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@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! π³οΈβππ¦ https://substack.com/@wordsr4wording?utm_source=user-menu
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Frost: October First.*
Black ice on porcelain tile
poses a hazard.
  
10/03 Frost
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*Based on the true story of me slipping the other day.
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Puzzle #844
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Grains of truth still warm
cold lands taken over by
powerful liars.
  
10/02 Grain
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Dark academia.
01.10.2025 16:02 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Hunterβs Moon follows
wild hands harvesting autumnβs
final lush, fierce fruits.
  
10/01 Hunterβs Moon
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Puzzle #841
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Laughter follows, a
spot of darkness, shadow
of what can't be said. 
  
09/29 Laughter
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Edging out towards eaves,
leaving the safety of home,
of what once was home.
  
09/28 Eaves
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Channeling only the best.
28.09.2025 12:44 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Black sea bass swim in
the Gulf of Maine avoid trawls,
fish pots: Remain free.
  
09/27 Sea bass
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Or maybe Niagara Falls? But yes. Youβre definitely right.
24.09.2025 20:16 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Footsteps not taken
or were they hidden beneath 
lies easy to tell.
  
09/24 Footsteps
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I saw Bowie in Buffalo, NY during Sound and Vision in 1990. I swore they played Tin Machine (the song). Maybe Iβm conflating memories. I loved Tin Machine (band). Wish theyβd done more.
24.09.2025 20:10 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Salmon migrate through
ocean water, swim up fresh,
rough river to spawn.
  
09/23 Salmon
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Puzzle #834
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Chilly winter pen
erases sweat of free speech
from hot fallen snow.   
09/22 Chilly
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Somber voices drop,
begin to die among star  
networks worth millions.  
09/21 Somber 
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Songs, lyrics cascade
from past into present day,
haunt listening souls. 
09/20 Cascade 
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Moon glows in heart of
Edenic forest full of
holy grace, not sin.
09/19 Glow
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#WritersforDemocraticAction #ecopoetry #micropoetry
Mourning the morning
dawn of the day words withdrew.
They knew far too much.
09/18 Morning
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#WritersforDemocraticAction #ecopoetry #micropoetry
Rhizomes of lotus
spread unseen in muddy depths 
birth enlightenment.
09/17 Lotus
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Puzzle #828
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So wish I could be there.
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