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Dad. Husband. Love Vonnegut, Ellison and Park Chan-wook.
Pinned
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Pull the earth on
over.
Steal flight from
a wing.
Smother me in
#darkness
Take breath from
my lung.
Patient still
as I listen.
For a Spring
that never comes.
Shadows gather
ever closer.
Dreaded feeling
that I’m done.
Endless night my
only companion.
Even with the rise
of sun.
#vss365 #poem #poet
over.
Steal flight from
a wing.
Smother me in
#darkness
Take breath from
my lung.
Patient still
as I listen.
For a Spring
that never comes.
Shadows gather
ever closer.
Dreaded feeling
that I’m done.
Endless night my
only companion.
Even with the rise
of sun.
#vss365 #poem #poet
February 12, 2026 at 7:02 AM
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February 12, 2026 at 6:59 AM
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February 12, 2026 at 6:55 AM
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shaken off the night
like water from matted furs
drinking in dawn light
dreams still struggling to stay
keeping dark thoughts at bay
#vss365 dark #tanka -ish
#smallpoem #micropoem
#poetry
like water from matted furs
drinking in dawn light
dreams still struggling to stay
keeping dark thoughts at bay
#vss365 dark #tanka -ish
#smallpoem #micropoem
#poetry
February 12, 2026 at 6:53 AM
shaken off the night
like water from matted furs
drinking in dawn light
dreams still struggling to stay
keeping dark thoughts at bay
#vss365 dark #tanka -ish
#smallpoem #micropoem
#poetry
like water from matted furs
drinking in dawn light
dreams still struggling to stay
keeping dark thoughts at bay
#vss365 dark #tanka -ish
#smallpoem #micropoem
#poetry
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Vulnerable,
Encapsulated in her bud
Keenly attended
Nourished to grow
The care
In how you twine
And the Moon’s joy
In how you grow
Reaching
At the darkness
Between North’s
Highest stars
Remember all thy mothers
Remember the tenderness
In their murmurs
Remember the rhyme
As you climb
#vss365
Encapsulated in her bud
Keenly attended
Nourished to grow
The care
In how you twine
And the Moon’s joy
In how you grow
Reaching
At the darkness
Between North’s
Highest stars
Remember all thy mothers
Remember the tenderness
In their murmurs
Remember the rhyme
As you climb
#vss365
February 12, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Vulnerable,
Encapsulated in her bud
Keenly attended
Nourished to grow
The care
In how you twine
And the Moon’s joy
In how you grow
Reaching
At the darkness
Between North’s
Highest stars
Remember all thy mothers
Remember the tenderness
In their murmurs
Remember the rhyme
As you climb
#vss365
Encapsulated in her bud
Keenly attended
Nourished to grow
The care
In how you twine
And the Moon’s joy
In how you grow
Reaching
At the darkness
Between North’s
Highest stars
Remember all thy mothers
Remember the tenderness
In their murmurs
Remember the rhyme
As you climb
#vss365
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“I’m not afraid of the #dark, Hargreaves. I’m afraid of what lies in the dark — mainly malevolent forces such as Davenport and her demonic cronies.”
“That may be the case,Sir,but why take us on an expedition through a haunted wood at midnight?”
“I needed some fresh air, you insolent twat!”
#vss365
“That may be the case,Sir,but why take us on an expedition through a haunted wood at midnight?”
“I needed some fresh air, you insolent twat!”
#vss365
February 12, 2026 at 6:37 AM
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February 12, 2026 at 7:04 AM
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THE WORK OF NIGHT
— where vision is disciplined
The #dark is not the enemy of sight;
it is its instructor
By withholding excess,
night teaches discernment—
how to listen for shape,
to trust outline over glare,
and to discover that clarity,
like courage,
often arrives
after illumination steps aside.
— where vision is disciplined
The #dark is not the enemy of sight;
it is its instructor
By withholding excess,
night teaches discernment—
how to listen for shape,
to trust outline over glare,
and to discover that clarity,
like courage,
often arrives
after illumination steps aside.
February 12, 2026 at 6:49 AM
THE WORK OF NIGHT
— where vision is disciplined
The #dark is not the enemy of sight;
it is its instructor
By withholding excess,
night teaches discernment—
how to listen for shape,
to trust outline over glare,
and to discover that clarity,
like courage,
often arrives
after illumination steps aside.
— where vision is disciplined
The #dark is not the enemy of sight;
it is its instructor
By withholding excess,
night teaches discernment—
how to listen for shape,
to trust outline over glare,
and to discover that clarity,
like courage,
often arrives
after illumination steps aside.
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#vss365
The #dark aesthetic
looks back at now—
at black stacks of half
squares also known as
triangular pairs. Darker
still, it's February 2026
and chill. We slip nights
under blue folded chairs
like mail to open as soon
as someone cares about
heirs & fabricating closure.
The #dark aesthetic
looks back at now—
at black stacks of half
squares also known as
triangular pairs. Darker
still, it's February 2026
and chill. We slip nights
under blue folded chairs
like mail to open as soon
as someone cares about
heirs & fabricating closure.
a black and white photo of a pumpkin in a field with a tree in the background .
