Silby
@silby.bsky.social
semidomesticated poet - she/her - XXXVI - discord: catline - still not a person
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Silby
@silby.bsky.social
· Dec 18
hi, unexpected influx of new followers!
note that this account will periodically veer into some alarming combination of esoterica and obscenity without further warning. if you're not on-board with that, please proceed in an orderly manner to the nearest exit. thankyou for your kind attention ^-^
note that this account will periodically veer into some alarming combination of esoterica and obscenity without further warning. if you're not on-board with that, please proceed in an orderly manner to the nearest exit. thankyou for your kind attention ^-^
(still dressed for summer,
lateblooming roses shiver
in relentless cold)
lateblooming roses shiver
in relentless cold)
November 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
(still dressed for summer,
lateblooming roses shiver
in relentless cold)
lateblooming roses shiver
in relentless cold)
wizened fall leafdrift
colour like candied walnuts
crackles underfoot
colour like candied walnuts
crackles underfoot
Unseasonable
heat; unending drought brings a
caramel-color fall
heat; unending drought brings a
caramel-color fall
November 22, 2025 at 10:56 AM
wizened fall leafdrift
colour like candied walnuts
crackles underfoot
colour like candied walnuts
crackles underfoot
(not gonna lie, gang, the bad-brain is hitting pretty hard this winter)
November 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
(not gonna lie, gang, the bad-brain is hitting pretty hard this winter)
twilight train station;
empty platform, haunted by
so many partings
empty platform, haunted by
so many partings
November 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
twilight train station;
empty platform, haunted by
so many partings
empty platform, haunted by
so many partings
taking flight on
flimsy origami wings,
a selfmade angel
flimsy origami wings,
a selfmade angel
i have a glass halo and paper wings..
November 21, 2025 at 10:58 AM
taking flight on
flimsy origami wings,
a selfmade angel
flimsy origami wings,
a selfmade angel
corroded hinges
shrilly screaming intruder
but - only the breeze
shrilly screaming intruder
but - only the breeze
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
corroded hinges
shrilly screaming intruder
but - only the breeze
shrilly screaming intruder
but - only the breeze
(dash of semiskimmed,
tempest roiling in a cup;
jovian weather)
tempest roiling in a cup;
jovian weather)
November 20, 2025 at 11:44 AM
(dash of semiskimmed,
tempest roiling in a cup;
jovian weather)
tempest roiling in a cup;
jovian weather)
grasping for handholds,
all I desperately seize
frays beneath my touch
all I desperately seize
frays beneath my touch
November 20, 2025 at 9:09 AM
grasping for handholds,
all I desperately seize
frays beneath my touch
all I desperately seize
frays beneath my touch
good morning! snow day!! ^-^
November 20, 2025 at 8:51 AM
good morning! snow day!! ^-^
goodnight, my lovelies 💙
November 19, 2025 at 8:48 PM
goodnight, my lovelies 💙
facedown in a book,
let resplendent autumn leaves
fall, unregarded
let resplendent autumn leaves
fall, unregarded
November 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
facedown in a book,
let resplendent autumn leaves
fall, unregarded
let resplendent autumn leaves
fall, unregarded
(fermented cactus juice and pink lemonade) ^-^
November 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
(fermented cactus juice and pink lemonade) ^-^
mistshrouded mourners
corpse-sallow in somber black
fall closer, closer
corpse-sallow in somber black
fall closer, closer
black shroud (lace)
pulled tight (rain)
funeral kiss (me)
pulled tight (rain)
funeral kiss (me)
heh
November 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
mistshrouded mourners
corpse-sallow in somber black
fall closer, closer
corpse-sallow in somber black
fall closer, closer
nascent imago
cradled in a rosepetal
dreams of emergence
cradled in a rosepetal
dreams of emergence
November 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
nascent imago
cradled in a rosepetal
dreams of emergence
cradled in a rosepetal
dreams of emergence
stellate fall blossoms
dwindle towards extinction;
a little heat-death
dwindle towards extinction;
a little heat-death
hearts of stars glow
each burns at its own pace
a drift of asters
#Photography Skittles
@skittlesmom.bsky.social
each burns at its own pace
a drift of asters
#Photography Skittles
@skittlesmom.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
stellate fall blossoms
dwindle towards extinction;
a little heat-death
dwindle towards extinction;
a little heat-death
dead-drop envelope;
words eclipsed by mildewstains
decompose, unread
words eclipsed by mildewstains
decompose, unread
in the openings and highways of brick
you leave me loveletters, hidden,
to be eaten by the paperbugs and delivered to the dead
you leave me loveletters, hidden,
to be eaten by the paperbugs and delivered to the dead
heh
November 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
dead-drop envelope;
words eclipsed by mildewstains
decompose, unread
words eclipsed by mildewstains
decompose, unread
rockpool open book;
gleaning secrets, written in
nacrelined mussel
gleaning secrets, written in
nacrelined mussel
November 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
rockpool open book;
gleaning secrets, written in
nacrelined mussel
gleaning secrets, written in
nacrelined mussel
graveyard by twilight;
ghosts captured in a bottle,
witch ambles homeward
ghosts captured in a bottle,
witch ambles homeward
November 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
graveyard by twilight;
ghosts captured in a bottle,
witch ambles homeward
ghosts captured in a bottle,
witch ambles homeward
needle-slender blade;
seam between cuirass and helm–
knight choking on blood
seam between cuirass and helm–
knight choking on blood
Feeling that slender little misericorde slip into the seem under your arm and pierce right through to your heart, the pain shooting through your body with every struggling beat...
November 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
needle-slender blade;
seam between cuirass and helm–
knight choking on blood
seam between cuirass and helm–
knight choking on blood
ragged desert fringe;
failed explorers trudging back
sunscorched, sandstorm-scathed
failed explorers trudging back
sunscorched, sandstorm-scathed
sand's edge
high sun
razor winds
high sun
razor winds
heh
November 17, 2025 at 10:34 AM
ragged desert fringe;
failed explorers trudging back
sunscorched, sandstorm-scathed
failed explorers trudging back
sunscorched, sandstorm-scathed