Gazes locked,
Distance, shrunken —
This is passion,
This is us.
Together, over airwaves,
Over wires.
Deeply linked.
Together,
Even unable
To touch.

April 3rd, 2025
#vsspoem prompt: #Gaze

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No life is free of regrets.
To strive for that’s unrealistic,
But there are two types —
For the things we tried
That failed,
And the faded dreams
We merely kept.

April 2nd, 2025
#vsspoem prompt: #Type

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Happy Days
In twilight years —
Like sunset
The final stretch
Passes by
Way too fast.

April 1st, 2025
#vsspoem prompt: #Final

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Necessities
Ebbing —
Nothing that
Needs to be
Compares to
Blessed rest
Past trifle.

March 26th, 2025
#vsspoem prompt: #Trifle

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Eyes that speak
What words ain't saying,
Underhanded conversations —
How dumb do you think I am?

March 21st, 2025
#vsspoem prompt: #Underhanded

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Happiness
Within reach,
But advertised at
Too high a price?
Oh, honey,
Don't stress —
It is but money.

March 18th, 2025
#vsspoem prompt: #Advertise

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Thoughts overflowing
Find their way,
Through words,
Through tears —
Cope or drown.

March 6th, 2025
#vsspoem prompt: #Cope

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Guiding towers’
Eyes wide shut,
Windmill leaves
Shivering.
Palpable anticipation —
Can you feel
That whispered promise?
Spring returns.
Mellow winds
Will soon be here again.

March 5th, 2025
#vsspoem prompt: #Mellow

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Of summer wool,
Of winter cotton,
Dreams of seasons
Yet to come,
All elements we’ll embrace —
All we need is love.

March 4th, 2025
#vsspoem prompt: #Element

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Moving on is letting go
Of all the things that do not fit
The paradigm evolving
In absence of what was.

February 24th, 2025
#vsspoem prompt: #Evolve

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Half awake I
Feel you stir,
Seeking warmth,
Seeking me,
And smiling
I drift back into
My dreams of you.

February 23rd, 2025
#vsspoem prompt: #Stir

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Rivulets from darkened skies,
Across my back, down the spine —
Shake the rain, the cold, the tension
Between you and I,
And smile.

February 20th, 2025
#vsspoem prompt: #Spine

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Ain't that
The meaning of it all?
These loving arms
Are strong enough
To catch you
When you fall.

January 17th, 2025
#vsspoem prompt: #catch

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Note to self: Hashtags I have followed:

WRITING:

#WordWeavers #WritersCoffeeClub #TimeTravelAuthors #wss366 #WritingCommunity #dailyhaikuprompt #smallpoem #smallstories #engenderedwriting #poetry #amwriting #amediting #PennedPossibilities #speculativefiction #speculativerealitypolls #writerslife

POETRY:

#poems #smallpoems #bigpoems #poetry #WordedArt #VSS365 #VSSPoem

ADJACENT TO WRITING:

#excerpt #snippetSunday #writingexcerpts

#songorpoemfororganizing (silly songs about spring cleaning etc!)

TTRPGs:

CRAFTING:

ART:

#ArtwithOpenSource

CATS:

#whiskerswednesday #CatsOfMastodon #Cats #DailyMonochromeCats #pixelfedcats

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Counting minutes,
Seconds, breaths,
New beginnings,
Starting fresh.
Hope horizon,
Sea of love —
Breach the darkness,
Rise above.

January 1st, 2025
#vsspoem prompt: #Breach

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Number games don't interest me,
But there are milestones, anniversaries
You can't pass by
Without at least
Acknowledging
The amazing road thus far.

Five years, 2,000 #vsspoem prompts.
Thank you for taking part.

December 29th, 2024
#vsspoem prompt: #Anniversary

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Mend this broken heart of mine,
Love, attention, conversation —
Coming closer,
Spending time.

December 26th, 2024
#vsspoem prompt: #Mend

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Cold,
Wired world.
Through the dark
Sparks of light traverse
Glass-spun webs —
Mind to mind,
Crossing space,
Spanning time,
Bridging thoughts
With love and hope.

December 25th, 2024
#vsspoem prompt: #wire

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Good or lean,
The times still call
For songs of joy,
For sparks of cheer —
Celebrate the little things
With those still here.

December 24th, 2024
#vsspoem prompt: #Lean

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Come to me,
Oh, come to me,
Oh, eager storm,
Oh, angry sea.
Come break yourselves
Upon my shores.
Oh, come to me,
And set me free.

December 23rd, 2024
#vsspoem prompt: #Shore

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