The foliage gone Leaving branches bare Winter has won Now in her icy snare But the trees are not done Waiting for spring to declare Winter is beaten For another year #wildwalkprompt #branches

Winter coat protects I’m warm and cozy inside Sinking in the pool #dailyhaikuprompts #wintercoat #pool

#blueskyrelay #theconfettineverlanded #poetry

The smell of decay Tasting all rotten Warning us away From bad mutton. But add some herbs Or maybe pepper Ignore the germs Eating is pleasure. Now fat and happy Feasting on filth Nutrition is crappy Forget your health. #wildwalkprompt #herbs

With nervousness I wake Feeling for you in the night Listen for your breath’s escape Always worried you took flight Then I feel your body’s shape whisper soft gratitudes and sigh Letting go of terror’s ache #BSPP47 #softgratitude #emoetry #nervousness #poetry

#vssdaily lizard #vss365 matter #blueskyrelay #welaughedbeforethetoast

#wildwalkprompt #poem #wings #silly

#wildwalkprompt #wings

In a moment of liminal bliss The flame flickers and spits Time too short for dark to hold Light recedes into the cold Perceptions seem all amiss The candle blinked twice more And we saw behind the door #blueskyrelay #thecandleblinkedtwice #poetry

Wings again formed In the moment we fell Lifting us, drifting us Away from our cell As we reached higher We tore out the feathers And set them on fire Wings again formed As we welcome our hell #wildwalkprompt #wings #poetry #writingcommunity #blueskypoetry

Spreading slowly over gentle warmth surrounds Guarding my exposure A warm hug so profound If only the heat circulated But it stays where I urinated #blueskypoetry #gentlewarmth #BSPP47

It started with wearable health monitors. Checking glucose, counting steps, monitoring heart rates… They were the trendy way to stay healthy. It took countless deaths for us to realize they were tracking and culling the herd. #vss365 #health

Sodium street lights Illuminating the dark Stillness carries weight Across a lonely car park. Speakers sing tinny Songs that echo Out across the empty Out in the cold. Sodium street lights Reflecting on snow. #sensewrds prompt 151

Words swimming on a page Plotting twists and turns as one Until the net loosens A storied attempt to outrun Ideas scattered in the ink A shoal of letters now undone As they slip into the abyss #wildwalkprompt #shoal

A glimmering frost Dawn light on the horizon Natures glitter bomb #BSPP47 #glimmeringfrost #dailyhaikuprompt #frost #haiku

Night crowded with stars Reflections of lives past Collected by constellations On a background so vast Each had its own story As the generations passed Memories faded away Leaving space to be recast #blueskyrelay #theskysavedroomforonemore #vss365 #reflection

“Common cold” my ass This virus I’ve caught Has me tied in knots Still have to work In a fog of cold meds Can hardly get out of bed Can’t write for shit I want to smell that orchid But it’s just Vicks VapoRub #wildwalkprompt #orchid

Marks on a page Sharing wisdoms of age A past for a guide What the future hides Ideas spread like a phage Too fast to be denied So burn where they reside Let the flames rage Ashes of ideas are caged #wildwalkprompt #ashes

So young but I remember The ones I trusted, loved Walked me to the chamber Men in robes surrounded me Dragging me to the center They tried to drown me From under the water I heard angry shouts In unknown tongues They said I was forgiven But I never knew For what #SenseWrds 150 #poetry #prompt

A breath on the page The words run And so little stays Paper becomes dust As together we age Our memories and fears We share them as one A breath on a page #BSPP47 #oldbooks #poetry #writingcommunity #blueskypoetry

A sign of your health Shimmers golden in a cup First ask in a full work up To check for infection And things that shouldn’t be They always want your pee Not like anyone likes it It’s taken with disgust So please, just let me flush #BSPP47 #goldenshimmers #poetry

A vermillion stain Paints a story of regret On the withered grass #dailyhailuprompt #vermillion #witheredgrass #haiku

So tired, but still awake Remembering my day And the amount of #side-eye Glances that came my way What did I do wrong Could I change what I say Did I offend or embarrass Still worrying as I lay My #measurable mistakes Those thoughts that betray Tomorrow, no one cares #blueskyrelay #vss365

- i am a beaker, a fragile glass vessel bare as betrayal ‘til you fill me with the silken splashings of your chemistry reactions ululate in silent violent science i await, patient eager to see how measurable your love has become or if what results remakes me. - #poetry #vss365 #read

Always tangled and tripping Ankles trapped in my pants Feet caught on my cats I can’t walk straight Try to dodge what’s in my path Not like a soccer match I’m just not that graceful Instead, I imagine it’s like Seeing Wyle E Coyote strike At least I’m good for a laugh #wildwalkprompt #tangle

