a white rabbit wearing a blue jacket is standing on the grass ALT: a white rabbit wearing a blue jacket is standing on the grass

Between the constant phishing scams, bots, AI, and now this, yeah #clocksticking

Just found this, William - so glad I found it. It's absolutely perfect for #ClocksTicking . Loved reading this m'dear. Thank you for sharing with us at #PromptCombo ❤️ ⏳️

As a final piece for my hosting week, I couldn't have read a more wistful stunning poem, aw, this 'yellow curls of polaroid'
And that ending. Superb for #ClocksTicking. Thank you for sharing with us at #PromptCombo ❤️ ⏳️

After The Gold Rush My hands, rough as pine cones sift through the waning night as if through lightless sand, through shells and stars and kelp and rusted pieces of a corroded Mars. It is getting late, so dim, around the edges yellow curls of polaroid, the keyless box in the attic mind and all the people I could never find. And the rib cage meadows a willow grove where a summer went missing or a thousand or two. Time is a dusk that will not stop creeping and my head is made of clock springs that do not know the hour.

For #PromptCombo #ClocksTicking ✨

for @dragonslayerma.bsky.social

#ClocksTicking
wants to say a huge thank to all you brilliant wordsmiths who responded this week.

I have loved every single word you have written & this wild crazy heart of mine is full of love.

#PromptCombo also thanks you❤️⏳️

I'm off gallivanting🙏 new host on Monday

Thanks very much for sharing #ClocksTicking #PromptCombo ⏳️❤️

Such beautifully told memories of a loved one & winter. There are so many gorgeous lines 'restless wolf tones of the cello' and this 'a honey jar holds your laughter'
Oh, my Evie, I just adore reading you & #ClocksTicking & #PromptCombo thanks you so very much❤️⏳️

A painting of an icy creek with a snow-covered embankment, bare trees, and a small house in the distance.

Remember the year a fox Came through the neighborhood every afternoon, leaving hungry tracks through the snow, sunlight glinting low on the old oak tree? We imagined its den near the place we went sledding when we were children— the chestnut caves in Pine Orchard’s glacial hills. Even now, I hear your echo in the restless wolf- tones of the cello, as the bow draws near the bridge. I asked you, once, your favorite sound: mine the melodious lapping of our dog at her water; yours, the fizz of a wave each time it left the shore, kissing the sand before parting. Coming and going: that was always your way. Somewhere, a honey jar holds your laughter like a bee in resin. This year, cedar waxwings are nesting in the thicket where we walked in autumn. At this tangle of sun-gold and winterberry we’ve arrived again. How did we reach this place? I recall collecting acorns, wild apples for baking, tallow candlelight, sun-dried leaves. A flurry of feathers crashed into the window one night. Stunned and silent. Warm hands, placed gently on the hearth, so beating wings could rest.

For #PromptCombo #ClocksTicking & #PoemsAbout #Candlelight, this was in Autumn Sky Poetry, Nov 2020.

Bit bleak, but long past. Currently in a season of renewal, & if you've gone through this w/ family, wishing you peace.

'Remember the year a fox'

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Opportunity
knocks, tick tock, the dancing clock.
Time is running out.

#promptcombo #clocksticking ##haiku #senryu #micropoem #micropoetry #3lines #poem #poetry

Dave, a great play on words for #ClocksTicking . Thank you for sharing with us at #PromptCombo ❤️ ⏳️

Excellent write for #ClocksTicking, thank you for sharing with us at #PromptCombo ❤️ ⏳️

It is curse of the aged
To wish in their youth
They spent more of their time
Enjoying

And the folly of the youthful
To think when they've aged
There'll still be time left
To enjoy.

#Emoetry #youthful #poetry #blueskypoet
I think this fits #promptcombo #clocksticking too @dragonslayerma.bsky.social

A screenshot of my poem, written in the Notes app. Above the note is a clock widget, that reads 4:31. Above the poem is the time and date it was written. Meantime That clock Will tock on One tick after the other Whether the hall Is chock-a-block with bother Or the corridor Is empty as A statue’s stare The clock tocks on Naughty kids Stand under In mute shame That clock Won’t stop Tocking and ticking Not even for death Its blank face impassive Never missing a beat Just gets on with it Time doesn’t heal all It doesn’t care Time is mean In the meantime © Dave Kurley 2025

Poem 204: Meantime. My contribution to this week’s #promptcombo #ClocksTicking - a cracking prompt from @dragonslayerma.bsky.social

