Gloria A. DryGarden
@gloriadrygarden.bsky.social
Feminist, nature lover, bodyworker, gardener, balloon juice jackal, poet.
Interested in maps, geography, culture, ancient music, plant communication, dance, drum circles.
Interested in maps, geography, culture, ancient music, plant communication, dance, drum circles.
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My new poetry prompt-
Write how I’d like it be.
Imagine nourishment , right actions,
Imagine goodness sprouts and grows,
The highest good of many, of all,
Harming none.
Let the possible take root
In a bed of sweet fierce goodness
And inner strength
So May it be.
#micropoetry
Write how I’d like it be.
Imagine nourishment , right actions,
Imagine goodness sprouts and grows,
The highest good of many, of all,
Harming none.
Let the possible take root
In a bed of sweet fierce goodness
And inner strength
So May it be.
#micropoetry
This is worth a read. And some discussion. Answers some big questions. Perhaps we all need to forward it to our congress critters and senators.
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DAMMIT It's Not Alzheimer's! Here's Why It's A Far Worse Nightmare Scenario
You deserve the facts, not conjecture. Alzheimer's diminishes a person. Trump's not diminishing, he's escalating, and you need to know the frightening reason why.
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December 13, 2025 at 1:48 AM
This is worth a read. And some discussion. Answers some big questions. Perhaps we all need to forward it to our congress critters and senators.
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3/3 # poem
your tube of light,
like a tree trunk to the stars
receives the pulsing waves
or particles
in whichever form you can receive
your daily photons
and your body converts it
to its own language.
and so may it be
your tube of light,
like a tree trunk to the stars
receives the pulsing waves
or particles
in whichever form you can receive
your daily photons
and your body converts it
to its own language.
and so may it be
December 9, 2025 at 8:55 AM
3/3 # poem
your tube of light,
like a tree trunk to the stars
receives the pulsing waves
or particles
in whichever form you can receive
your daily photons
and your body converts it
to its own language.
and so may it be
your tube of light,
like a tree trunk to the stars
receives the pulsing waves
or particles
in whichever form you can receive
your daily photons
and your body converts it
to its own language.
and so may it be
2/3 #poem
of molecules and colors
rising in a soft whisper, a humming chorus.
no matter how ghostly, even in fog
the trees speak with each other
through vast delicate tendrils, netted
across impossible distances
bringing to each the nourishment and care
And protection
in unseen molecular colors.
of molecules and colors
rising in a soft whisper, a humming chorus.
no matter how ghostly, even in fog
the trees speak with each other
through vast delicate tendrils, netted
across impossible distances
bringing to each the nourishment and care
And protection
in unseen molecular colors.
December 9, 2025 at 8:53 AM
2/3 #poem
of molecules and colors
rising in a soft whisper, a humming chorus.
no matter how ghostly, even in fog
the trees speak with each other
through vast delicate tendrils, netted
across impossible distances
bringing to each the nourishment and care
And protection
in unseen molecular colors.
of molecules and colors
rising in a soft whisper, a humming chorus.
no matter how ghostly, even in fog
the trees speak with each other
through vast delicate tendrils, netted
across impossible distances
bringing to each the nourishment and care
And protection
in unseen molecular colors.
1/2 Body, Forest, Chorus #poem
the human dissolved
in fog or pain
yet his soul pumped vivid colors
with every heart beat.
all the water molecules created a soft slide
the mitochondria hummed and
drank
sips of golden energy
shared with organelles
all sending out tendrils of communion,
the human dissolved
in fog or pain
yet his soul pumped vivid colors
with every heart beat.
all the water molecules created a soft slide
the mitochondria hummed and
drank
sips of golden energy
shared with organelles
all sending out tendrils of communion,
December 9, 2025 at 8:50 AM
1/2 Body, Forest, Chorus #poem
the human dissolved
in fog or pain
yet his soul pumped vivid colors
with every heart beat.
all the water molecules created a soft slide
the mitochondria hummed and
drank
sips of golden energy
shared with organelles
all sending out tendrils of communion,
the human dissolved
in fog or pain
yet his soul pumped vivid colors
with every heart beat.
all the water molecules created a soft slide
the mitochondria hummed and
drank
sips of golden energy
shared with organelles
all sending out tendrils of communion,
In one moment of wide open thinking,
My wings spread across the mountains
Something new flickered inside.
