Tom Koontz
@tomkoontz.bsky.social
Poet writer painter / retired prof (lit, cr wr) now in Seattle. All rights reserved, repost granted if credited.
She laughed.
I was very
blasé
I was very
blasé
June 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM
She laughed.
I was very
blasé
I was very
blasé
winter trees
across the green
of the hospital
across the green
of the hospital
June 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
winter trees
across the green
of the hospital
across the green
of the hospital
words words words
love bathes
in a patch
of sunlight
on the bottom
of the sea
at the bottom
of my heart
love bathes
in a patch
of sunlight
on the bottom
of the sea
at the bottom
of my heart
April 28, 2025 at 12:24 AM
words words words
love bathes
in a patch
of sunlight
on the bottom
of the sea
at the bottom
of my heart
love bathes
in a patch
of sunlight
on the bottom
of the sea
at the bottom
of my heart
words words words
duck coming in—
head up / butt down
splash landing
duck coming in—
head up / butt down
splash landing
April 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
words words words
duck coming in—
head up / butt down
splash landing
duck coming in—
head up / butt down
splash landing
wordswordswords
relaxing
in what is true
letting things be
to happen on their own
relaxing
in what is true
letting things be
to happen on their own
April 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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relaxing
in what is true
letting things be
to happen on their own
relaxing
in what is true
letting things be
to happen on their own
words words words
a family slides down
against a wall. history
flows from their eyes
a family slides down
against a wall. history
flows from their eyes
April 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
words words words
a family slides down
against a wall. history
flows from their eyes
a family slides down
against a wall. history
flows from their eyes
words words words
a fiery goblet
brimming
with dew
we break fast
in the orange light
my toast: you
drinking it all in
a fiery goblet
brimming
with dew
we break fast
in the orange light
my toast: you
drinking it all in
April 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
words words words
a fiery goblet
brimming
with dew
we break fast
in the orange light
my toast: you
drinking it all in
a fiery goblet
brimming
with dew
we break fast
in the orange light
my toast: you
drinking it all in
words words words
crow sitting
in the rain—
drops dripping
from his tail
crow sitting
in the rain—
drops dripping
from his tail
March 25, 2025 at 1:52 AM
words words words
crow sitting
in the rain—
drops dripping
from his tail
crow sitting
in the rain—
drops dripping
from his tail
words words words
a stream
unnamed
flowed here
a stream
unnamed
flowed here
March 21, 2025 at 6:18 PM
words words words
a stream
unnamed
flowed here
a stream
unnamed
flowed here
words words words
I fashioned a bowl
of my life, ardent
with shadows
you filled it
with fresh sunshine
I fashioned a bowl
of my life, ardent
with shadows
you filled it
with fresh sunshine
March 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
words words words
I fashioned a bowl
of my life, ardent
with shadows
you filled it
with fresh sunshine
I fashioned a bowl
of my life, ardent
with shadows
you filled it
with fresh sunshine
words words words
two golden horses
in a wayside field
two golden eagles
in a wayside sky
two golden horses
in a wayside field
two golden eagles
in a wayside sky
March 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
words words words
two golden horses
in a wayside field
two golden eagles
in a wayside sky
two golden horses
in a wayside field
two golden eagles
in a wayside sky
words words words
then to now
tonight, come the morning
leaf dust on a smooth stone / stardust on the surface of the moon
dream to day
soul to heart
gift to request
answer to question
palm to palm
finger tip finger tip
empty
full
word to poem
ah to ommm
(from “Kissing the Bones”)
then to now
tonight, come the morning
leaf dust on a smooth stone / stardust on the surface of the moon
dream to day
soul to heart
gift to request
answer to question
palm to palm
finger tip finger tip
empty
full
word to poem
ah to ommm
(from “Kissing the Bones”)
March 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
words words words
