Blue eyes or hazel?
Looking hurts.
Only when I turn away
shall the river show
scattered buds opening,
of all things seeing
maybe what I can’t
#AcrosticApril #blossom
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Bulbs bursting,
Ladies on show,
Open, thirsting,
Sunshine to go,
Sweetness pursing,
Only bees know,
Mighty sight, first thing.
#AcrosticApril #Blossom #acrosticpoem #writing #writingcommunity
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BLOSSOM Bluebells melt back into the woodland floor, Longer days soften the air. On the boughs, new blooms unfurl, Sneezes rise as spring pollen finds me. Soon the trees will shower confetti, Only the magnolia keeps its poise, Memory held in petals, tender, unchanging.
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#WildWalkPrompt
#Bluebells
#AcrosticApril
#BLOSSOM
#poetry
#poem
#acrostic
#AcrosticApril #emoetry #greed #KITES
Keeping high on breeze
In instant sky greed
Touring the landscape:
Espionage tool once,
Still kids' low-tech drones
Kittenish, capricious,
In the sky only on a whim,
Tearing loose from tender hands,
Enticed by a gust of wind,
Swirling along the horizon’s rim
#AcrosticApril #kites
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Ictinia mississippiensis
kite floats and circles gracefully above me
it suddenly, silently dive-bombs
taking hold of an iridescent green dragonfly
eyes bright red like a demon
she opens her beak for her treat mid-fight
#AcrosticApril #kites #acrostic #poetry #writing @daveashleypoet.bsky.social
Kaleidoscopic sky,
Imps dancing on air,
Tails trail as they fly,
Eager, devil may care,
Soaring ever so high.
#AcrosticApril #Kites #acrosticpoem #writing #writingcommunity
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sheets are mighty soft, want to feel?
let's curl up in bed together
earlier than usual, who cares?
even if you're not tired, who cares?
please come to bed with me!
you moron, I'm horny, not sleepy!
#AcrosticApril #sleepy #acrostic #poetry #writing @daveashleypoet.bsky.social
Terrible saying
Eyes that weep will shine
A thousand times I heard it,
Resenting, sniffing, angry,
Stil... I see in the dark
#AcrosticApril #tears
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Trickles this time,
Enter depression,
A far cry from fine,
Ruin in session,
Sadness that shines.
#AcrosticApril #Tears #acrosticpoem #writing #writingcommunity
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So the day is starting to wane
Light is diminishing all around
Every step you make seems to lumber
Everyone seems to yawn and sigh
Problems should be put to rest
You feel the drawing of your bed
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#AcrosticApril
#Sleepy
trying to keep the grey away
even if it means being cold
always hiding among gnarled branches
running to their safety but
safety is not guaranteed, only sadness
#AcrosticApril #tears #acrostic #poetry #writing #depression @daveashleypoet.bsky.social
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I finally got around to doing one!!
#AcrosticApril
#Sleepy
Suspended on a breath,
Lowered eyes, heavy and slow,
Endless carousel turning,
Either‑or in muted tones,
Pulled by their trance,
Yielding to the drift
#AcrosticApril #sleepy
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Sinking into the tired seat,
Lulled by the wind outside,
Even struggle to lift my feet,
Ebbing away with the tide,
Perhaps, in dreams, I'll fly,
Yesterday says goodbye.
#AcrosticApril #Sleepy #acrosticpoem #writing #writingcommunity
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My constant companion, it trails me,
Unspooling through the hours,
Spinning through each small motion,
Inhabiting my blood and bone,
Chord by chord answering
#AcrosticApril #music
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Music played from the soul
Unfinished symphonies still delight
Sounds laced together
Intricate refrains
Concert halls filled with expectations
#AcrosticApril #Music #acrosticpoem #writing #writingcommunity
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Punch and Judy, played out in seaside resorts
Using a swazzle to make punch's squeaky voice
Now frowned upon for the violence it shows
Contemporary concerns about this hook-nosed character
Humour of the slapstick kind fill childhood memories
#AcrosticApril #punch
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Melodies abound,
Undulating bass,
Symphonies of sound,
Intricately placed,
Clap as we swing around.
#AcrosticApril #Music #acrosticpoem #writing #writingcommunity
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#AcrosticApril #PUNCH #MUSIC
Percussion's Magnificat:
Unplugged Underscore
Nihilistic Strikes
Chiming Instrumentals
Harm-on-yo's Crescendos
pineapple and mango
unite with lime and
nectarine - no, tangerine
cherries too, please
have some, it's delicious
#AcrosticApril #punch #writing #poetry @daveashleypoet.bsky.social
Pounding the heavy bag
Unstoppable rhythm takes over
Noticing my relentless fire
Coach can’t help but wonder
Hoping there’s no face behind that
leather
#AcrosticApril #punch
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Purple concoction,
Under the influence,
Now I'm on auction,
Chaser's consequence,
Helplessly hungover.
#AcrosticApril #Punch #acrosticpoem #writing #writingcommunity
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Contour of her ghost.
Hollow on the street.
Absence of her breath.
Lined in the white.
Killed: peace, noted at scene.
#AcrosticApril #chalk
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Colours on concrete,
Hop-scotch grid left behind,
Animating the street,
Left for other kids to find,
Kicking, skipping feet.
#AcrosticApril #Chalk #acrosticpoem #writing #writingcommunity
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calcium sticks
hardened little things
always ready to create
lovely colors of
kids' memories
#AcrosticApril #chalk #poetry #writing @daveashleypoet.bsky.social
#WildWalkPrompt #Tragedy
#emoetry #blistered #AcrosticApril
Fireplace sadness warms
Legs linger by the light
Aimless thoughts flicker
Mourning old tragedy
Emotions still blistered
Smoking hearts with silence.
Flicker catching heat
Low tremor gathering
Arcing, flanking upward
Melding raw colours
Energy slipping free
Surge taking more
#AcrosticApril #flames
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Focus sharp enough to cut through noise
Lines blur when pressure climbs
Attention, it locks in
Motion repeats until it sticks
Everything else drops away
Stillness burns the longest
#AcrosticApril #prompt #flames #poetry #acrostic #poetrycommunity #poem #poet
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#AcrosticApril
Forged in white heat,
Licked by burning tongues
And plunged into ice
Metal, birthed from
Embers, our greatest
Success, was flame.
#poetry #blueskypoet #acrostic #Flames
