William David Maxwell

"There is a darkness that eats sound and swallows the stars. It is other, incomprehensible, to see a glimpse is enough to shatter your mind. Past veils of choice, it waits, and it watches. Your vision passes it by, but it sees you entirely. Ravenous for your life."

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I like the thought of singing sea shanties on a road trip ❤️

Tis the season 🖤

Love Like A Poet ⭐️

"Carry a lantern for hubris in the shadows of the lost. Certainty is indulging the part of the brain that stays asleep to reason. Surface level people, single serving convictions. There is nothing so sad as self-hatred. You see them walking on the path, dragging their feet in the same mistakes"

You're welcome 🖤🖤

This is beautiful 😍

Thank you ❤️

"Bringing the raw to the silent pain is unassertive healing. I am for the souls who desire non-verbal safety in my arms. Eyes that see when the loud has arrived to make the brain go zap. Hands that soothe without the grasping. Love free of judgment. I'll breathe for you when you can't."

#emoetry

When all the noise goes away 🥰

A drawing of a sitting fox with a fire tail. The caption reads, "You are capable. You'll find your way forward."

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Violin

Yessssssss!!

A sunny blue sky with clouds and trees.

"A sky of transcendental vision above. My heart full of Whitman and acorns beneath my feet. Join me, loving mine. To make our lives gleam in the eyes of the gods. I'll be apples, and you'll be pears today. Us under the boughs having a taste test to find out which of us is the sweetest meal to savor"

Working up a sweat for all the wrong reasons. What a shame.

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Hail the skald crow!🖤

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I can see that. Breaking things down to their elements.

"Poetry is a fresh morning spider-web telling a story of moonlit hours of weaving and waiting during a night." ~ Carl Sandburg

"There is a way of viewing days through a tenacious lens. Cultivated clarity with grace to judge myself first. Youthful smile, a gaze that has seen kingdoms fade to memory. The surface level sees connection, I strive for alchemy. A chemistry of soul magnetism is the meal with the dessert"

#emeotry

#Emoetry prompt for 10/23/2025 is #Tenacious

#Emoetry prompt for 10/23/2025

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#Tenacious

#writingcommunity #poetry @fafo-poets-society.bsky.social

"Brave enough not to boast, content enough to fight for everything you want. Hunger doesn't bring the fury. The need for the quiet after the collision does. A sensation of saturation in a mutual space. Finding your best bliss in a held hand and shared smile. The vibration of a comfortable silence."

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