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Laura

@laura-gerling.bsky.social
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I'm a poet poet and educator with over 50 years of writing experience, specializing in flash poetry, documentary verse, and traditional forms. A retired college registrar with a master's degree in Writing Genre Fiction.

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Laura @laura-gerling.bsky.social · 14h
Sometimes there is pain. It's not forever. Remember, it's not forever. unsolicitedcom.wordpress.com/2026/09/29/b...
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Bloom and Bane
It’s late and you’re still up,the day of bloom and bane behind you. You have been crying. Not loud.Tears fill your eyes, spill, stop,start again of their own volition. Around you, silen…
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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 22h
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Laura @laura-gerling.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
For the last week or so I've been working to condense the work of Leah from the Leah substack and her genius work on the corruption of Trump. She has set a scoring model and applied it to despots and dictators. She has provided a way unsolicitedcom.wordpress.com/2026/09/28/t...
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THE SCALE
Let the record show this is one woman’s arithmetic,not a verdict, not a court, not scripture,a model, her model, built from a conventionone hundred ninety nations signed and mostly forgot the…
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Laura @laura-gerling.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Imagine what you must be doing wrong if your security costs are raised 70% in one year, going from $10 million to $17 million like RFK, jr. To add insult to injury stealing $12 million dollars earmarked for Minority Health... They think they're winning. unsolicitedcom.wordpress.com/2026/09/27/b...
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Budget Reallocation Notice
The infants waited, as they do,for milk and mercy, checked at birth.The ledger found a better use:a bodyguard’s expanding girth. Seventeen million, give or take,to shield a scion from the cro…
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mikeymomo.bsky.social @mikeymomo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Harley Schwadron / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Laura @laura-gerling.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
There's no canon on how much Pinocchio's nose grew for each lie, but given the number of lies Trump tells every day it's easy to see that his nose would be miles and miles long. Living in my head is HILARIOUS. unsolicitedcom.wordpress.com/2026/09/27/i...
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If Trump Were Pinocchio
They counted up his fibbing once,the ones who count such things,and found he told them, near as fact,some twenty lies (or more) some springs. Now Pinocchio’s nose, the story goes,grew half a …
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Laura @laura-gerling.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
That moment when you need a PSA to counter the propaganda the president calls a PSA. What a mess. unsolicitedcom.wordpress.com/2026/09/27/a...
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(a public service announcement)HOW TO KNOW IF YOU’RE BEING GRIFTED
This week, “someone” spenta great deal of your moneyconvincing youthat concern is the same thing as care. If It calls itself a movement but only asks for your wallet.The urgency never h…
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Truth 👇
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LAFAYETTE @lastudiolafayette.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Mark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The capitalist injustice system has created incredibly powerful men who will never see the inside of jails or prisons. Sad truth.
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Laura @laura-gerling.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Across all pages Unsolicited reached 350 poems today. What I need is more readers!!! Link below. unsolicitedcom.wordpress.com
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Laura Gerling, unsolicited Poet and educator
Poet & Educator
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This 👇
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
THIS 👇 IS TRUE.......
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The right’s “nO moRE taXeS” refrain is such bullshit. Tax is good! Tax is how we get all the good things that we all rely on. We just need to make tax fair. Tax capital gains, tax the rich. 🎨 @slanecartoon.bsky.social
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Who’s ready for No Kings? We’re getting an early start on making signs! ✊💚
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
🙏💔💔💔💔🕯️🕯️
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Laura @laura-gerling.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Oh, oh... news is happening faster than I can research... lol
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Laura @laura-gerling.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
What do you do when the Trump administration collects and then "can't find" $13 billion dollars? Apparently nothing. unsolicitedcom.wordpress.com/2026/09/27/w...
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Where’s the Money?
They can’t find thirteen billion dollars,gone from Venezuela’s till.They looked behind the couch, they say,they checked the windowsill. But they found every workerwith the wrong papers …
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Phil Limerick @lummy1949.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Laura @laura-gerling.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Oh, one more thing... If you read something on Unsolicited and want to repost it please feel free! The thing every writer wants is readers! unsolicitedcom.wordpress.com?_gl=1*1vjrxk....
