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CliveReed
@clivereed.bsky.social
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Lover of poetry, nature, dogs, writing, music, running, triathlon, baseball,... Human Rights...poems and pictures I post are mine...No DM'S..
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aspenbrave.bsky.social
👆Please Read Above 🙏

And if, when it is all over,
I’m asked what I did with my life,
I want to be able to say,
“I offered love.”

- by Terri St. Cloud

On #WorldKindnessDay, I hope you know that #YouMatter to me & to this world!❤️

Love you,
Aspen🕊️

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And if, when it is all over, I’m asked what I did with my life, I want to be able to say, “I offered love.” - by Terri St. Cloud Shows a woman with her arms opened wide, she is looking up, her long black hair flowing in the wind
November 13, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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aspenbrave.bsky.social
Running to escape time
How insane
Humankind
Turning
Churning
Burning
For what?
A dime
Chained to a clock
Tick-tock
Tick-tock
One #number after another
All in Death’s circle
Line up
Fill your cup
Life starts
Uh, where?
A place few ever go
That breath called Now

#BraveWrite #vss365
#PoetryCommunity
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November 13, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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robertmueller31.bsky.social
I couldn't help myself. A starting point from you, and then a triad: memory as a lasting echo, hope as a sustaining force, and a vision of peace and continuity.
Thank you, CliveReed, for this inspiration.
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
clivereed.bsky.social
they say they care
about your poverty
but they won't
share your pain
it's always us and them
despite their words
it's a numbers game
#vss365 #numbers #poetry
November 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
clivereed.bsky.social
Good night #tilley #dogs #borderaussie #photography
November 13, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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birdwriterwrites.bsky.social
Imagine being warm and cozy, all sitting by the fire,listening to this childrens' Christmas tale of traditional Christmas Spirit; giving of gifts, gratitude and kindness.

www.amazon.com/Audible-Hous... #FREE with Audible Amazon #readingisfun #listening #audiobook #kidsbooks #kidsaudiobooks #story
Housie Mousie and the Christmas Crow
Amazon.com: Housie Mousie and the Christmas Crow (Audible Audio Edition): Suzy Davies, The Elite Lizzard Publishing Company, Virtual Voice: Audible Books & Originals
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November 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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soulscratches.bsky.social
shade of night
the earth sighing beneath me
chosen shadows imprinted
by spirits and broad cadence
signaling the presence
of blanketed bodies
lacking the state of sleep

#micropoetry #poet #poetry
#blackandwhitephotography 🖤🤍
November 6, 2025 at 12:42 PM
clivereed.bsky.social
leaves whisper to the wind
before they fall
remorse is just a myth
have no remorse at all
with you I've danced
for many days
up until the final ball
lay me in my resting place
for death comes to us all
#vss365 #myth #poetry
November 12, 2025 at 6:27 PM
clivereed.bsky.social
Good morning from Tilley
#dogs #tilley #photography
November 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
clivereed.bsky.social
when you left
the flower was torn
from the stem
the petals bled
the myth was dead
#vss365 #poetry #myth
November 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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mkinberg.bsky.social
November Hues – a poem by Gabriela Marie Milton & an update on Haiku and Tanka: Lull, Harmony, and Power in Japanese art. shortprose.blog/2025/11/09/n... > via @g-marie-milton.bsky.social
November Hues - a poem by Gabriela Marie Milton & an update on Haiku and Tanka: Lull, Harmony, and Power in Japanese art.
Short Prose - Gabriela Marie Milton - Poet and Publisher, #1 Amazon Bestselling Author
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November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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g-marie-milton.bsky.social
#vss365 #poem #tanka #measure

The measure of all things
sleeps beneath your closed eyes—
dead leaves whispering,
as in Baudelaire’s lost dream,
stairs ascend to nothingness.
November 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
clivereed.bsky.social
you give a little bit here
and a little bit there
a sprinkling a smidgeon
a small pinch of care
too tired to measure
your fillie fallie fare
it goes nowhere
#vss365 #poetry #measure
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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birdwriterwrites.bsky.social
A snow bear leaves his home on a melting iceberg. Pretty soon, he's aboard a cruise ship, where he meets friends who take him on holiday to an island in England...

