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This vivid, searching poem lets religious history collide with the uneasy dramas of everyday life, showing how doubt and longing trail us across centuries. Yet even in the murk, the poem looks upward, finding in the stars a radiance that outlasts every empire and every darkest day. #poetry #poems
December 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
In this stark nocturne, grief is rendered with such restraint that its enormity becomes almost unbearable. The poem turns a winter room into a cosmos of ache, where even the drifting stars seem powerless to guide a life undone by absence.
#poetry #poems #lit #writing #poetrycommunity #bskywriters
#poetry #poems #lit #writing #poetrycommunity #bskywriters
December 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
In this stark nocturne, grief is rendered with such restraint that its enormity becomes almost unbearable. The poem turns a winter room into a cosmos of ache, where even the drifting stars seem powerless to guide a life undone by absence.
#poetry #poems #lit #writing #poetrycommunity #bskywriters
#poetry #poems #lit #writing #poetrycommunity #bskywriters
A poem as a plea for efficacy and awareness during a time of destruction, written with heart-opening compassion. We thank The Slowdown, one of the wonderful poetry partners we’re honored to help support, for introducing us to this poem. #theslowdown #poetry #poets #writing #poetrycommunity
November 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
A poem as a plea for efficacy and awareness during a time of destruction, written with heart-opening compassion. We thank The Slowdown, one of the wonderful poetry partners we’re honored to help support, for introducing us to this poem. #theslowdown #poetry #poets #writing #poetrycommunity
This perfectly balanced poem juxtaposes sorrow and joy as necessary components in our human quest to stay open to and amazed by the world’s aching, abundant beauty.
#poetry #poetrycommunity #poetsofbsky #writersofbsky #bskypoets #poetryfeed #writingcommunity #poetrylovers #literarycommunity
#poetry #poetrycommunity #poetsofbsky #writersofbsky #bskypoets #poetryfeed #writingcommunity #poetrylovers #literarycommunity
November 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This perfectly balanced poem juxtaposes sorrow and joy as necessary components in our human quest to stay open to and amazed by the world’s aching, abundant beauty.
#poetry #poetrycommunity #poetsofbsky #writersofbsky #bskypoets #poetryfeed #writingcommunity #poetrylovers #literarycommunity
#poetry #poetrycommunity #poetsofbsky #writersofbsky #bskypoets #poetryfeed #writingcommunity #poetrylovers #literarycommunity
In this bravura poem, irony serves pathos; the poem may mock the tendency of empathy to overreach its span, and yet, the poem simultaneously celebrates the very same thing; the way that we carry countless unknowable others within us at all times.
#Poetry #Poem #PoetryCommunity #WritersOfBluesky
#Poetry #Poem #PoetryCommunity #WritersOfBluesky
November 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
In this bravura poem, irony serves pathos; the poem may mock the tendency of empathy to overreach its span, and yet, the poem simultaneously celebrates the very same thing; the way that we carry countless unknowable others within us at all times.
#Poetry #Poem #PoetryCommunity #WritersOfBluesky
#Poetry #Poem #PoetryCommunity #WritersOfBluesky
Raine captures what it feels like to stand inside your own life as it moves through you like tide and sand.
#poetry #poets #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #poetrylovers #creativewriting #verse #words #wordsmith #lit #literature #poetsofbsky #readwritebsky #amwriting #micropoetry #prose
#poetry #poets #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #poetrylovers #creativewriting #verse #words #wordsmith #lit #literature #poetsofbsky #readwritebsky #amwriting #micropoetry #prose
November 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Raine captures what it feels like to stand inside your own life as it moves through you like tide and sand.
#poetry #poets #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #poetrylovers #creativewriting #verse #words #wordsmith #lit #literature #poetsofbsky #readwritebsky #amwriting #micropoetry #prose
#poetry #poets #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #poetrylovers #creativewriting #verse #words #wordsmith #lit #literature #poetsofbsky #readwritebsky #amwriting #micropoetry #prose
A meditation on sacrifice, courage, and the fire we choose to light.
#poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #writersofinstagram #poetsofinstagram #instapoetry #modernpoetry #literature #poetrylovers #poetrygram #poetryofinstagram #wordsmith #igpoets #poetrydaily
#poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #writersofinstagram #poetsofinstagram #instapoetry #modernpoetry #literature #poetrylovers #poetrygram #poetryofinstagram #wordsmith #igpoets #poetrydaily
November 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
A meditation on sacrifice, courage, and the fire we choose to light.
#poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #writersofinstagram #poetsofinstagram #instapoetry #modernpoetry #literature #poetrylovers #poetrygram #poetryofinstagram #wordsmith #igpoets #poetrydaily
#poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #writersofinstagram #poetsofinstagram #instapoetry #modernpoetry #literature #poetrylovers #poetrygram #poetryofinstagram #wordsmith #igpoets #poetrydaily
The simplicity of the language belies its unfathomable demand. We leave the poem bewitched, ready to shed our skepticism along with our bodies and the rest of our corporeal vestments, and swim out to meet the speaker of this poem.
#poetry #poem #poetrycommunity #poet #writing #writer #poetrythread
#poetry #poem #poetrycommunity #poet #writing #writer #poetrythread
November 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The simplicity of the language belies its unfathomable demand. We leave the poem bewitched, ready to shed our skepticism along with our bodies and the rest of our corporeal vestments, and swim out to meet the speaker of this poem.
#poetry #poem #poetrycommunity #poet #writing #writer #poetrythread
#poetry #poem #poetrycommunity #poet #writing #writer #poetrythread
“I am the absence” turns into an ethic of care. Move lightly and the world remembers its shape.
#Poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetsOfBluesky #ContemporaryPoetry #AmericanPoetry #MarkStrand #KeepingThingsWhole #NaturePoetry #Mindfulness #Minimalism #Literature #Verse #Stanza #ReadMorePoetry
#Poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetsOfBluesky #ContemporaryPoetry #AmericanPoetry #MarkStrand #KeepingThingsWhole #NaturePoetry #Mindfulness #Minimalism #Literature #Verse #Stanza #ReadMorePoetry
November 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
“I am the absence” turns into an ethic of care. Move lightly and the world remembers its shape.
#Poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetsOfBluesky #ContemporaryPoetry #AmericanPoetry #MarkStrand #KeepingThingsWhole #NaturePoetry #Mindfulness #Minimalism #Literature #Verse #Stanza #ReadMorePoetry
#Poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetsOfBluesky #ContemporaryPoetry #AmericanPoetry #MarkStrand #KeepingThingsWhole #NaturePoetry #Mindfulness #Minimalism #Literature #Verse #Stanza #ReadMorePoetry
Even in disorder, there can be grace.
Issa reminds us that care need not be perfect to be kind.
#poetry #haiku #poem #micropoetry #writersofbluesky #poetsofbluesky #poetrydaily #creativewriting #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers
Issa reminds us that care need not be perfect to be kind.
#poetry #haiku #poem #micropoetry #writersofbluesky #poetsofbluesky #poetrydaily #creativewriting #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers
November 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Even in disorder, there can be grace.
Issa reminds us that care need not be perfect to be kind.
#poetry #haiku #poem #micropoetry #writersofbluesky #poetsofbluesky #poetrydaily #creativewriting #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers
Issa reminds us that care need not be perfect to be kind.
#poetry #haiku #poem #micropoetry #writersofbluesky #poetsofbluesky #poetrydaily #creativewriting #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers
And here the poet calls us to a reveling in the moment of now, of the impossible beauty that can never be replaced and is already, as we celebrate it, passing away. #poetry #poem #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #poetsofbluesky #poetrydaily #poetryart #poetrycommunity #poetrypost #poetrylovers
November 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
And here the poet calls us to a reveling in the moment of now, of the impossible beauty that can never be replaced and is already, as we celebrate it, passing away. #poetry #poem #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #poetsofbluesky #poetrydaily #poetryart #poetrycommunity #poetrypost #poetrylovers
A poem that revels, lightly but surely, in the metaphor of a life waning, a year waning, and the blooming that comes with the joy of shedding, of releasing, of letting go.
#poetry #poem #micropoetry #haiku #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #poetsofbluesky #poetryrhyme #poemaday #poetrypost
#poetry #poem #micropoetry #haiku #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #poetsofbluesky #poetryrhyme #poemaday #poetrypost
November 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
A poem that revels, lightly but surely, in the metaphor of a life waning, a year waning, and the blooming that comes with the joy of shedding, of releasing, of letting go.
