Maryanne
@mafauthor.bsky.social
Poet, author, educator, dreamer.
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Maryanne
@mafauthor.bsky.social
· Apr 17
A poet and a dreamer,
I didn't dream THIS.
I have no words for THIS.
Forgive me if I struggle
for words and ways
to keep the dream alive.
I didn't dream THIS.
I have no words for THIS.
Forgive me if I struggle
for words and ways
to keep the dream alive.
When he's gone,
play, "Dancing in the Streets"
until you can no longer dance.
Then, watch
all the news you can find
without a pay wall.
For it. will.
NOT
be. over.
When he's gone
a fog of evil will pounce
wanting to fill that hole.
It will be time for heat
and the bright, harsh,
light of day.
play, "Dancing in the Streets"
until you can no longer dance.
Then, watch
all the news you can find
without a pay wall.
For it. will.
NOT
be. over.
When he's gone
a fog of evil will pounce
wanting to fill that hole.
It will be time for heat
and the bright, harsh,
light of day.
August 26, 2026 at 11:16 PM
When he's gone,
play, "Dancing in the Streets"
until you can no longer dance.
Then, watch
all the news you can find
without a pay wall.
For it. will.
NOT
be. over.
When he's gone
a fog of evil will pounce
wanting to fill that hole.
It will be time for heat
and the bright, harsh,
light of day.
play, "Dancing in the Streets"
until you can no longer dance.
Then, watch
all the news you can find
without a pay wall.
For it. will.
NOT
be. over.
When he's gone
a fog of evil will pounce
wanting to fill that hole.
It will be time for heat
and the bright, harsh,
light of day.
When love finds you
its warmth seeps into
all the places where you’ve been.
Even those places where you’re sure
no one
will understand.
But when love embraces you
it accepts all of you
and smiles a watery smile.
its warmth seeps into
all the places where you’ve been.
Even those places where you’re sure
no one
will understand.
But when love embraces you
it accepts all of you
and smiles a watery smile.
August 25, 2026 at 2:02 AM
When love finds you
its warmth seeps into
all the places where you’ve been.
Even those places where you’re sure
no one
will understand.
But when love embraces you
it accepts all of you
and smiles a watery smile.
its warmth seeps into
all the places where you’ve been.
Even those places where you’re sure
no one
will understand.
But when love embraces you
it accepts all of you
and smiles a watery smile.
Iced in Maine
You cannot wash away
the stain of what you've done.
Blood, tears, fears-
the life gone
was far better than yours.
Who are you to do
what you have done?
Just a weak man
with a gun.
You cannot wash away
the stain of what you've done.
Blood, tears, fears-
the life gone
was far better than yours.
Who are you to do
what you have done?
Just a weak man
with a gun.
July 14, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Iced in Maine
You cannot wash away
the stain of what you've done.
Blood, tears, fears-
the life gone
was far better than yours.
Who are you to do
what you have done?
Just a weak man
with a gun.
You cannot wash away
the stain of what you've done.
Blood, tears, fears-
the life gone
was far better than yours.
Who are you to do
what you have done?
Just a weak man
with a gun.
I’m drawing on dreams
of mountains and trees and
rivers untamed.
Prompt 229: Wishful, Scenic, Rendering
#SenseWrds
of mountains and trees and
rivers untamed.
Prompt 229: Wishful, Scenic, Rendering
#SenseWrds
June 5, 2026 at 12:32 AM
I’m drawing on dreams
of mountains and trees and
rivers untamed.
Prompt 229: Wishful, Scenic, Rendering
#SenseWrds
of mountains and trees and
rivers untamed.
Prompt 229: Wishful, Scenic, Rendering
#SenseWrds
The stench of your wrongdoings
to harm those marginalized
and unable to speak out
appalls decent-minded people.
Never mind your weak explanations
and tiny excuses.
Your actions already tell us
who you are.
Prompt 223
Fragrant, Voiceless, Snippets
#SenseWrds
to harm those marginalized
and unable to speak out
appalls decent-minded people.
