an unopened bud
blossoms when ready
wallflower unfurls
#haiga #haiku #micropoetry #completethehaiga #thetinypoet
an unopened bud
blossoms when ready
wallflower unfurls
#haiga #haiku #micropoetry #completethehaiga #thetinypoet
Vultures of Ares
from the heavens
they observe
searching for carrion
riding on thermal currents
#vss365 #prompt #reconnoiter #thetinypoet #poetry #vultures #ares #poetsofbluesky
Vultures of Ares
from the heavens
they observe
searching for carrion
riding on thermal currents
#vss365 #prompt #reconnoiter #thetinypoet #poetry #vultures #ares #poetsofbluesky
almost everyday
she feels like an onion shoot
in an orchid grove
#DailyHaikuPrompt #orchid #shoots #alone #senryu #haiku #poetrycommunity #poetry #micropoetry #thetinypoet
almost everyday
she feels like an onion shoot
in an orchid grove
#DailyHaikuPrompt #orchid #shoots #alone #senryu #haiku #poetrycommunity #poetry #micropoetry #thetinypoet
gut punch
one after another
she reaches for tarot
for solace and answers
The World appears
and whispers—
𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦
𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨
𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩
#BSPP57 #prompt #OpeningPath #depression #tarot #thetinypoet #poetry
gut punch
one after another
she reaches for tarot
for solace and answers
The World appears
and whispers—
𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦
𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨
𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩
#BSPP57 #prompt #OpeningPath #depression #tarot #thetinypoet #poetry
trying to get through
his “celebration of life”
wanting to curl up
in a corner
she loses her voice
she keeps it all inside
#vssdaily #prompt #celebration #grief #widowhood #loss #poetry #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #thetinypoet
trying to get through
his “celebration of life”
wanting to curl up
in a corner
she loses her voice
she keeps it all inside
#vssdaily #prompt #celebration #grief #widowhood #loss #poetry #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #thetinypoet
cloves, cinnamon
pumpkins and hayrides
September spice
#DailyHaikuPrompt #spice #poetry #haiku #autumn #poetry #micropoetry #thehaikusisters #thetinypoet
cloves, cinnamon
pumpkins and hayrides
September spice
#DailyHaikuPrompt #spice #poetry #haiku #autumn #poetry #micropoetry #thehaikusisters #thetinypoet
grapes on ice
in the fridge
near cold plums
#DailyHaikuPrompt #grapes #ice #wcwilliams #haiku #thetinypoet
grapes on ice
in the fridge
near cold plums
#DailyHaikuPrompt #grapes #ice #wcwilliams #haiku #thetinypoet
darling starlings
squeaky bicycles
above me
the familiar birdsong
#BSPP56 #prompt #familiarbirdsong #starlings #thetinypoet #micropoetry #poetry
darling starlings
squeaky bicycles
above me
the familiar birdsong
#BSPP56 #prompt #familiarbirdsong #starlings #thetinypoet #micropoetry #poetry
dig out all those feelings
from your depths
like new hieroglyphics
put them on the page
then fill the hole
—with poetry
#vssdaily #prompt #hole #poetry #thetinypoet #micropoetry #healing
dig out all those feelings
from your depths
like new hieroglyphics
put them on the page
then fill the hole
—with poetry
#vssdaily #prompt #hole #poetry #thetinypoet #micropoetry #healing
warm breeze carries
humming cicadas
shared silver shimmer
#DailyHaikuPrompt #fullmoon #thehaikusisters #thetinypoet #haiku
warm breeze carries
humming cicadas
shared silver shimmer
#DailyHaikuPrompt #fullmoon #thehaikusisters #thetinypoet #haiku
so much love
or hate on a
poster board
#vss365 #prompt #micropoetry #thetinypoet #poetry
so much love
or hate on a
poster board
#vss365 #prompt #micropoetry #thetinypoet #poetry
the milky way
on an evergreen
let it snow
#DailyHaikuPrompt #haiku #prompt #milkyway #thetinypoet #snow #micropoetry
the milky way
on an evergreen
let it snow
#DailyHaikuPrompt #haiku #prompt #milkyway #thetinypoet #snow #micropoetry
rounded shoulders
aspis over the
brokenhearted
Cupid’s arrow
fails to pierce
