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sheilaeh.bsky.social @sheilaeh.bsky.social · Aug 26

“Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered,” Paine wrote in that fraught moment, “yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value.”

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sheilaeh.bsky.social @sheilaeh.bsky.social · 1h

sipping coffee on the sidesteps
the cars tick by the time
‘til he crosses over that river
to the golden fields sublime

#blueskyrelay #prompt #sublime

sheilaeh.bsky.social @sheilaeh.bsky.social · 1h

they unleash violence with giddiness
crazed unfettered monsters
performing for their masters
believing there will be no consequence

#Emoetry #prompt #Giddiness

sheilaeh.bsky.social @sheilaeh.bsky.social · 3h

*a* thing
Note to self: do not post before 2nd cup of coffee

sheilaeh.bsky.social @sheilaeh.bsky.social · 3h

somehow between yesterday and tomorrow today crept in

#haikufeels #OneLineOctober #prompt #creep

sheilaeh.bsky.social @sheilaeh.bsky.social · 3h

it’s raining and you’re kind of sad
but it’s no use to complain

why did you buy that raincoat
if you don’t want to walk in the rain

#vss365 #prompt #raincoat

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sheilaeh.bsky.social @sheilaeh.bsky.social · 3h

a star shines above
a niche filled with love
the hope of the world
on the wings of a dove

#SenseWrds
Prompt 130

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 16h

Peaceful assembly isn’t an insurrection.

Storming the Capitol to hang your own vice-president and end democracy is.

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Inanna Ihwa - The Poem Whisperer @inannaihwa.bsky.social · 5h

#poem #poetry #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
#BlueSkyPoetry #SkyPoets @blueskypoetry.bsky.social
#BookSky #GermanBookSky #Lyrik #Gedicht #Lesen

Inanna Ihwa – Shelter

You’re not loud, you’re not demanding,
You don’t bend things to your will.
Not imposing or commanding,
You are humble, meek and still.

There’s an air of kind politeness
In the things you say and do,
And your deference hides brightness
From the ones that challenge you.

Your integrity is peerless
And you will not let things slide.
You are caring, bold and fearless,
With strong values as your guide.

You’re a shelter in this torrent
Of abusive arrogance,
Both a beacon and a current
Set to make a difference.

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sheilaeh.bsky.social @sheilaeh.bsky.social · 5h

youtube.com/watch?v=73A6...

#MatthewsMonthofMusic

10/10 a literary poem that has been set to music

"Hope Is the Thing with Feathers"
by Emily Dickinson

Trailer Bride, "Hope Is A Thing With Feathers"

YouTube video by Bloodshot Records

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sheilaeh.bsky.social @sheilaeh.bsky.social · 19h

Oh, those cracks in the mirror
This poem goes right to the heart

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sheilaeh.bsky.social @sheilaeh.bsky.social · 20h

Thank you Karen ❤️

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sheilaeh.bsky.social @sheilaeh.bsky.social · 22h

#PoemsAbout #ImperfectMe

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sheilaeh.bsky.social @sheilaeh.bsky.social · 22h

Way 🆒 !

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sheilaeh.bsky.social @sheilaeh.bsky.social · 1d

youtube.com/watch?v=1J25...

#MatthewsMonthofMusic

10/10 a great “GFY” song

“you've got women all over town
You can love them all and when you're through
Maybe that'll make a man out of you”

Greatest put down ever IMO

I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'Round)

YouTube video by Alicia Bridges - Topic

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sheilaeh.bsky.social @sheilaeh.bsky.social · 1d

I saw him in concert once. It was and is to this day the best concert I have ever been to. Electrifying ⚡️

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sheilaeh.bsky.social @sheilaeh.bsky.social · 1d

youtube.com/watch?v=v8en...

#MatthewsMonthofMusic

10/9 a song about science

“Rainbows are a scientific phenomenon that result from the physical properties of light and water.”

"Rainbow Connection" with Kermit the Frog, Choir! Choir! Choir!, and New Yorkers at Lincoln Center

YouTube video by Lincoln Center

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sheilaeh.bsky.social @sheilaeh.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, an excellent description.
“Pure”, it can be refreshing.

sheilaeh.bsky.social @sheilaeh.bsky.social · 2d

❤️ I was inspired by your words and directions

sheilaeh.bsky.social @sheilaeh.bsky.social · 2d

#blueskyrelay #prompt #sonder

BTW, this is a true story

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sheilaeh.bsky.social @sheilaeh.bsky.social · 2d

My father, who was a teenager during the depression, would make himself cold baked beans with a slice of raw onion on white bread with mayonnaise. It was one of his favorite sandwiches.

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sheilaeh.bsky.social @sheilaeh.bsky.social · 3d

youtube.com/watch?v=MHEu...

#MatthewsMonthofMusic
#Bluegrass

10/8 A song you love from a genre you don’t
I don’t have a lot of Bluegrass in my collection but this song resonates with me

“Fight with time to make your pay
Give a dollar's worth away to make a quarter”

Moonlighter

YouTube video by Claire Lynch - Topic

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sheilaeh.bsky.social @sheilaeh.bsky.social · 3d

Fire’s almost out glowing orange red kindling
Casting puppets pantomime on the forest walls
I whisper secret wishes to the full October moon
And hear my voice come back to me as the nightingale calls

#SenseWrds
Prompt 129

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sheilaeh.bsky.social @sheilaeh.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you 🙏🏼 🤓

sheilaeh.bsky.social @sheilaeh.bsky.social · 3d

ineffable disappointment that lying is tolerated
by beaming statesmen and pearl clutching ladies
authenticity granted to forged signatories
ethics clash with their agenda from Hades

#vss365 #prompt #clash
#vssdaily #grant
#blueskyrelay #ineffable
#Emoetry #Beaming

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sheilaeh.bsky.social @sheilaeh.bsky.social · 4d

I’m enjoying this musical series so much, thank you Matthew for thinking of it!

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