You see how little this administration cares about you, my fellow Americans….

every disabled American veteran — You gave your body for this country. You came home changed forever. This community sees you. This country owes you more than it gives. 🎖️❤️ Share to honor a disabled veteran today. 👇 #DisabledVeterans #VeteranSupport #PTSD #TBI #WoundedWarrior #HonorOurVets

Artforms and Artists from Around the World - An introduction to Emily Gmitter and a review latinosenglishedition.blog/2026/06/01/a... #artsky

#haikuchallenge Hello, good day to everyone.💙🦉 Here are the (optional) #prompt words for- 6/5-6/7 2026 6/5-Ear 6/6-Ease 6/7-East Definitions and notes are attached, just expand the thread to view them. #haikuchallenge

#TankaTuesday#TankaTuesday Yellow Things This week for #TankaTuesday, I asked everyone to use words for yellow things. I also asked to use the words as a metaphor for the color yellow. I found several useful lists on the things that are yellow. Incorporating the words in a poem for the color yellow as a…

Senryu & Social Media I've read a good piece about writing senryu (which most people call haiku) and I wanted to share. The post is from Substack: "The series, A Million Fallen Petals, is a slow, attentive practice rather than a ranking or review. Each post pauses over a small handful of haiku or…

harsh sunlight on leaves disrupts my concentration dandelion dreams— fears of the unknown plague me inner strength comes from the heart #TankaTuesday #tanka #poetrysky

#TankaTuesday#TankaTuesday Yellow Things This week for #TankaTuesday, I asked everyone to use words for yellow things. I also asked to use the words as a metaphor for the color yellow. I found several useful lists on the things that are yellow. Incorporating the words in a poem for the color yellow as a…

Senryu & Social Media I've read a good piece about writing senryu (which most people call haiku) and I wanted to share. The post is from Substack: "The series, A Million Fallen Petals, is a slow, attentive practice rather than a ranking or review. Each post pauses over a small handful of haiku or…

Wed 6/3 COTD 9 of wands. Spirit says when we appear this way to others, they can't ask us out or give us a big hug because they think we will hit them with our stick, yikes! Knowing when to set up boundaries is great. Practicing self defense is great. However not everything is a fight.

Using the LeGrande Circus Tarot Tues 6/4 our COTD 5 of wands. A card of drama, disruptions, change of plans, and a possible flight. These are all possibilities when this 5 shows up. Avoid drama queens and troublemakers.Your plans for the day could change quickly. Remain flexible and breathe...

Modern flame among Antiquated relics, ash Was all that remained. #firewords280 #ModernFlame #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity @artinwords.bsky.social

at twilight a flute song in minor sweetly sweetly my eyes fill #tankapoem #tankathursday #tanka #HermitThrush #twilight

Neither one has denied it!

Dr. Gabriel Constans is getting nice feedback; his soothing, wise words in this lovely little book are helpful and healing. UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CWV46QM6 USA: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CW1KRTK8 #grief #loss #bereavement

after midnight an intense conversation with myself #vss365 #senryu

Although the porch of Creeting St Mary church is 15th century the south doorway within is Norman c. 1100. #AdoorableThursday #Suffolk

sound of water- fall for it every time #haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (waterfall)

This is a direct challenge to the most powerful court in America.Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen has introduced six articles of impeachment against Chief Justice John Roberts, accusing him of leading a Supreme Court that has crossed from constitutional judgment into political protection.

🚨 ALERT: Reports of strikes, explosions, and/or air defense activity now in: • Qeshm Island, Iran • Kuwait • Bahrain • Erbil, Iraq Iranian missiles and drones are reportedly targeting multiple locations across the region as the conflict continues to escalate.

twiddling thumbs the therapy session splits in voices published in Haiku Page, issue #12, 2026 #haiku #poetry #poem

Congressional statute: "There is a Director of National Intelligence who shall be appointed by the President ... Any individual nominated for appointment as Director of National Intelligence shall have extensive national security expertise." 50 U.S. Code § 3023

This is really important. “More than 100 retired NASA astronauts have banded together to form a new nonpartisan organization…” and its members believe deeply in “principles such as the rule of law, checks and balances, and the peaceful transition of power.” Follow @astronauts4america.bsky.social

Just let me write one line as good as the first line of this poem with its casual, beautiful nostalgia that says everything without saying it