#vssdaily #prompt #hunch #micropoetry #poetry #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #thetinypoet
rounded shoulders
aspis over the
brokenhearted
Cupid’s arrow
fails to pierce
#vssdaily #prompt #hunch #micropoetry #poetry #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #thetinypoet
wood chips from the playground
a note passed in class
bubblegum wrapper
a love poem
unused tickets
one missed kiss
my beloved’s
coat pocket
#BSPP56 #prompt #coatpocket #grief #thetinypoet #poetry #widow #poetrycommunity
wood chips from the playground
a note passed in class
bubblegum wrapper
a love poem
unused tickets
one missed kiss
my beloved’s
coat pocket
#BSPP56 #prompt #coatpocket #grief #thetinypoet #poetry #widow #poetrycommunity
hearth and home
a coat of many colors
she leaves the world
#DailyHaikuPrompt #Dolly #prompt #hearth #thetinypoet #senryu #poetry #DollyParton
hearth and home
a coat of many colors
she leaves the world
#DailyHaikuPrompt #Dolly #prompt #hearth #thetinypoet #senryu #poetry #DollyParton
too hot to handle
menopause reprieve
handheld fan
#completethehaiga #micropoetry #poetry #thetinypoet #prompt #menopause #hotflash
too hot to handle
menopause reprieve
handheld fan
#completethehaiga #micropoetry #poetry #thetinypoet #prompt #menopause #hotflash
single sunray
cenote spotlight
silence below
#DailyHaikuPrompt #prompt #light #water #cenote #thetinypoet #thehaikusisters #haiku
single sunray
cenote spotlight
silence below
#DailyHaikuPrompt #prompt #light #water #cenote #thetinypoet #thehaikusisters #haiku
husks transformed
autumnal equinox
corn dollies
#DailyHaikuPrompt #husk #haiku #thetinypoet #equinox #micropoetry #poetrycommunity
husks transformed
autumnal equinox
corn dollies
#DailyHaikuPrompt #husk #haiku #thetinypoet #equinox #micropoetry #poetrycommunity
her ebullience
—uncontained
a contagion, so bright
#haikuchallenge #prompt #ebullience #thetinypoet #thehaikusisters #haiku #senryu
her ebullience
—uncontained
a contagion, so bright
#haikuchallenge #prompt #ebullience #thetinypoet #thehaikusisters #haiku #senryu
@vss365hq.bsky.social
the poet’s friend
and foe
Occam’s razor
#vss365 #prompt #razor #thetinypoet #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoets #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #poetry
@vss365hq.bsky.social
the poet’s friend
and foe
Occam’s razor
#vss365 #prompt #razor #thetinypoet #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoets #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #poetry
@starfish72.bsky.social
who knew? Love.
a thing so shiny
can cut so deeply
scar on skin vanishes
scar within remains
#vss365 #prompt #razor #thetinypoet #micropoetry #poetrycommunity
@starfish72.bsky.social
who knew? Love.
a thing so shiny
can cut so deeply
scar on skin vanishes
scar within remains
#vss365 #prompt #razor #thetinypoet #micropoetry #poetrycommunity
joy, luck, resilience
from a jellybean-sized egg
oh sweet hummingbird
#DailyHaikuPrompt #thetinypoet #prompt #eggs
joy, luck, resilience
from a jellybean-sized egg
oh sweet hummingbird
#DailyHaikuPrompt #thetinypoet #prompt #eggs
I’m not crying
you’re crying
—misty eyes
#DailyHaikuPrompt #senryu #thetinypoet #prompt #mist
I’m not crying
you’re crying
—misty eyes
#DailyHaikuPrompt #senryu #thetinypoet #prompt #mist
He said, “List 10 things you see around you and write a love poem.” I said, “Ok”.
A Kitchen Love Poem 💞
She is like a tea kettle, ready to burst…
#vss365 #lovepoem #thetinypoet #poetrycommunity #poetry
He said, “List 10 things you see around you and write a love poem.” I said, “Ok”.
A Kitchen Love Poem 💞
She is like a tea kettle, ready to burst…
#vss365 #lovepoem #thetinypoet #poetrycommunity #poetry
Misty Mountain
a shroud held by treetops
the tiniest of fairies floating
on the teeniest of orbs
now and then, a rainbow
iridescent winged reflections
#vssdaily #thetinypoet #prompt #underpin
Misty Mountain
a shroud held by treetops
the tiniest of fairies floating
on the teeniest of orbs
now and then, a rainbow
iridescent winged reflections
#vssdaily #thetinypoet #prompt #underpin