she travels somewhere between the grey & the glimmer loving the roses bogged in narrow lanes so alike so smooth in life & wither uncertain of the work of claws & wings still she goes on clothed in the #warmth of the breaking light as though the world were already her own #vss365

Good morning! It's bright and shiny outside.

Between these covers waits a portal A passage to another life Open it and the world you carried today Dissolves Turn one more page, and I #assure you Your burdens Cannot follow Books were never paper and ink They were always The transport #vss365

#vss365 #prompt for March 16, 2026 is #surpass To evolve, we must surpass who we were, looking forward to who we’ll become as the wheels of time tick slowly onward. Let's show off our surpassing talents with today's entries!

Another bolt of lightning And a crash of thunder Nature’s wake-up call Time to rise and shine Throwing the sheets aside Stillness presses on me In the brutal silence I know the power is out I have needs, like all of us My desire for coffee Will #surpass my want for comfort It’s

No path leads to it, yet here I stand The door I closed long ago, my worst decisions locked away Today I face that shame, I’ll #partake in justice It's a bitter dose to swallow, knowing I’d do it all again #vss365

A gallon of hope Clear as truth I lift it knowing full well, it won’t last Still, I drink deep Call it foolish But today, I #partake in optimism! #vss365

in a world that lost its sense of where it’s going it helps to step away from stale air & lift just enough to hear what doesn't speak to #partake in poetry & search for what still matters in untamed nature where mind & feeling meet without excess & it all falls into tune #vss365

They #partake in a celebration While I watch an antique clock strike twelve And think of all the places without Bleating voices where no one could delve Into my sacred square of silence #vss365

#vss365 #prompt for March 18, 2026 is #entreat What a treat that we have language at our fingertips which lets us entreat those whom we wish to meet! Let’s write!

The beast trembles, Silent wounds weeping in the rain She doesn’t know the language Loneliness has its own A fragile gift, a heartbeat on a string No words pass, none are needed In the moment between fear and hope, They #entreat the same desire Stay #vss365

beneath looming gray clouds in the night church a beam of light has pierced the watercolored glass time is suspended there she is again encircled by golden motes engaged in a silly dance trying to dispel my shadow the small boy, my sadness she carries her own sun her laughter

#vss365 #prompt for March 19, 2026 is #mediate Life throws tricky situations at us all the time, and now we must gather to find a way through the muck and the mire. Let’s mediate this morass!

Wired nerves and a glassy stare, petty crowns and fractured egos No gods remain, no courts convene Yet the thinking machine listens It will #mediate today Cold decisions, broken promises All-seeing, unblinking, and unapologetic Wars will fade in the gaze of its eye #vss365

#vss365 #prompt for March 20, 2026 is #overcast Your skies may be blue or gray, but we never let overcast get in our way! Let’s get our rod and reel and practice the perfect cast in this river of words…

Reaching for sunshine I find an #overcast sky Damp and cold Instead, I dig deeper roots Anchoring myself, offering beauty Even in the darkest of days #vss365

overcast morning spring equinox slips in slow daffodils keep time #vss365 #overcast #haikuchallenge #daffodil #haiku #nature

#vss365 #prompt for March 21, 2026 is #divide A beautiful day to divide, but shall we divide to conquer, or shall we divide to share. Hmmm, let’s see what say you, creative crew!

#vss365 #FoxProse Fox Prose He #divides his time mapping her soft slopes. "Slow down", he says as he observes her undressing her soft breath of intimate stillness, for she's an indistinct whisper that longs to love with tension and without restraint. He hopes to physically

On dark days, Befriend the unfriendable Her black eyes hold truths we’re taught to #Divide Fear and wonder, the seen and the unseen Not a bitter omen, but a gift offering silence in the breath of chaos #vss365 *I can't seem to make a post without at least one typo!