ALT: a black and white photo of a pumpkin in a field with a tree in the background .
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February 12, 2026 at 6:26 AM
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WIP: Bill & Ar’Thyl
Part 43
Chapter 7
Å change of pace, let these boys know more about eachother.
Chapter 6 is now on the blog:)
#writingcommunity
#vss365
#vssfantasy
#vssdaily
#vssmagic
#emoetry
#WIPSnips
#weirdmicro
Follow along in my blog at chrissolbooks.com weekly
Text in ALT
Part 43
Chapter 7
Å change of pace, let these boys know more about eachother.
Chapter 6 is now on the blog:)
#writingcommunity
#vss365
#vssfantasy
#vssdaily
#vssmagic
#emoetry
#WIPSnips
#weirdmicro
Follow along in my blog at chrissolbooks.com weekly
Text in ALT
February 12, 2026 at 6:20 AM
WIP: Bill & Ar’Thyl
Part 43
Chapter 7
Å change of pace, let these boys know more about eachother.
Chapter 6 is now on the blog:)
#writingcommunity
#vss365
#vssfantasy
#vssdaily
#vssmagic
#emoetry
#WIPSnips
#weirdmicro
Follow along in my blog at chrissolbooks.com weekly
Text in ALT
Part 43
Chapter 7
Å change of pace, let these boys know more about eachother.
Chapter 6 is now on the blog:)
#writingcommunity
#vss365
#vssfantasy
#vssdaily
#vssmagic
#emoetry
#WIPSnips
#weirdmicro
Follow along in my blog at chrissolbooks.com weekly
Text in ALT
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dark clouds overhead
we dance in puddles, laughing—
rain can’t ruin us
#vss365 #prompt #writingprompt #dark #poems #poetry #micropoetry #poets #senryu #poetrycommunity #writing #writingcommunity #writersky @nathanbrazil.bsky.social
we dance in puddles, laughing—
rain can’t ruin us
#vss365 #prompt #writingprompt #dark #poems #poetry #micropoetry #poets #senryu #poetrycommunity #writing #writingcommunity #writersky @nathanbrazil.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 6:27 AM
dark clouds overhead
we dance in puddles, laughing—
rain can’t ruin us
#vss365 #prompt #writingprompt #dark #poems #poetry #micropoetry #poets #senryu #poetrycommunity #writing #writingcommunity #writersky @nathanbrazil.bsky.social
we dance in puddles, laughing—
rain can’t ruin us
#vss365 #prompt #writingprompt #dark #poems #poetry #micropoetry #poets #senryu #poetrycommunity #writing #writingcommunity #writersky @nathanbrazil.bsky.social
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February 12, 2026 at 5:53 AM
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February 12, 2026 at 6:06 AM
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#vss365 #dark
We are in the dark
It is part of us
Visible light a narrow bandwidth
Some 400 nanometers thick
All the rest is invisible to us
If we blink, sleep or look in one direction
We miss everything else that's going on
It's wonderful, a mystery
Tonight I drink
I'll raise a glass to the light
We are in the dark
It is part of us
Visible light a narrow bandwidth
Some 400 nanometers thick
All the rest is invisible to us
If we blink, sleep or look in one direction
We miss everything else that's going on
It's wonderful, a mystery
Tonight I drink
I'll raise a glass to the light
February 12, 2026 at 5:38 AM
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She stands and makes her way to the backroom. A single candle stands in the doorway. It’s feeble light fading just inside the room. The room is dark and murky with whispering voices and smoke. She slips through the door straining to make out forms. #Vss365
February 12, 2026 at 5:38 AM
She stands and makes her way to the backroom. A single candle stands in the doorway. It’s feeble light fading just inside the room. The room is dark and murky with whispering voices and smoke. She slips through the door straining to make out forms. #Vss365
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February 12, 2026 at 5:43 AM
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Mira was born with a poison #touch. Davis knew it, but still he kissed her. Not because he loved her—he hated her. And he timed it perfectly—his sister came in, and he pushed Mira away.
“The witch has killed me,” he said, through smiling blue lips, knowing she would burn.
#vss365
“The witch has killed me,” he said, through smiling blue lips, knowing she would burn.
#vss365
February 12, 2026 at 5:39 AM
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the fourth wall crumbles—
worn scripts fall into ruin
as their gazes touch
#vss365 #prompt #writingprompt #touch #poems #poetry #micropoetry #senryu #writing #writersky @nathanbrazil.bsky.social
worn scripts fall into ruin
as their gazes touch
#vss365 #prompt #writingprompt #touch #poems #poetry #micropoetry #senryu #writing #writersky @nathanbrazil.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 5:36 AM
the fourth wall crumbles—
worn scripts fall into ruin
as their gazes touch
#vss365 #prompt #writingprompt #touch #poems #poetry #micropoetry #senryu #writing #writersky @nathanbrazil.bsky.social
worn scripts fall into ruin
as their gazes touch
#vss365 #prompt #writingprompt #touch #poems #poetry #micropoetry #senryu #writing #writersky @nathanbrazil.bsky.social