#smallPoems
#vss365
Desperate
#allegations,
bandied facts,
Lies disguised
as truth,
whose truth?
The universe
is on hold,
disregarded,
a black&blue
dirge,
an unplanted
seed,
restless to
find a
home,
even if
windblown
Lost in an
alleyway of
deceptions.
Syntax is
everything
#writingcommunity
#writer
#pensketch
#Poems #writersofmastodon
#art #vss365prompt #artist #mastoart #fediart
#smallpoems #digitalArt #illustration
#vss365
You can't
stand still,
#transform,
flower,
bloom,
Take a high dive,
turn yourself
inside out.
Do a split,
somersault,
be wild, explore
Be brave
When Life taps
you on the
shoulder
#writingcommunity
#writer
#pensketch
#Poems #writersofmastodon
#art #vss365prompt #artist #mastoart #fediart
#smallpoems #digitalArt #illustration
#Violet-tinged sky,
Twilight dreams
beckon,
Sleep well,
the world won't
soon forget u,
Your songs
Live in our hearts,
we'll raise a drink
2a hell-raiser,
a fallen angel.
Our mothers
would have
put us all in
straight-jackets.
Sad 2read "was;"
you'll remain "is,"
larger than life.
Heal is a lovely
word but can u
just erase the
pain,is it that simple?
In memory of Shane MacGowan
#writingcommunity
#writer
#pensketch
#art #vss365prompt #artist #mastoart #fediart
#smallpoems #digitalArt
One drop in each eye
And he is experienced
Have you ever been?
#575prompt #haiku #poetry #SmallPoems #Writing
@aethelshane
prompt 305 - droplets.
Blooms of pure delight,
Camellias in winter's grasp,
A floral embrace.
#DailyHaikuPrompt - Camillia
#haiku
#poem
#SmallPoems
#poetry
#PoetryCommunity
#writing
#WritingCommunity
Hibernal
shoveling the walk
flakes land on lashes
gentle accumulation
obscures familiar forms
like cleaning after children
air whistles in ears
accelerating with heartbeats
jubilant tumbles
once done, start over
hoar rims the panes
bone-biting chill awaits
the bundled, balaclava'd
PDF essay on split sequences by the form creator:
http://www.hsa-haiku.org/frogpond/2022-issue45-1/Jastermksky-SplitSequences-Frogpond45-1.pdf
#senryū #MicroPoetry #SmallPoems #poem #poems #poetry
#DailyHaikuPrompt ( @dailyhaikuprompt )
unexpected halt
cars in both directions wait
on turkey vultures
wide iron gates spread open
before an empty graveyard
delicate balance
like a bird on a wire
watching life go by...
ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/mandala-art-bird-on-a-wire-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html
#art #bird #birds #nature #birdart #birdwatching #raven #ravens #crow #crows #blackbird #mandala #artwork #artist #artists #fediart #mastoart #fedigiftshop #haiku #smallpoems #poetry #poet #poets #poem #poems #writing #writingcommunity #life #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #FillThatEmptyWall
three hours since rising
makes it seem like midday here
...dawns a winter day...
art can remind us
of just about anything
how about the Spring!
ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/four-white-daisies-flower-art-sharon-cummings.html
#art #flower #flowers #nature #floral #floralart #botanical #daisy #daisies #blue #bluesky #garden #gardening #mandala #artwork #artist #artists #fediart #mastoart #fedigiftshop #haiku #smallpoems #poetry #poet #poets #poem #poems #writing #writingcommunity #life #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #FillThatEmptyWall
Crystal dancers twirl,
Whispering winter's soft tale,
Snowflakes kiss the earth.
#DailyHaikuPrompt - Snowflakes Days
#haiku
#poem
#SmallPoems
#poetry
#PoetryCommunity
#writing
#WritingCommunity
Short days now arrive,
Sunlight fades in paler hues,
Longer nights prevail.