Notes on Witches ~ Pip McGough

Abraham Lincoln understood, perhaps better than anyone, how personal liberty and self-reliance are at the heart of the American experience. But he also knew there are certain things we can only do together. Read more in my essay for @inpursuitusa.bsky.social:

Midnight still waits as Sorrow knows I’ll hold her tight And weep for the morn #vss365 #midnight #haiku #senryu #poetry #prompt #writingcommunity

The cost of an average retail tomato jumped by 15 percent to about $2.26 per pound in March, the highest it's been in about a decade, PennLive reports. Tariffs, the war in Iran, and environmental issues have all been cited as the causes behind these prices spikes. #FoodPrices #InflationNation

#haikuchallenge Hello, good day to everyone.💙🦉 Here are the (optional) #prompt words for- 6/2-6/4 2026 6/2-Daffodil 6/3-Dahlia 6/4-Debut Definitions and notes are attached, just expand the thread to view them. #haikuchallenge

June has significantly less astrological activity than what each month has brought us this year. The skies are encouraging cocooning and connecting emotionally while we build up to July’s big shifts. Plus, Mercury's retrograding... empowermentunlimited.net/2026/05/24/j...

No spoilers from me, but if you love Sherlock Holmes then you're going to want to get your hands on this issue. Grab a copy of the new Sherlock Holmes Magazine: www.sherlockholmesmag.co.uk/product-page... #SherlockHolmes #SherlockHolmesMagazine #Illustration #DetectiveFiction

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Morning bloomed late— blushing into view embarassed to have been cheated by the dark in which we lingered— not content to say goodnight, we had pleaded with time & it replied extending midnight just for us after hours spent lost in your warm light even the rosy dawn seemed dim. #vss365 #midnight

Barred owl babies are fed by parents for 4-6 months. Even after they can fly at 5 weeks of age they remain dependant on their parents who teach them to search for food.

TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 67, Yellow Things, 6/2/26 Hi! Welcome back to #TankaTuesday. Let's write syllabic poetry together! This week, let's write syllabic poetry using things that are yellow! Try to use at least two yellow things in your poem. Try NOT to use the word yellow. Instead, use…

Robbie’s “American” Burger – With A Delicious South African Twist! The #NationalBurgerMonth Finale! – Bite! Eat! Repeat! biteeatrepeat.com/2026/05/31/r...

While we are being warned of a possible night attack, I want to turn to Ukrainian poetry. Poems by Ukrainian poet and servicewoman Yaryna Chornohuz will be published in the US by Arrowsmith Press this autumn.

Rabbit rabbit 🐇 🐇 #June1st

Quadrille 249: He’s So Vain I wish he wouldn'ttoot his own hornWhat a show-off! Singing his own praisesall bluster and swaggersuch a blow hard! Such pride and arrogancecrowing about nothinglies—his humblebrag! Go ahead, flatter yourselfsing your own praiseswe aren't even listening! © Colleen…

It’s important to take a beat & say it out loud. This is the president of the United States. How undignified. How diminishing of our country. You wouldn’t let your kids talk like this, so why are you willing to tolerate it from the leader of your country?

Love is Love ♥️

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W3-East Meets West: Blue Moon Magic For David's W3 Challenge, Reena asks us to write a Cinquain followed by a haiku. It's East meets West! 1. Cinquain + Haiku Cinquain follows the syllabic structure of 2, 4, 6, 8, 2. Haiku may follow any of the following syllabic structures: 3, 5, 3 5, 7, 5 Short,…

Robbie’s “American” Burger – With A Delicious South African Twist! The #NationalBurgerMonth Finale! – Bite! Eat! Repeat! biteeatrepeat.com/2026/05/31/r...

W3-East Meets West: Blue Moon Magic For David's W3 Challenge, Reena asks us to write a Cinquain followed by a haiku. It's East meets West! 1. Cinquain + Haiku Cinquain follows the syllabic structure of 2, 4, 6, 8, 2. Haiku may follow any of the following syllabic structures: 3, 5, 3 5, 7, 5 Short,…

Looking for some 💖 Books to read? Check out Ritu's Reviews: May 2026 Books #AmReading | But I Smile Anyway... butismileanyway.com/2026/05/31/m... #Booksky

The thin skin of sleep Breaks apart, spilling the dark; Stillness waits beneath. #ও☉❢☉✑ #poetry #writing #micropoetry #blueskywriters #writingcommunity #haiku