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I was a little stumped for #PromptCombo #Dilemma/Decisions but reading through the great poems already posted I decided to throw this old one of mine into the mix, for @hool415.bsky.social Originally in Dreich Mag issue 4 No.12

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Hullo @rfsmith.bsky.social @dragonslayerma.bsky.social @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social @victoriaspires.bsky.social All welcome, tag me @hool415.bsky.social and use as well #promptcombo #dilemmas/decisions **TILL 5pm FRIDAY!!** (NB The four-legged one is doing ok currently with some new meds…)🤞

Hi @rfsmith.bsky.social Ronnie, my fourth response to your smart #promptcombo #Memorial is from my 2017 collection "A World Where', turning ideas upside down:

Posting another for @rfsmith.bsky.social and #PromptCombo #Memorial @jenthorne.bsky.social brilliant Pipe poem reminded me I'd written this almost a year ago, there's something about New Year that revives old memories.

I'm not sure why this old memory popped up today. Perhaps it was prompted by the few poems I've read here so far. Back later to read more. For @rfsmith.bsky.social and #PromptCombo #Memorial

It’s no secret that I have the toughest job on #PromptCombo , following @victoriaspires.bsky.social . Still, I soldier on this week with #Memorial . @dragonslayerma.bsky.social @hool415.bsky.social @thepaulconnolly.bsky.social @coastalpoet.bsky.social @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social

Tomorrow: #PoemsAbout #Imps Unleash your tricksters. Write what hides behind holiday cheer. Chaos in small doses. Or full-blown curse. Tag it. Use Alt Text. Post from Friday. Saturday prompts hit inboxes: shorturl.at/0Xm7A

This #PromptCombo #ThisPoem is bringing out my whimsical side, so here's an older one of mine from my drafts. I rarely rhyme but thought this one might be fun to read out loud. I hear it in the voice of Craig Charles. @victoriaspires.bsky.social

#promptcombo #thispoem and thanks to @victoriaspires.bsky.social for the inspiration

#promptcombo #thispoem #poem #blankverse #enjambment #arspoetica @victoriaspires.bsky.social

A very quick instinctual scribble as a bit of fun for @victoriaspires.bsky.social wonderful poem prompt. If I have time I will try another more considered response. #promptcombo #ThisPoem

Thank you @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social for last week's prompt! This week I'm hosting #PromptCombo & the prompt is #ThisPoem. You can interpret that however you wish, but I dare you to try something a little different 😇 All welcome to join, replies until Friday.

Calling all editors (and poets)!!

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What a beautiful anthology from The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press, curated and co-edited by @marcellenewbold.bsky.social and Bronwen Evans. I was delighted to have a poem chosen alongside many wonderful poets. Find out more about it here: www.theweesparrowpoetrypress.com/lines-of-com...

Luckily for me I had written a wee poem about the North Star a short time ago. I just had to find it again! Written to a picture prompt, I hope it works without it too. Sharing for #PromptCombo #NorthStar @dragonslayerma.bsky.social

Enormously pleased to host #PromptCombo this week. Theme is #NorthStar Here's my poem 'Navigating a Wilderness' to kick us off. Tag me & use the hastags to get involved, open till Friday! @victoriaspires.bsky.social @hool415.bsky.social @rfsmith.bsky.social @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social

I can honestly say this is the only poem I've written of this nature, not quite sure what I was on at the time. It was early in the Covid pandemic, if that had a bearing? Back to read more posts later. For #PoemsAbout #Desire @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk #poetry #poetsonBlueSky

#PoemsAbout #Desire is live. Post from today through Thursday. Tag your post. Use Alt Text. #TakeRisks #EndOnAnImage #AvoidCliché. Engage—don’t ghost. Read 3+, repost, reply. Sign up for prompt packs: shorturl.at/0Xm7A

Delighted to have a poem on this new anthology highlighting the unexpected unconventional beauty of urban spaces and often unconsidered small creatures. My poem is in praise of Woodlice 🙂 Available world wide via Amazon All proceeds to charity. #blueskypoets #naturepoetry #poetrycommunity

Good morning, my #lifttothesky this week is @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social. She is a wonderful part of the #poemsabout community, gives fantastic feedback to everyone every week, and is a brilliant poet to boot. All the warmest of hugs 🤗 #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #poets #writers #skypoet

An old poem of mine that I can't exactly say where it came from and I'm still not sure what it means for me. It was inspired by "The Room" by Kevin Hart, the Anglo-Australian poet-theologian, not the US comedian. For #PoemsAbout #LockedDoors @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk

This week’s prompt wants your ghosts, your don’t ask me about thats, your barricaded memories. Post from today through Thursday. Tag it. Use Alt Text. #TakeRisks #EndOnAnImage #AvoidCliché Read 3. Repost. Reply. Don’t be a ghost. Sign up: shorturl.at/0Xm7A

This strange offering is aiming to be a metaphorical piece, about aging if that's not obvious. It's literal too and experimental for me. The cold and damp weather is getting into my joints. For @rfsmith.bsky.social #PromptCombo #Storm

THINKING ABOUT TURNER There I was strapped to a mast paintbrush in hand trying to capture the power of a storm as the wind rushed brushing my face only a madman would go to such lengths but I am man whose passion for art runs deep @rfsmith.bsky.social #promptcombo #Storm

A rushed #PromptCombo this week as I will be busy. My task is #Storm , my starter for 10 below. Thank you for last week Vic ❤️. Sigh of the spirits through pine branches. A strew of the year’s dulled palm parchment on dry grass. Prayer flags cigar-wrapped on the thigh of a spent morning breeze.