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Poet & Educator
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Laura @laura-gerling.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
You know when you're at a wedding and there's this really obnoxious person that you find out later wasn't really invited, and actually showed up as a plus one? They do irreparable damage and leave falling down drunk? Putin at G20. unsolicitedcom.wordpress.com/2026/09/26/g...
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G-20 Plus One
Somebody rented the hall in Doral,his own name on the marquee,and called it hospitality. The invitations went out formal,Rubio in a good suit reading the wordslike a best man who believes them:an o…
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Laura @laura-gerling.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Behind Her Eyes is inspired by the work of @susaretow.bsky.social . My gratitude for artists who let me use their image is boundless. unsolicitedcom.wordpress.com/2026/09/26/b...
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Behind Her Eyes
She has practiced this stillnesslike water practices its surface,holding every current downwhere the light can’t ask questions. Something climbs toward her mouthand stops at the teeth,turns b…
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Laura @laura-gerling.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This poem is both an Old Souls on a Destructive Earth and a political commentary on standing instead of surrendering. Finished is a choice, not a verdict. Only we determine when we are finished. I hope you like it. unsolicitedcom.wordpress.com/2026/09/26/w...
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What Still Rings
The leaves went first,the fire black-mouthed and patient,eating the green from the edges in,the rot always starts at the borderand calling it mercy. Vein by vein the gold moved through us,not heali…
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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Lol 😅🎶🤣
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Laura @laura-gerling.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I find it so interesting that the DoJ is calling coverage of the actions of the president a national security threat, while Trump himself is a treasonous, money grubbing grifter. Woof. unsolicitedcom.wordpress.com/2026/09/26/a...
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A National Security? Threat, Itemized
The construction of a bunker under the East Wing.The number of shells left after a war.A memo on sanctions, un-lifted, reported truly.A magazine calling a convention what it was: a disaster.A story…
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Laura @laura-gerling.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I've taken to watching the short AI films. Don't judge me! lol I find the vocabulary hilarious. Last night one of the eggcorns was her buyness. I was rolling with laughter. I need more laughter! unsolicitedcom.wordpress.com/2026/09/26/h...
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Her Buyness
Her Buyness rules the feed,she’s shopped the whole world at top speed.She knows each drop before it’s known,she’s got a throne room of her own(built from boxes, stacked with pride…
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mandolin mama @mandolinmama.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
. i remember when that happened to me... 💙📚🕊 #reading #books #albertomanguel
"at one magical instant in your early childhood, the page of a book- that string of confused, alien ciphers- shivered into meaning. words spoke to you, gave up their secrets; at that moment, whole universes opened. you became, irrevocably, a reader."
                                                                        -alberto manguel,
                                                                        a history of reading
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Laura @laura-gerling.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#synthart by NightCafe. Poem by Laura Gerling. Let's have a moment of ridiculousness. unsolicitedcom.wordpress.com/2026/09/25/f...
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Feasting on Sunset
The butterflies the size of thunderate the sunset like a peach,now it drips down orange and under wings,a syrup none can reach. The maple trees applaud in wonder,clapping their hands off at the wri…
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Laura @laura-gerling.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I often insert myself into art. This image is by @susaretow.bsky.social . I can see a way of escape into the quiet, which is something we can all use these days. unsolicitedcom.wordpress.com/2026/09/25/m...
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Moon Ribbon Sailing
A golden ribbon laid upon the water,shimmering thin, unspooling from the moon,and we are following it out of everything. The trees don’t reach for us tonight.They only lean, and raise their b…
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Laura @laura-gerling.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I kinda love this...
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Laura @laura-gerling.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
@thesereneartist.bsky.social gave me a lovely moment of whimsy. You should follow her. She's amazing. unsolicitedcom.wordpress.com/2026/09/24/t...
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The Flower-Girls Flight
She tied her wrists to marigoldsand maple-colored blooms,and told the earth she’d had enoughof standing in its rooms. The petals swelled to lift her upon threads too thin to see,and every bir…
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A Voice Crying in the Wilderness @cryingwilderness.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Biggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Should be reposted every month....
