within the shadows of dreams as evenfall coats the sky amid mists of the moon & with breathless sighs knowing we only have tonight we taste the forbidden fruit 'neath lovers lanters soaring high & embrace the midnight madness of our enthralling incomparable night of love #vss365 #fruit

Holding a parasol adorned with peacock feathers and pink lilies, I stand on a riverbank. The quiet dreamscape of the rippling river doesn't reflect the #chaos within me. I can't stop thinking of you and me, but I don't know how to take the first step toward you. #vss365 #bionicanadian

You don't just get to decide which words rhyme, that would be #chaos. That's the poets job - to disentangle brain noodle jam and create new jellyfish sponges. You're absolutely not writing that down. I just did. The jellyfish sponges of chaos wished to become the mayors of Laos. I resign. #vss365

#vss365 Pine pollen Hung like fog Nothing new Barely a ripple In time #chaos far removed Until we heard You swear Standing over a boulder Sword stuck deep Along with a potato masher Wooden spoons Screwdrivers Sticks Three gloves Various cutlery And a tent pole A rock porcupine Blocking the trail

Adam: All that fuss for a #fruit! Eve (eye roll): I know! I didn’t even get a proper bite. Then you just had to copy me and lead us right into #chaos, didn’t you? Adam: #Nonsense! I have my own mind. #vss365 #inkmine #Oulens #writingcommunity #randomthoughts

Red Squirrel That gentle look of longing...

upon a chaotic sea of emotions my heart navigates the whitecaps of desire searching for a way to sail into your heart where you will forever cherish the tender waves of my eternal love #vss365 #chaos #poetry #poem Pic - StockCake Free Image

Nora thinks the world can be overwhelming, full of selfishness and #chaos. Her cat Leo feels like the antidote she needs, scratching at the door when things get too close for comfort, meowing at shadows and shifty ghosts. It's the simple headbutts that calm her. #vss365

I chase you around the room grab the warmth of your shirt both laughing till it hurts just a playful flirt between us you twist away for your escape our cat's startled behind a chair she's judging all the #chaos feels like a break is only right #vss365

"Soon...Soon...All ma plans will bear #fruit! Mhuwhahahahaha!" Riz laughed. "You know I can hear you right?" I replied. "Wut? Drat! I got too excited...Rite, ferget wat I sed...Tho deffo still happenin." "Heard that bit too." "Fuk!" #vss365 #riztherogue

"Eww! This is so sour!" she puckers her lips. "Which fruit did you eat?" She points at the lemons. "That is the wrong tree, Eve," he hisses. #vss365 #vss #fruit

the bowl sits untouched on the kitchen table in morning light I reach for a summer peach when you sneak up from behind loop arms around my waist you know the only taste I ever crave is in the earth on your lips your skin and all that's ripe within bathrobes fall to forbidden #fruit again #vss365

Fruit-sticky ink-stained fingers. Juicy purple snail trails smudged around epic smiles. Tiny bird feet stretching up in bright yellow wellies. Hair in a tangle; like the bramble. An innocent pleasure: small child harvesting blackberries. (Blackbird's winter store cupboard: left bare.) #vss365 #fruit

"I have done what you asked. So what's #next?" Asked a frantic young man, via text. No response was forthcoming; The silence was numbing. He'd been scammed. (What a bummer!) And hexed. #WIPSnips #Next #Limerick #Limericks #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Verse #Poems #BlueskyPoets

There's no stopping me... I'm rambling... you want to hear more... all my odd thoughts... you toss me a piece of #fruit... say it's fuel for my brain... you're in a good mood... you ask for fun facts about sharks... my wheels are in motion... #vss365

Bob stands in the produce aisle of the store and as he turns the corner, she's there. Sarah, his ex, wearing that same green jacket. They make eye contact and there's a familiar spark. Suddenly both don’t know what to say. Bob starts talking about #fruit. #vss365

"An old neighbor's a thorn in my side. When I see him, I frequently hide, Cuz he rants about thieves And he chants his pet peeves And pretends (or believes) I'm his bride." #WIPSnips #Thorn #Limerick #Limericks #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Poems #BlueskyPoets #PoetryCommunity

as i tend to the yearning song singing in my heart gazing upon dusk's amethyst light breathtaking layers painting lustrous skies i place a wish upon a shooting star before my lonely lilac dawn arrives for limitless lifetimes loved by you within a wonderland of us #vss365 #tend StockCake Free Image

Terrible Timmy #tended to terrorize Tommy Two-Tone’s tendons with a two-by-four, at two-twenty on Tuesdays…’til the trauma was too much and Tommy trespassed on Timmy’s temples with a tire iron. Tsk, tsk, tsk. #vss365 #AlliterationTales

As it happened, the lantern from St Paul’s Cathedral had been tended by someone from the St Paul’s Watch. He was a volunteer fire‑watcher who guarded the building during bombings. Though it was unclear why he had left the lantern on the bridge he had seen the three young nurses take it away. #vss365

Goodness doesn't always arrive with noise. It #tends to begin with something as simple as a smile - small enough to overlook, powerful enough to echo through someone's day. #vss365 😊

Rory caught the sorcerer in the middle of his #creation of more of his strange, twisted monster army. This was a critical moment. A moment of clarity. Of purpose and will. Spoiled completely by the insertion of a cut-scene that showed the sorcerer monologuing to himself in his madness. #vss365

You know you can’t go home again. Says who? Thomas C. Wolfe. Who’s he? A long deceased writer. I don’t see why I can’t go #back. Forget I mentioned it. It’s my house after all. Never mind. See you later. #vssdaily #writingprompt

Today marks 2 years of posting Bob and Nora stories on Blue Sky! It's not always easy to come up with something, but I #tend to enjoy both creating the stories and interacting with you all. #vss365

Nora watches a golden retriever wobble through the mud, each step a little waggle. His paws sink with each push forward, and the messy joy of it makes him bounce, pause, then plunge again. Nora is afraid of most dogs, but not this one, who #tends to charm her. #vss365

"I #tend to look forward to Fridays most." "Me too, it is the best way to unwind." "I wish these evenings did not have to end." "We can stay here until they shut down." "Please know that I'm hoping for more." "Then show me what you are feeling." #vss365

Sometimes after completing my response to the #vss365 prompt, I look at my #creation and see this.

You created a world of yours and I did mine And some point they fused Your and mine became one But did they? because You still see with your eyes and me with mine Your colours are still yours and mine are mine In this #creation we do know don't we what is yours and what is mine #vss365

'This, All...' #vss365 #temptation #poetry

Look at the person Standing in front of you They are your beginning Your middle, and your end You have found the rare place Where your soul rests easy There was nothing left to guess The moment they held your hand Now go cherish your forever This #creation is yours #vss365