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Poetry and Thoughts from a Creative Mum, all scheduled around my Real Life.
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Remaking my pinned post...I'm Sifa. Mum, writer, artist, spoonie and Very Tired. You'll find my writing, poetry and writing prompts here.
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My poetry blog: e8thespresso.blogspot.com
@sifaseven.bsky.social is my general/gaming account. There will be some cross-posting between the two.
My poetry blog: e8thespresso.blogspot.com
North: FIREPLACE
flames crackle brightly
hot chocolate and blankets
as snow falls outside
South: PATIO
lawn furniture white
#patio covered with ice
closed for the winter
#dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
flames crackle brightly
hot chocolate and blankets
as snow falls outside
South: PATIO
lawn furniture white
#patio covered with ice
closed for the winter
#dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
Our haiku prompts for 11/8 - 11/15
Feel free to use any form of the prompt or even not at all.
Not every day will be inspired, but every day will dawn.
11/08 Clear Day New Clothes
11/09 Turnips Flirt
11/10 Fireplace Patio
11/11 Fading Children
11/12 Mask Lost
11/13 First snow Lush
11/14 […]
Feel free to use any form of the prompt or even not at all.
Not every day will be inspired, but every day will dawn.
11/08 Clear Day New Clothes
11/09 Turnips Flirt
11/10 Fireplace Patio
11/11 Fading Children
11/12 Mask Lost
11/13 First snow Lush
11/14 […]
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November 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
North: FIREPLACE
flames crackle brightly
hot chocolate and blankets
as snow falls outside
South: PATIO
lawn furniture white
#patio covered with ice
closed for the winter
#dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
flames crackle brightly
hot chocolate and blankets
as snow falls outside
South: PATIO
lawn furniture white
#patio covered with ice
closed for the winter
#dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
My lover walks between walls
between the night sky
and the dawn's light
As the sun peeks
over the horizon
and the birds greet
the coming day
I lie in the fading warmth
tears stream down my cheeks
as he is gone yet again
but my life goes on
#poetryprompt #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
between the night sky
and the dawn's light
As the sun peeks
over the horizon
and the birds greet
the coming day
I lie in the fading warmth
tears stream down my cheeks
as he is gone yet again
but my life goes on
#poetryprompt #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
Today's #poetryprompt:
Write an Aubade!
"The aubade is a dawn song that greets the morning while lamenting the end of the night, often concerning the parting of lovers."
Links below
#MPPrompt
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Write an Aubade!
"The aubade is a dawn song that greets the morning while lamenting the end of the night, often concerning the parting of lovers."
Links below
#MPPrompt
I repost replies! Follow for daily prompts!
November 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
My lover walks between walls
between the night sky
and the dawn's light
As the sun peeks
over the horizon
and the birds greet
the coming day
I lie in the fading warmth
tears stream down my cheeks
as he is gone yet again
but my life goes on
#poetryprompt #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
between the night sky
and the dawn's light
As the sun peeks
over the horizon
and the birds greet
the coming day
I lie in the fading warmth
tears stream down my cheeks
as he is gone yet again
but my life goes on
#poetryprompt #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
#Chopping onions
the smell of a savory
first course
in the beginning
and the #tartness of
a luscious dessert
at the end
#firewords280 #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
the smell of a savory
first course
in the beginning
and the #tartness of
a luscious dessert
at the end
#firewords280 #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
It’s a new prompt month! The #firewords280 theme for November is Sign Of The Times.
Feel free to use the pairing as a phrase OR separately!
Include the hashtag for RP consideration. No AI or quote posts. Thanks in advance!
Feel free to use the pairing as a phrase OR separately!
Include the hashtag for RP consideration. No AI or quote posts. Thanks in advance!
November 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
#Chopping onions
the smell of a savory
first course
in the beginning
and the #tartness of
a luscious dessert
at the end
#firewords280 #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
the smell of a savory
first course
in the beginning
and the #tartness of
a luscious dessert
at the end
#firewords280 #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
small #curly -haired girl
with pink bows and ponytails
a force of nature
#whistpr #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
with pink bows and ponytails
a force of nature
#whistpr #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
A daily word prompt meant to inspire any type of creativity.
Share your art, original words, poetry, writing snippets, photos, etc. NO A/"I" please! Alt text on images appreciated.
Tag your post: #whistpr
Word for November 10, 2025: #CURLY
#WritingPrompt #Art #WritingCommunity
Share your art, original words, poetry, writing snippets, photos, etc. NO A/"I" please! Alt text on images appreciated.
