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Raymond B. Steinmetz
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Seattle-born farmboy,
Madrid-forged,
Europe-tempered,
Poet & Prose Smith,
Songcrafter, Digital Artist,
Frankie Laine’s kin—
Dancer of language,
Wanderer of words.

#writer #poet #microwriting
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And the snow fell softly,
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
“...and the snow fell as softly as a poet’s tears.”
– Kevin Ansbro

Denis Nolet, Canadian artist

oil on canvas
December 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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"The Creative Power of
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
December 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Reposted by Raymond B. Steinmetz
December’s #ThreeWordGenre Prompts

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
November 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Hello everyone.

The #7syllablesentence prompt for December 9 is #CharlieBrown

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Thank you for your fabulous posts! 🐬🏝️🐳
Today is the 60th anniversary of the first airing of the #CharlieBrown Christmas special. Did you know Coca-Cola financed its original production? I remember watching it every year when I was a kid.

Today's (3 syllable) prompt is #CharlieBrown
"Merry Christmas, #CharlieBrown!"

#7syllablesentence
December 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
December 9, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Dec. 9

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
December 9, 2025 at 9:33 AM
#Critical #junctures are tightening clouds
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
Vladimir Orlovsky, Storm Clouds, 1884
December 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Artificial is a selfie smiling too hard,
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
December 8, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Dec. 8

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
December 8, 2025 at 7:28 AM
“Eloquence is a painting of the thoughts.”
― Blaise Pascal
Painting by Michael Carson, Wallflower (2014)
December 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Petals tremble beneath attentive hands,
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
Flower Picking in Brittany - Marcel Dyf (1899-1985)
December 7, 2025 at 7:48 AM
December 7, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Dec. 7

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
December 7, 2025 at 7:31 AM
The voice of the sea speaks to the soul."

— Kate Chopin, The Awakening

Robert McGabe photo
December 6, 2025 at 11:14 PM
#Goose #feathers drifted
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
December 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
M any paths avoid sense,
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
“Not all those who wander are lost.”
—J. R. R. Tolkien
Anuchit Sundarakiti
December 6, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Dec. 6

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
December 6, 2025 at 9:48 AM
In the forest’s solemn requiem,
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
December 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
December 5, 2025 at 9:54 PM