stop the mad spinning of the earth #vss365

crimson obsession exiled affection a wilted tulip sensory as winter in spring #vss365 #emoetry #wildwalkprompt #bravewrite

don’t mistake her for a butterfly flitting in daylight she’s a moth in the dark burning with stars orbital flame #vss365 #micropoetry

a blatant beastly hunger thrashing vertigo crumbs a red steak stake the drug of love #vss365 #micropoetry

within dormant mist mimosa lifts its small suns enchanting tableau #vss365 #enchanted #haikuchallenge #tableau #haiku #nature #photo

the good times are but a dim memory. a brush of pollen in the wind. now—a gaping lacuna. no teeth. yet dark and empty. #vss365 #micropoetry

the ache is bone-deep a dangerous vulnerability susceptible to ruin one look she’s diving overboard a touch of mystery #vss365 #micropoetry

diagnostic labels insects pinned to boards stigmatize we’re all made of stories some more shadows than light #micropoetry #poetry #narrativetherapy

what ever happened to love? did it stick out its thumb hitch a ride in a bug go surfing another country #micropoetry #poetry

what pulses in her blood? stars of night, blinking traffic lights, road trip to infinity. #vss365 #prosepoetry

the novel takes on a body then learns to dress taking on a #soul poetry remains naked #vss365 #poetry #MyThoughts #blueskypoets

catch up : 20 prompts from 4 days 😂 #vss365 #vssdaily #emoetry #wildwalkprompt #bravewrite #micropoetry

heart pink as a flamingo wounded yet wistful fluttering wings riveting eyes ignore or perish this cult of love #wildwalkprompt #vss365 #emoetry #bravewrite #vssdaily #micropoetry

her anger rises shadowing the city lady justice slow never late #vss365 #micropoetry

glimmering snow dissolves a cold night wonderland #dailyhaikuprompt #micropoetry

I was born in the snow In the season of mourning Predestined to become Winter’s bride Glimmer of a new dawn In the midst of darkness I came to soothe Winter’s blues Bringing with me Stunning sunrises To help him forget The coming of spring #FromOneLine 403 #BraveWrite #BSS49 #BlueSkyPoetry #vss365

some days she’s gray with a blue-ringed eye a mourning dove perched on a branch, a stem singing a nocturne a requiem over-emotional occasionally grim the coos & calls soothe her beating breast #bravewrite #vssdaily #emoetry #vss365 #micropoetry

songbird illuminates night #3wordspoet #micropoetry 📷 pixabay | sonseona

a #thrum under skin spring still farther than it seems beyond almond trees #vss365 #haiku #blueskypoets

sitting in a wicker chair, she is nonplussed at the daily thrum of bad news—our freedoms slip away. will there be accountability? an impeachment? or, is this euthanasia of our country’s soul? #wildwalkprompt #emoetry #vss365 #vssdaily #bravewrite

National Strike Friday January 30 (tomorrow) : No Work. No School. No Shopping. To Demand ICE Out. Participate however you can. Spread the word. #protest #resist #vss365 #micropoetry

drops of tea spilled poetry #micropoetry #poetry

what makes a person committed to the good fold into the arms of Pluto? what cracks in the armor whip an obsidian Nyx a waning crescent of storms & hail? pick up your cloak shake off the dust the dirt stop playing the Trickster put on love like a sweater lest you meet the Cutter’s shears #vss365

since I write all my poetry by hand I thought I’d make a notebook: #micropoetry #poetry

some days she can’t find the light switch #micropoetry

collecting the sky sparrow sips a rain puddle #haiku #dailyhaikuprompt #poetry #micropoetry

lonely sky branches stooped with snow still breathing ❄️ branch stooped low laden with snowfall lonely sky #dailyhaikuprompt #micropoetry

signs & symbols meant to deceive it’s a ruse a wink, a lie are you ready open your eyes illume your soul #vss365 #vssdaily #bravewrite #micropoetry

#俳句 #haiku after the storm the river under the bridge plays a new song

she picked the lock heavy, barricaded door entered the vault’s cave pulled metal drawers gold bars shimmered a glint in her eye it was a perfect heist she slipped into night #vssdaily #emoetry #wildwalkprompt #bravewrite #vss365 #micropoetry

they don’t lack training they lack conscience #micropoetry #protest

power outage the stars resume their old jobs #haiku #poetry

unmoored from conscience, some masquerade as light while steeped in sin. actors upon a stage (oh not just actors) with their tiny violins. coveting accolades, aplomb yet darkness seeps within. #vss365 #noir

Crystal leaves cling To the bare trees As breaths of white Blanket the seas -Jel #Author #BlueSkyPoets #Poems #Poetry #WritingCommunity #MicroPoetry #MicroPoems

drumbeat of my thoughts grasping rootless images whirling winds of time soil absorbs the light of day fruit ripening upon vine #tankathursday #micropoetry

day by day democracy slips banana republic if you can keep it—can we? #tanka #tankathursday #micropoetry #protest

it was a wonky edit, so she eschewed the goggles, dove in the crystal sea. all the tension on set fled her body as she floated on the waters. eyes in reverie. #vss365 #bravewrite #vssdaily #emoetry 📷 flickr | florida memory

longing for summer moon hangs the tide night surfing #dailyhaikuprompt #micropoetry

stardust and flame #3wordspoet #micropoetry 📷 pixabay | Nicole rose

it was 3am, she floated downstairs, trailing her ball o’ fluff, a nightly ritual. neighbors, partying late, may have glanced with scorn. it didn’t upset her equator. opening the door he shot across the stoop. out he went—cattin’ around. #vssdaily #wildwalkprompt #emoetry #bravewrite #vss365

california sunflower dreamin’ #3wordspoet #micropoetry 📷 wikimedia

the hemisphere of language is song evanescent, arabesque not a kooky bird an official nightingale keeping watch with selene accompanying moonlight voice curling the starry night ‘til dawn a rising incense #bravewrite #vssdaily #wildwalkprompt #vss365 #emoetry #microportry

love begins with a memory of a kiss, hugging me with the slow beginning smile of a promise kept here between us where presence warms like light becoming infinite in a glow that we tenderly behold in this space we hesitate to name as we give breath to one another as the lamp of dawn softly turns on

bringing over the #3wordspoet writing prompts from the old site since host @3wordspoet1.bsky.social is no longer active here. accept no ai imitations. #micropoetry #poetry

sands of memories #3wordspoet #micropoetry 📷 unsplash | wolfgang hasselmann

the brown parcel on top of her luggage, delivered last week, lay seemingly ignored. passing it often she stole furtive glances wondering the fate of its contents. the culmination of her hopes & dreams, wrapped in clouds, dwelt in that unknown box. #vssdaily #vss365 #emoetry #wildwalkprompt