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 ^-^
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
(barbed-wire undergrowth
demilitarized zone peace,
nothing daring stir)
demilitarized zone peace,
nothing daring stir)
November 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
(barbed-wire undergrowth
demilitarized zone peace,
nothing daring stir)
demilitarized zone peace,
nothing daring stir)
aromatic smoke;
atropaic talismans–
hunger, undeterred
atropaic talismans–
hunger, undeterred
mosquito weather
long sleeves, thick socks, talismans
nothingness has teeth
long sleeves, thick socks, talismans
nothingness has teeth
not a cloud above:
vestigial bodyheat
bleeds into vastness
vestigial bodyheat
bleeds into vastness
November 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
aromatic smoke;
atropaic talismans–
hunger, undeterred
atropaic talismans–
hunger, undeterred
thunderstorm arc-light;
kilovolts surging through flesh–
lichtenberg burnscar
kilovolts surging through flesh–
lichtenberg burnscar
She jars lightning-buzz. Storm-hum. Electric-drips of sky-vein-burst. Energy-song. Each jar, a specific frequency of need. Unlidded, the bedro om puls es with ozon e-gh░sts. She drin░s one, teeth vi░rating. It t░stes like screa░ing b ack░ards throu░░ st▓▓ic██▓▒▒▒░▒░░▒░░░
#vss365
#vss365
November 24, 2025 at 10:20 AM
thunderstorm arc-light;
kilovolts surging through flesh–
lichtenberg burnscar
kilovolts surging through flesh–
lichtenberg burnscar
goodnight, gang. take care 💙
November 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
goodnight, gang. take care 💙
stormseason herald–
galeforce wind through powerlines;
high, keening squallsong
galeforce wind through powerlines;
high, keening squallsong
November 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
stormseason herald–
galeforce wind through powerlines;
high, keening squallsong
galeforce wind through powerlines;
high, keening squallsong
saga at its end,
warrior-renowned relics
sleep beneath their cairn
warrior-renowned relics
sleep beneath their cairn
November 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
saga at its end,
warrior-renowned relics
sleep beneath their cairn
warrior-renowned relics
sleep beneath their cairn
attempting nourishing soop ^-^
November 23, 2025 at 12:36 PM
attempting nourishing soop ^-^
heartbreaking frailty
fragile pupa; early frost -
stillborn butterfly
fragile pupa; early frost -
stillborn butterfly
Blackened chrysalis;
a moth’s dreams die in stillborn
metamorphosis
a moth’s dreams die in stillborn
metamorphosis
November 23, 2025 at 11:45 AM
heartbreaking frailty
fragile pupa; early frost -
stillborn butterfly
fragile pupa; early frost -
stillborn butterfly
goodnight, my lovelies 💙
November 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
goodnight, my lovelies 💙
(still dressed for summer,
lateblooming roses shiver
in relentless cold)
lateblooming roses shiver
in relentless cold)
November 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
(still dressed for summer,
lateblooming roses shiver
in relentless cold)
lateblooming roses shiver
in relentless cold)
wizened fall leafdrift
colour like candied walnuts
crackles underfoot
colour like candied walnuts
crackles underfoot
Unseasonable
heat; unending drought brings a
caramel-color fall
heat; unending drought brings a
caramel-color fall
November 22, 2025 at 10:56 AM
wizened fall leafdrift
colour like candied walnuts
crackles underfoot
colour like candied walnuts
crackles underfoot
(not gonna lie, gang, the bad-brain is hitting pretty hard this winter)
November 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
(not gonna lie, gang, the bad-brain is hitting pretty hard this winter)
twilight train station;
empty platform, haunted by
so many partings
empty platform, haunted by
so many partings
November 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
twilight train station;
empty platform, haunted by
so many partings
empty platform, haunted by
so many partings
taking flight on
flimsy origami wings,
a selfmade angel
flimsy origami wings,
a selfmade angel
i have a glass halo and paper wings..
November 21, 2025 at 10:58 AM
taking flight on
flimsy origami wings,
a selfmade angel
flimsy origami wings,
a selfmade angel