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An Eighth Shot of Espresso: Coffee and Creativity on Mum's Third Shift
Poetry and Thoughts from a Creative Mum, all scheduled around my Real Life.
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Remaking my pinned post...I'm Sifa. Mum, writer, artist, spoonie and Very Tired. You'll find my writing, poetry and writing prompts here.
@sifaseven.bsky.social is my general/gaming account. There will be some cross-posting between the two.
My poetry blog: e8thespresso.blogspot.com
@sifaseven.bsky.social is my general/gaming account. There will be some cross-posting between the two.
My poetry blog: e8thespresso.blogspot.com
#crush other's spirits
right in the palm of your hand
and be the villain
#haikufeels #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
right in the palm of your hand
and be the villain
#haikufeels #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
November 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
#crush other's spirits
right in the palm of your hand
and be the villain
#haikufeels #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
right in the palm of your hand
and be the villain
#haikufeels #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
#7syllablesentence prompt for Monday, November 17th is #One
A number, single object, primary thing, etc…
Have some fun!
Please let Gabe @poetguygabe.bsky.social
know if you’d like to host
A number, single object, primary thing, etc…
Have some fun!
Please let Gabe @poetguygabe.bsky.social
know if you’d like to host
November 17, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Today's #goal:
be safe
be well
and try not
to panic
as I go about
my daily life
#vss365 #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
be safe
be well
and try not
to panic
as I go about
my daily life
#vss365 #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
I’m in awe of our vss community🙏
In order 2make change, focus can help.
After understanding the true issue, the next step is to clearly define & focus on a goal
The next word comes from the acronym GROW
G is for a clearly defined goal.
The #vss365 #prompt for 17Nov is #Goal
In order 2make change, focus can help.
After understanding the true issue, the next step is to clearly define & focus on a goal
The next word comes from the acronym GROW
G is for a clearly defined goal.
The #vss365 #prompt for 17Nov is #Goal
a woman with a flower in her hair has the word focus above her head
ALT: a woman with a flower in her hair has the word focus above her head
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November 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Today's #goal:
be safe
be well
and try not
to panic
as I go about
my daily life
#vss365 #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
be safe
be well
and try not
to panic
as I go about
my daily life
#vss365 #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
A life-like mannequin
but lacking
that #sparkoflife
the eyes are cold, dead
even as the soul inside
is screaming
#OurPoetryX #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
but lacking
that #sparkoflife
the eyes are cold, dead
even as the soul inside
is screaming
#OurPoetryX #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
November 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM
A life-like mannequin
but lacking
that #sparkoflife
the eyes are cold, dead
even as the soul inside
is screaming
#OurPoetryX #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
but lacking
that #sparkoflife
the eyes are cold, dead
even as the soul inside
is screaming
#OurPoetryX #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
No one could remember when he joined the family. She thought he was an older cousin. A short and bearded man, who was a cobbler for a living and who loved practical jokes.
He wandered out after a rain, a rainbow high in the sky. She gasped at his pot of gold...he was a #leprechaun!
#blueskyrelay
He wandered out after a rain, a rainbow high in the sky. She gasped at his pot of gold...he was a #leprechaun!
#blueskyrelay
Feeling lucky? Searching for rainbows?
My penultimate #blueskyrelay #prompt for the 17th November is:
#leprechaun
I'm looking forward to your replies!
Some background in alt-text.
#writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
My penultimate #blueskyrelay #prompt for the 17th November is:
#leprechaun
I'm looking forward to your replies!
Some background in alt-text.
#writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
November 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM
No one could remember when he joined the family. She thought he was an older cousin. A short and bearded man, who was a cobbler for a living and who loved practical jokes.
He wandered out after a rain, a rainbow high in the sky. She gasped at his pot of gold...he was a #leprechaun!
#blueskyrelay
He wandered out after a rain, a rainbow high in the sky. She gasped at his pot of gold...he was a #leprechaun!
#blueskyrelay
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No this cup of tea i am actually gonna drink, i promise
November 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM
No this cup of tea i am actually gonna drink, i promise
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I am so often at a loss for words, but I never stop caring. 💜
Sometimes, when I read your sadposting,
I don't know what to say.
Because I know nothing I could say
could make things better.
