Robert
@robertthe.bsky.social
Poetry doesn’t belong to the person who writes it; it belongs to the person who needs it. — Il Postino (1994 film)
A gentleman of a certain age.
Avatar art by R. Lichtenstein.
A gentleman of a certain age.
Avatar art by R. Lichtenstein.
Reposted by Robert
#speak close to my skin—
our breaths unravel the night
beneath a shared sky.
#haikufeels #senryu #poetry
our breaths unravel the night
beneath a shared sky.
#haikufeels #senryu #poetry
November 19, 2025 at 11:27 PM
#speak close to my skin—
our breaths unravel the night
beneath a shared sky.
#haikufeels #senryu #poetry
our breaths unravel the night
beneath a shared sky.
#haikufeels #senryu #poetry
Reposted by Robert
Winter lays
a veil of frost
over evening
my breathing,
a small gale
that disperses
on the icy air
I ponder absence,
a missing of what
I never had
besides a promise—
a fire ignited
I & the cold air,
in the stillness
of a winter's night,
desiring to spark
a match
& feed those flames
#sensewrds 147
a veil of frost
over evening
my breathing,
a small gale
that disperses
on the icy air
I ponder absence,
a missing of what
I never had
besides a promise—
a fire ignited
I & the cold air,
in the stillness
of a winter's night,
desiring to spark
a match
& feed those flames
#sensewrds 147
November 19, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Winter lays
a veil of frost
over evening
my breathing,
a small gale
that disperses
on the icy air
I ponder absence,
a missing of what
I never had
besides a promise—
a fire ignited
I & the cold air,
in the stillness
of a winter's night,
desiring to spark
a match
& feed those flames
#sensewrds 147
a veil of frost
over evening
my breathing,
a small gale
that disperses
on the icy air
I ponder absence,
a missing of what
I never had
besides a promise—
a fire ignited
I & the cold air,
in the stillness
of a winter's night,
desiring to spark
a match
& feed those flames
#sensewrds 147
November 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Reposted by Robert
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐞𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭
𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
I see my longing
in the tree
as its wanting
branches reach
toward the sun—
the light
it lives by
if I must long
in such a way
as that tree—
eternally
let it be for you—
my star, my sun
my aching heart
ever reaching
toward your light.
#MPPrompt
𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
I see my longing
in the tree
as its wanting
branches reach
toward the sun—
the light
it lives by
if I must long
in such a way
as that tree—
eternally
let it be for you—
my star, my sun
my aching heart
ever reaching
toward your light.
#MPPrompt
Today’s #poetryprompt
Write a poem about a topic without touching the topic itself. Title it something like:
“This is not a poem about ____”
#MPPrompt
I repost replies. Follow for daily prompts
Write a poem about a topic without touching the topic itself. Title it something like:
“This is not a poem about ____”
#MPPrompt
I repost replies. Follow for daily prompts
November 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐞𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭
𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
I see my longing
in the tree
as its wanting
branches reach
toward the sun—
the light
it lives by
if I must long
in such a way
as that tree—
eternally
let it be for you—
my star, my sun
my aching heart
ever reaching
toward your light.
#MPPrompt
𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
I see my longing
in the tree
as its wanting
branches reach
toward the sun—
the light
it lives by
if I must long
in such a way
as that tree—
eternally
let it be for you—
my star, my sun
my aching heart
ever reaching
toward your light.
#MPPrompt
Reposted by Robert
I should have pause,
I should consider
all the things
I have to do
but instead
I'm contemplating you—
undressed,
bare chest,
bodies pressed,
hands caress
a full on
no holds barred
hot mess
no hesitation—
see you
in the bedroom.
#BedroomeyesPrompt
#NoHesitation
@oldsoulprose.bsky.social
I should consider
all the things
I have to do
but instead
I'm contemplating you—
undressed,
bare chest,
bodies pressed,
hands caress
a full on
no holds barred
hot mess
no hesitation—
see you
in the bedroom.
