Virginia
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Publisher, #1 bestselling writer, cat-lover, addicted to coffee & books.
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beyond
the breath of time
that pulls us
toward #death's hush
& punishes with
#hindsight’s weight
our course stays
drawn to the same source:
not the stars
not the far-off meteors
but a light deep within
that wakes the mind
& nests in simple words
revealing what was
always there
#vss365 #BlueSkyRelay
the breath of time
that pulls us
toward #death's hush
& punishes with
#hindsight’s weight
our course stays
drawn to the same source:
not the stars
not the far-off meteors
but a light deep within
that wakes the mind
& nests in simple words
revealing what was
always there
#vss365 #BlueSkyRelay
April 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
beyond
the breath of time
that pulls us
toward #death's hush
& punishes with
#hindsight’s weight
our course stays
drawn to the same source:
not the stars
not the far-off meteors
but a light deep within
that wakes the mind
& nests in simple words
revealing what was
always there
#vss365 #BlueSkyRelay
the breath of time
that pulls us
toward #death's hush
& punishes with
#hindsight’s weight
our course stays
drawn to the same source:
not the stars
not the far-off meteors
but a light deep within
that wakes the mind
& nests in simple words
revealing what was
always there
#vss365 #BlueSkyRelay
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the fall from Grace
was more than a body could endure
more than a throne disintegrating
into splinters beneath
the stoic stars of god
dreams shattered
fractured into furious shards
that bounced briefly, then vanished
drowned beneath the weight
of unshed tears.
-
#vss365 #poetry #skypoetry
the fall from Grace
was more than a body could endure
more than a throne disintegrating
into splinters beneath
the stoic stars of god
dreams shattered
fractured into furious shards
that bounced briefly, then vanished
drowned beneath the weight
of unshed tears.
-
#vss365 #poetry #skypoetry
April 3, 2025 at 11:19 AM
-
the fall from Grace
was more than a body could endure
more than a throne disintegrating
into splinters beneath
the stoic stars of god
dreams shattered
fractured into furious shards
that bounced briefly, then vanished
drowned beneath the weight
of unshed tears.
-
#vss365 #poetry #skypoetry
the fall from Grace
was more than a body could endure
more than a throne disintegrating
into splinters beneath
the stoic stars of god
dreams shattered
fractured into furious shards
that bounced briefly, then vanished
drowned beneath the weight
of unshed tears.
-
#vss365 #poetry #skypoetry
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Cherry blossoms wet with rain are also beautiful
#TLを花でいっぱいにしよう
#桜
#Photography
#Photo
#photographic
#flower
@botanical.bsky.social
@bskyphotos.bsky.social
#TLを花でいっぱいにしよう
#桜
#Photography
#Photo
#photographic
#flower
@botanical.bsky.social
@bskyphotos.bsky.social
April 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Cherry blossoms wet with rain are also beautiful
#TLを花でいっぱいにしよう
#桜
#Photography
#Photo
#photographic
#flower
@botanical.bsky.social
@bskyphotos.bsky.social
#TLを花でいっぱいにしよう
#桜
#Photography
#Photo
#photographic
#flower
@botanical.bsky.social
@bskyphotos.bsky.social
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I return to my waterfall chambers,
The one which grows yet falls…
It’s been a year,
Everything’s frozen over…almost…
Icicles take the form of flowers,
Do they also reproduce or simply,
Replicate?
I wish I didn’t need to return,
I need to get rid of the rain…
©️Camellia
#poetry
The one which grows yet falls…
It’s been a year,
Everything’s frozen over…almost…
Icicles take the form of flowers,
Do they also reproduce or simply,
Replicate?
I wish I didn’t need to return,
I need to get rid of the rain…
©️Camellia
#poetry
January 8, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I return to my waterfall chambers,
The one which grows yet falls…
It’s been a year,
Everything’s frozen over…almost…
Icicles take the form of flowers,
Do they also reproduce or simply,
Replicate?
