DeRicki Johnson
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DeRicki Johnson
@derickijohnson.bsky.social
Wanderer, writer, reader

Ambassador for daily writing prompt, #vss365, and inquisitive human.
Pinned
I’m standing in
This nameless creek
#Reflecting the night sky

Here now because
I’m #learning all
I’ll know before I die

Such ethereal beauty
Will be here
Past time I lie…

As ashes in
The stream of Time
And memories gone by
#vss365
#art #artlover #bskyart
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Thank you @lovehealthed.bsky.social for the inspiring prompting session and all you’ve brought to the #vss365 exceptional community!

I’m excited to take the baton in two days and hope to carry forward the light you’ve shared! 🙏✨🌹✍️
November 29, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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I watched him yet never knew who he was.
So I gathered the small #matters threads of his life gently placing them together as my way of attempting to preserve what little that I knew.
Because if I had enough pieces then I’d know enough to create a lasting memory of all there was to know.
#vss365
November 29, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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an empty pocket
holds #matters
close to the heart

#vss365 #micropoem
November 29, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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🗣️ I will handover #vss365 hosting to the talented @sanjar.bsky.social who will spark imaginations from

1-15 Dec Posting time 8am GMT

I have been truly honoured 2B your host & thank you all - I will always treasure my journey with you & will be forever grateful for the light you share
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November 29, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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On reflection what is more important than family & health?
Health Matters We matter You matter
What truly matters to you?

I ask myself what can I do today 2 make a difference 2 my life tomorrow? What can I start right now that matters

The #vss365 #prompt for 29 Nov #matters
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November 29, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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It wasn’t the storms that scared me
It was the wispered truths l'd never want to speak aloud The aftermath of the storm Doubt's cold hand beneath the clouds
When darkness wraps it's gentle sash
The winds are screaming before the break of day
It's in the stillness I tremble there

#BluSkyPoetry
November 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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Hullo #vss365 and to #learning Apologies, this one a little long and uses learnt.
November 27, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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This #vss365 is about the pernicious influence of AI
November 27, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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How Autumn & Winter
Conspire to thwart
Summers’ soothing shine

With snowflake falls
& decaying pitiful leaves
Never #learning

They”ll feel the crisp sharp bite
Of Springs’ pied piper birds
Singing notes

On new petal flutes
Coming alive
Again and again

#vss365
November 27, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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Cherish sunsets as they dissolve into silence
wild creatures move with unseen intention
wild places breathe in shadows of eternity
a love affair with the earth unfolds
#learning becomes a path through mystery
beauty lingers in the unseen
wonder rises where time has no edge

#vss365 #Nature
November 27, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I’m standing in
This nameless creek
#Reflecting the night sky

Here now because
I’m #learning all
I’ll know before I die

Such ethereal beauty
Will be here
Past time I lie…

As ashes in
The stream of Time
And memories gone by
#vss365
#art #artlover #bskyart
November 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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What is clear as day, I have learned, is that the skill & knowledge within this community, is immeasurable. thank you for sharing

Here’s a quote that made me think …
Live as if you were to die tomorrow.
Learn as if you were to live forever M. Gandhi

The #vss365 #prompt for 27 Nov #learning
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November 27, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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As UK Disability History Month begins, we take this moment to reflect on the long fight for equality and human rights led by disabled people. UKDHM has marked this vital history every year since 2010 and continues to highlight the ongoing struggle for justice.

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November 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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She tries to smooth the dress over the extra pounds, and applies the anti-aging foundation hoping for the miraculous results it promises.
Joe stands behind her and they both stare at her #reflection.
‘You know I still see the same girl I met 32 years ago.’
She smiles.
‘See there you are.’
#vss365
November 26, 2025 at 9:24 AM
I see in my
#Reflection
Vivid mirror of my peace

But something
Always mars it
Sure as sunrise in the East

The ripples
Never bother me
Not one bit in the least

I build my joy
On gratitude
A choice my own to keep

So even when
The gruel is thin
I claim it as my feast
#vss365
November 26, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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I wish our moments together
weren't #timed
the second you arrive
hourglass starts to empty

my feelings are bittersweet
happy for getting you closer
and sad for having to let you go soon

I wring each ounce of pleasure
from the moments
to bask in its glow
after you leave

#vss365
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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If you follow my strut
It will lead you
Where your dreams ignite and hopes renew
Through storms and passion
I walk unwritten paths and my stories untamed
I lead the dance of the unknown
But my mysteries are real
So carry on your pursuit
Just maybe you'll find you inside of me

#BluSkyPoetry
November 26, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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I’m nearing the end of my time as your host & on reflection, reading your responses has prompted me reflect on how humbled I am 2B part of this supportive community.

Sometimes life challenges & I can feel lost, reflection helps me stay grounded

The #vss365 #prompt for 26 Nov #Reflection
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November 26, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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All my jokes
badly timed
misconstrued
nobody laughs
met with awkward silences
hands that bat them away
Oh to improve my comic ineptitude
for a slice of a miniscule morsel
of Oscar Wilde’s wit

#vss365

#timed
November 25, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Lack of incentive
Riding waves of avoidance
Stopwatch: wipeout timed.

#2wordprompt #lack #ride #vss365 #timed #haiku #senryu
November 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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#vss365

I finally understand! So my calculations are telling me that our Predecessor Universe #timed out at 7.54 billion years, and given that figure our universe will . . .
November 25, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I reached
A bellwether
In the way
That I see Time

Once said
“Time is money”
But it’s more
Than that worn line

Pouring
From my bucket
#Timed flows
Flood the Evermore

Flowing til
Pail’s empty—
With no way
I can get more

No Time to quash
Unkind words
Or change
A losing score
#vss365
the biggest difference between money and time is you always know how much money you have but you never know how much time you have .
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November 25, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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I love to read you—
A soul full of rare old books
Devouring each page.

#BSPP47 #OldBooks
#haiku #senryu
November 25, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Timed to perfection,
Synchronised existence, soul
Mates of time and space.
#vss365 #timed #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
November 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM