Jen Thorne
@jenthorne.bsky.social
"Delightfully bleak."
In real life, I'm a working mother of two, with a boring job in IT.
On here, I am a poet, writer, artist, and crafter!
Member of the #PoetsOfDoom crew.
Member of the #PromptCombo team.
In real life, I'm a working mother of two, with a boring job in IT.
On here, I am a poet, writer, artist, and crafter!
Member of the #PoetsOfDoom crew.
Member of the #PromptCombo team.
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"First Orange of the Year".
#poem #poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #orange
#poem #poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #orange
September 18, 2026 at 7:59 AM
"First Orange of the Year".
#poem #poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #orange
#poem #poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #orange
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Take oar,
slide under
the overview.
Emerald light
flourishes
in mixed blue.
Splash side
flotilla
floats on by.
Birds sing
and dragons fly.
Overcast shimmer,
accent above;
these open waters
lift the soul to love.
Sometimes loss
is found again.
Life #sustained,
in the wake
we comprehend.
#vss365
slide under
the overview.
Emerald light
flourishes
in mixed blue.
Splash side
flotilla
floats on by.
Birds sing
and dragons fly.
Overcast shimmer,
accent above;
these open waters
lift the soul to love.
Sometimes loss
is found again.
Life #sustained,
in the wake
we comprehend.
#vss365
September 18, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Take oar,
slide under
the overview.
Emerald light
flourishes
in mixed blue.
Splash side
flotilla
floats on by.
Birds sing
and dragons fly.
Overcast shimmer,
accent above;
these open waters
lift the soul to love.
Sometimes loss
is found again.
Life #sustained,
in the wake
we comprehend.
#vss365
slide under
the overview.
Emerald light
flourishes
in mixed blue.
Splash side
flotilla
floats on by.
Birds sing
and dragons fly.
Overcast shimmer,
accent above;
these open waters
lift the soul to love.
Sometimes loss
is found again.
Life #sustained,
in the wake
we comprehend.
#vss365
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September 18, 2026 at 7:50 AM
I hope everyone is having a good Friday. I am off to a poetry festival so am very happy.
@ianbrownlie.bsky.social I tried to stay away from the darkness and mostly succeeded (mostly).
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
#PoemsAbout
#Strays
#Poetry
@ianbrownlie.bsky.social I tried to stay away from the darkness and mostly succeeded (mostly).
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
#PoemsAbout
#Strays
#Poetry
September 18, 2026 at 7:28 AM
I hope everyone is having a good Friday. I am off to a poetry festival so am very happy.
@ianbrownlie.bsky.social I tried to stay away from the darkness and mostly succeeded (mostly).
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
#PoemsAbout
#Strays
#Poetry
@ianbrownlie.bsky.social I tried to stay away from the darkness and mostly succeeded (mostly).
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
#PoemsAbout
#Strays
#Poetry
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#Sustain
A breath
A beat
And count
I can’t I can
I try
In #Within
Out
Without
I tried
Retried
#Float a breath
Out without
Drop the salt
Now Count with me
the breath
the beat
I can I can’t
Mist and Clouds
I tried
I tired
#vss365 #2WordPrompt #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
#Oulens
A breath
A beat
And count
I can’t I can
I try
In #Within
Out
Without
I tried
Retried
#Float a breath
Out without
Drop the salt
Now Count with me
the breath
the beat
I can I can’t
Mist and Clouds
I tried
I tired
#vss365 #2WordPrompt #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
#Oulens
September 17, 2026 at 2:58 PM
#Sustain
A breath
A beat
And count
I can’t I can
I try
In #Within
Out
Without
I tried
Retried
#Float a breath
Out without
Drop the salt
Now Count with me
the breath
the beat
I can I can’t
Mist and Clouds
I tried
I tired
#vss365 #2WordPrompt #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
#Oulens
A breath
A beat
And count
I can’t I can
I try
In #Within
Out
Without
I tried
Retried
#Float a breath
Out without
Drop the salt
Now Count with me
the breath
the beat
I can I can’t
Mist and Clouds
I tried
I tired
#vss365 #2WordPrompt #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
#Oulens
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this world chides for naivete
disdains us abrades us for cache
still our consistency does not sway
even a duplicity we won't betray
but you commit a deep, foul play
to punish us for being this way
a trust given you so misplay
yet surprised when we walk away
always a choice; sweet truth bouquet
💎🩵
disdains us abrades us for cache
still our consistency does not sway
even a duplicity we won't betray
but you commit a deep, foul play
to punish us for being this way
a trust given you so misplay
yet surprised when we walk away
always a choice; sweet truth bouquet
💎🩵
September 17, 2026 at 3:09 PM
this world chides for naivete
disdains us abrades us for cache
still our consistency does not sway
even a duplicity we won't betray
but you commit a deep, foul play
to punish us for being this way
a trust given you so misplay
yet surprised when we walk away
always a choice; sweet truth bouquet
💎🩵
disdains us abrades us for cache
still our consistency does not sway
even a duplicity we won't betray
but you commit a deep, foul play
to punish us for being this way
a trust given you so misplay
yet surprised when we walk away
always a choice; sweet truth bouquet
💎🩵
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@trioletjam.bsky.social
It's well known that the devil overlooks blackberries at Michaelmas, but it's jammy picking 'til then!
#TrioletJam
#Triolet
#Jammy
#Michaelmas
#poetry #poetrycommunity
#writing #writingcommunity
#poetryprompt
It's well known that the devil overlooks blackberries at Michaelmas, but it's jammy picking 'til then!
#TrioletJam
#Triolet
#Jammy
#Michaelmas
#poetry #poetrycommunity
#writing #writingcommunity
#poetryprompt
September 17, 2026 at 3:17 PM
@trioletjam.bsky.social
It's well known that the devil overlooks blackberries at Michaelmas, but it's jammy picking 'til then!
#TrioletJam
#Triolet
#Jammy
#Michaelmas
#poetry #poetrycommunity
#writing #writingcommunity
#poetryprompt
It's well known that the devil overlooks blackberries at Michaelmas, but it's jammy picking 'til then!
#TrioletJam
#Triolet
#Jammy
#Michaelmas
#poetry #poetrycommunity
#writing #writingcommunity
#poetryprompt
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September 17, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Reposted by Jen Thorne
The harsh rasp of a tree-saw
growls across the street. No
amount of rain will ever be able
to wash away the blood. Tears
fill the eyes of the mournful
starlings; I bow with them
among the splinters on the street.
©️September 2026
growls across the street. No
amount of rain will ever be able
to wash away the blood. Tears
fill the eyes of the mournful
starlings; I bow with them
among the splinters on the street.
©️September 2026
September 17, 2026 at 10:36 AM
The harsh rasp of a tree-saw
growls across the street. No
amount of rain will ever be able
to wash away the blood. Tears
fill the eyes of the mournful
starlings; I bow with them
among the splinters on the street.
©️September 2026
growls across the street. No
amount of rain will ever be able
to wash away the blood. Tears
fill the eyes of the mournful
starlings; I bow with them
among the splinters on the street.
©️September 2026
Reposted by Jen Thorne
#haiku #poetry #blueskypoets
#Alzheimers
It's my Dad's 76th birthday
He has very few moments of his old self, but the smile when he blows out the candle on his cream donut is all him!
Here is a #haiku
#Alzheimers
It's my Dad's 76th birthday
He has very few moments of his old self, but the smile when he blows out the candle on his cream donut is all him!
Here is a #haiku
September 17, 2026 at 12:18 PM
#haiku #poetry #blueskypoets
#Alzheimers
It's my Dad's 76th birthday
He has very few moments of his old self, but the smile when he blows out the candle on his cream donut is all him!
Here is a #haiku
#Alzheimers
It's my Dad's 76th birthday
He has very few moments of his old self, but the smile when he blows out the candle on his cream donut is all him!
Here is a #haiku
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To the vet
Who judged
My #Orange cat,
Never knowing
About his birth -
You counted his
Failings
Without knowledge
Of his worth;
He's unknowable
Like mist
On the river,
The fire guarding
My peace
As despair closes in,
The keeper of compassion
Never shown to him.
#WildWalkPrompt #Cats #Poetry
Who judged
My #Orange cat,
Never knowing
About his birth -
You counted his
Failings
Without knowledge
Of his worth;
He's unknowable
Like mist
On the river,
The fire guarding
My peace
As despair closes in,
The keeper of compassion
Never shown to him.
