Raymond B. Steinmetz
@raymonds-towers
Seattle-born farmboy, Madrid-forged, Europe-tempered, Poet & Prose Smith, Dancer of language, Wanderer of words. All rights reserved.© Founder of: @ThreeWordGenre @Dyadigmas @TrilisyPoetry @BlueSkyPoetry @BlueSkyRemnant Web: raymondstowers.wordpress.com
If it rains on your parade, then raise your quixotical umbrella, and shelter yourself from the unforeseen conundrum. This vexing aberration should not deter you from pursuing your purpose. Redirect your course, and find a detour around the obstacle. #inkMine #prompt #conundrum @fravery.bsky.social
July 16 Laundry constellation joins scattered hearts, each folded garment holding someone absent. #BlueSkyPoetry #prompt laundry constellation #BSPP55 #JulyLingers
July 15: "After the Frisbee Lands" Grass bends beneath its circle, the air releasing its spinning arc, as the field quietly keeps the shape of the throw. #BlueSkyRemnant #July #BlueSkyPoetry #Poetry #Poem #WritingCommunity
A hot whisper chills the spine. #7syllablesentence #prompt #chill #amwriting #BlueSkyPoetry #poetryCommunity #MicroPoetry
July 14: "After the Sprinkler Shuts Off" Droplets cling to blades of grass, the hush still cool against the air, as sunlight gathers slowly where water used to dance. #BlueSkyRemnant #July #BlueSkyPoetry #Poetry #Poem #WritingCommunity
The final curtain descended; a poignant stillness draped the theater. Once a vibrant playground of thespian mastery, now the stage exuded a somber aura of farewell. Actors made their last exit, bidding adieu to a decade of theatrical magic. #inkMine #prompt #exit #BlueSkyPoetry @fravery.bsky.social
Show-off clouds, Sky's mirror, Aether breath. @trilisypoetry.bsky.social #amWriting @fravery.bsky.social #BlueSkyPrompt13 #poetryCommunity #poetry #poem #BlueSkyPoetry
July 14 Letters → F L D F L D → Fortune Loves Discipline #PrompTAGame #ThreeWordGenre #ThreeWords #3Words #ThreeWordFun #3WordFun
July 12: "After the Fireflies Disappear" Darkness gathers the fireflies' absence; warm air preserves unseen paths, while the meadow remembers brief lanterns, whose vanished radiance outlives flame itself. #BlueSkyRemnant #July #BlueSkyPoetry #Poetry #Poem #WritingCommunity
“Frozen Lullaby” The serene and haunting melody of stillness in the midst of a frozen landscape, where the absence of movement allows for a delicate, ethereal song of quiet and dormant potential to emerge. @dyadigmas.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social #poetry #amwriting
Window yawns, Cloud tiptoes, Dreams linger. @trilisypoetry.bsky.social #amWriting @fravery.bsky.social #BlueSkyPrompt13 #poetryCommunity #poetry #poem #BlueSkyPoetry
July 11: "After the Sand Dollar Washes Ashore" The tide retreats unnoticed, salt drying into quiet patterns, as the shoreline keeps the sea's delicate offering. #BlueSkyRemnant #July #BlueSkyPoetry #Poetry #Poem #WritingCommunity
“Formation of Character” Character is not forged by a solitary choice. It is gathered where the same truth is faithfully lived again. Small acts leave quiet impressions upon the inward grain... #RaymondStoic #stoic #stoicism #affection #poetry #philosophy
July 10: "After the Hammock Stops Swaying" The ropes hold their quiet curve, shade settling beneath woven threads, as the breeze remembers a borrowed rhythm. #BlueSkyRemnant #July #BlueSkyPoetry #Poetry #Poem #WritingCommunity
July 9: "After the Dragonfly Lifts Away" Reeds sway without witness, the pond holding its brief reflection, as ripples remember wings too light to stay. #BlueSkyRemnant #July #BlueSkyPoetry #Poetry #Poem #WritingCommunity
I cannot secure every outcome, but I can commit to effort. #Stoicism #MicroPoetry #Aphorisms #Poetry #BlueSkyPoetry
Sunshine kisses chased laughing footsteps; pretended escape, welcomed delight. #OurPoetryX #prompt sunshine kisses #PoetryCommunity #poetry #BlueSkyPoetry
July 7 Letters → R V R R V R → Rough Valleys Resound #PrompTAGame #ThreeWordGenre #ThreeWords #3Words #ThreeWordFun #3WordFun
My new creative chapter begins. Every song on Steinmetz Music starts with lyrics written by me, then grows into music I created to bring those stories to life. 🎵 www.youtube.com/@STEINMETZmu... Subscribe, listen, and let me know which song you like. #YouTubeMusic #MusicCommunity #SongWriter
A crowd is like an infinite musical scale with countless unique notes, where each person adds a distinct tone. Together, they create an endlessly evolving melody rich with nuance, mirroring the boundless diversity and complexity of collective human experience. #OurPoetryX #prompt #nuance #poetry
Read in reeds carries hope; every bending escapes breaking. Soft rain teaches roots patience while hidden currents polish silence into tomorrow's green breath, each dawn answering wind without surrender again. #firewords280 #prompt read in reeds #PoetryCommunity #poetry
C athectic whispers stir the restless soul, R everie entwines with waking thought. A tropean visions shimmer in the dusk, V olant desires flutter, untethered, wild. E vanescent dreams dissolve, yet still persist. #OurPoetryX #prompt #cravings #PoetryCommunity #poetry #BlueSkyPoetry
July 5: "After the Parachute Opens" The canopy catches the wind, fall surrendering to slower air, as the sky remembers the shape of sudden trust. #BlueSkyRemnant #July #BlueSkyPoetry #Poetry #Poem #WritingCommunity
July 5 Sparkler → Brief Burning Thread #ThreeWordGenre #prompt #July #BlueSkypoetry #poetry #writingCommunity #amwriting #writersCommunity #poetryCommunity
“Obedience to Reason” Reason speaks without the need of force. The will is proven by its willingness to hear. Impulse reaches for command; judgment quietly refuses. What is rightly chosen outlasts every desire... #RaymondStoic #stoic #stoicism #affection #poetry #philosophy
Fear is like a bull coming at you full steam, its hooves pounding the ground like thunder, and you, a matador in life's arena, must twirl the cape of courage with grace, sidestepping the charge, a choreography that transforms fear into a symphony of triumphant survival. #OurPoetryX #triumphant
July 3: "After the Turnstile Clicks Through" One quiet rotation ends, metal returning to patient balance, as passage lingers briefly in the space just crossed. #BlueSkyRemnant #July #BlueSkyPoetry #Poetry #Poem #WritingCommunity
"Wednesday Stillness" Even rivers pause in still pools. Wednesdays are mine. Silence tends the roots, where poems quietly gather strength. New verses return on Thursdays. #Wednesday #WritingCommunity #BlueSkyPoetry #Poetry #AmWriting #CreativeProcess #Stillness #CreativeProcess #Silence
I cannot hold every moment, but I can notice each one. #Stoicism #MicroPoetry #Aphorisms #Poetry #BlueSkyPoetry