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Gemma Guillermo
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MD, writer, poet, memoirist
www.gemmaguillermowriter.com
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Waikiki’s waves swell
Beaches empty, tourists gone
Honus bask, sunlit

#dailyhaikuprompt #dailyhaiku (beach) #haiku #poetry #writing #micropoetry #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #wherearethetourists #honolulu #kamaaina#hawaii #localstyle #waikiki #hawaiitourism
July 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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dvpit.bsky.social
DVpit is officially coming back on October 8th, 2025 and we have over 50 agents and editors excited to participate. Follow this account for all announcements and check out dvpit.carrd.co for more details and information!

#dvpit #writersky #booksky #weneeddiversebooks
Mark Your Calendars #DVpit is returning October 8, 2025. The original pitch event for creators from marginalized communities. Now on Bluesky! Follow us at @dvpit.bsky.social for more updates Agents and Editors participating in DVpit 2025 on Bluesky. Here is an initial list of some of the participating agents and editors Gallt & Zacker: Marietta Zacker Beth Phelan Linda Camacho Erin Casey Westin Sandra Proudman Saribel Pages Andrea Brown Literary: Kelly Sonnack Jemiscoe Chambers-Black Jennifer March Soloway Saritza Hernández Analía Cabello Paige Terlip Azantian Literary: Shelly Romero Carey Blankenship-Kramer Dystel, Goderich & Bourret: Michaela Whatnall Folio Literary: John Cusick Gelfman Schneider: Penelope Burns HG Literary: Wendi Gu Jill Grinberg Literary: Katelyn Detweiler Mad Woman Literary: Alex Brown Danielle Burby Chelsea Hensley Neighborhood Literary: Eric Smith Rebecca Podos New Leaf: Jo Volpe Suzie Townsend Sophia M. Ramos Trinica Sampson-Vera Jordan Hill Page Street Publishing Tamara Grasty Park, Fine & Brower: Pete Knapp Stuti Telidevara Root Literary: Melanie Figueroa Samantha Fabien Simon & Schuster: Rebecca Kuss Sourcebooks: Mikaela Luke Triada US: Brent Taylor Uwe Stender Ashley Reisinger Moe Ferrara Writers House: Alexandra Levick Andrea Morrison Follow us at #dvpit.bsky.social for more updates!
June 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
sparklehawk.bsky.social
Waiola Shave Ice
Li hing mui haupia kine
Condensed milk on top

#dailyhaikuprompt #dailyhaiku (shaved ice) #haiku #poetry #writing #micropoetry #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #myfavorite#waiolashaveice #honolulu #hawaiianstyle #smallkidkine #lihingmui #haupia #flavors #hawaii #localstyle
June 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
sparklehawk.bsky.social
velour-fringed clouds spout
lush lipped majestic vapor
above shasta’s crown

#dailyhaikuprompt #dailyhaiku (lush) #haiku #poetry #writing #micropoetry #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #mountshasta #shasta #spiritualawakening #newage #shift #ufoclouds
May 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
sparklehawk.bsky.social
Leaves swirled in tea cups
Fortunes cracked from cookie shells
Portentous, chilling

#dailyhaikuprompt #dailyhaiku (tea) #haiku #poetry #writing #micropoetry #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #predictions
#fortune #fortunetelling #scrying
May 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
sparklehawk.bsky.social

May 1

May your day be One
Filled with silver linings in
Its brief existence

#dailyhaikuprompt #dailyhaiku (brief) #haiku #poetry #writing #micropoetry #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #MayDay
#May1 #silverlining #goodvibes #aprilshowersbring #mayflowers #HappyMayDay
May 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
sparklehawk.bsky.social
evening stretched out, rests
its head on horizon’s edge
‘neath withering skies

#dailyhaikuprompt #dailyhaiku (withering, evening) #haiku #poetry #writing #micropoetry #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #sunsets #waninglight #sky #evening #dusk
April 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
sparklehawk.bsky.social
pond algae blossoms
cast shadows in bright sunlight
speckling orange koi

#dailyhaikuprompt #dailyhaiku (blossoms) #haiku #poetry #writing #micropoetry #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #japanesegarden #koipond #koifish
April 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
sparklehawk.bsky.social
Withered by heat waves
Mother Earth musters her strength
Exhales a fresh breeze

#dailyhaikuprompt #dailyhaiku (fresh breeze) #haiku #poetry #writing #micropoetry #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #heatwaves
#earthday #climatechange #savemotherearth #weatherforecast
April 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
sparklehawk.bsky.social
New buds on branches
Spring leaves, fresh and nubile, oust
Autumn’s old splendor

