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Tusk Jenkins @tuskjenkins.bsky.social · 16h

There once was a limerick at sonnetcon? Wow even poetry news is anarchy

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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 15h

I'm #compelled to create ev'ry day.
No new lim'ricks? Remorse will hold sway.
Pressed for time? I still try
To write verse on the fly;
My frayed brain can't keep #rhyming at bay.

#HaikuChallenge #Compel #Creativity #Writing #Limericks #Limerick #Poetry #MicroPoetry #Rhyme #Poems #PoetryCommunity

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Marcía Lynn Paul - Author/Poet @marcialynnpaul.bsky.social · 2d

MARKS

Brave write instance of
strokes, cursive on whispering
leaves, fatigued fingers.
With verve, expressed promises
in the wind. Her life’s oeuvre

#vss365 #verve
#emoetry #fatigued
#blueskyrelay #oeuvre
#2wordprompt #write #instance
#OurPoetryX #whisperingleaves
#moonmystic #promises_in_the_wind

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Marcía Lynn Paul - Author/Poet @marcialynnpaul.bsky.social · 14h

*SHE PENDULUM SWINGS*

#tanka
#poetry
#prompt
#writesky
#skypoets
#micropoetry
#spokenword
#poetrylovers
#blueskypoets
#vssdaily #fret
#writingprompt
#whistpr #sweet
#vss365 #piranha
#poetrycommunity
#emoetry #haunted
#blueskyrelay #lumen
#2wordprompt #calculate #function

*Audio On, Please* 🗣️🎙️

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Dr. Kimi W. W. @drkimiww.bsky.social · 15h

The writers of BlueSky give me hope every day. #vss365 #WIPSnips

That’s the best gift.

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C. Signy Maraine 🛹🐢 @csignymaraine.bsky.social · 13h

You're very welcome, and you're Kind As Well. 💛 I've enjoyed my wonderful day. Hope you have, too. Happy writing :)

C. Signy Maraine 🛹🐢 @csignymaraine.bsky.social · 13h

🙏 Thank you 😊

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Rod Mannix #WritingCommunity @rodmannix.bsky.social · 13h

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C. Signy Maraine 🛹🐢 @csignymaraine.bsky.social · 13h

Beautiful 💛💛

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Marcía Lynn Paul - Author/Poet @marcialynnpaul.bsky.social · 13h

PENDULUM...

High lumen soul shines.
Not haunted by piranha
past life. Function, on
sweet vibes. Fret, not something she
calculates. She, touches sky.

©Marcia Lynn Paul, 2025.

#vssdaily #fret
#whistpr #sweet
#vss365 #piranha
#emoetry #haunted
#blueskyrelay #lumen
#2wordprompt #calculate #function

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orcus @goblin.news · 13d

A book is a type of sandwich

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FizzytwizlerAllsortsOfAllsorts @fizzytwizler.bsky.social · 1d

Every night falling asleep
On a bed of #piranha teeth
Water running
In the wrong direction

It’s a sign
She’s claimed you
The pretty monster
A toxic gift wrapped
In shiny illusions

Who’ll leave you
Dusted in ash
Best you run vanish
Under a blood spell

#vss365
#vsshorror

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weeder @weeder.bsky.social · 11d

Cover of Oliver Sacks "The man who mistook his wife for a hat and other clinical tales" edited to read "the man who looked up how to cook chicken for his dog"

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The Mighty Athena | 🇳🇿 @mightyathena.bsky.social · 3d

𝑢𝑛𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑤
𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑠 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑚𝑠
𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑎

#Scape #ForestFriday
#mobilephotography #photography
#haiku

At the edge of a densely forested stretch of the Kaipara Sculpture Gardens (this can be quite the hike, don't let the name fool ya), a stunning view of the Kaipara Harbour.

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TheDevilsTuna @thedevilstuna.bsky.social · 23h

#vss365

Here's my effort

Love-Bite

last seen at 02:14
typing…….
p
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h
a
just enough bite
in the space
between the l e t t e r s
to hur
hur
hur-t.

#piranha
#poetrycommunity
#writerscommunity

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Anya Chalina @anyachalina.bsky.social · 17h

My recent illustrations are all available as prints. $5 Worldwide shipping + 25% off.
www.inprnt.com/gallery/anya...

