Sammie
@slthomasauthor.bsky.social
Poetry about voice, presence, and the inner world
Observing what unsettles and stays
For readers who like poetry raw.
Observing what unsettles and stays
For readers who like poetry raw.
July 30, 2026 at 8:51 PM
What stories do your lazy rivers tell?
#poetyofbluesky #poetsofbluesky #spilledink #instapoet #wordporn
#poetyofbluesky #poetsofbluesky #spilledink #instapoet #wordporn
July 29, 2026 at 8:30 PM
What stories do your lazy rivers tell?
#poetyofbluesky #poetsofbluesky #spilledink #instapoet #wordporn
#poetyofbluesky #poetsofbluesky #spilledink #instapoet #wordporn
Writing haiku forces me to find restraint.
#haiku #modernhaiku #haikupoetry #poetsofbluesky #poetrylovers
#haiku #modernhaiku #haikupoetry #poetsofbluesky #poetrylovers
July 28, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Writing haiku forces me to find restraint.
#haiku #modernhaiku #haikupoetry #poetsofbluesky #poetrylovers
#haiku #modernhaiku #haikupoetry #poetsofbluesky #poetrylovers
After years of not being able to access my garden, it's a gift to be able to sit, listen and notice the world around me.
#poetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetryisnotdead #poetsofbluesky
#poetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetryisnotdead #poetsofbluesky
July 23, 2026 at 8:51 PM
After years of not being able to access my garden, it's a gift to be able to sit, listen and notice the world around me.
#poetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetryisnotdead #poetsofbluesky
#poetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetryisnotdead #poetsofbluesky
Ever felt the relief of being metaphorically unshackled?
#haiku #poetry #poetsofbluesky #modernhaiku #poetrylovers
#haiku #poetry #poetsofbluesky #modernhaiku #poetrylovers
July 22, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Ever felt the relief of being metaphorically unshackled?
#haiku #poetry #poetsofbluesky #modernhaiku #poetrylovers
#haiku #poetry #poetsofbluesky #modernhaiku #poetrylovers
Often, 'accessibility' is still inaccessible...
#disabilityawareness #poetry #poetsofbluesky #chronicillnessawareness #modernpoetry
#disabilityawareness #poetry #poetsofbluesky #chronicillnessawareness #modernpoetry
July 21, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Often, 'accessibility' is still inaccessible...
#disabilityawareness #poetry #poetsofbluesky #chronicillnessawareness #modernpoetry
#disabilityawareness #poetry #poetsofbluesky #chronicillnessawareness #modernpoetry
When you own so much, you lose yourself...
#poetsofbluesky #poetry #poetrycommunity #modernpoetry #poetryisnotdead
#poetsofbluesky #poetry #poetrycommunity #modernpoetry #poetryisnotdead
July 17, 2026 at 8:00 PM
When you own so much, you lose yourself...
#poetsofbluesky #poetry #poetrycommunity #modernpoetry #poetryisnotdead
#poetsofbluesky #poetry #poetrycommunity #modernpoetry #poetryisnotdead
What's your forecast today? 🌩️
#poetry #poetsofbluesky #weather #chronicillnessawareness #modernpoetry
#poetry #poetsofbluesky #weather #chronicillnessawareness #modernpoetry
July 15, 2026 at 8:30 PM
What's your forecast today? 🌩️
#poetry #poetsofbluesky #weather #chronicillnessawareness #modernpoetry
#poetry #poetsofbluesky #weather #chronicillnessawareness #modernpoetry
The hardest thing about feeling lost is knowing that no one is looking for you.
#poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #lost #poetryisnotdead
#poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #lost #poetryisnotdead
July 14, 2026 at 8:05 PM
The hardest thing about feeling lost is knowing that no one is looking for you.
#poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #lost #poetryisnotdead
#poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #lost #poetryisnotdead
Sometimes I’m told I’m lucky. Sometimes I think I am. Other times, poems are written about luck.
#amilucky #poetsofbluesky #poetryoftheday #poetrybyme #thoughtoftheday
#amilucky #poetsofbluesky #poetryoftheday #poetrybyme #thoughtoftheday
July 10, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Sometimes I’m told I’m lucky. Sometimes I think I am. Other times, poems are written about luck.
#amilucky #poetsofbluesky #poetryoftheday #poetrybyme #thoughtoftheday
#amilucky #poetsofbluesky #poetryoftheday #poetrybyme #thoughtoftheday
While you’re not here anymore, I still carry you with me…
#poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #griefpoetry #grief #griefandloss
#poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #griefpoetry #grief #griefandloss
July 9, 2026 at 3:20 PM
While you’re not here anymore, I still carry you with me…
#poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #griefpoetry #grief #griefandloss
#poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #griefpoetry #grief #griefandloss
What sits behind your yellow door?
