Hot Potato Poetry Challenge! @haikubycrane.bsky.social Your word: king Change it to a new one and pass it on! “Quote Post” to keep the chain going #poempass #poetry #writingcommunity A frisbee flies by I don't understand the rules Why is it called golf

#vss365 #2wordprompt My #rule of advice Do not #consult anyone Who is too #bouncy #haiku #poetry

Had to fall to feel, To be angry enough to Get back up again. #FreeVerseFebruary #feel #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity @daveashleypoet.bsky.social

Gawd, I am loving watching Bookish. What an interesting take on the who-dun-it genre. Smart. Thinkable. Engaging.

#FromOneLine How long will we stay Hair wild in the wind Sand between our toes Just you and I This time I set up the dragon kite You lay out the blanket I wander with my pail Collecting treasure I won't keep You lounge Wine glass In hand Until one of us Is too pink

Bar Harbor in the winter is empty even on school break, but the ice cream still costs $8.75 a cone!

#vss365 Compared to the Alps or the Rockies, our hill wasn't #mountainous but walking back up it after taking a swim sure made it seem like it. Nothing was flat around here. That was for sure. We were always walking either up hill or down hill. Made hanging out on the deck nice.

#2wordprompt Over #under Through Around I don't care What #route You take As long as You stop Snoring We can't Sleep

#vss365 Enchanted tree branch Knock some sense into humans You'll need to repeat #enchanted #haiku #poetry

I've made quick pickles 3 times in the last week and they are so yummy. Can't wait to have my kitchen built so I can keep some on hand.

You'd think, if you were disabled in some way, you'd have more compassion for other disabled people... but im finding that there's snobbery in being disabled even. Sheesh.

Ode to a Pea Little round green pea You tried to choke life from me But I coughed you up #haiku #poetry

I'm great and competent and all, but a pea nearly killed me tonight. Vegetables...

My client and I share a weird crush for golfer Tommy Fleetwood ... lol. She's 76. I'm 59. We're both way out of our age limits.

2 days ago my dog caught my big toe with her back claws and ripped out a chunk. It hurt like mad, then the adrenaline kicked in. Today, wearing shoes and socks is quite painful...but I have no choice. Every time I move my foot... 😒 Rearranging flowers though...so that helps! 🌹

There is only you and me and this #miniscule moment in time Everything else is irrelevant #vss365

#vss365 #2wordprompt The creature had a fruity #smell with that #miniscule whisp of ozone that all space junk had. The universal translator kicked in attempting to communicate. This creature was #clever though and simply put their thoughts into my head. I tossed the tube out the airlock.

#vss365 We rounded up space #junk every Friday morning, sorted the recyclables, and classed the rest into usable and rubbish. I reached for a bit of tubing which was valuable stuff and a head popped out. Perfectly round with three eyes mashed into one, it inflated like a balloon.

We're going out to eat, so I showered in the middle of the day... As someone with sensory issues, I don't recommend this practice. I itch all over and had to put on my bra and socks again. AND I'll have to brush my hair... 😩😳 To you normal folks - bathe away!

If anyone had told me when i was a kid that one day I would scroll my phone when I couldn't sleep and, all in one place, see the sky over Iceland, learn a new word in Cherokee, read an original story, and find out what Luke Skywalker thinks about our government, I would've wet the bed.

#vss365 #2wordprompt I watched the neighbors last night. Nothing better to do so I sat on the deck, binoculars in han nd. #several blokes arrived neat and tidy, but left clothes mussed and hair #fluffy perhaps a #kiss too far. 😘

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#vss365 #lacuna He thrived in the dark, in the lacuna of forgotten crevices. Others forgot he existed until they felt an odd shiver or caught a wafting mist from the corner of their eyes. They would swear and pull their coats tighter, but there was no escape until he wanted it.

