Every poem written a moment of self doubt Yet still she showed them to the world Giving all of herself Expecting nothing in return Her self worth tied to the pen But she cant refrain from writing Her head can't hold the words in To not let them out would be a small death #poetry

Systematic, categorical Anivaary Liberation From the pyritic veneer Not be to confused With the pearl of Vermeer Repelling the lure Of self-castigation Tick-tick…defused Engulfed by awe And mystery Remain demurely Outspoken We’re cracked Not broken Uninhibited It’s time to rest in my laguna #vss365

The longest tenure at Rico’s exotic pet store belonged to Roger the #pale parrot. The vivid ones flew off the perches and into homes. Roger’s bitter words were beyond the hue of his plumage. But when a colorblind sailor walked into Rico’s that day, Roger was in for a change of scenery. #vss365

Stained translucence magnified Pierced by light from below Minute features clarified Knurled knob a turn to show Clamps keep my mind in place Blurred if I don’t keep still Viewers one-eyed squint to face The organelles of my free will Intrigued by a vile specimen Trapped by the regimen #poetry

Brown moth disappears Campfire sparks singe silent wings Tempted to take flight #haiku #poetry

Thoughtful vagaries decipher Half-heard muses mumbling. #Lambent bulb Flickers overhead. #Uncomfortable ideas Emitted in broken waves Splatter the page. The patient sees an inked butterfly. Imagination through a silkscreen. So catch what you can And do it again. #vss365 #emoetry #poetry

Bleary vulture swoops Blunt talons flick at dirt clods Arid prize awaits #haiku #poetry

The spectre spectacle befell Laments which flowed from fonts To wring those dashing sprites in Hell, They spurned pages of wants Birth of a #ghost Let’s raise a toast Red ink re-signed and #terrified— Composed but null and void Rejoin to sheets most rarified, A devil paranoid #vss365 #emoetry

Crane waits patiently Stoic still Duckling kicks patter Rain falls Drops break the surface But eyes remain fixed Yellow brown puff Drifts closer Of danger unaware Splash Pitch is high Cry of #pain Statue struck at last Pull Blast Frozen once again Bumbling shot Puff drops, frantic swims #vss365

Bear scratches pine sap Snow brushes sticky fur, claws Harsh insomnia #haiku #poetry

Green kelp forest depths Sole, fluke dim flashes rocky With flaky futures #haiku #poetry

The camera unveiled the ring Behind the cellar door These burglars #regaled the sting Arrayed beneath the floor A jump A thump A bang So hurriedly my captured heart Withdrawn from crooked ways Expelled at once the raptured part Prepared for better days #emoetry #poetry

#vss365 in its constancy and resilience, the #soul reveals the vastness we carry inside

#vss365 the #soul is that node within connecting us to the matrix of living beings can you feel it?

Happy Groundhog Day! In Chuck we trust.

They collided. “I’m a #soul, man” “Me too. The war?” “Nah. I’m not a soldier.” “Sleep in the kitchen?” “No, got squeezed” “Was it a ray I wonder?” “They sent me secret letters.” “What are you waiting for?” “Don’t know, was expecting music.” “Not that soul, man” Waves collapsed. #vss365

The tolling of the iron bell Time - The Dark Side of the Moon

I dream no more Sleep one brief #shadow Day filled hysteria Ambrosian milk of Hysteresis No resets No presets Unwound cassettes Dismembered memories Grotesque gyrus Floppy gymnast Skulls, pins and needles This crumbled bag of chips My livelihood #vss365 #poetry

Array of baggy-wrinkled eyes Hold fast beyond the lee From refuse woven wispy ties A coarse belay—osprey! Hymn for a hum Orphean #thrum Those tufted diamonds, brace the liar Well worn: the lead still sings Protecting canvas, leaching fire Winged sight fair vision rings #vss365 #poetry

The fugitive #Illicit Lee, brought to justice—finally. He ran the Above-Board Boarding School where principals enforce the rules— until they lose interest and become unprincipled. #Poetry #MicroPoetry #PoetryCommunity #poet #writing #poem #inkmine #emoetry #prose #verse

Obscured. Occulted. #Obfuscated. #vss365

1. Lost wasp behind fog Gossamer peaks pierce the shroud Perhaps dew will sting 2. Lowly pigeons perch Claws tap snow brown from plows push Do points or salt burn? 3. Prolific bullfrog Poles align below lilies But pond blooms too green #haiku #poetry #blueskypoetry

Parted dull scissors Rust creeps, oil seeps, grime stains stark Can’t quite cut the cord #senryu #poetry

Your name drifts up as silver moths, #obfuscated into smoke between melting clock faces and my half-closed lids. I wake holding a shadow that isn’t mine. It fits too well. #vss365

A lampshade full of flapping waits With shadows cast in flight Before a screen hex #obfuscates No answer, plain insight False security In Muddled purity So lock those secrets in a box— An ounce of lemon juice To scribble out your soul with pocks Above the flame deduce QnJva2VuIG1hbg== #vss365