#BedroomeyesPrompt
#NoHesitation
@oldsoulprose.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 9:38 AM
I should have pause,
I should consider
all the things
I have to do
but instead
I'm contemplating you—
undressed,
bare chest,
bodies pressed,
hands caress
a full on
no holds barred
hot mess
no hesitation—
see you
in the bedroom.
#BedroomeyesPrompt
#NoHesitation
@oldsoulprose.bsky.social
I should consider
all the things
I have to do
but instead
I'm contemplating you—
undressed,
bare chest,
bodies pressed,
hands caress
a full on
no holds barred
hot mess
no hesitation—
see you
in the bedroom.
#BedroomeyesPrompt
#NoHesitation
@oldsoulprose.bsky.social
Reposted by Robert
November 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Reposted by Robert
Night offered us its cloak
& we let it clothe us
walking midnight's path
willingly, even seeing
its serpentine teeth
glisten in the dark
ready to swallow us
whole
we let it consume us
in it's darkness,
ready to fill it
with our own light
the price
of a brief reprieve
from time's
tireless fray.
& we let it clothe us
walking midnight's path
willingly, even seeing
its serpentine teeth
glisten in the dark
ready to swallow us
whole
we let it consume us
in it's darkness,
ready to fill it
with our own light
the price
of a brief reprieve
from time's
tireless fray.
Today’s #poetryprompt:
Choose your path: open or closed. Write a poem about being one or the other.
(For bonus points, try to include an animal metaphor. Oysters spring to mind)
#MPPrompt
I repost replies. Follow for daily prompts
Choose your path: open or closed. Write a poem about being one or the other.
(For bonus points, try to include an animal metaphor. Oysters spring to mind)
#MPPrompt
I repost replies. Follow for daily prompts
November 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Night offered us its cloak
& we let it clothe us
walking midnight's path
willingly, even seeing
its serpentine teeth
glisten in the dark
ready to swallow us
whole
we let it consume us
in it's darkness,
ready to fill it
with our own light
the price
of a brief reprieve
from time's
tireless fray.
& we let it clothe us
walking midnight's path
willingly, even seeing
its serpentine teeth
glisten in the dark
ready to swallow us
whole
we let it consume us
in it's darkness,
ready to fill it
with our own light
the price
of a brief reprieve
from time's
tireless fray.
Reposted by Robert
Lost in each other's
#radiant glow, #beguiled,
treating time like
a nursery rhyme—
#hickory dickory dock
when we looked up
the #grain s
sliding fast
down the hourglass
perhaps if we'd
been #saint s not sinners,
it might have
ticked differently
but no
it slows for no-one
that fast ticking clock.
#radiant glow, #beguiled,
treating time like
a nursery rhyme—
#hickory dickory dock
when we looked up
the #grain s
sliding fast
down the hourglass
perhaps if we'd
been #saint s not sinners,
it might have
ticked differently
but no
it slows for no-one
that fast ticking clock.
November 18, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Reposted by Robert
Our secret in-jokes,
Muted laughter no-one sees
A covert friendship.
#BSPP47 #MutedLaughter
#haiku #senryu
Muted laughter no-one sees
A covert friendship.
#BSPP47 #MutedLaughter
#haiku #senryu
November 18, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Our secret in-jokes,
Muted laughter no-one sees
A covert friendship.
#BSPP47 #MutedLaughter
#haiku #senryu
Muted laughter no-one sees
A covert friendship.
#BSPP47 #MutedLaughter
#haiku #senryu
Reposted by Robert
Many roads to pick
Yours, though I know how it ends
I'd choose it each time.
#PennedReveries #roads
#haiku #senryu
Yours, though I know how it ends
I'd choose it each time.
#PennedReveries #roads
#haiku #senryu
November 18, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Many roads to pick
Yours, though I know how it ends
I'd choose it each time.
