reduced to bike speed
the little girl’s hula hoop
in slow motion

#senryu #dailyhaikucprompt #haiku #haikuchallenge #vss65 #bike #hulahoop #slowmotion

Evelyn's #humour never flinched from the grim—it peered well past the squib into social satire. His writing was #dark, in places—Africa certainly being among the darkest. The darkness helped sell more travelogues. Death, decay, and disease were never obstacles—they were reliable colleagues.

#vss65

Dear Diary
I met his family today. Reg had always worked hard to build his business. I never imagined what I would be walking into, that estate outside of the city.

I clung to his arm as we paraded around the garden, having tea with small sandwiches, I wish I could have #slipped away.

#Vss65

In the dome, you can pay to visit a floor that opens to private parkland. You get two sticks...get to struggle to make a fire.
The package where a group can encounter a bear sans teeth or claws is also popular, but selfies fighting them are discouraged.
#scififri #vss65 #struggle

A force pulling us together
with a great intensity
we come together
in a tight clench
Skin on skin
tethered together
as the night approaches
and nobody can separate us
or draw us apart

#vss65 #together

Before you died, you asked me to move on and build a new life. I almost couldn't do it, such was your importance to me. It took 15 years of hiding from humanity before the future arrived and yanked me out of the past. But I #promise, embracing a future without you will never break our bond. #vss65

I fidget with my cummerbund — not my usual attire. The ADHD part of me wonders why such a big piece of fabric has no pockets, no function. Maybe I can use it as a slingshot later?

#vss65 #cummerbund

creative block
energy building
behind mental dams
blocked words
yearning to be
poured into verse
yet the poet is
in mourning
sucked dry
the marrow of
his talent, some
syllables still
hanging on to
a lost couplet
metre gone awry
no more stanzas
today

#poetry #poem #prompt #vss65 #poetrycommunity

My vid- from a beautiful Tuesday evening at a river bridge spot- with my poem (posted previously with a different vid, not pasted like on here). Music: Above the Water. Mood set.
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#vss65 #blueskypoetry #eastcoastkin #river #momentwithnature
#peaceofbeing

The longer we endure
this grinding marathon
existence
the more unsecured
things drop off

People too

Part of the program

Gotta travel light

Reduce the load

Drop off our #luggage
at the curb

Lose what you
do not need
but
take heed
you don't
misplace yourself en route

#vss65 #poetry #poem

Decorum a Covid victim
Sweats became outer wear
Shoes became crocs
or Fozzie bear slippers.
Combs became obsolete
Crop tops for the obese
Men sporting only fleece.

When the ban lifted
Cave dweillings emptied
Closets no longer au courant.
Sleepwear fine for fine dining.
#vss65 #prompt

It wasn't a virus, but she had a #bad case of something that made her want to spend the day looking through his posts. #vss65