You heard it with me
You saw my human soul
You held my hand
And
Held me in your circle
Humanistic event #poem
Y'all are invited to fold this rough draft thought into better poetry
My wings spread across the mountains
Something new flickered inside.
You heard it with me
You saw my human soul
You held my hand
And
Held me in your circle
Humanistic event #poem
Y'all are invited to fold this rough draft thought into better poetry
December 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM
In one moment of wide open thinking,
My wings spread across the mountains
Something new flickered inside.
You heard it with me
You saw my human soul
You held my hand
And
Held me in your circle
Humanistic event #poem
Y'all are invited to fold this rough draft thought into better poetry
My wings spread across the mountains
Something new flickered inside.
You heard it with me
You saw my human soul
You held my hand
And
Held me in your circle
Humanistic event #poem
Y'all are invited to fold this rough draft thought into better poetry
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At this point, it should be obvious that the US administration has no intention of stopping russia. Just think about it: Trump sent a real estate developer and his son-in-law to negotiate with Putin.
At this point, it’s not diplomacy. It’s a business meeting about the sale of Ukrainian land.
At this point, it’s not diplomacy. It’s a business meeting about the sale of Ukrainian land.
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
At this point, it should be obvious that the US administration has no intention of stopping russia. Just think about it: Trump sent a real estate developer and his son-in-law to negotiate with Putin.
At this point, it’s not diplomacy. It’s a business meeting about the sale of Ukrainian land.
At this point, it’s not diplomacy. It’s a business meeting about the sale of Ukrainian land.
#poetry prompt:
Discontinuity
Paradox
Metaphor
Today, my philosopher pal spoke about the emptiness of the cosmos. About discontinuity.
How a metaphor jumps across the paradox or discontinuity.
Or, that metaphor is a path through paradox. Or involves paradox, somehow.
It needs a #poem,
to explore
Discontinuity
Paradox
Metaphor
Today, my philosopher pal spoke about the emptiness of the cosmos. About discontinuity.
How a metaphor jumps across the paradox or discontinuity.
Or, that metaphor is a path through paradox. Or involves paradox, somehow.
It needs a #poem,
to explore
November 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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All that gold
Turns to dust in the wind
Under the shiny outside
Could be any
Dark unknowns
when brightness grabs attention, you
don’t see the rest.
Lift the veil, see beyond
The hypnotic charms
Your dulled senses awake from their lull
As grey dust blows
Across a bleak landscape
Turns to dust in the wind
Under the shiny outside
Could be any
Dark unknowns
when brightness grabs attention, you
don’t see the rest.
Lift the veil, see beyond
The hypnotic charms
Your dulled senses awake from their lull
As grey dust blows
Across a bleak landscape
November 26, 2025 at 8:31 AM
All that gold
Turns to dust in the wind
Under the shiny outside
Could be any
Dark unknowns
when brightness grabs attention, you
don’t see the rest.
Lift the veil, see beyond
The hypnotic charms
Your dulled senses awake from their lull
As grey dust blows
Across a bleak landscape
Turns to dust in the wind
Under the shiny outside
Could be any
Dark unknowns
when brightness grabs attention, you
don’t see the rest.
Lift the veil, see beyond
The hypnotic charms
Your dulled senses awake from their lull
As grey dust blows
Across a bleak landscape
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Election day, a kind of dread; as the long debate, erupts to decision.
Yes the polls, look favorable; but the margins, wail banshees in my ears.
All these years, I have hoped for today; waiting now the count, my breath trembles.
#sijo
Yes the polls, look favorable; but the margins, wail banshees in my ears.
All these years, I have hoped for today; waiting now the count, my breath trembles.
#sijo
November 26, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Election day, a kind of dread; as the long debate, erupts to decision.
Yes the polls, look favorable; but the margins, wail banshees in my ears.
All these years, I have hoped for today; waiting now the count, my breath trembles.
