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INK_John @intjohn.bsky.social · May 21
He sings to the stars,
hoping one will fall for him,
the sky is unmoved.

#DailyHaikuPrompt
The moon glows behind tall, bare trees at twilight. Its light veiled by soft clouds, casting a dreamy halo in a deepening blue sky.
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elvisdylan.bsky.social
#vss365 #dark

just before sunrise
time inhales the dark
February 12, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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casiebazay.bsky.social
The #dark tugs at me
with silver-tongued promises
of comfort and numbness,
absolution from the horrors of this
world

Yet I resist, eyes wide open
heart cracking in two
as I hang by a thread, remembering that somewhere in the haze above remains a sun

#vss365
February 12, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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imanicv.bsky.social
The waves rose
as if to touch the sky
The ocean heave-ho'd
to give another try

#vss365 #poetry #writingprompt #touch

📸 free pik
February 11, 2026 at 10:42 AM
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haikubycrane.bsky.social
halo moon,
more snow
on the way
#haiku
The moon shining through trees and down on a secluded road in the middle of the night.
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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wolftwin.com
Week 2 of #NaHaiWriMo, we explore winter imagery with this #freeverse #haiku from Tré (@tregallery.com):

✨️❄️🪾❄️✨️

around poplar's
snowy bend
another short road

Thank you for joining our Haiku Month Wolf Pack Highlights every Tuesday.

#PoetryCommunity #poetry #photography #imageandverse ✍️
This is a nature photo Tré took of a curved poplar branch in the snow. Beneath a white daytime gloom, the background's bokeh features falling flakes and an evergreen forest. A few snowflakes float, suspended around the limb. The scene provokes a chilled serenity that inspired Tré's latest free verse haiku: around poplar's snowy bend another short road
February 10, 2026 at 4:07 PM
intjohn.bsky.social
Do I always get their jokes?
No.

Does their book press a perfect leaf? Absolutely.

#NewYorkerCartoons
Book cover reading “The Complete Cartoons of The New Yorker” with two pressed leaves placed on the front. One is a large dark purple, star shaped leaf and a smaller pinkish red leaf.
February 9, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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newyorker.com
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Brendan Loper. #NewYorkerCartoons
February 9, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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admirablewomen.bsky.social
Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte was the first #NativeAmerican woman to become a physician in the United States. A member of the Omaha tribe, she campaigned for public health & for the formal, legal allotment of land to members of her tribe.

#WomensPhysiciansDay #WomenInSTEM #WomenInMedicine
Black-and-white studio portrait of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte, a Native American woman in her thirties or forties, facing forward with a calm, direct gaze toward the camera. She has dark hair pulled back neatly into a bun, prominent cheekbones, and a serious yet composed expression. She wears a high-necked, long-sleeved dark Victorian-style dress with a patterned white lace or floral insert at the collar, creating a contrast against the solid dark fabric.
February 3, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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bookish33.bsky.social
Today's #BirdOfTheDay Alt theme is #Black&White
Common Goldeneye ducks as seen this week on the river.

It’s fun watching them fish.
They dive for their food and when one goes under, the rest follow suit one by one as they notice their buddy nearby dive under the surface.
FOMO in nature 😅😂
Five Common goldeneye ducks swim along a calm, partially frozen river. One duck has its head in the water preparing to dive. A pine branch frames the scene on the left, creating a serene, wintry atmosphere.
February 5, 2026 at 4:08 PM
intjohn.bsky.social
#HaikuFeels #rant

He’ll rant for hours
No, no, he can’t rant, it’s true
Because it’s haiku
annemorrigan.bsky.social anne @annemorrigan.bsky.social · 9d
brace for syllables
today's #haikufeels #prompt is

rant
February 5, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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blsamaddar.bsky.social
She lost her #lambent sky eyes
in the crush of still life.
She could see it,
pursed behind irises—
a dying speck of sun, shivering.
She tried to pluck it from a memory,
but like the ghosted flicker of stars,
it was already light-years away.

#vss365
Close-up black‑and‑white portrait of a woman’s face, with a visible tear.
February 5, 2026 at 5:40 AM
intjohn.bsky.social
She sprayed the perfume, a fragrance not made in thirty years, its scent swirling around her like a forgotten dream. It smelled just like the one he had given her years ago. But as the fragrance faded, so did the memory of his face. She reached for more, desperate, but the bottle was dry.

#VSS365
February 4, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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nathanbrazil.bsky.social
Your #vss365 #prompt for Feb 4 is #ghost

"But that isn’t all.
Some of my ghosts are planets.
Not bright. Not young.
Spiraling deep in the dusk of my body
as saucers or moons
pleased with their belts of colored dust
& hailing no others."

'Ghosts', Kiki Petrosino

#4
February 4, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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blsamaddar.bsky.social
My #soul speaks in riots
quiet though they may be.

Can you hear it?

