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The Owl (traveling)

@451degrees.bsky.social

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Pianist and poet. 🎹🖋️ All photos are mine, unless otherwise credited. *Currently traveling, so there may be less poetry for a while.

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The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 15h

A goose took a gummy And did as she pleased She pilfered your Ray-Bans And ate all your cheese She then penned a poem But how could that be? A goose took a gummy (Er, wait… that was me) #HappyGoose #SomethingEveryday #poetry #micropoetry #silly

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Greta the Psychic Goose wearing sunglasses and driving a car. Honk honk. HONK

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The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 20h

Weeks stretched into months, then years. #7SyllableSquad #stretch #7SyllableSentence

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Brenda Blue @brendafromia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#7syllablesquad is a placeholder until Gabe returns for #7syllablesentence. Here is the current schedule: Oct 4th - Oct 10th: @deemclachlan.bsky.social Oct 11th - Oct 24th: @lifelovelily22.bsky.social Oct 25th - Oct 31 @451degrees.bsky.social Today’s 9 to 5 prompt is #Stretch

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Her yawn was bigger than his. #7SyllableSquad #yawn #7SyllableSentence

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Tumble through this life with me Stumble into history No doubt, but no guarantee We will find eternity #7SyllableSquad #tumble #7SyllableSunday #doubt #poetry #micropoetry

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Skinnie Talls @skinnietalls.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Of all things I can't possibly understand, you're probably my favorite

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Sunbeams waltz along the trail Turning shadow into song #7SyllableSquad #turning #BlueskyArtShow #lights #ColorADay #GreenSat #forest #PNW #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #ImageAndVerse #poetry

Sunbeams break through the dense Pacific Northwest evergreen forest canopy, illuminating a dirt trail winding through moss and greenery.

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

In the throes of life’s abyss Hunger finds a tender kiss #7SyllableSquad #7SyllableSentence #abyss #vss365 #hunger #poetry #micropoetry

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G @gwill2k.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - Action Pose

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The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Harbor cats harbor secrets. #7SyllableSquad #7SyllableSentence #secrets #photography #WaterWednesday #cats #PNW

A cat looks down from its perch high on the bow of a ship docked in a harbor in British Columbia.

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Behold, the perfect mushroom. #7SyllableSquad #7SyllableSentence #Perfect #MushroomMonday #FungiFriends #Mushrooms #Fungi #Photography #PNW

The pinnacle of my foraging trek—a perfect white chanterelle illuminated by a brief, dazzling sunbeam in the woods. Not pictured: my massive smile and gasp of delight.

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Fragile sunset softens stone. #7SyllableSquad #7SyllableSentence #Fragile #RockinTuesday #Scape #TidesOutTuesday #Photography #PNW #BritishColumbia

Sunset over the rugged coastline of Vancouver Island, BC. In the distance, people stroll along the rocky trail and take in the evening view.

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JBGarrity Photography @joegarrity.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The Soul Nebula is a bright emission nebula that hosts several embedded star clusters, illuminating its gases and emitting a colorful display. 🌈🤩 High-resolution: app.astrobin.com/i/fz66lw #astrophotography #astronomy #naturephotography #nature #longexposure #nebula #eastcoastkin #photography

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Rabbits dream of more rabbits. #7SyllableSquad #7SyllableSentence #Dream #Photography #UrbanGaze

A group of feral rabbits roam the streets in Nanaimo, British Columbia. Nine black rabbits and two ginger rabbits sit on the concrete by a chain link fence.

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

#PoetsOfDoom #autumnal #vss365 #mélange #SillySeptember #skoooff #WeirdMicro #GlisteningDecay #micropoetry #tanka #poetry @daveashleypoet.bsky.social

A mélange of heads
Pop through glistening decay
Fungi swell and skoooff
Pale fertile spectres descend
Seeding autumn’s afterlife

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Deep in the old growth Basking in obscurity Trees don’t ask questions #WildWalkPrompt #basking #poetry #senryu #haiku #WriteSky #photography #WildernessWednesday #forest #PNW #BritishColumbia @sonnetsmith.bsky.social

Giant thick old growth trunks and trees over and along a trail in the forest on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

What gif pops up when you type your name?

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Surprise Owl Hat Reveal

Alt: The front of a white fuzzy hat is slowly lifted off of a wood floor to reveal a little owl sitting underneath. The camera zooms in on her cute little owl face right as she tilts her head upward and stares at the human who just uncovered her.

