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sifaswriting.bsky.social @sifaswriting.bsky.social · 2h
Wrinkles are badges of age at least that is what the elders claim The years take their toll and the reminder there every time you look into the mirror grow old gracefully they all tell you while they try to stay young as long as they can #OurPoetryX #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
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Stefanie Neumann @kokopellibfree.bsky.social · 8h
#WritingCommunity #vss365 @ourpoetryx.bsky.social @darkxfer.bsky.social - Mummification Valour had set sail by the time silver moonlight poured through the window. This spineless sycophant did not even say goodbye. "Poltroon!" - He thought, quailing, weary of desire's... 1/5
Mummification

Valour had set sail by the time silver moonlight poured through the window. This spineless sycophant did not even say goodbye.

"Poltroon!"

- He thought, quailing, weary of desire's dreams. Trying to stay awake, he still hoped this grail would pass, tonight. Until he grew weary of hope. Then he grew weary of being awake, too.

The moment he had fallen asleep, Lily rode into the room on a silver ray. She smiled at the sight of this perfectly imperfect human.

Tonight, she did not come to snack.
Tonight, she would come to feast.

Her lips made the gentlest contact with his. Docile, his tongue answered to hers, longingly. Her kiss deepened softly until she got a hard response. Then she rode him. Long. Passionately. Come again? Of course. Harder, each time.

He earned every wrinkle...

Branches brushed lightly against the window at dawn. Right before the sunrise's gold poured into the room. It is rarely spoken of, but the morning does have a sense for elegant morbidity.

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Raymh @rayhourigan.bsky.social · 13h
Dimples to die for, Merry laughter line wrinkles, Reassuring smile. #OurPoetryX #wrinkle #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity @ourpoetryx.bsky.social
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Jaime @jamellen.bsky.social · 21h
Grounded, my feet a stone burden melting minds #OurPoetry @ourpoetryx.bsky.social #PenStricken #melt
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Jaime @jamellen.bsky.social · 23h
A yellowing button, just the one; each hole was once stitched to his favourite jacket. Which remained in the back of the old oak wardrobe, safe like an old tatty boat in the harbour. #Vss365 #harbour #OurPoetry @ourpoetryx.bsky.social #Penstricken #button
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The Owl @451degrees.bsky.social · 22h
F-14s cut through the storm. #7SyllableSquad #storm #7SyllableSentence
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sifaswriting.bsky.social @sifaswriting.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
#yellowing paper esoteric manuscript with fading symbols penned long ago in secret now it is rediscovered #OurPoetryX #tanka #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
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Stefanie Neumann @kokopellibfree.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Sweet face & furry tail Quick, elegant moves along the rail Up & further up the tree In yellowing forest as if 2 flee Roaring hurricanes the woods await Roaming - acorns & nuts R the bait Every treasure will not be found Leftovers may grow from this ground - #vss365 #WritingCommunity #poetry
Sweet face and furry tail
Quick, elegant moves along the rail
Up and further up the tree
In yellowing forest as if to flee
Roaring hurricanes the woods await
Roaming - acorns and nuts are the bait
Every treasure will not be found
Leftovers may grow from this ground

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Raymh @rayhourigan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
These yellowing days, Social safety net decayed, Madness on display. #OurPoetryX #yellowing #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity @ourpoetryx.bsky.social
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James Mullen @narwhals9.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Travel the roadway Burning up miles Falling deeper into forest See colors grow richer Mile after mile Inside roots growing Spreading out with my smile Getting grounded in the best way So worth my while Thinking back over centuries Coursing time in my veins #OurPoetryX @ourpoetryx.bsky.social
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sifaswriting.bsky.social @sifaswriting.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Hope you are #grounded for the lightning outside rages with bright sparks the thunder booms the leaves rustle the thunderstorm comes with its full force in the dead of night #OurPoetryX #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
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Stefanie Neumann @kokopellibfree.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#vss365 @ourpoetryx.bsky.social @darkxfer.bsky.social @daveashleypoet.bsky.social @sonnetsmith.bsky.social @jenthorne.bsky.social - Under The Same Sky A silver moon prepares a black canvas for the canopy of day, as memories surface of a life that once was mine. We were birds of a... 1/5
Under The Same Sky

A silver moon prepares a black canvas for the canopy of day, as memories surface of a life that once was mine. We were birds of a feather, then, congruous our rhythm, and our hearts a harbour for our love.