But know this: I see you, I hear you,
and I'm hoping things get better for you. 💜
I don't know what to say.
Because I know nothing I could say
could make things better.
But know this: I see you, I hear you,
and I'm hoping things get better for you. 💜
November 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I am so often at a loss for words, but I never stop caring. 💜
Three #aggregate branches, all wildly different pieces of the puzzle, somehow managed to keep everything together. They were designed to support each other. Where one lacked, the others were strong. If one overstepped, the others reigned them in.
Until it didn't work anymore.
#bravewrite #writing
Until it didn't work anymore.
#bravewrite #writing
November 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Three #aggregate branches, all wildly different pieces of the puzzle, somehow managed to keep everything together. They were designed to support each other. Where one lacked, the others were strong. If one overstepped, the others reigned them in.
Until it didn't work anymore.
#bravewrite #writing
Until it didn't work anymore.
#bravewrite #writing
#Bureaucracy
exists for a reason
it streamlines the process
gives resources to
the specific task at hand
That is the intention
anyway
now it is the padding
that delays help
to those who need it.
#Bravewrite #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
exists for a reason
it streamlines the process
gives resources to
the specific task at hand
That is the intention
anyway
now it is the padding
that delays help
to those who need it.
#Bravewrite #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
November 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
#Bureaucracy
exists for a reason
it streamlines the process
gives resources to
the specific task at hand
That is the intention
anyway
now it is the padding
that delays help
to those who need it.
#Bravewrite #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
exists for a reason
it streamlines the process
gives resources to
the specific task at hand
That is the intention
anyway
now it is the padding
that delays help
to those who need it.
#Bravewrite #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
The #issue wasn't her intentions. After all, she wanted to see her children succeed. She wanted them to surpass her, to have the opportunities she never had. After all, wasn't that all what a good mother wanted?
The heavy handed way she did it drove all of them away from her.
#vss365 #writing
The heavy handed way she did it drove all of them away from her.
#vss365 #writing
November 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Fate favors you now, but it won't always be that way. #blog #writing #poetry #writingcommunity #sifaswriting
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Poem: Too Rich for the Stomach
Pure butter rich and decadent feast for the senses and the stomach delicious concoction that only comes once in a lifetime if you are lucky ...
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November 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Fate favors you now, but it won't always be that way. #blog #writing #poetry #writingcommunity #sifaswriting
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In six words or fewer, write a story about this photo.
(photo via wildlifephotographycontest)
#sixwordstory #WritingCommunity
(photo via wildlifephotographycontest)
#sixwordstory #WritingCommunity
November 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The #garnished mashed potatoes, the sparkling wine in the glasses, the perfect cranberry sauce, the exquisitely browned turkey. All the trappings of food couldn't dispel the #tension of a family who didn't want to be there.
#firewords280 #writing #writingcommunity
#firewords280 #writing #writingcommunity
It’s a new prompt month! The #firewords280 theme for November is Sign Of The Times.
Feel free to use the pairing as a phrase OR separately!
Include the hashtag for RP consideration. No AI or quote posts. Thanks in advance!
Feel free to use the pairing as a phrase OR separately!
Include the hashtag for RP consideration. No AI or quote posts. Thanks in advance!
November 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The #garnished mashed potatoes, the sparkling wine in the glasses, the perfect cranberry sauce, the exquisitely browned turkey. All the trappings of food couldn't dispel the #tension of a family who didn't want to be there.
#firewords280 #writing #writingcommunity
#firewords280 #writing #writingcommunity
In six words or less, write a story about this image:
(nola.photos photo)
#neworleans
#nola
#nolasky
#writing
#writingsky
#writingchallenge
#sixwords
#nolasixwords
#writingprompts
⚜️
(nola.photos photo)
#neworleans
#nola
#nolasky
#writing
#writingsky
#writingchallenge
#sixwords
#nolasixwords
#writingprompts
⚜️
November 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
#7syllablesentence prompt for Sunday, November 16th is #Noise
A noun meaning a sound often disruptive or a deflection
or a verb that means to talk about
Have some fun!
Please let Gabe
@poetguygabe.bsky.social
know if you’d like to host
A noun meaning a sound often disruptive or a deflection
or a verb that means to talk about
Have some fun!