#PennedReveries #roads
#haiku #senryu
Yours, though I know how it ends
I'd choose it each time.
#PennedReveries #roads
#haiku #senryu
Reposted by Robert
Never intrusive,
Memories of you linger
Always welcomed in.
#WeirdMicro #IntrusiveMemories
#haiku #senryu
Memories of you linger
Always welcomed in.
#WeirdMicro #IntrusiveMemories
#haiku #senryu
November 18, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Never intrusive,
Memories of you linger
Always welcomed in.
#WeirdMicro #IntrusiveMemories
#haiku #senryu
Memories of you linger
Always welcomed in.
#WeirdMicro #IntrusiveMemories
#haiku #senryu
Reposted by Robert
Pondering odd things
like clocktowers
& dreams
then a fantasy
flits in—
you & me
in a dim lit old library,
exploring academia
& sin—
bodies pressed
into bookshelves,
bindings imprinting
on skin
your hand on my mouth
muffling the din
danger of alerting
the librarian,
only adds
to the thrill.
like clocktowers
& dreams
then a fantasy
flits in—
you & me
in a dim lit old library,
exploring academia
& sin—
bodies pressed
into bookshelves,
bindings imprinting
on skin
your hand on my mouth
muffling the din
danger of alerting
the librarian,
only adds
to the thrill.
November 18, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Pondering odd things
like clocktowers
& dreams
then a fantasy
flits in—
you & me
in a dim lit old library,
exploring academia
& sin—
bodies pressed
into bookshelves,
bindings imprinting
on skin
your hand on my mouth
muffling the din
danger of alerting
the librarian,
only adds
to the thrill.
like clocktowers
& dreams
then a fantasy
flits in—
you & me
in a dim lit old library,
exploring academia
& sin—
bodies pressed
into bookshelves,
bindings imprinting
on skin
your hand on my mouth
muffling the din
danger of alerting
the librarian,
only adds
to the thrill.
Reposted by Robert
All my unlived dreams
Fallen leaves strewn in my soul
I rake them away.
#DailyHaikuPrompt #rake
#Haiku #senryu
Fallen leaves strewn in my soul
I rake them away.
#DailyHaikuPrompt #rake
#Haiku #senryu
November 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
All my unlived dreams
Fallen leaves strewn in my soul
I rake them away.
#DailyHaikuPrompt #rake
#Haiku #senryu
Fallen leaves strewn in my soul
I rake them away.
#DailyHaikuPrompt #rake
#Haiku #senryu
Reposted by Robert
Glimmering daydream
Involved in hot summer fling
Bye reality.
#vss365 #reality #2wordprompt #involve #summer #blueskyrelay #glimmer #haiku #senryu
Involved in hot summer fling
Bye reality.
#vss365 #reality #2wordprompt #involve #summer #blueskyrelay #glimmer #haiku #senryu
November 18, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Glimmering daydream
Involved in hot summer fling
Bye reality.
#vss365 #reality #2wordprompt #involve #summer #blueskyrelay #glimmer #haiku #senryu
Involved in hot summer fling
Bye reality.
#vss365 #reality #2wordprompt #involve #summer #blueskyrelay #glimmer #haiku #senryu
Atypical you
melting my shyness
with your most
curious mind
Melancholical you
painting desires
with medleys
of your longings
Whimsical you
creating laughter
out of my thin
blue mood
Paradoxical you
taking my breath
away while
giving me life
#SenseWrds 146
melting my shyness
with your most
curious mind
Melancholical you
painting desires
with medleys
of your longings
Whimsical you
creating laughter
out of my thin
blue mood
Paradoxical you
taking my breath
away while
giving me life
#SenseWrds 146
November 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Atypical you
melting my shyness
with your most
curious mind
Melancholical you
painting desires
with medleys
of your longings
Whimsical you
creating laughter
out of my thin
blue mood
Paradoxical you
taking my breath
away while
giving me life
#SenseWrds 146
melting my shyness
with your most
curious mind
Melancholical you
painting desires
with medleys
of your longings
Whimsical you
creating laughter
out of my thin
blue mood
Paradoxical you
taking my breath
away while
giving me life
#SenseWrds 146
Reposted by Robert
My heart was once
a single piece,
beating to
a bewitching rhythm
but feelings fractalise—
parts given or broken,
a dispersed tapestry,
its cadence now shaky
the museum within
aims to gather
the fragments
but they no longer
belong to me
let them stay
where they lay.
