Memory Flashes
@camy40.bsky.social
I write poetry, memoir, micro-essays & flash--drawn from my life, imagination, prompts & pics. Memory Flashes is a place to practice my craft.
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Memory Flashes
@camy40.bsky.social
· Dec 22
time marches -- lost in the moment
Murmuration happens before our eyes, starlings seek food together, take flight as a flock, eat their berry fill, not one left behind--
If only all humans had the same values ...
#dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry #
If only all humans had the same values ...
#dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry #
November 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Murmuration happens before our eyes, starlings seek food together, take flight as a flock, eat their berry fill, not one left behind--
If only all humans had the same values ...
#dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry #
If only all humans had the same values ...
#dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry #
Sun shines thru the leaves
oranges & reds & browns
highlight my landscape ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
oranges & reds & browns
highlight my landscape ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
November 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Sun shines thru the leaves
oranges & reds & browns
highlight my landscape ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
oranges & reds & browns
highlight my landscape ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
Starlings roost in the
pines & take flight together
chase down red berries ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
pines & take flight together
chase down red berries ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
November 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Starlings roost in the
pines & take flight together
chase down red berries ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
pines & take flight together
chase down red berries ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
A full moon greets me
this early morning,
winks her hello as
I take in her beauty ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
this early morning,
winks her hello as
I take in her beauty ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
November 5, 2025 at 11:11 AM
A full moon greets me
this early morning,
winks her hello as
I take in her beauty ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
this early morning,
winks her hello as
I take in her beauty ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
In the light, the dancing
shadows reveal themselves
as simple trees not
sinister evildoers ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
shadows reveal themselves
as simple trees not
sinister evildoers ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
November 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM
In the light, the dancing
shadows reveal themselves
as simple trees not
sinister evildoers ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
shadows reveal themselves
as simple trees not
sinister evildoers ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
Anxious fall leaves play
in the wind on the deck like children before dark ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
in the wind on the deck like children before dark ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
November 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Anxious fall leaves play
in the wind on the deck like children before dark ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
in the wind on the deck like children before dark ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
Time pushed back an hour
delights my circadian
rhythm--dusk my friend ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
delights my circadian
rhythm--dusk my friend ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
November 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Time pushed back an hour
delights my circadian
rhythm--dusk my friend ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
delights my circadian
rhythm--dusk my friend ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
As the fog rolls in
the black birds converge
on the line & wait ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
the black birds converge
on the line & wait ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
October 31, 2025 at 1:14 PM
As the fog rolls in
the black birds converge
on the line & wait ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
the black birds converge
on the line & wait ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
Fog heavy in the
air, mirrors my confusion
of this world, this day ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
air, mirrors my confusion
of this world, this day ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
October 7, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Fog heavy in the
air, mirrors my confusion
of this world, this day ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
air, mirrors my confusion
of this world, this day ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
Doves chase each other
in our pear trees just out of
reach of destiny ...
##dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
in our pear trees just out of
reach of destiny ...
##dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
September 29, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Doves chase each other
in our pear trees just out of
reach of destiny ...
##dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
in our pear trees just out of
reach of destiny ...
##dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
I smell my fingers
& apple fragrances send
me back to childhood ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
& apple fragrances send
me back to childhood ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
September 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I smell my fingers
& apple fragrances send
me back to childhood ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
& apple fragrances send
me back to childhood ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
Oil slick colors swirl,
coat the sugar and cream set,
sun-baked patina ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
coat the sugar and cream set,
sun-baked patina ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
September 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Oil slick colors swirl,
coat the sugar and cream set,
sun-baked patina ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
coat the sugar and cream set,
sun-baked patina ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
Sunlight speaks thru our
senses, sound music for our
soul, a spirit bath ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
senses, sound music for our
soul, a spirit bath ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
September 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Sunlight speaks thru our
senses, sound music for our
soul, a spirit bath ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
senses, sound music for our
soul, a spirit bath ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
Hummingbird: drink from
the dying pink Hibiscus
flower as it falls ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
the dying pink Hibiscus
flower as it falls ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
September 26, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Hummingbird: drink from
the dying pink Hibiscus
flower as it falls ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
the dying pink Hibiscus
flower as it falls ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
He performs his good
morning machinations to
the sun & prays hope ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
morning machinations to
the sun & prays hope ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
September 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
He performs his good
morning machinations to
the sun & prays hope ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
morning machinations to
the sun & prays hope ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
Sometimes, I wonder
if nature misses Mary
Oliver like me ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
if nature misses Mary
Oliver like me ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
September 21, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Sometimes, I wonder
if nature misses Mary
Oliver like me ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
if nature misses Mary
Oliver like me ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
The world cries out in
pain & relief feels as far
away as the moon ..
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
pain & relief feels as far
away as the moon ..
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
September 17, 2025 at 11:39 AM
The world cries out in
pain & relief feels as far
away as the moon ..
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
pain & relief feels as far
away as the moon ..
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
Black fly --drinking from
a cup of days old coffee--
survivor like me ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
a cup of days old coffee--
survivor like me ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
September 16, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Black fly --drinking from
a cup of days old coffee--
survivor like me ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
a cup of days old coffee--
survivor like me ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
Orange orb rises
The sky's on fire & it's
just seven a.m. ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
The sky's on fire & it's
just seven a.m. ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
September 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Orange orb rises
The sky's on fire & it's
just seven a.m. ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
The sky's on fire & it's
just seven a.m. ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry #micropoetry
Child's pose makes me weep
so close to the ground, ancient spirits
call to those they left ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry ##micropoetry
so close to the ground, ancient spirits
call to those they left ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry ##micropoetry
September 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Child's pose makes me weep
so close to the ground, ancient spirits
call to those they left ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry ##micropoetry
so close to the ground, ancient spirits
call to those they left ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry ##micropoetry
There's a scar on my
right arm, my son calls it my
built-in worry stone ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry ##micropoetry
right arm, my son calls it my
built-in worry stone ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry ##micropoetry
September 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
There's a scar on my
right arm, my son calls it my
built-in worry stone ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry ##micropoetry
right arm, my son calls it my
built-in worry stone ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry ##micropoetry
Silence startles me --
like a hawk's scream to her god --
inside me, it lives ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry ##micropoetry
like a hawk's scream to her god --
inside me, it lives ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry ##micropoetry
September 12, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Silence startles me --
like a hawk's scream to her god --
inside me, it lives ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry ##micropoetry
like a hawk's scream to her god --
inside me, it lives ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry ##micropoetry
Cool Fall morning wakes
the death call, a slow passing
away, the long sleep ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry ##micropoetry
the death call, a slow passing
away, the long sleep ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry ##micropoetry
September 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Cool Fall morning wakes
the death call, a slow passing
away, the long sleep ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry ##micropoetry
the death call, a slow passing
away, the long sleep ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry ##micropoetry
Begin Again:
Rain clouds clear, sun comes
up & I give myself to
the light of the day ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry ##micropoetry
Rain clouds clear, sun comes
up & I give myself to
the light of the day ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry ##micropoetry
September 10, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Begin Again:
Rain clouds clear, sun comes
up & I give myself to
the light of the day ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry ##micropoetry
Rain clouds clear, sun comes
up & I give myself to
the light of the day ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry ##micropoetry
I miss my mother,
the rain allows tears to flow,
Cliche? Yes, but true ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry ##micropoetry
the rain allows tears to flow,
Cliche? Yes, but true ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry ##micropoetry
September 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I miss my mother,
the rain allows tears to flow,
Cliche? Yes, but true ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry ##micropoetry
the rain allows tears to flow,
Cliche? Yes, but true ...
#dailyhaiku #haiku #dailypoetry #poetry ##micropoetry