Never mind your weak explanations
and tiny excuses.
Your actions already tell us
who you are.
Prompt 223
Fragrant, Voiceless, Snippets
#SenseWrds
May 20, 2026 at 1:24 AM
The stench of your wrongdoings
to harm those marginalized
and unable to speak out
appalls decent-minded people.
Never mind your weak explanations
and tiny excuses.
Your actions already tell us
who you are.
Prompt 223
Fragrant, Voiceless, Snippets
#SenseWrds
to harm those marginalized
and unable to speak out
appalls decent-minded people.
Never mind your weak explanations
and tiny excuses.
Your actions already tell us
who you are.
Prompt 223
Fragrant, Voiceless, Snippets
#SenseWrds
Reposted by Maryanne
I have no words today,
they've leaked
away from me
Why?
I don't know—
let's suppose
a hammer blow
to the container
of my soul
has set them
flying free
now they're incensed
upon the breeze—
find them there
or go outside
& find them
in the beauty
of a dandelion
today,
they are not mine.
they've leaked
away from me
Why?
I don't know—
let's suppose
a hammer blow
to the container
of my soul
has set them
flying free
now they're incensed
upon the breeze—
find them there
or go outside
& find them
in the beauty
of a dandelion
today,
they are not mine.
April 16, 2026 at 11:31 AM
I have no words today,
they've leaked
away from me
Why?
I don't know—
let's suppose
a hammer blow
to the container
of my soul
has set them
flying free
now they're incensed
upon the breeze—
find them there
or go outside
& find them
in the beauty
of a dandelion
today,
they are not mine.
they've leaked
away from me
Why?
I don't know—
let's suppose
a hammer blow
to the container
of my soul
has set them
flying free
now they're incensed
upon the breeze—
find them there
or go outside
& find them
in the beauty
of a dandelion
today,
they are not mine.
A poet and a dreamer,
I didn't dream THIS.
I have no words for THIS.
Forgive me if I struggle
for words and ways
to keep the dream alive.
I didn't dream THIS.
I have no words for THIS.
Forgive me if I struggle
for words and ways
to keep the dream alive.
April 17, 2026 at 3:45 AM
A poet and a dreamer,
I didn't dream THIS.
I have no words for THIS.
Forgive me if I struggle
for words and ways
to keep the dream alive.
I didn't dream THIS.
I have no words for THIS.
Forgive me if I struggle
for words and ways
to keep the dream alive.
Have you been to Boundary Waters Canoe Area? It's a pristine wilderness in Minnesota and Canada. No roads. Congress voted to allow copper mining. No public hearing, no checking with tribes--we just opened the doors for a foreign company to pollute the area. Irrevocably.
No words for this loss.
No words for this loss.
a person in a kayak is floating on a lake
ALT: a person in a kayak is floating on a lake
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April 17, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Have you been to Boundary Waters Canoe Area? It's a pristine wilderness in Minnesota and Canada. No roads. Congress voted to allow copper mining. No public hearing, no checking with tribes--we just opened the doors for a foreign company to pollute the area. Irrevocably.
No words for this loss.
No words for this loss.
It must be squirrel 🐿️ mating season. They have been running all over my roof since daybreak.
Pitter-patter
They will gather
Though I'd rather
They would scatter.
Pitter-patter
They will gather
Though I'd rather
They would scatter.
April 13, 2026 at 4:12 PM
It must be squirrel 🐿️ mating season. They have been running all over my roof since daybreak.
Pitter-patter
They will gather
Though I'd rather
They would scatter.
Pitter-patter
They will gather
Though I'd rather
They would scatter.
If buying a US property after 3/26, you may have to provide the gov. info. www.fincen.gov/rre-faqs#C_1 assures us that "Reports will be maintained by FinCEN in a secure database.... with strict limits on the use and re-dissemination of BSA information...."
I don't believe it for a minute.