The reality of life & the state of our planet. Excellent for #ClocksTicking . Loved the not wanting to dream anymore. Beautifully finished, Paul. Thank you for sharing with us at #PromptCombo ❤️ ⏳️

Ah, Ronnie, this is so visual that you have me sitting watching it all. Your writing takes us to the very heart of #ClocksTicking a truly splendid piece. Thank you, my darling, for sharing with us at #PromptCombo ❤️ ⏳️

PIONEER I said "I dreamt of a real wilderness untrodden by any human mind" and the monitors agreed that I had, that it was no longer untrodden, as I had dreamt it. They called me an explorer and pioneer said their minds had trod on its untouched soil with me, at the same time. They could see possibilities and, thanks to me, ways were under development to extract its riches and wealth. I told them "I don't want to dream, again." They answered "You have no choice. It is the path you chose from the ones we gave you."

Hi Fidel, @dragonslayerma.bsky.social and your wonderful #promptcombo #ClocksTicking. Here from my collection "The Spermbot Blues" is my fifth:

"I will defeat the boogie monster!" He said, raising his paper towel sword Overflowing with the youthful gallantry Of a boy determined to face his fears. May he always possess the strength To fight the darkness of any time.

I wanted to explore this with more in-depth imagery, painting the scene more. So you may see this idea reemerge again

#emoetry #youthful #gallantry #promptscombo #clocksticking #micropoem #micropoetry #poem #poetry

I love the two clokkes out of sync kinda twisted & not of the same. & this tyk-tac hands crawl...counting bubbles... #ClocksTicking loves this #poemspell especially ...devour'd in kind. Excellent piece as always, my dear friend. Thank you for sharing with us at #PromptCombo ❤️ ⏳️

written today, a combo response to #promptcombo #clocksticking and #vss365 #bearable

the unbearable remains

#poem #poetry

∴ tyk-tac handes crawl þe kettle boylës qwikker counting bubbles · wynd-steam stairës gears step measur’d, bearable uppward wrythen coils · two clokkes out o𝔣 sync poure warmth into þe pause we nudge hour cuppes · thine smile staye (thy playful flash) makyng ēch moment more devour’d in kind ∴​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 📸: interior of the Bromo-Seltzer Clock Tower showing its clock gears and mechanism

🗣️🗝️
þ - "th" as in thin

#haikufeels #wildwalkprompt #vss365 #poemspell #promptcombo #clocksticking @dragonslayerma.bsky.social

I love #promptcombo But Fidel Walsh's #clocksticking theme was a timely prompt for me & a real treat. Clock's ticking? Clocks ticking? Clock sticking even? All of the above? Brilliant stuff from @dragonslayerma.bsky.social Search #promptcombo for great responses from #poetsonbluesky #poetrycommunity

An untitled poem by Francesca L Rolle: Time is ticking, Slowly itching, Tap is dripping, And we're tripping.

A very old and short one from me for @dragonslayerma.bsky.social #PromptCombo on #ClocksTicking. This one written in 2013, but sprang to mind with the prompt. Thanks for the reminder! #Poetry

Aw, thank you. I think when you put out a prompt, you will never know how it will be received. #ClocksTicking right from the start did indeed take off.

Aw, this takes me back. Clocks have a way of staying in our memories, don't they?
Brilliant for #ClocksTicking , thank you darlin for sharing with us at #PromptCombo ❤️ ⏳️

Ha, that last line, Paul. #ClocksTicking adores this piece, be careful what you wish for! Thank you for another wonderful write #PromptCombo ❤️⏳️

Oh, my, I'm loving the repetition & the use of the beauty of peonies. Then comes these harsh words 'survived deaths, divorces and seven kinds of despair... decapitated by the lawn service...This is downright brilliant for #ClocksTicking
Thank you m'dear for sharing with us at #PromptCombo ❤️ ⏳️

What a dark scrumptious start to my day! Again you spoil us with 'trope of ghost fathers'...reels of revenge porn...but frozen images endure... Never to end
#ClocksTicking shouts bravo👏 excellent write/read.
Thank you darlin for sharing with us at #PromptCombo ❤️ ⏳️

Excellent about the evolving landscape during its time, the perfect piece for #ClocksTicking. Thank you, my dear friend, for sharing with us at #PromptCombo ❤️ ⏳️

Thank you, Fidel, @dragonslayerma.bsky.social for this week’s #promptcombo #Clocksticking.