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poetrader.bsky.social
@poetrader.bsky.social
Horse lover, gardener, nature and animal lover, published poet, perennial black sheep.
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Republicans won’t display this plaque at the US Capitol -I wish ordinary citizens wouldn’t flood social media with it today, to show that we still remember, with gratitude, the bravery of these officers in protecting the US Capitol on January 6 from the Trump supporting mob!
January 6, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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There are still things to celebrate, and art that guides us through.
The Best Series of 2025, #20-11
By any metric, audiences in the U.S. are watching an enormous amount of work from other countries. This includes a lot of non-English work: shows from France, India, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, and…
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January 6, 2026 at 6:32 PM
#Haiku #Blueskypoetry #Coyote

Hare's Breath

Dog claw finger prints
Trickster kens the silent sounds
Praying hearts betray
January 5, 2026 at 3:48 PM
#Catsofbluesky

Nabi here: Mom says there are bad people who invade others to steal their resources. I think we should guard our valuable assets, so I'm on top of that.
January 4, 2026 at 11:20 PM
#Trilisy

Tiny world
Comforting
The big one
January 3, 2026 at 7:22 PM
#Caturday #Catsosbluesky

Everything that goes up must come down. Especially if it's lunch time.
January 3, 2026 at 3:29 PM
#Caturday #catsofbluesky #Christmas

Last Christmas putting away the village with some help. She's guarding the remaining shops.
January 3, 2026 at 12:06 PM
January 3, 2026 at 1:47 AM
#FoodonFriday #Catsofbluesky

The girls are a bit miffed that lunch is late due to my making a butterscotch pie. Need to do the whipped cream topping.

Nabi here: Really! Why does caramel take soooo long.

Tais speaking: I have just given up and am dying from hunger on the radiator.
January 2, 2026 at 4:29 PM
#Redwed

Happy New Year to all my Bluesky friends - and to all their loving animal friends as well.
December 31, 2025 at 12:14 PM
#Catsofbluesky

Nabi here: I am pleased to announce
MOM HAS WON THE FAMILY FOOTBALL POOL - and before the season even ends.

She is too far ahead to catch.

Of course, we know where she gets her expert analysis.
December 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
#Winter #Thicktrunktuesday

Only a little of this huge elm tree because the snowy outlines looked cool.
December 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
#BlueskyMonday since right now it is raining ice in the fog, let's revisit Florida for a moment.
December 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
#PinkMon #Flowers

From last May, some columbine. I took the seeds of some pure white ones and double pink and white happened????
December 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Not completely #GreenSat
December 27, 2025 at 8:56 PM
#Caturday #Catsofbluesky

Nabi here: watching a nature documentary with mom.
December 27, 2025 at 8:50 PM
#tanka #poetry #blueskypoetry

Skybreak sentinels
Silently standing green guard
In winter white woods
No sleep or spring releaving
The strongest cry amber tears
December 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
#Haiku #Blueskypoetry

Windblown orations
Corn husk prayer flags whisp'ring
Unanswered prayers
December 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
#FoodonFriday

French Silk Pie and
Orange Cranberry Tea Bread

Both made for Christmas
December 26, 2025 at 11:43 AM
#Haiku #Blueskypoetry

In Response

If only someone
Asked the right question, just once,
What should be known would...
nobody knows
and somehow
that helps
#haiku #poetry
December 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
#ForestsonFriday #Blueskypoetry #Tanka

Between two woodlots
Stub-cut corn stalks beckoning
-Predators' pantry -
Gleaning innocents, beware
Shapeshifting forest shadows
December 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
#Christmas #Catsofbluesky

Merry Christmas from Nabi and Tais, the dogs Anders and Rousey Quit Eating Junk, and me.
December 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Sally says to please watch our little movie starring her dad CharlieBrown, you won't regret it
youtu.be/21skPRj1s_Q?...
December 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM
#AdoorableThursday
#Christmas

The very Best of the Season to all my Bluesky friends who have made my time here fun, beautiful, and, at times, bearable.
December 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM