DeRicki Johnson

Passing attraction
Breeding action
Or just a #passion reaction
Breeding heart bleeding
Conceding & needing
Compassion
Eating & feeding rations
Bearing fruit seeding
Fleeting satisfactions
Broken-heart beating
Pleading & receding
From subtractions

#vss365

The tablet floats high above our heads. Just before reaching the ceiling, it plummets. I shield my face, expecting it to smash into #miniscule pieces. Instead, at the very last moment, it hovers and lands safely back on the desk.

"That's telekinesis," explains my mentor.

#vss365

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The canapés were so tiny. But the party stretched on for weeks, so we got used to the portions. In fact, they became hard to finish.

Soon the waiters towered over us.

When they lifted us onto a silver tray & said, “You’re perfectly #minuscule now,” I finally understood. #vss365

Brill, Dr. Natalie!

The house shrunk without warning. The car as well. Suddenly everything was #miniscule.
He heard a squeak and a shrew ran between his legs. He took a step and bent down. The shrew cried again as he put a hand around it.
As he lifted it up the squeak grew louder.
"What are you?"
His wife said.
#vss365

Love this!

In each room. I look for you. Not you, but pieces of who you once were. Watch for the shadows, the reflections, the miniscule moments. The ripples of a life. Left behind. #vss365

He was #clever, and #witty, and wonderful. She knew they'd be forever.

Until that #minuscule, #paralyzing phrase.

"I just need space."

It hurt. But she gave him what he wanted.

Friends ask: "What's that #smell from the floorboards?"

She just smiles.

#InkMine #2wordprompt #horrorprompt #vss365

Oh, what a twist!😉

these minuscule steps
walk me away from the past
that nearly killed me
and my undiscovered self
still yearning for more healing

#vss365 #minuscule #tanka

he flaunted
aggressive
cruelty

in the margins
of her worn diary
#miniscule hope

#vss365 #haiku #micropoetry

Would-nots & could-nots
No good thoughts
We have-nots
Braid our own
Slip knots
Play hangman
We hang, man
Makes us say
Damn, man
Outlook
Stays pitiful
Piteous, inimical
Hope seems
So #miniscule
As though
Just subliminal

#vss365

Love this, Steven!

#vss365 #prompt #minuscule

He encloses my hand in his, warmth radiating from his body to mine. It is the last time we will touch each other for five days, although we will still be side by side. I am suddenly shy as we pull on our pressure suits.

Glad you liked this, Cherokee Lair. Thanks for reading!

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I dallied with
Dame Darkness
With whom
I shared a #kiss—

Not a simple
Dalliance…
Whole decades
I have missed

Lost more time
Mired in sorrow
O’er how
I’ve been remiss

But
Regret is wasted
If no growth
E’er comes of it
#vss365

CURRENT PROMPT HOST

The #vss365 host for February 15-28 is:

@daniellestejust.bsky.social
Prompts will drop at 2 PM GMT (UTC)

Follow Danielle, if you haven’t already!

She lowered her head to mine, and I raised my lips to meet hers. It was like I couldn’t help myself. Her kiss was soft and tasted of honey. When she pulled away, I licked my lips, wanting to keep tasting her sweetness. Her laugh rang through the graveyard #Vss365

I don’t even know
What I’m crying for
When the ocean’s
Just a #kiss away
Take your hand runaway
To something
Out there waiting for us
I think I’m a little 2 happy—crazy
Don’t let these tears fall for nothing
Just keep kissing every one away
Like only you know, how

#vss365 #poetry

crescent moon's shadow leaving a note for the sun morning glory blooms © Stefanie Neumann - @KokopelliBFree

crescent moon's shadow
leaving a note for the sun
morning glory blooms

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#WritingCommunity #poetry #haiku #vss365 (shadow) #FreeVerseFebruary #DailyHaikuPrompt

Enjoyed it.

Freshly fallen snow blankets a winter forest near Centennial, Colorado. A large tree with glistening branches frames a peaceful landscape, sparkling with the sunrise's warm colors. Gear: Canon R5, Canon 25-140mm lens.

In the solace of a forest
I dissapear
Into a beckoning gap,
A lacuna
Where unfulfilled dreams
Await their time ✨️

#ForestFriday #scape #nature #EastCoastKin #photography
#art #landscape #peace #zen
#vss365 #lacuna #poetry

“I knew Davenport said she had a Valentine’s date with Death, Hargreaves. I just didn’t think…”

“She was being literal, Sir.”

#vss365 #kiss

Definitely old school!😂

💯

#vss365

Whenever she and I #kissed, the ghosts in our old house got quiet, leaned forward and remembered what it felt like to be alive.

So exciting, Danielle. Looking forward to your hosting!

Hey #vss365 writers! I am your next host for the timespan of February 15-28. We’ll have a short but memorable 14 days together!

I’ll be posting the prompt word each day at 6:00 a.m. PT, 2:00 p.m. GMT

Let’s have a wonderful time together, and support and appreciate each other the way we always do.

Thanks for a wonderful round of prompts, Daniel. It’s been fun!

Glad you liked it, Ezekial. Thanks for reading!