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Day 8 of Summer Love, a romance in 15 days. Something happens to trigger doubt. It’s just a summer thing, they think. Their desire for self-protection tells them this love may not be worth the risk. In their hearts, there is defiance. The #vss365 #prompt for July 8, 2026 is #defiance.

Hullo #vss365 and to #defiance #poetry

The defiance of my four year old self in small shoes, sitting in the dirt at the base of the mountain. Words of cajoling, coaxing, bribery and anger bouncing off her invisible shield. She of the stubborn spirit could not be moved. I long to find her. Middle aged people pleaser. #vss365 #defiance

a breeze caresses the shore the silent defiance of reeds wanes to the zephyr subtle ripples tease the river against its flow i yearn for the touch i thirst for the depth the resplendent grace of nature the irrepressible force of you #vss365 #defiance

There's a support group for those contesting Faustian bargains. "How did he get your soul?" "He offered freedom, and convinced me he represented #defiance. There's no greater evil than tyranny." "Plenty of priests didn't help with that." "He whispers in their ear, too." #vss365

The boiled broccoli stems stared at #defiantly; never past these lips! #vss365 #HaikuFeels #verse #DailyHaikuPrompt #Senryu #Haiku #HaikuSky #Poetry #MicroPoetry #writing #poem #prose #emoetry #poets #poetrycommunity #blueskypoetry

#vss365 Rounding Error A tree grew inside a decimal. Harvest occurred whenever maths hesitated. Defiance was the fruit refusing the pull of their arithmetic In the decimal dust, a single drupe refuses rounding. #defiance #poetrycommunity #writerscommunity #writingcommunity #poem

The toe gets bumped the whole body jumps feels like burning inside shoes are tight the toe feels stiff normally you never think about your toes but now it's swollen too big for your foot there is nothing that you can do except hold on to a bit of #defiance #vss365

The dragon roared in #defiance at the gathered players that had brought about its doom. As it fell, few people celebrated, and those that did chose some odd ways to do so, but Rory wasn’t one to judge. He collected the plunder, summoned Esme’s mount and raced away to reach the next hunt. #vss365

It didn’t matter that Marin was proven right in the end, she had refused an order in #defiance of the chain of command and now Dylan had to discipline her. Something needed to change. She was a better engineer, but the Chief had seniority. Which left Dylan in a very awkward position. #vss365

worn smooth by all our words drawn close to the darkest longings & thinned amid passing bodies has Love relinquished its innocence and its delight? even so it returns stirred by desire's nearness & clothed in the colors of life as our oldest #defiance against all that disappears #vss365 #art Vika

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They taunted her in the hallways. Called her a freak and shoved her against the wall. The bullying fed the growing #defiance of playing nice. She was anything but weak and with Carrie playing in theaters, when she showed up with a bucket of blood and a lighter, they knew they’d gone too far. #vss365

Silent defiance in my cocoon hidden under trees. I am grown tired with argument, worn thin with head shaking. This world contains madness, all manner of idiocy. My person sends me a picture of a moth. Shows me wonder. I think of all the quiet marvel that exists beneath the noise. #vss365 defiance

#vss365 #poetry I wanted time to stop with my #defiance I wanted the cosmos to open up portals But Grim striked at the perfect Imperfect moment Rupturing both sky and gravity Yet Cupids arrow stays buried In my heart Digging deeper and deeper For eternity

#vss365 🚦 #defiance The history of breathing is shared where alliance and defiance are paired sides of bodies; not to be flipped like coins; not to be irreparably ripped apart; be reparable; remain as you are—now inseparable.

my #defiance in such a harsh, cruel world? simply to love freely #vss365 #poetry

‘Ya know, son, it wouldn’t hurt to drop your #defiance attitude. We might actually get along.’ ‘Ugh. Hard pass.’ ‘Come on, can’t you just try? Tell me something that happened at school today.’ ‘We had a test.’ ‘That’s good start. This isn’t so hard, right? What was it on?’ ‘Paper.’ #vss365

courage is inherent in our humanity in times like these it becomes our sanity we have agency we have power we have urgency and the will to flower the #defiance and grace the collective reliance to face the truth the love the beauty the light beyond all darkness #vss365

- after green, there was only gray. clouds pressed birds from the sky to collect and die among the cinder fields, songless and dry. trees stripped bare, all blanched branch and brokenness, save for the small defiance of one leaf, seeking the light once more. - #poetry #vss365

spiralling in his stomach humiliation felt like a helicopter going down burning shame coloured cheeks stuttered vow of innocence didn't quite cut it bowed face no noble retreat but escape into irrelevance — defiance off the table #emoetry humiliated #WildWalkPrompt helicopter #poetry #vss365

#vss365 Eyes refused to look away in silly #defiance I noticed her gaze at me in peripheral Her worried lips Nervously wringing her palm I couldn't help but chuckle... "Are you going to keep ignoring me?" A huff. "I don't know. Are you going to keep being an a$$hole?!" I laughed out loud.

