C.Juniper
@cdotjuniper.bsky.social
I'm here as a beginner poet. Also a wife, teen boy-mom, non-practicing physician, rare chronic illness patient, philosophical thinker. ENFJ/INTP
Canadian living in Treaty 6 territory and hikes/runs/scrambles the Rocky Mountains in Treaty 7 whenever I can.
Canadian living in Treaty 6 territory and hikes/runs/scrambles the Rocky Mountains in Treaty 7 whenever I can.
February 11, 2026 at 5:28 PM
PSA: My teenage son caught that the word in my poem "f*g", which I meant as "fucking", could easily be interpreted as a slur against gay men.😳🤦♀️🤮
Please. If you ever notice something like this in anyone's poem, politely point out that it is not OK.
Here is the updated version.
#FreeVerseFebruary
Please. If you ever notice something like this in anyone's poem, politely point out that it is not OK.
Here is the updated version.
#FreeVerseFebruary
February 9, 2026 at 3:54 PM
PSA: My teenage son caught that the word in my poem "f*g", which I meant as "fucking", could easily be interpreted as a slur against gay men.😳🤦♀️🤮
Please. If you ever notice something like this in anyone's poem, politely point out that it is not OK.
Here is the updated version.
#FreeVerseFebruary
Please. If you ever notice something like this in anyone's poem, politely point out that it is not OK.
Here is the updated version.
#FreeVerseFebruary
#FreeVerseFebruary #vampire
I know I'm at least a week behind, but I haven't had the space to work this idea out until this morning here!
I know I'm at least a week behind, but I haven't had the space to work this idea out until this morning here!
February 8, 2026 at 3:30 PM
#FreeVerseFebruary #vampire
I know I'm at least a week behind, but I haven't had the space to work this idea out until this morning here!
I know I'm at least a week behind, but I haven't had the space to work this idea out until this morning here!
#AcrosticJanuary #calm
Since I failed at my first self-imposed rhyming scheme, here's a re-take but with ironic meaning expression.
Cad! This failure of an
Ad would make any decent
Lad stomp out the store
Mad.
Since I failed at my first self-imposed rhyming scheme, here's a re-take but with ironic meaning expression.
Cad! This failure of an
Ad would make any decent
Lad stomp out the store
Mad.
January 31, 2026 at 5:43 PM
#AcrosticJanuary #calm
Since I failed at my first self-imposed rhyming scheme, here's a re-take but with ironic meaning expression.
Cad! This failure of an
Ad would make any decent
Lad stomp out the store
Mad.
Since I failed at my first self-imposed rhyming scheme, here's a re-take but with ironic meaning expression.
Cad! This failure of an
Ad would make any decent
Lad stomp out the store
Mad.
#AcrosticJanuary #calm
I decided to make the first word of each line rhyme as well as express calm, but realized too late that I included a slant rhyme.
Can you understand why
An exited, bouncing
Lamb will soothe me more than any hu-
Man?
I decided to make the first word of each line rhyme as well as express calm, but realized too late that I included a slant rhyme.
Can you understand why
An exited, bouncing
Lamb will soothe me more than any hu-
Man?
a picture of a sheep with the words beep and i 'm a sheep
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January 31, 2026 at 5:41 PM
#AcrosticJanuary #calm
I decided to make the first word of each line rhyme as well as express calm, but realized too late that I included a slant rhyme.
Can you understand why
An exited, bouncing
Lamb will soothe me more than any hu-
Man?
I decided to make the first word of each line rhyme as well as express calm, but realized too late that I included a slant rhyme.
Can you understand why
An exited, bouncing
Lamb will soothe me more than any hu-
Man?
#FaeSense #WaterFallSong
I tried, at first, to name for you
The voice of every waterfall.
But found none that would suffice –
You must hear, yourself, each call.
From a hike I was able to do this autumn, plus a winter one from a few years ago.
I tried, at first, to name for you
The voice of every waterfall.
But found none that would suffice –
You must hear, yourself, each call.
From a hike I was able to do this autumn, plus a winter one from a few years ago.
January 25, 2026 at 11:21 PM
#FaeSense #WaterFallSong
I tried, at first, to name for you
The voice of every waterfall.
