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Words for Wording (Maria DiFrancesco, she/they)

@mariadifrancesco.bsky.social

Professor, poet, writer. Thoughts I share here are my own and do not reflect the thoughts or values of my employer. No DMs, please. I welcome reposts, but please credit me on writing! πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ¦„ https://substack.com/@wordsr4wording?utm_source=user-menu

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Wordle 1,585 3/6

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21.10.2025 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wordle 1,577 2/6

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14.10.2025 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Frost: October First.*
Black ice on porcelain tile
poses a hazard.

10/03 Frost
#resist #poetry #DailyHaikuPrompt #vss365
#WritersforDemocraticAction #ecopoetry #micropoetry
*Based on the true story of me slipping the other day.

03.10.2025 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Connections
Puzzle #844
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02.10.2025 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Grains of truth still warm
cold lands taken over by
powerful liars.

10/02 Grain
#resist #poetry #DailyHaikuPrompt #vss365
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02.10.2025 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dark academia.

01.10.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hunter’s Moon follows
wild hands harvesting autumn’s
final lush, fierce fruits.

10/01 Hunter’s Moon
#resist #poetry #DailyHaikuPrompt #vss365
#WritersforDemocraticAction #ecopoetry #micropoetry

01.10.2025 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wordle 1,564 5/6

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30.09.2025 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Connections
Puzzle #841
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29.09.2025 21:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Laughter follows, a
spot of darkness, shadow
of what can't be said.

09/29 Laughter
#resist #poetry #DailyHaikuPrompt #vss365
#WritersforDemocraticAction #ecopoetry #micropoetry

29.09.2025 12:17 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Edging out towards eaves,
leaving the safety of home,
of what once was home.

09/28 Eaves
#resist #poetry #DailyHaikuPrompt #vss365
#WritersforDemocraticAction #ecopoetry #micropoetry

28.09.2025 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Channeling only the best.

28.09.2025 12:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Black sea bass swim in
the Gulf of Maine avoid trawls,
fish pots: Remain free.

09/27 Sea bass
#resist #poetry #DailyHaikuPrompt #vss365
#WritersforDemocraticAction #ecopoetry #micropoetry

27.09.2025 13:54 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wordle 1,558 3/6

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24.09.2025 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Or maybe Niagara Falls? But yes. You’re definitely right.

24.09.2025 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Footsteps not taken
or were they hidden beneath
lies easy to tell.

09/24 Footsteps
#resist #poetry #DailyHaikuPrompt #vss365
#WritersforDemocraticAction #ecopoetry #micropoetry

24.09.2025 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I saw Bowie in Buffalo, NY during Sound and Vision in 1990. I swore they played Tin Machine (the song). Maybe I’m conflating memories. I loved Tin Machine (band). Wish they’d done more.

24.09.2025 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Salmon migrate through
ocean water, swim up fresh,
rough river to spawn.

09/23 Salmon
#resist #poetry #DailyHaikuPrompt #vss365
#WritersforDemocraticAction #ecopoetry #micropoetry

23.09.2025 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wordle 1,556 5/6

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22.09.2025 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Connections
Puzzle #834
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22.09.2025 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Chilly winter pen
erases sweat of free speech
from hot fallen snow.

09/22 Chilly
#resist #poetry #DailyHaikuPrompt #vss365
#WritersforDemocraticAction #ecopoetry #micropoetry

22.09.2025 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Connections
Puzzle #833
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21.09.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan perform at Farm Aid 40 The Farm Aid founder and his friends closed out the night at Huntington Bank Stadium.
21.09.2025 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Somber voices drop,
begin to die among star
networks worth millions.

09/21 Somber
#resist #poetry #DailyHaikuPrompt #vss365
#WritersforDemocraticAction #ecopoetry #micropoetry

21.09.2025 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Songs, lyrics cascade
from past into present day,
haunt listening souls.

09/20 Cascade
#resist #poetry #DailyHaikuPrompt #vss365
#WritersforDemocraticAction #ecopoetry #micropoetry

20.09.2025 13:37 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Moon glows in heart of
Edenic forest full of
holy grace, not sin.

09/19 Glow
#resist #poetry #DailyHaikuPrompt #vss365
#WritersforDemocraticAction #ecopoetry #micropoetry

19.09.2025 09:31 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Mourning the morning
dawn of the day words withdrew.
They knew far too much.

09/18 Morning
#resist #poetry #DailyHaikuPrompt #vss365
#WritersforDemocraticAction #ecopoetry #micropoetry

18.09.2025 11:26 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Rhizomes of lotus
spread unseen in muddy depths
birth enlightenment.

09/17 Lotus
#resist #poetry #DailyHaikuPrompt #vss365
#WritersforDemocraticAction #ecopoetry #micropoetry

17.09.2025 09:42 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Connections
Puzzle #828
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16.09.2025 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So wish I could be there.

16.09.2025 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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