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•She/her/dude •B/g pic: mountains & marina. Trees & buildings between. •I spin on the circle of wave upon wave of the sea.-Pablo Neruda (Profile pic) •In hospice Stage IV cancer. Likely to come off as parasocial. More like a dog at dog park. W/o sniffing.

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poisonpoet @poisonpoet.bsky.social · Oct 17

"The past, were I to type it up, would look like a disaster, but regardless of how it ended we all had many good days."--Tom Lake/Ann Patchett.

poisonpoet @poisonpoet.bsky.social · 1h

Even I can handle cayenne depending, of course, on the quantity used.

I wasn't too sure about those chocolatey peppers you showed one day.

poisonpoet @poisonpoet.bsky.social · 2h

But also, laundry to fold.

poisonpoet @poisonpoet.bsky.social · 2h

I guess, today, there are love poems? Took the time to edit this one. There is another. Maybe.

(Poem by poster.)

The divergence between pool player & poet seen on jeans.

Left thigh of one, blue chalk, smeared. Of other, black ink on knee.

Shared. Between. Deep-breaths. And good-line-breaks.

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poisonpoet @poisonpoet.bsky.social · 3h

I have seen your peppers & and I quake in my leopard print sneakers a bit.

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poisonpoet @poisonpoet.bsky.social · 4h

A "Kiss My Grits" sign? Oh, baby!

poisonpoet @poisonpoet.bsky.social · 4h

Someone just ran through my complex, unaware of the happenings, to gawk at others passing by in inflatables and became then aware.

All the images. The silly. The sexy. The suppressed.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 6h

A man stirs the pot with a large stick. “It’s a metaphor,” he says.

The frog is sweating.

The frog is informed that this is due to a natural variation in temperature.

“He’s clearly boiling the frog,” say the other frogs.

All books about frogs have vanished from the library.

Signs the Frog Has Been Boiled

A large pot sits in plain sight. There’s a frog in it. Every day, Leader announces his plans to boil the frog. His campaign slogan was “BOIL THAT F...

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poisonpoet @poisonpoet.bsky.social · 6h

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poisonpoet @poisonpoet.bsky.social · 6h

Such sweetness.

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The Nevada Independent @thenvindy.com · 7h

The World Gay Rodeo Finals returned to Reno this year, nearly 50 years after the first gay rodeo was held in the city. Photo essay by Nick Stewart: thenevadaindependent.com/article/phot...

PHOTOS: Gay rodeo in Reno celebrates rural America’s diversity - The Nevada Independent

The World Gay Rodeo Finals returned to Reno this year, nearly 50 years after the first gay rodeo was held in the city.

thenevadaindependent.com

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 7h

For God’s sake let us sit upon the ground
And tell sad stories of the death of kings

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poisonpoet @poisonpoet.bsky.social · 7h

I grew up in a very rural area. It was much less interesting on days when you could smell the dairy.

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poisonpoet @poisonpoet.bsky.social · 7h

TBF, very often, assholes.

poisonpoet @poisonpoet.bsky.social · 7h

Fog. Autumn maple tree. Great Lake.

Per-fecta.

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Justin Eger @fugitivecourier.bsky.social · 7h

Absolute fact.

I think it was Lee Child (creator of Jack Reacher) who said the only perfect book is the one you haven't written yet.

The moment you put words or art on a page, you're making choices and discarding possibilities.

Remember your training, trust your gut, make your choices.

Create.

J Gray @jgraygaming.bsky.social · 10h

Not sure who needs to hear this. Maybe I do.

Nothing you create will be perfect. That is the messy truth of being a creative.

It won’t be perfect, but it can still be wondrous, beautiful, and compelling. It can still inspire and shine.

Don’t give up.

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poisonpoet @poisonpoet.bsky.social · 7h

The local dairy delivered ours, in plastic bags that slipped into a specially designed plastic pitcher with a handle. We clipped a corner to form a pour-spout. If my mom forgot to adjust her order & we had too many, she would freeze them. The dairy delivered to the school, tiny bags w/pokey straws.

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poisonpoet @poisonpoet.bsky.social · 7h

❤️Traveling by train is on my bucket list. I'm not going to make it, I'm afraid. It's too late & complicated at this point, on hospice, w/the DNR forms that need filled to transfer state lines & where I want to go. Then there is the $$. I have been lucky to see much by bus/car. Wild, lonely places.