#sijo
Yes the polls, look favorable; but the margins, wail banshees in my ears.
All these years, I have hoped for today; waiting now the count, my breath trembles.
#sijo
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Come on' Canadians, I know you're polite and all, but you have the opportunity to do the funniest—and pettiest—thing possible. Channel your inner geese!
This won't happen but it would be incredibly funny if the Canadian part of NORAD refused to work on the yearly Santa tracker thing by citing intelligence sharing risks
November 26, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Come on' Canadians, I know you're polite and all, but you have the opportunity to do the funniest—and pettiest—thing possible. Channel your inner geese!
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Compensating so hard!
Colton Moore is the state senator for Greene’s district. My guess is he’s probably going to run for her seat. From his wedding …
November 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Compensating so hard!
Candidate to replace MTG. Very very conservative
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Compensating so hard!
Colton Moore is the state senator for Greene’s district. My guess is he’s probably going to run for her seat. From his wedding …
November 23, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Candidate to replace MTG. Very very conservative
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Friends,
I never ask people to retweet/reskeet something I've posted, but this is REALLY important to me and to a lot of dedicated, hardworking people who've been shit on over and over again for the last 10 months.
PLEASE reskeet this and PLEASE call your Senators and Representatives.
I never ask people to retweet/reskeet something I've posted, but this is REALLY important to me and to a lot of dedicated, hardworking people who've been shit on over and over again for the last 10 months.
PLEASE reskeet this and PLEASE call your Senators and Representatives.
Thanks to the Epstein files, all of America knows what a Discharge Petition is.
Here's another one that's reached 218 signers-- the Protect America's Workforce Act, that would undo Trump's unlawful anti-union executive orders.
Call your Congresscritters to support it.
www.afge.org/publication/...
Here's another one that's reached 218 signers-- the Protect America's Workforce Act, that would undo Trump's unlawful anti-union executive orders.
Call your Congresscritters to support it.
www.afge.org/publication/...
Bipartisan House Coalition Hits 218 Signatures to Force Vote Protecting Federal Workers’ Union Rights
AFGE thanks lawmakers for standing with federal employees.
www.afge.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Friends,
I never ask people to retweet/reskeet something I've posted, but this is REALLY important to me and to a lot of dedicated, hardworking people who've been shit on over and over again for the last 10 months.
PLEASE reskeet this and PLEASE call your Senators and Representatives.
I never ask people to retweet/reskeet something I've posted, but this is REALLY important to me and to a lot of dedicated, hardworking people who've been shit on over and over again for the last 10 months.
PLEASE reskeet this and PLEASE call your Senators and Representatives.
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This Pope is doing a LOT that I didn't expect.
(And I hope JD Vance has volcanoes erupting from his ears)
(And I hope JD Vance has volcanoes erupting from his ears)
NEW: Pope Leo XIV will share a meal this Sunday with Alessia Nobile and four fellow transgender Catholic activists, during the Vatican’s Jubilee of the Poor — marking the most significant public encounter shared between a pope and the trans community.
NEW: Transgender Activists to Dine with Pope Leo XIV during Sunday's Jubilee for the Poor
Papal luncheon with trans advocate Alessia Nobile set for Sunday at Vatican’s Jubilee of the Poor, highlighting a legacy of outreach and hopes for continued inclusion.
open.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM
This Pope is doing a LOT that I didn't expect.
(And I hope JD Vance has volcanoes erupting from his ears)
(And I hope JD Vance has volcanoes erupting from his ears)
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Censorship Alert: I published a book about Ghislaine Maxwell trial, and another on Kevin Spacey's trial- this evening I got an email from Amazon's KDP saying they are inappropriate and there all of my books are being taken down, including on Sudan, SBF, Eric Adams
October 25, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Censorship Alert: I published a book about Ghislaine Maxwell trial, and another on Kevin Spacey's trial- this evening I got an email from Amazon's KDP saying they are inappropriate and there all of my books are being taken down, including on Sudan, SBF, Eric Adams
Golly I wish everyone would listen to this. It’s going meta, into the big picture of what we need to do to solve this situation. But I think it’s what’s needed.
