WordsByAmyMichelle

Wild rain on warm earth—
the scent of something ancient
finally returning.

#haiku #poetry #blueskypoet

Do I want to submit here: obviously.

Do I want you to submit here: 1000%.

Do I now want to write about my inner child/past self (cuz lets be fuckireal, I was feral) literally throwing bricks:... don't look over my shoulder while I'm writing.

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wild wild rose
gold and floral hush —
wind still in her ears
and the future
soft in her eyes.

#poetry

perched above the room
like a small, breathing omen

she offers no thunder,
no flame—
only the steady weight
of green-gold eyes

be still.
observe.
claim the high ground
with quiet certainty.

let the world move beneath you
while you remain
unshaken
and utterly aware.

#poetry #mykitty

woke up with
cloudy blue in my eyes
a mirror reflection
of the Carolina skies

But in my heart’s chamber
there’s nothing but gray
since the day you left
my happiness drifted away

yet I still go on
as we all must do
casting my gaze to the heavens
I sure miss you.

To my mom & Dad

#poetry

My heart holding by a string

#7syllablesentence

A weathered face watches over her children of the valley. Age has taken the edge. Features curved, the soft comfort for heads of tired souls. Her bosom is the moss covered limestone, willow weeping hair framing her face. Body bears the caesarian scars of coal, and the bruises of industry. Long past pains, removals, abuses lacking names. Yet she stands, ever watching, breathing life to the valley. What will be her answer, if her children are threatened? The goddess awaits, resting within mountain stone for the time to rise.

I may need to tidy it up a bit, but the core of it is solid. A piece meant for mountain mama. Aimed to do a spooky spicy one about old gods rising that'd chill bones... next one eh.

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My beautiful fur babies, Whiskers and Stella Rose. 💛

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Last piece before the new prompt
#vss365 😊. #poetry

I will walk, though unsure & small,
And trust you’re present through it all
No grand arrival, no clear display
Just love enough to light the way

And if this journey’s end I miss,
Let it be said my offering was this:
I did not know, yet still I stayed,
And chose the good, and was not afraid

#poetry

#dip15
#dailyimageprompt

ominous pathway
signs for #catacombs and #cosy #cats #childcare
on forbidding grey stone pillars
by mike @po3try.bsky.social

#art #muse #poetry #prompt #vss​​ #caturday​

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#music

This was the question for the week in our music channel.

Peace at last, the noise died down.

#7SyllableSentence #peace
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Gloam turns to gloom
The sunset

#7syllablesentence #gloam
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And a bit late

shrill the bagpipes skirled in tunes

#7SyllableSentence #skirl
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Apologies for my absence. Between moving and health issues it was a hard month and a half. Hoping to get back to posting regularly soon! Hope each of you has an awesome day! A beautiful bouquet made by a friend

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Sunset in Malibu. Large rocks jug the shoreline meeting the Pacific Ocean. Purple and pink skies usher in the evening

For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.—Nelson Mandela

Pic of the day

#photography

inner fatigue
detached from reality
an existential breech
of the never ending lies
mirrored moves in hate
as perverse parodies
bring forth the race of evil
from constitutional clowns

#WeirdMicro
#GrimScribe
#writerslife

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Here is my offering for your (gentle) critique!

Gray striped cat surrounded by toys with head on box.

Play hard, sleep harder #caturday

2 Snowy Egrets battle for territory above a vivid medium blue Atlantic Ocean on a sunny day. A small, sparkling wave breaks behind them.

There's not enough room here for the #Two of us !

#BlueSkyArtShow #BirdoftheDay #WaterDroplets #WeekGforGames #EastCoastKin #BirdSky #SnowyEgrets #birds #photography #photographersofbluesky #Florida

A photo of a country field with a wire fence in the foreground with bushes. There is a barn in the distance with mountains in the background.

“We do not remember days, we remember moments.”
— Cesare Pavese

We sort out our seeds,
Imagining our garden,
While the snow still falls.

#dailyhaikuprompt seed

A single seed floats
On a bright day's crisp, clear air
Spring's tiny herald.

#DailyHaikuPrompt #seed #clearair #haiku #senryu

A scar on the soil
Where the dog came to dig, how
Many bones below?
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My reading in Oxford this coming Thursday...

Cliffs cradle the sea
a single window glowing —
storm kept outside, warm

#haiku #poetry

Life update: I'm one step closer to loading some of the #zines I've been punching out lately. I should have the first loaded on my kofi before the week is out. Covers may change over time though as I get more #art time in. Fingers crossed 🤞

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My skin doesn't fit over all of me spilling out, slipping out mind over mouth, soul an ocean emerging in waves pouring from my eyes. I try containing it a sieve to hold back the sea. So instead I try to bottle it, this facsimile  of a face we falsely see as identity. I am all the labels fluid or at least, fitting new forms of pressure created at every moment the air calls upon me to be. I am water.

Repost/fixed a typo. I only have the one offering right now for #poemsabout #prompt #undertheskin. I wanted to do more with it, but the words stayed hidden. Best wishes, enjoy 🤗

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