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Samuel Day Wharton

@fakeourway.bsky.social

(re)lapsed poet / winemaker / jack of some trades mostly poetry / some wine stuff / a dog or two / hopefully not too much politics Sacramento CA

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The gif my spouse texted me to remind me to get samosas

02.03.2026 23:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ed Wood

02.03.2026 00:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Love that movie!

02.03.2026 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Haha nope

01.03.2026 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

We stood, backs against the wall in line / before smoke breaks, jonesing together

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Every inward road looks identical

01.03.2026 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Like the problem of the lantern: / it illuminates without seeing

01.03.2026 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For #smallpoemsunday
This delayed Spring, lost love miniature gem by Eugenio Montale from Xenia 1 (tr. Arrowsmith)

Spring comes on with its heavy fogs,
long daylights and unbearable hours.
Never again will I hear you struggling with the backwash of time, or ghosts

01.03.2026 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice! They're pretty great overall. & Recently opened a pizza place as well, which I've yet to try.

01.03.2026 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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…fighting to un-hear…

Here’s Catch by @burgi.bsky.social
for #smallpoemsunday
@tomsnarsky.bsky.social

01.03.2026 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Where is the star?

Hail winter’s roses

On the earth, rays white

The black knot of cloud

 

 

Traduction fondue: Les quatre vents de l’espirit, Victor Hugo.

Where is the star? Hail winter’s roses On the earth, rays white The black knot of cloud Traduction fondue: Les quatre vents de l’espirit, Victor Hugo.

I bought daffodils

for St. David’s Day

 

membranes white and sheer

wrapping round the stalks

 

like leeks before leaves

and buds break free.

 

I bought daffodils

for St. David’s Day,

 

today, no Welsh in me.

I bought daffodils for St. David’s Day membranes white and sheer wrapping round the stalks like leeks before leaves and buds break free. I bought daffodils for St. David’s Day, today, no Welsh in me.

Two small ones. The first from "Verfondre | Wormmelt," Annick MacAskill’s new chapbook with Baseline Press, the second my little ditty for the day. #smallpoemsunday @tomsnarsky.bsky.social

01.03.2026 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi I wrote you a love letter to Neutral Milk Hotel, Totoro, and partnership.

marchxness.com#/1stround-le...

01.03.2026 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3

I am going to link to organizations that I know for sure are helping trans Kansans. This thread will develop slowly as I either know people or will vet them.

At this point we have not heard from anyone being helped via relocation resources. These exist, but I assume they are overwhelmed.

01.03.2026 03:55 β€” πŸ‘ 562    πŸ” 463    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 16

Brutus, where you at?

01.03.2026 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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March Sadness 90s Edition A yearly March Madness-style tournament of essays about songs we love (and occasionally loathe)

"Not to be too precious about it, but, ahem, doesn’t that kinda sound like god? What is religious belief, if not a response to negative space?" @awolfson.bsky.social's @marchxness.bsky.social essay on Neutral Milk Hotel is a gorgeous piece of personal/critical writing marchxness.com#/1stround-le...

01.03.2026 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tourist by Sonia Feldman #smallpoemsunday @tomsnarsky.bsky.social

01.03.2026 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sacramento, if you are looking for a bit of joy, get you to Faria bakery & get a loaf of their miso-black sesame sourdough. Hands down one of the best breads I've ever had.

01.03.2026 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A little whimsy and #PamelaAnderson appreciation for #SmallPoemSunday.

@tomsnarsky.bsky.social

01.03.2026 11:17 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kunjana Parashar

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#smallpoemsunday and @tomsnarsky.bsky.social

My loose translation of a Latin poem by Thomas Campion.

Dogs bark, pal, when they think they sense a thief.
What would they say of you, if they could speak?

01.03.2026 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Having Given Birth, the Atheist Reconsiders

She is no one's
goddaughter.

She is her own
little god.

Having Given Birth, the Atheist Reconsiders She is no one's goddaughter. She is her own little god.

Mairead Small Staid from Poetry March 2026

#smallpoemsunday
@tomsnarsky.bsky.social

01.03.2026 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A Rhyme for Hard Times
Don't worry. Things will get much worse.
You'll be older. Night will come,
but you won't sleep. Death will come
for you, but for your loved ones first.

A Rhyme for Hard Times Don't worry. Things will get much worse. You'll be older. Night will come, but you won't sleep. Death will come for you, but for your loved ones first.

"A Rhyme for Hard Times" for #smallpoemsunday @tomsnarsky.bsky.social . First printed in @delicatezine.bsky.social y.social. Thanks to @dusti.bsky.social

01.03.2026 11:58 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
How It Happens

I want to staple
myself to a passing cloud,
so I am blameless for war.

How It Happens I want to staple myself to a passing cloud, so I am blameless for war.

Victoria Chang

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What do we tell the water now? Jacob got shot in the thigh by a rubber bullet outside the immigration detention center,Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β I say to the water. Because someone trustworthy said, go to the shoreline to tell what needs…

β€œJacob got shot in the thigh by a rubber bullet outside the immigration detention center, / I say to the water.”

Read Lisbeth White’s β€œWhat do we tell the water now?” in @terrainorg.bsky.social today! #BlackHistoryMonth www.terrain.org/2025/poetry/...

28.02.2026 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

a hand spread wide in the dark is / splattered with light

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Young fig leaf with the morning sun shining through it

Young fig leaf with the morning sun shining through it

Because we could use some new growth: here's a young fig leaf with the morning sun shining through it

#sacramento

28.02.2026 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

scrolling
scrolling through
the news
of war
...

28.02.2026 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh that's sad. I felt similarly about the Hyperion / Endymion books, but really loved The Terror...

28.02.2026 03:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh wow thanks so much! πŸ™

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