Francis H Powell writer and poet

Many times I've blushed
stuttered
shrunk into my shell
it's not easy being shy
facing my fears of
other people
speaking to a crowd
imposing myself
at a party on my own
having to intergrade
with people unknown

#vss365 #timind

@cribbowens.bsky.social thank you for an excellent first prompt.

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Moody seascape, dark wet rocks, and misty waves with cliffs on either side.

I glance my reflection in the pool,
the me of shadows and moonlit ripple.

How did she come to this place?
Of broken shell and #timid star,
of stony sand and windswept dream?

I reach, but I cannot touch her,
for she floats in seas and drifts in memory.

#vss365

📷 Pixabay

#birdoftheday #FourOrMore,

#SundayVibes

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Think of the homeless
the bitter cold that awakes them
Passers-by wandering
aimlessly past
blank stares
the bite of winter
the fear and desperation
the solitude
the noise and pollution
the cold ground
pain in their bones

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#Emoetry #Bitter

#BlueSkyArtShow #Round #Photography

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#vss365 #poetry

I’m hanging upside down
From the dusty beams
In the mind of my head
Come & find me only if
You dare to climb the stairs
Without any steps
& not afraid of the dark
Don’t be #timid be brave
I’m just a 5ft 1 lady creature
Some might say from Venus
But I reckon Mars

#requiem #BornBattleReady @thepoetryarena.bsky.social

Skeletal framework
patched together monkey bones
teaching medical students
how bodies work
in a museum that speaks no evil
and memories are hidden
in polished glass cages

#weirdmicro #SkeletalFramework

Honour the fallen,
A fresh pace for the human
Race, facing forward.
#2WordPrompt #Pace/Honour #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
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That moment before
you leap into that cold blue sea
or step out for that quest of wonder
that last breath you breathe
before you slip away
to that unknown place
on the other side
where spirits roam
and questions hang in the air
unanswered

#vss365 #quest

; don't bend under the pressure

of others' expectations -

contorting yourself to fit

neatly into the box that

society demands means

it is a box not meant for

you. don't try to change yourself

for fear of disappointing

anyone; you are enough.

#7syllablesentence #try #micropoetry #writing

I was the only live wire
at a party where nobody spoke,
nobody danced,
nobody smiled.

People stared blankly into space,
counting the seconds
until they could grab their coats.

It was a party
that died
many long excruciating deaths.

#PennedReveries #LiveWire

#vss365 #quest

I searched deep beyond the surface,
down in the depths
for any trace of humanity
to put my mind at rest.

Would mankind desist
from dropping bombs,
let children grow
in a world without fear?

I found no hope in my quest
and will dig forevermore.

#vss365

#quest

my deck of tarots
arcane corpus still waiting
manifestation

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#micropoetry

THE SUN IS OUT
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DAFFODIL
from our garden
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BURSTING BANKS
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CLOSE UP
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