Silby
@silby.bsky.social
semidomesticated poet - she/her - XXXVI - discord: catline - still not a person
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Silby
@silby.bsky.social
· Dec 18
hi, unexpected influx of new followers!
note that this account will periodically veer into some alarming combination of esoterica and obscenity without further warning. if you're not on-board with that, please proceed in an orderly manner to the nearest exit. thankyou for your kind attention ^-^
note that this account will periodically veer into some alarming combination of esoterica and obscenity without further warning. if you're not on-board with that, please proceed in an orderly manner to the nearest exit. thankyou for your kind attention ^-^
yesterday’s headlines;
ragged paper heart for you
crumpled in my hand
ragged paper heart for you
crumpled in my hand
November 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
yesterday’s headlines;
ragged paper heart for you
crumpled in my hand
ragged paper heart for you
crumpled in my hand
waiting for daybreak
scarved in gossamer mistveils
cold crept in my bones
scarved in gossamer mistveils
cold crept in my bones
November 29, 2025 at 10:54 AM
waiting for daybreak
scarved in gossamer mistveils
cold crept in my bones
scarved in gossamer mistveils
cold crept in my bones
goodnight, gang. take care 💙
November 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
goodnight, gang. take care 💙
dead leaves drift downstream;
funeral procession for
departed summer
funeral procession for
departed summer
November 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
dead leaves drift downstream;
funeral procession for
departed summer
funeral procession for
departed summer
broken fingernail
compulsively inscribing
signs against evil
compulsively inscribing
signs against evil
barbs slice, separating fat layers, peeling back, plant here nazar, there nazar, weave diamond on diamond to burst prying eyes between the layers, under the skin, the place of secrets the place of not being observed the parchment-veiled interstitial shroud of wet white membrane
November 28, 2025 at 10:21 AM
broken fingernail
compulsively inscribing
signs against evil
compulsively inscribing
signs against evil
goodnight, my lovelies 💙
November 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
goodnight, my lovelies 💙
gasping for nothing;
through translucent polythene,
a glimpse of her smile
through translucent polythene,
a glimpse of her smile
She was breathtaking, like a plastic bag over an unsuspecting head.
November 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
gasping for nothing;
through translucent polythene,
a glimpse of her smile
through translucent polythene,
a glimpse of her smile
autumn hangover
thimbleful of pear moonshine;
hair of the kicked dog
thimbleful of pear moonshine;
hair of the kicked dog
November 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
autumn hangover
thimbleful of pear moonshine;
hair of the kicked dog
thimbleful of pear moonshine;
hair of the kicked dog
exile once-monarch
surveys with tired dignity
his barren domain
surveys with tired dignity
his barren domain
November 27, 2025 at 10:51 AM
exile once-monarch
surveys with tired dignity
his barren domain
surveys with tired dignity
his barren domain
raggedly transect;
surgical imprecision
gasping silent red
surgical imprecision
gasping silent red
slickmouth
yawner, redliner,
throat in forearm
in thigh, in gut, opening
grasping,
yawner, redliner,
throat in forearm
in thigh, in gut, opening
grasping,
heh
November 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
raggedly transect;
surgical imprecision
gasping silent red
surgical imprecision
gasping silent red
(forever lasted
barely a moment; time makes
liars of us all)
barely a moment; time makes
liars of us all)
the future, like all broken promises
November 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
(forever lasted
barely a moment; time makes
liars of us all)
barely a moment; time makes
liars of us all)
industrious snails
scrawl slimy quicksilver on
dwindling green remnants
scrawl slimy quicksilver on
dwindling green remnants
November 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
industrious snails
scrawl slimy quicksilver on
dwindling green remnants
scrawl slimy quicksilver on
dwindling green remnants
goodnight, my lovelies 💙
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
goodnight, my lovelies 💙
twilight in decline,
partially skeletonized
rat sprawls in gutter
partially skeletonized
rat sprawls in gutter
November 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
twilight in decline,
partially skeletonized
rat sprawls in gutter
partially skeletonized
rat sprawls in gutter
skyvaulted ribcage
exhaling a misty breath
reminds me to breathe
exhaling a misty breath
reminds me to breathe
there’s magic
in the anatomy
of a sunrise
the way the bones
of the ever-sky
hold the light aloft
each ray a breath
in the weary lungs
of a world revived
#poetry
in the anatomy
of a sunrise
the way the bones
of the ever-sky
hold the light aloft
each ray a breath
in the weary lungs
of a world revived
#poetry
November 25, 2025 at 12:24 PM
skyvaulted ribcage
exhaling a misty breath
reminds me to breathe
exhaling a misty breath
reminds me to breathe
two stalk by moonlight–
both think themselves the hunter;
one of them is wrong
both think themselves the hunter;
one of them is wrong
distant howls and growls would indicate something large on the prowl.
#Haikufeels #OneLineOctober #prowl #monoku #writing #writingcommunity
#Haikufeels #OneLineOctober #prowl #monoku #writing #writingcommunity
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 AM
two stalk by moonlight–
both think themselves the hunter;
one of them is wrong
both think themselves the hunter;
one of them is wrong