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She was hiding among the bones of the old building, not more than a wisp, a hint of hair like straw, and icy blue eyes, and then gone, leaving him a crown of wild indigo. He could feel her, close. He kept still, so he wouldn't spook her, hoping she would #reveal herself. #vss365

Day 7 of Summer Love, a romance in 15 days. First kiss! 💋 Feeling more secure in each other’s presence, their hearts become more revealing. By the light of a campfire, they share secrets of their past and find deep intimacy. The #vss365 #prompt for July 7, 2026 is #revealing.

I believed patience was a virtue I was as the astronomer waiting for those few hours between dusk & sleep the galaxy cannot be charted at once I liked the slow revealing of your constellations and I believed time lay out before us but now I wonder about the parts of you I'll never know #vss365

how you would fit me how i would fit you how revealing a smile how revealing a gaze as you reveal the flame in your soul as you reveal your glistening skin and all i can think is how you would fit me and how i would fit you undoing each other revealing everything #vss365 #revealing

I am inked in truth, Seductively conspired lines. Will you still choose me? #Haiku Inked in pure thoughts, Seductively it conspires Beneath skin laid bare, Revealing what truth may cost Will you still reach out to me? ~rev #tanka #revealing #vss365 📸 self

You'd think it would be #revealing. Aphrodite, however, is an oil painting in motion, a buttery marble statue, and there's nothing scandalous about her bare skin. You'd think you'd be self-conscious in her presence, but in her endless eyes, all you see is Love. #vss365

#vss365 #poetry 1/2 There’s a susurrus #revealing desires, through a midnight breeze, in a magical way, I can’t believe From distant memories to tomorrows horizons, in a playful peek a boo game,

The words of the character, as they mewlishly explained their actions, were quite #revealing. They tried to express themselves as someone only trying to do the right thing for the greater good, but Rory saw beyond those words. He saw the uncaring monster underneath who knew who they were. #vss365

They worked together on Magpie, acting so much in sync they may as well have worked together forever. Marin showed him things about Magpie that even Dylan had never known, #revealing hidden secrets that would have been very useful in his smuggling days. Revealing how alone Dylan had been. #vss365

#vss365 #revealing What is the deepest revelation? That which means most. Has the most power Could it be confession That private moment with a priestly peer Or that world wide lamentation Rending garments in desperation Confessing sins for broadcast television Or Is what we don't say more revealing

#vss365 It had been a thoroughly relaxing evening in the company of strangers. Fine dining by candlelight. Champagne, wine and cigars, in the company of the local landed gentry. Inevitably, when encouraged by said beverages, the circle of trust tightened as one by one the guests #revealed their...

#vss365 The Kafka Exhibition My formal application to attend the revealing was rejected by the ministry. They informed me that attendance was prohibited unless I applied, formally. #revealing #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #writing #writerscommunity

Broken glass littered the floor. He hadn’t been quiet about getting into the house. They stood staring at each other in the kitchen. Her trembling, him stoic. His presence stole the air from the room. Moonlight poured in the window, #revealing the bloodied blade of the knife she was holding. #vss365

peel back the layers look into the ink and tell me what you see the words tell all #revealing more than just my heart #vss365 #poetry

- i have always been afraid of lions, especially Aslan. as a child i wondered, after reading Lewis, if that made me evil knowing the back of the wardrobe was simply made of wood, revealing no path to Narnia there among the mothballs. - #poetry #vss365

he worked the air through #tender webby lungs sweating like a window AC on a burning hot afternoon she rifled through unpaid bills looking for one they might cover the cat chased the dog out of the house DNA under its claws. what a fine day to exist #vss365

a little hip a little thigh a little twinkle in your eye each time in the #revealing you find that it is indeed the kind where the “carpet matches the drapes” #vss365 #revealing #WhatRedheadsKnow

tender is our touch revealing the unspoken poetry within ©️Aspen 👇 youtu.be/TrqncNVA0FY Love & miss you (BBS), Aspen🕊️ #BraveWrite #vss365 #haiku #Poetry #tender #revealing

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"How long were you a woman?" Cosmo whispered. He was taking in the sight of the new Bailey after she #revealed herself as a trans woman. To him, Bailey was still Bailey. "Always. Except now, I can see myself..." she confessed. "I didn't expect you to find me." #vss365

‘Here’s a question for you. Your answer will be #revealing for the way your brain works.’ ‘Ok. Ready.’ ‘What gets covered in dirt, but always stays clean?’ ‘Hmmm. Let’s see. Oh, I know! A body in a coffin!’ ‘Soap. Normal people say soap.’ ‘What do you expect from a thriller writer?’ #vss365

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So leaf, and root, and every reaching vine Conspire in one slow ministry of green, For revealing, in their own changing shine, What never otherwise could well be seen: That deathlessness itself forever lies Folded in everything that blooms and dies. #vss365

diaphanous shift bursting voluptuous lust #revealing dark sin #vss365 #haiku 📸: Lust for a Vampire (1971, Hammer Films)

And so I will be largely fabricating this character out of nothing, and yet I think I can portray him with a fair degree of accuracy … Yes, it is something like what we discussed before – made from the imagination, yet #revealing truth … #vss365