#poetry #poem #micropoetry #haiku #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #poetsofbluesky #poetryrhyme #poemaday #poetrypost
#poetry #poem #micropoetry #haiku #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #poetsofbluesky #poetryrhyme #poemaday #poetrypost
Cummings breaks grammar to pull us past logic—into a star-filled night. A poem that warns against false “progress” and blesses every young person with timeless wonder.
#poetry#poem#poetrycommunity #verseoftheday#poetrylovers #writingcommunity #wordsmith#poetrylife#poetrynight#poeticexpression
#poetry#poem#poetrycommunity #verseoftheday#poetrylovers #writingcommunity #wordsmith#poetrylife#poetrynight#poeticexpression
November 4, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Cummings breaks grammar to pull us past logic—into a star-filled night. A poem that warns against false “progress” and blesses every young person with timeless wonder.
#poetry#poem#poetrycommunity #verseoftheday#poetrylovers #writingcommunity #wordsmith#poetrylife#poetrynight#poeticexpression
#poetry#poem#poetrycommunity #verseoftheday#poetrylovers #writingcommunity #wordsmith#poetrylife#poetrynight#poeticexpression
This poem holds stillness like breath, where love, memory, and weather meet in one quiet moment. Joy Harjo reminds us that divinity can live in the ordinary; the damp earth, a jay’s cry, two jackets side by side.
#poetry #writingcommunity #BlueSkyPoetry #SkyPoets #art #creativewriting #autumnvibes
#poetry #writingcommunity #BlueSkyPoetry #SkyPoets #art #creativewriting #autumnvibes
October 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This poem holds stillness like breath, where love, memory, and weather meet in one quiet moment. Joy Harjo reminds us that divinity can live in the ordinary; the damp earth, a jay’s cry, two jackets side by side.
#poetry #writingcommunity #BlueSkyPoetry #SkyPoets #art #creativewriting #autumnvibes
#poetry #writingcommunity #BlueSkyPoetry #SkyPoets #art #creativewriting #autumnvibes
October asks nothing of us but to notice how endings can glow and how quiet can feel full.
#poetry #writingcommunity #BlueSkyPoetry #Skypoets #art #poetsofBsky #creativewriting #minimalism #naturepoetry #autumnvibes
#poetry #writingcommunity #BlueSkyPoetry #Skypoets #art #poetsofBsky #creativewriting #minimalism #naturepoetry #autumnvibes
October 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
October asks nothing of us but to notice how endings can glow and how quiet can feel full.
#poetry #writingcommunity #BlueSkyPoetry #Skypoets #art #poetsofBsky #creativewriting #minimalism #naturepoetry #autumnvibes
#poetry #writingcommunity #BlueSkyPoetry #Skypoets #art #poetsofBsky #creativewriting #minimalism #naturepoetry #autumnvibes
In this wistful poem, Akhmatova calls nature her kin—the willow her favorite brother. It begins with “And,” reaching back through all lives before it. Though her willow is gone, may we be blessed with a planet that outlives us and our children.
#poetry #poem #naturepoetry #mindful #AnnaAkhmatova
#poetry #poem #naturepoetry #mindful #AnnaAkhmatova
October 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
In this wistful poem, Akhmatova calls nature her kin—the willow her favorite brother. It begins with “And,” reaching back through all lives before it. Though her willow is gone, may we be blessed with a planet that outlives us and our children.
#poetry #poem #naturepoetry #mindful #AnnaAkhmatova
#poetry #poem #naturepoetry #mindful #AnnaAkhmatova
This gorgeous poem of largesse and consolation travels through the temporal now, back into the past, and then out into the universe with a stunning glimpse into the possibility of eternity.
#poetry #poem #micropoetry #writingcommunity #authors #poetrycommunity #freeverse #literature
#poetry #poem #micropoetry #writingcommunity #authors #poetrycommunity #freeverse #literature
October 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This gorgeous poem of largesse and consolation travels through the temporal now, back into the past, and then out into the universe with a stunning glimpse into the possibility of eternity.