I wish I didn’t need to return,
I need to get rid of the rain…
©️Camellia
#poetry
The one which grows yet falls…
It’s been a year,
Everything’s frozen over…almost…
Icicles take the form of flowers,
Do they also reproduce or simply,
Replicate?
I wish I didn’t need to return,
I need to get rid of the rain…
©️Camellia
#poetry
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waters flow
even in winter
splashes of
crystal
shimmer
in carols
giving
the night
hope
#15wordpoet #Carol #MerryChristmas
#poems #poetry #writersoftwitter
even in winter
splashes of
crystal
shimmer
in carols
giving
the night
hope
#15wordpoet #Carol #MerryChristmas
#poems #poetry #writersoftwitter
December 25, 2024 at 7:05 PM
waters flow
even in winter
splashes of
crystal
shimmer
in carols
giving
the night
hope
#15wordpoet #Carol #MerryChristmas
#poems #poetry #writersoftwitter
even in winter
splashes of
crystal
shimmer
in carols
giving
the night
hope
#15wordpoet #Carol #MerryChristmas
#poems #poetry #writersoftwitter
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The tree does not end at its skin but exists also in the rain that falls downwind, many miles from the forest. In the seed exists the acorn, the oak, and the shade.
Stephen Harrod Buhner, Sacred Plant Medicine: The Wisdom in Native American Herbalism
Books can help heal!
#herbs #weyekin #nature
Stephen Harrod Buhner, Sacred Plant Medicine: The Wisdom in Native American Herbalism
Books can help heal!
#herbs #weyekin #nature
January 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Happy Monday! Today, I’m no longer thinking about all the disasters and ugliness of this world. I’ve decided to open my eyes to the infinite beauty that surrounds us. Wishing everyone a beautiful week, as light as a snowflake!
January 27, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Happy Monday! Today, I’m no longer thinking about all the disasters and ugliness of this world. I’ve decided to open my eyes to the infinite beauty that surrounds us. Wishing everyone a beautiful week, as light as a snowflake!
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#vss365 #prompt #guess
It’s odd how we thrive in uncertainty. Life is a series of choices, right or left, and we but passengers along for the ride.
That, while scary, is also invigorating. We live wild and alive, not knowing what is ahead
The word prompt for today is guess.
It’s odd how we thrive in uncertainty. Life is a series of choices, right or left, and we but passengers along for the ride.
That, while scary, is also invigorating. We live wild and alive, not knowing what is ahead
The word prompt for today is guess.
January 8, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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#vss365 #prompt #resolution
Happy New Year!
A joyful 2025 to everyone.
What makes a new start even better?
A resolution.
The word prompt for the day is resolution. Dreams of a better you, a new year, of hope.
Happy New Year!
A joyful 2025 to everyone.
What makes a new start even better?
A resolution.
The word prompt for the day is resolution. Dreams of a better you, a new year, of hope.
January 1, 2025 at 4:01 AM
#vss365 #prompt #resolution
Happy New Year!
A joyful 2025 to everyone.
What makes a new start even better?
A resolution.
The word prompt for the day is resolution. Dreams of a better you, a new year, of hope.
Happy New Year!
A joyful 2025 to everyone.
What makes a new start even better?
A resolution.
The word prompt for the day is resolution. Dreams of a better you, a new year, of hope.
