Let the fractures
Reflect and
Refract the light.
You are a prism
Not a wound.

#poetry

Give me a heart
That can bend
Without breaking,
And love without
Taking. Amen.

#poetry

Rime of frost edging
Grass blades, crunch under your feet
By mid-morning, gone

#DailyHaikuPrompt - 20th June - Rime #Haiku #Poetry

#monoku by new contributor Martina Matijević
#poetry #haiku #yellow #therapy

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Against a pale yellow background, this #monoku by new contributor Martina Matijević reads, lemon peel her final therapy session #poetry #haiku #yellow #therapy

You are
The laughing
Aftermath
Of cataclysm,
Precious embers
In the dark.

#poetry

#haiku by new contributor, Meagan Bussert.
Meagan’s #poetry has been featured in many fine publications, worldwide. She draws inspiration from her frequent hikes and the unique weather of her home states, Oklahoma and Indiana. IG: @bloomingtwighaiku #bird #spring #indiana

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Against a plain, white background, a #haiku by new contributor, Meagan Bussert, reads, always the last to have his say red-winged blackbird Meagan’s #poetry has been featured in many fine publications, worldwide. She draws inspiration from her frequent hikes and the unique weather of her home states, Oklahoma and Indiana. IG: @bloomingtwighaiku #bird #spring #indiana

One foot
In front of
The other
Is the only
Way out of
Hell.

#poetry

There is fire
In the hope
Of the broken
That rivals
The stars.

#poetry

According to
Special relativity,
Even time
And distance
Bow reverently
To light.
What chance
Then, does
This darkness
Have?

#poetry

I let the
Curve of
My spine
Speak for
All I’ve carried.
These meager
Words could
Never.

#poetry

Want to write better limericks? Discover simple tips, structure tricks, and fun examples that show how rhythm, rhyme, and humor come together in five-line poetry.

#Poetry #Limericks #WritingTips

Read more: https://www.wordlelimericks.com/good-limericks-examples-writing-tips/

#micropoetry by naomi olivia, a proud Transgender poet from st. louis/central florida. find naomi on instagram: @moth.carcass.coat (a collaboration with best friend & editor erin vastola). #poetry #chocolate #spring #bird

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Against a black background, this #micropoetry by naomi olivia, reads: on a bush cardinal. if i say i see a cardinal do you THINK you know already their color? — is not the chocolate bird as remarkable? Line spacing, indentation, bold text, underlining and all capital letters play a role in the visual intensity of the piece, with the ”title” — “on a bush cardinal” being underlined and in bold text, an empty line below, separating it from the rest of the poem. similarly, the first line, “if I say I see a cardinal” stands alone, another empty line beneath it. At the end of line 2, “do you think” the word “think” is in all capital letters — the only such word in a poem that otherwise uses only lower case letters. The next line “you know already” precedes two empty lines beneath it and line 4, “their color?” is right-justified. Two more empty lines preceded the final two lines. Line 5 begins with an em-dash and then reads “is not the chocolate bird”, followed by the last line “as remarkable?” naomi olivia is a proud Transgender poet from st. louis/central florida. find naomi on instagram: @moth.carcass.coat (a collaboration with best friend & editor erin vastola). #poetry #chocolate #spring #bird

I am drowning
In a sea of
Longing that
Was once
Made of
Dreams.

#poetry

#haiku by Melissa Dennison (IG: @ melissa.dennison.54) of the UK.
#poetry #ladybird #UK #spring

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Against a white background, this #haiku by Melissa Dennison @melissa.dennison.54 of the UK, reads, rusty hinge light caught in ladybird's wings #poetry #ladybird #UK #spring

Let the
Life of roses
Show us
Our only
Duty is
To bloom.

#poetry

New instance, new #introduction time.

Formerly intrepidhero@vmst.io.

I post a lot of #hiking, #mountaineering, and #caturday pictures, #cooking, #gardening, #diy projects, esoteric #programming and grumpy #tech and #design thoughts, and #poetry, both my own and attributed. I like #scifi and #fantasy and when I post about politics it will get a CW.

Posts are meant to be ephemeral. Anything I want to keep up long term will end up on my website.

☮️

Through poetry, faith, and personal reflection, life's challenges become lessons of hope and resilience. Discover an inspiring journey of spiritual growth and purpose.

#Poetry #Faith #Inspiration

Read more: https://www.jenniferfahie.com/book/

#shahai by long time contributor, Marilyn Ward @wardmally of Scunthorpe Lincolnshire, UK.

#haiga #haiku #flowers #poetry

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In this #shahai by long time contributor, Marilyn Ward @wardmally of Scunthorpe Lincolnshire, UK, a daphne blossom is seen against its own foliage, as through frosted glass. The colors are vibrant but the shape indistinct. The accompanying verse reads, daphne blossom the heady aroma stirs buff-tailed bumblebees This “slice of life” piece brings the citrus-jasmine scent straight to the minds of anyone who’s smelled it. Thank you, Marylin. #haiga #haiku #flowers #poetry

06/26 - Concert: INDEPENDENTS DAY (Takoma Park, MD)
https://social.trom.tf/display/dbc8dc44-296a-3083-9020-e8e316621163
#music #TakomaPark #poetry #resist #resistance #protest #OCEAN_Trio #community #FreeDC

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INDEPENDENTS DAY • A Night of Creative Expression POETRY (not fireworks) UNITY and (not military parades) and SONG (not ballrooms) LOVE AMERICA FOR ALL. Friday June 26 at 7:30 pm • Takoma Park Recreational Center • 7500 Maple Avenue • Free Takoma Park Arts Event Join us for an evening of poetry and music to celebrate real American values of inclusion and community. Donations will bee collected to support Free DC's work for voting representation and true independence for D.C. residents. SPONSORS: Free DC • Takoma Park Arts • City of Takoma Park

#haiku by new contributor, Edward Cody Huddleston.

Edward was born in Voorhees Township, New Jersey, and now lives on Muscogee land in Baxley, Georgia, where he works for South Georgia Broadcasters as a radio DJ. In his free time, he reads frequently, caffeinates concerningly, and plays endlessly with his dog, a miniature schnauzer named Chip. You can read selections of his poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction online at echuddleston.com. #poetry #birds #abandoned #NewJersey

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Against a plain white background, this #haiku by new contributor, Edward Cody Huddleston reads, abandoned gas station a nest of swallows in the Coke machine Edward Cody Huddleston was born in Voorhees Township, New Jersey, and now lives on Muscogee land in Baxley, Georgia, where he works for South Georgia Broadcasters as a radio DJ. In his free time, he reads frequently, caffeinates concerningly, and plays endlessly with his dog, a miniature schnauzer named Chip. You can read selections of his poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction online at echuddleston.com. #poetry #birds #abandoned #NewJersey

It’s inevitable
For those who
Carry light
To cast shadows.

#poetry

We speak the
Language of
Constellations,
Hieroglyphs
Against a velvet
Sky.

#poetry

As if you could
Hold back
The sea,
As useless
Driftwood,
You tried to
Carry me,
But I am all
Around you.

#poetry

The stars surrender
Their splendrous light
To the cathedral
Behind your eyes
In psalms of worship.

#poetry

There are
Forces seething
In the void
Between atoms.
We are nothing
And everything
All at once.

#poetry

I am! yet what I am none cares or knows,

My friends forsake me like a memory lost;

I am the self-consumer of my woes....

John Clare, c1845

#alienation #depression #quote #quotes #quotation #poetry #poem #uk

#haiku by returning contributor, M. R. Pelletier.
M.R. Pelletier lives in Kansas, but his haiku #poetry travels the world.

#dogs #dog #now

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This #haiku by returning contributor, M. R. Pelletier, reads stray dog the return to now M.R. Pelletier lives in Kansas, but his haiku #poetry travels the world. #dogs #dog #now

She gave me life
And a reason
To sleep
With my hand
Balled in a fist,
I am not my
Mother’s daughter
Anymore.

#poetry

There’s a hell
In my name,
A fragile filament
Burning brighter
Before it breaks.

#poetry

Can you find cities across the world in a fun poetic way? Explore playful world capital limericks that make geography easy, memorable, and fun for kids.

#Poetry #Geography #KidsLearning

Read more: https://www.wordlelimericks.com/world-capital-limericks-for-kids/

I have
More poetry
Left in me
Than life.
My finest work
Done In decay.

#poetry

I will stay soft
In spite of
Life’s relentless
Ceremony
Of sharpening
My bones.

#poetry

Our dreams
Feel like an eternity
But only last
A few moments,
Just like this
Precious
Life.

#poetry

Let me
Make it
Through
This day
Without
Too many
Scars,
Amen.

#poetry

Between
Dead stars
And living skin,
The ritual of
Speaking in
The language
Of light.

#poetry

Be kind,
Darling,
There are
Those of us
In hell
While still
Living.

#poetry

All that I’ve
Written,
Everything
I’ve given,
Just messages
To the dead
On the walls
Of a tomb.

#poetry

From Genesis to Malachi the Bible is very poetic. The Psalms are top-shelf poetry.

Much of the New Testament uses the same poetic emblems of the Old Testament.

God the Father is the master of poetry.

#christian #christianity #godsword #jesus #christ #god #poetry #bible #Jesus

What if, says a small child to me this afternoon,
We made a poem without using any words at all?

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https://www.christiancentury.org/artsculture/poems/best-poem-ever

#poem #poetry #poets #poems

In a society
Obsessed
With the dirt
Of the world,
Looking up
At the stars
Is a revolutionary
Act.

#poetry

Your wooden
Words are
Symmetrical,
Branches from
A sturdy trunk,
Towering,
Dense canopy.
Mine are
A forest
Fire.

#poetry

Into the cathedral
Of night
To be baptized
By ancient
Starlight
And made
Whole.

#poetry

I find myself
Alone with
The shimmering
Stars,
And silence
Sounds like
Music
At last.

#poetry