#WildWalkPrompt #Cats #Poetry
September 17, 2026 at 11:14 AM
To the vet
Who judged
My #Orange cat,
Never knowing
About his birth -
You counted his
Failings
Without knowledge
Of his worth;
He's unknowable
Like mist
On the river,
The fire guarding
My peace
As despair closes in,
The keeper of compassion
Never shown to him.
#WildWalkPrompt #Cats #Poetry
Who judged
My #Orange cat,
Never knowing
About his birth -
You counted his
Failings
Without knowledge
Of his worth;
He's unknowable
Like mist
On the river,
The fire guarding
My peace
As despair closes in,
The keeper of compassion
Never shown to him.
#WildWalkPrompt #Cats #Poetry
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For #PoetsOfDoom
Mixed multiple forms
Mine is a Haiku-Sonnet
with much thanks to the Doom Team
@sonnetsmith.bsky.social
@daveashleypoet.bsky.social
@jenthorne.bsky.social
@phylogeneticsteve.bsky.social
Mixed multiple forms
Mine is a Haiku-Sonnet
with much thanks to the Doom Team
@sonnetsmith.bsky.social
@daveashleypoet.bsky.social
@jenthorne.bsky.social
@phylogeneticsteve.bsky.social
September 17, 2026 at 10:05 AM
For #PoetsOfDoom
Mixed multiple forms
Mine is a Haiku-Sonnet
with much thanks to the Doom Team
@sonnetsmith.bsky.social
@daveashleypoet.bsky.social
@jenthorne.bsky.social
@phylogeneticsteve.bsky.social
Mixed multiple forms
Mine is a Haiku-Sonnet
with much thanks to the Doom Team
@sonnetsmith.bsky.social
@daveashleypoet.bsky.social
@jenthorne.bsky.social
@phylogeneticsteve.bsky.social
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September 17, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Reposted by Jen Thorne
wish i could be you
certain of what you’re seeing
eager to name it
i could never be so sure —
seeing things change all the time
💎🩵
certain of what you’re seeing
eager to name it
i could never be so sure —
seeing things change all the time
💎🩵
September 17, 2026 at 8:21 AM
wish i could be you
certain of what you’re seeing
eager to name it
i could never be so sure —
seeing things change all the time
💎🩵
certain of what you’re seeing
eager to name it
i could never be so sure —
seeing things change all the time
💎🩵
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I'm going through a rappincial phase
listening to rap music too much
it plays with my mind
then I play with rhymes
finding the right words
takes an adventurous touch
#SillySeptember #rappincial #poetry @daveashleypoet.bsky.social
listening to rap music too much
it plays with my mind
then I play with rhymes
finding the right words
takes an adventurous touch
#SillySeptember #rappincial #poetry @daveashleypoet.bsky.social
September 17, 2026 at 8:32 AM
I'm going through a rappincial phase
listening to rap music too much
it plays with my mind
then I play with rhymes
finding the right words
takes an adventurous touch
#SillySeptember #rappincial #poetry @daveashleypoet.bsky.social
listening to rap music too much
it plays with my mind
then I play with rhymes
finding the right words
takes an adventurous touch
#SillySeptember #rappincial #poetry @daveashleypoet.bsky.social
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said I didn't need saving
I lied to myself
just like I lied
when I said I'm ok
as if I'm trying to talk myself into it
thinking that it'll make me stronger
if I were honest all the time
I'd fall apart
if it gets me from today
to tomorrow,
if it keeps me alive,
does it really matter?
#poetry
I lied to myself
just like I lied
when I said I'm ok
as if I'm trying to talk myself into it
thinking that it'll make me stronger
if I were honest all the time
I'd fall apart
if it gets me from today
to tomorrow,
if it keeps me alive,
does it really matter?
#poetry
September 17, 2026 at 8:33 AM
said I didn't need saving
I lied to myself
just like I lied
when I said I'm ok
as if I'm trying to talk myself into it
thinking that it'll make me stronger
if I were honest all the time
I'd fall apart
if it gets me from today
to tomorrow,
if it keeps me alive,
does it really matter?