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Boomshraagled and sly She bats her giant doe eyes For his last French fry #SillySeptember #boomshraagle #poetry #senryu #haiku #micropoetry @daveashleypoet.bsky.social

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Here's my take on the #local #PoetsOfDoom challenge. I wanted to capture the Keep Portland Weird vibe. This is a real place in Portland, Oregon. See alt text for an explanation. #Poem #Poetry #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets #PoetsOfBluesky #KeepPortlandWeird #Portland #PDX @jenthorne.bsky.social

Rimsky-Korsakoffee House is a late-night dessert and coffee house inside an old craftsman home in Portland, Oregon. It has a haunted reputation, motorized trick tables named after composers, a piano where people frequently play classical and jazz pieces, quirky drinks, desserts, and decor, and of course the infamous Erik Satie under the-sea surrealist bathroom that everyone is always asking how to get to. For anyone wondering, Five Zero Trees is the name of an Oregon cannabis dispensary that plays off of Portland’s area code, 503.

Portland’s unofficial slogan is “Keep Portland Weird”, and I couldn’t think of a better way to show that than to take the reader right into the heart of it, to one of my favorite places.

Rimsky-Korsakoffee House

I sit and play Rachmaninoff
While tables spin and dance
Someone swears they saw a ghost
Another’s mending pants
You leave to pee in waters deep
Thanks, Ambigui-Tea
Our other friend has stepped outside
To vape Five Zero Trees
Someone orders Ships In Pieces
Drizzled with hot fudge
Another slurps Rasputin’s Vice
Who am I to judge?
My favorite, Chocolate Pot de Creme
Waits by your Berry Fool
While upstairs there’s a sweet old man
Kayaking in the pool
How to get there? Glad you asked
I’m happy to oblige
Go past the swinging jester
And the walls of leering eyes
Don’t be afraid, you’re sure to find
The bathroom we hold dear
Inside this kooky koffee house,
The depths of Portland’s weird

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Not surprised. #MyDialect

A map of the United States from the full test on mydialect.us, showing dialect similarity on a color gradient from blue ("Least like you") to red ("Most like you"). The west coast of the US is the most red, with the western half of the US in varying shades of red. The test said that I talk most like someone from Washington. My most similar cities are Seattle, WA, Portland, OR, and San Francisco, CA. The east coast is shown in shades of blue, with my least similar cities being New Orleans, LA, Atlanta, GA, and Boston, MA.

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The page ran black With what you lack It’s not from lack of trying I drew your silhouette from truth— You, in your darkness, dying #vss365 #silhouette #poem #poetry #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Nuzzle me Doodle me Frooooozle me, baby Canoodle me Like one of your Analog girls #SillySeptember #frooooozle #poetry @daveashleypoet.bsky.social

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Fate froze, caught in my headlights. #7SyllableSquad #7SyllableSentence #fate #headlights

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Echinacea and blazing star. #GardensHour #SixWeeksOfColour #ColorADay #PinkMon #Bloomscrolling #Photography #PNW #FlowerPhotography #Flowers #Plantsky

Pink Echinacea flowers and tall purple blazing star spikes blooming in a garden.

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Running in and out of time Chasing down a quantum rhyme #7syllablesquad #running #poetry #micropoetry

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Dahlia in full bloom #Stunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun #bloomscrolling #photography #flowers #FlowerPhotography #dahlia

Close-up of a peach/coral dahlia in full bloom.

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

My playlist blackout poem for #PoetsOfDoom. #Poem #Poetry #BlackoutPoetry #PoetsOfBluesky #WritingCommunity @phylogeneticsteve.bsky.social

Black hole
Heaven
Upside down
There she goes
Naked falling
Angel of small death

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Here’s my attempt at #12Lines, this week’s #PromptCombo. #Poetry #PoetryCommunity @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social

Polestruck

He’s a fixture on the corner of Hawthorne
Rain-eaten flyers tacked to his coat
Free vacuum with every Cruiser’s car wash
Oyster happy hour at OK Omens
I stare, polestruck
Someone pins another flyer to his shoulder
Lost cat, answers to the name Gilligan
He tips his hat in sympathetic resonance
No jar full of coins, no cardboard sign
I keep trying to figure him out but—
He’s not a hole in the shape of anything missing
He’s art

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Hello heartbreak, my old friend. #7SyllableSquad #7SyllableSentence #Heartbreak

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The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

A single crimson petal Sits alone on the park bench Left waiting for an answer #7syllablesquad #7syllablesentence #petal

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Another #diamond poem for #PoetsOfDoom. #vss365 #soap #poem #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetsOfBluesky #BlueskyPoets #WritingCommunity @sonnetsmith.bsky.social

Face
Pressed in
Your old shirt
Cinnamon soap
And Cuban cigars
For a moment
You are here
Beside
Me

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Someone left a rose petal. #7syllablesquad #7syllablesentence #someone #petal

