Mark Tate
@markstate.bsky.social
Inspired by: Michelle Obama Muhammad Ali Kamala AOC Ms Crockett numerous writers including Toni Morrison Basho Merwin. See www.markstephentate.com Walking Scarecrow (poems) won BLP Book of the Year (2023) ©️ posted poems. No DMs
You sent me a tree I’m sending you one in return Good night Bluesky
November 11, 2025 at 12:51 AM
You sent me a tree I’m sending you one in return Good night Bluesky
mono Monday or Monday mono depending on which side of the aisle you prefer
November 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
mono Monday or Monday mono depending on which side of the aisle you prefer
The spot separating dark and light—Ireland a long time ago
November 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The spot separating dark and light—Ireland a long time ago
Westcoast color Good Morning Bluesky
November 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Westcoast color Good Morning Bluesky
Florence: this woman talking to feral cats through the gate
November 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Florence: this woman talking to feral cats through the gate
Dreams of nautical things
November 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Dreams of nautical things
November 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Petula Clark sang ‘downtown’
November 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Petula Clark sang ‘downtown’
dig in people — the work needed to be done
November 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
dig in people — the work needed to be done
Good morning after rain
November 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Good morning after rain
![From the bridge, I watched the white swans skim the surface of the lake. I studied an old man at toast and tea, scraping the foil for butter. Deliberate as a cat, I dipped my tongue into the swirl of cream above the coffee. I heard a flutter of wings and the tapping of a chisel on a gravestone in the churchyard. I walked among the stones fallen from a wall, reminiscent of the ebb and flow of diaspora.
[a prose poem written about Ireland. My pic taken in Ireland many years ago]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ewtioluypjrn7mcu2hdwnovr/bafkreicnsmgzhpcad22f5sk7zq2oeaggqhiipsonr7u3rbexuxtw45laie@jpeg)
November 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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November 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
a theme following the elections: doors opening; I cite the post Obama kicking a door open—let’s go: open doors!
![[#1 SF Bay Area . . . #2 Florence]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ewtioluypjrn7mcu2hdwnovr/bafkreibj3pqlnbkg7koghson6y2n2fquf4wbqoj2agy5f3ecnseq2cvz5i@jpeg)
November 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
a theme following the elections: doors opening; I cite the post Obama kicking a door open—let’s go: open doors!
for Jim&Bruce, Ukraine! & Canada! a pic of Greece
November 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM
for Jim&Bruce, Ukraine! & Canada! a pic of Greece
Senior soup for Senor sneezer on Whisker Wednesday
November 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Senior soup for Senor sneezer on Whisker Wednesday
![When two trees grow together and become one tree — when two rivers grow together to become one river — changing color in the process [#1: Italy #2: Costa Rica]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ewtioluypjrn7mcu2hdwnovr/bafkreidphsfkwjh63hjvxyfeyy6j5jptiqux3akipfnaatchaxievyyzzu@jpeg)