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John(jd)
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Re-tired and ready for the roads ahead. Poetry; Music; Art; Reading. Whatever brings me peace. I was born in a land, but my home was half a world away.
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Enjoy your weekend
one word that would encapsulate this presidency
and all the members of this administration that does his
bidding
and all the members of the house and senate that does his bidding
ands all the members of the supreme court that does his bidding
would be illicit

#vss365 [illicit]
December 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Day 4

Then I Kissed Her ~ The Brach Boys

#DavidsMonthOfMusic
December 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
snowflakes spiral ___ gone
early morning wind quiet
whiter shade of pale

#haiku

youtu.be/_GwpWATKsMU?...
A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum (Cover by Emily Linge)
YouTube video by Emily Linge
youtu.be
December 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
lower branch cracked bauble
tinsel tinted christmas tree
cat with cheshire grin

#BSPP48 Day 4
December’s #BlueSkyPoetry Prompts

Title: “December Tinsel”

“A verse a day warms December’s way.”

Use the exact hashtag #BSPP48 to share each of your creations for any of the days of December that you choose to write.

#BlueSkyPoetry #BSPP48 #poetry #poetryCommunity #December
December 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
We have reached our forecasted high for today and it is only 9:00am. -5C/23F. Sitting in the grocery car park watching unreturned carts skittering away into the blizzard blown by a hard wind reminiscent of Bob Dylan
December 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Reposted by John(jd)
such scattering notes
incense and like
ethereal silks
bathed with decay
of perfumed waves
riding a memory
silent static in the air

#micropoetry #poet #wtiterslife
#blackandwhitephotography 🖤🤍
December 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
chuckling waters ___ like
joker clowning around ring
burn bubbling laughter

#haikufeels [joker]
it's the write time, feelsfam!
today's #haikufeels #prompt is

joker
December 4, 2025 at 11:45 AM
anyone know who the DailyHaikuPrompter is,
so I may follow; thank you.

winters arrival
like ice wine over shaved ice
dark-eyed juncos

#dailyhaikuprompt [juncos/shaved ice]
December 4, 2025 at 11:18 AM
i used to be a night owl awaiting the call of the wild owl
now i am seasonal awaiting winters vespertine sunset . . .

vespertine sunset
high in the leafless tree ___two
eyes doesn't give two hoots

#vss365 [vespertine]
#haiku
December 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM
blind since birth
his world aphotic
he came into his element
when in maturity
life gave him gills
and his domain
became the deepest
depths of all the oceans . . .

#vss365 [aphotic]
December 2, 2025 at 11:34 AM
combine silhouette
halted in the hay filed
the female eastern meadowlark
flutters in front of the now silent blades
above her nest of spotted speckled eggs
david and goliath may be an old testament moral
but do not cross a any mother

#2WordPrompt [combine & moral]
December 2, 2025 at 11:27 AM
morning cold night frost
crackles in the morning sun
morning has broken

#dailyhaikuprompt [cold night]
December 2, 2025 at 11:11 AM
once there had been three
the retired couple and their
young pup chasing the stick
in the surf between waves
now only the two souls
rheumy eyes cast to horizon
ambling along the waters edge
accompanied by lapping
waves upon the beach . . .
Two souls, one infinite horizon...
December 2, 2025 at 11:03 AM
there was nothing suave about him
he was and is and always will be
a con man half the people do not seem to see . . .

#365 [suave]
At first light
the dream rises
leaving a suave trace
in the air
I begin there
inviting you to follow
wherever the words
may open…

The #vss365 prompt for December 1st: #suave

Happy writing! ✨✍️

📸 Y. Jolie
December 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM
rains of december
flagstones reflect grey sky clouds
dark palette sidewalk . . .
December 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
at the dwarf academy
bashful was in trouble again
sitting outside of the principal's office
scuffing the floor with his feet
he had made a joke in spelling class
which did not amuse his teacher miss victoria
so on principle here he now sat

#2WordPrompt [ bashful & principle]
December 1, 2025 at 12:39 PM
gutter icicles
reflection of dawning sun
december arrives

#haikufeels [reflect]
'tis the season, feelsfam!
today's #haikufeels #prompt is

reflect
December 1, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Wordle 1,624 5/6

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩🟩🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
By the 4th line I only had one vowel I could use
November 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
it feels to me that those in opposition
especially politicians
do little more than whine and complain
about the ruling party
instead of offering solutions that just might
solve their issues
and more apparent in a party that has
weak leadership

#haikufeels [solve]
how do you do, haiku crew?
today's #haikufeels #prompt is

solve
November 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
i watch the sun
unspool the shadows
upon snow covered roofs
across frost encrusted cars
along the tarmacadam of road and drive
in a months times it will be
it's lowest in our winter sky
as it's flight peaks above
the imaginary tropic of
capricorrn

#micropoetry
November 29, 2025 at 1:50 PM
i didn't write this
at least when conscious
perhaps in sleep while unconscious
between the light and deep rem dreams
i scribbled furiously so that i might
remember on awakening what
so inspired such words alas
like a veil lifting with dawn
all was gone

#FromOneLine 396
November 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Reposted by John(jd)
“No! The Turkey ISN’T Done Yet!”

I made this inspired by 1950s sitcom moms, my love of vintage pulp art, and that trainwreck of horror and humor that is American Thanksgiving. :-)

November’s #SciFanSat “Fire” themed issue comes out of the oven this Saturday!

#SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy
November 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Happy Thanksgiving Aspen and all who celebrate today
Dear #BraveWrite #vss365
#PoetryCommunity & ALL,

I’m #learning #Thanksgiving 
isn’t one lone day. It’s every priceless moment we have the privilege to grace this earth,
risk it all for love,
be a poet against all odds…

I thank you for being here!🪶

Love you,
Aspen🕊️
👇
youtu.be/_d_OdqErMsc?si…
November 27, 2025 at 11:35 AM
this immediately reminded me of
autumn leaves
i first heard it sung by Nat King Cole
one of my mother's favourites
then I fell in love with Eva Cassidy's version

youtu.be/xXBNlApwh0c?...
November 27, 2025 at 11:23 AM
60+ years ago i had an english teacher
who took great delight in grading me at f
saying i would never succeed

yet here today i read and write . . . go figure

no caps no punctuation . . . so
Psychotic teachers
cross country runs
through nettles and brambles
as the rain lashed down
sitting behind desks
staring at the walls
waiting for the lesson to wilt away
learning things of no value
having it drummed in my head
bored out of my mind

#vss365 #learning
November 27, 2025 at 11:15 AM