#justatouch
of salt
makes all
the difference
in a delicious dish
spices make it
exciting to the
palate.
So why do they
not use any
and keep their
food bland?
#OurPoetry #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
We, the imperfect,
strain to hide those things that make
us truly human
#ourpoetry #poetry #imperfect
I have a migraine so apologies if this sounds lopsided.
@daveashleypoet.bsky.social
-Feel
@mwplovesmusic.bsky.social
-mind-blowing
@ourpoetryx.bsky.social
-Tasting nectar
@blueskypoetry.bsky.social
-Ripple
#WildWalkPrompt #emoetry #FreeVerseFebruary #BSPP50 #OurPoetry #Blueskypoets
Last night
#wideawake
anticipating snow
this morning
several inches
on the ground
and it's still going
#OurPoetry #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
The petting zoo
she runs from animal
to animal
gotta #touchemall
childhood excitement
untouched by
teenage anxiety
#OurPoetry #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
We
the others
live in the
shadow worlds at the
margins of a society bent
on cruelty towards what
they refuse to
attempt to
understand.
#ourpoetry #poetry #shadowworlds
I decided to try a different form of poetry called Kimo: 3 lines, no rhymes. 10 syllables in the first line, 7 in the second, and 6 in the third.
There is a comfort that comes with the old
routines rooted in the sweet
memories of days past.
#ourpoetry #poetry #oldroutines
January 2026 Daily Prompts ❄️⛩️🍵
2026年1月の日刊プロンプト
For the Kingdom of Doma
ドマ王国のために
#OurPoetry
A Perfect Christmas I used to picture Christmas like a lifestyle magazine spread colour‑themed elegance, ornaments that murmured classy, a wreath so green and lush it practically exhaled pine‑scented superiority. Then we had kids. Suddenly the tree was a shrine to glitter blobs, lopsided stars, and ornaments that looked like they’d survived trauma. They chose the tackiest decorations with absolute conviction, as if moulded plastic were a moral imperative. And the wreath. My nostalgic wreath dreams of holly and fir and bows gracing Dickensian doors died the day we brought home cartoon snowmen grinning like they knew I’d never win again. But years keep passing by, and somehow that ridiculous wreath goes up every December. Loud, cheerful, unapologetic. I’ve learned to relinquish my magazine‑perfect fantasy for something far better. Now I love that wreath as much as Christmas itself.
A jolly Christmas wreath with three grinning snowmen
@blueskypoetry.bsky.social
#Nostalgicwreath
#blueskypoetry
@ourpoetryx.bsky.social
#Passingby
#ourpoetry
@blueskyrelay.bsky.social
#Relinquish
#blueskyrelay
I don't know
the #destination
but the road is long
and the journey
full of danger
but I know one thing
I will face most of it
alone
#OurPoetry #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
I rustle through the carpet of leaves as patterns of thought overwrite family history. Unrevealed volitions rise from the chthonic depths of spirit as the ungrateful son I never was becomes the daughter of Gaya I am.
-
#WritingCommunity
#PennedReveries #OurPoetry #vss365 #FoxProse #BlueSkyRelay
#Inthosedays
We could sit in a daze
Repeating tv phrases
Memorizing each others faces
Making love in different places
Those days are replaced with
Responsibilities and no bandwidth
Still the only one I want to stand with
Look forward to future plans with
And always dance with
#ourpoetry #poem
dream on
dream big
we removed
every obstacle
when we set
aside fear
and chose Love
for how
we Live
#OurPoetry
#poem #poetry
In the graveyard
classic segmentations
between the rich and poor
those that gave their lives
those that stayed at home
but shoulder to shoulder
we find strangers
from strange lands
fighting and dying
shoulder to shoulder
no imaginary story
just war, no glory
#vss365
#OurPoetry
A listless urge to lift off with
No luggage, emotional or
Otherwise, joke's on them,
Such filial ingratitude!
Ye cataracts, storms, hurricanoes!
Wash this court in the flames
Of my wishes.
#OurPoetry #Listless #luggage #joke #vss #InkMine #FlameCourtWish #verse #writingcommunity
My spirit, listless
Searching for a place to rest
World-weary and numb
#ourpoetry #listless #poetry #poet #author
Poem written on an image from King Lear. The king of Listless lingering, Spinal column Collapsed beneath The weight of his crown. Luggage too heavy For his kingdom to hold. A joke now To his royal court. His final wish? To go up in flames.
Prompt words! Prompt words galore! 😆
I wasn’t specifically thinking of King Lear when writing, but in hindsight, it feels like a perfect reference to lean into.
#OurPoetry (Listless) #VSS365 (Luggage) #VSSDaily (Joke) #Inkmine (Flame, Court, Wish) #Poetry #Poem #BlueskyPoetry #KingLear #SkyPoet
My Soul ©OddlyMe
bold steps in the dark
shadows precede my still heart
whispers dare me on
#haikufeels #precede #OurPoetry #bold #writing #poem #poetry #poet #OddlyMe #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #brevity
Ear Ghosts ©OddlyMe
colorful silence
a prism hums in my skull
violet... gold... white...
tones no ear should ever hear
yet they buzz and trill quiet loud
#OurPoetry #haikuchallenge #writing #poem #poetry #poet #OddlyMe #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #brevity
#spectacle ©OddlyMe
spectacle unfolds
emotions burst... words take flight
chaos via the cruel
#writing #poem #poetry #poet #OddlyMe
#blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
#micropoetry #brevity #senryu #OurPoetry
#elate ©OddlyMe
clown’s tongue does the trick
self-elate... a grand mistake
Laughter spills... then aches
#writing #poem #poetry #poet #OddlyMe
#blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
#micropoetry #brevity #haiku #OurPoetry
How deep into the channels
of memory to go
‘til nightmare’s seeds
whisper “no”
or fantasy’s fingers beckon “play”
to love’s sweet bitters gone away
or to those days when life felt sure
and you believed in evermore
where laughter lived
without the need
of over shoulder
unsure peeks
#OurPoetry #poetry
Painted shadows against the sky
Beautiful wings above
I watch in envy as you fly
I smile at you in love
#ourpoetry #poetry #writingprompts #PaintedShadows
#poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
#ourpoetry #restart
If at the moment
You feel at loss
Self love is at
No cost.
You are all
Heart
Just press
#Restart
We are made of stardust
fragments of the cosmos
drifted through time,
now gather within us.
Stars are born, blinding us
others fade into silence
a fluid dance.
The universe breathes
through each heartbeat
We are both ancient,
and yet to come,
a beautiful, fleeting eternity.
#OurPoetry
#Blinding
what should have been bountiful for all
was swallowed in a heartbeat
by the greed of the rich
#OurPoetry
20250101 [bountiful]
Your drama is never ending
I seek clarity on your pathology
is it me that makes you scream
increasing your maintenance cost
you seem fine when I prise you open
and dine on your delicious temptation
maybe tempestuous nights
are just the price
for our passion
our lust
our love
#vss365
#OurPoetry
