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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · Aug 19

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even the herring gulls
seem to sense my pain
the tide too so quiet

#haiku #poetry #grief #dublinbay

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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · Aug 18

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even in my aloneness
how beautiful
these autumn leaves

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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · Aug 8

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in the bay
even the tide has gone
so much of nothing

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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · Aug 5

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alone on the beach
the sound of the sand
in the morning wind

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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · Aug 4

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everywhere
memories of you
withered roses

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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · Jul 25

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the taste of salt
from my tears surprises me
it is so long since i cried

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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · Jul 24

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at the end
what was left unsaid
soft morning mist

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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · Jul 23

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not knowing
how to feel these words
cold slanted rain

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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · Jul 22

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echoing still the words
she has passed
rose petals on water

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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · Jul 22

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what ever happened
to our dreams
a river becomes the sea

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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · Jul 21

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where did it come from
all this grief
yesterday’s rain still falling

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Francis Bacon @francisbacon.bsky.social · Mar 30

Triptych – In Memory of George Dyer https://www.wikiart.org/en/francis-bacon/triptych-in-memory-of-george-dyer-1971

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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · Mar 29

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what day is it
everywhere
plum and cherry blossom

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Francis Bacon @francisbacon.bsky.social · Mar 28

Three Studies for Self-Portrait https://www.wikiart.org/en/francis-bacon/three-studies-for-self-portrait-1973

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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · Mar 28

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in the fine rain
they sparkle like diamonds
spring blossoms

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Francis Bacon @francisbacon.bsky.social · Mar 27

Seated Figure https://www.wikiart.org/en/francis-bacon/seated-figure-1978

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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · Mar 27

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strong winds among
the cherry blossoms so sad
but what a sight

#haiku #poetry

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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · Mar 26

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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · Mar 26

Thank you Donna 🙏

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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · Mar 26

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like the high notes
of a joni mitchell song
spring sparrows

#haiku #poetry

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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · Mar 26

Thank you 🙏

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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · Mar 26

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in the cold wind
they become more beautiful
cherry blossoms

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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · Mar 25

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Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder.bsky.social · Mar 25

"Things aren't all so tangible and sayable as people would usually have us believe; most experiences are unsayable: they happen in a space that no word has ever entered."
~ Rainer Maria Rilke

Almond Blossoms (1888)
🎨 Vincent Van Gogh

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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · Mar 25

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not needing
a social media post
plum blossoms

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