#poetry #poetsofbluesky #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #contemporarypoetry
#poetry #poetsofbluesky #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #contemporarypoetry
July 2, 2026 at 8:51 PM
What sits behind your yellow door?
#poetry #poetsofbluesky #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #contemporarypoetry
#poetry #poetsofbluesky #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #contemporarypoetry
Gratitude shouldn't be forced;
if it is, is it genuine?
#poem #poetry #gratitude #poetsofbluesky #mood
if it is, is it genuine?
#poem #poetry #gratitude #poetsofbluesky #mood
July 1, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Gratitude shouldn't be forced;
if it is, is it genuine?
#poem #poetry #gratitude #poetsofbluesky #mood
if it is, is it genuine?
#poem #poetry #gratitude #poetsofbluesky #mood
When I'm fine, means anything but...
#haiku #haikupoetry #poetsofbluesky #poetry #mentalhealthmatters
#haiku #haikupoetry #poetsofbluesky #poetry #mentalhealthmatters
June 30, 2026 at 8:05 PM
When I'm fine, means anything but...
#haiku #haikupoetry #poetsofbluesky #poetry #mentalhealthmatters
#haiku #haikupoetry #poetsofbluesky #poetry #mentalhealthmatters
Ever feel the weight of carrying something
but that something doesn't have a name yet?
#micropoetry #micropoem #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #modernpoetry
but that something doesn't have a name yet?
#micropoetry #micropoem #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #modernpoetry
June 25, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Ever feel the weight of carrying something
but that something doesn't have a name yet?
#micropoetry #micropoem #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #modernpoetry
but that something doesn't have a name yet?
#micropoetry #micropoem #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #modernpoetry
Pages read
series watched
food on the plate
Part of me needs order in an otherwise chaotic mind.
But too much tracking quietens the joy in it.
I’m learning that not everything needs to be measured to matter.
#reflect #thoughtoftheday #thoughts #joy #findingpeace
series watched
food on the plate
Part of me needs order in an otherwise chaotic mind.
But too much tracking quietens the joy in it.
I’m learning that not everything needs to be measured to matter.
#reflect #thoughtoftheday #thoughts #joy #findingpeace
June 24, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Pages read
series watched
food on the plate
Part of me needs order in an otherwise chaotic mind.
But too much tracking quietens the joy in it.
I’m learning that not everything needs to be measured to matter.
#reflect #thoughtoftheday #thoughts #joy #findingpeace
series watched
food on the plate
Part of me needs order in an otherwise chaotic mind.
But too much tracking quietens the joy in it.
I’m learning that not everything needs to be measured to matter.
#reflect #thoughtoftheday #thoughts #joy #findingpeace
I used to love the feel of it, the smell of it. The quiet of it.
I don't remember when it happened, but it became about the streak.
I wasn't reading because I wanted to anymore.
So I let it go.
Now, my reading is intentional, it's my escape, it's not a streak.
#reading #readersofbluesky
I don't remember when it happened, but it became about the streak.
I wasn't reading because I wanted to anymore.
So I let it go.
Now, my reading is intentional, it's my escape, it's not a streak.
#reading #readersofbluesky
June 23, 2026 at 8:05 PM
I used to love the feel of it, the smell of it. The quiet of it.
I don't remember when it happened, but it became about the streak.
I wasn't reading because I wanted to anymore.
So I let it go.
Now, my reading is intentional, it's my escape, it's not a streak.
#reading #readersofbluesky
I don't remember when it happened, but it became about the streak.
I wasn't reading because I wanted to anymore.
So I let it go.
Now, my reading is intentional, it's my escape, it's not a streak.
#reading #readersofbluesky
The prompt: Consensual chaos.
The poem 👇️
#poetrycommunity #writingprompt #poetsofinstagram #poetry #chaos
The poem 👇️
#poetrycommunity #writingprompt #poetsofinstagram #poetry #chaos
June 16, 2026 at 8:05 PM
The prompt: Consensual chaos.
The poem 👇️
#poetrycommunity #writingprompt #poetsofinstagram #poetry #chaos
The poem 👇️
#poetrycommunity #writingprompt #poetsofinstagram #poetry #chaos
After two years of not being able to access the garden, being in the garden is a new experience.
I notice more. Pay more attention.
