Whoah, the whole trilogy:

erasure marks— between shadows name blank #haiku #haikupoem #prompt #haikupoetry #poetry #poem #haikufeels (never) #blueskypoet #blueskypoetry #senryu #haikuwriter

after the frost- the river stitching its silver wound #haiku #poetry

Great post by @stefanflanigan.bsky.social on their website: stygian-muse.com/west-end-try...

New story up:

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pale sunlight— smoke rectangle in faded yellow paint #haiku #haikupoem #prompt #haikupoetry #poetry #poem #haikufeels (loss) #blueskypoet #blueskypoetry #senryu #haikuwriter

king of seeds— squirrel tips sunflower scepter #haiku #senryu #micropoem #poem

fog borrows the bridge #haiku #poetry

fog-lit moon— ash fingers twist restless mounds #haiku #haikupoem #prompt #haikupoetry #poetry #poem #blueskypoet #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #haikuhorrorprompt (sinister) #vss365 #vssdaily #senryu #haikuwriter #horror

klaxon— suntanning in white afterimage #haiku #haikupoem #prompt #haikupoetry #poetry #poem #haikufeels (jarring) #blueskypoet #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #vss365 #vssdaily #senryu #haikuwriter

#completethehaiga 124 #haiku art by Josiah @lessethereal.bsky.social @completethehaiga.bsky.social

strong wind— clattering kettle of leaves #haiku #haikupoem #prompt #haikupoetry #poetry #poem #haikufeels (brittle) #blueskypoet #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #vss365 #vssdaily #senryu #haikuwriter

nacho cheese puff— bag claims “authentic flavor” #haiku #haikupoem #prompt #haikupoetry #poetry #poem #haikufeels #blueskypoet #blueskypoetry #haikusaturday #senryu #haikuwriter

faded fountain grass—brushing the wind’s tangles After @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social of @wolftwin.com : “rusted swing set- the wind keeps trying childhood” You continue to push and inspire me ❤️🙏 #haiku #poetry #haikusaturday #writingcommunity

rusted swing set- the wind keeps trying childhood #haiku #poetry #writingcommunity

legs shiver from leafless limbs— wrackline #haiku #haikupoem #575poem #haikupoetry #poetry #poem #blueskypoet #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt#haikuhorrorprompt (flood) #vss365 #vssdaily #senryu #haikuwriter #horror

gloaming—whorled face becoming #haiku #haikupoem #prompt #haikupoetry #poetry #poem #haikufeels (warped) #blueskypoet #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #vss365 #vssdaily #senryu #haikuwriter #monoku

Headsup, this isn’t me. But it does look like me. bsky.app/profile/step...

through quicksilver child’s pale arms oily—black #monoku #haiku #haikupoem #prompt #haikupoetry #poetry #poem #blueskypoet #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #haikuhorrorprompt (reaching) #vss365 #vssdaily #senryu #haikuwriter #horror

smile slides— windowed faces burn in afterimage #haiku #haikupoem #prompt #haikupoetry #poetry #poem #haikufeels (relax) #blueskypoet #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #vss365 #vssdaily #senryu #haikuwriter

eyeball—yellow wings slow #monoku #haiku #haikupoem #prompt #haikupoetry #poetry #poem #blueskypoet #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #haikuhorrorprompt (brimstone) #vss365 #vssdaily #senryu #haikuwriter #horror

autumn salvo this rain of forgotten by Beverly Acuff Momoi Whiptail Journal, Issue 9, February 2024 Read the Current Issues | home share.google/uRUgjE5wxHNB...

