Karen Pierce Gonzalez (@karenpgonzalez.bsky.social)

@karenpgonzalez.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 5:04 PM

Oh this is great @merrildsmith.bsky.social. This #poemsabout #bites slithers the way a snake would. Also was fun to see this rewrite with art. Blessings, Karen
@thebrokenspine.co.uk

@merrildsmith.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 12:05 PMReposted by @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social

Good morning! My poem for #PoemsAbout #Bites is a revision of a poem I wrote for Paul Brookes @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social ekphrastic challenge with art by @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social Thank you as always to @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @thebrokenspine.co.uk I'll be back later!

Poem:
Choices: Divergence, Convergence

In the woods, you choose a road,
this one, or the other,

perhaps they are the same—or not—

perhaps you meet a snake with jeweled
lapis scales,

perhaps he offers
you this or that,
his tongue flicking words
you catch poison-sweet
on your tongue--

perhaps instead
you see a wave of wildflowers,
nodding their heads,
scenting the path

just before the strike, the bite.

Art work by Karen Pierce Gonzalez, a snake in spring green, aqua, yellow, and orange, studded with round blue jewels or buttons. Black background.

@nobelprize.org Oct 8, 2026, 1:11 PMReposted by @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social

Just in! New Nobel Prize laureate in literature Anne Carson stands surprised in her kitchen in Reykjavík, Iceland. Stay tuned for our exclusive interview with her coming soon. Join us in congratulating our 2026 literature laureate - send your greetings in the comments.

@karenpgonzalez.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 2:49 PM

You are very very welcome😀

@soulscratches.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 2:41 PMReposted by @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social

Thank you for your kindness! ✨

@gregmorosoff.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 12:34 AMReposted by @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social

With this orangey little kitten of cuteness, I am going to bow out for a while.
I may be back later; but remember, that the real world is still a beautiful place.
This little kitten of cuteness is all the proof needed

#KittensOfCuteness_bsky
#MenWithCats

@karenpgonzalez.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 2:37 PM

So beautifully said!🙏

@soulscratches.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 2:46 AMReposted by @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social

Sometimes we need to listen to the pauses, the silences of life, and the intervals between one season to the next, only to realize we have taken more purposeful steps than we thought possible.

#MyTake #RandomThoughts #Steps

Multi-colored stone steps bordered by large green trees on each side leading up to a blue door.

@simonecannon.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 7:23 AMReposted by @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social

A fiery Dahlia Mardi gras, Real Jardín Botánico, Madrid, Spain. No photo editing needed, the colours just pop!
It takes about 90 days after planting to #flower, typically peaking from mid-summer into autumn, and it thrives in full sun #BloomScrolling #Autumn #Garden #Gardening

A fiery orange and yellow compact dahlia with a background of dark green leaves

@karenpgonzalez.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 2:34 PM

Love this! Chrysanthemums are beautiful for so many reasons; this among them 🏵

@xingwu.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 2:30 PMReposted by @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social

In Chinese tradition, the chrysanthemum is not a passive bloom, but a quiet rebellion.
When Tao Yuanming (365–427) wrote, “Picking chrysanthemums by the eastern fence, I leisurely see the southern mountain” (采菊東籬下，悠然見南山), he was doing more than 1/2

#folklore

@thetnholler.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 6:54 PMReposted by @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social

Why is 🇺🇸 media not reporting on this 128 day Albanian protest of Kushner and Ivanka’s insane corruption?

@karenpgonzalez.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 4:24 PM

I had such a great time sharing #poetry and stories with #RickSpisak, #PoetOfThreeRivers and host/producer of this interview program.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e6C...

@karenpgonzalez.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 6:37 PM

Stunning

@roger1952.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 3:07 PMReposted by @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social

Wisteria tree at Ashikaga Flower Park, Japan. Photography by KotHat on photohito

Cascading like an ethereal, violet-tinted waterfall from an unseen sky, a curtain of glowing wisteria (fuji) blossoms overhead in a breathtaking nocturnal spectacle. At the base, a thick, ancient trunk twists with muscular grace, its weathered, spiral-grained wood anchoring a vast canopy-like arbor from which countless long, delicate racemes hang in dense, weeping clusters. Soft upward illumination transforms the mass of pale purple and magenta flowers into a luminous, suspended ocean of petals, casting a soft glow onto the petal-strewn earth below. The photograph evokes a dreamy, multi-sensory atmosphere: the sweet, honeyed perfume of evening blossoms heavy in the cool spring night, the faint, rustling whisper of racemes swaying in a gentle breeze, the soft hum of nocturnal garden air, and the quiet, awe-struck hush of standing beneath a ceiling of living light. Captured at Ashikaga Flower Park in Tochigi Prefecture, this magnificent specimen exemplifies the centuries-old Japanese tradition of cultivating grand wisteria arbors (fuji-dana). Cherished since the Heian period as a symbol of nobility, longevity, and refined elegance, wisteria appears throughout classical waka poetry, aristocratic clan crests (kamon), and iconic theater performances such as the kabuki dance Fujimusume ("The Wisteria Maiden"). Preserving a tree of this monumental scale—with branches extending across hundreds of square meters supported by meticulously engineered timber trellises—represents a supreme testament to horticultural monozukuri (artisanal mastery and reverence for living craft). Through generations of dedicated pruning, binding, and care, Japanese arborists have elevated landscape architecture into a living, intergenerational fine art.

@karenpgonzalez.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 2:28 PM

#EveryDayAGift: Look what I found on my front door this morning! Such a beautiful #Dragonfly. #SaturdayArt #nature #awe #SFBayArea #MyPhoto #PhotographersOfBlueSky

@karenpgonzalez.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 2:09 PM

Yes!

@bethbpoet.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 2:07 PMReposted by @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social

My beautiful friend -10 years younger than me - has died suddenly. I am devastated. Celebrate all your relationships - the family of your heart and the family of your blood. 💔

@acsnet.bsky.social Sep 11, 2026, 8:02 AMReposted by @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social

Rare to catch such a warm, breezy day in SF for a stroll. Shadows falling on the walls, ocean breeze sweeping through the pier, and dogs and people walking in from afar—all wrapped in a beautiful golden glow. So lovely. #SanFrancisco #FerryBuilding #Sunset #GoldenHour #Pier

@karenpgonzalez.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 4:58 PM

Thank you 🙏 Thank you