But found none that would suffice –
You must hear, yourself, each call.
From a hike I was able to do this autumn, plus a winter one from a few years ago.
I tried, at first, to name for you
The voice of every waterfall.
But found none that would suffice –
You must hear, yourself, each call.
From a hike I was able to do this autumn, plus a winter one from a few years ago.
January 25, 2026 at 6:08 PM
#WildWalkPrompt #cave
I struggle to be free of this cave,
And now blackness is all see.
Have I lost my way?
Or has the light blinded me?
I struggle to be free of this cave,
And now blackness is all see.
Have I lost my way?
Or has the light blinded me?
January 25, 2026 at 3:50 PM
#WildWalkPrompt #cave
I struggle to be free of this cave,
And now blackness is all see.
Have I lost my way?
Or has the light blinded me?
I struggle to be free of this cave,
And now blackness is all see.
Have I lost my way?
Or has the light blinded me?
Reposted by C.Juniper
Myoptic fog clouds reason
Caustically destroys reality
The deluge of propaganda
That circumvents sanity.
More tunes from the piper's pipe
Where people dance merely along
Following him down into Hell
Where they now all belong.
#poem #resist #propaganda
Caustically destroys reality
The deluge of propaganda
That circumvents sanity.
More tunes from the piper's pipe
Where people dance merely along
Following him down into Hell
Where they now all belong.
#poem #resist #propaganda
January 25, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Myoptic fog clouds reason
Caustically destroys reality
The deluge of propaganda
That circumvents sanity.
More tunes from the piper's pipe
Where people dance merely along
Following him down into Hell
Where they now all belong.
#poem #resist #propaganda
Caustically destroys reality
The deluge of propaganda
That circumvents sanity.
More tunes from the piper's pipe
Where people dance merely along
Following him down into Hell
Where they now all belong.
#poem #resist #propaganda
#FaeSense #ShadesOfTwilight
I thought it was a month prompt.🤦♀️
How much easier would it be
With a fine line, that all could see
Between right and wrong, night and day
Yet, though we call this region "shades of grey"
It is not so lifeless, but is all the hues
Of evocative, deep, indigo blues
I thought it was a month prompt.🤦♀️
How much easier would it be
With a fine line, that all could see
Between right and wrong, night and day
Yet, though we call this region "shades of grey"
It is not so lifeless, but is all the hues
Of evocative, deep, indigo blues
January 21, 2026 at 4:14 PM
#FaeSense #ShadesOfTwilight
I thought it was a month prompt.🤦♀️
How much easier would it be
With a fine line, that all could see
Between right and wrong, night and day
Yet, though we call this region "shades of grey"
It is not so lifeless, but is all the hues
Of evocative, deep, indigo blues
I thought it was a month prompt.🤦♀️
How much easier would it be
With a fine line, that all could see
Between right and wrong, night and day
Yet, though we call this region "shades of grey"
It is not so lifeless, but is all the hues
Of evocative, deep, indigo blues
@dreamcatalyst.bsky.social
@arliden.bsky.social
@pidealist.bsky.social
Since what started as a discussion about how to politically structure certain human institutions within a given society turned into more of a study of religion, spirituality and worldview (mine being broken again at present) 1/
@arliden.bsky.social
@pidealist.bsky.social
Since what started as a discussion about how to politically structure certain human institutions within a given society turned into more of a study of religion, spirituality and worldview (mine being broken again at present) 1/
January 20, 2026 at 9:50 PM
@dreamcatalyst.bsky.social
@arliden.bsky.social
@pidealist.bsky.social
Since what started as a discussion about how to politically structure certain human institutions within a given society turned into more of a study of religion, spirituality and worldview (mine being broken again at present) 1/
@arliden.bsky.social
@pidealist.bsky.social
Since what started as a discussion about how to politically structure certain human institutions within a given society turned into more of a study of religion, spirituality and worldview (mine being broken again at present) 1/
Here is a beautiful #haiku art installation about Métis culture from a local winter festival.
