Many thanks to @jenthorne.bsky.social for her superb #PromptCombo last week This week's theme is #NamingSorrow Hosted by me @janpsolivagant.bsky.social From wistful poems to poems of longing, ennui, spleen, doldrums, depression, melancholy etc. #poetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
Polyplokamos
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It's not my fault that my actual face is misleading. Poet. Witch. Pangendered consciousness in a malfunctioning meatsuit. 👾☣️⚧️ OMG/WTF. They/Them plural. Hogging all the genders; none left for you.
This is how you do it.
Uniter Schooled Tommy: “Do you disavow the Muslim Brotherhood?” Abdul El-Sayed: Yes! “Do you disavow any attempt to read any religious doctrine into the laws of our country?” T: “I do not.” ES: “I think it’s you who needs to understand the CONSTITUTION, not me.” #GTS #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory
El-Sayed is going to forced to disavow the Muslim Brotherhood at least a dozen times more before the midterms. The point is clearly not the answer. The point is the question. It's basically push-polling.
slick black satin sheets conceal the incessant prick thorny vines beneath #vss #poem #haiku #Poetrysky #WitchSky #haikuhorrorprompt #thorn #horrorprompt #black_satin
fie these wretched tarts rim-wedged strudel bursts in flame toaster pastry fail #vss #poem #haiku #tanka #Poetrysky #WeirdMicro #WretchedTarts
Is there a Heaven waiting for me Do I have a home Will you welcome me to your arms Love me as your own #vss #poem #Poetrysky
The world feels very unsettled, and art isn’t always the priority in these trying times. Even so, I'm here and keep on making. These are my latest one-of-a-kind raku vessels available now. A share or like to help them find their people would mean a great deal. 🙏
What a frightening experience for a simple white pastor! I'm glad God protected him while he was surrounded by The Devil's minions. Otherwise, that colored woman would have crashed him into a tree!
This Christian pastor made it safely from one city to another, but he’s still blaming the crew because ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This needs attention. Are progressives similarly moving to take over Democrats at the local level? We should be.
Stephen Wolfe says that Christian nationalists are gaining "real power at the local level" by taking over their local Republican Party: "It is happening. We don't talk about it publicly because it's still kind of under the radar." www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwat...
If the jackass trump tries to invade Canada, he’ll be fighting as many American citizens as Canadian. I’ll fight for poutine. We weren’t supposed to be the evil empire. But he thinks so.
Introspective Haiku: Why bother with dreams, When all seems lost and hopeless? Because... I still breathe! #haiku #writersblock
Euryale's shriek unstoppable frequency shattering empires #vss #poem #haiku #Poetrysky #WitchSky
Hello #writers of the #writingcommunity . I know you’ve heard of excoriation and I’m sure you’ve seen it. The scab picker, etc.. you may have even wondered why they didn’t just stop. For those with the disorder, it’s not that easy. So I wrote #prose as though I were the disorder itself. #Poetry
When I see a sapling reach toward the sun it's to you my thoughts turn watching the waves grasp for the shore there in my mind you appear observing a bee seek the ideal flower I can't but ponder how you are & I wonder when you see the breeze press her lips to the trees— do you ever think of me?
Envious mountain Idealised the river Watching it run free. #haikufeels #ideal #senryu #haiku
rug over oops-stain in the politician's den head ped depor-stracts guilty mouths move rhythmless cacophony of silence #PoemsAbout #Mouths #vss #poem #haiku #tanka #spirit #SpiritSky #Poetrysky #WitchSky
Can you name names in a poem? Can you break a line like it’s breaking a window? We’re open. We’re listening. Bring the fury, bring the craft. #PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #PoetsOfBluesky #WednesdayWIPs #Poetry #SubmissionWindow
Call for Submissions: Poetry With Spit, Spine, and Something to Say - The Broken Spine
Submissions Open Throughout February 2026 | Publication Later That Year
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a dry mouth whispers agonized scream a soft hiss thirsting for justice #PoemsAbout #Mouths #vss #poem #haiku #spirit #SpiritSky #Poetrysky #WitchSky
This week's #poemsabout #mouths just wasn't working, I almost gave it a swerve - until this popped into my head yesterday! Kōtare (Māori) is a watchtower around a pā (fort) but, more commonly, a kingfisher! Thanks @thebrokenspine.co.uk & @alanparrywriter.co.uk #poems #poetry
I dance with my ghosts the me of yesteryear’s hopes have all but vanished ©️Aspen #BraveWrite #vss365 #haiku #PoetryCommunity #Poetry #KarenCarpenter #anorexia #ghost Not feeling well~ I hope to be back soon… #YouMatter I love you, Aspen🕊️🫂❤️🩹 👇 youtu.be/PjFoQxjgbrs?si…
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