Autumn trees do not mourn their departed leaves Look how gently the branches open their hands How in love they must be to send kisses to the ground #vss365 #depart #blueskypoets #poetry #sunset #photography #orangesky #autumn

The sun conquers the horizon without lifting a single weapon. The Tūī sings the light back into the trees, and the trees— they keep their shadows. #vss365 #vssdaily #poetry #micropoetry #sunrise #ocean #conquer

I want my soul to be notified when the people I love are online with themselves. When they're awake at midnight scrolling their lover's mind like an archive. I want them to know they've gone viral in my heart one hundred times. #poetry ##poetsofbluesky ##writersofbluesky #vssdaily

I have been told to be #patient with my love but water has only ever known how to give itself away I want to arrive with my whole body kissing the shore #vss365 #micropoetry #ocean #photography #poetry #love #patience

Grief pools, then writes. #vss #writingcommunity #poetry #indigenouswriters #indigenous #grief #landback #amwriting #vssdaily #blueskypoets #wordart

Bodies move in grooves Swaying embraces in twos Trees dance with the wind #dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #dailyhaiku #3lines #poetry #groove #writingprompt #trees

Sunlight meanders Slips through trees to trace my face Day rests upon cheeks #dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #3lines #dailyhaiku #landscapephotography #poetry #day #sunlight

Cranes move in quiet migration Returning in reverence To the mother adorned Golden sun-soaked skin Light kisses the child In devotion Of hearts entwined To wings outstretched A song sung overhead Breeze carries the hymn - Home for eternal rest #quickquill R8 #vss #poetry

Hair drapes my forehead, An embrace from gravity. Sun beams trickle through in fractures, To dance upon my face in harmony. Clover and chicory littered sky, The paddocks breathe a whispered sigh. How lucky I am to rest on clouds, A safe haven from goodbyes. #vss365 #nostalgia #vss #safehaven

I placed my heart on the branch of a cherry tree, Let the red drip down into my bones. A blackbird pecked a pit, Scattered the seeds upon my skin. A molded cherry heart, Blossomed in my chest. #vss365 #blackbird #vss #writingprompt #micropoetry

Star gazers, Starry-eyed, Send star thoughts into the sky. Mercury orbits dreams and draws them in, To scatter wishes upon shooting stars. Echoed by darkness and shrouded in light, Burning through the atmosphere - "Fragile: return to sender" #vss365 #vssdaily #mercury #poetry Photo: Les Vaughn

"Don't go chasing waterfalls." Yet I ran to the open mouth, Let the water fall onto my face. Chased away the mist, And let the river find me. #vss365 #vssdaily #vss #chased #waterfall #micropoetry #writersofbluesky

#vss365 #vss #vssdaily #liberation #socialjustice #systemicchange #powerinwords #poetry

#vss365 #vss #writingprompt #modesty #feministwriting #poetry #vssdaily #poetsofbluesky

#vss365 #vssdaily #ruminate #naturepoetry #existence #poetry #poetsofbluesky #prompt #indigenouswriters #blueskyrelay #vsspoem

A piece I was inspired to write after watching a video of a horse running along the beach. #writers #micropoetry #poetry #indigenouswriters #writingcommunity