then to now
tonight, come the morning
leaf dust on a smooth stone / stardust on the surface of the moon
dream to day
soul to heart
gift to request
answer to question
palm to palm
finger tip finger tip
empty
full
word to poem
ah to ommm
(from “Kissing the Bones”)
then to now
tonight, come the morning
leaf dust on a smooth stone / stardust on the surface of the moon
dream to day
soul to heart
gift to request
answer to question
palm to palm
finger tip finger tip
empty
full
word to poem
ah to ommm
(from “Kissing the Bones”)
wordswordswords
Def: “freedom”: doing good. To liberate is to make doing good possible (thanks, Timothy Snyder)
Def: “freedom”: doing good. To liberate is to make doing good possible (thanks, Timothy Snyder)
February 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Def: “freedom”: doing good. To liberate is to make doing good possible (thanks, Timothy Snyder)
Def: “freedom”: doing good. To liberate is to make doing good possible (thanks, Timothy Snyder)
words words words
to begin with
your fingers
dawn
at the windowsill
to begin with
your fingers
dawn
at the windowsill
February 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
words words words
to begin with
your fingers
dawn
at the windowsill
to begin with
your fingers
dawn
at the windowsill
words words words
snowflakes
feathering
the garden bench
suggestible
bulbs
snowflakes
feathering
the garden bench
suggestible
bulbs
February 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
words words words
snowflakes
feathering
the garden bench
suggestible
bulbs
snowflakes
feathering
the garden bench
suggestible
bulbs
words words words
moonlight
on the far fields
moonlight
on the doorstep
moonlight
on the far fields
moonlight
on the doorstep
February 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
words words words
moonlight
on the far fields
moonlight
on the doorstep
moonlight
on the far fields
moonlight
on the doorstep
words words words
dawn drifts in
sits softly
on the bed
dawn drifts in
sits softly
on the bed
February 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
words words words
dawn drifts in
sits softly
on the bed
dawn drifts in
sits softly
on the bed
words words words
“love,
all alike,”
like river lake,
like which
is you,
like which
is me,
“love,
all alike,”
like river lake,
like which
is you,
like which
is me,
February 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
words words words
“love,
all alike,”
like river lake,
like which
is you,
like which
is me,
“love,
all alike,”
like river lake,
like which
is you,
like which
is me,
wordswordswords
mountains
drifting by,
clouds
mountains
drifting by,
clouds
February 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
wordswordswords
mountains
drifting by,
clouds
mountains
drifting by,
clouds
words words words
at the center
of each flower
a galaxy of
crystal bells
Saraswati
calling Brahma
to his prayers
at the center
of each flower
a galaxy of
crystal bells
Saraswati
calling Brahma
to his prayers
February 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
words words words
at the center
of each flower
a galaxy of
crystal bells
Saraswati
calling Brahma
to his prayers
at the center
of each flower
a galaxy of
crystal bells
Saraswati
calling Brahma
to his prayers
wordswordswords
DO NOT FEED
Velociraptor
(even if old)
WARNING
Velociraptor
will bite
DO NOT FEED
Velociraptor
(even if old)
WARNING
Velociraptor
will bite
February 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
wordswordswords
DO NOT FEED
Velociraptor
(even if old)
WARNING
Velociraptor
will bite
DO NOT FEED
Velociraptor
(even if old)
WARNING
Velociraptor
will bite
words words words
one world
after another
one world
after another
February 1, 2025 at 2:52 AM
words words words
one world
after another
one world
after another
wordswordswords
such
purity
of heart
the
ri
fle
man’s
ex
qui
site
aim
.
such
purity
of heart
the
ri
fle
man’s
ex
qui
site
aim
.
January 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
wordswordswords
such
purity
of heart
the
ri
fle
man’s
ex
qui
site
aim
.
such
purity
of heart
the
ri
fle
man’s
ex
qui
site
aim
.
wordswordswords
i was watching,
when the swans
began to sing
i was watching,
when the swans
began to sing
January 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
wordswordswords
i was watching,
when the swans
began to sing
i was watching,
when the swans
began to sing