#emoetry #misunderstood #poetry

Imbibe slick rainbow Holey clouds, light pockets dust Save it for later #haiku #poetry

Stealing my lumber Wood crutch drops, fall into sea Legs tremble freely #haiku #poetry

Honesty faced down the wind. “Don’t make me #quiver.” “I won’t, but if you’ll let me you’d be surprised.” Honesty wasn’t expecting a reply and couldn’t resist a surprise. “Ok then.” His limbs shook and hair rose up like fletching. The wind had deceived him, but Honesty got to fly. #vss365

For whose to say It is better to blow up Than it is to #wane Any given day A slightly smaller cup Over going insane The shrapnel fades away All that time will corrupt Washed out with the rain A slow burning wick can confide Spreading this light is #justified #vss365 #emoetry #poetry

Past indiscretions Can we undo the harm caused? Forgiveness is key #haikufeels #haiku

#emoetry #illicit #poetry

#Emoetry prompt for 1/26 is #illicit #writingcommunity #poetry

I want to live between the #cusp you have shown me. Don’t make me choose one. There are depths to the middle. In the middle, a crevice. A sloping transition held close, not indecision. Do I seem lukewarm? I’m on fire. I won’t be ground down. Not here. Liminal you—too tender. #vss365

Love it when the phishing email has a hidden ad for a German nudist sauna. Welcome to Paradise I guess.

The captain cuts so silkily Upon the fluid floor The #slip succumbs so easily To blossoms at the door Tide surprises A #gloomy watcher sat and stared Beyond the windowsill Engulfed, neither minded nor cared Perhaps it was a thrill Red sky—blue mourning Ignored the warning #vss365 #emoetry

#emoetry #vss365 of course it's gonna be gloomy good thing it's cold & miserable too & smells canned perfumey like hippies playin' twister on a jute rug dyed blue how bout some thunder sleet & frozen #drizzle made of rain snow 4 or 5 feet & a cat named Beau Sun that goes by Boat Swain

Behold Behold the feast Behold the feast of #festive fools Betray Betray those sullen Betray those sullen sulking sighs Believe Believe the wise Believe the wise worried wonder Be #emoetry #poetry

We romanticize thunderstorms and sunsets, but most of life is #drizzle. Small, persistent, ambiguous. The quiet choices made on grey days might matter more than we think. #vss365

Instead of Victoria sponge We had lemon #drizzle cake At our picnic laid for two Near the Thames My King knew My hate for the sponge But, right on cue This damn British weather Rained more then a drizzle Soaking us through Cake and all For days we had the flu #vss365

#vss365 I once knew a woman who collected drizzle in jars she said every drop holds history these jars filled her apartment to overflowing I once asked her what she did when she needed room to breathe she smiled, tipped one over, and said, “I let go of the past.“

#Drizzle never asks permission. It just shows up and slowly changes everything. Kinda like regret. Kinda like hope. #vss365

Forecast called for a #drizzle. Instead she saw big drops, no globs, falling out there. People on the street ran in fear. Outside, she looked up under the shadow of a muzzle. Her smile grew. “Down girl, sit girl. Good girl.” Bark rang out, setting off the car alarms. It was time to play. #vss365

Bitter pill ingest Belly laugh, big joke, you sod A choir of vultures #haiku #poetry

Hello new friend, I used to fear you But facing you Serenity appeared For free My problems My worries My fears They are temporary You are permanent In your light (yes I said light) What matters to me Is picture perfectly Clear Dear friend, You have shown me the way To a life well lived #poetry

Cast about the sky a’darkened Tail without much dust #emboldened Ice #unmoored forever Bracing speed not weary Drifting like a feather? Never—rock to carry Frozen but not frozen freeness Never can be owned, your highness #vss365 #emoetry #poetry

“…every knee shall #bend” “What’s that?” “Some archive from EP-146.” “Any good?” “Yes, their legs can flex with these appendages.” “Whatever happened to them?” “Not clear. Haven’t werped enough to determine trajectory.” “Planet had bees too right?” “Yes, but they didn’t have knees.” #vss365

A mighty, but relatively peaceful struggle goes on. But conflict #looms. The emerging powers strengthen their forces and test the waters. A new official weaves his way to the strategy room. With awe at what they are doing, he opens the door. There are a group of 12 yrs olds playing Risk. #vss365

#vss365 A woman with a shark fin strapped to her head gathered a crowd and prophesied like an oracle. She said, “Everything miraculous will #veer toward the ridiculous, so hold tightly to your absurdities.” The crowd applauded, while a man in a coat made entirely of bells, jingled approvingly.

Bewildered one escorted out No severance to pay The suits will be flung beyond doubt They wrote a rhyme On comp’ny time That blew all the servers away A prompt so poetic A few little meters Agents apoplectic Become mass deleters New policy today Keep muses all at bay #emoetry #poetry