Madrid-forged,
Europe-tempered,
Poet & Prose Smith,
Songcrafter, Digital Artist,
Frankie Laine’s kin—
Dancer of language,
Wanderer of words.
#writer #poet #microwriting
raymondstowers.wordpress.com
(All rights reserved.)
as helplessly
as a confession,
met by a silence
that clings like mud,
swallowing boots
that struggle to lift,
leaving the mind to sink
where thought cannot rise.
#BlueSkyPoetry #amwriting #WritingCommunity #SkyPoet #SkyPoem #PoetsOfBlueSky #poetry #poet #poem
– Kevin Ansbro
Denis Nolet, Canadian artist
oil on canvas
as helplessly
as a confession,
met by a silence
that clings like mud,
swallowing boots
that struggle to lift,
leaving the mind to sink
where thought cannot rise.
#BlueSkyPoetry #amwriting #WritingCommunity #SkyPoet #SkyPoem #PoetsOfBlueSky #poetry #poet #poem
Ultra-Short Writing Prompts"
by Raymond B. Steinmetz, 2025©
A lot of writers underestimate ultra-short prompts, but they’re some of the most powerful tools for unlocking unexpected creativity. This article reveals why these tiny sparks can ignite astonishing work.
#WritingTips
Ultra-Short Writing Prompts"
by Raymond B. Steinmetz, 2025©
A lot of writers underestimate ultra-short prompts, but they’re some of the most powerful tools for unlocking unexpected creativity. This article reveals why these tiny sparks can ignite astonishing work.
#WritingTips
Title: “Winter Words”
Words Melt Silence.
Tag your three-word creations with #ThreeWordGenre
for any December prompt you choose.
#ThreeWordGenre #prompt #December #poetry #writingCommunity #amwriting #writersCommunity #poetryCommunity
Title: “Winter Words”
Words Melt Silence.
Tag your three-word creations with #ThreeWordGenre
for any December prompt you choose.
#ThreeWordGenre #prompt #December #poetry #writingCommunity #amwriting #writersCommunity #poetryCommunity
The #7syllablesentence prompt for December 9 is #CharlieBrown
December 7-13 @rlincolnharris.bsky.social
Dec 14-20 @raymonds-towers.bsky.social
Let me know if you want to host #7SyllableSentence
Thank you for your fabulous posts! 🐬🏝️🐳
Today's (3 syllable) prompt is #CharlieBrown
"Merry Christmas, #CharlieBrown!"
#7syllablesentence
The #7syllablesentence prompt for December 9 is #CharlieBrown
December 7-13 @rlincolnharris.bsky.social
Dec 14-20 @raymonds-towers.bsky.social
Let me know if you want to host #7SyllableSentence
Thank you for your fabulous posts! 🐬🏝️🐳
#7syllablesentence #prompt #CharlieBrown #amwriting #BlueSkyPoetry #amwriting #WritingCommunity #SkyPoet #SkyPoem #PoetsOfBlueSky #poetry #poet #poem #poetryCommunity #MicroPoetry #PoetryLovers
#7syllablesentence #prompt #CharlieBrown #amwriting #BlueSkyPoetry #amwriting #WritingCommunity #SkyPoet #SkyPoem #PoetsOfBlueSky #poetry #poet #poem #poetryCommunity #MicroPoetry #PoetryLovers
#ThreeWordGenre #prompt #carillon #December #poetry #writingCommunity #amwriting #writersCommunity #poetryCommunity
#ThreeWordGenre #prompt #carillon #December #poetry #writingCommunity #amwriting #writersCommunity #poetryCommunity
Snowy footprints
trail across the yard,
soft and fleeting.
Ramy kneels,
tracing shapes with fingers,
imagining small paws
that once ran here,
leaving joy behind,
a quiet path
he still follows.
#BlueSkyPoetry #prompt snowy footprints #BSPP48 #RamyDreams
Snowy footprints
trail across the yard,
soft and fleeting.
Ramy kneels,
tracing shapes with fingers,
imagining small paws
that once ran here,
leaving joy behind,
a quiet path
he still follows.
#BlueSkyPoetry #prompt snowy footprints #BSPP48 #RamyDreams
before a storm decides whether to break or drift,
suspended in a disciplined and tempered stillness,
poised at the boundary where consequence gathers,
where one calibrated shift of wind determines
which distant horizon will inherit the rain.
#firewords280
before a storm decides whether to break or drift,
suspended in a disciplined and tempered stillness,
poised at the boundary where consequence gathers,
where one calibrated shift of wind determines
which distant horizon will inherit the rain.
#firewords280
#ThreeWordGenre #prompt #boughs #December #poetry #writingCommunity #amwriting #writersCommunity #poetryCommunity
#ThreeWordGenre #prompt #boughs #December #poetry #writingCommunity #amwriting #writersCommunity #poetryCommunity
#7syllablesentence #prompt #touch #amwriting #BlueSkyPoetry #amwriting #WritingCommunity #SkyPoet #SkyPoem #PoetsOfBlueSky #poetry #poet #poem #poetryCommunity #MicroPoetry #PoetryLovers
#7syllablesentence #prompt #touch #amwriting #BlueSkyPoetry #amwriting #WritingCommunity #SkyPoet #SkyPoem #PoetsOfBlueSky #poetry #poet #poem #poetryCommunity #MicroPoetry #PoetryLovers
filters hiding every wrinkle,
lighting faking dawn itself,
pixels staging real life —
a posed performance displayed,
existence curated for applause,
a face more costume than flesh.
#OurPoetryX #prompt #artificial #amwriting #writingCommunity #poetry #poem
filters hiding every wrinkle,
lighting faking dawn itself,
pixels staging real life —
a posed performance displayed,
existence curated for applause,
a face more costume than flesh.
#OurPoetryX #prompt #artificial #amwriting #writingCommunity #poetry #poem
#Aphorism #prompt #ambition #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #PoetryCommunity #microwriting #maxim #adage #microfiction #epigram #axiom #precept #dictum #epigraph
#Aphorism #prompt #ambition #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #PoetryCommunity #microwriting #maxim #adage #microfiction #epigram #axiom #precept #dictum #epigraph
The fireplace glow
spreads across the room,
painting walls with warmth.
Ramy sits close,
hands near the dancing flames,
remembering cozy evenings
when tiny paws curled
by his side,
hearts quietly kindred.
#BlueSkyPoetry #prompt fireplace glow #BSPP48 #RamyDreams
The fireplace glow
spreads across the room,
painting walls with warmth.
Ramy sits close,
hands near the dancing flames,
remembering cozy evenings
when tiny paws curled
by his side,
hearts quietly kindred.
#BlueSkyPoetry #prompt fireplace glow #BSPP48 #RamyDreams
#7syllablesentence #prompt #date #amwriting #BlueSkyPoetry #amwriting #WritingCommunity #SkyPoet #SkyPoem #PoetsOfBlueSky #poetry #poet #poem #poetryCommunity #MicroPoetry #PoetryLovers
― Blaise Pascal
Painting by Michael Carson, Wallflower (2014)
#7syllablesentence #prompt #date #amwriting #BlueSkyPoetry #amwriting #WritingCommunity #SkyPoet #SkyPoem #PoetsOfBlueSky #poetry #poet #poem #poetryCommunity #MicroPoetry #PoetryLovers
Salted air wraps the slow, lingering strands.
Breathy vapors curl in the warmth of skin,
A fleeting sigh where sea and earth begin.
#firewords280 #prompt breathy vapors #writingcommunity #amwriting
Salted air wraps the slow, lingering strands.
Breathy vapors curl in the warmth of skin,
A fleeting sigh where sea and earth begin.
#firewords280 #prompt breathy vapors #writingcommunity #amwriting
#ThreeWordGenre #prompt #yearning #December #poetry #writingCommunity #amwriting #writersCommunity #poetryCommunity
#ThreeWordGenre #prompt #yearning #December #poetry #writingCommunity #amwriting #writersCommunity #poetryCommunity
Cheerful grins
peek from old photographs,
faces frozen in joy.
Ramy traces each smile,
feeling echoes of laughter
once shared with small paws,
and wonders
if happiness can return
even after loss.
#BlueSkyPoetry #prompt cheerful grins #BSPP48 #RamyDreams
Cheerful grins
peek from old photographs,
faces frozen in joy.
Ramy traces each smile,
feeling echoes of laughter
once shared with small paws,
and wonders
if happiness can return
even after loss.
#BlueSkyPoetry #prompt cheerful grins #BSPP48 #RamyDreams
#Aphorism #prompt #generosity #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #PoetryCommunity #microwriting #maxim #adage #microfiction #epigram #axiom #precept #dictum #epigraph
— Kate Chopin, The Awakening
Robert McGabe photo
#Aphorism #prompt #generosity #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #PoetryCommunity #microwriting #maxim #adage #microfiction #epigram #axiom #precept #dictum #epigraph
across the pond’s edge,
borne on currents through
reeds and shallow water,
tumbling over stones,
absorbed in reflection,
settling where
fractured sunlight
shimmered on ripples —
pale remnants of a
startled flock’s passage,
lingering as a muted
echo of movement.
#firewords280
across the pond’s edge,
borne on currents through
reeds and shallow water,
tumbling over stones,
absorbed in reflection,
settling where
fractured sunlight
shimmered on ripples —
pale remnants of a
startled flock’s passage,
lingering as a muted
echo of movement.
#firewords280
#7syllablesentence #prompt #wolf #amwriting #BlueSkyPoetry #amwriting #WritingCommunity #SkyPoet #SkyPoem #PoetsOfBlueSky #poetry #poet #poem #poetryCommunity #MicroPoetry #PoetryLovers
#7syllablesentence #prompt #wolf #amwriting #BlueSkyPoetry #amwriting #WritingCommunity #SkyPoet #SkyPoem #PoetsOfBlueSky #poetry #poet #poem #poetryCommunity #MicroPoetry #PoetryLovers
E very turn hides purpose,
A imlessly stray, find nothing,
N ot straight, only curves,
D reams detour into snacks,
E very bend mocks plans,
R oving cloaks shallow thought,
I n circles, pause endlessly,
N one notice being adrift,
G rumbles trail lost footsteps.
#OurPoetryX
—J. R. R. Tolkien
Anuchit Sundarakiti
E very turn hides purpose,
A imlessly stray, find nothing,
N ot straight, only curves,
D reams detour into snacks,
E very bend mocks plans,
R oving cloaks shallow thought,
I n circles, pause endlessly,
N one notice being adrift,
G rumbles trail lost footsteps.
#OurPoetryX
#ThreeWordGenre #prompt #crepuscule #December #poetry #writingCommunity #amwriting #writersCommunity #poetryCommunity
#ThreeWordGenre #prompt #crepuscule #December #poetry #writingCommunity #amwriting #writersCommunity #poetryCommunity
A ribbon curl
drifts down from the ceiling,
twisting in slow circles
like a tiny dancer.
Ramy reaches to catch it,
smiling softly,
remembering gentle paws
nudging strings and toys,
playful warmth lingering.
#BlueSkyPoetry #prompt ribbon curl #BSPP48 #RamyDreams
A ribbon curl
drifts down from the ceiling,
twisting in slow circles
like a tiny dancer.
Ramy reaches to catch it,
smiling softly,
remembering gentle paws
nudging strings and toys,
playful warmth lingering.
#BlueSkyPoetry #prompt ribbon curl #BSPP48 #RamyDreams
leaves relinquish their hold,
Each fading ember a soul
adrift in evanescent time.
Crimson and gold echo once-vibrant lives.
The wind moves—a silent benediction—
Nature mourns the fleeting,
A year’s dreams withering
beneath its touch.
#RetroArtPrompt #prompt #silent
leaves relinquish their hold,
Each fading ember a soul
adrift in evanescent time.
Crimson and gold echo once-vibrant lives.
The wind moves—a silent benediction—
Nature mourns the fleeting,
A year’s dreams withering
beneath its touch.
#RetroArtPrompt #prompt #silent
and ambition combined
may produce
unintended consequences.
#inkMine #prompt #consider #writingcommunity #amwriting
#poem #poetry #BlueSkyPoetry #amwriting #writingcommunity #SkyPoet #SkyPoem @fravery.bsky.social
and ambition combined
may produce
unintended consequences.
#inkMine #prompt #consider #writingcommunity #amwriting
#poem #poetry #BlueSkyPoetry #amwriting #writingcommunity #SkyPoet #SkyPoem @fravery.bsky.social