"Les marionnettes:
un conte en haïkus
Sous le ciel du nord
les camarades tapent du pied
au chant des étoiles"
By: Katrine Deniset
Installation: Kevin Green
1/3
"Les marionnettes:
un conte en haïkus
Sous le ciel du nord
les camarades tapent du pied
au chant des étoiles"
By: Katrine Deniset
Installation: Kevin Green
1/3
January 19, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Here is a beautiful #haiku art installation about Métis culture from a local winter festival.
"Les marionnettes:
un conte en haïkus
Sous le ciel du nord
les camarades tapent du pied
au chant des étoiles"
By: Katrine Deniset
Installation: Kevin Green
1/3
"Les marionnettes:
un conte en haïkus
Sous le ciel du nord
les camarades tapent du pied
au chant des étoiles"
By: Katrine Deniset
Installation: Kevin Green
1/3
My heart's ache - same pain, different expression?
"Haltingly uncertain,
Certainly halting --"
Is it the heart that's treacherous?
Or is it logic's premises?
What is, after all, the end goal?
And what, in that, is my role?
My role, in this darkening season?
And can I, please, know the reason?
"Haltingly uncertain,
Certainly halting --"
Is it the heart that's treacherous?
Or is it logic's premises?
What is, after all, the end goal?
And what, in that, is my role?
My role, in this darkening season?
And can I, please, know the reason?
#Emoetry #Uncertain
#writingcommunity #poetry
Incertus
Tentatively venturing,
within a beautiful madness,
most learn to skirt.
Haltingly #uncertain,
certainly halting -
a treacherous heart,
that surges in the lead,
seizing the reins,
immune to the pleadings
of logical reason.
1/
#writingcommunity #poetry
Incertus
Tentatively venturing,
within a beautiful madness,
most learn to skirt.
Haltingly #uncertain,
certainly halting -
a treacherous heart,
that surges in the lead,
seizing the reins,
immune to the pleadings
of logical reason.
1/
January 17, 2026 at 5:24 PM
My heart's ache - same pain, different expression?
"Haltingly uncertain,
Certainly halting --"
Is it the heart that's treacherous?
Or is it logic's premises?
What is, after all, the end goal?
And what, in that, is my role?
My role, in this darkening season?
And can I, please, know the reason?
"Haltingly uncertain,
Certainly halting --"
Is it the heart that's treacherous?
Or is it logic's premises?
What is, after all, the end goal?
And what, in that, is my role?
My role, in this darkening season?
And can I, please, know the reason?
Reposted by C.Juniper
@poetkatiratejeda.bsky.social
Not the best snow conditions, but since other conditions were favourable, here is a fresh snow angel for you!
Not the best snow conditions, but since other conditions were favourable, here is a fresh snow angel for you!
January 15, 2026 at 11:35 PM
@poetkatiratejeda.bsky.social
Not the best snow conditions, but since other conditions were favourable, here is a fresh snow angel for you!
Not the best snow conditions, but since other conditions were favourable, here is a fresh snow angel for you!
Reposted by C.Juniper
#vss365
#heartfelt
Please accept all my heartfelt appreciation
For those who spark our creative demonstration
Count syllables
Not billables
To each of you here’s a virtual carnation
#heartfelt
Please accept all my heartfelt appreciation
For those who spark our creative demonstration
Count syllables
Not billables
To each of you here’s a virtual carnation
January 15, 2026 at 1:35 PM
#vss365
#heartfelt
Please accept all my heartfelt appreciation
For those who spark our creative demonstration
Count syllables
Not billables
To each of you here’s a virtual carnation
#heartfelt
Please accept all my heartfelt appreciation
For those who spark our creative demonstration
Count syllables
Not billables
To each of you here’s a virtual carnation
Reposted by C.Juniper
She has been a powerful voice on anti-colonialism and resisting Native erasure. She's still writing, and has a collection coming out later this year!
I think her piece "How to Write a Poem in a Time of War" is EXACTLY what we all need right now.
#poetry
www.best-poems.net/joy-harjo/ho...
I think her piece "How to Write a Poem in a Time of War" is EXACTLY what we all need right now.
#poetry
www.best-poems.net/joy-harjo/ho...
How to Write a Poem in a Time of War poem - Joy Harjo
You can’t begin just anywhere. It’s a wreck.
Shrapnel and the eye
Of a house, a...
www.best-poems.net
January 15, 2026 at 3:43 PM
She has been a powerful voice on anti-colonialism and resisting Native erasure. She's still writing, and has a collection coming out later this year!