#DailyHaikuPrompt - Short Days
#haiku
#poem
#SmallPoems
#poetry
#PoetryCommunity
#writing
#WritingCommunity
#poem #poems #smallpoems #draft #poetry
inspired by a post about @neilhimself on BlueSky
begging attention
unassuming asterisk
for your reference...
***Shout out to all of the writers out there today! Keep rockin it!***
#asterisk #punctuation #grammar #spelling #writing #writingcommunity #writer #writers #poetry #poem #poem #poet #poets #smallpoems #haiku #gift #gifts #giftidea #giftideas #christmas #christmasgifts #flower #flowers #floral #floralart #colorful #fun #cute #art #artwork #artists #artist
days getting shorter
a damp chill in the night air
Winter wonderland!
#DailyHaikuPrompt - Short Days
#art #landscape #landscapes #landscapeart #winter #snow #arctic #blue #sky #nature #artist #artists #fediart #mastoart #cold #antarctica #haiku #smallpoems #poetry #poet #poets #poem #poems #writing #writingcommunity
sweet ribbon of love
a bunch of green mistletoe
just north of my head!
#575prompt - ribbons
#DailyHaikuPrompt - north
ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/kiss-me-mistletoe-holiday-art-sharon-cummings.html
#mistletoe #christmas #xmas #christmasgifts #love #romance #romantic #ribbon #ribbons #red #art #artwork #artist #artists #poetry #poem #poems #poet #poets #writing #writingcommunity #haiku #smallpoems #fun #cute #memories #vintage #oldfashioned #antique #antiques #oldschool #lovers
North winds howl and blow
Snowflakes dance in frosted air
Winter's icy grip
It's been a while, but I'm back on the haikus!
#DailyHaikuPrompt - North
#haiku
#poem
#SmallPoems
#poetry
#PoetryCommunity
#writing
#WritingCommunity
The #MastoPrompt for Friday 1st December is:
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)
timeless deity
an artisan of the sky
painting moon and stars...
***A painting from many moons ago..***
#575prompt - timeless
#MastoPrompt - artisan
#DailyHaikuPrompt - moon
ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/divine-solitude-sharon-cummings.html
#moon #moons #star #stars #sky #night #nighttime #nightsky #evening #dark #darkness #moonlight #painting #paintings #spiritual #spirituality #art #artist #haiku #poetry #poem #poet #poems #poets #smallpoems #writing #writingcommunity
The #MastoPrompt for Thursday 30th November is:
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)
withering wisdom
age, a cunning predator
Hollow illusions...
#575prompt - predator #MastoPrompt - hollow #DailyHaikuPrompt - withering
#art #owl #arts #artwork #artist #artists #owls #barnowl #nature #bird #birds #predator #eyes #wisdom #colorful #colorfulart #farmhouse #farm #country #rustic #cabin #poetry #poets #poet #poem #poems #smallpoems #haiku #writing #writingcommunity #animal #animals
what was I thinking?
hollow and withering hope
Shadows of the past...
***Have you had a malignant narcissist in your life? Then you get this haiku!
#MastoPrompt - hollow #DailyHaikuPrompt - withering
#art #artwork #abstract #abstractart #abstractpainting #painting #paintings #homedecor #interiordesign #darkart #mood #moody #depression #narcissist #poem #poetry #poet #haiku #smallpoems #hope #poets #poems #writing #writingcommunity
manipulation
and things I cannot accept
like your kind of love.
peeled like an onion
tender skin and stinging tears
A predator's touch!
#575Prompt predator
#MastoPrompt accept
#DailyHaikuPrompt onion
#art #artwork #artist #colorful #colorfulart #girl #girls #women #womensrights #feminism #feminist #childhood #children #memories #life #tree #trees #healing #hope #kindness #poetry #poet #poets #poem #poems #smallpoems #writing #writingcommunity #haiku
To buy a whole world
Accept intangible gold
A tree in the rain
**A Nap**
I'm inclined to recline,
Which should be just fine,
Because, by design,
The decision is mine.
The #MastoPrompt for Tuesday 28th November is:
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)
watching swimming carp
diem breaks my chain of thoughts
I'll just seize the day!