I don't believe it for a minute.
FinCEN.gov
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www.fincen.gov
February 6, 2026 at 8:40 PM
If buying a US property after 3/26, you may have to provide the gov. info. www.fincen.gov/rre-faqs#C_1 assures us that "Reports will be maintained by FinCEN in a secure database.... with strict limits on the use and re-dissemination of BSA information...."
I don't believe it for a minute.
I don't believe it for a minute.
As I doom scroll through my feed, I appreciate the art, the dogs, the cats, the waterfalls and the sunsets people post. They are the resilient flowers blooming in the political dirt.
All is not lost.
Thank you
All is not lost.
Thank you
February 6, 2026 at 12:20 AM
As I doom scroll through my feed, I appreciate the art, the dogs, the cats, the waterfalls and the sunsets people post. They are the resilient flowers blooming in the political dirt.
All is not lost.
Thank you
All is not lost.
Thank you
I just want
A day where people feel
like the world is on their side
and they control their future
while kindness abounds.
If we try hard enough maybe
we can shake off this old and make it go.
Everyone can win
when good comes around.
A day where people feel
like the world is on their side
and they control their future
while kindness abounds.
If we try hard enough maybe
we can shake off this old and make it go.
Everyone can win
when good comes around.
January 23, 2026 at 6:46 PM
I just want
A day where people feel
like the world is on their side
and they control their future
while kindness abounds.
If we try hard enough maybe
we can shake off this old and make it go.
Everyone can win
when good comes around.
A day where people feel
like the world is on their side
and they control their future
while kindness abounds.
If we try hard enough maybe
we can shake off this old and make it go.
Everyone can win
when good comes around.
Echoes of the day linger
with an ache that
darkens the night.
Prompt 169
Traces
Evening
Shadows
#SenseWrds
with an ache that
darkens the night.
Prompt 169
Traces
Evening
Shadows
#SenseWrds
January 9, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Echoes of the day linger
with an ache that
darkens the night.
Prompt 169
Traces
Evening
Shadows
#SenseWrds
with an ache that
darkens the night.
Prompt 169
Traces
Evening
Shadows
#SenseWrds
The sparrow who hit my window
now rests on my deck
breathing deep and shaking
off the deep red blood
spilling from her head.
Deciding she’s fine,
she knows she has chicks to feed.
Stretching her wings, she flies
until she’s grounded once more.
Falling, Scarlet, Sonder #SenseWrds
now rests on my deck
breathing deep and shaking
off the deep red blood
spilling from her head.
Deciding she’s fine,
she knows she has chicks to feed.
Stretching her wings, she flies
until she’s grounded once more.
Falling, Scarlet, Sonder #SenseWrds
December 3, 2025 at 4:25 AM
The sparrow who hit my window
now rests on my deck
breathing deep and shaking
off the deep red blood
spilling from her head.
Deciding she’s fine,
she knows she has chicks to feed.
Stretching her wings, she flies
until she’s grounded once more.
Falling, Scarlet, Sonder #SenseWrds
now rests on my deck
breathing deep and shaking
off the deep red blood
spilling from her head.
Deciding she’s fine,
she knows she has chicks to feed.
Stretching her wings, she flies
until she’s grounded once more.
Falling, Scarlet, Sonder #SenseWrds
It’s hard
to watch the world.
Like a snake
we coil.
Like a feline
we poise.
The strike will come
hard and fast.
They should have
seen it coming.
to watch the world.
Like a snake
we coil.
Like a feline
we poise.
The strike will come
hard and fast.
They should have
seen it coming.
December 2, 2025 at 1:26 AM
It’s hard
to watch the world.
Like a snake
we coil.
Like a feline
we poise.
The strike will come
hard and fast.
They should have
seen it coming.
to watch the world.
Like a snake
we coil.
Like a feline
we poise.
The strike will come
hard and fast.
They should have
seen it coming.
