I reach out my fingertips to touch my #reflection in the garden pond. She doesn't reach out to me, but holds perfectly still to not spoil the moment. My hand pierces the surface as the late winter sun glistens in her eyes. There are no ripples as I feel her gentle heartbeat and she smiles. #vss365

The chick doesn't know what's happening, but has a sense of impending doom. It hears a loud boom and tucks its head into its soft furry body. Suddenly, there's a swoosh of cool air against warmth and it's falling out of the only world it ever knew. Not the end #times, the beginning. #vss365

#Reality is a fat cigar - from the seeds we cultivate in sunshine, harsh soil or luscious richness - to the way we choose to plant ourselves in the right fields - or knowing the moment to harvest our richness to make the perfect blend and roll with life's punches Got cravings again, love? #vss365

What is creativity? She mused to herself as she selected a new canvas. It's taking something #achievable - like picking up a paintbrush or a pen, and moving beyond the possibilities of the blank page. Once the first mark has been made, we're in new territory. Got writer's block again love? #vss365

Misogyny man moaned cos I wouldn't move more. Meanly yelled - Do you want me to make you a map?! There's miles of room. We don't have to #measure his member to understand why he's behaving like a monster. Didn't your mum teach you manners? I smile as his motor passes mine. #vss365

"479!" Max yells in the dark. "Wha...hon, u ok, it's 3am." "I've been counting the ways..." "You prat, I was having this amazing dream." "480. I love it when you're grumpy." "I'm not a dwarf." "481. You're only 5ft 3 babe." "Shove your #specific number up your..." Ali turns over. "482." #vss365

The director shouted #action, but the moment the actors looked at each other, they burst out laughing. Despite their experience, being semi naked for a pivotal love scene with camera and sound crew set them off again. They were secretly dating and had only just had their first kiss. #vss365

The committee agreed, there were few #options left to get the genie back in the bottle which was now a million pieces of glass. They told Gen to fix the vessel, get inside and reset the seal. She blinked and a shiny carafe appeared. Blinked again - gave the crew a new fine wine pressé view. #vss365

Steven was livid, his #goal had been to never date again - over my dead body and when hell freezes over had been his response to well meaning friends. But here he was, set up on a blind date by his own mother. She'd joked no one could afford heating these days, even fallen angels. #vss365

The cape and boots are standard #issue, I don't mind that. The only colour left is grey, it doesn't exactly scream superhero energy but all the other colours are taken. Besides it helps me blend in with the UK sky - rain, heavy rain and light drizzle. But is underwear as outwear essential? #vss365

She had so many spare thoughts, they often collided and even argued with themselves. Sometimes the ones she really wanted to hold on to would float away. An important thought bubble began to rise, and so she climbed inside. Had so much fun she uses the same #transport to this day. #vss365

The questions on her #science paper were not at all what she anticipated: Do fish spit? Do peahens get jealous of the peacock's vibrancy? Did dragons burn themselves when they kissed? Are worms scared of going too deep into the earth, and then not knowing which way is up? #vss365

As another suite of allegations against men in suits sees daylight, I think about age as just a #number. The lawsuits will analyse evidence that suits both sides. But when it comes to the suitability of leaders - any number of confirmed assaults greater than one and the emperor is undone. #vss365

The moon is nearly down, why are you still awake? Asked the natterer bat to his son. I dreamt that when the silver strands disappear, a giant golden yolk spills into the sky. I even felt warmth near the entrance to the cave. Oh, I used to believe in such #myths when I was a pup too. #vss365

How does a squirrel #measure his nuts? Excuse me? Not that you dirty sod - his supply for the winter? How does he know when he has enough stashed? Oh, lol. I guess he asks the wind how angry they've been this season. Oh right, yeah. I hope no one asks me that question. #vss365

Why are you arresting me? Ma'am, you have illicit #literature. It's just a poetry pamphlet. She smirked as they shoved her in the back of the dark van, huddled next to other writers and artists who had been rounded up in the latest purge. Locking them up together was not a smart move. #vss365