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November 30, 2024 at 5:49 PM
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December 15, 2024 at 11:34 AM
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in the clouds
crystals grow
stellar
sifting soft
and slow
settling snow
the gentle hush
faces flush
a pinkish glow
it's at this moment
I know
the purity of love
below
and above
and standing
before me
with eyes
that adore me
a world
bathed in white
reflecting
your light
#vss365
crystals grow
stellar
sifting soft
and slow
settling snow
the gentle hush
faces flush
a pinkish glow
it's at this moment
I know
the purity of love
below
and above
and standing
before me
with eyes
that adore me
a world
bathed in white
reflecting
your light
#vss365
December 20, 2024 at 12:37 PM
in the clouds
crystals grow
stellar
sifting soft
and slow
settling snow
the gentle hush
faces flush
a pinkish glow
it's at this moment
I know
the purity of love
below
and above
and standing
before me
with eyes
that adore me
a world
bathed in white
reflecting
your light
#vss365
crystals grow
stellar
sifting soft
and slow
settling snow
the gentle hush
faces flush
a pinkish glow
it's at this moment
I know
the purity of love
below
and above
and standing
before me
with eyes
that adore me
a world
bathed in white
reflecting
your light
#vss365
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Stardust became her…a second skin in a world gone grey…
November 22, 2024 at 7:17 PM
Stardust became her…a second skin in a world gone grey…
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December 22, 2024 at 10:12 PM
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∴ merrily, the leaves
sour ghosts wane, dusk turns to gold—
i see you, as rain
dancing between falling drops
drawing magic from the soil ∴
#inkmine
#vssdaily
#poetry
#writingcommunity
#poetrypostpushedpastprimetime 🙃
sour ghosts wane, dusk turns to gold—
i see you, as rain
dancing between falling drops
drawing magic from the soil ∴
#inkmine
#vssdaily
#poetry
#writingcommunity
#poetrypostpushedpastprimetime 🙃
December 23, 2024 at 12:03 AM
∴ merrily, the leaves
sour ghosts wane, dusk turns to gold—
i see you, as rain
dancing between falling drops
drawing magic from the soil ∴
#inkmine
#vssdaily
#poetry
#writingcommunity
#poetrypostpushedpastprimetime 🙃
sour ghosts wane, dusk turns to gold—
i see you, as rain
dancing between falling drops
drawing magic from the soil ∴
#inkmine
#vssdaily
#poetry
#writingcommunity
#poetrypostpushedpastprimetime 🙃
Childhood friends,
Cheeks like cherries,
Now just silhouettes,
Voiceless, faceless,
Stretched on time’s rough canvas.
#vss365 #sihhouettes
Cheeks like cherries,
Now just silhouettes,
Voiceless, faceless,
Stretched on time’s rough canvas.
#vss365 #sihhouettes
December 20, 2024 at 1:12 AM
Childhood friends,
Cheeks like cherries,
Now just silhouettes,
Voiceless, faceless,
Stretched on time’s rough canvas.
#vss365 #sihhouettes
Cheeks like cherries,
Now just silhouettes,
Voiceless, faceless,
Stretched on time’s rough canvas.
#vss365 #sihhouettes
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your #silhouette
lingers on the shoreline
a heron lifts
into the darkening sky
its wings holding my breath
#vss365 #tanka #poem
lingers on the shoreline
a heron lifts
into the darkening sky
its wings holding my breath
#vss365 #tanka #poem
December 19, 2024 at 2:08 PM
your #silhouette
lingers on the shoreline
a heron lifts
into the darkening sky
its wings holding my breath
#vss365 #tanka #poem
lingers on the shoreline
a heron lifts
into the darkening sky
its wings holding my breath
#vss365 #tanka #poem
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November 29, 2024 at 5:05 PM
A great investment for any #library or #bookshop and the latest issue is cram-packed with stories and poems to inspire and move you. Donate or buy a copy to help keep this valuable and unique #publication going!
#libraries #bookshops #migrant #refugee
#libraries #bookshops #migrant #refugee
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This looks lovely, the CTA holiday train, complete with Santa in downtown #Chicago #USA #Christmas #Train #HolidaySeason #Xmas
December 18, 2024 at 2:06 PM
This looks lovely, the CTA holiday train, complete with Santa in downtown #Chicago #USA #Christmas #Train #HolidaySeason #Xmas
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December 17, 2024 at 5:14 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (14/20)
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
December 16, 2024 at 4:23 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (14/20)
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#BookSky 💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge