When Mórrígan's crow
perches on power—no lines
of least resistance.

#poetrycommunity #haiku #resistance #courage #resist #poetry #blueskypoetry #photography

Definitely, he's been well-loved by myself and many in my family for years. At the time, my mom felt concerned by how depressed he seemed at one of his last concerts, sadly. It can be a heavy weight, but if you find others that feel the same, you can also have deeper connections and help others.

Black Locust lures bats . . .
Invasive, laced finger roots
snare Persephone —
tiny words trap wings, a slow
death in pomegranate seeds.

#poetry #poem #tanka #mythology #autumn #fall #poetrycommunity #reading #unhealthyrelationships #mentalhealth #photography #forests #ForestFriday #blueskypoetry

A little Poe on this autumn morning. ☕
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#poetrycommunity #poetry #edgarallenpoe #halloween #listening #calm #reading

Iridescent leaves
scatter from prisms—we quit
our old, storm-swatch house . . .
past grief, an opal fractured—
palette split from clouds, revealed.

#autumnleaves #fall #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #poem #moving #poetrycommunity #reading #pnw #photography #blueskypoetry @blueskypoetry.bsky.social

Poets act as "Dream Keepers" according to Langston Hughes, 1926.

Bring me all of your dreams,
You dreamers.
Bring me all of your
Heart melodies
That I may wrap them
In a blue cloud-cloth
Away from the too rough fingers
Of the world.

#poetry #reading #poetrycommunity #readingcommunity

Thank you! I agree, I appreciate how relatable, beautiful, and striking her work is, all at the same time. Her insight from everyday moments and natural beauty reminds me a bit of Ada Limón.

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Thank you! 🌸

If you can, take a moment to appreciate Heather Cahoon's poetry from her collection Horsefly Dress: tinyurl.com/37bm8359
I love her meaningful and vivid imagery - an interview where she shares her process and perspective: tinyurl.com/5x6yd59c
#poetry #poetrycommunity #reading #indigenouspeoplesday

Wonderful work! And yes, stacking than-bauk can help, considering how tiny they are. I've read you can also try a rhyming pattern like this:

xxxA
xxAx
xAxB
xxBx
xBxC
xxCx
xCxx

A than-bauk (also သံပေါက် or thanbauk) is a Burmese poem that tends to be witty in nature – it contains three lines with four syllables each. The As are rhyming syllables.

xxxA
xxAx
xAxx

#poetry #micropoetry #blueskypoetry #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #writingprompt #prompt #poetryprompt

Orb weaver swallows
frayed light in last autumn's silk - 
fresh web over shade.

#haiku #spider #spidersky #poetry #micropoetry #nature #bluesky #orbweaver #autumn #photography #poem #web #spiderweb #blueskypoetry #arachnid #pnw
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Lastly, I want to share this for World Mental Health Day before I'm off to bed.

Musicians are poets as well. What Kurt says here resonated deeply with me. I have felt this in my hard times. May he rest in peace.

#mentalhealth #kurtcobain #poetry #sensitivity #nirvana #musician
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I love sharing micropoetry on Bluesky so far! Within a few weeks, I'll publish some autumn poetry and photos on Medium, after more polishing, writing, and editing.

I'll reveal the finalized poem's names in the article 🌸

#bluesky #writingcommunity #reading #poems #poetry #reveal #blueskycommunity

Thank you, I'm happy it inspired you! 😊 I plan to post about some other small poetry forms soon.

A witch house must have
ladders of lichen, sewel
feathers to scare bucks
who slash songbird trees —let us
raise walls for rain chorus spells.

#witch #poetry #pnw #PNWonderland #ForestFriday #blueskypoetry #micropoetry #tanka #nature #photography #women #forest #poem
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Thanks, I enjoyed these this morning! I loved the metaphor of the red kite. Yes, the benefits of freedom can feel too little when we deeply miss someone. The spacing flows smoothly as well. Are these inspired by the post, or already written?

Oh purple dragon
leaflings; we want assurance
one raised bed remains . . . 
openings in communities
of calendula castles.

#writing #poetry #poem #garden #flowers #bloomscroll #nature #blueskypoetry #tanka #poem #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry @blueskypoetry.bsky.social

A sliced blood orange
spirit in two halves; maple 
leaf mounds and rose sky.

#autumn #fall #October #TreeTuesday #tree #haiku #micropoetry #poetry #poem #AutumnLeaves #photography #nature #writing @blueskypoetry.bsky.social

A sijo is a Korean poem originating in the 14th century, with 3-6 lines. (44-46 syllables total.)

Yun Seon-do endured banishment for criticizing the ruling Joseon court. Some poetry is timeless.

#poetry #poem #sijo #korean #history #river #sunday #weekend #nature #wisdom #micropoetry #reading

A stump pried from pines,
presenting an artist’s shelf.
Winds left a canvas.

#nature #ForestFriday #forest #pnw #haiku #haikupoetry

Happy Poetry Day to those across the pond 🌿

"...the late year

Hammers her rare and
Various metals."

Sylvia Plath, 1959 - Dark Wood, Dark Water.

#poetry #nature #poem #autumn