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Magedah Shabo
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short-form poetry | photos | nonfiction author and editor
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Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.

— Simone Weil

#BloomScrolling #FlowerReport
#PinkMon
Close-up of a tightly closed pink rosebud with prominent green sepals, set against dark, softly blurred background foliage
November 4, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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#ImageAndVerse #OrangeSun #haiku

sepia sun
the moment you feel it
it’s gone
October 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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#DailyHaikuPrompt #HaikuFeels #haiku #ShroomScrolling #FungiFriends #EastCoastKin

veiled in meadow grass
beneath the dew something lives
quietly, briefly
A pale mushroom rises from dew-covered grass, illuminated by a ray of light. Soft bokeh in the background hints at a distant canopy.
October 19, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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The sun shines today also.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

#GreenSat #EastCoastKin
A green fern frond reaching upward against a clear blue sky with trees blurred in the background.
October 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.

— Arundhati Roy

#BloomScrolling #FlowerReport #FloralFriday #FlowersOnFriday #WeekPForPink #EastCoastKin
Close-up of a pink rosebud wrapped in green sepals. Another rose fades softly in the background against a green blur.
October 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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#DailyHaikuPrompt #HaikuFeels #haiku #BlueSkyArtShow #glow #EastCoastKin

for a moment light
creeps across the empty field
dead leaves glow golden
Golden and green leaves hang against a soft blue sky, catching the light for a brief moment before fading. The image and haiku evoke mono no aware, a Japanese term for the wistful, bittersweet awareness of impermanence.
October 12, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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all my ghosts are near
bakhoor resin smoke and ash
welcome to the night

#MPPrompt @malformed-poetry.bsky.social #vss365 #ash #DailyHaikuPrompt #haiku #RoseWednesday #EastCoastKin #photography #BloomScrolling #FlowerReport
A pink rose in soft, low lighting against a background of shadowed foliage
October 9, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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burning bush (Euonymus alatus) seed capsules for #RedWed #EastCoastKin
Bright orange-red fruit of a burning bush (Euonymus alatus) on a leafy green branch, with a blurred background
October 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world.

— Howard Zinn

#FlowersOnFriday
#FlowerReport
#BloomScrolling
Close-up of New England asters with bright yellow centers and white petals, some in bloom and some still in bud, set against a softly blurred brown and green background
October 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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texture #BlueTue
Dark cumulus clouds with bright edges against a muted blue sky
October 1, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Sedum ‘Brilliant’

#PinkMon
#MacroMonday
#MinimalMonday
Close-up of bright pink Sedum ‘Brilliant’ flowers in bloom, set against a dark green blurred background
September 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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#OrangeSun #EastCoastKin #DailyNature #haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt #HaikuFeels

autumn mines
every vein of gold and red
from summer’s green
Close-up of a fall leaf glowing with red, orange, gold, and green, its veins sharply detailed against a softly blurred background
September 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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#YellowThu

goldenrod
A goldenrod stem rises against a blurred backdrop of trees and sky as the last light of sunset colors the horizon.
September 26, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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#HumansOfBlueSky #ClassicMono #WeekMForMemories #PalacesAndGardens #FamilyPhotos #EastCoastKin

My father being impossibly chic in 1960s Aleppo.
Black and white photo of a young man in sunglasses and a jacket, standing in a flower garden with buildings and trees in the background. Most likely taken in Aleppo in the 1960s.
September 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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#RedWed #ColorADay #EastCoastKin

red hibiscus / rose mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos)
A large, vibrant red hibiscus flower in full bloom, with delicate veins across its wide petals and a cluster of yellow-tipped stamens at the center, surrounded by green leaves in a garden setting
September 24, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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#MPprompt @malformed-poetry.bsky.social #PinkMon #ColorADay #EastCoastKin #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling #DailyHaikuPrompt #HaikuFeels

autumn joy blooms
a soft landing
feels like this
A single brown oak leaf rests gently on clusters of pink Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ flowers, surrounded by other blossoms and green leaves in soft shadow.
September 22, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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#FungiFriday #FungiFriends #mushrooms #mycology #scape #ForestFriday #EastCoastKin
Close-up of a bent mushroom on moss with blurred golden bokeh in the background
September 20, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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throwback to the first time I made a pavlova #FoodOnFriday #foodies #EastCoastKin
September 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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#ColorADay #OrangeSun #EastCoastKin #Stunday

Physalis alkekengi (Chinese lantern)
Close-up of a Physalis alkekengi fruit, also called Chinese lantern. Its papery orange husk is lantern-shaped and hangs from a slender green stem. In the background, blurred dark-green leaves show pinholes of light from insect bites.
September 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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#RoseWednesday #FlowerReport #Bloomscrolling #EastCoastKin
A close-up of a bright pink rosebud beginning to open, with soft green leaves blurred in the background
September 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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#BlueSkyMonday #EastCoastKin
In a deep blue sky, cumulus clouds surround the sun.
September 9, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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#BlueSkyArtShow #Summer #EastCoastKin

life stages
September 7, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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#BlueSkyArtShow #Summer #EastCoastKin
September 7, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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#skyscape #cloudscape #clouds #sky #scape #blue #eastcoastkin
A deep blue sky with large, fluffy cumulus clouds lit by the sun. cumulus— the weight of a forgotten dream
September 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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#BlueSkyMonday #Scape #SkyScape #MinimalMonday #EastCoastKin #Sky #Moon
Daytime sky with a waxing gibbous moon bright against soft blue, faint wisps of cloud below, and a thin white contrail across the upper edge
August 19, 2025 at 1:11 AM