#dailyhaikuprompt #dailyhaiku (new leaves) #haiku #poetry #writing #micropoetry #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #springblossoms #springtime
#fruittreesinbloom #newgeneration #growth #seasonsturn #treeoflife
April 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
sparklehawk.bsky.social
Pear blossoms in spring
Festoon branches in plump puffs
Of pillowy white

#dailyhaikuprompt #dailyhaiku (pear) #haiku #poetry #writing #micropoetry #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #springblossoms #springtime
#fruittreesinbloom
April 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
sparklehawk.bsky.social
Moths gather by lamplight
Wings flutter holding seance
In praise of nightfall

#dailyhaikuprompt #dailyhaiku (lamplight) #haiku #poetry #writing #micropoetry #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #dusk #springtime #waninglight #nightfall
April 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
sparklehawk.bsky.social
Pink pads on cat’s paws
Dog’s wet nose nuzzling my cheek—
Morning alarm clocks

#dailyhaikuprompt #dailyhaiku (pink) #haiku #poetry #writing #micropoetry #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #pets 🐾
#morningroutine #alarmclocks
April 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
sparklehawk.bsky.social
Ko’olau Mountains—
Sun strains through its crown of clouds
As waterfalls weep

#dailyhaikuprompt #dailyhaiku (mountain) #haiku #poetry #writing #micropoetry #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #kaneohe #hawaiian #koolaumountains #windwardoahu
#oahu
April 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
sparklehawk.bsky.social
Horizon haze blurs
Misty fog shrouds Golden gates
Concealing the Bay

#dailyhaikuprompt #dailyhaiku (Misty) #haiku #poetry #writing #micropoetry #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #mycitybythebay #bayarea #karlthefog #goldengatebridge
April 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM
sparklehawk.bsky.social
Full and pink tonight
Moon man’s cheeks full of cheese, waits
For the cows to jump

#dailyhaikuprompt #dailyhaiku (full moon) #haiku #poetry #writing #micropoetry #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #nurseryrhymes #moonman #springmoon #pinkmoon #pink #cheese
April 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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A waning moon beams
Earth sleeps, tossing and turning
Half shadows in light

#dailyhaikuprompt #dailyhaiku (waning moon) #haiku #poetry #writing #micropoetry #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #awakening #moonlight
April 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
sparklehawk.bsky.social
A tiny eyelash
wish takes flight, floats in the breeze
Gathering magic

#dailyhaikuprompt #dailyhaiku (breeze) #haiku #poetry #writing #micropoetry #writingcommunity #makingwishes #magic
April 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
sparklehawk.bsky.social
pampas grass grows like
truffula cotton candy
praise for the Lorax

@dailyhaikuprompt
#dailyhaikuprompt #dailyhaiku (pampas grass) #haiku #poetry #writing #micropoetry #writingcommunity #thelorax #drsuess #savethetrees
April 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
sparklehawk.bsky.social
High tides roil and thrash
The fish and eels sleep unfazed
Seek peace in deep depths

#dailyhaikuprompt #dailyhaiku (high tides) #haiku #poetry #writing #micropoetry #writingcommunity #lookbelowthesurface #equanimityandpeace
April 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
sparklehawk.bsky.social
Crisp luscious daylight
Breaks through insomnia’s fever
I’m left stunned, dazzled

#dailyhaikuprompt #dailyhaiku (crisp) #haiku #poetry #writing #micropoetry #writingcommunity
April 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
sparklehawk.bsky.social
Plum blossoms scatter
Confetti blown by the wind
Shattering silence

#dailyhaikuprompt #dailyhaiku (plum) #haiku #poetry #writing #micropoetry#springblossoms
April 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
sparklehawk.bsky.social
A tale of two kites
Darting diving like phantoms
Falcons in disguise

#dailyhaikuprompt #dailyhaiku (kites) #haiku #poetry #writing #micropoetry#goflyakite
#birdsofprey
April 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
sparklehawk.bsky.social
Street lamps glazed in frost
Rooftop chimneys blow smoke rings
Our breath sharp like ice

#dailyhaikuprompt #dailyhaiku (chilly night) #haiku #poetry #writing #micropoetry
#staywarminside #nightwalks
April 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
sparklehawk.bsky.social
Groucho Marx faces
Smiling from violet pansies
Blooming in gusto

#dailyhaikuprompt #dailyhaiku (pansy) #haiku #poetry #writing #micropoetry
#flowers #spring #natureisamazing #grouchomarx
April 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM