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Andi @andiwritesagain.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI: #NoWriNoMo is no mo…should have been in September, just sayin’.

However, this is Day One of #Andiwritesagain.

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Our Poetry @ourpoetryx.bsky.social · 3h

#OurPoetryX @OurPoetryX
Prompt for 2 November

-Long term-
Our world is riddled with sound bites & quick fixes. We crave long term solutions in ourselves, in others, for each other. Good things are meant to last and be cherished!

From the vault: Hidden

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James Mullen @narwhals9.bsky.social · 15h

Grinding me down
Every day of my life
Without respect or care
For who or what I am
Without concern for heart
Or safe presence of mind
I am merely a bag of meat
Beneath your heaven
Fit only to trample
And despise with your lies
Yet all I’ve buried
Is love for you
#kaytpoemprompts

James Mullen @narwhals9.bsky.social · 19h

I solved the 11/02/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 0:52!

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Our Poetry @ourpoetryx.bsky.social · 1d

#OurPoetryX @OurPoetryX
Prompt for 1 November

-Insubstantial-
Lacking physical form or presence, flimsy or fleeting. This gives delicacy to the subject labeled. Like an idea, it only exists with determined belief.

From the vault: Illuminate

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James Mullen @narwhals9.bsky.social · 1d

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James Mullen @narwhals9.bsky.social · 1d

After the crowds
Have gone away
After the party lights
Have faded
She is alone
In darkness
Serenaded by the wind
Between raindrops
Teardrops
Midnight memories
All disappear
Silent shivers
Comfort her in solitude
Night cradles its own
She fades with the dawn
#OurPoetryX

James Mullen @narwhals9.bsky.social · 1d

I solved the 11/01/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 4:33!

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Our Poetry @ourpoetryx.bsky.social · 2d

#OurPoetryX @ourpoetryx.bsky.social

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James Mullen @narwhals9.bsky.social · 2d

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Our Poetry @ourpoetryx.bsky.social · 2d

#OurPoetryX @OurPoetryX
Prompt for 31 October

-Silent shivers-
Happy Halloween!🎃 Let ghostly howls send silent shivers up your spine. Dance with your demons and have a great day!

From the vault: Spooky

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James Mullen @narwhals9.bsky.social · 2d

One line
Just before midnight
Quick peak inside
To understand
Where my heart lies
She brings me life
When I need breath
By being
When I’m lost
Just there
In every way
She is my sweet
She is my dream
She is my tomorrow
When I become sleep
Touch me once more
With love
On my soul

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James Mullen @narwhals9.bsky.social · 2d

I solved the 10/31/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 1:17!

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Our Poetry @ourpoetryx.bsky.social · 3d

#OurPoetryX @OurPoetryX
Prompt for 30 October

-Tempting fate-
Living on the edge, always looking for that sense of adventure with a taste of danger. Willing to explore while knowing the possibilities is tempting fate.

From the vault: Adorable

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James Mullen @narwhals9.bsky.social · 3d

Time is fleeting…
I walked into the night
Thinking of you
I stared into darkness
Longing to see meaning
Wishing I could hear your voice
Call me home
Sorrow hangs low
In the wooded shadows
Sweetness runs deep
Through the roots
My heart is anchored
In your soul
Where it belongs

James Mullen @narwhals9.bsky.social · 3d

Still night
Chill night
Only wood smoke
Hanging in the air
Air bright
No light
Memories from
A half century
Held in timeless awe
Wrestling again
Waiting on words
Watching the fiery moon set
Sometimes
Only silence fills the void
Icy fingers
Miss your touch
#OurPoetryX

James Mullen @narwhals9.bsky.social · 4d

I solved the 10/29/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 1:12!

James Mullen @narwhals9.bsky.social · 4d

Face hard from pain
Worn on her body
Borne in her heart
A warrior's heart
Beating stronger than
Butterfly wings
Against the storm
Of her life
She whirls
Such spine tingling motion
A blur of emotion
Reclaiming herself as
Night calls
📷Giovanni Aponte
@Amatoryq #Amatory
#OurPoetryX

James Mullen @narwhals9.bsky.social · 5d

Wordle 1,592 4/6

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sifaswriting.bsky.social @sifaswriting.bsky.social · 5d

#Spinetingling
thrills and chills
at least that's what
the sign advertised
No one told me
about the dread
and sorrow
I felt when I
stepped across
the threshold of
this haunted
mansion.

#OurPoetryX #poetry #writing #writingcommunity

Our Poetry @ourpoetryx.bsky.social · Oct 1

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Our Poetry @ourpoetryx.bsky.social · 5d

#OurPoetryX @OurPoetryX
Prompt for 28 October

-Spine tingling-
A piercing howl, sudden scream, whispers from the shadows… all spine tingling, building fear and discomfort at the unknown.

From the vault: Fanciful

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James Mullen @narwhals9.bsky.social · 5d

I solved the 10/28/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 0:56!

James Mullen @narwhals9.bsky.social · 6d

Wordle 1,591 4/6

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James Mullen @narwhals9.bsky.social · 6d

I solved the 10/27/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 1:48!

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James Mullen @narwhals9.bsky.social · 7d

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