The artwork shows a ceremony on a patio. There's a round pool in the center of the image and a round arch in the background. Sisters of the convent are placed in different locations performing different parts of the ritual. Half of them wear a peacock mask and half of them wear sun-like headpieces. There's a woman in the center on the horse. She wears a blue dress decorated with mosaic-like patterns. The horse is covered with blue patterns and stands still above the water. Two twins are sitting on the floor surrounded by large lilies. Behind them one sister plays a harp and another one is holding two bowls with mysterious light. There's a big mosaic tree in the background with other sisters dancing around it. There are two other sisters on top of the wall waving scarves. The artwork is mostly blue and light green

The artwork shows a wedding party. The room is decorated with tiles and patterns and has a long table in the center where the attendees of the party are seated. There are dancers in the foreground, some broken plates, bowls, bottles, apples and eggs on the floor. There is a donkey standing in the center of the room. The donkey was gifted to the wedded. There are musicians behind the dancers. One is playing a domra and another one is playing an accordion. There are dishes and bottles on the table. A child is holding a flower while eating an apple on the left side of the image. A man is giving a toast. A woman next to him is looking at the man while holding a rooster. The bride is wearing a white dress with her face covered with veil. She is holding flowers. The broom is standing next to her with a sword in one hand. Another woman is looking at a man who seems to be a little tipsy. Half of the characters are skeletons and half are humans. The artwork is mostly red, green and blue.

The image shows a scene inside an old house with two repeating characters and their story. The house is decorated with wooden patterns and has three floors with stairs leading to each floor. In the foreground the couple is hugging each other; in the middle ground the man is sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper and the woman is walking up the stairs looking at the room below. On the second room the woman is facing the direction of her partner's study. She looks frozen and is standing next to a dresser with a clock on it. On the left side the man is sitting at his desk looking behind his shoulder. On the third floor the same woman is looking in the mirror and sees her reflection as a skeleton. The artwork is decorated with patterns and tiles and is mostly mustard, brown and green.

The artwork shows a boat with travelers passing through a town. There are three people on the boat. They wear large brown hats and long robes. There are some pagodas and buildings in the background behind green mountains. There are some hills with plants and large orchids. There's a green and white heron on the left side of the image and some ducks in the water on the right side of the image. The artwork is mostly green and brown with some pops of pink color.

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Ennui Doofen @ennuidoofen.bsky.social · 17h

there's this video where this little kid is running down a hill, hits the side of a car, impact makes a huge sound, kid falls down, and yells, "i'm okay!"

so anyway, I'm okay. are you okay?

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IrishLisa @irishlisa.bsky.social · 1d

That loud, sharp visitor, big and blue
He knows my bounty is always free
Friendship wanes when the seed is few
Still, I’m glad he remembers me

#whistpr #Visitor #Poetry #Quatrain #Birds #Birding #BlueJay
#Friends #BirdFriends #Simplicity #Hope #Appreciation

Photo of a Blue Jay at the feeding station. It is facing the camera, head cocked, with one shiny, black eye looking directly at the viewer.

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Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social · 1d

I listen-
what was my heartbeat
is rain
#haiku #poetry

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C. Signy Maraine 🛹🐢 @csignymaraine.bsky.social · 18h

piranha-toothed apologies
you claim you didn't mean to bite
you just got swept along
But I think you like the power you feel
when you tint the water red

#vss365 #piranha #poetry #poetrycommunity #micropoetry

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soul nate @mnateshyamalan.bsky.social · 3d

so crazy to just be living every day through the slow motion car crash of escalating fascism and it’s still like. aw man i have to go to the dentist

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C. Signy Maraine 🛹🐢 @csignymaraine.bsky.social · 21h

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C. Signy Maraine 🛹🐢 @csignymaraine.bsky.social · 1d

I've always loved the wisdom of "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" - thank you for sharing this and reminding us. 💛

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Jenny Gaitskell @jennygaitskell.bsky.social · 2d

'But to praise despair is to condemn delight, to embrace violence is to lose hold of everything else.'

Ursula K. Le Guin, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

#BookWormSaturday
(is celebrating short stories)

🎨 Jennifer Moses

Painting of sunrise or sunset over a calm sea. Lemon yellows and blue- greys. The sun peeps over a thick line of cloud above the horizon. It is reflected on foreground ripples. Suggests maybe a moment of unexpected happiness.

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Jenny Gaitskell @jennygaitskell.bsky.social · 3d

can't talk
for this shy moon
please
leave your
message

#TankaThursday (message)
#DailyHaikuPrompt (hunters moon or pink)

🎨Bet Low

Moon and clouds. An abstract painting of a night sky in monochrome. Diffuse brightness of moonlight through thin high clouds.

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