Shy_Allude

sure thing

E’en tho I know
They come for me
I do not
Sound alarm

I let them take
My kith and kin—
None’s left
To take up arms

Ensconced here
In my comfy cave
With bowl
Of Lucky Charms

Gave up my sword
For trusty spoon,
So now
I’m left #disarmed
#vss365

#beach #photography #sunset

#photography #deer #animals

#Photography #Bunny

"I must not fear, fear is the mind-killer" is a very useful mantra to mentally loop especially if you set it to a techno beat

Current internal battle: Should I be terrified of Trump on main, or should I recognize that pretending like he has powers he does not have helps to grant him those powers.

peace in the kingdom

I take my charge of the tale as Knight,
I surrender any chance to see the light.
It is my duty to simply serve at call,
It is my pleasure to fail and fall.

(3/3) Round and Round

In their wisdom, we play our parts,
In their tale, we break our hearts.
But I am not man, nor tree nor beast.
I am not a player in the least.

(2/3) Round and Round

#poetry #writing #poem
Tis not our lot to live and dream,
Tis not our time to grieve and scream.
Tis the truth of man to fight
And struggle against the night.

(1/3) Round and Round

Love be taken and kindly spent,
Bloom in spring, by summer return.
In winter’s bite, the tree be rent,
Petals, leaves, all to burn.
For in silent frozen storms, the heart does rage,
When none can see the words scrawled upon the page.

(3/3) Warmth

Can the ink wrapped in skin,
Lift up and raise it higher.
But if ink turns to blood again,
Be it drowned in warm desire.

(2/3) Warmth

#poetry #writing #poem
Do the books and lines of song,
Reach the heart, instill some calm.
Yet to tear such pages is not wrong,
If to fuel a fire, its light a balm.

(1/3) Warmth

But in so doing I open the way.
And I grant myself peace in measure.
With gates thrown open, I seek the day.
That one time soon, I might live in leisure.
So come one and all, heed my song.
The days draw short, as night grows long.

(3/3) Back To Brushstrokes

No more can I balk at the task,
For time has come to write at last.
But to unfold time is no small ask,
For to my paper I deliver my past.

(2/3) Back To Brushstrokes

#poetry #writing #poem
Years yet pass and I return,
Much left unsaid, yet more unheard.
Pen to paper, my heart did yearn.
For in its shell, turn mind to word.

(1/3) Back To Brushstrokes

But at my core I feel as glass,
In my mind, it all lies still.
Will this feeling come to pass.
Or have I taken of my fill?
Think not of love and what shall mend,
Think of thyself and present’s end.

(2/2) Rekindle

All at once but now gray ash,
A flame not forgotten so soon.
Douse not the spark, so brash.
Not as burden but as boon.
Tis true I fumble and I fall,
Should I yet remain at ground.
Rise I could and still stand tall.
My ears be graced by such sweet sound.

(1/2) Rekindle

Protect, nurture and cultivate culture for yourself and the coming generations. Make art and music and movies and stories, do science and math and research, open your eyes and your ears, listen and hear everything.
Why be rich if you can't help anyone?
(3/3)

Culture is our roots, our cultural figures provide the stories, the virtues, the role models and the behaviors to emulate in our daily life. Individualism is not a virtue we should be celebrating or exemplifying as marginalized people, it makes easy targets for oppressors.
(2/3)

A rolling stone cannot settle, for in its course downhill, its hard exterior and momentum forward crushes any roots that would catch it. A rolling stone can only stop moving at rock-bottom, with every other pebble, rock and boulder that came crashing down in the landslide.
(1/3)

All avoidance does is generate resentment.

At other people, and at yourself.

Heal your wounds and face your problems head on, or slowly lose things/people that matter to you.

It's an easy choice but a hard road, and every time, it's gonna be worth it.

an eel-like fish with a catfish-shaped head, floating near the surface of the water with Parrot-feather leaves behind the fish. The fish's reflection can be seen from under the water's surface.

The majestic Misgurnus anguillicaudatus #fish #aquarium #biology #Aquascape #photography
photographer: @lynxshinon.bsky.social

#jim

Alex Haus of Decline, wearing beige form fitting macrame dress

I enjoy this dress.

Uncanceled Units xkcd.com/3038