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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 9h

Taigu Ryokan was a Japanese Zen Buddhist monk and poet of the Edo period, known for his unconventional lifestyle and unadorned, deeply personal poetry.

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Catherine Baker @catbake.bsky.social · 2h

muddy watermint
all the pale roots thickening
where nobody sees

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Gabe Valentine ~semi-hiatus~🐬🌊🏝️🧜🐳 @poetguygabe.bsky.social · 1h

The #7syllablesentence prompt for October 14 is #give

October 12-18 @poetguygabe.bsky.social
October 19-25 @debbisorrels.bsky.social
October 26-November 1 @gabriellev.art
November 1-8 ?

Let me know if you want to host #7SyllableSentence

Thank you for your fabulous posts!🐬🏝️🐳

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HaikuTsunami @haikutsunami.bsky.social · 2h

dry fallen leaves
gathered up in tight corners
till the next storm

#DailyHaikuPrompt
#Haiku #senryu #tanka

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Elena Again @elenaagain.bsky.social · 3h

#EastCoastKin #photography #loveofbsky #ColorADay #RedWed #saveourlands #hike #nature #travel #scape #haiku

As more time goes by
We must cross this wide desert
Leave, should dust settle

- Love must triumph

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NPR @npr.org · 3h

The expressive singer made just three albums, including his 1995 debut, Brown Sugar, but retreated from the public after each. He had been battling cancer, according to a statement from his family. n.pr/438VrK8

D'Angelo, R&B's reluctant icon, has died at 51

The expressive singer made just three albums, including his 1995 debut, Brown Sugar, but retreated from the public after each. He had been battling cancer, according to a statement from his family.

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Steve Ullom @jotter111.bsky.social · 6h

still a clear trail
even with the fallen trees,
resting on one
#haiku #dailyhaikuprompt

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David @haikubycrane.bsky.social · 6h

Thank you!

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Amy Borgman @ireneaddie.bsky.social · 1d

autumn hike
all around me
the future

#haiku #nature

Woodsy scene with yellowing leaves and tall maples. The sun is casting a glow from the west.

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YourMoonliness @yourmoonliness.bsky.social · 8h

between then
and now
fallen stars

#dailyhaikuprompt
#fallen

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Suse @bookish33.bsky.social · 9h

steam fogged mornings
fallen gold, crimson lined paths
autumn’s slow heartbeat

#dailyhaikuprompt #fallen
#poetry #WritingCommunity
#.⋆☾⋇: ̗̀ꨄ︎𖡼࣪ ִֶָ

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The Hermit of Everything @hermiteveryday.bsky.social · 8h

Crow shaped. ✨

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IrishLisa @irishlisa.bsky.social · 9h

A jocular smile
may be all they really need
a light in the gloom

#Emoetry #Prompt #Jocular #Haiku #Senryu #Micropoetry
#Writing #Hope #Kindness #Patience #Light

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Damian Ward @damianward.bsky.social · 15h

It's nice to see the misty mornings coming back to me, the last few days have been great.

Here is an image from a few weeks ago, as I haven't looked at my recent images.

#photography
#monochrome
#blackandwhite
#woodland

A black and white image of a misty woodland scene.

© Damian Ward 2025.

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MuederKrieger @muederkrieger.bsky.social · 10h

fallen leaves
crawl over the sidewalk
autumn wind

#DailyHaikuPrompt #fallen
#whistpr #crawl
#Haiku #micropoetry

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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 9h

"Many religions have attempted to make statues of their gods very large, and the idea, I suppose, is to make us feel small. But if that's their purpose, they can keep their paltry icons. We need only look up if we wish to feel small."

-Carl Sagan, The Varieties of Scientific Experience.

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Aaron Guile @aaronguile.bsky.social · 9h

I’d fly
like the Utah
gulls we don’t have down here,
above the mountains and salt flats —
loud, free.

#Poetry #WritingCommunity

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 1d

George Orwell's writings warning of the dangers of totalitarian and authoritarian states gave the English language the term "Orwellian." A new documentary called "Orwell: 2+2=5” argues that Orwell's greatest fears are coming true. https://to.pbs.org/46O1vdj