Tag your post: #whistpr
Word for November 10, 2025: #CURLY
#WritingPrompt #Art #WritingCommunity
November 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Contemplation
Prayer
Good Works
a #numinous bond
with the Creator
somehow got corrupted
into
Calculation
False Tenets
Self Serving Prophets
#Blueskyrelay #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
Prayer
Good Works
a #numinous bond
with the Creator
somehow got corrupted
into
Calculation
False Tenets
Self Serving Prophets
#Blueskyrelay #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
Hello #Writers & #Poets!
Today’s #BlueSkyRelay writing #prompt (Nov 10, 2025):
#numinous
A spiritual journey
A trek through faith
In what? No matter
Numinous
Go create, let imagination soar.
#writingprompts #writing #fiction #poetry #BlueSkyWriters #SkyPoets #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity
Today’s #BlueSkyRelay writing #prompt (Nov 10, 2025):
#numinous
A spiritual journey
A trek through faith
In what? No matter
Numinous
Go create, let imagination soar.
#writingprompts #writing #fiction #poetry #BlueSkyWriters #SkyPoets #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity
November 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Contemplation
Prayer
Good Works
a #numinous bond
with the Creator
somehow got corrupted
into
Calculation
False Tenets
Self Serving Prophets
#Blueskyrelay #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
Prayer
Good Works
a #numinous bond
with the Creator
somehow got corrupted
into
Calculation
False Tenets
Self Serving Prophets
#Blueskyrelay #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
#7syllablesentence prompt for Monday, November 10th is #protect
A verb meaning to keep safe, preserve by legal measures, shield from competition or restrict access to.
Thanks for the great responses.
Please let Gabe @poetguygabe.bsky.social know if you’d like to host
A verb meaning to keep safe, preserve by legal measures, shield from competition or restrict access to.
Thanks for the great responses.
Please let Gabe @poetguygabe.bsky.social know if you’d like to host
November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
#burn the evidence
in the fireplace
but unlike the stories
make sure you don't
leave anything behind
that could compromise you.
#vssmystery #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
in the fireplace
but unlike the stories
make sure you don't
leave anything behind
that could compromise you.
#vssmystery #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
November 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
#burn the evidence
in the fireplace
but unlike the stories
make sure you don't
leave anything behind
that could compromise you.
#vssmystery #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
in the fireplace
but unlike the stories
make sure you don't
leave anything behind
that could compromise you.
#vssmystery #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
Each #region had their own customs and traditions. Some swore by scrying in mirrors and dowsing with sticks. Others wove incantations and harnessed elementals.
And then there was the one who harnessed the magic of the human spirit to achieve great and horrible things.
#vssmagic #writing
And then there was the one who harnessed the magic of the human spirit to achieve great and horrible things.
#vssmagic #writing
November 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
They expected things to go wrong at the #harvest festival. After all, spirits haunted the living and faeries reveled in mischief? Wasn't that how all the stories went?
Except it came and went perfectly, without a hitch. Nothing bad happened.
They shouldn't have relaxed their guard.
#vssfantasy
Except it came and went perfectly, without a hitch. Nothing bad happened.
They shouldn't have relaxed their guard.
#vssfantasy
November 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
They expected things to go wrong at the #harvest festival. After all, spirits haunted the living and faeries reveled in mischief? Wasn't that how all the stories went?
Except it came and went perfectly, without a hitch. Nothing bad happened.
They shouldn't have relaxed their guard.
#vssfantasy
Except it came and went perfectly, without a hitch. Nothing bad happened.
They shouldn't have relaxed their guard.
#vssfantasy
Oh dear!
Fates #tangle
in a confused web
pick the strands apart
with a hook of steel
and a spindle of stars
to make a sensible
garment
for our heroes
to wear.
#vssmagic #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
Fates #tangle
in a confused web
pick the strands apart
with a hook of steel
and a spindle of stars
to make a sensible
garment
for our heroes
to wear.
#vssmagic #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
November 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Oh dear!
Fates #tangle
in a confused web
pick the strands apart
with a hook of steel
and a spindle of stars
to make a sensible
garment
for our heroes
to wear.
#vssmagic #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
Fates #tangle
in a confused web
pick the strands apart
with a hook of steel
and a spindle of stars
to make a sensible
garment
for our heroes
to wear.
#vssmagic #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
#remember who you are
a cliche in every
hero movie
dig deep into your soul
find the strength
to carry on
but what if what you are
is essentially
a lie?
#Bravewrite #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
a cliche in every
hero movie
dig deep into your soul
find the strength
to carry on
but what if what you are
is essentially
a lie?
#Bravewrite #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
#remember who you are
a cliche in every
hero movie
dig deep into your soul
find the strength
to carry on
but what if what you are
is essentially
a lie?
#Bravewrite #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
a cliche in every
hero movie
dig deep into your soul
find the strength
to carry on
but what if what you are
is essentially
a lie?
