M Sarki
@msarki.bsky.social
Poet, carpenter, musician, and book nerd
"Inside Our Forest Pow Wow" by M Sarki
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…It’s not life that’s important, only the adventure… __Christine Lavant from Memoirs from a Madhouse
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…It’s not life that’s important, only the adventure… __Christine Lavant from Memoirs from a Madhouse
"Inside Our Forest Pow Wow" by M Sarki
poem taken from the book A STOP TO SEE HEPATICA: (The Hepaticas 2019-2022) published in 2024
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January 1, 2026 at 9:12 AM
"Inside Our Forest Pow Wow" by M Sarki
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…It’s not life that’s important, only the adventure… __Christine Lavant from Memoirs from a Madhouse
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…It’s not life that’s important, only the adventure… __Christine Lavant from Memoirs from a Madhouse
“The Larchmont Hotel” by M Sarki
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poem taken from the book A STOP TO SEE HEPATICA: (The Hepaticas 2019-2022) published in 2024
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poem taken from the book A STOP TO SEE HEPATICA: (The Hepaticas 2019-2022) published in 2024
“The Larchmont Hotel” by M Sarki
poem taken from the book A STOP TO SEE HEPATICA: (The Hepaticas 2019-2022) published in 2024
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December 31, 2025 at 9:11 AM
“The Larchmont Hotel” by M Sarki
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poem taken from the book A STOP TO SEE HEPATICA: (The Hepaticas 2019-2022) published in 2024
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poem taken from the book A STOP TO SEE HEPATICA: (The Hepaticas 2019-2022) published in 2024
The Home of Emily Dickinson, Amherst, Massachusetts
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Previously published July 25, 2023 in art, literary, poetry, relationships, social studies
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Previously published July 25, 2023 in art, literary, poetry, relationships, social studies
The Home of Emily Dickinson, Amherst, Massachusetts
Previously published July 25, 2023 in art, literary, poetry, relationships, social studies
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December 31, 2025 at 9:04 AM
The Home of Emily Dickinson, Amherst, Massachusetts
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Previously published July 25, 2023 in art, literary, poetry, relationships, social studies
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Previously published July 25, 2023 in art, literary, poetry, relationships, social studies
Mistaken as Art in Photography
The Trouble with Tuesdays
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December 30, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Poem #1722 by Emily Dickinson
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Emily Dickinson loved well. But sadly, perhaps unrequited. But I love her, and don’t you too?
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Emily Dickinson loved well. But sadly, perhaps unrequited. But I love her, and don’t you too?
Poem #1722 by Emily Dickinson
Previously published on the mothership October 5, 2023 in art, literary, poetry, relationships, self-realization, writing
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December 30, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Poem #1722 by Emily Dickinson
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Emily Dickinson loved well. But sadly, perhaps unrequited. But I love her, and don’t you too?
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Emily Dickinson loved well. But sadly, perhaps unrequited. But I love her, and don’t you too?
“Spring (Årstidsencyklopedien #3)” by Karl Ove Knausgård
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…the easy life is nothing to aspire to, the easy choice is never the worthiest solution, only the difficult life is a life worth living…
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…the easy life is nothing to aspire to, the easy choice is never the worthiest solution, only the difficult life is a life worth living…
“Spring (Årstidsencyklopedien #3)” by Karl Ove Knausgård
Previously published on the mothership October 11, 2023 in art, book reviews, lifestyle, literary, memoir, nature, relationships, self-realization, social studies, writing
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December 29, 2025 at 9:08 AM
“Spring (Årstidsencyklopedien #3)” by Karl Ove Knausgård
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…the easy life is nothing to aspire to, the easy choice is never the worthiest solution, only the difficult life is a life worth living…
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…the easy life is nothing to aspire to, the easy choice is never the worthiest solution, only the difficult life is a life worth living…
"The Camera as Intrusion: Our Way into Intimacy," Part 4 of 6
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(written late summer of 2017)
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(written late summer of 2017)
"The Camera as Intrusion: Our Way into Intimacy," Part 4 of 6
(written late summer of 2017)
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December 29, 2025 at 9:03 AM
"The Camera as Intrusion: Our Way into Intimacy," Part 4 of 6
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(written late summer of 2017)
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(written late summer of 2017)
Sunday Shift!
celebrating her vocation in nude-art modeling.