The #laws of nature are simple: leave me as you found me, or better. The laws of man, simpler still: leave me better off, I've found a way to temporarily make myself king. But, there's no need to determine who will win. Look upon thy works, choose which mountain you want to be buried in. #vss365

I've never been to #Capri, Italy, don't speak the #language. I haven't seen Faraglioni's towering rocks. I've worn capri leggings, but refuse to do any ironing. I have a photo of me in my Capricorn mum's iconic Ford Capri. A car built like iron - probably still in better nick than me. #vss365

I fell asleep in #history class, somewhere in the tudor period. I dreamt I was in a scene of Blackadder where there was a cunning plan of some kind or another. As usual, when I woke I remembered nothing - except the wicked side eye from my tutor as he spotted the drool on my chin. #vss365

She has no sense of direction and is useless with map and compass. But she knows the fierce #geography of her hometown intimately. The illusion of grace on the sea's surface as it encircles Drake’s Island in an embrace. Experience says this glaze betrays the satiating collision of rivers. #vss365

We always talk about #famous last words, but I think it says more about a person to know their first words, don't you? Err, well, that's simple, it's either mum or dad. Nope - mine were tick tock. Always setting trends huh. Mine was probably a gurgle followed by some posset. #vss365

At Sam's Academy the #education is unlearning. So you make kids stupid? No, we work smarter. Instead of adding numbers and working out the answer. We get the numbers to do it themselves. Or the kids spell words and then we add them to the dictionary, like lmnw: being touched by a ghost. #vss365

I am a #domestic goddess. Honey, the place is a tip, you haven't cleaned in weeks. You did at least change the bed sheets. Exactly, sleep and dreams are important, but I haven't ever seen the Virgin Mary, Hathor or Innana depicted with a mop and bucket babe. I'll take the trash out shall I? #vss365

#vss365 I am fascinated by the daily #domestic rituals performed by Earthlings. My favorite it’s called, “Burning Toast.“ My conjecture is that it is done to summon their ancestors. And it is done with great fervor.

How did the interview go? Well, they asked one of those dumb ice breaker questions - if you could be any #creature what would it be? Oh dear. Yeh, I said Godzilla. So you didn't get the job? No, but I ate the company instead. #vss365

We sat in coach on the coach as I coached the team in the #business of corner set play. A confident cross curves the ball into the box. A crossaint attacker formation raises our chance to score. Excuse me, ma'am, aren't you the driver? Of course! We can cover free kicks on the carriageway. #vss365

I was shopping for my #Halloween outfit and caught a glimpse of silver in the mirror. No problem, I had time, so I swung by Boots and grabbed some magic root retouch serum. How was I supposed to know real magic would leak through the thin veil as soon as the wand touched my hair? #vss365

Wow, that's quite the shiner you have. What happened? I was at the gym. Treadmill? No, more inane than that - #Ray, the PT, asked for my number. Ooh the one with the guns? Yup. I pressed stop, got off - and as I was strutting towards him, I tripped over HER towe! Your ex's new missus?! 😱 #vss365

The tree whispered sadness at spending winter alone and she felt the low winter sun reflect from her #argent skin. The sky turned blood orange and a light rain of golden syrup fell. A single drop transformed her into an evergreen leaf and she circled up to attach her feet to a stem. #vss365

Not many people know about Geppetto's other #experiment - pistachio. The boy whose peanut grew everytime he lied. That wooden pole grew so high, the only thing he could mate with was the hole in the sky. And she said no - cos how could she ever trust him? #vss365

My neighbours gathered outside, took snaps of the #heliacal rising of a bright star over the horizon. They wondered what it meant and if they should prepare for a flood. I had to let them down gently - this was no new star or herald of a new age. It was just my fever breaking. #vss365

The first time she danced in front of the mirror she was reluctant to watch herself. Was too self conscious. After a while she grew more confident and took a peek - was surprised to see her reflection dancing to a different beat. She didn't feel #terror though, it was a shiver of excitement. #vss365

She was so used to being #unseen, sliding between people's thoughts, creating arguments just for fun. Occasionally starting a new love tryst for kicks. When the cute guy stopped and asked her if she had the time, she felt a rush through her whole ethereal body like she was on fire. #vss365

When she was sick with no #energy, she liked to watch her son's favourite film. It reminded her of the time before he grew up and left home. She typed the first few letters into Netflix, was excited to see the title. Not available, watch other films like this? She turned the TV off. #vss365

There was something special about growing up on a farm. The way cows tipped their heads to the side when she walked by and trees leaned in to whisper secrets. Before she married the farmer next door, she read her leaves. Poured tea into the #saucer, not the cup. She saw a kite a good omen. #vss365

As a species we've had Mozart who composed from his pre school years. Da Vinci who painted the anatomically correct human body. Walton and Cockcroft who split the #atom. And you want to go to McDonald's for dinner on our first date? I was thinking something like the Eiffel Tower in Paris. #vss365

Most people think that thoughts the shape of cute fairies #hover above us in the ether. That they float aimlessly until our head collides and are absorbed into our minds like water. But really - we are the ones drifting in the sea, with jaguars, tigers and monsters hunting us relentlessly. #vss365

You'd think commanding an #android army would be easy, because they have to follow all the rules. But that was exactly the problem. "Orders do not comply with 04568 functionality do you wish to override?" "Yes!" "Override requires executive input. Provide level 6 password and code." "#!#@!" #vss365

It was the big IOS #Android debate that made her heart flutter during the blind date. She was happy for a 2nd one. But he saw the tiny flash in her eye. He was an IOS user only. So that meant not even dating an android. Her little shiny heart was going to get dented. #vss365

Her memories had become #arid, like cracked plates of text buried under sand for decades. It was hard to decipher what it all meant from the sporadic flashes of clues. She fought to remember though, kept pacing her room in a square pattern as though marking out a boxing ring. #vss365

She thought staying on a farm retreat would give her the refresh and reset she needed. But the animal noise was worse than the busy traffic and drunk revellers in her city street. The worst was the #unearthly honk of a gaggle of geese at three am. She was going to need a strong coffee. #vss365

The day started as usual; conversimg with a #beetle. He lolled in the chair, slurping coffee, "You think too much, just let change happen. Why only last week I was a bumblebee." I explained again it was easy to radically transform when someone else was working to keep a roof over you. #vss365

What's the difference between this standard and #deluxe poetry book? The standard version is just the text - but the deluxe, that contains original drafts and a soundtrack. Oh, the poet reading aloud? No - the sound of their pen scratching out words, and the flicker of a candle as it burns. #vss365

Resharing this one-line poem by Czesław Miłosz for #smallpoemsunday

They say you can feel the air change when evil walks into the room. With her you felt it, and tasted it. The #undertones of the underworld being force-fed to you. You'd think it would be awful, but heck it was delicious. Vanilla, cinnamon, plum and honey - mixed with stale ash and light. #vss365

Paul the unpopular #piranha was perpetually proselytising to the pool population. The press protects people, but promotes pugnacious piranha propaganda. We're polite and peace-loving, protest before we're packed off to prison in tempered glass panelled parks. But poll presence was pitiful. #vss365

Mum said you must hang your #raincoat in the sun every day. Thank the seams for their strength, the fabric for warmth, the hood for protection, the buttons for togetherness, and the pockets for holding your secrets. Then when the sky cries, the coat will send your love to replace her tears. #vss365

Some people collect books or stamps. Porter collects lonely people. He wears a long #raincoat, gray as a cloudy sky. He finds folks walking all alone and his magic coat pulls them inside. I met all my friends inside these plastic pockets. It's nice to finally be included, isn't it? #vss365

"He came right up, gave me a kiss on the cheek and slipped his card into my suit pocket. The #verve of the guy," Alice sipped her sparkling wine. "Don't you mean nerve?" "No, I loved it - refreshing like an after dinner mint." "Are you going to call him?" "Already did. First date tomorrow." #vss365