A golden dawn reveals what I already know: Everything that once grounded me is gone.

A sunrise, fiery red, reflects the torment of my love's mind, that, one day, he could take no more. When he changed for good, we became foreign birds.

A pink blush in the clouds remembers love. But I don't know anymore the troglodytic things he keeps in his malefic scullery. We used to write our story in tandem. Now I write. He erases.

The blue morning sky finds me mourning for the doors that will stay closed forever. So much to explore that will never be. And soon, those doors will have vanished, too.

This is not autonomy.
It is madness' reign.

Me?
I'm wilting by the window like a forlorn houseplant.

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James Mullen @narwhals9.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Running your face through my thoughts Remembering every smile Fashioned on your face Those fanciful eyes painting my outline Lips flushing full Flavorful and lush Do you recall the afternoon sunshine Warm me again Like Saturdays spent Chasing the wind #OurPoetryX @OurPoetryX
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James Mullen @narwhals9.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Step lightly through silence Avoiding the lonely words Escaping censure To be heard Each step is tricky We worry what will unfold If certain words are said Ears attune to peculiar sounds Some innocent at face value Our sanity slides through gaps Step true #OurPoetryX @ourpoetryx.bsky.social
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James Mullen @narwhals9.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Nothing parts the morning fog Thick concealment Of the world Best laid plans Opaque Beyond the measure seen Moving slowly Eyes roving round Afraid of the unknown Until stillness prevails Then calm bargains For attention Willingly given #OurPoetryX @ourpoetryx.bsky.social
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Raymh @rayhourigan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Discontent winter, Grounded flights, lack of fuel, Food that spreads disease. #OurPoetryX #grounded #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity @ourpoetryx.bsky.social
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Stefanie Neumann @kokopellibfree.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#WritingCommunity #vss365 @ourpoetryx.bsky.social @darkxfer.bsky.social @sonnetsmith.bsky.social - Sabotaged An autumnal breeze - flavoured with salt, fungi, and bonfires - is carrying a robin's song. It lures me to follow its story. There is courage in the rising gusts and a moment of... 1/5
Sabotaged

An autumnal breeze - flavoured with salt, fungi, and bonfires - is carrying a robin's song. It lures me to follow its story. There is courage in the rising gusts and a moment of stillness emphasizes an airless escape.

The bird lived to tell the tale.

The wind picks up and in the rising gusts, I hear something snap. Then the crescendo of a wood chipper. Finally, not only the wind is screaming, but also a human voice.

With it the wind breaks.

The silence, almost deliciously wicked, does not last long. The wind now blows straight. It swallows the words it carries. I can only sense the rhetoric of resonance. This is not alacrity. It is reason lost in the unpredictable effects of wondrous enigma.

This one claimed a life less significant than a robin's.

I stand petrified as, with a loud crash, the wind smites the third tree from the left. By now, my cosmic daydreams have left, as well.

I want to leave.
But I cannot move.

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sifaswriting.bsky.social @sifaswriting.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
a #flavourful drink full of rum and spices an interesting shade of red the party is loud the music sublime a pity these guests are all dead #OurPoetryX #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
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Jaime @jamellen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Time for cake !! #OurPoetry #Triolet #Trioletpoetry #poetry @ourpoetryx.bsky.social #Opaque #tricky #flavourful
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Raymh @rayhourigan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Gingerbread house's Flavourful furnishings, a Bittersweet auction. #OurPoetryX #flavourful #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity @ourpoetryx.bsky.social
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Stefanie Neumann @kokopellibfree.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#vss365 @sonnetsmith.bsky.social @yeehawpoems.bsky.social @madp03t.bsky.social @darkxfer.bsky.social @ourpoetryx.bsky.social @ladydecrescent.bsky.social - Renovations A jack of all trades progresses in the macabre masquerade of our brave new world. Where next steps are coherent... 1/5
Renovations

A jack of all trades progresses in the macabre masquerade of our brave new world.
Where next steps are coherent with opaque reason.
Where justice is repulsed by the beak. 
Where rhyme has fallen in step with insanity.

I remember this one little moment, almost too small to notice. 
When bravery quietly blenched. 
When skulls were ripped off of their own thoughts. 
Where hearts started gleaming in wintry light - frozen.

Except for mine.
Mine was aching.
Feelings still smear over my lined face.
How dare I not be prettier?!

Grief might not be spry and I might not be able to move mountains, but at least I'm still alive.

I know this doesn't change a thing.

Tomorrow I'll plant more chrysanthemums.

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sifaswriting.bsky.social @sifaswriting.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
a #tricky situation how do you keep your sanity in a crazy world where all is topsy turvy and good is bad and words do lie and smiles have hidden meaning? #OurPoetryX #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
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sifaswriting.bsky.social @sifaswriting.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#opaque web cover the walls the spiders have been busy redecorating this old crumbling mansion their new home has lots of space for their children to grow #OurPoetryX #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
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Stefanie Neumann @kokopellibfree.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#vss365 @sonnetsmith.bsky.social @darkxfer.bsky.social @ourpoetryx.bsky.social @ladydecrescent.bsky.social - Out After Dark Leaving behind countless thwarted attempts, she finally overcame her linear thinking. It had been acting up in defiance of the chaos that ruled this tricky... 1/4
Out After Dark

Leaving behind countless thwarted attempts, she finally overcame her linear thinking. It had been acting up in defiance of the chaos that ruled this tricky venture.

Onyx feathers started to show on her arms as they became more flexuous.

Pleased with her outfit for the prom, she imagined herself taking flight like scorched innocence in its natural habitat. How it would be if a cloud revealed the moon, giving her a spotlight as she landed.

While she continued to stir the cauldron, this felt like a permanent arrival. She might never change back.