Or is it but a whisper
a cacophony below a summer’s green,
a storm folded in brooding sea.

Or am I but a firefly
stealing kisses from the sun?

#vss365
Dandelion seed head glowing against a warm sunrise or sunset sky.
February 2, 2026 at 4:11 AM
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paulachernoff11.bsky.social
Short eared owl with wings outstretched.

#birdoftheday
alternate prompt
outstretched wing

photo by David Chernoff
Short eared owl perched on fence post with wings outstretched.
February 2, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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nathanbrazil.bsky.social
Your #vss365 #prompt for Feb 2 is #soul

"Lying, thinking
Last night
How to find my soul a home
Where water is not thirsty
And bread loaf is not stone
I came up with one thing
And I don’t believe I’m wrong
That nobody,
But nobody
Can make it out here alone."

'Alone', Maya Angelou

#2
February 2, 2026 at 4:00 AM
intjohn.bsky.social
The soul is the place where harm lands and meaning survives.

It looks different in everyone, but it’s always the part that still gets to choose.

The world can bruise us. It can’t author us.

#vss365 #soul
A wide shot of Hemlock Falls in the Blue Ridge Mountains during autumn. Water cascades over rocky ledges into a clear, wide pool in the foreground, reflecting the sky. The falls are surrounded by green and golden orange trees.
February 2, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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tregallery.com
✨️🪨🌊☁️⛵️☁️🌊🪨✨️

clouds shape narrative
shoal r o c k tales
form a library

#BlueSkyArtShow #Clouds
#EastCoastKin #ImageAndVerse
#Cassiopeian Libraries

#haiku #俳句 #Freeverse #Poetry #Micropoetry #Photography #Nature #Wolftwin #ocean #ClassicMono
Here is a black and white breakwater photo I took in the Bahamas, off Great Abaco. These man-made structures are designed to mimic the appearance of shoals, but their job is to protect the coast from high-energy waves and storms. The pitted rocks stretch diagonally across the sea, from right to left, like a bridge over calm waves. The sky is strewn with a delicate mixture of clouds; my favorite being the wispy cirrus in the upper right that looks like a fishbone or a feathery arrow. Between the rugged rocks and soft sky, the ocean appears wrinkly, almost silken, leading to a distant line of shore. The tinest sailboat drifts on the right, facing left. Standing before this clutch of serenity, I couldn’t help but wonder: what stories does each rock hold? Every dip, crack, and dent becomes a word. From all angles, different pages emerge. Yet, all we can read is on the surface. What dwells deeper within or beneath the tides? An ocean of libraries. These thoughts inspired another haiku in my travel journal. clouds shape narrative shoal rock tales form a library
January 31, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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martini8m.bsky.social
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#photography #fotografía
#flowers #fujifilm #xt5

📷 ִֶָ𓂃𓈒𓏸‪❀ᵕ̈*
January 28, 2026 at 3:44 AM
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mikestruan.com
#SFFChat I don't label it in my story, but my MC is heavily Audhd coded. In-universe, this is hardly neuro*divergent* though, because different races think differently.
He's a half-orc and orcs are the race of chaos. All of them think in adhd patterns. Humans are the race of order.
sffchat.bsky.social SFFChat @sffchat.bsky.social · 15d
#SFFChat Q1: Do you have any disabled or neurodivergent characters in your story? If so, talk about them here!
William Blake's painting of the prophet Tiresias! Thank you public domain images, haha.
January 30, 2026 at 7:28 AM
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blsamaddar.bsky.social
You #obfuscate your heart,
yet like moon’s silver edge,
your longings wander
the seams of nightfall,
before writing yourself across my skin.

Like stars peddling memories,
you dust me in your fragments—
half-formed notes of warmth
that dry on my heart
until shadows swallow you
once more.

#vss365
January 29, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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drippingwithwords.bsky.social
..i feel the sun today.. fire to my fire.. a burn.. in the best way.. burn-it-all-away.. let the ashes dance like ghosts.. in day-light-remains..

©️dww
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#quotes #lyrical #sun #alchemy #indiesongwriter #writer #songstress #philosophy #rebirth #solarreturn
January 28, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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imanicv.bsky.social
how long
will you stand at the edge?
this place where boulder hovers
and pain boils
in a cauldron of memories

how many locks upon your heart
'til the weight keels you over?
wings, trained to shutter in flight
January 28, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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rachelsantel.bsky.social
“Dusk blankets the ground,
The pack armed with moonlit eyes,
Emerges as one.”
#haikufeels
January 28, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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raymonds-towers.bsky.social
Happy Hump Day, everyone!
Today is January 28th,
and I’m glad to be back hosting this
#7syllablesentence prompt again—
your word is #gloam.

If you’re interested in hosting this prompt soon, please
let Gabe know @poetguygabe.bsky.social

#7syllablesentence #prompt #gloam #amwriting
January 28, 2026 at 1:11 PM