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Raymh @rayhourigan.bsky.social · 4h

Trees can scream, it's in
The whispering leaves, clenched roots,
Clawing at the sky.
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sifaswriting.bsky.social @sifaswriting.bsky.social · 12h

Be wary
of #clingingshadows
Be sure
to count how many
you cast when
you step into the light.
Make certain
that somehow
you haven't picked up
a hitchhiker.

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Our Poetry @ourpoetryx.bsky.social · 9d

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David Niall Wilson @davidniallwilson.com · 11h

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In the clinging shadows where the eldred spirits play,
Draped all in black and singing in their eldred spirit way,
The hedges fill with witches set to watch the dark parade
That exits each October from where Halloween is made...

Our Poetry @ourpoetryx.bsky.social · 9d

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Our Poetry @ourpoetryx.bsky.social · 20h

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Prompt for 9 October

-Clinging shadows-
Some days the night won’t go, the darkness won’t dissipate. Clinging shadows shift and hide, deepening the mystery of the world.

From the vault: Shady lane

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Kunal 🌅 @poetickunal.bsky.social · 23h

you left me,
no clear escape
for now, I’m a
#mess of thoughts.

clinging shadows stay,
#defiance in air,
and the #cat watches
with eyes like moons.

writhing vices stir,
#respite drips down.
peace arrives
only for you.

#OurPoetryX #Emotery #WildWalkPrompt #BlueSkyRelay #firewords280 #RetroArtPrompt

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Raymh @rayhourigan.bsky.social · 1d

As daylight narrows,
Twilight's clinging shadows trace
Patterns on the ground.
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Kunal 🌅 @poetickunal.bsky.social · 1d

#curdle milk
#gloom in the room
midnight howls
outside my window
break the quiet

#bark of a tree
lands soft
#ash on the ground
#candid stars
i watch alone

shadows stay
wind touches
a broken heart
all is still
yet all is gone

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Our Poetry @ourpoetryx.bsky.social · 1d

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Prompt for 8 October

-Midnight howls-
Nothing screams spooky like a lonesome howl in the dead of night… other than an answering call.

From the vault: Blindside

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sifaswriting.bsky.social @sifaswriting.bsky.social · 1d

It was just a story:

#midnighthowls upon the moor
the black shadows
the paw prints
imprinted in the mud.
It's just Old Connelly's mastiff,
He should chain up that dog
at night.
Just stay home
when the sun goes down
You'll always be safe.

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Our Poetry @ourpoetryx.bsky.social · 9d

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Raymh @rayhourigan.bsky.social · 2d

Bells rang, the hound's toll,
As midnight howls shook buildings,
Appalling power.
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sifaswriting.bsky.social @sifaswriting.bsky.social · 2d

Three in the morning
#abitingwind sweeps through
bears shiver in long sleep
the last of shriveled leaves
whirled away to far lands
the raven caws
as it locates its new lair
and lands at
the top of my house.

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Our Poetry @ourpoetryx.bsky.social · 9d

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Raymh @rayhourigan.bsky.social · 3d

Eyes streaming in a
Biting wind, winter by the
Sea, a host of charms.
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sifaswriting.bsky.social @sifaswriting.bsky.social · 3d

wear #extralayers
when you go camping
in the dark woods
the autumn nights
grow cold and dark
huddle around the
campfire
and tell stories of
restless spirits

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Our Poetry @ourpoetryx.bsky.social · 9d

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Nya 🧿 🇨🇦 @artbyseranya.bsky.social · 3d

Overgrown ego, or over-the-top pride, the dude has no apparent redeemable value, except for his ability to sell a fascist state, to a hungry populace, as if repulsive steaks!
©️ #Seranya #Writing 🦄

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Our Poetry @ourpoetryx.bsky.social · 3d

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Prompt for 6 October

-Extra layers-
When nights turn cold & days hold the chill, wrap up in extra layers for warmth & comfort. Let some layers be books, a cosy fire, a friendly hug. Our spirits need comfort too!

From the vault: Overgrown

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Our Poetry @ourpoetryx.bsky.social · 3d

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Prompt for 6 October

-Extra layers-
When nights turn cold & days hold the chill, wrap up in extra layers for warmth & comfort. Let some layers be books, a cosy fire, a friendly hug. Our spirits need comfort too!

From the vault: Overgrown

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Francis H Powell writer and poet @fhpowellwriter.bsky.social · 4d

#MorningChill #OurPoetryX
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Raymh @rayhourigan.bsky.social · 4d

Extra layers this
Winter, to protect from cold
And rubber bullets.
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🔆Fiery Sun Song🔆 @fluxofmind.ca · 4d

Stiff as garden gnome
Mechanically sipping joe

Monday - must leave home
Backpacked kids in tow

His joy stuck in dreams
Weird from sleeping pill

Then clear outdoor beams
And crisp morning chill

Melt the ice all at once
Skips to bus with his sons

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Our Poetry @ourpoetryx.bsky.social · 4d

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Prompt for 5 October

-Morning chill-
Part of the fabric of fall, a morning chill is refreshing. It has an edge that stimulates the mind even as you reach for your flannel.

From the vault: Blanket

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Raymh @rayhourigan.bsky.social · 5d

First morning chill has
Saturated my bones, joints
Creaking in the wind.
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sifaswriting.bsky.social @sifaswriting.bsky.social · 4d

The #morningchill
seeps into the bones
small fire in the hearth
not enough to stave off
the bitter cold
I can't feel my fingers
or my toes
I should be shivering
but I feel only peace
as the warmth of
oblivion
pulls me under.

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Our Poetry @ourpoetryx.bsky.social · 9d

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Our Poetry @ourpoetryx.bsky.social · 4d

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Prompt for 5 October

-Morning chill-
Part of the fabric of fall, a morning chill is refreshing. It has an edge that stimulates the mind even as you reach for your flannel.

From the vault: Blanket

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

The swamp creature rises
#bitsofbracken clings to their bones
moss and algae twin crowns
empty eye sockets
glow as they regard you
with almost a gentle pity
because the adventurer
has accidentally stepped
over their bounds
and into a situation
over their experience.

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Our Poetry @ourpoetryx.bsky.social · 9d

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Raymh @rayhourigan.bsky.social · 6d

Bits of bracken still
Clung to his clothing, wanderer
Of woodland wayfares.
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Our Poetry @ourpoetryx.bsky.social · 5d

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Prompt for 4 October

-Bits of bracken-
This may be a family colloquialism, but I thought a bit of bracken was a heap of rubble, or detritus. Turns out, bracken is the common fern, which is entangling underfoot, at least.

From the vault: nightmare

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sifaswriting.bsky.social @sifaswriting.bsky.social · 6d

A losing battle
#resolute in the righteousness
of the cause.
In the face of utter despair
stand fast.
No one can take your conviction
away from you.
Even if all seems lost
the war still goes on.
There will always be those
who resist.

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Our Poetry @ourpoetryx.bsky.social · 9d

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