"Bellwether," said The Librarian. "What?" he asked, looking up from his book. "Shut up, crawl over here and lick my boot." He did. "Yeah, #bellwether," she smiled and patted his head. #vss365

Lively colours come unlock me From this life slowly walking by I’ve shimmered into hazy grey Winter’s not yet quite begun Catapult me over rainbows On the back of a #bellwether Kinda bumblebee Landing On filled treasure pots Open, rays golden #vss365

Party politics in a frenzy, None serve the nation’s cause. Leaders chase followers, Followers chase applause. All mere #bellwethers, tethered to corporate claws. Divided by caste, By creed, race and faith Preach equality, accountability, and face a traitor’s wraith. ~rev #vss365

Finding an old toy, an old song, or a poem suddenly transports you back to a moment in time. It feels surreal, like time travel. a quiet portal that carries you back to the future Hold onto the good memories Keep them fresh. Let them restore, #reinvigorate & heal ~rev #vss365

It’s a recipe I do not retire #Reinvigorate Fire flame ember No witchcraft either It’s the blue blue skies And a sprinkle of sun ray Swirled into my coffee mug #vss365 #poetry #poem

They were the entire fleet of one of the smaller Factions. One that only controlled a couple of the mining moons, but it was a start. Someone had believed Dylan and now intended helping. It would #reinvigorate the resistance of the smugglers Dylan had brought together against The Enemy. #vss365

Finding an old toy, an old song, or a poem suddenly transports you back to a moment in time. It feels surreal, like time travel. a quiet portal that carries you back to the future Hold onto the good memories Keep them fresh. Let them restore, #reinvigorate & heal ~rev #vss365

Imperfect, Yet defiant in pride. Mistakes our own Dragged through the slough of time. Still, I wait, Anticipating that destined hour a tryst with fate. It’s your call. Say it— Is it late? #Perhaps… never too late. ~rev #vss365

Here you go guys: Submissions are open, just see the thread below for the hows & whats :) Show me what you’ve got 😉 And Good Luck 💖 #BornBattleReady

Vague sonnets etched On hollow greying clouds fade From once an #extrusion of Daybreaks’ yawning dawns Listless I too may mist I have become a prose flatlining Your ink Before, my life force Now drip thrums Like taunting rain thuds #vss365

Sullen year rues down, stained yellow, sinking deep. Tread gently into this new dawn. Let anger ease in soft #extrusion, Grievances washed in a quiet stream. Languor lingers, soft and sound. Let the pall of love surround. ~rev #vss365

Thoughts #synthesised Promised rivers would merge Why hoard watery gold? Let it flow So much has flown under the bridge now broken before its time Waited for tributaries to connect & divine Folklore of yore But politico too sore missed the current Missed the shore ~rev #vss365 #Dehradunfloods 📸net

Honoured to have my piece chosen as this weeks Voice of Valo(u)r ☺️ Thanks to all who voted 💕 Excited to read this weeks posts! Do take part if you’ve never done so before✨ My chosen prompt; UNTAMED See below thread for the deets. You might be the next ;) #bornbattleready

Thoughts #synthesised Promised rivers would merge Why hoard watery gold? Let it flow So much has flown under the bridge now broken before its time Waited for tributaries to connect & divine Folklore of yore But politico too sore missed the current Missed the shore ~rev #vss365 #Dehradunfloods 📸net

Give me love, bursts of laughter, where nature #conspires to shape the hereafter. Slow tunes hum, open hearts, soft hands, horses and carts. Millennials in tow, baking walnut tarts, no room for rigid ol’ farts. The old ways need to go. ~rev #vss365

Last clip Make it count This is what it’s about No thrill in riding a wrecking ball Breathe Don’t #flinch Make the final call Rhetoric fades let the believers sway immersive play Should you stay? Boy lay the rifle down Surrender, end it today go back to your town ~rev #vss365

Covered in sweat, jaw clenched, he lay lifeless on desert sand. Bandana he wore veiled his face, lending dignity, grace. Dog tags, military #style, clutched in his hand. Another kid gripped the rifle, which was now his to bear. he was taking his brother’s place ~rev #vss365 📸net

Last clip Make it count This is what it’s about No thrill in riding a wrecking ball Breathe Don’t #flinch Make the final call Rhetoric fades let the believers sway immersive play Should you stay? Boy lay the rifle down Surrender, end it today go back to your town ~rev #vss365

Covered in sweat, jaw clenched, he lay lifeless on desert sand. Bandana he wore veiled his face, lending dignity, grace. Dog tags, military #style, clutched in his hand. Another kid gripped the rifle, which was now his to bear. he was taking his brother’s place ~rev #vss365 📸net

Standing on the Cusp of our getaways suspicious, skeptical, yet still we hope it all works out in the end. Life is best lived in the moments: the past left as it is, the present deeply cherished, the future #potentially mysterious. ~rev #vss365 #potential

The way you waltz through my life again and again. Our connection: sublime, divine, lovelorn every time. Stay now, don’t return again. I’m exhausted, weary of these tumultuous sojourns. ~rev #vss365 #exhausted

Lay awake all shaken with no one left to hold dear yearning for solace in the prayers of strangers who dare to share thy pain Make it #bearable & sane Grant us grace to weather the sands of time lest we be judged by those who sin, then sell their souls for a dime ~rev #vss365

Lay awake all shaken with no one left to hold dear yearning for solace in the prayers of strangers who dare to share thy pain Make it #bearable & sane Grant us grace to weather the sands of time lest we be judged by those who sin, then sell their souls for a dime ~rev #vss365