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December 28, 2025 at 9:12 AM
"Tawas St. Joe" by M Sarki
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...it was Dylan, a man who has never concerned himself with losing out in order to remain contrary...__Bernie Taupin from his book Scattershot
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...it was Dylan, a man who has never concerned himself with losing out in order to remain contrary...__Bernie Taupin from his book Scattershot
"Tawas St. Joe" by M Sarki
a poem about my hometown's hospital
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December 28, 2025 at 9:05 AM
"Tawas St. Joe" by M Sarki
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...it was Dylan, a man who has never concerned himself with losing out in order to remain contrary...__Bernie Taupin from his book Scattershot
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...it was Dylan, a man who has never concerned himself with losing out in order to remain contrary...__Bernie Taupin from his book Scattershot
New Writing and Pictures 2025
A brand new post written by Mathilde
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December 27, 2025 at 9:23 AM
"Grist for the Mill: Awakening to Oneness" by Ram Dass
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...every time we’re busy struggling against something, we’re reinforcing its reality...
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...every time we’re busy struggling against something, we’re reinforcing its reality...
"Grist for the Mill: Awakening to Oneness" by Ram Dass
Previously published on the mothership September 13, 2023 in book reviews, philosophy, self-realization, spirituality
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December 27, 2025 at 9:18 AM
"Grist for the Mill: Awakening to Oneness" by Ram Dass
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...every time we’re busy struggling against something, we’re reinforcing its reality...
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...every time we’re busy struggling against something, we’re reinforcing its reality...
“A Little Wildness: Some Notes on Rambling” by Sydney Lea
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…I’ve been neither intellectual nor woodsman entirely, but I’ve been enough of both for each to inform the other, to help me savor what I savor …
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…I’ve been neither intellectual nor woodsman entirely, but I’ve been enough of both for each to inform the other, to help me savor what I savor …
“A Little Wildness: Some Notes on Rambling” by Sydney Lea
Previously published on the mothership September 8, 2023 in ageism, book reviews, literary, memoir, nature, self-realization, writing
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December 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM
“A Little Wildness: Some Notes on Rambling” by Sydney Lea
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…I’ve been neither intellectual nor woodsman entirely, but I’ve been enough of both for each to inform the other, to help me savor what I savor …
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…I’ve been neither intellectual nor woodsman entirely, but I’ve been enough of both for each to inform the other, to help me savor what I savor …
Through the Years: The Weissinger-Gaulbert Building, part 7
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Continuing the Renaissance of Downtown Louisville
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Continuing the Renaissance of Downtown Louisville
Through the Years: The Weissinger-Gaulbert Building, part 7
Continuing the Renaissance of Downtown Louisville
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December 26, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Through the Years: The Weissinger-Gaulbert Building, part 7
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Continuing the Renaissance of Downtown Louisville
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Continuing the Renaissance of Downtown Louisville
"The Favor of Her Kind" by M Sarki
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”Poetry is a cure of the mind.”__Wallace Stevens from the book Opus Posthumous
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”Poetry is a cure of the mind.”__Wallace Stevens from the book Opus Posthumous
"The Favor of Her Kind" by M Sarki
poem taken from the book A STOP TO SEE HEPATICA: (The Hepaticas 2019-2022) published in 2024
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December 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
"The Favor of Her Kind" by M Sarki
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”Poetry is a cure of the mind.”__Wallace Stevens from the book Opus Posthumous
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”Poetry is a cure of the mind.”__Wallace Stevens from the book Opus Posthumous
"The Rule of My Jungle" by M Sarki
a poem and some photographs
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December 24, 2025 at 9:26 AM
"The Therapy Of Poetry" by Molly Harrower
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Most of what we write is unremarkable.
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Most of what we write is unremarkable.
"The Therapy Of Poetry" by Molly Harrower
Most of what we write is unremarkable.
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December 24, 2025 at 9:19 AM
"The Therapy Of Poetry" by Molly Harrower
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Most of what we write is unremarkable.
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Most of what we write is unremarkable.
