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Francesca L Rolle

@francesca-laura.bsky.social
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Art. Nature. Poetry. Life. She/Her.

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Francesca L Rolle @francesca-laura.bsky.social · 23h
Have I ever related to a song more? tidal.com/track/458367...
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Farideh - Female Body
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Francesca L Rolle @francesca-laura.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Well, hey, at least he found aome sense of peace about not being crazy right? 😅 I'm sure he would have enjoyed the TV show Resident Alien (although likely seen it less as fiction and more as documentary).
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Pam Wishbow @pamwishbow.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Hey there #portfolioday I'm Pam Wishbow, an illustrator who works in a limited color printerly manner. I love working in publishing and am over the moon when working with games find more on my website pamwishbow.com, represented by How Do You Do
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Francesca L Rolle @francesca-laura.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Not too much John, I for one just hadn't seen the original post. I'm not very good at checking in that regularly though, so I'm often missing things...
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Francesca L Rolle @francesca-laura.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Her light illuminated me. But once seen in the bright light of her truth I couldn't unsee all the flaws. Every scar, stretchmark, and wrinkle telling a different story of pain, failure, and a life poorly lived. So I crawled back into the lonely dark where it was safe. #WeirdMicro
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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Surround yourself with the kind of people who find the Oxford comma to be illuminative, beautiful, and necessary.
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Francesca L Rolle @francesca-laura.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Her mamma had chastised her in the morning, saying she looked like she'd been dragged through a hedge backwards, but Marcy just laughed and called it her hurricane hairdo. #VSS365 #Hurricane
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VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“But in October what a feast to the eye our woods and groves present! The whole body of the air seems enriched by their calm, slow radiance. They are giving back the light they have been absorbing from the sun all summer.” – from ‘Falling Leaves’ by John Burroughs (1837-1921).
Autumn Japanese maple leaves glowing in shades of coral, scarlet, orange and green, with dark twisting branches against a softly blurred golden background.
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Francesca L Rolle @francesca-laura.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Congratulations Paul, a wonderful poem.
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Mat Pringle @matpringle.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
FRIDAY SHOP PLUG! matpringleillustration.bigcartel.com 'Tis the season for ghoulish linocut prints that delve deep beneath the blood dappled soil into the gnarled roots of folklore and folk horror. This linocut bunting features graven illustrations inspired by corn dollies, standing stones...
Linocut artwork carefully printed the directly onto wooden bunting. There are nine different prints across nine bits of plywood measuring approximately 15cm x 13cm each. The three in the picture depict two skeleton lovers, a witch hare and mask of sticks.
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Francesca L Rolle @francesca-laura.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Haha thanks John!
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Francesca L Rolle @francesca-laura.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Oof, what a gut punch of a poem. Beautifully done.
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Sue Ibrahim @sueimnw.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
For this week's #PoemsAbout #Rot with thanks to @thebrokenspine.co.uk Out again today, so will catch up with everyone later.
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Francesca L Rolle @francesca-laura.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is quietly very powerful Sue, thank you for sharing.
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Francesca L Rolle @francesca-laura.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
'satisfy a sickness' - love this line and the poem as a whole 👏
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j r @osageorange.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
For whom the shoe fits #PoemsAbout #Rot #Poetry @thebrokenspine.co.uk
voyeur destroyer

