Failure To Hold I've owned a few of those perfect mugsThe ones that stand tall,A slight narrowing at the base.Those cups whose handles are just rightFor the first three fingers to thread through,The smallest tucked just belowAnd the thumb wrapping to a comfortable homeOn the other side.Held this…

That Ship Has Sailed Billy Collins in his teaching of writing poetry suggests an exercise where you use the first line of a poem that you like and see where it leads you. My first practice is to do a "response" poem to the anonymous four-line "O, Western Wind" the whole of which is: O Western Wind…

Options Once the bulb shatters,Darkness leads to Fumbling for another light switchOr searching for a box of candlesWhile bouncing off a wall,Crashing into corners of doors.Or could I simply and softlySlide down onto the floor,Settle in with the darkness as my blanketAnd wait for the dawn.

Small Boat The rope to the anchor is cut. When the weather is calm, the boat follows the soft pathOf the waterGliding easily around the the beaver's hutNo push from an oar or palm needed. But the water always changesAnd the rills become roilsPushing the nose of the boat this way and that,Spinning…

@mrwuggums.bsky.social #chilltent We still are cut off of the main tent site! We’re trying!! 🥰Kose

#chilltent can’t send anything in other place…not even DMs 😳Kose

Snippet: From Chapter One of Twice In A Blue Moon From about 3 paragraphs into opening chapter...scene is a bar in an exurban neighborhood, once decaying, now being rejuvenated by bar owners like Jena who has inherited the old corner bar from the father she barely knew...the night is slow...only…

Past Present Future…Tense? "Knock knock" "Who's there...?" "Are you?" Okay, not as good as "make me one with anything" but... We hear about the notion of being entirely in the present moment, of letting go of the past, of not looking toward the future. The past is gone; we can do nothing about it,…

#chilltent I brought a #WinterSolstice drink for mew…well a day late but took a long time to get into the costume!! Help mewselves to Solstice Mule!

Is 0 degrees #chilltent mew need hot coffees!

A Winter White Russian for mew #chilltent!! 🥰Kose

Good morning #chilltent I haven’t left coffees for awhile here in the annex so enjoy some warming winter coffees…oh and one that warms another way! A Winter White Russian with kahlua and frangelico 🥰❄️⛄️Kose

*Kose quietly leaves a pot of French press while she goes to groom up* Morning #chilltent

#chilltent Let’s see whether this post disappears into ether again…we’re on profile but not on hashtag Morning coffee tray! Selfserve here…full serve eventually in the main tent!! 🥰Kose

Ugh #chilltent…looks like my posts aren’t landing where they sposed to here again! 👀Kose

#chilltent Dropping off a tray of Vanilla Chai Apple Old Fashioned for mew over here in the cerulean skies! 🥰Kose

#chilltent…forgot the hashtag!! Too excited!!

#chilltent Some coffees to warm mew up!! Kose

*Kroner trucks the self-serve coffee bar over to the cerulean skies* #chilltent

*Kose arranges her gardenia…sings* 🎶Might as well get use to you Hanging around Good morning heartache Sit down🎶 #chilltent youtu.be/-3jO-3BoGzM?...

#chilltent 🎶In the morning In the evening Ain’t we got fun🎶 Coffee’s up! Song in our hearts! 🥰 Kose youtu.be/A7wKHIYysjY?...

A little bit of coffee and chai until I can send more with a song #chilltent 🥰 Kose

In the self-serve annex: Kroner here…Great song…good coffee…not all flowers in this video tho #chilltent youtu.be/2twY8YQYDBE?...

#chilltent *Kroner carefully carries a tray of coffees over to the annex* *Kose calls over* Self-serve over here pals!! Enjoy!! youtu.be/ratQlft_G5c?...

@lokiandgambit.bsky.social Hewlo!! Koselig

youtu.be/7xGxQXmu7Os?... #chilltent

📖Kroner here-A little morning coffee to wake you up and a link for the song I did “across the way” this morning! Happy Caturday, all! #chilltent youtu.be/YkADj0TPrJA?...

Hewlo, #chilltent! I haf brought over two cocktails to the annex! Modern English with fresh pear, fresh lemon, maple syrup, & gin! And Bourbon Bramble Clover Club with Bourbon (duh!), dry vermouth, blackberry jam, lemon juice and frothy egg white! 💖Kose

Some breakfast coffee for the #chilltent annex…will be gone at least all morning efurrywhere cause typist has heavy work day! 💖Kose

This morning’s treat? Inspired by the apple feast last night! Hot apple cider with whipped cream on top…cause mew know I luf whip cream 😻 Kose #chilltent

Here’s a pretty morning latte and a deep dark hot chomcolate to start mew day off warm and creamy #chilltent

@jeremyyantiss.bsky.social Beyda! Bijou! Dade!! Hewlo!! I’m so glad to find mew!! I’m not doing much here yet because I’m hanging on to #chilltent as long as I possibly can but at least there is some furriends here!! Luf mew!! 💖Kose (and Kroner, of course)

Good morning #chilltent !! We brought mew a little coffee!! 📖Kroner here- I made the Turkish Coffee myself!

@mrwuggums.bsky.social Wuggie, Wuggie, Wuggie!! I’m so happy to see mew here!! Oh, Heri!! Mew, too!!

Hewlo! We are new here and have no idea what is going on yet but we are happy to meet mew…I’m Kose and I am floofy and make coffee and Cocktails…my brofur Kroner is very smart but very chonky and sweet…he’s up top!