Blue’s specific song Melancholic melody Color of lament #vss365 #specific #blueskyrelay #blue #dailyhaikuprompt #melody #haiku

Wash away the layers Of civilization Under the settled dust Is the variation The option we’re seeking For validation To live a transient existence And find salvation 11/19 #blueskyrelay #transient #BSPP47 #settleddust #vss365 #option

Rank smell in the woods Some say a Sasquatch is near Just a bonfire chick #dailyhaikuprompt #bonfirechick

What a lucky turn of fate Or I suppose evolution That humans don’t reproduce Much like the mushrooms Can you imagine If that creep on the bus Released a cloud of spores Out onto us #wildwalkprompt #spore

Blowing dry and arid Fevered summers breath Awaiting autumns change To bring cool relief The flames retreating To the ashes beneath Only to resurface Amongst the leaves #wildwalkprompt #flames

I'm mildly surprised Joe Rogan is still alive. He seems like he should have gotten his dick stuck in something on a bet and died of sepsis by now.

Confused and beguiled Diseased and defiled And after awhile The spores Began to spread A war inside my head Something began to grow Never knowing In the end Believing I was alive But most certainly dead #wildwalkprompt #spore #emoetry #beguiled #poetry #writingcommunity

All my attempts at Self regulation are gone Instead I rake ants #dailyhaikuprompt #rake #ants #futility

Cat with a yarn ball Unraveling in its paws Thread of fate tangled #haikufeels #senryu #haiku #yarn

Under the old hickory tree The spider slides down a thread Echoes of muted laughter Remind us of the dead The threads, once rope Swings for the condemned Now the spiders carry The ghosts which they shed #vssdaily #hickory #BSPP47 #mutedlaughter #poetry #writingcommunity

I only catch a glimmer Out of my visions side There’s iron in my blood That causes them to hide I just want to feel the magic Throw this reality aside But it’s my very being The fae cannot abide #blueskyrelay #iron #glimmer #vss365 #reality #poetry

Pines stand together In admiration of sky Forever reaching #dailyhaikuprompt #pine #admiration #haiku

When film was a thing We had 1 hour shops That developed Rolls of mystery shots You never knew What you got Could be a UFO Or a blurry Bigfoot Then some photos Required the cops An address on the form Meant they’d be caught #vssdaily #photo

Whole grain Five grain… twelve! Ancient grains What the hell! All these breads On the shelves It’s just marketing Don’t fool yourself Everything’s modified Bread won’t fix our health Go get a damn vaccine #grain #wildwalkprompt #vaccinate

A childhood dream Perhaps a nightmare The leprechauns came Small in stature They’d crawl on up Land on my chest With a magic bag They’d steal my breath It kept me awake Paralyzed in bed On children’s breath They fed I guess my mom shouldn’t have let me watch Cat’s Eye #blueskyrelay #leprechaun

Crisp days coax leaves from the limbs that held them for so long - they jump, they fall - some destined for the crunch of feet, and others for the stream so calm. #WildWalkPrompt #Crisp #poem #poetry #autumn #leaves *added music so y'all don't have to hear my daughter and I bicker lmao*

A single crow’s call Keen for winter’s arrival And the starving months #haikufeels #haiku #keen #poetry

Every #beautiful scene remains a #draft until my #imagination makes subtle adjustments, carves you into it, and it becomes #poetry. Good morning!

Wealthy I’m not I even rent the pot I use to piss in But I’ve always thought This isn’t the lot For which I’m destined #emoetry #wealthy #poetry

A quick message Disregard, if not okay Just wanted to check on you Hear what you have to say I’m concerned for you But see, my life’s been in the bin I guess what I’m saying is I could really use a friend #vssdaily #bin #poetry #writingcommunity

We missed the leaves. The trees themselves weren’t bad. Wrapped wire was a good approximation of bark, but the fiber optic leaves didn’t quite work. Yes, they changed colors from spring to fall, but they never fell. We resorted to sprinkling potato #crisps on the ground as we walked. #wildwalkprompt

Sap no longer flows Forests of modernity Rusted hollow stumps #dailygaikuprompt #sap #rust #haiku #poetry

I’m so thirsty Dehydrated, parched In this desert I’m searching For something, anything To soothe,relieve My soul is starched But then on the horizon A shimmering reflection An oasis If it can be reached Crawling through the despair The oasis melts into the air #BSPP47 #shimmeringreflection #poetry

So, my head couldn’t get over thinking “Aye, pappi” and go to poppies as in flower. I hope this doesn’t come across as offensive to anyone though. #wildwalkprompt #poppies

A good pair of shoes Can transport a fellow To find the dreams Thought left on a pillow #vssdaily #pillow #vss365 #transport