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DrNaturegirl @drnaturegirl.debbiemross.co.uk · 29/09/2026

Good morning. Breezy, bright. Blue sky streaked with rose sunrise clouds. A cool 11C. A reminder of summer for #photooftheday June, when the links are crammed with wild hesperis. I put this in my 2027 calendar. Have a good day. #Scotland #photography #beach #dunes #cloudporn #links #wildflowers

My calendar photo for August. Links/ Dunes with masses of wildflowers a strip of golden sand bright turquoise sea. A strip of land with hills and a luminous blue sky with dramatic white clouds.

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Phil Hyde @gphydeauthor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Here’s my response to the prompt #reprieve - thanks to our host of #vss365 Whispers @whisperingpoems.bsky.social Image by Hermanus Backpackers - Great White Shark Cage Diving, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?... #vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity

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Phil Hyde @gphydeauthor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Here’s my response to the prompt #purify - thanks to our host of #vss365 Whispers @whisperingpoems.bsky.social The painting is ‘Gather ye rosebuds while ye may’ (1909) by John William Waterhouse. #vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #ekphrasis

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Phil Hyde @gphydeauthor.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Nurture? Rut, run! Here’s my response to the prompt #nurture - thanks to our host of #vss365 Whispers @whisperingpoems.bsky.social #vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #palindrome

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Phil Hyde @gphydeauthor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Thanks to Paul Short @paulwritespoems.bsky.social for last night’s workshop - some great prompts. I learnt about writing with the #Fibonacci form and how to reverse it. Photo my own. #poem #vsspoem #poetrycommunity

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Phil Hyde @gphydeauthor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Here’s a #PetrarchanSonnet for the prompt #passion - thanks to our host of #vss365 Whispers @whisperingpoems.bsky.social Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash #vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity

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Phil Hyde @gphydeauthor.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Here’s my response to the prompt #embark - thanks to our host of #vss365 Whispers @whisperingpoems.bsky.social The painting is ‘Coign of Vantage’ (1895) by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1895-1912) #vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #ekphrasis #preraphaelite

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Jaime @jamellen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Lets be in our woodsy cabin a hidden door amongst the green limbs merge, kiss grabbing Lets be in our woodsy cabin how our hearts are laughin Lets be in our woodsy cabin a hidden door amongst the green. #TrioletJam #Triolet Part 1

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Phil Hyde @gphydeauthor.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Here are two ‘pi-ku’ poems for #fragmentsfriday with @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social I discovered pi-ku reading Merril D Smith’s blog @merrildsmith.bsky.social – the form follows the number for π, 3.14, and this determines the number of syllables per line. #vsspoem

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Phil Hyde @gphydeauthor.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Here’s a #triolet for the prompt #sustain - thanks to our host of #vss365 Whispers @whisperingpoems Image is ‘Moonlight over the Sea, with Distant Cliffs‘ (1796–7) by JMW Turner #vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #ekphrasis

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TrioletJam @trioletjam.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Hey all, here is today’s prompt, please always tag #TrioletJam so I can share your work! Triolet format is below 👇 Have fun …warning 😂‼️these are addictive once you get into them #Triolet #TrioletPoetrt #PoetryPrompt

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Jaime @jamellen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Hints of spice catch my breath cold fingers cradling warmth mulled wine in its pretty red dress hints of spice catch my breath steam spirals against dark depth twinkling the star of the North hints of spice catch my breath cold fingers cradling warmth #TrioletJam @trioletjam.bsky.social

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Phil Hyde @gphydeauthor.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Here’s a Rondeau Prime* responding to the prompt #commence – thanks and welcome to Whispers, our new host of #vss365 @whisperingpoems.bsky.social *a form of 8 syllables per line and a refrain in lines 7 and 12 using the first 4 syllables of line 1. The rhyme scheme is abbccb abba.

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Phil Hyde @gphydeauthor.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Here's 67 words responding to the #coast theme @TopTweetTuesday. Thanks, as ever, to EIC @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social My photo, taken on #Cleethorpes beach looks west towards the Haile Sand Fort. #vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity

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DrNaturegirl @drnaturegirl.debbiemross.co.uk · 14/09/2026

Hey @janpsolivagant.bsky.social Thanks for this weeks’s #PromptCombo #The90s this is my back of a fag packet with this morning’s cuppa effort. Thanks for hosting. Hope it’s a good week. #blueskypoetry #poems #poetry

A poem by Debbie Ross entitled

‘Don’t Look Back in Anger’ *

The 90’s passed me by
in a blur of new responsibilities,
keeping family together
with sky-high mortgage rates
and only one income.

Head down, nose to the grindstone,
I missed the advent of coffee shops
and the internet, the rise of cheap flights.

The only thing that anchored me there
was the music.
Not the boy bands and girl bands,
Madchester and Indie rock,
a dose of Brit-Pop.

That first Iraq war
terrified and outraged me
in equal measure
New Labour
bowing
to US Pressure.

New world,
old problems.

The 90’s passed me by.
My world was growing smaller
as my husband’s rage grew larger,
crushed by control.