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Raymh @rayhourigan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Vampire haven, an Opaque dome covering the City completely. #OurPoetryX #opaque #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity @ourpoetryx.bsky.social
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Raymh @rayhourigan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Tricky manoeuvres, Performed with skilled precision, Daredevil swallows. #OurPoetryX #tricky #haiku #poem #writing #writingcommunity @ourpoetryx.bsky.social
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sifaswriting.bsky.social @sifaswriting.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Which #terrifies you more? A sneering villain who telegraphs their intent with every mustache twirl or a quiet mastermind who wears the sweetest face and pours the poisoned tea? #OurPoetryX #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
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Raymh @rayhourigan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tales to terrify, Disinformation decade, Managing damage. #OurPoetryX #terrify #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity @ourpoetryx.bsky.social
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James Mullen @narwhals9.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Thoughts in flight On a stirring wind Dancing with leaves Tossed freely about It’s bite It’s chill touch Each joyful laugh Recorded In lines writ light With ease and motion Matching the rustle Of leaves and lives Come alive #OurPoetryX @ourpoetryx.bsky.social
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sifaswriting.bsky.social @sifaswriting.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The minutes #recorded every word taken down they cannot lie for the truth is there for all to see but the facts might be different from what is said or it can be the nail in the proverbial coffin #OurPoetryX #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
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James Mullen @narwhals9.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Years grow long Leaves once fresh & green Are brittle, brown & falling free But for a week or two They glow in thanks For another year Blessed with rain & sunshine A rainbow of love To delight before The limbs are bare Skies grow gray And color fades away #OurPoetryX @ourpoetryx.bsky.social
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Raymh @rayhourigan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Constant coverage, Always being recorded, The days of our lives. #OurPoetryX #recorded #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity @ourpoetryx.bsky.social
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Our Poetry @ourpoetryx.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Rear View Mirror by Qwerty medium.com/our-poetry/r...
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Rear View Mirror
Beverly sees tomorrow from the backseat of today.
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sifaswriting.bsky.social @sifaswriting.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Turn a #fresh page unlined and blank dip the pen into the inkwell the scratch of the nib reflects the shimmer of the dancing flame as you write by the candlelight #OurPoetryX #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
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Raymh @rayhourigan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Fresh northern breezes, Heralding winter's approach, Dressing in layers. #OurPoetryX #fresh #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity @ourpoetryx.bsky.social
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sifaswriting.bsky.social @sifaswriting.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
a cold #bubbling spring it's a source of fresh water untouched by mankind #OurPoetryX #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
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Raymh @rayhourigan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Anticipation, Bubbling with excitement, Loving the unknown. #OurPoetryX #bubbling #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity @ourpoetryx.bsky.social
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Jaime @jamellen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
secrets turning in stone walls #7syllablesquad #secrets #turning #OurPoetry @ourpoetryx.bsky.social
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sifaswriting.bsky.social @sifaswriting.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
follow foggy paths you do not see where you are going will you come out in reality or find yourself lost for the grey sky and the damp land all look the same #OurPoetryX #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
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sifaswriting.bsky.social @sifaswriting.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#shimmering mirage the hot air looks so wavy can this all be real? #OurPoetryX #poetry #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
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Raymh @rayhourigan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Playfully skimming, Shimmering gossamer wings, Dragonflies dancing. #OurPoetryX #shimmering #haiku #poem #writing #writingcommunity @ourpoetryx.bsky.social
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Stefanie Neumann @kokopellibfree.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#WritingCommunity #vss365 @ladydecrescent.bsky.social @ourpoetryx.bsky.social @sonnetsmith.bsky.social - The fields are black beneath an incensed sky that is gently blushing, soon after, as if ashamed of this outburst on such a halcyon morning. A few last stars remember the lights of... 1/7
The fields are black beneath an incensed sky that is gently blushing, soon after, as if ashamed of this outburst on such a halcyon morning. A few last stars remember the lights of swinging lanterns which were carried over these acres at three knocks past midnight, asking Demeter to nurture the grounds for the next luscious harvest. But for now, fruition fades as the leaves are wearing translucent gold before they woefully sail to the ground.

Some dance through the air as if to defy gravity. But no matter how rigorously they ride gust after gust, how tenaciously they cling to those last colours, they must land eventually. My practised smile slips for a moment while I cry one little tear. It shimmers on my cheek before it falls, too. 

Nothing is forever, I think, and thereby release the anchor. But something doesn't ring true. Change is eternal. Souls are eternal. And some bonds between  soulmates are, too. But perhaps eternity is not the same as forever.

Something tingles down my spine.

Too many blind spots from within this box.

The keynote is experience. Independence is as much an illusion as is dependency. Free will is as much an illusion as is control. And then, again, it is all that counts.

Therefore, live deeply, spare nothing, let life put its mark on you, leave the book of the dead closed. Because, after all, what is the purpose of life if not living?

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Raymh @rayhourigan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Careful where you tread On the foggy paths ahead, Pitfalls and bear traps. #OurPoetryX #FoggyPaths #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity @ourpoetryx.bsky.social
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James Mullen @narwhals9.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
She infected my mind Driving me to madness Before calling me home Endless nights through the forest Trees dwarfing stone walls Abandoned to memory Knees weak & eyes heavy Ready to fall Propelled by hunger Feral & keen To taste her lips again #OurPoetryX @ourpoetryx.bsky.social #vss365
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sifaswriting.bsky.social @sifaswriting.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Two graves separated by #stonewalls a family feud that lasts until the last breath though it matters not in the afterlife #OurPoetryX #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
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Raymh @rayhourigan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Hidden recesses In the stone walls, humble homes For tiny creatures. #OurPoetryX #StoneWalls #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity @ourpoetryx.bsky.social
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Our Poetry @ourpoetryx.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Only She Knows by Qwerty medium.com/our-poetry/o...
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Only She Knows
A bildungsroman poem of apotheosis.
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Our Poetry @ourpoetryx.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Only She Knows by Qwerty medium.com/our-poetry/o...
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Only She Knows
A bildungsroman poem of apotheosis.
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