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Ju (Julian)

@hool415

Poetry stuff! Nominated for a Forward Prize, Best Of The Net (Twice) and Two Pushcart Awards. Black Bough (Silver Branch Poet), East Ridge Review (Featured Poet), Frogmore Papers, Full House Literary, Dream Catcher, Dreich, Broken Spine, Frazzled Lit.

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🎯 nice write however
got there!

10.03.2026 20:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's my #free40 #promptcombo. Hope it doesn't offend.
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10.03.2026 20:36 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Great work Scott. Too much cheese pre bed or just a fantastic imagination! Bravo! πŸ˜‡

10.03.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Very very accomplished indeed! Powerful and so imaginative! πŸ‘πŸ‘

10.03.2026 17:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cheers Gary! I

10.03.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘Œ

10.03.2026 15:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Longer edition of a previous haiku! Some great work today and all week as ever!πŸ‘

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#promptcombo #free40

10.03.2026 15:04 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

A sad event caught so majestically Gary πŸ‘πŸ‘

10.03.2026 15:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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#promptcombo
#free40
#poetry

Tell me, is midlife a dreamβ€”or waking from one?
I’d say the dream is to wake again tomorrow.

10.03.2026 14:52 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh Stefano! So much packed into this one. Fantastic imageryβ€¦πŸ†

10.03.2026 15:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

V good again Bill! On a roll…get back writing pal!

10.03.2026 14:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ack! You do, you do!!! πŸ™ƒ

10.03.2026 12:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
"Prosperity doesn't come from controlling the other. It comes through harmony with one another", she said.

They felt threatened in their territory, and burnt her as a witch.

It didn't change the fact.

Β© Stefanie Neumann - @KokopelliBFree

"Prosperity doesn't come from controlling the other. It comes through harmony with one another", she said. They felt threatened in their territory, and burnt her as a witch. It didn't change the fact. Β© Stefanie Neumann - @KokopelliBFree

"Prosperity doesn't come from controlling the other. It comes through harmony with one another", she said.

They felt threatened in their territory, and burnt her as a witch.

It didn't change the fact.

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#WritingCommunity #vss365 #vssfantasy #vssmagic #Free40

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10.03.2026 10:59 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Profound and punchy πŸ™Œ

10.03.2026 12:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Poem - A fountain’s melody

Poem - A fountain’s melody

Great prompt Julian, #PromptCombo , #Free40 I managed 35. Love to all.

10.03.2026 11:05 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

As our senses speak to us of the future…
This is beautiful Ronnie. Such a delicate and languid start then the impossibility of not facing forward again! πŸ†

10.03.2026 12:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

😁😁🫑

10.03.2026 10:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

__blood moon__

the blessΓ©d young are out there
chanting in the streets
clotted thick with dream
like santa suddenly wanting
to be a queen
then cutting
rudolf's bright illumination
off

a blood moon setting
on a sea of grief

#free40 #poem #poetry
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v2 sorry

10.03.2026 10:08 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

No probs! You get another repost! I’m that kind of person! 😁

10.03.2026 10:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Classic! I now understand!!! 🫑

10.03.2026 10:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Huge thanks for prompt Julian @hool415.bsky.social l #promptcombo #free40
Dee Side

In the cafΓ© with torn lino
and the toffee crackled windows
in the seaside town
Where the tide went out
In nineteen sixty two.
A man in a pork pie hat
Stirs his tea with a fork

Β© Bernard Pearson

10.03.2026 09:55 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Toffee crackled windows! πŸ†
I just want to pop in there now at about 11:00! πŸ‘πŸ‘

10.03.2026 09:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ahhh Bill! Bloody fantastic! 🎯🎯🎯

10.03.2026 09:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

😘

10.03.2026 09:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Another one of your skills! These zingers aren’t simple creatures!

10.03.2026 09:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ€œπŸ€›

10.03.2026 09:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh a plain and total repeat Sue! No finesse added or paint touch-up applied!
But faanks. Glad your zinger conveyor belt continues despite the hostile shelling.
Take care pal x

10.03.2026 08:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hi @hool415.bsky.socialπŸ‘‹ Here's my contribution for #PromptCombo #Free40:

Meditation

I’m here β€”
more than I was
ten minutes ago.

a lifetime ago

before childhood
drove over
my tiny,
growing body.

I inhale again.

10.03.2026 08:35 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent Dave. You play with time so deftly. The meditation breath holding in an entire childhood. So much achieved with so few words. πŸ‘ŒπŸ‘πŸ‘

10.03.2026 08:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0