Please let Gabe
@poetguygabe.bsky.social
know if you’d like to host
November 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
#keen sight and sharp mind
they have a thirst for knowledge
cut through ignorance
#haikufeels #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
they have a thirst for knowledge
cut through ignorance
#haikufeels #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
good morning, starshine!
today's #haikufeels #prompt is
keen
go small or go home
👉 i mean, it's haiku, after all
today's #haikufeels #prompt is
keen
go small or go home
👉 i mean, it's haiku, after all
November 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
#keen sight and sharp mind
they have a thirst for knowledge
cut through ignorance
#haikufeels #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
they have a thirst for knowledge
cut through ignorance
#haikufeels #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
North: RUST
iron left to #rust
broken into elements
to be born anew
South: SAP
maple trees stand firm
the #sap drips into buckets
life-giving sugar
#dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
iron left to #rust
broken into elements
to be born anew
South: SAP
maple trees stand firm
the #sap drips into buckets
life-giving sugar
#dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
Our haiku prompts for 11/15-11/22.
The month's half gone as we count down to midwinter/midsummer.
Feel free to use any form of the prompt.
North South
11/15 Classic Road
11/16 Rust Sap
11/17 Pine Admiration
11/18 Rake Ants
11/19 Withering Tea
11/20 Bonfire Chick
11/21 Hot Tea Melody
11/22 […]
The month's half gone as we count down to midwinter/midsummer.
Feel free to use any form of the prompt.
North South
11/15 Classic Road
11/16 Rust Sap
11/17 Pine Admiration
11/18 Rake Ants
11/19 Withering Tea
11/20 Bonfire Chick
11/21 Hot Tea Melody
11/22 […]
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November 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
North: RUST
iron left to #rust
broken into elements
to be born anew
South: SAP
maple trees stand firm
the #sap drips into buckets
life-giving sugar
#dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
iron left to #rust
broken into elements
to be born anew
South: SAP
maple trees stand firm
the #sap drips into buckets
life-giving sugar
#dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
#3minutestohell
and counting
but who is keeping time
when apocalypse
is imminent
hold your loved ones close
and your need for revenge
even closer
#OurPoetryX #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
and counting
but who is keeping time
when apocalypse
is imminent
hold your loved ones close
and your need for revenge
even closer
#OurPoetryX #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
November 16, 2025 at 2:40 PM
#3minutestohell
and counting
but who is keeping time
when apocalypse
is imminent
hold your loved ones close
and your need for revenge
even closer
#OurPoetryX #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
and counting
but who is keeping time
when apocalypse
is imminent
hold your loved ones close
and your need for revenge
even closer
#OurPoetryX #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
Chuck it into the #bin
no one will even miss it
out of sight out of mind
it is all disposable
and you can always
get more.
#vssdaily #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
no one will even miss it
out of sight out of mind
it is all disposable
and you can always
get more.
#vssdaily #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
November 16, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Chuck it into the #bin
no one will even miss it
out of sight out of mind
it is all disposable
and you can always
get more.
#vssdaily #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
no one will even miss it
out of sight out of mind
it is all disposable
and you can always
get more.
#vssdaily #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
#lurk just
out of your view
right in the corner
of your eye
but when you turn around
no one is there
am I real?
That's for me to know
and you to find out.
#whistpr #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
out of your view
right in the corner
of your eye
but when you turn around
no one is there
am I real?
That's for me to know
and you to find out.
#whistpr #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
A daily word prompt meant to inspire any type of creativity.
Share your art, original words, poetry, writing snippets, photos, etc. NO A/"I" please! Alt text on images appreciated.
Tag your post: #whistpr
Word for November 16, 2025: #LURK
#WritingPrompt #Art #WritingCommunity
Share your art, original words, poetry, writing snippets, photos, etc. NO A/"I" please! Alt text on images appreciated.
Tag your post: #whistpr
Word for November 16, 2025: #LURK
#WritingPrompt #Art #WritingCommunity
November 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
#lurk just
out of your view
right in the corner
of your eye
but when you turn around
no one is there
am I real?
That's for me to know
and you to find out.
#whistpr #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
out of your view
right in the corner
of your eye
but when you turn around
no one is there
am I real?
That's for me to know
and you to find out.