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I Was in a Cult. This Is How I Know Trump is One | The Daily Beast Podcast
YouTube video by The Daily Beast
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November 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Golly I wish everyone would listen to this. It’s going meta, into the big picture of what we need to do to solve this situation. But I think it’s what’s needed.
youtu.be/95g_GlWdMRE?...
youtu.be/95g_GlWdMRE?...
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Great piece by @pelagicblue.bsky.social and Andrea Capurro on #krill management issues in the #Antarctic
🐳🌍🦑
🐳🌍🦑
[COMMENTARY]
This October, as delegates gather to discuss CCAMLR priorities, the authors of a new commentary argue, “At stake is more than a fishing rule, but also the commitment to manage fisheries proactively, rather than reactively.”
** Views are authors'.
This October, as delegates gather to discuss CCAMLR priorities, the authors of a new commentary argue, “At stake is more than a fishing rule, but also the commitment to manage fisheries proactively, rather than reactively.”
** Views are authors'.
Abandoning Antarctic krill management measure threatens conservation progress (commentary)
All along the western Antarctic Peninsula, whales, penguins and seals in their millions depend on krill (Euphausia superba) throughout the year. In the most rapidly warming region on the continent,…
news.mongabay.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Great piece by @pelagicblue.bsky.social and Andrea Capurro on #krill management issues in the #Antarctic
🐳🌍🦑
🐳🌍🦑
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🌏 Biodiversity loss has deep-rooted causes—from power imbalances to short-term priorities. These shape indirect & direct drivers like land/sea use change, exploitation & climate change.
Graphic from the IPBES #TransformativeChange Assessment ⤵️
Graphic from the IPBES #TransformativeChange Assessment ⤵️
November 3, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🌏 Biodiversity loss has deep-rooted causes—from power imbalances to short-term priorities. These shape indirect & direct drivers like land/sea use change, exploitation & climate change.
Graphic from the IPBES #TransformativeChange Assessment ⤵️
Graphic from the IPBES #TransformativeChange Assessment ⤵️
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😻🌷 Someone brought a bouquet, placed it on the bonnet, thinking, ‘She'll come out now, see it, and be delighted.’ Not so fast! The cat saw it first. And decided, ‘Nice flowers, but on my bonnet, they're clearly for me. Thanks, of course, but you could have brought some sour cream.’
Odesa 🇺🇦
Odesa 🇺🇦
October 29, 2025 at 1:16 PM
😻🌷 Someone brought a bouquet, placed it on the bonnet, thinking, ‘She'll come out now, see it, and be delighted.’ Not so fast! The cat saw it first. And decided, ‘Nice flowers, but on my bonnet, they're clearly for me. Thanks, of course, but you could have brought some sour cream.’
Odesa 🇺🇦
Odesa 🇺🇦
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And Thursday’s entry:
king pours compassion
a steady, balanced leader
brings quiet patience
#haiku #senryu #poem #poetry #tarot #DailyTarot #TarotReading
king pours compassion
a steady, balanced leader
brings quiet patience
#haiku #senryu #poem #poetry #tarot #DailyTarot #TarotReading
October 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
And Thursday’s entry:
king pours compassion
a steady, balanced leader
brings quiet patience
#haiku #senryu #poem #poetry #tarot #DailyTarot #TarotReading
king pours compassion
a steady, balanced leader
brings quiet patience
#haiku #senryu #poem #poetry #tarot #DailyTarot #TarotReading
Waive that feeling away
They
Waive our rights
Get a waver on doing a paid job
Drive a stake through representation
As if we
Were the vampires
I’m wavering
the feelings, a choppy sea
Throw my boat in all directions
I took down the flag, the sail
They aren’t waving anymore
Wave goodbye
#micropoem
They
Waive our rights
Get a waver on doing a paid job
Drive a stake through representation
As if we
Were the vampires
I’m wavering
the feelings, a choppy sea
Throw my boat in all directions
I took down the flag, the sail
They aren’t waving anymore
Wave goodbye
#micropoem
October 28, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Waive that feeling away
They
Waive our rights
Get a waver on doing a paid job
Drive a stake through representation
As if we
Were the vampires
I’m wavering
the feelings, a choppy sea
Throw my boat in all directions
I took down the flag, the sail
They aren’t waving anymore
Wave goodbye
#micropoem
They
Waive our rights
Get a waver on doing a paid job
Drive a stake through representation
As if we
Were the vampires
I’m wavering
the feelings, a choppy sea
Throw my boat in all directions
I took down the flag, the sail
They aren’t waving anymore
Wave goodbye
#micropoem
They say he’s “stake driving”
Many others wish to drive
a stake
into a vampire’s heart
And other
Halloween dreams.
Visions of tombstones
Ruined castles
Behind fences
filled our vision
On a dark and cold
Gloomy night.
The weather
Is unhealthy
#micropoetry
Many others wish to drive
a stake
into a vampire’s heart
And other
Halloween dreams.
Visions of tombstones
Ruined castles
Behind fences
filled our vision
On a dark and cold
Gloomy night.
The weather
Is unhealthy
#micropoetry
October 28, 2025 at 5:12 AM
They say he’s “stake driving”
Many others wish to drive
a stake
into a vampire’s heart
And other
Halloween dreams.
Visions of tombstones
Ruined castles
Behind fences
filled our vision
On a dark and cold
Gloomy night.
The weather
Is unhealthy
#micropoetry
Many others wish to drive
a stake
into a vampire’s heart
And other
Halloween dreams.
Visions of tombstones
Ruined castles
Behind fences
filled our vision
On a dark and cold
Gloomy night.
The weather
Is unhealthy
#micropoetry
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“Why are traumatized people so MISERABLE?”
“Too much disappointment teaches the system that ‘wanting leads to pain,’ and so it stops responding to potential rewards. … Biologically, it’s an adaptive silencing of the very circuits that make us feel alive.” www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/an-i...
“Too much disappointment teaches the system that ‘wanting leads to pain,’ and so it stops responding to potential rewards. … Biologically, it’s an adaptive silencing of the very circuits that make us feel alive.” www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/an-i...
How Chronic Disappointment Rewires the Brain
Chronic disappointment can train the brain to expect pain instead of reward. Restoring hope means reawakening dopamine through small actions, enriched environments, and new desire.
www.psychologytoday.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:27 PM
“Why are traumatized people so MISERABLE?”
“Too much disappointment teaches the system that ‘wanting leads to pain,’ and so it stops responding to potential rewards. … Biologically, it’s an adaptive silencing of the very circuits that make us feel alive.” www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/an-i...
“Too much disappointment teaches the system that ‘wanting leads to pain,’ and so it stops responding to potential rewards. … Biologically, it’s an adaptive silencing of the very circuits that make us feel alive.” www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/an-i...
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This is how you connect people to nature through science. Well done @theguardian.com !
🧪🪶🌎🐾 #ornithology #conservation #movementecology
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
🧪🪶🌎🐾 #ornithology #conservation #movementecology
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Bird migration is changing. What does this reveal about our planet? – visualised
Bird migrations rank as one of nature’s greatest spectacles. Thanks to GPS tracking, scientists are uncovering extraordinary insights into ancient and mysterious journeys – and new threats that are re...
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
This is how you connect people to nature through science. Well done @theguardian.com !
🧪🪶🌎🐾 #ornithology #conservation #movementecology
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
🧪🪶🌎🐾 #ornithology #conservation #movementecology
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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It's overwhelming. All of it; and it's killing us -- whether thru environmental impacts on our health, or the hopelessness that comes with feeling like we're spinning our wheels. Some health impacts & some resources. 3/3 🌎🌿🧪⚕️ #SciComm
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Health, Grief, and Climate Uncertainty (Part 3) - M Turville Heitz
Earth is killing us. Not on purpose, mind you (though who would blame it?). While death is part of the natural order, this isn't natural.
oaklandhillsfarm.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
It's overwhelming. All of it; and it's killing us -- whether thru environmental impacts on our health, or the hopelessness that comes with feeling like we're spinning our wheels. Some health impacts & some resources. 3/3 🌎🌿🧪⚕️ #SciComm
oaklandhillsfarm.com/health-grief...
oaklandhillsfarm.com/health-grief...