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I had to squeeze one more parody in. 😅 Here's my #diamond poem/parody for #PoetsOfDoom, set to the tune of “Blue (Da Ba Dee)” by Eiffel 65. #Poem #Poetry #Parody #BlueskyPoets #WritingCommunity #PoetsofBluesky @sonnetsmith.bsky.social

Yo
listen up
here's the story
about a big AI that lives in
a server and all day and all night
and everything it spews is just lifelike
sim, bland, algorithmic, plastic slop with a
few extra fingers and some crooked teeth and
everything is slightly off and bizarre in every image
it makes ‘cause it ain’t from a real human being
it’s eerie, HAL 9000 sci-fi, these data centers
building up the motherfucking AI, they’re
gonna trash the planet, animals
are going to fry and all the
water will be wasted
tell the froggies
g’bye

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Here’s my fourth #parody for #PoetsOfDoom, set to the tune of “Someday” by Sugar Ray. Safeway is a grocery store in the US (and also where I heard this song and got the idea). 😄 #MisheardLyrics #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity #blueskypoets @daveashleypoet.bsky.social

Safeway

Safeway
In the soup aisle passing by
I spot a tall, dark, handsome guy
Will he even notice me?
Safeway
In a blink, he has passed me by
I turn around for another try
But what to say?

I meet his eyes and I go “Hey there”
I smile warm and flip my hair
I flirt with him deep in aisle three
All in my mind, just a fantasy

Safeway
Next time I will make my play
If I can just be brave and say
“Can you reach that jar for me?”
Safeway
As he goes to stand in line
I fantasize of another time
And drift away
And drift away

I close my eyes and I take us there
In aisle four, by the Gruyère
We share suggestions and recipes
Our fingers touch when we reach for Brie

Every time I wait too long
Every time I get it wrong
Now another chance is gone
Stuck inside my head too long

Goodbye, so long
He drives away
So shy, solo
Here in Safeway
Safeway, Safeway

Safeway
Sometimes I just want to cry
Too terrified to even try
Is there any hope for me?
Safeway
In the aisles, people pass me by
I spot a cute guy in aisle five
And drift away
And drift away
And drift away

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Here’s my third entry for #PoetsOfDoom. A #parody of “Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours)” by Stevie Wonder. 👠 #MisheardLyrics #poem #poetry #PoetryCommunity #BlueskyPoets @daveashleypoet.bsky.social

Sky High Stilettos No More

Like a fool, I chose my footwear wrong
Now I'm cripplin’ through this upbeat song
Oo, crazy, dancin’ in
Sky high stilettos, I’m sore
On the floor, I bitch and moan, “Oh, why?”
Hurt my back, high heels gon’ make me cry
Oo, crazy, dancin’ in
Sky high stilettos, I’m sore! Ahhh!

Screamin’ like crazy
Sky high stilettos, I’m sore
(My feet are beggin’ me to stop)
Burnin’ like crazy
Sky high stilettos, I’m sore
(Got seven blisters ‘bout to pop)

I've worn a lot of foolish shoes
Unforgiving and obscene
Aye, yeah, yeah, haven’t I?

Worn some wicked heels in this cruel world
When I wear them they just hurt me, girl
Oo, baby, stuck in these
Sky high stilettos, I’m sore (ahhh, so sore)

Oowee baby, they set my soles on fire
Just rip these devils off, my only desire
Oo, baby, there we go…
Sky high stilettos no more! Ahhh!

Now I dance barefoot
High fashion, high off the floor
(I’ve got these killers in my hands, baby)
Rockin’ this fierce look
Torture devices no more
(I’ve got a dagger in each hand, baby, yeah)

I've worn a lot of foolish shoes
Unforgiving and obscene
I just couldn’t break ‘em in
But now I’m… Ahhh!
Free to groove now
Tore these off me, baby

High heels o’ horror no more
Killin’ it barefoot
Sky high stilettos no more

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Jen Thorne @jenthorne.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

@daveashleypoet.bsky.social my second offering for #PoetsOfDoom #MisheardLyrics is to the tune of Born to be Wild by Steppenwolf @phylogeneticsteve.bsky.social @sonnetsmith.bsky.social

Born to be Wild

When darkness is coming
I'm ruffling my feathers
Sharpening my talons
Gliding through the heathers

Yeah you know that I'm a stone cold killer
Swooping down with a deadly grace
Picking victims without a care
No ones safe in this place

I like little micies
Voles and rabbits also
They don't stand a chance when
I grab them round their torso

Yeah you know that I'm a stone cold killer
Swooping down with a deadly grace
Picking victims without a care
No ones safe in this place

Like a true woodland bird
I was born not to be heard
And when I flyyyy
Somethings going to diiie

Hey superb ooowwwwwll
Hey superb ooowwwwwll

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Here’s another for #PoetsOfDoom. A #parody of “Tenderly” as sung by Nat King Cole. 🐝 #MisheardLyrics #Poem #Poetry #BlueskyPoets #PoetsOfBluesky @daveashleypoet.bsky.social

Eventually

The angry bees
Stung both my knees
Viciously
My throbbing knees
Swelled up like trees
Rapidly

We floored your car
Straight to the ER
Then last in the line were we

My airway closed
Triage moved so
Sluggishly
No time to spare
I begged for care
Breathlessly

Their eyes opened wide
They rushed me inside

They jabbed my thigh
They saved my life

Eventually

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Little Miss Sunshine #AlphabetChallenge #WeekFforFilms #BlueSkyMonday #ColorADay #PinkMon #Bloomscrolling #Flowers #Sunflowers #FlowerPhotography #Photography

A close-up shot of a large yellow sunflower in full bloom, wearing a bright pink beanie. Someone gave the sunflower a smiley face by removing some seeds. It’s surrounded by a blooming field of other sunflowers under a clear blue sky, with warm, bright sunlight streaming across the scene. Photo credit: me

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I’m having a ton of fun with this prompt. Here’s my parody of Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk.” Original song in the comments. 😄 #PoetsOfDoom #MisheardLyrics #Poetry #Poem #PoetryCommunity #Parody #Humor @daveashleypoet.bsky.social

Uptown Junk
(A parody of Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk”)

Thrift stores, them Goodwills
St. Vinny's for that cheap thrill
Thrift stores for them bargains
Them rare finds, them masterpieces
Stylin', divin', buyin' my 'fit for three fiddy
Got used Chucks for a couple bucks
Gotta love myself, I'm so thrifty

So cheap (hot damn)
Fill my cart up to the top with it
It's so cheap (half price)
Make a livin' selling the primo, man
On eBay (A+)
Click my store, you'll see what I sell
Still cheap (that's right)
'Cause I'm all 'bout that flippin', clear it out

Girls hit your local thrift store
Guys hit your local thrift store
Go hit your local thrift store
'Cause uptown junk gon' give it to you
'Cause uptown junk gon' give it to you
'Cause uptown junk gon' give it to you
Half price night and we in the fight
Don't believe me, just shop, come on

Stop
Wait a minute
Fill my cart, put some wicker in it
Take a whiff, do a check
Doesn't work, super sketch
Check the jewelry, all the art,
Antiques, and the purses
If we look close, we gon' find gold
Or maybe just a doll full o' curses

I'm so cheap (half off)
I can bargain with the best of them
I'm too cheap (that's right)
I am never gonna stop thriftin', man
I'm on fire (online, in stores)
Girl, check my name you know who I am
I'm so cheap (for life)
'Cause I like to keep my money
Break it down

Girls hit your local thrift store
Guys hit your local thrift store
Go hit your local thrift store
'Cause uptown junk gon' give it to you
'Cause uptown junk gon' give it to you
'Cause uptown junk gon' give it to you
Half price night and we in the fight
Don't believe me, just shop

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RoseRed @thebookishgardener.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

#OwlishMonday #art #poetry 𝙸𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚠𝚕'𝚜 𝚘𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚍𝚊𝚢 𝚒𝚜 𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐. -𝙺𝚘𝚋𝚊𝚢𝚊𝚜𝚑𝚒 𝙸𝚜𝚜𝚊-1763-1828 🎨Irina Loktinova

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 9️⃣: 1960s or 1970s song with a type of weather in the title 🔊 Rainy Night in Georgia 🗣️ Brook Benton

Rainy Night in Georgia

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The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Hope begins to sprout little legs— Wait, come back here #vss365 #sprout #poem #poetry #micropoetry #senryu

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 8️⃣: A live version over 7 minutes long 🔊 Danger 🗣️ The Motet

Management: Mike Polans // 7S Management themotet@7smgmt.com Booking: Karl Morse // Arrival Artists booking@themotet.net

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Tomorrow’s out of order. #7syllablesentence #tomorrow

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Home vanished in my rearview. #7syllablesentence #home

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

If you see this, quote the energy you bring to Bluesky.

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Top me off with gratitude. #7syllablesentence #gratitude

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 6️⃣: A cover version by a band with a 2 word name 🔊 Take On Me 🗣️ Love Canon (a-ha cover)

YouTube video by Love Canon - Topic

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Every day takes more courage. #7syllablesentence #courage

The Owl (traveling) @451degrees.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I wonder what’s through that door. #7syllablesentence #wonder