Mary Beth Defer

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With the understanding that folks in Minnesota may not have the energy to call, putting these numbers out there again.

And encouraging folks not in MN to make some calls if they can.

Thank you to everyone everyone making calls (I haven't found the energy lately). Leaving messages after hours. 👍

Lovely statement

Hey, all! I'm a transgender Canadian author who lives in the woods with my 2.5 cats. My goal is to help people understand the world around us, and to connect with the emotional world within us.

Come and chat, stay a while, and feel free to share any insights that resonate with you! 💚 #authorbio

An #inept and #unqualified punk,
Who is also an infamous #drunk,
Runs our nation's defense,
Which of course makes no sense,
Since his specialty's ludicrous bunk.

#vssdaily #Hegseth #Poetry #Limerick #Limericks #News #MicroPoetry #Poems #Resist #Trump #MAGA #USPOL #USPolitics #Politics #Writing

snow flurries
my woolen cap becomes
their resting place
#DailyHaikuPrompt #SenryuSunday #haiku #senryu

gawzy dawn
split by a crow
mended with robin silver

#DailyHaikuPrompt (mend)

north wind
an aluminum can
picks up speed
#DailyHaikuPrompt #haiku

morning news
the blood in my ears
north wind

#DailyHaikuPrompt #vss365 #haiku #poetry

snow drifts -
buried years
not meant to be mend

*

snow -
to mend
Winter's darkness

*

frozen whispers
I return
to the hidden pond

(pic: frozen forest pond, February '26)

#dailyhaikuprompt
#poetry
#haiku
#ImageAndVerse
#EastCoastKin
#mono
#photography
#scape
#snowscape
#forestfriday

snow squall warnings
every wind rages
like the north wind

#DailyHaikuPrompt (north wind) #senryu #haiku #3lines #micropoetry

; waxing moon smiles a
Cheshire cat grin; the night sky
illuminated.

#dailyhaikuprompt #grin #haiku #senryu #micropoetry #poetry #poetrysky #poetrycommunity #poetryprompt #blueskypoets #writing #writingcommunity #nature #sky #night #moon #photography #naturephotography

sunny day
chair by the window
my inner cat purrs

#dailyhaikuprompt warmth

winter flurry
difficult trudge
through the lies

#dailyhaikuprompt #haiku
#PoetryCommunity #poetry
#writingcommunity

I'm not writing to build a following. My intent is to be part of a community that supports and uplifts each other. And to me, interaction is key. As much as I appreciate being included in lists and starter packs: I won't follow back if there is zero interaction. 🧵 1/2
#reflection #artistcommunity

winter flurry
difficult trudge
through the lies

#dailyhaikuprompt #haiku
#PoetryCommunity #poetry
#writingcommunity

Welcome to #NaHaiWriMo!

February is #Haiku Month. Join us to celebrate Wolf Pack Highlights every Tuesday. Today our journey starts with Thomas L. Vaultonburg's (@wolftwinthomas.bsky.social) new #freeform haiku:

moon in the thorns—
something wounded
keeps shining

#PoetryCommunity #poetry ✍️

Wow! I listened to NPR today about that is being done to refugees by our government. Things rings powerfully for me. Thanks for writing it.

autumn rain
the refugee child’s
paper boat

(First published in Creatrix #49)

#haiku #micropoetry #poetrysky #writesky

quiet quitting
I relinquish my workspace
to the ghosts
#vss365 #senryu

#DailyHaikuPrompt #barley

morning breeze
on the barley
a small blue butterfly

the weight of days

you carried them all
unfinished hours

words
you meant to say

but silence
leaves fingerprints

and when the light
changed

you looked up
as if you had always known

the sun
was never yours
to keep

#poetry

You are invited to #TheCampfire, a place to share and listen to any story one feels like sharing around virtual fire.

🔥

Tag your stories on Tuesday Feb 3rd! All day & evening, always a wonderous group!

marching for peace
hearing the lies crack like ice
under our feet

#SenryuSunday #senryu #3lines #micropoetry

#SenryuSunday participants

#DailyHaikuPrompt #rain

bright sun
after the rain...
birdsong

my hair
tells the forecast
incoming rain

#dailyhaikuprompt rain

@katiephang.bsky.social & I found Trump’s kryptonite when we were in Minnesota

People power WORKS

From the release of Liam Ramos to legal tools that stop ICE abuse, the backlash is growing

We break down how this regime is starting to crack on @contrariannews.org Legal Fight Club 👇

Soothe my winter heart with promises of flowers. Delicate stems holding bright colours. The wind tamed and gently drifting. Treetop songs and lavender. Let me lose myself in a caress before the season claims me. Cold air pinking my nose, snow erasing my small world.

#vssdaily stem
#vss365 soothe

all at once
the hedgebirds tell me
look up

#DailyHaikuPrompt (twittering)