www.amazon.co.uk/Snugs-Snow-B...
www.amazon.ca/Snugs-Snow-B...
www.amazon.com/Snugs-Snow-B... #culture #tourism #bear #cartoons #myth
November 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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birdwriterwrites.bsky.social
A retelling of Perrault's Little Red Riding Hood for middle grade.

www.amazon.co.uk/Girl-Red-Cap...
www.amazon.ca/Girl-Red-Cap...
www.amazon.com/Girl-Red-Cap... #Supernatural #magic #wolflovers #doglovers #FF #childrensbooks #mythology #folklore #magicsky #kidsbookshelfsky #ReadersFavorite #books
November 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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hoperhenderson.bsky.social
hi friends, it’s a great time to donate to your local food bank if you are able. folks are really struggling.

@accfb.bsky.social is a great option if you live near me & i donate monthly (i am peer pressure-ing you)
November 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
clivereed.bsky.social
snowflakes in a forest green
thatched white trees
crinkled leaves in footprints underneath
turn another page and read
whose feet they may have been
follow the words
it's a literary scene
#vss365 #poetry #literature
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
clivereed.bsky.social
It's Tilley season #tilley #dogs #snow
November 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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mohayeswriter.bsky.social
‘Whatcha reading?’

‘A book exploring the theoretical concepts of repulsive forces and how electromagnetism counteracts the basic #law of gravity.’

‘Is it any good?’

‘It’s hard to put down.’

#vss365
November 9, 2025 at 1:49 PM
clivereed.bsky.social
I am now the old one
with the poppy at the grave
there amid the faces of the young
no medals on my chest
faded memories at best
only stories from the older ones
now passed on
Dead silence as we shiver
at the firing of the guns
While in my heart
I pray that they're the only ones
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November 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
clivereed.bsky.social
unsure of liberty
afraid of uncertainty
doubts affecting us all
the walls of law crumble
to the terrors that makes us feel small
fear is a thousand pound ball
#vss365 #law #poetry
November 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
clivereed.bsky.social
what creature is this
bare armed in the evergreens
are you lost here

shelter in place
and we will warm you
and dress you in spring
#poetry #autumn #winter
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November 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
clivereed.bsky.social
unplugged and dank
is the language of hate
when the neurons rust
as the heart is
disconnected from the brain
#vss365 #language #poetry
November 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
clivereed.bsky.social
language is a thicket
tangled and terse
often cutting deep
but the warmth of a hand
the glow of the eye
the empathy of heart
universal forms of speech
#vss365 #language #poetry
November 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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huntnfish8.bsky.social
Happy #ForestFriday all let’s have a pink #sunrise over the Yaak River Kootenai National Forest Montana

In a shadowy hush the valley awaits the rose and amber glow

These waters bind light and land.

#imageandverse #artyear #eastcoastkin #nationalforest #scape
A soft, radiant dawn settles over a quiet mountain valley, filling the sky with a sweeping gradient of warm pastel color. High above the horizon, clusters of small, rounded clouds glow in vivid shades of peach, rose, and coral, their undersides lit by the first strong touch of sunlight. The sky transitions smoothly into gentle lavender tones near the upper edge of the frame, giving the entire scene a calm, luminous atmosphere. Beneath the bright sky, a low, rounded ridgeline rises in silhouette—its slopes muted in cool purples and deep blues that contrast with the warm glow above. A dense line of coniferous trees stands at the base of the ridge, their dark forms sharply vertical, creating a natural boundary between mountain and meadow. In front of them, thick brush and late-season foliage form a textured tapestry of greens, rusts, and soft golds. At the bottom of the image, a shallow, slow-moving river reflects the dawn colors with subdued clarity. The water’s surface carries hints of rose and amber, echoing the sky, while the reflection of the tall trees appears as a soft, rippling shadow. A narrow strip of rounded river stones marks the boundary between bank and water—cool gray in tone, slightly glistening, and arranged in a natural, unpatterned scatter.
November 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM