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NaraMoore ⛩️👻八尺様👻⛩️ at Fedi<p><a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/scribesandmakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scribesandmakers</span></a> 4/15 How is your creativity this month? Anything you would like help with? Part 3</p><p>Poetry &amp; Urban Photography </p><p>I penned a few nice Waka. The sakura were in bloom and I did a couple of poem/photo combinations. Not as many as last year but a nice amount. The poems in my story work well.</p><p>Got a few nice sakura photos but not much else in terms of photography. The best was a contrast photo of sakura with a parked car in the background. </p><p>Help: Sent out a separate request yesterday so no need to repeat.</p><p><a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/NMSAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NMSAM</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/NMPrompts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NMPrompts</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/poetrycommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetrycommunity</span></a></p>
NaraMoore ⛩️👻八尺様👻⛩️ at Fedi<p><a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/wordweavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wordweavers</span></a> 15/4 How much attention do you give to the rhythm of your words? Part 2</p><p>For my poetry a pay attention to meter. I write haiku and Waka. 5,7,5,7,7 mori. Pinions is my new wore 3 beats or mori.</p><p><a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/NMWW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NMWW</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/NMPrompts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NMPrompts</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/poetrycommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetrycommunity</span></a></p>
Dylan Bragg<p>Riddle-Poem 4/15/2025</p><p>The vigor of her climbing vines<br>Caresses, cuddles and entwines<br>My hardy, hefty arms outspread.<br>So upright in our marriage bed<br>I shelter her as she matures,<br>Support her while my strength endures<br>And raise her to sufficient height<br>That she can breathe and see the light.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/riddlepoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>riddlepoems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetrycommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetrycommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a></p>
Cendrine Marrouat<p>Submissions to issue 2 are open! </p><p><a href="https://creativeramblings.com/haiku-shack-magazine/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">creativeramblings.com/haiku-sh</span><span class="invisible">ack-magazine/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/micropoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>micropoetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/microfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/shortstories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shortstories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/submissioncall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>submissioncall</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/opencall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opencall</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/poetrycommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetrycommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</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 noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>poetry</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/haiku" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>haiku</span></a></span></p>
Simon Ashcroft<p>Constant</p><p>The stars don't refuse<br>to shine on your pain; neither<br>will I turn away.</p><p>© Simon J Ashcroft, 2025</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/senryu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>senryu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PoetryCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryCommunity</span></a></p>
juma<p>we’re original<br>in our minds and hearts and souls<br>irl? ha, nah</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PoetryCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryCommunity</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/MastoPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoPrompt</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/original" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>original</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@stevencudahy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>stevencudahy</span></a></span></p>
FreshOutMag<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/monoku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monoku</span></a> by returning contributor, Norma Bradley @normabradley12019 A poet &amp; multimedia visual artist, Norma worked in schools &amp; rehab. centers for 30 yrs, as a NC State visiting artist. Find more of her work at www.normabradley.com <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetrycommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetrycommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/osprey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>osprey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unfospreys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unfospreys</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/micropoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>micropoetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetrylovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetrylovers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/city" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>city</span></a></p>
Richard<p>We must wait for the future to get here</p><p><a href="https://subspacewagon.systems/we-must-wait-for-the-future-to-get-here/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">subspacewagon.systems/we-must-</span><span class="invisible">wait-for-the-future-to-get-here/</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 noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>poetry</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://tilley.solar/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tilley.solar/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/PoemADay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoemADay</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/PoetryLover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryLover</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poem</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/TodaysPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TodaysPoem</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/PoetryCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/PoetryCafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryCafe</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a></p>
Richard<p>Kinda of a bad poem. But every line is pretty much talking about the same thing in a different way, so that was accomplished. I may like it better later on. </p><p>The Allium Rancor of Culprit Tuesdays in Multiverse Time<br><a href="https://subspacewagon.systems/the-allium-rancor-of-culprit-tuesdays-in-multiverse-time/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">subspacewagon.systems/the-alli</span><span class="invisible">um-rancor-of-culprit-tuesdays-in-multiverse-time/</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 noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>poetry</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/PoemADay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoemADay</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/PoetryLover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryLover</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poem</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/TodaysPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TodaysPoem</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/PoetryCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/PoetryCafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryCafe</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a></p>
Marjolein Rotsteeg<p>big aspirations<br>the tabby kitten <br>has tiger dreams </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/dailyhaikuprompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dailyhaikuprompt</span></a> - kittens<br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/poetrycommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetrycommunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cats</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/catsofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>catsofmastodon</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/kitten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kitten</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/kittens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kittens</span></a> </p><p>This haiku is part of the <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/haikuart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haikuart</span></a> collection by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://socel.net/@KarenKasparArt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>KarenKasparArt</span></a></span> and myself. </p><p>Many designs in Dutch and English are available through: </p><p>For Europe:<br><a href="https://www.redbubble.com/i/throw-pillow/Big-Dreams-Cats-Haiku-English-hand-painted-pastel-painting-by-KarenKaspar/167093090.5X2YF" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">redbubble.com/i/throw-pillow/B</span><span class="invisible">ig-Dreams-Cats-Haiku-English-hand-painted-pastel-painting-by-KarenKaspar/167093090.5X2YF</span></a></p><p>For the US: <br><a href="https://fineartamerica.com/featured/big-aspirations-cat-haiku-english-karen-kaspar.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fineartamerica.com/featured/bi</span><span class="invisible">g-aspirations-cat-haiku-english-karen-kaspar.html</span></a></p><p>For postcards (just € 1,00):<br><a href="https://www.artunlimited.com/catalogsearch/result/?cat=0&amp;q=haiku" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">artunlimited.com/catalogsearch</span><span class="invisible">/result/?cat=0&amp;q=haiku</span></a></p>
BrokenSpineArts<p>David Walshe explores the emotional landscapes of his poetry, weaving personal and universal themes.</p><p>📖 Read more:<br><a href="https://thebrokenspine.co.uk/2022/09/14/broken-asides-with-david-walshe/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thebrokenspine.co.uk/2022/09/1</span><span class="invisible">4/broken-asides-with-david-walshe/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PoetryCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a></p>
Marjolein Rotsteeg<p>the morning<br>as misty<br>as my brain </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/dailyhaikuprompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dailyhaikuprompt</span></a> - misty<br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/poetrycommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetrycommunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@dailyhaikuprompt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dailyhaikuprompt</span></a></span> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/poetry" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>poetry</span></a></span> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/haiku" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>haiku</span></a></span></p>
GeorgeLThomas<p>Lament For A Cherry Tree - A Poem<br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PoetryCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PoetryIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PoetryIsNotDead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryIsNotDead</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CherryTree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CherryTree</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Animals</span></a></p><p><a href="http://georgelthomas.com/2025/04/15/lament-for-a-cherry-tree/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">georgelthomas.com/2025/04/15/l</span><span class="invisible">ament-for-a-cherry-tree/</span></a></p>
Dylan Bragg<p>Riddle-Poem 4/13/2025</p><p>Against her will, beneath the ground,<br>A goddess by my seed is bound<br>To spend one third of endless time.<br>Though I did not commit the crime, <br>It’s my fault that the Year grows old. <br>I made each Winter dark and cold<br>The moment when I touched her tongue… <br>While she remains forever young.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/riddlepoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>riddlepoems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetrycommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetrycommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a></p>
JumblePublishing<p><a href="https://wp.me/p1Vozq-8uv" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wp.me/p1Vozq-8uv</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetrycommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetrycommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetrylovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetrylovers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetrytwitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetrytwitter</span></a></p>
Clay T<p>April is National Poetry Month in the US and – seeing as it might be the last one – I’m celebrating by sharing recently-released recordings of poems from my collection Noisesome Ghosts made by Graham Farram.</p><p>[277] “The Ringcroft Poltergeist” (1695)</p><p>Graham’s reading:<br><a href="https://youtu.be/BM83tSOSN78" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/BM83tSOSN78</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p>Further background:<br><a href="https://www.scotsmagazine.com/articles/the-haunting-of-ringcroft/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scotsmagazine.com/articles/the</span><span class="invisible">-haunting-of-ringcroft/</span></a></p><p>Image: A tree marking the site of the former Ringcroft farm today. The Ringcroft case not only instances an uncommon case of a writing poltergeist but also of an extremely rare case of parapyrogenia: the paranormal setting of fires.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NationalPoetryMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalPoetryMonth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/paranormal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paranormal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ghost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ghost</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/poltergeist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poltergeist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/PoetryCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ExperimentalPoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExperimentalPoetry</span></a></p>
Cendrine Marrouat<p>June<br>the birth of light<br>between hills.</p><p>Prompt word: birth</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/@dailyhaikuprompt/114325382618314349" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.world/@dailyhaikuprom</span><span class="invisible">pt/114325382618314349</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DailyHaikuPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DailyHaikuPrompt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/vsspoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vsspoem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/poetrycommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetrycommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/vss365" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vss365</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/micropoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>micropoetry</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@dailyhaikuprompt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dailyhaikuprompt</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/vss365" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>vss365</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/poetry" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>poetry</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/haiku" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>haiku</span></a></span></p>
Worded.ART<p>All we have<br>And all we've learned,<br>All we are<br>And ever were —<br>Deconstructable.</p><p>April 15th, 2025<br><a href="https://artsio.com/tags/vsspoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vsspoem</span></a> prompt: <a href="https://artsio.com/tags/Deconstruct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Deconstruct</span></a></p><p>Share. Boost. Rebuild. </p><p><a href="https://artsio.com/tags/poetrycommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetrycommunity</span></a><br><a href="https://artsio.com/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://artsio.com/tags/prompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prompt</span></a><br><a href="https://artsio.com/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://artsio.com/tags/WordedArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordedArt</span></a></p>
Cendrine Marrouat<p>My response to the Writer's Digest 2025 April PAD Challenge: Days 13 &amp; 14</p><p><a href="https://haikushack.substack.com/p/full-day" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">haikushack.substack.com/p/full</span><span class="invisible">-day</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/poetrycommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetrycommunity</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 noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>poetry</span></a></span></p>
Simon Ashcroft<p>Lifeplan</p><p>Choices reverberate<br>through lives,<br>through the cosmos,<br>beyond fields of stars,<br>and back<br>to our futures.<br>In ignorance,<br>our ways are set,<br>and our choices<br>become snares,<br>traps, we set<br>for ourselves,<br>closing doors<br>before we see<br>how we may have walked.</p><p>© Simon J Ashcroft, 2025</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SJAshcroftsPoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SJAshcroftsPoems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/poems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PoetryCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/MyWordsMyWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MyWordsMyWork</span></a></p>
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