too unfamiliar
they couldn’t know
how to shelter the roof
carry the ground
the floor beneath their feet
to #nurture
the nurturer
architect of soft landings
needing nurturing
for the first time
stunned, still, and silent
hoping the walls would just hold up
until she found her breath
again

#vss365

False Nurturance
Old debate, how can we #nurture without understanding nature⸮
To foster or to fester, to tend or to taint, to support or to subvert, to cultivate or to inculcate, to raise or to raze, to cherish or to cherry, to succor or to sucker⸮
—why kids distrust parents & hate school.

#vss365

She would #nurture the seeds every day and protect them from the harsh weather. Nothing happened for months but she continued to take care of the seeds. Then one day the seeds sprouted into a giant plant that protected her from the searing sun.

#vss365 #writing #stories

Some questions are too heavy
things that cannot be given
demands on nonexistent
quest to #nurture a life
not suitable for me as
I am a taker, not a giver
#vss365

Words hold power, watch over the ones you choose.

The same breath that can #nurture a flame can also snuff it out completely.

#vss365

Living in the Underside was not what anyone would really choose to do if they had any realistic alternatives, but it did have its opportunities. It could #nurture talents like Ilyna’s.

Nowhere else could she have learned how to survive on do little. Nowhere else could have raised her.

#vss365

One thing Dylan did enjoy in his responsibilities of captain to such a ship with a large crew was the ability to #nurture new talent. To help skills and abilities grow.

Like Able, though Dylan doubted he could teach the young man anything about navigation, he could still encourage him.

#vss365

The latest update to the game came with a surprising addition that Rory hadn’t even read about.

The ability to farm foodstuffs. Rory already got regular supplies through hirelings, but this was a chance to grow and #nurture things in a home’s garden.

It could be fun. Or a chore, perhaps.

#vss365

‘How’d you get that nasty gash on your arm?’

‘I thought my sense of well-being & #nurture would help me interact with nature.’

‘What happened?’

‘I encountered a bear on the trail. I was told the best course of action was to make myself look bigger.’

‘So?’

‘I said I had a podcast.’

#vss365

#vss365 #nurture

One thing about my line of work is that, well, some people always need other people to sort out ... problems. Job security is always a bonus.

It's easy to fuck things up, I mused as I walked back into town, but would I ever get to nurture something? Or, more to the point, someone?

The new machines
in utero
Cut them short
or watch them grow
The product of memes
No need to dream
No need to drink
No need to nurture
heaven
#vss365 #nurture #poetry

'Pixie, my job is to #nurture you into the best version of yourself.'
'Congratulations, Gabe. You've succeeded.'
'Succeeded! You just pranked the Angel Council with whoopie cushions!'
'I know. And I couldn't have done it without sneaking in, hiding in your coat pocket.'
#vss365

Respect is not a resource
you can purchase in amounts,
but instead is grown and nurtured
into capital that counts.

#vss365
#nurture

cradle it gently
treat it with care of artist
to #nurture the grudge
#vss365 #senryu

#vss365 #nurture

Men are strange
A vessel vacancy
A Man called Nobody
As Terence Hill
Or as Nobody
Saul Goodman

Hard as nails we are
Except where we have balls

None of us milk drinkers
But we love cow boys

It's all good we say
When it's clearly very much not

Men are strange
It's in our nurture

#vss365 #nurture #Love #BookSky #PoetrySky #Litsky