Rachel
@rachelnewcombe8.bsky.social
Psychoanalyst, teacher, &
#vss365 Ambassador
Narrowing the gap between theory & life as lived.
#vss365 Ambassador
Narrowing the gap between theory & life as lived.
Pinned
Reposted by Rachel
#vss365
Monotype
If I end softly,
it’s not restraint.
It’s repetition
learning its trade.
The self doesn’t vanish,
it thins, becomes monotonous,
a companion
you stop noticing
until it’s vapour.
Poetry
doesn’t resolve.
It just peters out
and
the
ink
turns
stale.
#monotonous
Monotype
If I end softly,
it’s not restraint.
It’s repetition
learning its trade.
The self doesn’t vanish,
it thins, becomes monotonous,
a companion
you stop noticing
until it’s vapour.
Poetry
doesn’t resolve.
It just peters out
and
the
ink
turns
stale.
#monotonous
December 14, 2025 at 8:59 AM
#vss365
Monotype
If I end softly,
it’s not restraint.
It’s repetition
learning its trade.
The self doesn’t vanish,
it thins, becomes monotonous,
a companion
you stop noticing
until it’s vapour.
Poetry
doesn’t resolve.
It just peters out
and
the
ink
turns
stale.
#monotonous
Monotype
If I end softly,
it’s not restraint.
It’s repetition
learning its trade.
The self doesn’t vanish,
it thins, becomes monotonous,
a companion
you stop noticing
until it’s vapour.
Poetry
doesn’t resolve.
It just peters out
and
the
ink
turns
stale.
#monotonous
Reposted by Rachel
In monotonous,
Monochrome existence, a
Wobble is welcome.
#vss365 #monotonous #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
Monochrome existence, a
Wobble is welcome.
#vss365 #monotonous #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
December 14, 2025 at 8:11 AM
In monotonous,
Monochrome existence, a
Wobble is welcome.
#vss365 #monotonous #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
Monochrome existence, a
Wobble is welcome.
#vss365 #monotonous #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
Reposted by Rachel
I’ve reached
the point in my life
where monotony
is more perfection
than the challenge.
Crashing news, wars,
mass shootings, hate,
division, discord,
disillusion…
… I’d write the same poem
for eternity
and be glad for it.
#vss365 #monotonous
the point in my life
where monotony
is more perfection
than the challenge.
Crashing news, wars,
mass shootings, hate,
division, discord,
disillusion…
… I’d write the same poem
for eternity
and be glad for it.
#vss365 #monotonous
December 14, 2025 at 10:11 AM
I’ve reached
the point in my life
where monotony
is more perfection
than the challenge.
Crashing news, wars,
mass shootings, hate,
division, discord,
disillusion…
… I’d write the same poem
for eternity
and be glad for it.
#vss365 #monotonous
the point in my life
where monotony
is more perfection
than the challenge.
Crashing news, wars,
mass shootings, hate,
division, discord,
disillusion…
… I’d write the same poem
for eternity
and be glad for it.
#vss365 #monotonous
Reposted by Rachel
Life can be #monotonous
with the perpetual cycle of
hope, hopelessness
dreams, nightmares
love, hate
joy, grief
clarity, ambiguity
and the unbearable weight
of making meaning
from meaningless
so you try to carry it well
and gradually let go
of the life you have
and embrace
the life you want
#vss365
with the perpetual cycle of
hope, hopelessness
dreams, nightmares
love, hate
joy, grief
clarity, ambiguity
and the unbearable weight
of making meaning
from meaningless
so you try to carry it well
and gradually let go
of the life you have
and embrace
the life you want
#vss365
December 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Life can be #monotonous
with the perpetual cycle of
hope, hopelessness
dreams, nightmares
love, hate
joy, grief
clarity, ambiguity
and the unbearable weight
of making meaning
from meaningless
so you try to carry it well
and gradually let go
of the life you have
and embrace
the life you want
#vss365
with the perpetual cycle of
hope, hopelessness
dreams, nightmares
love, hate
joy, grief
clarity, ambiguity
and the unbearable weight
of making meaning
from meaningless
so you try to carry it well
and gradually let go
of the life you have
and embrace
the life you want
#vss365
Reposted by Rachel
Looking out towards the horizon seeing heat rise from crops,eyes blurred by sweat trickling from her brow.
Her life one of #monotonous drudgery. Moments drawn out as though living in slow motion.
Watching the fan spin off its axis she thought it the perfect metaphor for the state of her life
#vss365
Her life one of #monotonous drudgery. Moments drawn out as though living in slow motion.
Watching the fan spin off its axis she thought it the perfect metaphor for the state of her life
#vss365
December 14, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Looking out towards the horizon seeing heat rise from crops,eyes blurred by sweat trickling from her brow.
Her life one of #monotonous drudgery. Moments drawn out as though living in slow motion.
Watching the fan spin off its axis she thought it the perfect metaphor for the state of her life
#vss365
Her life one of #monotonous drudgery. Moments drawn out as though living in slow motion.
Watching the fan spin off its axis she thought it the perfect metaphor for the state of her life
#vss365
Reposted by Rachel
The day repeats itself. Minutes align exactly as they did before. Thin musings coil in monotonous circles, avoiding any deviation. Yet a slight notion pretends that sameness, like a clematis, might pouf away with whatever breeze happens to pass.
#vss365 #prompt Dec 14 #monotonous
#vss365 #prompt Dec 14 #monotonous
December 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The day repeats itself. Minutes align exactly as they did before. Thin musings coil in monotonous circles, avoiding any deviation. Yet a slight notion pretends that sameness, like a clematis, might pouf away with whatever breeze happens to pass.
#vss365 #prompt Dec 14 #monotonous
#vss365 #prompt Dec 14 #monotonous
December 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Reposted by Rachel
December 13, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Reposted by Rachel
In the parlor of the inherited home, the blank page seemed to reach its own apogee. She touched the paper, sensing a cargo of twilight. Suddenly, the walls grew oddly unfamiliar. The break at the apex carried farther than the golden hour could hold.
#vss365 #prompt Dec 13 #apogee
🖼️ O. Zhelezniak
#vss365 #prompt Dec 13 #apogee
🖼️ O. Zhelezniak
December 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Reposted by Rachel
After almost 5 years I finally finished a painting that began as an ambitious light & reflection project in an adult education class. It's a 1980's Henry Moore toaster, my toaster. Each winter I return to this piece and now its complete there is a sense of relief and fatigue.
December 13, 2025 at 11:35 AM
After almost 5 years I finally finished a painting that began as an ambitious light & reflection project in an adult education class. It's a 1980's Henry Moore toaster, my toaster. Each winter I return to this piece and now its complete there is a sense of relief and fatigue.
Reposted by Rachel
December 12, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Reposted by Rachel
Each tiny thing
is a successor
but also vanishes
at the bottom
of my coffee cup
or into the trees.
#vss365 #successor
is a successor
but also vanishes
at the bottom
of my coffee cup
or into the trees.
#vss365 #successor
December 12, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Each tiny thing
is a successor
but also vanishes
at the bottom
of my coffee cup
or into the trees.
#vss365 #successor
is a successor
but also vanishes
at the bottom
of my coffee cup
or into the trees.
#vss365 #successor
Reposted by Rachel
I guard my ancestral house
feeling as if my parents are still alive
in the corners of this place
I can't save it as it was
repairs and interior changes
have to be carried out
I hear my mom's voice
saying that I'm their #successor
their living sign
#vss365
feeling as if my parents are still alive
in the corners of this place
I can't save it as it was
repairs and interior changes
have to be carried out
I hear my mom's voice
saying that I'm their #successor
their living sign
#vss365
December 12, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I guard my ancestral house
feeling as if my parents are still alive
in the corners of this place
I can't save it as it was
repairs and interior changes
have to be carried out
I hear my mom's voice
saying that I'm their #successor
their living sign
#vss365
feeling as if my parents are still alive
in the corners of this place
I can't save it as it was
repairs and interior changes
have to be carried out
I hear my mom's voice
saying that I'm their #successor
their living sign
#vss365
Reposted by Rachel
Cycles of rebirth,
Natural successors of
Life and death teeming.
#vss365 #successor #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
Natural successors of
Life and death teeming.
#vss365 #successor #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
December 12, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Cycles of rebirth,
Natural successors of
Life and death teeming.
#vss365 #successor #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
Natural successors of
Life and death teeming.
#vss365 #successor #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
Reposted by Rachel
Autumn will soon be declared officially dead. It did its best. Or at least existed. But the real headline is its successor. Not due for nine days yet already stomping and chilling around. Utterly unfazed. Frankly, even the paperwork has better manners.
#vss365 #prompt Dec 12 #successor
#vss365 #prompt Dec 12 #successor
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Autumn will soon be declared officially dead. It did its best. Or at least existed. But the real headline is its successor. Not due for nine days yet already stomping and chilling around. Utterly unfazed. Frankly, even the paperwork has better manners.
#vss365 #prompt Dec 12 #successor
#vss365 #prompt Dec 12 #successor
What if there'll be no successor?
You ask with concern.
Then there'll be no successor.
I answer with love.
#vss365 #successor
You ask with concern.
Then there'll be no successor.
I answer with love.
#vss365 #successor
December 12, 2025 at 12:58 PM
What if there'll be no successor?
You ask with concern.
Then there'll be no successor.
I answer with love.
#vss365 #successor
You ask with concern.
Then there'll be no successor.
I answer with love.
#vss365 #successor