#poetry #poem #micropoetry #writingcommunity #authors #poetrycommunity #freeverse #literature
#poetry #poem #micropoetry #writingcommunity #authors #poetrycommunity #freeverse #literature
In this wistful meditation on a father’s promise to his daughter, a promise that he can never keep and that the world can’t make good on, he reveals the aching beauty of living a transient but irreplaceable life, and passing a version of it on to our children.
#PoetryCommunity #ModernPoetry
#PoetryCommunity #ModernPoetry
October 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
In this wistful meditation on a father’s promise to his daughter, a promise that he can never keep and that the world can’t make good on, he reveals the aching beauty of living a transient but irreplaceable life, and passing a version of it on to our children.
#PoetryCommunity #ModernPoetry
#PoetryCommunity #ModernPoetry
“The Waking” is a quiet revelation: that consciousness itself is a rhythm between knowing and unknowing.
Roethke’s refrain becomes a kind of prayer for trust, a reminder to let life lead us even when we cannot see where the path bends.
#TheWaking #TheodoreRoethke #EngagingTheSenses #PoetsOnBlueSky
Roethke’s refrain becomes a kind of prayer for trust, a reminder to let life lead us even when we cannot see where the path bends.
#TheWaking #TheodoreRoethke #EngagingTheSenses #PoetsOnBlueSky
October 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM
“The Waking” is a quiet revelation: that consciousness itself is a rhythm between knowing and unknowing.
Roethke’s refrain becomes a kind of prayer for trust, a reminder to let life lead us even when we cannot see where the path bends.
#TheWaking #TheodoreRoethke #EngagingTheSenses #PoetsOnBlueSky
Roethke’s refrain becomes a kind of prayer for trust, a reminder to let life lead us even when we cannot see where the path bends.
#TheWaking #TheodoreRoethke #EngagingTheSenses #PoetsOnBlueSky
“For every atom belonging to me as good
belongs to you. Remember?”
A reminder of what connects us — and how nothing is ever truly apart.
#MarieHowe #Singularity #PoetryCommunity #PoetsOfBsky #EngagingTheSenses #PoetryOfAwareness #MindfulArt #PoetryLovers #ModernPoetry #Interconnection
belongs to you. Remember?”
A reminder of what connects us — and how nothing is ever truly apart.
#MarieHowe #Singularity #PoetryCommunity #PoetsOfBsky #EngagingTheSenses #PoetryOfAwareness #MindfulArt #PoetryLovers #ModernPoetry #Interconnection
October 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
“For every atom belonging to me as good
belongs to you. Remember?”
A reminder of what connects us — and how nothing is ever truly apart.
#MarieHowe #Singularity #PoetryCommunity #PoetsOfBsky #EngagingTheSenses #PoetryOfAwareness #MindfulArt #PoetryLovers #ModernPoetry #Interconnection
belongs to you. Remember?”
A reminder of what connects us — and how nothing is ever truly apart.
#MarieHowe #Singularity #PoetryCommunity #PoetsOfBsky #EngagingTheSenses #PoetryOfAwareness #MindfulArt #PoetryLovers #ModernPoetry #Interconnection
A glove passed from hand to hand - from one protest to the next, one generation to another.
Margaret Randall’s “The Gloves” holds the warmth of resistance and the quiet endurance of love.
#Poetry #MargaretRandall #TheGloves #ArtAndActivism #PoetryOfResistance #FeministPoetry #SocialJustice
Margaret Randall’s “The Gloves” holds the warmth of resistance and the quiet endurance of love.
#Poetry #MargaretRandall #TheGloves #ArtAndActivism #PoetryOfResistance #FeministPoetry #SocialJustice
October 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
A glove passed from hand to hand - from one protest to the next, one generation to another.
Margaret Randall’s “The Gloves” holds the warmth of resistance and the quiet endurance of love.
#Poetry #MargaretRandall #TheGloves #ArtAndActivism #PoetryOfResistance #FeministPoetry #SocialJustice
Margaret Randall’s “The Gloves” holds the warmth of resistance and the quiet endurance of love.
