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Sands @revsodhi.bsky.social · 1d

#Undertones drift
wind chimes hum
old songs bloom
in stormy hues

Shifting sands
dunes rise & fall
angels’ tears
as dew drops call

In the garden
flowers breathe
as
kettle brews
frothy fumes

out at sea
boats sway
tied to the moor
raging waves
weave ocean views

~rev
#vss365

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Sands @revsodhi.bsky.social · 3d

Laughter echoes,
as a comedian
lays truth bare
they own the ministers,
wear #raincoats,
to dodge the dues
and the rain,
while farmers
held umbrellas
loaned by bankers
who lend
when skies are clear,
but want them back
when clouds appear.

~rev
#vss365

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Bithi Paul @bithipaulauthor.bsky.social · 1d

earth won't stop spinning
on its axis
the sun won't stop rising
air won't stop flowing
if my breathing stops
if I don't exist

such negative thoughts
lurk like #piranhas
in my weak moments

still, I keep breathing
not for sunshines
but for the moonlight
on dark nights

#vss365

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Sands @revsodhi.bsky.social · 1d

#Undertones drift
wind chimes hum
old songs bloom
in stormy hues

Shifting sands
dunes rise & fall
angels’ tears
as dew drops call

In the garden
flowers breathe
as
kettle brews
frothy fumes

out at sea
boats sway
tied to the moor
raging waves
weave ocean views

~rev
#vss365

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Sands @revsodhi.bsky.social · 2d

Desolate expatriates,
social #piranhas
in their own race,
forever searching
for that familiar face.
Waiting, maybe,
for a life of fantasy,
a planet nearby
lush with
oodles of bonhomie
And so began the flight,
awash in ecstasy.

~rev

#vss365

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Sands @revsodhi.bsky.social · 2d

Desolate expatriates,
social #piranhas
in their own race,
forever searching
for that familiar face.
Waiting, maybe,
for a life of fantasy,
a planet nearby
lush with
oodles of bonhomie
And so began the flight,
awash in ecstasy.

~rev

#vss365

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FizzytwizlerAllsortsOfAllsorts @fizzytwizler.bsky.social · 2d

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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Sands @revsodhi.bsky.social · 2d

Glad 😌

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Sands @revsodhi.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you 🙏🏽

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TheDevilsTuna @thedevilstuna.bsky.social · 4d

Here's my downbeat effort for such an upbeat word

#vss365

Verve Averse

verve
lurks,
lumps of shine
glaring,
teeth points shArdened

I
sl
um
p,
hands empty,
spine soft,
in fear
of the
pouNCE.

#verve
#poetrycommunity
#writerscommunity

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Bithi Paul @bithipaulauthor.bsky.social · 3d

He has not realized it sooner. He has met a vibrant Luke this morning. They have talked. They have met again this evening. Luke has seemed hollow within. He remembers similar incidents. He sucks the #verve of people around him. Irony is that he himself is always depressed.

#vss365

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FizzytwizlerAllsortsOfAllsorts @fizzytwizler.bsky.social · 3d

When sadness showers down
Made from artificial
Silly people clouds
There naught be
An umbrella
Or a #raincoat
Big enough
To cover
Ones heart
From welling up
And sinking
Like a boat
With a broken hull

#vss365

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Jan Karlsson @jangoeswriting.bsky.social · 3d

The griefer wore a long coat, like a #raincoat, on his character, trying to look like something modern in the fantasy world, but it just looked dumb. He walked around, text bubbles appearing over his head, insulting everyone.

Some responded, insulting him back, but Rory walked away.

#vss365

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Sands @revsodhi.bsky.social · 3d

Laughter echoes,
as a comedian
lays truth bare
they own the ministers,
wear #raincoats,
to dodge the dues
and the rain,
while farmers
held umbrellas
loaned by bankers
who lend
when skies are clear,
but want them back
when clouds appear.

~rev
#vss365

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Sands @revsodhi.bsky.social · 4d

Slowly,
steadily
we let it slip
new day’s verve
dulled by fear
we fail to resist.

Shadows grow taller,
darkness enthrals;
astonishing dreams
schlepp toward
materialistic charm
daintily drawn,
then all devoured.

~rev
#verve
#vss365

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TheDevilsTuna @thedevilstuna.bsky.social · 4d

Enjoying our musical mystery tour writers/authors/poets? It's day 10, two thirds of the way through!

We're sticking with the 90s, it's a bittersweet symphony this life, yes today's #vss365 #prompt 10/10/25 is #verve.

What's your favourite lyric of all time (tough I know).

a man is walking down a street in front of a kfc chicken restaurant

ALT: a man is walking down a street in front of a kfc chicken restaurant

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Bithi Paul @bithipaulauthor.bsky.social · 6d

I wore #ash on our 1st date as you hated the color. I puked after 3 glasses of alcohol. I drank 4 on our 2nd date. High heels turned you on. I put on flats on our 3rd date. You liked table manners. I ate by hand on our 4th date. And you kissed me. I knew you were the one.
#vss365

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Sands @revsodhi.bsky.social · 5d

Love my tees with slogans
this one reads
La la Libertine!
belt is black
wear my shirt with slack
My old owl frowns

Who do we vote?
They sing one note.
Religion,race,or caste
who stole what, who came last?

A heist in broad daylight,
but who protests the guards?

~rev
#vss365
#libertine

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Sands @revsodhi.bsky.social · 4d

Slowly,
steadily
we let it slip
new day’s verve
dulled by fear
we fail to resist.

Shadows grow taller,
darkness enthrals;
astonishing dreams
schlepp toward
materialistic charm
daintily drawn,
then all devoured.

~rev
#verve
#vss365

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Sands @revsodhi.bsky.social · 6d

Footsteps echo
in trodden paths
Somber replies,
cold hearts.

Still,
you steady
your course,
my boy, Oye.

Gutless backstabs
leave no wounds
don’t bleed forever.
Heal,
my boy, Oye.

Ashes of fathers,
promises to keep.
If you fall
always,
rise up,
my boy, Oye.

~rev
#vss365
#ash
For my son.

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Sands @revsodhi.bsky.social · 5d

Love my tees with slogans
this one reads
La la Libertine!
belt is black
wear my shirt with slack
My old owl frowns

Who do we vote?
They sing one note.
Religion,race,or caste
who stole what, who came last?

A heist in broad daylight,
but who protests the guards?

~rev
#vss365
#libertine

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Sands @revsodhi.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you ☺️

a brown bear is standing on its hind legs in a field and says `` thank you beary much '' .

ALT: a brown bear is standing on its hind legs in a field and says `` thank you beary much '' .

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Sands @revsodhi.bsky.social · 6d

Footsteps echo
in trodden paths
Somber replies,
cold hearts.

Still,
you steady
your course,
my boy, Oye.

Gutless backstabs
leave no wounds
don’t bleed forever.
Heal,
my boy, Oye.

Ashes of fathers,
promises to keep.
If you fall
always,
rise up,
my boy, Oye.

~rev
#vss365
#ash
For my son.

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