#sensewrds 146
a single piece,
beating to
a bewitching rhythm
but feelings fractalise—
parts given or broken,
a dispersed tapestry,
its cadence now shaky
the museum within
aims to gather
the fragments
but they no longer
belong to me
let them stay
where they lay.
#sensewrds 146
November 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
My heart was once
a single piece,
beating to
a bewitching rhythm
but feelings fractalise—
parts given or broken,
a dispersed tapestry,
its cadence now shaky
the museum within
aims to gather
the fragments
but they no longer
belong to me
let them stay
where they lay.
#sensewrds 146
a single piece,
beating to
a bewitching rhythm
but feelings fractalise—
parts given or broken,
a dispersed tapestry,
its cadence now shaky
the museum within
aims to gather
the fragments
but they no longer
belong to me
let them stay
where they lay.
#sensewrds 146
Reposted by Robert
Leaves falling
in my mind
& I conjure an image—
you by my side
a kiss like winter,
lands on my lips—
taste of goodbye
we cry & cling
as if by holding on
we can save
this damned &
broken thing
yet we feel the parting—
us slip away
like leaves on the breeze
on that quiet, cold
December evening.
in my mind
& I conjure an image—
you by my side
a kiss like winter,
lands on my lips—
taste of goodbye
we cry & cling
as if by holding on
we can save
this damned &
broken thing
yet we feel the parting—
us slip away
like leaves on the breeze
on that quiet, cold
December evening.
November 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Leaves falling
in my mind
& I conjure an image—
you by my side
a kiss like winter,
lands on my lips—
taste of goodbye
we cry & cling
as if by holding on
we can save
this damned &
broken thing
yet we feel the parting—
us slip away
like leaves on the breeze
on that quiet, cold
December evening.
in my mind
& I conjure an image—
you by my side
a kiss like winter,
lands on my lips—
taste of goodbye
we cry & cling
as if by holding on
we can save
this damned &
broken thing
yet we feel the parting—
us slip away
like leaves on the breeze
on that quiet, cold
December evening.
Reposted by Robert
November 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM
November 16, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Reposted by Robert
We started over
with one another
but we forgot
to leave the past
behind
we wove them
together, past,
present &
future—
into now
this moment
we have
with each other
we savour it
like Thelma & Louise,
before driving
off a cliff
together
yet even doom
with you
is heaven
to me.
#Bedroomeyesprompt
with one another
but we forgot
to leave the past
behind
we wove them
together, past,
present &
future—
into now
this moment
we have
with each other
we savour it
like Thelma & Louise,
before driving
off a cliff
together
yet even doom
with you
is heaven
to me.
#Bedroomeyesprompt
November 16, 2025 at 10:17 AM
We started over
with one another
but we forgot
to leave the past
behind
we wove them
together, past,
present &
future—
into now
this moment
we have
with each other
we savour it
like Thelma & Louise,
before driving
off a cliff
together
yet even doom
with you
is heaven
to me.
#Bedroomeyesprompt
with one another
but we forgot
to leave the past
behind
we wove them
together, past,
present &
future—
into now
this moment
we have
with each other
we savour it
like Thelma & Louise,
before driving
off a cliff
together
yet even doom
with you
is heaven
to me.
#Bedroomeyesprompt
Reposted by Robert
Sweet scent
of magnolia drifts,
I drift with it
back to that hotel room,
do you remember?