#Bravewrite #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
The sharp sting of truth
assaults the unprepared mind
#jarring to the bones
#haikufeels #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
assaults the unprepared mind
#jarring to the bones
#haikufeels #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
tudo bem?
today's #haikufeels #prompt is
jarring
👉 currently accepting donations of gently used halloween candy
today's #haikufeels #prompt is
jarring
👉 currently accepting donations of gently used halloween candy
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The sharp sting of truth
assaults the unprepared mind
#jarring to the bones
#haikufeels #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
assaults the unprepared mind
#jarring to the bones
#haikufeels #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
A little innocent doll
with wide blue eyes
holding a silver needle
a lovable looking
parasite
she plays a game
where she swaps your soul
walks in your flesh
and no one knows the wiser
as you scream inside
the mind of a toy
#CARRIONETTE
#horrorprompt #horror #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
with wide blue eyes
holding a silver needle
a lovable looking
parasite
she plays a game
where she swaps your soul
walks in your flesh
and no one knows the wiser
as you scream inside
the mind of a toy
#CARRIONETTE
#horrorprompt #horror #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
Prompt no. 2001: carrionette
Craft a terrifying tale inspired by the prompt and share your work with #horrorprompt.
Big thanks to Ms. Washington @arwashington.bsky.social for sparking today's terror!
Craft a terrifying tale inspired by the prompt and share your work with #horrorprompt.
Big thanks to Ms. Washington @arwashington.bsky.social for sparking today's terror!
November 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
A little innocent doll
with wide blue eyes
holding a silver needle
a lovable looking
parasite
she plays a game
where she swaps your soul
walks in your flesh
and no one knows the wiser
as you scream inside
the mind of a toy
#CARRIONETTE
#horrorprompt #horror #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
with wide blue eyes
holding a silver needle
a lovable looking
parasite
she plays a game
where she swaps your soul
walks in your flesh
and no one knows the wiser
as you scream inside
the mind of a toy
#CARRIONETTE
#horrorprompt #horror #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
full body skin-tight
a snug handcrafted #gimp suit
from a lover's flesh
#haikuhorrorprompt #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
a snug handcrafted #gimp suit
from a lover's flesh
#haikuhorrorprompt #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
Prompt no. 1569: gimp
Craft a horrifying haiku inspired by the prompt and share your work with #haikuhorrorprompt.
Big thanks to gagi for sparking today's terror!
Craft a horrifying haiku inspired by the prompt and share your work with #haikuhorrorprompt.
Big thanks to gagi for sparking today's terror!
November 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
full body skin-tight
a snug handcrafted #gimp suit
from a lover's flesh
#haikuhorrorprompt #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
a snug handcrafted #gimp suit
from a lover's flesh
#haikuhorrorprompt #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
He notes all the
arrivals
and all the
#departures
think of the karmic wheel
as one great big
airport.
#OurPoetryX #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
arrivals
and all the
#departures
think of the karmic wheel
as one great big
airport.
#OurPoetryX #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
He notes all the
arrivals
and all the
#departures
think of the karmic wheel
as one great big
airport.
#OurPoetryX #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
arrivals
and all the
#departures
think of the karmic wheel
as one great big
airport.
#OurPoetryX #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
Not exactly high #literature
when you can read
a person's intentions
through their obvious
aggression.
#vss365 #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
when you can read
a person's intentions
through their obvious
aggression.
#vss365 #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
#vss365 #prompt #Nov10
Greetings! I didn't want to wake up this morning,but here I am with today's word - #literature. According to Collins that is any writing of artistic merit,which isn't much help when deciding on the genre of my books.Are they literary or pulp fiction?
I may go back to bed now.
Greetings! I didn't want to wake up this morning,but here I am with today's word - #literature. According to Collins that is any writing of artistic merit,which isn't much help when deciding on the genre of my books.Are they literary or pulp fiction?
I may go back to bed now.
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Not exactly high #literature
when you can read
a person's intentions
through their obvious
aggression.
#vss365 #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
when you can read
a person's intentions
through their obvious
aggression.
#vss365 #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
(tan'renga)
summer forest symphony
drink tea at intermission
#dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
summer forest symphony
drink tea at intermission
#dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
#俳句 #haiku #poet:Daimu #era:1700s #kigo:summer #kigo:cicada ❖ Source: #LafcadioHearn (1900) ❖ Please feel welcome to cap the hokku to make a tan'renga, reply in haiku form, or use "cicada" as a #dailyhaikuprompt 🖤
![煮えて居る水ばかりなり蝉の声 [大無]
the water
just starting to boil,
cicadas sing
Daimu (tr. Dick Whyte)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4jz2t5cbbyik4unkmq2w5omc/bafkreiduwaras26tlbsgdk55yqs6zvlx76n3nibj4kt6xqws5imbyjqtei@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
(tan'renga)
summer forest symphony
drink tea at intermission
#dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
summer forest symphony
drink tea at intermission
#dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
#Language is more than what's spoken. It's all the baggage and complexity that comes with it. #blog #writing #writingcommunity #sifaswriting #poetry
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Poem: Spoken Word, Unspoken Rule
language is a funny thing different ways to express oneself an innocuous word in one is a grave insult in another a whole way of thinki...