*title of a famous Oasis song

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Jenevieve Carlyn @coastalpoet.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

"Queen of pines talons locked on a power line surveys the charcoal forest..." New blog post in which I journey (metaphorically) to the heart of the Pine Barrens, a UNESCO biosphere reserve filled w/ abandoned ruins, history, & folklore, via a new poetry collection by @johnchmura.bsky.social 🌲🌲🌲

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“Histories in snakeskin and gossamer”: Reading John Chmura’s 539: A Year in the Pine Barrens

In southern New Jersey, there exists a 1.1-million-acre preserve larger than the Grand Canyon or Yosemite National Park, encompassing nearly a quarter of the state.Recognized internationally as a U…

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Phil Hyde @gphydeauthor.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Not having written any formal poetry for some time, here’s a #triolet on the theme of #sanguine - thanks to our host of #vss365 Verde Mar @tetrametracall1.bsky.social #vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity

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Phil Hyde @gphydeauthor.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Here’s my response to the prompt #esoteric - thanks to our host of #vss365 Verde Mar @tetrametracall1.bsky.social The painting, ‘The Sorceress’ (1913), is by John William Waterhouse (1849-1917) #vsspoem #poet #preraphaelite #johnwilliamwaterhouse #blankverse #victorianweb #ekphrasis

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Phil Hyde @gphydeauthor.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Here’s my response to the prompt #eloqeunce - thanks to our host of #vss365 Verde Mar @tetrametracall1.bsky.social The painting shows a detail from Laus Veneris (1873-75) by Sir Edward Burne-Jones #vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #blankverse #ekphrasis

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Andy Williamson @andywilliamson.com · 11/09/2026

Thanks @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk for this week's #PoemsAbout #FaultLines, here's something short and sweet... will check in on others later! #poetry

Before the divorce we ate canapés

this must be your muse
the artist asked me
sparkling wine in hand
as we small talked
the gallery opening

no, I said
this is my wife
have you met?

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Phil Hyde @gphydeauthor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Here’s my response to the prompt #naivete - thanks to our host of #vss365 Verde Mar @tetrametracall1.bsky.social Photo by Masjid MABA on Unsplash #vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity

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Phil Hyde @gphydeauthor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Here’s my response to the prompt #melange - thanks to our host of #vss365 Verde Mar @tetrametracall1.bsky.social Photo by Liu T. Corriveau on Unsplash #vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity

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Merril D. Smith @merrildsmith.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Good morning! I seldom write form #poetry, but I thought I'd try this (procrastinating with poetry)! It's a prompt for Tanka Tuesday. The form is a pi-ku, syllable count of 3-1-4. merrildsmith.org/2026/09/10/p...

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Pi-ku Sequence

Great Blue Heron, Delaware River at Red Bank Battlefield, Sept. 9, 2026-Merril D. Smith silent, stillpausedblue heron stands sentinelofblue river dreams stick in handyes!test positive man, womanjoy…

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Phil Hyde @gphydeauthor.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Here’s my response to the prompt #intuition - thanks to our host of #vss365 Verde Mar @tetrametracall1.bsky.social Photo by Matteo Vistocco on Unsplash #vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity

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Phil Hyde @gphydeauthor.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Here’s my response to the prompt #moonglade - thanks to our host of #vss365 Verde Mar @tetrametracall1.bsky.social Photo by Irakli Pichkhaia on Unsplash #vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity

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Phil Hyde @gphydeauthor.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Here’s my response to the prompt #palimpsest - thanks to our host of #vss365 Verde Mar @tetrametracall1.bsky.social Image by DC Studio on Magnific #vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity

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DrNaturegirl @drnaturegirl.debbiemross.co.uk · 07/09/2026

Good morning. Cloudy, bright, slight breeze. 13C. #photooftheday is a snap from last week across the fields at Coul farm to the mound and Ben Bhraggie beyond. All this will go if developers get their way. All good wishes for the new week. Have a good day. #Scotland #photography #fields #coul

A field with grasses and wild flowers. A copse left. A white house on the horizon line, right. Beyond hills from mid point rising right. White clouds in a blue sky.

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Merril D. Smith @merrildsmith.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I'm so thrilled, honored, and excited to have my #Poem, "Manifestation" up on @fullhouselitmag.bsky.social Thank you so much @leiabutler.bsky.social! #PoetryCommunity www.fullhouseliterary.com/poetry/manif...

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Manifestation by Merril D. Smith — Full House Literary

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Phil Hyde @gphydeauthor.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Here’s my response to the prompt #adroit - thanks to our host of #vss365 Verde Mar @tetrametracall1.bsky.social Photo by Chris Liverani on Unsplash #vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity

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Phil Hyde @gphydeauthor.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Here’s my response to the prompt #silhouette - thanks to our host of #vss365 Verde Mar @tetrametracall1.bsky.social Photo by Jeremy Bryant on Unsplash #vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity

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DrNaturegirl @drnaturegirl.debbiemross.co.uk · 04/09/2026

Good morning. Cloudy, breezy. Rain in the air. 13C. Supposed to be at an Art&Book fest today but injury stops play. I’m here instead for #photooftheday The unique flow country looking towards the western mountains Ben Hope, Ben Loyal etc #scotland #photography #mountains #peatbog #flowcountry

Distant mountains on the horizon line with pale blue sky and clouds above. The rough, boggy moreland of the Flow Country fills the frame.

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Phil Hyde @gphydeauthor.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Here’s my response to the prompt #elixir - thanks to our host of #vss365 Verde Mar @tetrametracall1.bsky.social The painting of Circe Offering the Cup to Odysseus (1891) is by John William Waterhouse (1849-1917) #vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #blankverse #ekphrasis #johnwilliamwaterhouse

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Phil Hyde @gphydeauthor.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Here’s my response to the prompt #console - thanks to our host of #vss365 Verde Mar @Tetrametracall1 Photo by Axville on Unsplash #vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity

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Phil Hyde @gphydeauthor.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Pleased to be taking part in this project - big thanks to @paulwritespoems.bsky.social for the sheer hard graft he's put in. Cheers, Paul. BW Phil

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Raven @ravenbranhard.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

perhaps being empathetic is the quiet art of standing at the edge of another life and resisting the urge to explain it #vss365 #empathetic #photography #poetrysky #nature #poem #eck

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