Every year we'd put that year's penny in our Christmas stockings. My husband and I joked that we were going for the whole roll (50). With the penny no longer be made, what am I supposed to do now, stop at 43?
a pile of coins with the words " worth every penny " on it
ALT: a pile of coins with the words " worth every penny " on it
media.tenor.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Every year we'd put that year's penny in our Christmas stockings. My husband and I joked that we were going for the whole roll (50). With the penny no longer be made, what am I supposed to do now, stop at 43?
September 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Love’s #embers smolder
and you think they’ll stay
but as you get older
they grow colder
till they’re gone one day.
#BornBattleReady
and you think they’ll stay
but as you get older
they grow colder
till they’re gone one day.
#BornBattleReady
September 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Love’s #embers smolder
and you think they’ll stay
but as you get older
they grow colder
till they’re gone one day.
#BornBattleReady
and you think they’ll stay
but as you get older
they grow colder
till they’re gone one day.
#BornBattleReady
Reposted by Maryanne
Beth hated the bride almost as much as she loved the groom. He loved her as a best friend and asked her to be a groomsman. She wore the #cummerbund as if it were a bandeau. Her support wasn't an endorsement, it was an endowment.
#vss365
#vss365
July 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Beth hated the bride almost as much as she loved the groom. He loved her as a best friend and asked her to be a groomsman. She wore the #cummerbund as if it were a bandeau. Her support wasn't an endorsement, it was an endowment.
#vss365
#vss365
I'm a terrible speller. When writing, I love doing a voice activated Google search on my phone for the word. Easy peasy.
a woman stands in front of a white board with the words " i know this is not correct " written on it
ALT: a woman stands in front of a white board with the words " i know this is not correct " written on it
media.tenor.com
June 27, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I'm a terrible speller. When writing, I love doing a voice activated Google search on my phone for the word. Easy peasy.
Writing advice I heard.
Throw away your first two manuscripts. Third time's a charm. And, if you want to improve your MS, don't edit, rewrite from scratch.
Both were fools. I've grown since then. I get it now. Maybe I'm ready. Maybe I'm still the fool. Time is my friend. Not so, patience.
Throw away your first two manuscripts. Third time's a charm. And, if you want to improve your MS, don't edit, rewrite from scratch.
Both were fools. I've grown since then. I get it now. Maybe I'm ready. Maybe I'm still the fool. Time is my friend. Not so, patience.
a man wearing a baseball cap and a black shirt says i like to write
ALT: a man wearing a baseball cap and a black shirt says i like to write
media.tenor.com
June 6, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Writing advice I heard.
Throw away your first two manuscripts. Third time's a charm. And, if you want to improve your MS, don't edit, rewrite from scratch.
Both were fools. I've grown since then. I get it now. Maybe I'm ready. Maybe I'm still the fool. Time is my friend. Not so, patience.
Throw away your first two manuscripts. Third time's a charm. And, if you want to improve your MS, don't edit, rewrite from scratch.
Both were fools. I've grown since then. I get it now. Maybe I'm ready. Maybe I'm still the fool. Time is my friend. Not so, patience.
Thank you, #QuickQuill for another wonderful day of poetry prompts.
April 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Thank you, #QuickQuill for another wonderful day of poetry prompts.
“Don’t worry, my heart will go on.”
Well, good for you.
But your answer will not suffice
as you’re willing to let me
die in the ice.
I’m not willing to make
such a sacrifice.
#QuickQuill ERD 7
Well, good for you.
But your answer will not suffice
as you’re willing to let me
die in the ice.
I’m not willing to make
such a sacrifice.
#QuickQuill ERD 7
April 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
“Don’t worry, my heart will go on.”
Well, good for you.
But your answer will not suffice
as you’re willing to let me
die in the ice.
I’m not willing to make
such a sacrifice.
#QuickQuill ERD 7
Well, good for you.
But your answer will not suffice
as you’re willing to let me
die in the ice.
I’m not willing to make
such a sacrifice.
#QuickQuill ERD 7