Lacuna,Lacuna.Lacuna, I’ve only just learned your name You’ve filled a hole in my vocabulary What an ironical start to the day #vss365 #lacuna #poetry #poem

Literature In a labyrinth where words dance and play, Luminous #lacuna twinkle away. In whispers they sigh, In gaps that we try, To catch fleeting meanings that stray. #vss365

#vss365 After the dark Creatures of the forest Settle in their lairs And the fae Secure their own Just before the gloaming When silence Bears witness To every breath The earth exhales And the fog drips like dew A sliver of a #lacuna Opens To take Another breath

#WildwalkPrompt " #Raindrops on mittens And sweet little kittens..." "What are you on about?" "Singing that song. You know, from the movie with the singing nanny." "You mean Sound of Music?" "Yeah. Thought it was appropriate for a walk in the rain." "How about 'Singing in the Rain'?"

“Why do wizards use staffs?” “Or wands,” the mage chuckles. “Or witches and their broomsticks.” “Exactly. Why?” “Magic is symbolism, friend, and artifacts are transient symbols at best. In comparison, a simple piece of wood is rooted in the power of nature.” #vss #sff

Woke up thinking of Misselthwaite Manor from The Secret Garden this morning... what a weird thing.

A wet chuckle from The shadows, voice rasps, "Do you Remember the dark?" #vss365 #dark #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity @nathanbrazil.bsky.social

#2wordprompt The point Of a #tall tale Is never to deceive We lie with #purpose To capture The imagination And hold it captive To entertain Suspend reality In a sling Borrowing only enough bits To make it believable For an audience Like you

#vss365 In the forest We don't run From the #dark It will only be a bear Or a moose Coming out of hiding A creature Looking for something to eat Going on their way In the forest We hide from the light Low slung Pulsing With a heart beat louder Than a scream We only run From the light

On our private road

The main road we live off of... on a snowy day. It's over 4 miles to the nearest neighbor down this road. The privilege and fear of living remote.

View off my deck... more snow...

A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years

#vss365 #touch

Oh look... It's snowing again. ❄️❄️❄️

#Fromoneline The question repeated itself Fourteen times in total The first night Thirteen times The second night Progressing each day In pattern On the fifteenth night I looked forward To a quiet evening When the question repeated Fifteen times I screamed no Fifteen times Clearly not the answer

#vss365 #2wordprompt My brother Loved to steal My #towel Poolside And as I climbed out Twist it into a snake Then yell #run He had a #touch Of evil Which I was grateful for When Tooter Stoia Chased me home And left me Face down And bleeding In the cedar bush

Made quick pickles with fresh garlic and ginger to go with our rice noodle salmon bowls. Why do I forget How yummy they are? I should make them more.

Having kladdkaka for dessert tonight... think brownies with no leavening.

If I order 1 lb of salmon, .6 lb will not work... sigh.

the ache of each regret in a poem #vss365 #ache

Unrequited love That deep #ache Of not being seen By the person Who holds your heart Or even worse Seen and acknowledged But turned away As not worthy enough Or some version of It's not you, it's me #vss365

words gather, then hesitate. meaning shifts, just out of reach. an #ache settles, language shaped, meant to land without knowing. #vss365 #prompt #poetry #writing #5amwritersclub

Another flight sent out to engage the fast-moving Enemy, and another call to stand down and play defence and protector, but Dylan could feel that #ache to join the action. The Antilles wasn’t a powerful warship, but she could fight, he just wished the PTB would unleash him, and the crew. #vss365

#vss365 The light #aches My eyes attuned To fire frozen in licks My dent on my head Holding melted ice From the bag of peas If I hadn't slipped I'd never have seen How brilliant purple The sound of wind is During a nor'easter Or been afraid Of finding words Again

Concussion - 1 Me - 0 48 hours bed rest. I'm also supposed to avoid bright lights and all electronic devices. I'm in bed. Lights are dimmed. And I'll put my phone aside. Probably watch TV though... See you later.