Mistaken as Art in Photography
The Trouble with Tuesdays
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December 23, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Poem #1703 by Emily Dickinson
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Emily wrote some great poems that researchers have never decided on when she wrote them. My guess is this poem was written sometime after her mother died and after Emily had spent many hours caring for her bedridden mother.
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Emily wrote some great poems that researchers have never decided on when she wrote them. My guess is this poem was written sometime after her mother died and after Emily had spent many hours caring for her bedridden mother.
Poem #1703 by Emily Dickinson
Previously published on the mothership October 2, 2023 in art, literary, poetry, relationships, writing
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December 23, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Poem #1703 by Emily Dickinson
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Emily wrote some great poems that researchers have never decided on when she wrote them. My guess is this poem was written sometime after her mother died and after Emily had spent many hours caring for her bedridden mother.
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Emily wrote some great poems that researchers have never decided on when she wrote them. My guess is this poem was written sometime after her mother died and after Emily had spent many hours caring for her bedridden mother.
"The Camera as Intrusion: Our Way into Intimacy," Part 3 of 6
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(written late summer of 2017)
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(written late summer of 2017)
"The Camera as Intrusion: Our Way into Intimacy," Part 3 of 6
(written late summer of 2017)
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December 22, 2025 at 9:14 AM
"The Camera as Intrusion: Our Way into Intimacy," Part 3 of 6
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(written late summer of 2017)
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(written late summer of 2017)
“Concrete” by Thomas Bernhard
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… When we really know the world, we see it is just a world full of errors…
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… When we really know the world, we see it is just a world full of errors…
“Concrete” by Thomas Bernhard
Previously published on the mothership October 9, 2023 in art, book reviews, literary, philosophy, relationships, self-realization, social studies, writing
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December 22, 2025 at 9:11 AM
“Concrete” by Thomas Bernhard
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… When we really know the world, we see it is just a world full of errors…
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… When we really know the world, we see it is just a world full of errors…
Sunday Shift!
celebrating her vocation in nude-art modeling.
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December 21, 2025 at 9:17 AM
"Spring of Our Initiatives" by M Sarki
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poem taken from the book Little War Machine
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poem taken from the book Little War Machine
"Spring of Our Initiatives" by M Sarki
poem taken from the book Little War Machine
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December 21, 2025 at 9:13 AM
"Spring of Our Initiatives" by M Sarki
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poem taken from the book Little War Machine
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poem taken from the book Little War Machine
Three Novels by Ágota Kristof
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…It is a trilogy that easily takes one in, seamlessly connects the reader emotionally, and generates a momentum and desire to read through to the end…
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…It is a trilogy that easily takes one in, seamlessly connects the reader emotionally, and generates a momentum and desire to read through to the end…
Three Novels by Ágota Kristof
Previously published on the mothership October 4, 2023 in art, bob the dog, book reviews, literary, politics, relationships, self-realization, social studies, writing
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December 20, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Three Novels by Ágota Kristof
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…It is a trilogy that easily takes one in, seamlessly connects the reader emotionally, and generates a momentum and desire to read through to the end…
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…It is a trilogy that easily takes one in, seamlessly connects the reader emotionally, and generates a momentum and desire to read through to the end…
Through the Years: The Weissinger-Gaulbert Building, part 6
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Continuing the Renaissance of Downtown Louisville
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Continuing the Renaissance of Downtown Louisville
Through the Years: The Weissinger-Gaulbert Building, part 6
Continuing the Renaissance of Downtown Louisville
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December 19, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Through the Years: The Weissinger-Gaulbert Building, part 6
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Continuing the Renaissance of Downtown Louisville
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Continuing the Renaissance of Downtown Louisville
“A Really Big Lunch” by Jim Harrison
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…Hundreds warned me I was going to die young from smoking and drinking but I disappointed them…
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…Hundreds warned me I was going to die young from smoking and drinking but I disappointed them…
“A Really Big Lunch” by Jim Harrison
Previously published on the mothership October 10, 2023 in ageism, art, book reviews, lifestyle, literary, memoir, philosophy, relationships, self-realization, social studies, writing
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December 19, 2025 at 9:07 AM
“A Really Big Lunch” by Jim Harrison
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…Hundreds warned me I was going to die young from smoking and drinking but I disappointed them…
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…Hundreds warned me I was going to die young from smoking and drinking but I disappointed them…