Flowers on
the side table
you held me close,
we slow danced,
swaying to music
that you played
on your iphone
You told me
it wouldn't
be the last time
so my heart waits
for you there
in that old
hotel room.
of magnolia drifts,
I drift with it
back to that hotel room,
do you remember?
Flowers on
the side table
you held me close,
we slow danced,
swaying to music
that you played
on your iphone
You told me
it wouldn't
be the last time
so my heart waits
for you there
in that old
hotel room.
November 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Sweet scent
of magnolia drifts,
I drift with it
back to that hotel room,
do you remember?
Flowers on
the side table
you held me close,
we slow danced,
swaying to music
that you played
on your iphone
You told me
it wouldn't
be the last time
so my heart waits
for you there
in that old
hotel room.
of magnolia drifts,
I drift with it
back to that hotel room,
do you remember?
Flowers on
the side table
you held me close,
we slow danced,
swaying to music
that you played
on your iphone
You told me
it wouldn't
be the last time
so my heart waits
for you there
in that old
hotel room.
Reposted by Robert
The fallen leaves spin—
twirling, twisting,
cascading
d
o
w
n
ward
chasing my dreams
into hidden realms,
my desires whispered
into their spiraling
v
o
r
t
e
x
a foliage helix,
wished away on the wind
to bring my words
straight to him.
#MPPrompt
twirling, twisting,
cascading
d
o
w
n
ward
chasing my dreams
into hidden realms,
my desires whispered
into their spiraling
v
o
r
t
e
x
a foliage helix,
wished away on the wind
to bring my words
straight to him.
#MPPrompt
Today's #poetryprompt:
Where do all the leaves go after the fall?
#MPPrompt
I repost replies! Follow for daily prompts
Where do all the leaves go after the fall?
#MPPrompt
I repost replies! Follow for daily prompts
November 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The fallen leaves spin—
twirling, twisting,
cascading
d
o
w
n
ward
chasing my dreams
into hidden realms,
my desires whispered
into their spiraling
v
o
r
t
e
x
a foliage helix,
wished away on the wind
to bring my words
straight to him.
#MPPrompt
twirling, twisting,
cascading
d
o
w
n
ward
chasing my dreams
into hidden realms,
my desires whispered
into their spiraling
v
o
r
t
e
x
a foliage helix,
wished away on the wind
to bring my words
straight to him.
#MPPrompt
Reposted by Robert
he writes for her—
words running gilt
at her
mouth;
he sees her—
his gaze reads
the marginalia of her silence,
finding the seam
she hides between breaths,
and leaving it
whole.
#poetry #writingcommunity #blueskypoets
words running gilt
at her
mouth;
he sees her—
his gaze reads
the marginalia of her silence,
finding the seam
she hides between breaths,
and leaving it
whole.
#poetry #writingcommunity #blueskypoets
November 15, 2025 at 8:49 AM
he writes for her—
words running gilt
at her
mouth;
he sees her—
his gaze reads
the marginalia of her silence,
finding the seam
she hides between breaths,
and leaving it
whole.
#poetry #writingcommunity #blueskypoets
words running gilt
at her
mouth;
he sees her—
his gaze reads
the marginalia of her silence,
finding the seam
she hides between breaths,
and leaving it
whole.
#poetry #writingcommunity #blueskypoets
Reposted by Robert
Sick of classic roads
Let's escape the beaten tracks
Live life off the grid.
#DailyHaikuPrompt
#classic #road #haiku #senryu
Let's escape the beaten tracks
Live life off the grid.
#DailyHaikuPrompt
#classic #road #haiku #senryu
November 15, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Sick of classic roads
Let's escape the beaten tracks
Live life off the grid.
#DailyHaikuPrompt
#classic #road #haiku #senryu
Let's escape the beaten tracks
Live life off the grid.
#DailyHaikuPrompt
#classic #road #haiku #senryu