I'm present.
Sounds, smells, tiny movements that would usually go unnoticed.
I notice them all.
#poetsofbluesky #haiku #garden #chronicillness #poetrycommunity
I notice more. Pay more attention.
I'm present.
Sounds, smells, tiny movements that would usually go unnoticed.
I notice them all.
#poetsofbluesky #haiku #garden #chronicillness #poetrycommunity
June 11, 2026 at 8:51 PM
After two years of not being able to access the garden, being in the garden is a new experience.
I notice more. Pay more attention.
I'm present.
Sounds, smells, tiny movements that would usually go unnoticed.
I notice them all.
#poetsofbluesky #haiku #garden #chronicillness #poetrycommunity
I notice more. Pay more attention.
I'm present.
Sounds, smells, tiny movements that would usually go unnoticed.
I notice them all.
#poetsofbluesky #haiku #garden #chronicillness #poetrycommunity
Three years, two months ago, my life changed in ways that I had no control over.
Two years, eight months ago, I fell into a health crisis. Life almost lost.
While I have made progress in lots of areas, today, I am learning to accept myself as a disabled woman.
#chronicillness #poetsofbluesky
Two years, eight months ago, I fell into a health crisis. Life almost lost.
While I have made progress in lots of areas, today, I am learning to accept myself as a disabled woman.
#chronicillness #poetsofbluesky
June 10, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Three years, two months ago, my life changed in ways that I had no control over.
Two years, eight months ago, I fell into a health crisis. Life almost lost.
While I have made progress in lots of areas, today, I am learning to accept myself as a disabled woman.
#chronicillness #poetsofbluesky
Two years, eight months ago, I fell into a health crisis. Life almost lost.
While I have made progress in lots of areas, today, I am learning to accept myself as a disabled woman.
#chronicillness #poetsofbluesky
A warm hug and
a sense of safety.
Someone to listen.
A space where you can just be.
I think part of me always needed that.
Instead, I became that person for others...
#reflection #thoughts #poetsofbluesky #mood #writingcommunity
Someone to listen.
A space where you can just be.
I think part of me always needed that.
Instead, I became that person for others...
#reflection #thoughts #poetsofbluesky #mood #writingcommunity
June 9, 2026 at 8:05 PM
A warm hug and
a sense of safety.
Someone to listen.
A space where you can just be.
I think part of me always needed that.
Instead, I became that person for others...
#reflection #thoughts #poetsofbluesky #mood #writingcommunity
Someone to listen.
A space where you can just be.
I think part of me always needed that.
Instead, I became that person for others...
#reflection #thoughts #poetsofbluesky #mood #writingcommunity
A simple hug.
Warm, enveloping.
It can change everything.
I don’t remember being held like that
without asking
without needing it to be noticed.
I think that’s why
I became the one who holds.
#notebookthoughts #notebookseries #poetsofbluesky #thoughts #mood
Warm, enveloping.
It can change everything.
I don’t remember being held like that
without asking
without needing it to be noticed.
I think that’s why
I became the one who holds.
#notebookthoughts #notebookseries #poetsofbluesky #thoughts #mood
June 4, 2026 at 8:51 PM
A simple hug.
Warm, enveloping.
It can change everything.
I don’t remember being held like that
without asking
without needing it to be noticed.
I think that’s why
I became the one who holds.
#notebookthoughts #notebookseries #poetsofbluesky #thoughts #mood
Warm, enveloping.
It can change everything.
I don’t remember being held like that
without asking
without needing it to be noticed.
I think that’s why
I became the one who holds.
#notebookthoughts #notebookseries #poetsofbluesky #thoughts #mood
Some grief is invisible.
Functioning is not the same as being OK.
#poetry #poetsofbluesky #grief #modernpoetry #poetrycommunity
Functioning is not the same as being OK.
#poetry #poetsofbluesky #grief #modernpoetry #poetrycommunity
June 3, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Some grief is invisible.
Functioning is not the same as being OK.
#poetry #poetsofbluesky #grief #modernpoetry #poetrycommunity
Functioning is not the same as being OK.
#poetry #poetsofbluesky #grief #modernpoetry #poetrycommunity
June 2, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Shame has a way of making people disappear quietly.
#micropoetry #modernpoetry #shame #poetsofbluesky
#micropoetry #modernpoetry #shame #poetsofbluesky
May 28, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Shame has a way of making people disappear quietly.
#micropoetry #modernpoetry #shame #poetsofbluesky
#micropoetry #modernpoetry #shame #poetsofbluesky