#poetry
I lied to myself
just like I lied
when I said I'm ok
as if I'm trying to talk myself into it
thinking that it'll make me stronger
if I were honest all the time
I'd fall apart
if it gets me from today
to tomorrow,
if it keeps me alive,
does it really matter?
#poetry
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#AmpersandAfterDark #poetry
#blueskypoet
@madp03t.bsky.social
A consequence must outlast its cause
I am hoping to get some time to really dig into some of these again later. I very much like the idea of this one, but I think the ending is a little off. I wrote it though, and that counts.
#blueskypoet
@madp03t.bsky.social
A consequence must outlast its cause
I am hoping to get some time to really dig into some of these again later. I very much like the idea of this one, but I think the ending is a little off. I wrote it though, and that counts.
September 17, 2026 at 12:20 AM
#AmpersandAfterDark #poetry
#blueskypoet
@madp03t.bsky.social
A consequence must outlast its cause
I am hoping to get some time to really dig into some of these again later. I very much like the idea of this one, but I think the ending is a little off. I wrote it though, and that counts.
#blueskypoet
@madp03t.bsky.social
A consequence must outlast its cause
I am hoping to get some time to really dig into some of these again later. I very much like the idea of this one, but I think the ending is a little off. I wrote it though, and that counts.
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Reposted by Jen Thorne
Martin Hayes Festschrift. 25 days Celebrating the poetry of the Workplace. Day Twenty-Four : Ronnie & Mental Health
the880.substack.com/p/martin-hay...
the880.substack.com/p/martin-hay...
Martin Hayes Festschrift. 25 days Celebrating the poetry of the Workplace. Day Twenty-Four : Ronnie & Mental Health
A Feast
the880.substack.com
September 17, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Martin Hayes Festschrift. 25 days Celebrating the poetry of the Workplace. Day Twenty-Four : Ronnie & Mental Health
the880.substack.com/p/martin-hay...
the880.substack.com/p/martin-hay...
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September 17, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Reposted by Jen Thorne
For #TankaThursday
tanka weekly #poetry challenge September 17, 2026
this week’s prompt: zoo
write a tanka using prompt & include hashtag #TankaThursday #TankaPoem #micropoetry
with much thanks to @evecastle.bsky.social
tanka weekly #poetry challenge September 17, 2026
this week’s prompt: zoo
write a tanka using prompt & include hashtag #TankaThursday #TankaPoem #micropoetry
with much thanks to @evecastle.bsky.social
September 17, 2026 at 6:16 AM
For #TankaThursday
tanka weekly #poetry challenge September 17, 2026
this week’s prompt: zoo
write a tanka using prompt & include hashtag #TankaThursday #TankaPoem #micropoetry
with much thanks to @evecastle.bsky.social
tanka weekly #poetry challenge September 17, 2026
this week’s prompt: zoo
write a tanka using prompt & include hashtag #TankaThursday #TankaPoem #micropoetry
with much thanks to @evecastle.bsky.social
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Today - September 17th - is World Manta day
So appreciation of the #MantaRay
In #poetry, #prose, and #artwork please!
#SomethingEveryday
#prompt #writingprompt #amwriting #5amwritersclub #blueskypoetry #writesky #art
So appreciation of the #MantaRay
In #poetry, #prose, and #artwork please!
#SomethingEveryday
#prompt #writingprompt #amwriting #5amwritersclub #blueskypoetry #writesky #art
September 17, 2026 at 6:57 AM
Today - September 17th - is World Manta day
So appreciation of the #MantaRay
In #poetry, #prose, and #artwork please!
#SomethingEveryday
#prompt #writingprompt #amwriting #5amwritersclub #blueskypoetry #writesky #art
So appreciation of the #MantaRay
In #poetry, #prose, and #artwork please!
#SomethingEveryday
#prompt #writingprompt #amwriting #5amwritersclub #blueskypoetry #writesky #art
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#sillySeptember when words collide then we will write and write good and proper.
Your word to include
#rappincial
Your word to include
#rappincial
September 17, 2026 at 4:56 AM
#sillySeptember when words collide then we will write and write good and proper.
Your word to include
#rappincial
Your word to include
#rappincial