Masthash

#SmallPoems

Codgerverse
1 hour ago

The door ejects another disheveled fellow;
he lifts to the warm-lit windows of the bordello
a parting adieu, a lusty drink-sodden stornello.

Papers crackle,
embers sparkle,
goosebumps prickle…

We huddle round improvised rubbish fires,
one side chilled as the other perspires;
his puckish refrain toddles off, retires.

#SmallPoems #poem #poems #poetry

Algot
3 hours ago

was awake at three;
slept again beneath covers;
cool nights of autumn

#SundayHaiku
#CLMooc
#SmallPoems

juma
4 hours ago

your head’s in the sand
come on, come on, do something
my mantra each day

#haiku #575 #SmallPoems
#writing #WritingCommunity
#poetry #PoetryCommunity
#575Prompt
#MastoPrompt
#sand

@aethelshane

juma
4 hours ago

on this day today
you dear are scintillating
look in the mirror 🤩

#haiku #575 #SmallPoems
#poetry #PoetryCommunity
#writing #WritingCommunity
#MastoPrompt
#scintillating

@tanweerdar

Tanweer Dar (Tan)
6 hours ago

The #MastoPrompt for Sunday 24th September is:

#scintillating

The poem or story can include the prompt word or be about the prompt word.

#SmallPoems #Poetry #MicroFiction #SmallStories

@penprompts (please remove link from any replies)

Steve
7 hours ago

Somber skies above
A heavy silence fills the air
A time for reflection

#DailyHaikuPrompt - somber
#haiku
#senryu
#poem
#SmallPoems
#poetry
#PoetryCommunity
#writing
#WritingCommunity

@dailyhaikuprompt

@poetry

Marjolein Rotsteeg
7 hours ago
Marjolein Rotsteeg
7 hours ago

fledgling flaps its wings
uncertain of what comes next
suddenly, it flies

#DailyHaikuPrompt - wings
#haiku
#poem
#SmallPoems
#poetry
#PoetryCommunity
#writing
#WritingCommunity

@dailyhaikuprompt

@poetry

Codgerverse
14 hours ago

#haiku

grubbling a way back
leam in the sand-clouded dusk
equinoctal moon

#VSSPoem #HaikuChallenge #575Prompt 246; #FallEquinox
#MicroPoetry #SmallPoems #poem #poems #poetry

Steve
17 hours ago

Wings spread wide and soar
Through the endless sky so blue
Dreams take flight anew

#DailyHaikuPrompt - wings
#haiku
#senryu
#poem
#SmallPoems
#poetry
#PoetryCommunity
#writing
#WritingCommunity

@dailyhaikuprompt

@poetry

@tanweerdar

The rivers are overflowing with shit
From politicians’ mouths.
The world is overflowing with racism
From politicians’ mouths.

The rivers are drowning in effluent.
The world is drowning in hate.
Short-term political gains.
More long-term damage.

The Tories don’t care.
The Right don’t care.
The world is theirs
For the taking.

#MastoPrompt #Overflowing #Poetry #SmallPoems

Ink
23 hours ago

seasonal trompe l’oeil
leaves reddening from their stems
grow hawthorn berries

#haiku #autumn #fall #poetry #smallpoems #mastopoetry

Steve
1 day ago

Autumn leaves swirl down,
Dappled sunbeams dance on vines.
Seeds fall to the ground,
Spices warm the autumn air,
New life waits beneath the eaves.

Due to timezones differences (probably) the prompts for daily haikus come out late on Saturday for me, so I took all the words from last week and put them into a tanka.

#DailyHaikuPrompt - spice
#haiku
#senryu
#tanka
#poem
#SmallPoems
#poetry
#PoetryCommunity
#writing
#WritingCommunity

@dailyhaikuprompt

@poetry

juma
1 day ago

we will one day live
in a world overflowing
with hope and kindness

#haiku #575 #SmallPoems
#writing #WritingCommunity
#poetry #PoetryCommunity
#MastoPrompt
#overflowing

@tanweerdar

Tanweer Dar (Tan)
1 day ago

The #MastoPrompt for Saturday 23rd September is:

#overflowing

The poem or story can include the prompt word or be about the prompt word.

#SmallPoems #Poetry #MicroFiction #SmallStories

@penprompts (please remove link from any replies)

Kirjastohemuli
1 day ago

@dailyhaikuprompt

Daily Haiku Prompt

September 20th: seeds

gathering acorns
on the Seeds Island
in frosty beauty

September 21st: spice

floating weed decayed
spice of yesterday fossil
dreaming of bark boats

#DailyHaikuPrompt #haiku #poem #SmallPoems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity

w0dz
2 days ago

if the poem is the key
and the poet is the lock
and the context is a flower
or a bleeding sunset
beyond the creaking door
then pray you never feel
their demon lashing
lashing

for just one more

#vss365 #Context
#poem #poetry #smallPoems
#poetrylovers
#poetrycommunity
#wrdz

@tanweerdar

Quietly, he lets her take
Control of him, every atom,
Every function, every nerve
And limb stretched out
Across the web of her making,
Until she bleeds him dry
Of everything he was, and he
Is an empty vessel, spent
And lost in a universe
Of nothing, the scientist
Dissected by the artist.

#MastoPrompt #Acquiesce #Poetry #SmallPoems

@tanweerdar

Another decision
Corrodes in his
Quiet despair
Under the smile,
Indecision
Ever-present, the
Sense of being
Carelessly left
Eviscerated.

#MastoPrompt#Acquiesce #Poetry #SmallPoems

juma
2 days ago

grateful for you first
responding in true courage
and you’ll never know

#haiku #575 #SmallPoems
#writing #WritingCommunity
#poetry #PoetryCommunity
#575Prompt
#courage

@aethelshane

AmbientDread
2 days ago

Let me be unclear
Shout with courage to the eaves
and not acquiesce
To malign misdirection
of obtuse obfuscation

#DailyHaikuPrompt - eaves
#575prompt - courage
#MastoPrompt - acquiesce
#tanka
#haiku
#senryu
#poem
#SmallPoems
#poetry
#PoetryCommunity
#writing
#WritingCommunity
#craiyon

Dylan Bragg
2 days ago

Riddle:

You made the Law, and though I fear it
I still keep a familiar spirit,
And gastromancy is my trade.
So I will raise the speaking shade
Of one who can inform your choices.
Tomorrow, those projected voices
Prophesy, you will know defeat.
So how about a bite to eat?

Who am I?

#poetry #smallpoems #poetrycommunity #riddlepoems #bible #magic #oldtestament #prophecy

juma
2 days ago

if we acquiesce
they might finally confess
they’re far off their best

#haiku #575 #SmallPoems
#writing #WritingCommunuty
#poetry #PoetryCommunity
#MastoPrompt
#acquiesce

@tanweerdar

Marjolein Rotsteeg
2 days ago

the eaves in winter
icicles hanging like
swords of Damocles

#DailyHaikuPrompt - eaves
#haiku
#poem
#SmallPoems
#poetry
#PoetryCommunity
#writing
#WritingCommunity

@dailyhaikuprompt

@poetry

Steve
2 days ago

Raindrops on the eaves
A gentle rhythm, calming and soothing
Nature's lullaby

#DailyHaikuPrompt - eaves
#haiku
#senryu
#poem
#SmallPoems
#poetry
#PoetryCommunity
#writing
#WritingCommunity

@dailyhaikuprompt

@poetry

Tanweer Dar (Tan)
2 days ago

The #MastoPrompt for Friday 22nd September is:

#acquiesce

The poem or story can include the prompt word or be about the prompt word.

#SmallPoems #Poetry #MicroFiction #SmallStories

@penprompts (please remove link from any replies)

Michelle
2 days ago

Pull me
Star drunk
Into your arms
And kiss
Every wound
Healed

#Poetry #SmallPoems #MicroPoetry

w0dz
3 days ago

.
each
so unique snowflake
falling to the scorching earth
nodding at one another
to melt
first

-

#poem #poetry #smallpoems
#snowflake #snowflakes
#poetrycommunity
#wrdz

Laura Manach :bongoCat:
3 days ago

In shadows cast by the moonlight,
Whispers of sorrow fill the night.
A treasure trove of memories past,
Melancholy's spell, it will cast.

The treasure lies in memories, in moments now long past,
In the smiles and laughter, in love that couldn't last.
It's hidden in the pages of a faded, tattered book,
In the corners of my mind, where wistful thoughts are took.

#Poem #Writing #SmallPoems #Poetry #treasure #MastoPrompt #MicroFiction #SmallStories

Algot
3 days ago

We make a post and at the most
It's seen by those who chose to follow.
Sometimes, though, a boost is loosed
A post becomes a toot that's "juiced".
It's scope spreads wider and at speeds,
Our expectations, it far exceeds.
To you who choose that extra sharing
Your kindness shows a caring
Which, besides just being great,
Is something we appreciate.

#SmallPoems
#Gratitude

w0dz
3 days ago

@duanetoops @bookstodon

not the atoms
nor a spiral molecule
but the dance

not the simply found
but the orchestrated

to a new romance

😉
#response
#poem #poetry #smallPoems #cherita
#wrdz

juma
3 days ago

what do you treasure
i’ll go first: humanity
that’s you, dear reader

#haiku #575 #SmallPoems
#writing #WritingCommunity
#poetry #PoetryCommunity
#MastoPrompt
#treasure

@tanweerdar

Marjolein Rotsteeg
3 days ago

childhood treasure box
with shells, pebbles and feathers
still makes me smile

#MastoPrompt - #outfit
#haiku
#senryu
#poem
#SmallPoems
#poetry
#PoetryCommunity
#writing
#WritingCommunity

@tanweerdar

@poetry

Tanweer Dar (Tan)
3 days ago

The #MastoPrompt for Thursday 21st September is:

#treasure

The poem or story can include the prompt word or be about the prompt word.

#SmallPoems #Poetry #MicroFiction #SmallStories

@penprompts (please remove link from any replies)

juma
4 days ago

how to nurse a cold
sleep, hydration are the best
old school remedies

#haiku #575 #StayHealthy #SmallPoems
#writing #WritingCommunity
#poetry #PoetryCommunity
#575Prompt
#nurse

@aethelshane

Algot
4 days ago

September's Song

Still wearing summer's shorts
Though long past doing any sports,
Cool mornings, sunny, dry days
Can cheer us up so many ways.

#SmallPoems

Marjolein Rotsteeg
4 days ago

seeds sown in spring
provide autumnal food
and next year's seeds

#DailyHaikuPrompt - seeds
#haiku
#poem
#SmallPoems
#poetry
#PoetryCommunity
#writing
#WritingCommunity

@dailyhaikuprompt

@poetry

Tanweer Dar (Tan)
4 days ago

The #MastoPrompt for Wednesday 20th September is:

#mortified

The poem or story can include the prompt word or be about the prompt word.

#SmallPoems #Poetry #MicroFiction #SmallStories

@penprompts (please remove link from any replies)

Laura Manach :bongoCat:
5 days ago

What use is this outfit of mine
When darkness dulls my heart and mind?
These clothes were picked with happier intent
But now they cloak my soul, weary and bent.
Colors once bright now depressed and drear
As bleak as the thoughts that fill me with fear.
This outfit fails to lift my despair—
A mournful shroud is all it can wear.

#Poem #Writing #SmallPoems #Poetry #outfit #MastoPrompt #MicroFiction #SmallStories

Tanweer Dar (Tan)
5 days ago

The #MastoPrompt for Tuesday 19th September is:

#outfit

The poem or story can include the prompt word or be about the prompt word.

#SmallPoems #Poetry #MicroFiction #SmallStories

@penprompts (please remove link from any replies)

Cats Who Draw
6 days ago

martini whisper
blue sky
ecstatic roll above
dare our surprisest
dance then she is
sun vibration
woman
my peace wine kiss

#SmallPoems #CuratorPrompts

juma
6 days ago

they make half the world
maybe more accurately
they’re no fools, girls rule

#haiku #575 #SmallPoems
#writing @WritingCommunity
#poetry #PoetryCommunity
#MastoPrompt
#575Prompt
#girls

@aethelshane

Tanweer Dar (Tan)
6 days ago

The #MastoPrompt for Monday 18th September is:

#verdict

The poem or story can include the prompt word or be about the prompt word.

#SmallPoems #Poetry #MicroFiction #SmallStories

@penprompts (please remove link from any replies)

Marjolein Rotsteeg
1 week ago
Three giant sunflowers with flowerheads bowed down.
Steve
2 weeks ago

Footsteps in the sand
Tell a story of the past
Memories fade

#DailyHaikuPrompt - footsteps
#haiku
#senryu
#poem
#SmallPoems
#poetry
#PoetryCommunity
#writing
#WritingCommunity

@dailyhaikuprompt

@poetry

Tanweer Dar (Tan)
2 weeks ago

The #MastoPrompt for Tuesday 12th September is:

#translate

The poem or story can include the prompt word or be about the prompt word.

#SmallPoems #Poetry #MicroFiction #SmallStories

@penprompts (please remove link from any replies)

Tanweer Dar (Tan)
2 weeks ago

The #MastoPrompt for Monday 11th September is:

#absent

The poem or story can include the prompt word or be about the prompt word.

#SmallPoems #Poetry #MicroFiction #SmallStories

@penprompts (please remove link from any replies)

DoraArtist
2 weeks ago

When u know u can fly, a million fireflies will light up the night skies.
Freedom from ur iron-forged #Chrysalis takes willingness:The Hanged Man reflects; The Fool is rash&stumbles over his feet.
U'll no longer b alone, aerially dancing with silken threads,
ur wings a life-force

#writerscommunity
#art #pensketch
#digitalart #vss365 #smallpoems
#writer #poetry #poet
#artists #FediArt #MastoArt #illustration #poetrycommunity
#MastoPrompt #vss365today
#photo #photography

Butterfly stuck in the sand
CHRYSALIS PHOTO DIGITALLY ENHANCED
Sharon Cummings Art
2 weeks ago

what will you do with
the balance of all your days?
Less time than you think!

*lost a friend today to an accident. My age and leaves behind 2 children in high school and college. Makes you think...

ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/meditation-time-yin-and-yang-art-sharon-cummings.html

#art #artwork #fediart #mastoart #poetry #writing #haiku #AYearForArt #artist #smallpoems #writing #writingcommunity #poet #poem #life #kindness #kindness #buddha #buddhism #buddhist #spirituality #spiritual #healing #peace #selfcare #martialarts #yoga #meditation

colorful yin and yang abstract art in greens, aqua, tan, orange and other earth tones by artist Sharon Cummings.  Haiku in post.
Codgerverse
2 weeks ago

#tanka

treetop sentinels
sound their corvine qui vives
soapbox pundit whitters
downy woodpeckers pound tattoos—
the lunchbox brigade's Muzak

#TheDailyHaiku #DailyHaiku: tree tops
#haiku #MicroPoetry #SmallPoems #poems #poetry

Marjolein Rotsteeg
3 weeks ago

The submission window for the 'Enchanted Garden Haiku Journal, Issue 4' is open until the 15th of September. The theme is 'yellow'. Full details: 👇🏽

https://enchanted-garden-haiku.blogspot.com/2023/09/haiku-submission-for-issue-4-open.html

#haiku #haiga #poetry #SmallPoems #poetrycommunity #writing #writingcommunity

@poetry

w0dz
3 weeks ago

.
a spectacular
clarity at dawn
eager towers lean
towards the falling east
this unexpected attraction
of concrete
to light

https://mastodon.social/@lesighlepurr/111010778367128180

@lesighlepurr

#response
#poem #poetry #poetryConcrete #smallPoems #poetrycommunity #dawn
#wrdz

Steve
3 weeks ago

The lingering scent of flowers
Fills the air with memories
A summer's day gone

#DailyHaikuPrompt - lingering
#haiku
#senryu
#poem
#SmallPoems
#poetry
#PoetryCommunity
#writing
#WritingCommunity

@dailyhaikuprompt

@poetry

Marjolein Rotsteeg
3 weeks ago

until late at night
farmers bring in their crops
the harvest moon shines

#DailyHaikuPrompt - harvest
#haiku
#senryu
#poem
#SmallPoems
#poetry
#PoetryCommunity
#writing
#WritingCommunity

@dailyhaikuprompt

@poetry

Sylvia
3 weeks ago

Life is like
A multitude of
Colours dancing
At the twist of a
Kaleidoscope

And I remind myself of that
When thoughts create darkness
I only need to look further
Need to focus the lens and
See my colourful heart

#MastoPrompt #SmallPoems #Poetry

Marjolein Rotsteeg
3 weeks ago

high and low
the tides come and go
force of sun and moon

#575Prompt - tides
#haiku
#poem
#SmallPoems
#poetry
#PoetryCommunity
#writing
#WritingCommunity

@aethelshane

@poetry

Marjolein Rotsteeg
3 weeks ago
Tanweer Dar (Tan)
4 weeks ago

The #MastoPrompt for Wednesday 30th August is:

#shred

The poem or story can include the prompt word or be about the prompt word.

#SmallPoems #Poetry #MicroFiction #SmallStories

@penprompts (please remove link from any replies)

I woke up to notice that I'm showcased this morning on Fevers of the Mind, with 5 of my #SmallPoems. I invite you to read them, if you like #haiku, #tanka, #MicroPoetry. Do explore the blog for other writers, art, etc. It is packed full.

#poetry #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity

https://feversofthemind.com/2023/08/26/fevers-of-the-mind-poetry-showcase-for-mo-schoenfeld/

Marjolein Rotsteeg
1 month ago

colony on Mars
outpost of mankind
while earth is burning

#575Prompt - outpost
#haiku
#senryu
#poem
#SmallPoems
#poetry
#poetrycommunity
#writing
#writingcommunity

@aethelshane

@poetry

Marjolein Rotsteeg
1 month ago