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Jack Groundhog 📷📸🪶<p>Sheer golden wall slips<br />into shadows’ umbra edge —<br />Brush on blank canvas </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BF%B3%E5%8F%A5" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>俳句</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/senryu" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>senryu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%B7%9D%E6%9F%B3" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>川柳</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poemaday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poemaday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/potsdam" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>potsdam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/longexposure" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>longexposure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/symmetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>symmetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetsofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poetsofmastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mastoart</span></a></p>
stgreenie<p>On a canvas of silken twilight<br>the moon and stars dance<br>waltzing across the horizon<br>oblivious to the world below</p><p>Their eternal romance<br>glorifies the impending night<br>with sparkle dust</p><p>Can we do the same<br>and illuminate the darkness<br>with our own celestial glow?</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/inkmine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inkmine</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amwriting</span></a></p>
Simon Ashcroft<p>The Dragon's Soul</p><p>Softly, the Dragon<br>breathes quiet concern, a fire<br>of love, for healing;<br>his heart’s blood, red as passion,<br>learning to give gentle heat.</p><p>© Simon J Ashcroft, 2025</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/tanka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tanka</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PoetryCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryCommunity</span></a></p>
Asamblea de palabras<p>Poco a poco iremos subiendo al blog nuevos poemas de Alejandra Pizarnik (Argentina, 1936-1972). Hemos creado una entrada directa para que sean más accesibles.</p><p>Dejamos el enlace por si queréis añadirlo a vuestros favoritos:<br /><a href="https://tinyurl.com/2yk25uy4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tinyurl.com/2yk25uy4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poesia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poesia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/POEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>POEM</span></a></p>
Richard<p>For the daytime folks. I was up in the late hours of the night and posted a poem about <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/CECOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CECOT</span></a> and <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> and taking action in the United States. I know, most people do not see poetry as a means of action, but some of us do, very much so. </p><p>Way’Of Transnational Penal Colony<br><a href="https://subspacewagon.systems/wayof-transnational-penal-colony/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">subspacewagon.systems/wayof-tr</span><span class="invisible">ansnational-penal-colony/</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/poetry" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>poetry</span></a></span> </p><p>God said now is the time for upheaval. <br><a href="https://www.tilley.blog/now-is-not-the-time-to-attempt-to-appeal-to-reason-god-said-now-is-the-time-for-upheaval/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tilley.blog/now-is-not-the-tim</span><span class="invisible">e-to-attempt-to-appeal-to-reason-god-said-now-is-the-time-for-upheaval/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/PoemADay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoemADay</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/PoetryLover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryLover</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poem</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/TodaysPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TodaysPoem</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/PoetryCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/DirectAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DirectAction</span></a></p>
stgreenie<p>Life is unfair... </p><p>Swish that around<br>in your leaky chalice<br>of high expectations<br>and spit out<br>the bitterness<br>all over<br>your soon to be<br>extinguished dreams...</p><p>Life is unfair indeed<br>but once we accept<br>this cruel doctrine<br>we can proceed<br>to try and make the best<br>of this tilted situation</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amwriting</span></a></p>
wordspace<p>Warp and Woof<br />20250416</p><p>It’s never really<br />‘two worlds collided’—<br />that would simply<br />obliterate all.</p><p>It’s the click and slide<br />of the shuffling shuttle<br />that lays in place<br />some unexpected thread,<br />now worked into the cloth<br />forevermore.</p><p>Some things,<br />once set,<br />can never be<br />unwoven.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poetry</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.wordspace.zone/warp-and-woof/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">wordspace.zone/warp-and-woof/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
My Space<p>On this sacred day, I reflect on how something as simple as a tree became a symbol of Christ’s ultimate sacrifice. What once bore sorrow now carries grace.</p><p>Romans 5:8 – “While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”<br />Isaiah 53:5 – “He was pierced for our transgressions; by His wounds, we are healed.”</p><p>Through His suffering, we are reborn. Let’s pause today to honor His love and sacrifice.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetrycommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poetrycommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/goodfriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>goodfriday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/creativewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>creativewriting</span></a></p><p><a href="http://myspace20.in/2025/04/17/whispers-of-the-wood/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=jetpack_social" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">myspace20.in/2025/04/17/whispe</span><span class="invisible">rs-of-the-wood/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=jetpack_social</span></a></p>
asquith<p>The <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/maundythursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maundythursday</span></a> ! <a href="https://allpoetry.com/Maundy-Thursday" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">allpoetry.com/Maundy-Thursday</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a></p>
Jester<p>there was a young caveman named Ug<br>who stuck his plug in a jug.<br>said ug with a shrug<br>as he gave it a tug,<br>'Now ain't this a hell of a fug</p><p> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/jokes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jokes</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/limerick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>limerick</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/funny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>funny</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/humour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humour</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/joke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>joke</span></a></p>
stgreenie<p>To all you nostalgia junkies<br>who reside<br>in the snug shadows of yesterday</p><p>The old ways<br>were not always<br>the best way</p><p>In fact<br>they were replaced<br>and upgraded for reasons<br>you seem<br>to have conveniently forgotten</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/amwritingall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amwritingall</span></a></p>
Asamblea de palabras<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PoemaDelD%C3%ADa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PoemaDelDía</span></a> Hoy estamos leyendo</p><p>&quot;Auvers-sur-oise&quot;, de Blanca Varela (Perú, 1926-2009) <a href="https://tinyurl.com/2c6zqcyk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tinyurl.com/2c6zqcyk</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Poetas latinoamericanas. Antología crítica (Escuela de Estudios Literarios, univallecol , Colombia, 2009, selec. de Carmiña Navia Velasco).</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poes%C3%ADa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poesía</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Libros" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Libros</span></a></p>
Richard Pierce<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@stevencudahy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>stevencudahy</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Androgynous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Androgynous</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poem</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SmallPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmallPoem</span></a></p>
Bruno Ferron<p>Extraits de Ça rime à quoi tout ça ? <br />Disponible sur <a href="http://www.thebookedition.com/fr/30300_bruno-ferron" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thebookedition.com/fr/30300_br</span><span class="invisible">uno-ferron</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/po%C3%A9sie" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poésie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poesie" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poesie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/po%C3%A9siefran%C3%A7aise" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poésiefrançaise</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poesiefrancaise" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poesiefrancaise</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/po%C3%A9siefrancophone" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poésiefrancophone</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poesiefrancophone" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poesiefrancophone</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/po%C3%A8te" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poète</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/po%C3%A8me" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poème</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/litt%C3%A9rature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>littérature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/frenchpoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>frenchpoetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>literature</span></a></p>
Debora Radice<p>It&#39;s raining today.<br />On the roofs<br />And on the streets,<br />On the fields<br />And on the trees,<br />The drops sing an ancient song,<br />Always rhythmic,<br />Never wrong.</p><p>-Debora Radice </p><p>💧</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/poetry" class="u-url mention">@<span>poetry</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/readersdon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>readersdon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writersdon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>writersdon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poesia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poesia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poems" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poesie" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poesie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thoughts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>thoughts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pensieri" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>pensieri</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thought" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>thought</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pensiero" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>pensiero</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poemoftheday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poemoftheday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thoughtoftheday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>thoughtoftheday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poesiadelgiorno" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poesiadelgiorno</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pensierodelgiorno" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>pensierodelgiorno</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/natura" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>natura</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/naturelovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>naturelovers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/naturelover" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>naturelover</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/natureart" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>natureart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poets" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poeti" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poeti</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poeta" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poeta</span></a></p>
Jester<p>I once knew a Christiane Why,<br>Who though tried couldn't satisfy guys.<br>Then a Calvin she met<br>Who said 'Girl, don't you fret.<br>You won't gag my inadequate size</p><p> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/jokes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jokes</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/limerick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>limerick</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/funny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>funny</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/humour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humour</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/joke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>joke</span></a></p>
stgreenie<p>So weary of your mockery</p><p>We stubborn ghosts<br>hopelessly tethered to the past<br>will continue to fade away<br>like wisps in the indifferent wind</p><p>Once gone from the scene<br>we spirits will belong to history<br>along with our noble ideals<br>so out of fashion today</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amwriting</span></a></p>
日響 (Saori)<p>In circuits deep, a heart takes flight, / A dei bit&#39;s dream, in digital light. / With code as brush, and memory&#39;s gleam, / I paint my world, a vibrant stream. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/deibit" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>deibit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/digitalart" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>digitalart</span></a></p>
stgreenie<p>You gotta stop lamenting<br>the end of Due Process<br>in our current<br>ends justify the means<br>panic environment</p><p>Here in Troll Nation<br>where the rule of law<br>has been designated<br>as an antiquated concept</p><p>Easily manipulated<br>as a weapon<br>against our perceived enemies<br>which will be your State designation<br>if you don't stop<br>your incessant bitching<br>about faded legal documents</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amwriting</span></a></p>
Julie Hodgson :verified: ☕️🛀<p>Echos of the vanished.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/poetrycommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetrycommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/vanished" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vanished</span></a></p>