#whistpr #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
Just because
you are #wealthy
doesn't mean
you are happy.
For although money
can buy a lot to ensure
you are comfortable
it doesn't mean
it can bring
complete peace of mind.
#emoetry #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
you are #wealthy
doesn't mean
you are happy.
For although money
can buy a lot to ensure
you are comfortable
it doesn't mean
it can bring
complete peace of mind.
#emoetry #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
November 16, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Just because
you are #wealthy
doesn't mean
you are happy.
For although money
can buy a lot to ensure
you are comfortable
it doesn't mean
it can bring
complete peace of mind.
#emoetry #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
you are #wealthy
doesn't mean
you are happy.
For although money
can buy a lot to ensure
you are comfortable
it doesn't mean
it can bring
complete peace of mind.
#emoetry #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
Beware the cry of the #banshee
not evil in themselves, but a portent
a warning for those who hear them
A terrible keening that echoes
through the countryside
that warn that death is near
but whose demise are they
announcing?
It may be your own.
#blueskyrelay #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
not evil in themselves, but a portent
a warning for those who hear them
A terrible keening that echoes
through the countryside
that warn that death is near
but whose demise are they
announcing?
It may be your own.
#blueskyrelay #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
Her wailing might be the last thing you'll ever hear.
The #BlueSkyRelay #prompt for the 16th November is #banshee
Neither good nor evil, this harbinger of death has become infamous.
Excited for your replies, additional background in #alt-text
#writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #keepwriting
The #BlueSkyRelay #prompt for the 16th November is #banshee
Neither good nor evil, this harbinger of death has become infamous.
Excited for your replies, additional background in #alt-text
#writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #keepwriting
![A banshee (/ˈbænʃiː/ BAN-shee; Modern Irish bean sí [bʲanˠ ˈʃiː], from Old Irish: ben síde [bʲen ˈʃiːðʲe], "woman of the fairy mound" or "fairy woman") is a female spirit in Irish folklore who heralds the death of a family member, usually by screaming, wailing, shrieking, or keening. Her name is connected to the mythologically important tumuli or "mounds" that dot the Irish countryside, which are known as síde (singular síd) in Old Irish
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banshee](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6hggv55ui4my3o4abq6kfnou/bafkreibg65je4a5eekcdjew7tziensb3xqbdevgslad2yzfi2iv5eer7u4@jpeg)
November 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Beware the cry of the #banshee
not evil in themselves, but a portent
a warning for those who hear them
A terrible keening that echoes
through the countryside
that warn that death is near
but whose demise are they
announcing?
It may be your own.
#blueskyrelay #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
not evil in themselves, but a portent
a warning for those who hear them
A terrible keening that echoes
through the countryside
that warn that death is near
but whose demise are they
announcing?
It may be your own.
#blueskyrelay #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
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Just the art for this one without the Redbubble watermarks on top
November 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Just the art for this one without the Redbubble watermarks on top
Different fabrics, different walks of life, same destination. #blog #Poetry #writing #writingcommunity #sifaswriting
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Poem: The Fabric of Life
The soft silk from a caterpillar in its cocoon the rough canvas from the sack of potatoes the shiny oilskin which still stays dry from the r...
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November 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Different fabrics, different walks of life, same destination. #blog #Poetry #writing #writingcommunity #sifaswriting
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#veiled attendants
stand around the bed
waiting with bated #breath
at the last stirrings
of the old life
and the first movements
of the new
#firewords280 #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
stand around the bed
waiting with bated #breath
at the last stirrings
of the old life
and the first movements
of the new
#firewords280 #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
It’s a new prompt month! The #firewords280 theme for November is Sign Of The Times.
Feel free to use the pairing as a phrase OR separately!
Include the hashtag for RP consideration. No AI or quote posts. Thanks in advance!
Feel free to use the pairing as a phrase OR separately!
Include the hashtag for RP consideration. No AI or quote posts. Thanks in advance!
November 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
#veiled attendants
stand around the bed
waiting with bated #breath
at the last stirrings
of the old life
and the first movements
of the new
#firewords280 #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
stand around the bed
waiting with bated #breath
at the last stirrings
of the old life
and the first movements
of the new
#firewords280 #poetry #writing #writingcommunity