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For those who like my poetry, you can check out my chapbook Brace Yourself here! www.amazon.com/Brace-Yourse... It was self published so I appreciate everyone who does take a look :)

#AcrosticOctober #FULLMOON @daveashleypoet.bsky.social

The smell of fine #brew An earthy tingle in my nose And a bubbling pot. #haiku #haikufeels #poem #poetry #writingcommunity

Is it because the strongest allegations come from women who were technically adults at the time of the alleged assaults? E. Jean Carroll once suggested as much to me: that because Trump preferred adult victims, no one cares. I don't want that to be true, but sometimes it feels true.

This report is genuinely overwhelming, in terms of the evidence both against Trump and of a ham-fisted cover-up. Including one instance in which Ghislaine Maxwell was actually about to mention one of Trump's young accusers and Todd Blanche told her to stop talking. The media response is "yawn."

The milk #spills A white splatter on the floor “Uh oh,” says toddler. #haiku #haikufeels #poem #poetry #writingcommunity

💀🎃👻 #ISmellToast 👻🎃💀 !!ONE WEEK TO GO TILL LAUNCH!! I thought I would give you a little sneak preview of one of my (unfinished) pictures. You will need to see the #ISmellToast collection to see how it turned out 😉

....it starts with this devastating poem and immediately sets me, a natural-born languages person at ease:

#flashfiction #story #writing daveashley.co.uk/indifference/

Looks like a great @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social lineup for next year, I'll definitely be getting the new books from Sean O'Brien and Penelope Shuttle. You can support Broken Sleep by the Crowdfunder in the thread, or by ordering some books.

My deepest gratitude to Samantha Terrell @samanthaterrell.bsky.social , EIC, SHINE International @shinepoetry.bsky.social for selecting all my three poems for online spotlight and SHINE Quarterly Issue11. 🙏😊 #Oulens #poetrycommunity

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We enjoy her #shriek On the silver screen, which we Now enjoy at home. #haiku #haikufeels #poem #poetry #writingcommunity

For this week's #PoemsAbout #Hollow, I'm thinking about how much strength it takes just to stand still. @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk #prompt #poetry #blueskypoetry #writesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #poets #creativewriting

i wrote about the GORP

Whenever news of housing discrimination hits the news I like to remind people that in New York that being discriminated against is itself a harm that can entitle you to damages. And also you don’t need explicit statements to prove discrimination. Discrimination sucks :(

Exasperated, she’s peeling his layers back, haunted by doubt, plagued by certainty; One day he sang her a song, recognition of a bad day- days later erased by strumming hand across the face; there’s nothing, she knows #poemsabout #hollow #emoetry #vss365 @thebrokenspine.co.uk #poetry

At night a #murmur “Hoot” declares the watchful bird “Hoot” and then he hunts. #haiku #haikufeels #poem #poetry #writingcommunity

Whose Mom is this I think I know Her once-sharp mind now fogged and slow Right beside me, #miles away She won't remember me when I go Time's toll is cruel, its price is steep But I have promises to keep, So I arrange her life at home And toss and turn instead of sleep. #vss365 Thx, Robert Frost

. A one-line haiku: lemon-scented hospital beds how they hold our hands as blackbirds Alan Summers #monostich #haiku #monoku

In MAGA, parental estrangement is a big issue — and parents are held out as blameless victims. I suspect that's one reason why Vivek Ramaswamy ran an ad celebrating Amy Acton's vile mother. And why MAGA — including Vance and Trump — are backing him. www.salon.com/2026/10/23/r...

I LIKE FUCKING SHOUTING I FIND ITS REALLY GREAT JUST HOLLERING INTO SPACE I'M SURE YOU CAN RELATE. TO GET MY SILLY POINT ACROSS LET ME SHOUT A LITTLE MORE ILL SHOUT YOU UP TO THE ROOF THEN whisper you to the floor #CAPSLOCK

#WednesdayWords - It's out! Proud to announce my #poem METAMORPHOSIS pub'd today in this fab 1455 Women Writers Anthology 2026 📚on theme of Silence thnx to editor Sean Murphy @1455litarts.bsky.social 📖 Details/Copies here: 1455litarts.org/wwa/ amazon.com/dp/B0HHL23X28 #books #authors #silicasun🔔📓💚

a bit of a cheeky twofer for #PoemsAbout #Hollow i wrote this for my poets group prompt, but i had this one in mind too and the word “hollow” slotted in nicely. @thebrokenspine.co.uk

Today Zombie Logic Review travels to New Zealand for the short works of Julie Parker-Kinsey @mightyathena.bsky.social. Where will we travel next? I don't know, you tell me. #haiku #poetry zombielogicreview.blogspot.com/2026/10/ten-...

A haibun for #PoemsAbout #Hollow @thebrokenspine.co.uk

With a #scream, the woods Erupt, birds respond in flight - Whistling breaks silence. #haiku #haikufeels #poem #poetry #writingcommunity

Affectionate birds #Splatter their waste all over A world of their own. #haiku #haikufeels #poem #poetry #writingcommunity

Stars #vanish behind Clouds, though they still be there she Can no longer watch. #haiku #haikufeels #poem #poetry #writingcommunity

Here is an article I wrote last year about the tragic death of Joelle. I didn't publish it as I didn't want to impede Trans Legal Clinic. But now that they have made the story public, here is the article. I'm in tears 😥😥😥😥😥😥 Stop killing us!!! sophie-molly-reports.beehiiv.com/p/transphobi...

In Autumn’s bone chill, She will #appear dancing with The down trodden clouds. #haiku #haikufeels #poem #poetry #writingcommunity

Loved seeing @allinwithchris.bsky.social break down my reporting on the show last night

ancient Neanderthals growing tired of their parents judging their foraging technique and running off to a whole new biome with the cute homo-sapien they met at the watering hole that their parents absolutely hate

Listen to the mice That sing the song of the #dust With an absent moon. #haiku #haikufeels #poem #poetry #writingcommunity

Do you disavow Lemony Snicket?

Rescued by A train arriving In the dawn. Leaving the Wagon, A poor idea from Yesterday. #acrosticoctober #poem #poetry #writingcommunity #railway

To #coax a black cat Out from a cozy warm box Use plenty of food. #haiku #haikufeels #poem #poetry #writingcommunity

The crow whispers to the raven “I saw him last in heaven,” And the raven sighed back “That is where he lost my track.” #couplets #poem #micropoem #writingcommunity

they say money can't buy happiness but if I'd win the #lottery I'd adopt more cats and horses and that's basically the same thing #vss365 #Caturday

Powerlessness that I’ve Lived through thrice And each time the Government said “that Unless it’s our voters Each of them can die.” #acrosticoctober #poem #poetry #writingcommunity #plague

Not all diseases are medical, only the most interesting ones. #AcrosticOctober #plague #poetry #writing @daveashleypoet.bsky.social

To #scare the baby Place a scarecrow outside in The great pumpkin patch. #haiku #haikufeels #poem #poetry #writingcommunity

from chandra manning's wonderful book "what this cruel war was over"

Silently we Caress our hands Against our palms- Requiems Feeling like love. #acrosticoctober #scarf #poem #poetry #writingcommunity

In Autumn’s bone chill, She will #appear dancing with The down trodden clouds. #haiku #haikufeels #poem #poetry #writingcommunity

(Suggestive content) #bedroomeyesprompt Tangled under a harvest moon Intertwined as nature intends No line where one began and end Limbs grabbed wherever they went