I think her piece "How to Write a Poem in a Time of War" is EXACTLY what we all need right now.
#poetry
www.best-poems.net/joy-harjo/ho...
I think her piece "How to Write a Poem in a Time of War" is EXACTLY what we all need right now.
#poetry
www.best-poems.net/joy-harjo/ho...
This is partly a reminder to myself on how to report abuse.
And I don't take for granted the Bluesky admins who investigate and enforce respectful conduct.
And I don't take for granted the Bluesky admins who investigate and enforce respectful conduct.
PSA: To help make Bluesky a better place, please consider reporting trolls who are attacking creators each week – particularly on posts with >50 likes here: bsky.app/hashtag/Drag...
> Report Post > Harassment or Hate > (select) > (select) > Send report
> Report Post > Harassment or Hate > (select) > (select) > Send report
January 14, 2026 at 6:04 PM
This is partly a reminder to myself on how to report abuse.
And I don't take for granted the Bluesky admins who investigate and enforce respectful conduct.
And I don't take for granted the Bluesky admins who investigate and enforce respectful conduct.
Reposted by C.Juniper
#Prompter #PoetryCommunity
#Prompt A #Solseed Joint
♒️ #Aquarius ♒️
By @arwashington.bsky.social
#SkyPoets #Art #BlackPoets
#BlackSkyRelay #ARW-RAW
#BlackWriters #BlackSkyWellness
#Prompt A #Solseed Joint
♒️ #Aquarius ♒️
By @arwashington.bsky.social
#SkyPoets #Art #BlackPoets
#BlackSkyRelay #ARW-RAW
#BlackWriters #BlackSkyWellness
January 11, 2026 at 9:13 AM
#AcrosticJanuary
Molten silicate rock
Almost 84% of our planet’s volume
Nevertheless we scarcely consider the
Transporter of our
Life rafts, that is slowly rearranging
Earth as we know it
Image credit: Isadoraflbiza
License and details in comment
Molten silicate rock
Almost 84% of our planet’s volume
Nevertheless we scarcely consider the
Transporter of our
Life rafts, that is slowly rearranging
Earth as we know it
Image credit: Isadoraflbiza
License and details in comment
January 12, 2026 at 6:22 PM
#AcrosticJanuary
Molten silicate rock
Almost 84% of our planet’s volume
Nevertheless we scarcely consider the
Transporter of our
Life rafts, that is slowly rearranging
Earth as we know it
Image credit: Isadoraflbiza
License and details in comment
Molten silicate rock
Almost 84% of our planet’s volume
Nevertheless we scarcely consider the
Transporter of our
Life rafts, that is slowly rearranging
Earth as we know it
Image credit: Isadoraflbiza
License and details in comment
January 12, 2026 at 5:16 PM
#TheShadesOfTwilight
And my apologies to @ignorantfairy.bsky.social for going bleakly real instead of enchantingly fae on this one.
And my apologies to @ignorantfairy.bsky.social for going bleakly real instead of enchantingly fae on this one.
January 12, 2026 at 4:26 AM
#TheShadesOfTwilight
And my apologies to @ignorantfairy.bsky.social for going bleakly real instead of enchantingly fae on this one.
And my apologies to @ignorantfairy.bsky.social for going bleakly real instead of enchantingly fae on this one.
#AcrosticJanuary #humour #IAmuseMyself 😝
Damn, this poem is good!
Rhapsody of
Awesome
Meaning;
Acrostic that is
Thrilling,
Inspiring – excuse me, I’m
Crying
Damn, this poem is good!
Rhapsody of
Awesome
Meaning;
Acrostic that is
Thrilling,
Inspiring – excuse me, I’m
Crying
January 7, 2026 at 4:21 PM
#AcrosticJanuary #humour #IAmuseMyself 😝
Damn, this poem is good!
Rhapsody of
Awesome
Meaning;
Acrostic that is
Thrilling,
Inspiring – excuse me, I’m
Crying
Damn, this poem is good!
Rhapsody of
Awesome
Meaning;
Acrostic that is
Thrilling,
Inspiring – excuse me, I’m
Crying