donnaié is writing.

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A dark red backdrop with pale red filigree design creating a rectangle border. White text in the center reads: ISSUE 0 THEME: Vampirism There is an ancientness to the vampire that I believe connects heavily to the grandness of the American South. There is something to be said of legacy, of living forever, tracing back to one’s origins, and giving birth—rather, name—to something new. Not every story or poem or piece of art has to be ravenous or in seek of wine. BUT, it must get at the heart of the issue: A desire to understand oneself and one’s community by both glancing back at the past and looking forward towards the future. @ blkinkocn

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So pretty 💜

In the night,
the pen calls me
to fulfill the duty
on paper.

#pen #poetrysky #blackwriter #poematnight

Hi thereee 💜💜 #letsgo #PoetryCommunity

Love this! 😗🫶🏽

In dreams and in love there are no impossibilities.
- János Arany 💙📚 #love #poetry

Embrace the beautiful,
And forgiveness is bliss
to a sound mind…

✨✨✨

#poetryline #there’salongerversionsomewhere
#poetrysky

the flowww 🤌🏽✨💜

I like this pov 💜 thank u

Love has many meanings.

What is love to you?

#love #poetry #philosophy #meaning #talkaboutit

Hmmm ✨👏🏽

You’re welcome ☺️

I like the play on words, especially at the end ☺️

Ahhh this is beautiful ☺️☺️☺️

I can imagine working with all kinds of people, and being safe while doing so, of course.

I just…think about ideal people all the time.

Lol good morning 😂😂✨

A moodboard which is a collage of four pictures with a purple background; 1st picture is a street set in a European country, 2nd is a field of lavender, 3rd is a foggy window, and the 4th is a foggy rainy window.

*plays soft French music in the corner*

A moodboard for a short story I wrote ☺️ it’s about a girl who travels. This time she is somewhere in France 🇫🇷

#blackwriter #BookSky #shortstory

I suppose I can bring some more poetry here 🤔 I feel better about it being here than the other place.

I really liked doing this poem for that reflection. I returned to my blog for the second time, I believe? By that time, I realized that I could find ways to express myself and inner dwellings in multiple ways.

#poetrysky #poetry #poem #BlogSky #poetryexcerpt

Gonna be productive and write the rest of the day. What you got going on?

An excerpt of a poem I did. I think it’s a reminder we all need every now and then. No matter how old we become, no matter the experience 😁

#inspiration #poetrysky #poem #excerpt #poet

It doesn’t make sense to be that hateful smh 😔

An excerpt of a poem I wrote a while back…

#blackwriter #blackpoet #Poetry

Oh gosh, I haven’t seen that in so long!

A purple, faceless portrait of a writer with a sun and her name, “Donnaié”, in the center. At the bottom of the main image is her official social media username. Around the purple portrait are call-to-action commands; follow, subscribe, link in bio and the title of substack blog, “reflections at Donn”

My name is Donnaié and I’m a writer on journey of self-expression and love for the craft. I start it all on my Substack.

No worries, you can subscribe for free 💜

#BlackBookSky #blackwriter #Booksky💙 #BlackSky

You’re so welcome ☺️

You got this!! 😁😁😁

Ikr 😅

Good morning!

Happy Tuesday.

Be kind, be decent, but don't take a drip of shit from anyone.
Rise, shine, and have the day you need.

XO