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Ira Hawthorne

@irahawthorne.bsky.social

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curiosity & wordsmithery poetry & flash|micro|short fiction creative nonfiction Despite everything, still daring to love this world. 📚 🏳️‍🌈 🐈 Queer; she/her #microfiction #flashfiction #writesky #poetry #creativenonfiction

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Ira Hawthorne @irahawthorne.bsky.social · 3d

#acrostic #pastoral Sending peace to all of us in these uncertain times.

Ira Hawthorne @irahawthorne.bsky.social · 3d

Gentle
Rhapsody of breeze;
All the cattle. Four-legged
Zealots for this
Evanescent pasture.

Ira Hawthorne @irahawthorne.bsky.social · 3d

Gentle
Rhapsody of breeze;
All the cattle. Four-legged
Zealots for this
Evanescent pasture.

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Ira Hawthorne @irahawthorne.bsky.social · 22d

#acrostic #creatives #poetry

Ira Hawthorne @irahawthorne.bsky.social · 26d

Defy,
Upend,
Create. Innovate.
Kick up
Some dust.

Imagination is
Not necessarily tidy.

Although,

Right after creating our magic,
Order is sometimes a gift
We give ourselves as thanks.

Ira Hawthorne @irahawthorne.bsky.social · 22d

Maybe
Empathy is the answer for
Right now.
Go try on someone
Else’s shoes for a spell.

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Ira Hawthorne @irahawthorne.bsky.social · 26d

Defy,
Upend,
Create. Innovate.
Kick up
Some dust.

Imagination is
Not necessarily tidy.

Although,

Right after creating our magic,
Order is sometimes a gift
We give ourselves as thanks.

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Ira Hawthorne @irahawthorne.bsky.social · Sep 10

Name me long. Give me
Old names, many names.
Baptize and bless me as your
Laureled leader. I am titled and
Entitled. You may eat cake.

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Ira Hawthorne @irahawthorne.bsky.social · Sep 9

#acrostic #feelingsareforfeeling

Ira Hawthorne @irahawthorne.bsky.social · Aug 30

Shout. Wail. Trumpet this
Open heart of yours, newly
Broken, freshly
Bleeding. Only cowards are
Invincible. Bellow anguished
Notes, rage in
Guttural tones. This is healing.

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Ira Hawthorne @irahawthorne.bsky.social · Aug 30

Shout. Wail. Trumpet this
Open heart of yours, newly
Broken, freshly
Bleeding. Only cowards are
Invincible. Bellow anguished
Notes, rage in
Guttural tones. This is healing.

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Ira Hawthorne @irahawthorne.bsky.social · Aug 19

Thank you!

Ira Hawthorne @irahawthorne.bsky.social · Aug 15

Sister, one day,
One of us will hold the
Office of the US Presidency.
Not yet. But it’s coming.

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Ira Hawthorne @irahawthorne.bsky.social · Aug 15

So polite.

Wendy Miller @burrowingowl.bsky.social · Aug 15

Breakfast with the burrowing owlets this morning. 🪶

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Bodega Cats @bodegacats.bsky.social · Jul 14

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Dee-o-Lantern @deescribe.bsky.social · Jul 13

little library gallows humor for ya :'D

A sign on a metal bookshelf that says "Apocalyptic Fiction has been moved to Current Affairs"

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · Jul 7

I walked
and thought
that I should show you this moment in Kyiv.
And maybe you’ll pass it on
to those who still think
Ukraine is only a battlefield.

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Ira Hawthorne @irahawthorne.bsky.social · Jul 7

Tantalizing lady fingers-
I want you, soaked—
Robust espresso filling
All my spongecake. Let
Mascarpone magic, dusted
In cocoa, dance. Light.
Soft. Savor with me.
Urges are for satiating.

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Ira Hawthorne @irahawthorne.bsky.social · Jul 5

Greetings this fine #Caturday from @jeoffreythecat.bsky.social and his emotional support rug.

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Ira Hawthorne @irahawthorne.bsky.social · Jun 30

All Trans, Bisexual or Pan;
Lesbian, Gay, or Asexual;
Love who and how
You love. You’re safe here.

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Ira Hawthorne @irahawthorne.bsky.social · Jun 28

And even
Then, as you horde it all
Tell me, what
Are you going to do with
It all? Place it all
Next to you in your grave?

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Ira Hawthorne @irahawthorne.bsky.social · Jun 28

#acrostic #ekphrastic #sunrise #possibility DAY!

Ira Hawthorne @irahawthorne.bsky.social · Jun 26

Dear, it’s
As delightful or dreaded as
You Make it.

Ira Hawthorne @irahawthorne.bsky.social · Jun 26

Dear, it’s
As delightful or dreaded as
You Make it.

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Ira Hawthorne @irahawthorne.bsky.social · Jun 26

#acrostic #ekphrastic
#poetrysky
#writersky

Ira Hawthorne @irahawthorne.bsky.social · Jun 24

Ah, look at me,
Being fully present as
I taste this semisweet
Day one spoonful at a time.
Each moment, all mine.

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Ira Hawthorne @irahawthorne.bsky.social · Jun 22

It’s a good day to:
✅ make something
✅ hug a loved one
✅ snuggle a pet
✅ get out in nature
✅ move your body
✅ create a nourishing meal
✅ love harder
✅ find a reason for gratitude
✅ be with others
✅ remember that joy & community are forms of resistance, too. 🕊️

Ira Hawthorne @irahawthorne.bsky.social · Jun 17

#ekphrastic #acrostic #poetry Memory from
Egypt. Philae Temple, 2019.

Ira Hawthorne @irahawthorne.bsky.social · Jun 17

Perhaps you’ll see temples,
Obelisks and hieroglyphs.
Striking facades—
Towering pyramids.
Columns. Sphinxes.
And the goddess Bastet,
Raising her head—purring,
Daring you to pet her.

Ira Hawthorne @irahawthorne.bsky.social · Jun 17

Perhaps you’ll see temples,
Obelisks and hieroglyphs.
Striking facades—
Towering pyramids.
Columns. Sphinxes.
And the goddess Bastet,
Raising her head—purring,
Daring you to pet her.

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