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November 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
#Language is more than what's spoken. It's all the baggage and complexity that comes with it. #blog #writing #writingcommunity #sifaswriting #poetry
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I have ONE point. 9. I had a boombox, but I never carried it on my shoulder. 😆 I still HAVE my first typewriter.
This isn't just 'fabulously weird'. It's "you're so f'ing old." 🤣
This isn't just 'fabulously weird'. It's "you're so f'ing old." 🤣
I have never done (9) (it's anti-social), (13) (Blockbuster never operated in my country), or (20) (those things were *expensive*).
I am teh oldz.
I am teh oldz.
November 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I have ONE point. 9. I had a boombox, but I never carried it on my shoulder. 😆 I still HAVE my first typewriter.
This isn't just 'fabulously weird'. It's "you're so f'ing old." 🤣
This isn't just 'fabulously weird'. It's "you're so f'ing old." 🤣
Sit beneath the #oak tree. Take a deep breath. Listen as the wind stirs the leaves. Feel the roots underneath the earth. Be one with Nature's heartbeat.
Then when you're ready, join your magic to theirs. You won't be alone.
#vssfantasy #writing #writingcommunity
Then when you're ready, join your magic to theirs. You won't be alone.
#vssfantasy #writing #writingcommunity
November 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Sit beneath the #oak tree. Take a deep breath. Listen as the wind stirs the leaves. Feel the roots underneath the earth. Be one with Nature's heartbeat.
Then when you're ready, join your magic to theirs. You won't be alone.
#vssfantasy #writing #writingcommunity
Then when you're ready, join your magic to theirs. You won't be alone.
#vssfantasy #writing #writingcommunity
NORTH: TURNIP
pull #turnips from ground
harvest work is strenuous
beat the winter cold
SOUTH: FLIRT
their hands cannot touch
their eyes #flirt loudly instead
unspoken promise
#dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
pull #turnips from ground
harvest work is strenuous
beat the winter cold
SOUTH: FLIRT
their hands cannot touch
their eyes #flirt loudly instead
unspoken promise
#dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
Our haiku prompts for 11/8 - 11/15
Feel free to use any form of the prompt or even not at all.
Not every day will be inspired, but every day will dawn.
11/08 Clear Day New Clothes
11/09 Turnips Flirt
11/10 Fireplace Patio
11/11 Fading Children
11/12 Mask Lost
11/13 First snow Lush
11/14 […]
Feel free to use any form of the prompt or even not at all.
Not every day will be inspired, but every day will dawn.
11/08 Clear Day New Clothes
11/09 Turnips Flirt
11/10 Fireplace Patio
11/11 Fading Children
11/12 Mask Lost
11/13 First snow Lush
11/14 […]
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November 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
NORTH: TURNIP
pull #turnips from ground
harvest work is strenuous
beat the winter cold
SOUTH: FLIRT
their hands cannot touch
their eyes #flirt loudly instead
unspoken promise
#dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
pull #turnips from ground
harvest work is strenuous
beat the winter cold
SOUTH: FLIRT
their hands cannot touch
their eyes #flirt loudly instead
unspoken promise
#dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
#grate cheese on pizza
over taco and salad
inner mouse is pleased
#Bravewrite #senryu #SenryuSunday #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
over taco and salad
inner mouse is pleased
#Bravewrite #senryu #SenryuSunday #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
November 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
#grate cheese on pizza
over taco and salad
inner mouse is pleased
#Bravewrite #senryu #SenryuSunday #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
over taco and salad
inner mouse is pleased
#Bravewrite #senryu #SenryuSunday #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
Such is the #law
it's for thee
but not for me
Lady Justice is blind
until She rips off
the cloth
that was stapled
over Her eyes
#vss365 #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
it's for thee
but not for me
Lady Justice is blind
until She rips off
the cloth
that was stapled
over Her eyes
#vss365 #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
November 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Such is the #law
it's for thee
but not for me
Lady Justice is blind
until She rips off
the cloth
that was stapled
over Her eyes
#vss365 #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
it's for thee
but not for me
Lady Justice is blind
until She rips off
the cloth
that was stapled
over Her eyes
#vss365 #poetry #writing #writingcommunity