#vss365

Drafting

brick-caged,
soot-crusted,
a trapped draft
rattles
the narrow throat,
tugging
cold air
through the ash,
clinker-grit,
and hardened lime
to sustain its slow draw.

#sustain
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#writerscommunity
#poetry

"Would you like a bag for that?" the cashier asked.

"No, thanks, I'll just wear it out," Amy replied, then cut the tag off with her teeth.

"It's pretty warm out."

Amy nodded and pulled the hoodie on. She was willing to #sustain this look all day if that's what it took. #vss365 #writing

she sustains me
without
I'll hide in shadow
so to spare others
the vision
of true love lost

#vss365 #sustain

#Sustain

A breath
A beat
And count
I can’t I can
I try
In #Within
Out
Without
I tried
Retried
#Float a breath
Out without
Drop the salt
Now Count with me
the breath
the beat
I can I can’t

Mist and Clouds
I tried
I tired

#vss365 #2WordPrompt #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
#Oulens

among opaque trees
sun finds a narrow passage
shadows #sustain light

#vss365 #haiku #blueskypoets #nature #photography

I probably shouldn't complain🙃
But my lady is causing me strain😬
Demanding wild acts 😱
I have to face facts 😖
Our passion's too hot to #sustain 😰🔥

#vss365
#limerick

A mountain
in its #infancy
is only but a hill.
A hill could be a mountain,
unable to #sustain itself,
grinded down by time.

Pick your poison.
Make the climb...

I challenge you to make it rhyme. 😉

#vss365 #writing #poem #poetry #theme #prompt

Linger that last note
#sustain the song with feedback
Dont forget to rock

#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry

It wasn’t the creatures in the woods or up in the mountains that undid us.

The pests got us in the end.

The rodents and insects, infesting the food supply that was meant to #sustain us through the winter.

We shiver now, hungry, snowed in.

Alone.

Difficult decisions lie ahead.

#vss365

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"I need to figure out what's causing it." She busied herself at the displays.
"You can't keep being driven by fear."
She laughed. "Oh you'd be surprised how much fear, spite and sheer bloodymindedness can #sustain you."
He blocked her path. "You have to pay the price eventually."

optimism
is invisible stamina
of the soul
a quiet enduring muscle
a marathon run
in the deepest dark
gathering ashes
but not forgetting the fire
kneeling in black ruins
seeking the single spark
that refused to die
to #sustain hope
be broken but not finished
is a stubborn
beautiful
defiance

#vss365

Snow had been a scarcity in his teens
Almost nonexistent since
But winter was still uncomfortable for the old man
Long he'd traversed this land
Searching for the one place that could #sustain him
A utopia to occupy without fear
Fear of starvation
Or violence
Or of a death without legacy
#vss365

Agorius shook his head as the door closed and then looked at Dean. "Lucas. What is my success rate compared to any other teacher of high magic, both past and present? Dean tried to look stern but could not #sustain it and sighed. "Fifteen percent versus three percent." #vss365

minds #sustain spirits;
divine by proxy, freely
infused by aether
#vss365 #prompt #poetry

"True, but not all can #sustain their interest. People falter, and you know what I mean." Dean said and waved his hand at Venarius, who walked to the door. "I need to get in contact with the merchants. We need food, drink, lodging for family members. We need..." #vss365

The note flies like a fly
randomly tilting
chaotically canting
a lone dart thrown
trying to #sustain
to keep the flight
like a last light
lady did sing
#vss365

I remember
my first kiss
and
how
I tried to
#sustain it
I was nine
it wasn't
even
a proper kiss
just on her
cheek
she wore
a white
cardigan
and a tartan skirt
with bob socks
her hair
was brown
and short
eyes hazel
and her skin
was white
apart from
her cheeks
and lips
a sort of
red
#vss365

A.I. tries to drain us,
but books help #sustain us.

#vss365 #booksky

the attention span
#sustain from start till the end
skipping is cheating
#vss365 #haiku