Tracy Marks
tracymar.bsky.social
Tracy Marks
@tracymar.bsky.social
Online instructor in continuing education (creative writing, literature, personal development). Poet. Author of 4 books. Counselor/consultant. Read classics, international, quality sci fi/fantasy, interfaith books. Love nature photography, music.
TANKA
The DANGER sign lacked
the letter D, worn away
by weather, yet still
warning: Beware! Unbridled
anger can do you great harm.

#tanka #tankapoem #haiku #senryu #micropoetry
#poetry #inkmine #poetrycommunity #skypoets
November 24, 2025 at 9:35 AM
UNDERSTANDING YOUR DREAMS
Learn Jungian & Senoi techniques to help you deepen your understanding of your dreams, exploring their personal meaning. 2-sessions, zoom, Thurs 11/20 & 12/4
lexingtoncommunityed.org/class/unders... #dreams #dreamwork #self-help #transformation #Jung #psycholology #Jung
November 14, 2025 at 11:06 PM
ROBERT FROST POETRY COURSE on zoom
2 Tuesdays, Nov 18 & 25 6:45-8:45pm EST
newtoncommunityed.org/course/rober...
Explore Frost's world & 12-15 of his poems. In-depth focus on Stopping by Woods and The Road Less Traveled.
#robertfrost #poetry #poetrycommunity #literature #authors #edusky #authors
November 10, 2025 at 7:38 AM
HAIKU
Egrets fly at dawn
the first rays of sun frame gold
their luminous wings.

#haiku #haikupoem #3lines #senryu #micropoetry #inkmine
#poetry #poetrycommunity #skypoets #nature #birds
Photo taken by the poet at Mrazek Pond, Florida Everglades
October 7, 2025 at 3:29 AM
THE POETRY OF MARY OLIVER
Online course, two Monday eves, starts Oct 27 EDT
Together we'll read and reflect on 20 of Mary Oliver's poems, expressing the wonders & inspiration of nature.
tinyurl.com/57nsk32j
#poetry #maryoliver #poetrycommunity #skypoets
#edusky #nature #inspiration #literature
October 7, 2025 at 2:21 AM
THE POETRY OF E.E. CUMMINGS
Online class, 2 evenings, starts Wednesday Oct. 15, EDT. Learn about cummings. Read/discuss 20+ of his delightful poems. Info & registration:
lexingtoncommunityed.org/class/the-po...
#poetry #poetrycommunity #bskypoets #skypoets #eecummings #literature #edusky #litthings
September 29, 2025 at 1:39 AM
TANKA
Japanese paintings:
view right to left. Fishing boats
in Hokusai, not
fleeing from the Great Wave
but approaching it (My life!)

#tanka #tankapoem #haiku #senryu #micropoetry
#poetry #inkmine #skypoets #art #Hokusai #GreatWave
September 23, 2025 at 3:02 AM
HAIKU
These ancient maples -
Moss-hung limbs reach out like gods.
Reverent, I bow.

#7syllablesentence moss #haiku #haikusaturday
#senryu #poetry #inkmine #micropoetry #3lines
#nature #trees #spiritual #naturephotography
Hoh rain forest, Olympic National Park, Washington
July 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
HAIKU FOR INTROVERTS
Introverts unite
Separately in your homes,
Together online.

#WIPSnips together #haiku #haikusaturday #senryu
#micropoetry #poetry #inkmine #poetrycommunity
(haiku inspired by my favorite t-shirt, below)
July 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Photo I took of a barred owl at the VINS nature center, Quechee, Vermont

#naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birds #owl #animals
July 15, 2025 at 9:31 PM
SEDOKA
The Great Grey Owl
like a Buddhist monk sits, waits
in stillness. With dignity.

I sit in silence -
whispers from a deeper self.
only words I need to hear.

#sensewrds whispers #inkmine #micropoetry
#poetry #3lines #poem #animals #owl #meditation
SEDOKA: 2 3lines stanzas 5-7-7 syllables
July 14, 2025 at 9:16 PM
TANKA
Such a rare moment
of serenity. I pause,
mind empty of thoughts.
a swan, a shimmering lake,
silence, stillness, clarity.

#inkmine pause #tanka #tankapoem #haiku #haikupoem
#senryu #micropoetry #poetry #birds #swan #nature
#animals #naturephotography
July 1, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Deer photo downloaded from Boston Globe and photoshopped
June 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
DODOITSU
If I were a plant I'd be
flowering - a peony
with ruffled red petticoats,
flirting with the sun.

#senswrds 82 sun #dodoitsu #micropoetry #inkmine
#poetry #poetrycommunity #flowers #peony

DODOITSU: Japanese form, 4 lines, 7,7,7,5 syllables
Red tree peony, Naumkeag, Mass. Berkshires
June 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM

The #7syllablesentence prompt for June 06 is #need

June 06 is my last day as host. Your next host will be
Kemi bsky.app/profile/boke...

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June 6, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I just wrote this during the 10 minute writing period at Rosemerry Trommer's hour-long workshop on honoring ageing through writing.
WHAT IF I DON'T......by Tracy Marks

#poetry #poetrycommunity #bskypoets
#blueskypoets #skypoets #ageing
June 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The #7syllablesentence prompt for June 05 is #rich

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June 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM

TANKA
A shimmering lake.
A sparkling trail of light
rippling across
the placid surface. Two swans
glide by. Serenity.

#whistpr swan #tanka #tankapoem #tankathursday
#haiku #senryu #poetry #micropoetry #inkmine
#poetrycommunity #swans #birds #wildlifephotography
June 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
HAIKU
scarlet petticoats
an explosion of color
my peonies bloom

#whistpr scarlet #vssmagic explosion #haiku #senryu
#micropoetry #inkmine #poetry #poetrycommunity
#flowers #flowerphotography #naturephotography
June 4, 2025 at 7:48 AM
HAIKU
A snowy owl
spreads its wings, glides through the air.
Above, an angel.

#haiku #senryu #micropoetry #poetry #inkmine
#poetrycommunity #birds #owl #owls #animals #nature
#naturephotography #wildlifephotography
June 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The #7syllablesentence prompt for June 04 is #heart

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June 4, 2025 at 3:28 AM



The #7syllablesentence prompt for June 03 is #wind

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June 3, 2025 at 1:57 AM
NIGHT OWL TANKA

Nocturnal, the owl
has exceptional vision,
hears the slightest sound.
I, night owl, listen within,
relying on inner sight.

#vss365 vision #tanka #tankapoem #haiku #senryu
#micropoetry #inkmine #poetry #bird #owl
Barred owl. Scanned from The Enigma of the Owl,
by Unwin & Tipling
June 2, 2025 at 7:08 AM


The #7syllablesentence prompt for June 02 is #roots

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June 2, 2025 at 1:27 AM

The #7syllablesentence prompt for June 01 is #drench (or #drenched).

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June 1, 2025 at 2:08 AM