#575Prompt - milestone
#MastoPrompt - ricochet
#DailyHaikuPrompt - carp
ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/impressionist-koi-fish-by-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html
#carp #fish #koi #koipond #ponds #pond #art #artwork #colorful #artist #artists #nature #fishes #fishy #garden #gardening #gardener #carpediem #latin #seizetheday #day #life #fun #cute #haiku #poetry #poem #poems #poet #poets #writing #writingcommunity #smallpoems
The #MastoPrompt for Monday 27th November is:
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)
A 2 and 9 record is
Nothing but bad biz
For a team with
A double G.O.A.T. myth.
waiting till it's late
lets the sun try its best to
warm a winter day
The #MastoPrompt for Saturday 26th November is:
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)
a sacred wind blows
her body is a temple
the night sky a prayer...
#575Prompt - temple
A new piece in my Black Magic series!
ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/wind-nymph-black-and-white-art-sharon-cummings.html
#art #artwork #wind #temple #prayer #night #nighttime #women #feminism #feminist #fem #lesbian #lesbians #girl #girls #woman #longhair #blackandwhite #artists #poetry #poem #poems #writing #writingcommunity #poet #poets #haiku #smallpoems #spirituality #spiritual
amidst the gloom
of broken towers
bright phosphorous flowers
from a child's bedroom
illuminating
beyond a filament of doubt
the shadows
in each cold invading heart
mermaid fragments along an acid sky
awake in purple incense
coffee morning drifts by in azalea sunbeams
whispering to the face monster
shadow serpents watch from
the walls with broken eyes
tangled fears hide within his being
he must confront the death deer
before venturing into himself
its hollow eyes unmoving
a fear he cannot grasp
The #MastoPrompt for Friday 25th November is:
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)
little reminders
last flowers in the garden
Summer passing by...
ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/dancing-daisies-3-flower-art-sharon-cummings.html
#art #flowers #flower #floral #floralart #garden #gardens #gardening #gardener #daisy #daisies #colorful #cute #fun #giftideas #fedigiftshop #haiku #smallpoems #poetry #poets #poet #poem #poems #writing #writingcommunity
Holiday shopping
the chaos is earsplitting
Find a place of peace...
#MastoPrompt - earsplitting
ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/dove-love-peaceful-bird-art-sharon-cummings.html
#dove #doves #bird #birds #peace #modern #modernart #art #artist #artists #nature #fun #christmas #christmasgifts #christmasgift #xmas #hanukkah #chanukkah #haiku #smallpoems #poem #poems #poetry #poet #poets #writing #writingcommunity
a panoramic view
love's seductive invitation
Or just a passing glance?
***breaking from tradition today with a more modern haiku style.***
#MastoPrompt panoramic
#575Prompt invitation
#dailyhaikuprompt passing
ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/romantic-art-you-are-the-one-blue-hearts-sharon-cummings.html
#modernhaiku #haiku #poetry #poet #poets #poem #poems #smallpoems #writing #writingcommunity #love #romance #romantic #gift #gifts #giftidea #giftideas #fedigiftshop #art #heart #hearts #lovers #loveislove #blue #artwork #artists #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt
bears never get tired
of food scraps tossed in the woods
People just don't think!
#MastoPrompt - tired
#575Prompt - tossed
ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/black-and-white-bear-art-bear-stare-sharon-cummings.html
#bear #bears #camping #woods #forest #nature #animal #animals #blackandwhite #blackandwhiteart #haiku #smallpoems #poem #poems #poetry #poet #poets #writing #writingcommunity #country #farmhouse #rustic #zoo #cute #people #humans
Purple blue flowers
Gently drifting down like snow
Carpeting the ground
a shimmer of gray
feathers blowing in the wind
Time waits for no one...
ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/soft-gray-feathers-black-and-white-art-sharon-cummings.html
#art #feather #feathers #gray #grey #blackandwhite #blackandwhiteart #nature #bird #birds #haiku #poetry #poet #poets #poem #poems #smallpoems #writing #writingcommunity #time #aging #oldage #life
The #MastoPrompt for Wednesday 15th November is:
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)
Classic art techniques
I do not entertain them
When boredom sets in...
