Styxian

Willow posted in the group National Poetry Month

• 5 months ago

Atmospheric Compression

sleep…
we parted company…for the most part
a while ago
snatches of nap here and there
but a full night’s sleep?
…very rare
disrupted by dreams and thoughts
as I stare at the ceiling
and toss

maybe it’s only my imagination
(but I somehow doubt it)
the world feels…
heavier?
more dense?
and…Read More

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- redzone
  5 months ago
  
  I think your poem speaks to something very true Willow. There is a definite compression in the air in these times (and for many for a very long time before this). But especially today, there is the feel of the walls pressing in, everything is hunkering down trying to find a safe place to live in. This is no way for human beings to live. -Curt
  - Willow
    5 months ago
    
    No way at all for us to live. Thank you, Curt
Brandon Houser wrote a new post

• 5 months ago

If You Have The Confidence....

Poetry

April 8, 2026

4

Am I a workerwho never stayed the coursejust to be implicitin all society's crimes?Or am I just a foolwithout the patienceto let the game run outon someone else's dime?If you give me a ladder,I'll pretend to climb.If you have...

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4 Comments
- Damian DeadLove
  5 months ago
  
  Powerfully penned, Brandon. Excellent write my friend. Nicely done. Appreciate you.
  
  Damian
  - Brandon Houser
    5 months ago
    
    Thank you for this!
- Willow
  5 months ago
  
  There is a twist to this one that intrigues. You think you know where it’s going but it turns and doesn’t land where expected.
  - Brandon Houser
    5 months ago
    
    I let the pen be kind of mischievous here. I appreciate you reading this Willow. Good morning to you.
Fia Naturie posted in the group National Poetry Month

• 5 months ago

The Seagulls

The cry of seagulls
Has me longing to return
To the solitude

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Fia Naturie wrote a new post

• 5 months ago

The Seagulls

Poetry

April 8, 2026

9

The cry of seagulls Has me longing to return To the solitude

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9 Comments
- Backdeckbenny (Peter)
  5 months ago
  
  Nailed it in such few words😘
  - Fia Naturie
    5 months ago
    
    Thank you Peter😊
- M.E
  5 months ago
  
  Well written! I should try these more.
  - Fia Naturie
    5 months ago
    
    Thank you M.E. yes try it
- Adelphina
  5 months ago
  
  I’ve never tried this!
  I’m intrigued.
  - Fia Naturie
    5 months ago
    
    Im not that good at it but I wanted to try it.
    Remember syllable have to be 5-7-5😊
- Damian DeadLove
  5 months ago
  
  Beautifully penned, Fia. Excellent write my friend. Pretty cool. Appreciate you, Cuz.
  
  Damian
  - Fia Naturie
    5 months ago
    
    Thanks Damian 😊
- Willow
  5 months ago
  
  I remember seeing gulls in a Costco parking lot in Denver once and being surprised. A long way from the ocean, they were. I wonder if they ever missed the silence of the sea. Great haiku…I can’t seem to get the hand of writing them myself
M.E and Styxian are now friends

• 5 months ago

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