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Indie Aut. Stuart Miller📖✍️🤓 Believe in yourself & your potential @stuartmiller1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This'll get me hate but IDC truth & reality can hurt Maga are confused when they claim to be " #Christian" & followers of #Christ Maga are more similar to the Romans who crucified #Jesus on the cross, rather than followers of Jesus Romans opposed the teachings of Jesus & rebuked him Same w/ Maga
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 24/09/2026
This belongs in the Smithsonian.
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Sounds right to me 👍
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Laura @laura-gerling.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Another inspirational image by @thesereneartist.bsky.social I always love seeing what you create... and it gives me a break from the political work I often do. unsolicitedcom.wordpress.com/2026/09/24/c...
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City of Angels
Welcome Don’t mind the blur. We’re still arriving too,half grass, half lantern, all of usholding the same dusk open just for you. You’ve come the long way, through the trees.No on…
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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
ICE is still killing US! In Grand Rapids a man is dead after ICE started a car chase that led to his demise. Mario David Coronado Juarez, was stopped by ICE on September 20th around 7am and when ICE was unable to arrest him, they chased him through the streets of Grand Rapids. #AbolishICE
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Laura @laura-gerling.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#synthart I'm a poet that is frequently inspired by the work you do. I would love to highlight your work if you're willing. You can see my work at unsolicitedcom.wordpress.com/utter-nonsen... or unsolicitedcom.wordpress.com/old-souls-on... Poems will be written as the inspiration strikes. You will
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Utter nonsense
I am best known for light, flash poetry. In this day and age we need a little nonsense. As the Great and Powerful Wonka said (via Roald Dahl), “A little nonsense now and then is relished by t…
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Laura @laura-gerling.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Something to celebrate the fall equinox. It's Utter Nonsense! unsolicitedcom.wordpress.com/2026/09/23/t...
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The Fall Collector
O October’s keeper of the unclaimed,you go out low-lit, in a coat of pockets,and gather what the summer let slip:the sun hat, the key with no door,the button that outlived its shirt. Praise t…
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Laura @laura-gerling.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Over Water a poem inspired by the art of @susaretow.bsky.social with many thanks for allowing me to use your images.
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Laura @laura-gerling.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
That Trump wants to follow State-controlled broadcasts is revolting. To want to join the likes of China, North Korea, Russia, Iran and others in what's being said isn't American. unsolicitedcom.wordpress.com/2026/09/23/t...
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To Whom He Aspires
He eyes the strongmen with a wistful sigh,Admires how they rule and none dare ask why.He’d trade the checks, he’d trade the balanced scaleFor one long reign where dissent means jail. He…
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Laura @laura-gerling.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If, as Trump says, "to the visitor goes the spoils," we aren't going to be able to let him go anywhere. Of course, we can't let him go anywhere without him being a huge embarrassment. This poem is to highlight his stupidity. unsolicitedcom.wordpress.com/2026/09/23/t...
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To the Visitor Belong the Spoils
He came to speak, then stayed to take,a visitor’s claim, a victor’s mistake.”To the visitor,” he said with pride,the crown jewels blinked, then stepped outside. The Mona Lis…
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Remember when we had a NORMAL president who wasn't an ill-mannered, lazy, unintelligent child rapist? Damn, I miss that.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
@deadder.bsky.social 😢😢😢
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Laura @laura-gerling.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
For a man who's likely never been in a grocery store, unless it was for a photo op, & thinks the idea of them is old-fashioned, he sure has a lot to say about them. He who can buy anything has no idea what is expensive and what isn't for the rest of us. unsolicitedcom.wordpress.com/2026/09/23/w...
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What We Can’t Afford
They say the eggs are cheap again, the groceries all fine,so why’s my wallet crying when I stand in the checkout line?They say the gas is two bucks now, a bargain, what a steal,so why’d…
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Laura @laura-gerling.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
@susaretow.bsky.social allowed me to once again play with an image she created. I love this little fairy, and @thesereneartist.bsky.social and I both think she has a whole story in her... Thank you, Susan! unsolicitedcom.wordpress.com/2026/09/23/w...
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what she’s carrying
the wings, unused, too tired to fold awaythe red going dim at the rootsknowing the wall will still be stone tomorrowa face that stopped arranging itself for anyonethe weight of every time she almos…
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