Thank you again @victoriaspires.bsky.social for this weeks #PromptCombo . Here’s mine, from the balcony, #DreamLogic . Love to all.

Hey #promptcombo crew 👋🏼 Thanks to @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social for hosting last week. This week's prompt is #DreamLogic. Tag me & use the #. Replies will be a little sporadic initially, but I know the community will be out in force, supporting each other as ever ☺️

As I'm in prose mode right now (stealing a march on my 50k words drafted in November) here's one of mine from #TheEkphrasticReview for @victoriaspires.bsky.social and #PromptCombo #DreamLogic

For this week's #PoemsAbout #BreakTheMould, I'm thinking about postmortems. Thank you to the host @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @thebrokenspine.co.uk and to all of the other writers. #poetry #poem #writing #PoetryCommunity #BlueSkyPoets

This #breakingthemould reclaims a life, let's the narrator choose the inheritance/genealogy that is most important and resonant. A nice take on the #poemsabout theme. @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk #staycreative

Quite a personal one, also a quick write this morning. Rumour has all of my family coming from Scotland to (Northern) Ireland between 1600 and 1800s. Thoughts welcome! For #PoemsAbout #BreakTheMould

For #PromptCombo #SimplePleasures ✨ for @dragonslayerma.bsky.social Since I do not get to enjoy the simple pleasure of cuddling with our cat (he doesn’t like us THAT much), I at least sometimes have the pleasure of chatting with him about his day.

Ah, the #simplepleasures of watching the behaviour of the birds! One from a short while ago for @dragonslayerma.bsky.social and this week's #PromptCombo

Hello Fidel. Love this prompt. Thank you! @dragonslayerma.bsky.social #promptcombo #simplepleasures

I'm your host for #PromptCombo this week(Monday to Friday) & the theme is #SimplePleasures . Share those small everyday joys! Here's 1 I've rejigged to start us off Tag me & use the hastags❤️ @victoriaspires.bsky.social @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social @hool415.bsky.social @rfsmith.bsky.social

Hi @dragonslayerma.bsky.social Fidel. Thank you for the great ##promptcombo #SimplePleasures. My first is from my collection "These Random Acts of Wildness", (Glass Head Press, 2023)

#ekphrastic #poetrycommunity #poetsofbluesky This is an amazing opportunity to find out more about Ekphrastic poetry from one of the finest Ekphrastic practitioners. And it's free For your local time if not UK or Central Europe use www.timeanddate.com NB Daylight Savings end for some on 25th!

Posting for The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press 🙂 Free online Zoom workshop about ekphrastic poetry with Lorette C. Luzajic of the Ekphrastic Review. When? Sunday 26th October Time? 6-8pm CET/ 5-7pm UK time Sign up? email [email protected] with “Ekphrastic Workshop” in the subject line.

Hullo @rfsmith.bsky.social @dragonslayerma.bsky.social @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social @victoriaspires.bsky.social I’m hosting #promptcombo with #visitor All welcome, use the #promptcombo to post and me @hool415.bsky.social (Please note: I’m not around all Tuesday but will catch up the next day!) Ju

For #PoemsAbout #Mannequin here is ‘Disjointed’ Big shout to @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk for creating this space to share with a vast array of prompts. Will catch up later…

Very powerful, Emily. Sharp and biting and memorable.

#PoemsAbout #Mannequin I put the wrong prompt on here 🙄

I've missed a couple of recent prompts as I've been away. Here's a relatively quick write based on a real artifact that I've seen scare the living daylights out of numerous people. For @alanparrywriter.co.uk and #PromptCombo #mannequin

Thanks so much to @carolynthomas.bsky.social for giving my reprinted poem, which in one sense is very typical of my writing, a big boost, and thanks to @dreich.bsky.social The Candyman's Trumpet for giving it another outing! #Blueskypoets #poetrycommunity

#PromptCombo #Characters with thanks to Ronnie @rfsmith.bsky.social Vignettes of four villagers baitthelines.blogspot.com/search?q=Vil...

Sorry / not sorry for this sentimental poem, first published in The Milk House in June 2024, now sadly behind a paywall. For @rfsmith.bsky.social for #PromptCombo #Chatacters

@rfsmith.bsky.social #promptcombo #characters Thank you for this lovely prompt. This is one of an occasional series of poems (revised; first posted for #PoemsAbout), touching on legends of figure of Diogenes - a character for our times... South London is also a character in my writing, I think...😊🙏