#MastoPrompt - entertain
#DailyHaikuPrompt - classic
ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/modern-colorful-nautilus-shell-art-sharon-cummings.html
#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #haiku #poetry #poem #poems #poet #poets #smallpoems #ocean #sea #beach #beachlife #seashells #nautilusshell #fractals #coastal #tropical #sealife #oceans #oceanlife #modernart #colorful #colorfulart #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt
The darkness of night
fading into a new dawn
Joy won't be silenced!
#DailyHaikuPrompt - fading
#575Prompt - gagged
#MastoPrompt - promise
ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/black-bird-art-a-new-dawn-sharon-cummings.html
#sunrise #sun #art #bird #mandala #mandalas #birds #birdart #nature #blackbird #ravens #raven #artwork #mastoart #fediart #giftideas #fedigiftshop #poetry #poets #poems #haiku #smallpoems #writing #writingcommunity
a casual glance
purity of thoughts all gone
temptation, like wine...
#DailyHaikuPrompt - wine
#575Prompt - purity
#MastoPrompt - glance
ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/bar-friends-wine-glass-art-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html
#wine #sangria #drinks #happyhour #alcohol #festive #vineyard #art #artwork #arts #artist #artists #abstract #abstractart #abstractpainting #painting #modernart #colorful #poetry #poet #poem #poets #poems #haiku #smallpoems #writing #writingcommunity
The #MastoPrompt for Thursday 9th November is:
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)
Who thinks
A steady gaze
Seeing light
And shadows
Wisdom is
Survival...
ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/colorful-barn-owl-art-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html
#owl #owls #barnowl #barnowls #bird #birds #farm #farmlife #farmhouse #animals #nature #wildlife #wildanimals #wisdom #art #artwork #artist #fediart #mastoart #cute #fun #giftideas #fedigiftshop #poetry #poem #poet #writing #smallpoems
plunging into waves
imbibing in day's last light
Sunset remedy...
#DailyHaikuPrompt imbibe
#575prompt plunge
#MastoPrompt remedy
ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-honeymoon-sunset-art-by-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html
#sunset #sunsets #sun #beach #beaches #beachy #sea #ocean #vacation #florida #art #artist #artists #photography #photo #oceans #people #life #fun #waves #coastal #haiku #poetry #poem #poets #poet #smallpoems #writing #writingcommunity
I am very excited to share this news: I have been asked to deliver a #haiku workshop at this online festival.
It's on 26 Nov from 6.15 to 7.15 pm GMT, which makes it friendly for other time zones.
Cost: £7.50
12 places available, with 2 free places for those on lower incomes.
Please do check out the weekend programme of courses & readings. We'd love for you to join us!
The #MastoPrompt for Thursday 2nd November is:
The poem or story can include the prompt word or be about the prompt word.
#SmallPoems #Poetry #MicroFiction #SmallStories
@penprompts remove link from any replies)
The #MastoPrompt for Monday 30th October is:
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 should have fiercely protected it,
I shouldn't have left it exposed,
shrinking day by day,
my heart bleeds and #withers,
an exoskeleton remains,
a ghoulish supernova
speeding light years away,
soon it will go extinct
as edges blur,
understand,
its never been yours.
#art #vss365prompt
#writer #poetry #prose #poets #artist #artistsofmastodon #mastoart #fediart #fediartist
#smallpoems #illustration #digitalArt #writersofmastodon
#poetsofmastodon
The #MastoPrompt for Saturday 28th October is:
The poem or story can include the prompt word or be about the prompt word.
#SmallPoems #Poetry #MicroFiction #SmallStories
@penprompts (remove link from any replies)
#Spin pinwheels
of exhilarating
mosaics,
burst of
energy,
eloquent
phrasing,
laugh like
children,
hide our
fractal pain
make life
brighter,
like an Aurora
Borealis
crashing
through
our despair
#art #vss365 #poetry #poets #mastoart #fediart #fediartist #smallpoems #illustration #digitalArt #writersofmastodon
#poetsofmastodon
forever haunting
the recesses of my mind
A fallen soldier...
#MastoPrompt - reverse
#575Prompt - haunting
#DailyHaikuPrompt - fallen
#soldier #war #fighting #military #art #artwork #artist #artists #fediart #mastoart #poetry #poet #poem #writing #writingcommunity #haiku #smallpoems #poets #poems #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #stopwar #death #dying
nature combines
the brightest colours
never a clash
#MastoPrompt - combine
#haiku
#poem
#SmallPoems
#poetry
#poetrycommunity
#writing
#writingcommunity
a displaced horror
in celebration of death
Happy Halloween!
***All the prompts scream Halloween!...gunna roll with it!***
#MastoPrompt - displace
ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/skull-art-day-of-the-dead-2-sharon-cummings.html
#halloween #art #happyhalloween #skull #skulls #death #funny #cute #fun #heart #hearts #love #romantic #romance #scary #ghoul #ghouls #ghost #ghosts #artwork #artist #fediart #mastoart #fedigiftshop #haiku #smallpoems #poetry #poem #writing #writingcommunity
a foggy morning
a mist of memories
falls over my heart...
#DailyHaikuPrompt - foggy
ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/minimalist-abstract-landscape-morning-fog-sharon-cummings.html
#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #fog #foggy #mist #misty #modernart #modern #colorful #haiku #smallpoems #poetry #poet #poem #poets #poems #smallpoems #writing #writingcommunity #blue #landscape #landscapes
ghosts, ghouls and goblins
the season of the undead
Happy Halloween!
#MastoPrompt - ghost
#575Prompt - undead
#ghost #ghosts #skeleton #ghoul #goblin #halloween #october #dead #death #dark #darkart #macabre #horror #horrorart #poetry #poem #poet #writing #writingcommunity #smallpoems #haiku #art #artwork #blackandwhite #archeology #science #happyhalloween
early morning chill
Summer's heat is fading fast
a flower's last gasp!
ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/dancing-daisies-2-flower-art-sharon-cummings.html
#flower #flowers #floral #floralart #daisy #daisies #garden #gardening #gardens #gardener #colorful #art #artwork #artist #artists #fediart #mastoart #haiku #smallpoems #poetry #poem #poet #writing #writingcommunity #nature
behind a certain screen
the real world
lies
the poet
has to make you see
between
the sirens and the sky
the shackles of war
when we have a need to bleed
Peace is hard to find...
#MastoPrompt - shackles
#TheDailyHaiku - leaf
#575Prompt - bleed
ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/peaceful-journey-white-dove-peace-art-sharon-cummings.html
#peace #peaceful #bird #birds #nature #mosaic #war #art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #isreal #palestine #ukraine #ukrainian #jewish #jew #judaism #hebrew #bible #christian #christianity #haiku #poetry #poem #smallpoems #writer #writing #writingcommunity #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt
The #MastoPrompt for Saturday 21st October is:
The poem or story can include the prompt word or be about the prompt word.
#SmallPoems #Poetry #MicroFiction #SmallStories
@penprompts (remove link from any replies)
branches shelter me
there's something about a tree
Mother Nature's love...
ART https://fineartamerica.com/featured/universal-tree-of-life-art-sharon-cummings.html
#tree #trees #treeoflife #spiritual #spirituality #jewish #jew #judaism #judaica #christian #christianity #healing #life #floral #floralart #flowers #landscape #nature #garden #gardening #haiku #poem #poetry #smallpoems #writing #writingcommunity #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt
a change in the air
a new lightness of being
Winter Wonderland!
***Back from vacation. I got to see some fall tree colors. :)***
#moose #animal #animals #colorful #colorfulart #art #artwork #artist #artists #mastoart #fediart #winter #fall #autumn #canada #canadian #nature #wildlife #cute #fun #poetry #haiku #smallpoems #writing #writingcommunity