what 
you’re sniffing for

ain’t a search
for beauty 
or truth

is it

but to feed 
the rot,

satisfy a sickness

is it not
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Francesca L Rolle @francesca-laura.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I didn't get very far with drafting a poem for #PoemsAbout #Rot this week, so here's the start of something that I might finish at some point... The skeletons bang on the closet doors, flesh, long since having rotted away,
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Francesca L Rolle @francesca-laura.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Congratulations!
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Francesca L Rolle @francesca-laura.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A quick poem written on the theme of #Wonder for #NationalPoetryDay
A poem written by Francesca L Rolle: 
I will pluck a star from the sky,
To drop into one of your eyes, 
So that you can see the world in two halves,
One through a lens of starlight,
And the other, 
Through the sun,
So that you will never be afraid of the dark,
And you will always follow the wonder of the rising dawn.
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Francesca L Rolle @francesca-laura.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Is this wild radish? #Wildflower #WildflowerID
A small plant growing among grass with four-petalled yellow flowers.
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Raymh @rayhourigan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
When you walked away, Your fading footsteps followed Me for far too long. #BSPP57 #FadingFootsteps #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity @blueskypoetry.bsky.social
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Francesca L Rolle @francesca-laura.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Out with the old, Out with the new, Out with the royals, And the socialists too, Out with the righteous, Out with the poor, Out with everyone, And close the door. #Renounce #VSS365
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Alexander Fox @alexanderfox1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
You and me both, Rosetta’s Comet, you and me both.
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The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 22/09/2026
#PoemsAbout #DeadLetters starts Friday. Write what never arrived. What came back unopened. What you wrote and couldn't send. Or address the dead and see who answers. Draft now. Share from Friday. Tag #PoemsAbout. Use Alt Text.
A dark still-life photograph of old handwritten letters and envelopes layered across a surface, some decorated with postage marks and small pressed-flower designs. The Broken Spine logo appears at the top left and @thebrokenspine.co.uk at the top right. White text at the bottom reads: “Read Repost Reply #POEMSABOUT #DEADLETTERS”.
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After Dinner Conversation® @afterdinnerconversation.com · 17/11/2024
Loads of #literary #magazines are coming to Bluesky, here is a great list to follow! PLEASE SHARE TO HELP THEM LEAVE TWITTER! #litmags #writer #writingcommunity go.bsky.app/7cWNC2j
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Francesca L Rolle @francesca-laura.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Watching a spider carefully spinning its web in the most inconvenient place possible in my garden.
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B. Fowler @bfowler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Most of the time, her o’s were o’s, but on days when the wind came up hard, she couldn’t help slipping into her mother’s voice. "It’s getting #stormy outside", she'd say with the "a" where the "o" ought to be. She’d catch herself, feel that old flicker of embarrassment, and then miss her. #vss365
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Francesca L Rolle @francesca-laura.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Stunning 👏
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Francesca L Rolle @francesca-laura.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The water was very still today.
A photo overlooking the beach in front of the Bristol Channel and Clevedon Pier. The water and the sky almost blend into one because the water is so still.
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Francesca L Rolle @francesca-laura.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Something I just found in my notes... Unfurling, hastened, By thick eyes, Scratching beneath the surface, Of skin slick with salt, Sweat and tears mingling, To form a crust, That cracks at the slightest touch, Revealing raw, red emotion, A warning flag, A sentinel of fear #Poetry #WIP
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Francesca L Rolle @francesca-laura.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Thanks 😅
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Francesca L Rolle @francesca-laura.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Thank you!
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Francesca L Rolle @francesca-laura.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Speak for yourself 😉
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Ann Tigone @anntigone.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Love is a well worn word. How readily it rolls off the tongue. So easy to forget it's not just a feeling— it's a value, an action, a way of living. It's what the world is missing. #mpprompt
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Francesca L Rolle @francesca-laura.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Thank you 😊
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Francesca L Rolle @francesca-laura.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Love this!
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Francesca L Rolle @francesca-laura.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Glad I'm not alone 😅
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Francesca L Rolle @francesca-laura.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
😂 I was tired and a bit silly at nearly midnight last night apparently!
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Francesca L Rolle @francesca-laura.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Sorry to hear this Mark, good luck out there 🖤
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Francesca L Rolle @francesca-laura.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Zoe Wood, Larry Evans - Collybia, Collybia
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Francesca L Rolle @francesca-laura.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Oh that image of the stained cups at aa meetings will haunt me 👏
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Francesca L Rolle @francesca-laura.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Fabulous as always 🖤
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Francesca L Rolle @francesca-laura.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A weed is just a wildflower in the wrong place, So they say, I find myself collecting things, Sayings, empty snail shells, other people's anxieties, Everything has it's place, Except for those stray nipple hairs, They, can go elsewhere. #PoemsAbout #Strays
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The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 17/09/2026
Tomorrow: #PoemsAbout #Strays. Who gets taken home? Who gets left outside? Who learnt they were better off there? Don’t post before Friday. Tag #PoemsAbout. Use Alt Text.
A black stray dog stands in a narrow, cluttered outdoor passage beside a rust-red corrugated metal wall, looking directly towards the camera. The Broken Spine logo appears at the top left and @thebrokenspine.co.uk at the top right. White text at the bottom reads: “Read Repost Reply #POEMSABOUT #STRAYS”.
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Francesca L Rolle @francesca-laura.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Oh, thank you so much Paul. I had a quick read of yours on the bus earlier but haven't had a chance to listen to them in your sonorous voice yet. They were excellent all the same, but looking forward to listening to them to get the full effect of the imagery.
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Francesca L Rolle @francesca-laura.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A tiny shrub growing out of a crack in the wall. #NaturalBonsai #Bonsai
A very small, almost flat shrub with tiny red berries growing out of a crack on top of a stone wall.
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Francesca L Rolle @francesca-laura.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Delighted you can read/listen to three of my poems: Problem Blood, Amphora, and Feel Real, in Wave 27 of @iamb.uk with thanks to @markantonyowen.com for curating the collection, including outstanding poets such as @thepaulconnolly.bsky.social and @johnadlam.bsky.social
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𝒊𝒂𝒎𝒃 ~ 𝒑𝒐𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒅 @iamb.uk · 15/09/2026
That time of year again. You close the curtains earlier each evening. You want something warm, nourishing. Wave twenty-seven of @iamb.uk has got you. Make a nest on the sofa, pull the blankets around you, and settle down with 45 poems read by their authors. iamb.uk/index/wave/27
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wave twenty-seven | autumn 2026 | iamb ~ poetry seen and heard
Hear the poets of wave 27 of literary poetry journal iamb read their poems for autumn 2026 .
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Paul Connolly @thepaulconnolly.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Anxiety, shallow breaths, lumpy catches in the throat, at the solar plexus, unmoored weightlessness of lung & head, the body paradoxically rooted, yet unable to find repose, mind flitting across preoccupations, not knowing where to focus yet focused on itself, preying on itself, is our condition now
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Today about 100 people took part in a mass trespass in the Prime Minister’s constituency. There’s a right to roam over just 1% of Makerfield, & today the landowner proved our point for us: putting up fencing & calling the police. @andyburnham.bsky.social - please open the door to the countryside!
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