Reposted by @sophies-sigil.bsky.social
Velvet shroud of night
Cradles every beating heart
Silent stars awake
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sophies-sigil.bsky.social
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- poems for strangers - wonky little knitted bunnies - hoping to bring a quiet smile to your day - All words and thoughts are my own; the products of a flawed human being. Free poetry ebooks: sophiessigil.wordpress.com
![The poem in black text over a mostly white background with a mug shot of a person holding a teddy bear that has been altered with filters and in photoshop to look vaguely like a dodgy sketch.
Bear.
together we have been places
hidden from unkind faces
skipped through rain-soaked days
starred in poorly-written plays
fallen undaintily out of trees
been lost under autumn leaves
holed up inside blanket forts
read stories of horror and other sorts
watched countless films and television
sought clarity through indecision
faced fear and lies and betrayal
fought sticks and stones to no avail
been examined, x-rayed, and compared
healed and tended wounds we shared
kept secrets too terrible to tell
navigated our way through hell
held confidence and blood and tears
held each others hands for forty years
witnessed quietly all there was to be seen
the very best friend there has ever been
[Thursday 14th May 2026]
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![Seeking Starlight.
seeking starlight
in a landscape that bleeds
together in colours
no chart could identify
and light ever shifting
hides everyday monsters
in the periphery
seeking understanding
in a mindscape confined
by competitive suffering
where judgement
and condemnation
are conflated and
sold as refinement
seeking compassion
in a heartscape overwhelmed
where hope dwells in shadows
fear controls and measures
and love languishes
in a graveyard
of meaningless gestures
[Monday 29th June 2026]
(the poem in white text on a black background)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fbbia3f7wf75ndgdihy7ra3b/bafkreihkgrl6flv7k6jdciyrzlrekkz4e7uckt6x3vres5tkkwfaiouwpu)
![Heart Open.
I want to hear everything
you are willing to tell me
all you have done and seen
it is all of interest to me
every place you have ever been
all that has happened
exciting or mundane
every single thought and feeling
entirety of your heart and brain
I care to know
all you have been through
all you envision and dream
that you have ever aspired to
all that is you
is precious to me
you are always deserving
of the space and time
if you wanted it
I’d give you all of mine
[Saturday 20th June 2026]
(the poem in white text on a black background)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fbbia3f7wf75ndgdihy7ra3b/bafkreidpiu4xqc7mnjl4ebhtlfyhak4cyswh2zzoffibwis5s4beoizbfe)
![Pandora.
it is a conceit, by the way
saying I will not be upset
if you do not respond
so I can pretend I am
allowed to have a say
giving you a way out
rather than simply being
ignored
it makes me no less sad
to be shown I do not matter
it happens anyway
memory frays
I will sit here
keeping them all
for you
the tattered rags
faint scent lingering
of faded flowers
with fragile hues
and scent mingling
until they all smell
the same
precious treasures
kept within
a decorative box
just a little thing
I cannot let go of
[Tuesday 9th June 2026]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fbbia3f7wf75ndgdihy7ra3b/bafkreibfl63fpzxi2wnmsns3cwmplih5ospxu2nhrw2si63grbbxhqz24a)
![Quiet Embrace.
I wish I had words
to wrap you up
in a gentle embrace
grant your mind peace
your heart ease
give you warmth
hold you safe
to let tensions dissolve
be a comforting place
where pain and sorrow
every pensive ache
seeps out with grace
where understanding
and acceptance
fill empty space
to let you truly feel it
in the depths of your soul
you are honestly loved
you are honestly safe
[Friday 24th October 2025]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fbbia3f7wf75ndgdihy7ra3b/bafkreicp2p2aoohcfte5qmpxxk5eorp3toi3hufm5huzdww4l227oss76i)