Starship lifted off, vanished into the night sky didn’t just fly, it blasted by. Plume of yesteryears spilled behind, sparking awareness, laid-back kind of happiness. The Men in Black never showed at the #doorway to say, “You weren’t supposed to see that anyway.” ~rev #vss365

A little WiP update: “Bottles” is at <62k words and nearly done. I don’t like my romances to overstay their welcome. 🤷🏻‍♂️😅 “Prophet Hearing” is at >76k words and has about 40k to go, but might be less because I can see the end coming. I just don’t want to rush it.😬 All good though. ☺️

It’s fate A soldier with flag as his #wrapper now lies in his crate How to wipe his mother’s tears? Dire wars! Cities burnt down scattered ammo litters the ground Filtered sun through vents ruins drowned in ash & sweat Blood splattered on broken stone None to atone ~rev #vss365

O Darkness, behold the demons that linger in the silent shadows of thy forsaken past. ~rev #past #vss365

Elude the darkness, Lingering, turning, steadfast, To shades of grey. ~rev #elude #haiku #vss365

FairPlay Is it a display of chivalry’s grace a #chance offered free? Or a dance of rivalry’s chase on cobbled stone spun wild & free? Room with a door swords, bows & spears in store How to quell thy fear that grips so austere? No rave for departed but for souls who dare to care ~rev #vss365

New story idea: After their mountain mine dries up, a clan of dwarves decide to try farming instead, coming into conflict with the local humans who keep shouting about ‘Demarcation’ and ‘bloody dwarves, coming down her, farming our fields’. Called “High-Hoe”. This is getting ridiculous.🙄

I'm gonna need all the healing vibes in all the worlds pointed at this guy, please. I'd even take thoughts and fucking prayers.

Starship lifted off, vanished into the night sky didn’t just fly, it blasted by. Plume of yesteryears spilled behind, sparking awareness, laid-back kind of happiness. The Men in Black never showed at the #doorway to say, “You weren’t supposed to see that anyway.” ~rev #vss365

FairPlay Is it a display of chivalry’s grace a #chance offered free? Or a dance of rivalry’s chase on cobbled stone spun wild & free? Room with a door swords, bows & spears in store How to quell thy fear that grips so austere? No rave for departed but for souls who dare to care ~rev #vss365

Everything that surrounds us is arbitrarily ephemeral and sublime. ~rev #arbitrary #vss365

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To my amazing #readers #writers #artists #poets #resistors - you are daily inspiration! Your creativity & support fuel my journey. Together let’s elevate, create & stay the course. Grateful for beautiful #Community. Check-out: #Solseed #Haiku4u My #Medium #Op-ed #art 💬 #poetry favorite #Prompters

Elude the darkness, Lingering, turning, steadfast, To shades of grey. ~rev #elude #haiku #vss365

This route had fallen out of favour for a long time, but with everything happening of late, Dylan thought to try it once again. Patrols had fallen to all time lows, but in the #past this route had more than any other. Contraband had to get through, no matter how bad things got out there. #vss365

O Darkness, behold the demons that linger in the silent shadows of thy forsaken past. ~rev #past #vss365

Arthur dawdled in his bedroom while Mum and Auntie Minnie talked. Money problems. He #yearned to have Dad back. ‘We’ll talk about this later.’ ‘I’ve got a shilling in my purse.’ ‘You know I won’t take it.’ ‘Grace…’ Arthur coughed and dropped one of his books on the floor #vss365

After their dad slammed the window shut, Dick and Eddie turned and ran into the block. As if a #constellation of good fortune had blessed him, Arthur heaved a sigh of relief. ‘What’s your name?’ Neville was still there. He smiled. ‘Arthur.’ ‘Good name,’ said Neville. #vss365

#Pond with #maroon #glow Bathing drunk swimmers panic Corpses sunk now rise #horrorprompt #haikuhorrorprompt #VssColors #vsshorror

Not all that long ago, Dylan only had to care about avoiding Faction patrols, to deliver his cargo on time and intact. That all seemed so long ago now that it could have been in a different lifetime. He could only #yearn for those days and hope they would come again, but he doubted it. #vss365

It is hard to buckle down & truly reminisce. My mind, still. My soul, serene. Yet something stirs: Do I aspire for more within this grace I carry? What is it that I #yearn for? Deep inside, I hear the silence of pain a quiet ache to reclaim lost time. ~rev #vss365

#Yearn is a word that I don’t like So I’m going to let it burn With all the other once upon a yearns I no longer feel its dire desire My core now tangos with fire I walk like a flame My heart doesn’t break It bends at my will untamed #vss365

It is hard to buckle down & truly reminisce. My mind, still. My soul, serene. Yet something stirs: Do I aspire for more within this grace I carry? What is it that I #yearn for? Deep inside, I hear the silence of pain a quiet ache to reclaim lost time. ~rev #vss365

Never trust a soul who doesn’t wink before spinning a lie. Don’t sip wine through a gilded pipe. Why crown drama queens in our starry skies? Why do we match our lives with the placements of #constellations up high? Looking for truth is perhaps futile. ~rev #vss365

Never trust a soul who doesn’t wink before spinning a lie. Don’t sip wine through a gilded pipe. Why crown drama queens in our starry skies? Why do we match our lives with the placements of #constellations up high? Looking for truth is perhaps futile. ~rev #vss365

*Leviathan* Like a leviathan beneath the deep layered sea, it eludes me… again and again, it slips away. I dare, once more, to face the #malignant past but the strength within me eludes me… Like the leviathan, deep in the sea, it eludes me…. ~rev #vss365 📸 Net

Oh, cruel fate That hardens a jovial spirit. Lost… My Raison d’être, Bitterness softened to sweet. Easy to love, Yet adrift, I chase alacrity In friendships Free of pity. ~rev #vss365 #jovial