BHH pretty 🔥 too! 😉 Y’all should read you some of these here books!

broken egg— reed warbler feeds changeling #haiku #haikupoem #prompt #haikupoetry #poetry #poem #haikufeels (damage) #blueskypoet #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #haikusaturday #vss365 #vssdaily #senryu #haikuwriter

Yes!

excited:

plaster mask— curtains hiss above our bed #haiku #haikupoem #prompt #haikupoetry #poetry #poem #blueskypoet #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #haikuhorrorprompt (death) #vss365 #vssdaily #senryu #haikuwriter #horror

🩸Horrorku!🩸 Featuring ‘Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981)’ [streamed on Tubi] 🌾 No Golgotha, this cross-watered dirt. No Christ, what rises from its death. 🌾 #HorrorSky #Horror #Haiku #Horrorku #Poetry

between diamond teeth ballots: red ink #monoku #haiku #haikupoem #prompt #haikupoetry #poetry #poem #haikufeels (vote) #blueskypoet #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #vss365 #vssdaily #senryu #haikuwriter

Cool Buffalo Hunter Hunter discussion over on NYT's The Book Review podcast (guess, really, it's "wherever you get your podcasts"):

linoleum hiss— bloodied feathers in white noise #haiku #haikupoem #prompt #haikupoetry #poetry #poem #blueskypoet #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #haikuhorrorprompt (creeping) #vss365 #vssdaily #senryu #haikuwriter #horror

still working through these (was hardly home in October, and barely conscious otherwise), but each of them's been great—opening the story, the world, up in ways I'd never considered. highly recommended:

bee lands— sun’s jaws contract light #haiku #haikupoem #prompt #haikupoetry #poetry #poem #haikufeels (perfect) #blueskypoet #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #haikusaturday #vss365 #vssdaily #senryu #haikuwriter

golf swing—boats disappear #monoku #haiku #haikupoem #prompt #haikupoetry #poetry #poem #blueskypoet #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #haikuhorrorprompt (soulless) #vss365 #vssdaily #senryu #haikuwriter #horror

papers served— sun flares in breaking glass #haiku #haikupoem #prompt #haikupoetry #poetry #poem #haikufeels (apart) #blueskypoet #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #haikusaturday #vss365 #vssdaily #senryu #haikuwriter

in the wash of stars owl’s cry enters me- I wake as smoke #haiku #poetry #birds

summer sunset— the house they left in wildflowers #haiku #haikupoem #prompt #haikupoetry #poetry #poem #haikufeels (quit) #blueskypoet #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #haikusaturday #vss365 #vssdaily #senryu #haikuwriter

in the nave:dark peristaltic choir #OneLineOctober #monoku #haiku #haikupoem #575poem #haikupoetry #poetry #poem #haikufeels #blueskypoet #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #haikuhorrorprompt #vss365 #vssdaily #senryu #haikuwriter #horror

final reel—lips melt inside the screen #monoku #haiku #haikupoem #575poem #haikupoetry #poetry #poem #haikufeels #blueskypoet #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #haikuhorrorprompt (silent film) #vss365 #vssdaily #senryu #haikuwriter #horror

earth splits- something without eyes opens its gaze #horrorku #haiku #poetry #Halloween

starless night—penitent buries our tongues #OneLineOctober #monoku #haiku #haikupoem #prompt #haikupoetry #poetry #poem #haikufeels (silence) #blueskypoet #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #haikuhorrorprompt #vss365 #vssdaily #senryu #haikuwriter #horror

Cool write-up on indigenous horror by @billyjstratton.bsky.social

another turn—her marrow crowns #haiku #haikupoem #prompt #haikupoetry #poetry #poem #blueskypoet #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #haikuhorrorprompt (thumbscrews) #vss365 #vssdaily #senryu #haikuwriter #horror

Guess my phone’s working well if it refuses to open for this face. But: off to horror trivia on campus.

curtain light—cysts flower beneath scented skin #monoku #OneLineOctober #haiku #haikupoem #prompt #haikupoetry #poetry #poem #haikufeels (rot) #blueskypoet #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #haikuhorrorprompt #vss365 #vssdaily #senryu #haikuwriter #horror

lighthouse extinguished- something enormous turns in the dark #haiku #horrorku #poetry #halloween

closed deli—slicer snicks snicks snicks #haiku #haikupoem #prompt #monoku #haikupoetry #poetry #poem #haikufeels #blueskypoet #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #haikuhorrorprompt (sever) #vss365 #vssdaily #senryu #haikuwriter #horror

Prompt no. 1557: sever Craft a horrifying haiku inspired by the prompt and share your work with #haikuhorrorprompt. Big thanks to Mike @cinnatus.bsky.social for sparking today's terror!