#Poetry #MargaretRandall #TheGloves #ArtAndActivism #PoetryOfResistance #FeministPoetry #SocialJustice
Imagine a call center where poets work the phones between Emily Dickinson and Mary Oliver—customer support for the divine. We’re all on the line, serving as conduits for messages that transcend us.
#poetry #poem #PoetryOfTheDay #PoemADay #BlueSkyPoetry #WritingCommunity #FreeVerse #SpilledInk
#poetry #poem #PoetryOfTheDay #PoemADay #BlueSkyPoetry #WritingCommunity #FreeVerse #SpilledInk
October 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Imagine a call center where poets work the phones between Emily Dickinson and Mary Oliver—customer support for the divine. We’re all on the line, serving as conduits for messages that transcend us.
#poetry #poem #PoetryOfTheDay #PoemADay #BlueSkyPoetry #WritingCommunity #FreeVerse #SpilledInk
#poetry #poem #PoetryOfTheDay #PoemADay #BlueSkyPoetry #WritingCommunity #FreeVerse #SpilledInk
A reminder of innocence lost and found: we’re all just walking each other home.
#Poetry
#PoetsOfBluesky
#NaiveByTimSeibles
#BlackPoetry
#ContemporaryVerse
#PoetryOfTheDay
#PoetryCircle
#PoetryShare
#WritingCommunity
#ModernPoetry
#PoeticVoices
#BlueskyPoetry
#VerseMatters
#PoetryStream
#PoetryClub
#Poetry
#PoetsOfBluesky
#NaiveByTimSeibles
#BlackPoetry
#ContemporaryVerse
#PoetryOfTheDay
#PoetryCircle
#PoetryShare
#WritingCommunity
#ModernPoetry
#PoeticVoices
#BlueskyPoetry
#VerseMatters
#PoetryStream
#PoetryClub
October 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
A reminder of innocence lost and found: we’re all just walking each other home.
#Poetry
#PoetsOfBluesky
#NaiveByTimSeibles
#BlackPoetry
#ContemporaryVerse
#PoetryOfTheDay
#PoetryCircle
#PoetryShare
#WritingCommunity
#ModernPoetry
#PoeticVoices
#BlueskyPoetry
#VerseMatters
#PoetryStream
#PoetryClub
#Poetry
#PoetsOfBluesky
#NaiveByTimSeibles
#BlackPoetry
#ContemporaryVerse
#PoetryOfTheDay
#PoetryCircle
#PoetryShare
#WritingCommunity
#ModernPoetry
#PoeticVoices
#BlueskyPoetry
#VerseMatters
#PoetryStream
#PoetryClub
Love’s most lasting rituals are the ones no one else can name.
#Poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetryOfTheDay #WritersOfBluesky #PoetsOnBluesky #PoetryCircle #PoetryLove #PoetrySpace #PoeticVoices #PoetryThread
#Poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetryOfTheDay #WritersOfBluesky #PoetsOnBluesky #PoetryCircle #PoetryLove #PoetrySpace #PoeticVoices #PoetryThread
September 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Love’s most lasting rituals are the ones no one else can name.
#Poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetryOfTheDay #WritersOfBluesky #PoetsOnBluesky #PoetryCircle #PoetryLove #PoetrySpace #PoeticVoices #PoetryThread
#Poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetryOfTheDay #WritersOfBluesky #PoetsOnBluesky #PoetryCircle #PoetryLove #PoetrySpace #PoeticVoices #PoetryThread
✨ Rita Dove’s lines remind us that every step into recognition carries both memory and grace. Hattie McDaniel’s walk is not just applause, but resilience turned into beauty. ✨
#poetry #poem #micropoetry #poetrycommunity
#poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #wordsmatter #poetic #writing #writingcommunity
#poetry #poem #micropoetry #poetrycommunity
#poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #wordsmatter #poetic #writing #writingcommunity
September 26, 2025 at 7:34 PM
✨ Rita Dove’s lines remind us that every step into recognition carries both memory and grace. Hattie McDaniel’s walk is not just applause, but resilience turned into beauty. ✨
#poetry #poem #micropoetry #poetrycommunity
#poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #wordsmatter #poetic #writing #writingcommunity
#poetry #poem #micropoetry #poetrycommunity
#poetsofbluesky #blueskypoetry #wordsmatter #poetic #writing #writingcommunity