Fight over #crumbs
that fall from above
they are so distracted
and focused on survival
they have no energy
to focus on the
bigger piece of the pie
or the ones who
dole out the slices

#thingstowriteabout #poetry #writing #writingcommunity

No sound on the ground
Death is pulling me under
Taking a breath stings
I'm not pulling back still
Enjoying the touch slowly

#vss365 #sound #tanka #poetry
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We are all memories in the making
Each moment each breath
Giving not taking
Building not breaking
Treasure is earth.

CF #Poetry

“Mary Mackey's poems are powerful, beautiful, and have extraordinary range. This is the poetry of a woman who has lived richly, and felt deeply. May her concern for the planet help save it.”

—Maxine Hong Kingston

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#poetry #PoetrySky

Here's today's snippet from Thomas Cleary's translation of the Wen-Tzu: "The learned come to an impasse again and again." From ch. 6. Applies to so many endeavours, including, I think, the writing of poetry. #Taoism #meditation #Wen-Tzu #poetry #writing

Blue aesthetic poetry visual from my poetry collection, bluebell is a cage. Blue monochrome photography, surreal imagery, body and identity, introspective poetry, and minimalist editorial aesthetics.

#aesthetic
#literature
#poem
#poetry
#prose
#quotes
#art

In a language
Misunderstood
Heard well
But somewhat
Still wrong

Yes not at all
The right answer
Although no
Won't do either

Disambiguation
Grasped at
As if drunkenly
Meaning lost
Amongst words
Not dancing
Gracefully together

#poetry
#writercommunity

On my blog today: this month's poem:

"Remembrance of Things Pasta" by Brian Bilston

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#poetry #October #blog #zenmischief

Thinking about
Walking
On slippery rocks
With dry feet
An exercise
In being there
While being here
Not willing for
Full immersion
In this particular
Magic moment

A more mild
Dissociation
Than those
Who might be
Uncomfortable
Are accustomed to

#poetry
#writingcommunity

Don’t say
the B word,
I’m not that,
I know women
much braver,
stronger,
than me;

Don’t give
me medals,
I won nothing
but a room
of my own
far from the fray
where I must
still fight
for what I gave up
willing;

#vss365 #domesticviolenceawarenessmonth #poetry

sound of crashing waves
etched in a grain of sand
caught between my toes

#inkMine #Crash #Haiku #Nature #Photography #Poetry #ECK #Haiga

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one of those grey weeks
everything - feelings, words, food -
feels slightly off
trudge through the next few days
next week might be better

#poetry #writing #tanka

So, what is a Zemi?

The Zemis in the poem are the homes to the spirits of the forest and the natural world; trees, water, wind, earth, animals, bird and insects.

Enter their world, in the pages of ‘The Zemis’.

#caribbeanfolkloremonth #thezemis #epicpoem #poetry #folklore

armchair comfort
book with a mug
of grog

#haiku #poetry
#DailyHaikuPrompt - comfort

#haiku #senryū #senryu #poem #poetry
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Days Like This, at poetryunassigned.blogspot.com/2026/10/days.... Updated periodically. #poetry

TRUTH SILENCERS -- a poem and song by Bill Kochman

#Poetry #Poem

https://www.billkochman.com/Poetry

TRUTH SILENCERS

by Bill Kochman

08-29-2024

Trying to silence God’s truth,
Is a tactic indeed so very old,
Jeremiah was cast into a pit,
In the Holy Bible we are told.

The Baptist was beheaded