Mid-Journey โ
Years ago, in graduate school,
I studied travel and mobility.
But the research was never only theoretical.
I was also traveling โ
watching how movement, borders, and small encounters shape ordinary lives.
Those thoughts slowly became small fragments on Twitter.
Each one began with the same words:
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ใฎ้ไธ โ Mid-Journey.
There were 365 of them.
In 2023 they became a small book.
Now I am walking that road again,
turning those fragments into poems โ
one each day until December 31.
365 fragments of a road.
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ใฎ้ไธ โ
ใใใถใๅใๅคงๅญฆ้ขใงใใฏใฏๆ
ใจ็งปๅใซใคใใฆ็ ็ฉถใใฆใใพใใใ
ใงใใใใฏ็่ซใ ใใงใฏใใใพใใใงใใใๅฎ้ใซๆ
ใใใชใใใ็งปๅใๅข็ใใใใฆๅฐใใชๅบไผใใไบบใฎ็ๆดปใใฉใๅฝขใฅใใใฎใใ่ฆใฆใใพใใใ
ใใฎๆ่ใฏใใใฆใTwitterใซๆธใๅฐใใชๆญ็ใธใจๅคใใฃใฆใใใพใใใ
ใฉใฎๆญ็ใๅใ่จ่ใใๅงใพใใพใใ
ใๆ
ใฎ้ไธใ
ๅ
จ้จใง365ใใใพใใใใใใใฏ2023ๅนดใซไธๅใฎๆฌใซใชใใพใใใ
ใใใฆไปใใใฏใฏใใฎ้ใใใไธๅบฆๆญฉใใใใใใ่ฉฉใธใจๆธใ็ดใใฆใใพใใ
12ๆ31ๆฅใพใงใๆฏๆฅใฒใจใคใ
365ใฎ้ใฎๆญ็ใ
#vssromance #dessert #poem #poetry
๏ผๆฅๆฌ่ช็ใฏไธใซ๏ผ
Mid-Journeyโโ
a Paris cafรฉ.
One chocolate mousse for dessert.
She arrived ten years after we parted,
still remembering I hated the cherry.
She ate it without asking,
as though no time had passed.
ใใชใฎใซใใงใใใถใผใใฏใใงใณใฌใผใใ ใผในใใฒใจใคใ
ๅฅใใฆๅๅนดๅพใๅฝผๅฅณใใใฃใฆๆฅใพใใใ
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ไบบใใใงใชใผใๅซใใ ใฃใใใจใใๅฝผๅฅณใฏใพใ ่ฆใใฆใใพใใใ
ไฝใๅฐใญใใซใๅฝผๅฅณใฏใใฎใใงใชใผใ้ฃในใพใใใ
ใพใใงใใใใใไธๆฅใ้ใใฆใใชใใใฎใใใซใ
My love, let me spoil you this morning with breakfast in bed. Iโve prepared a sample of your favorite dishes, including dessert, which Iโve saved for last and promise you wonโt be disappointed. ๐
Your #vssromance prompt for this week is #dessert.
@PPPRetw88t
@The_Scribblings
#FANTAIKU #ELDRITCH #poem #poetry
Mid-Journeyโโ
my passport is blank
eldritch ink remembers me
before I was born
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ไบบใฎใในใใผใใฏ็ฝ็ดใงใใ
ใใใฉใไธๆ่ญฐใชใคใณใฏใฏๆ
ไบบใ่ฆใใฆใใพใใ
ใพใ ็ใพใใๅใฎๆ
ไบบใฎใใจใใ
#FANTAIKU word for the week is...
ELDRITCH
Thank you
@Morgan_R_R_Haze
@MadQueenStorm
@writemap
#writingcommunity
#fantasy
#Poetry
#haiku
#senryu
#MidJourney365 #ๆ
ใฎ้ไธ365
๏ผๆฅๆฌ่ช็ใฏไธใซ๏ผ
Mid-Journeyโโ
at dusk, in a foreign square,
a traveler watched a clown
approach a line of chalk
between a wooden stage and the street.
The line was thin as a promise
no one remembered making.
His shoes were red and absurdly large.
His smile had been painted on
before the day began.
The crowd leaned forward,
ready to laugh at a fall
that had not yet happened.
But he bent toward the cobblestones,
testing each loose one with his toe,
then waited, listening,
as if the earth might whisper
where it could bear his weight.
Rain came without warning.
The chalk dissolved into pale threads
and slipped between the stones.
The stage began to resemble the street,
the street, a stage.
The clown lifted one foot.
For a breath, no one could tell
whether he was entering
or leaving the stage.
Then he stepped down.
Nothing broke.
Only the smallest bell at his ankle
gave the silence a silver edge.
The crowd stood motionless,
searching for the line
their laughter had depended on.
And the clown walked into the rain,
stepping around the puddles
as though he knew
how easily a sky could break.
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ใฎ้ไธใ็ฐ้ทใฎๅบๅ ดใๅคๆฎใใซๅ
ใพใใใใใๆ
ไบบใฏใฒใจใใฎ้ๅๅธซใ่ฆใใใพใใ้ๅๅธซใฏใๆจ้ ใฎ่ๅฐใจ้ใใฎใใใ ใซๅผใใใไธๆฌใฎ็ฝใใใงใผใฏใฎ็ทใซ่ฟใฅใใฆใใใพใใ
ใใฎ็ทใฏใ่ชฐใไบคใใใ่ฆใใฎใชใ็ดๆใฎใใใซใใ็ดฐใใใฎใงใใใ
้ๅๅธซใฎ้ดใฏ่ตคใใๆป็จฝใชใปใฉๅคงใใชใใฎใงใใใ้กใซใฏใไธๆฅใๅงใพใๅใใๆใใใฆใใ็ฌ้กใๅผตใใคใใฆใใพใใ่ฆ็ฉไบบใใกใฏ่บซใไนใๅบใใใพใ ่ตทใใฆใใใชใ่ปขๅใ็ฌใใใจๅพ
ใกๆงใใฆใใพใใ
ใใใฉใ้ๅๅธซใฏ็ณ็ณใซ่บซใใใใใใใใคใ็ณใ้ดใฎๅ
ใงไธใคใฒใจใค็ขบใใใฆใใพใใใใใฆ่ณใๆพใพใใใใฃใจๅพ
ใกใพใใใพใใงๅคงๅฐใใใฉใใชใใใฎ้ใฟใๆฏใใใใใฎใใใใฃใจๆใใฆใใใใฎใๅพ
ใฃใฆใใใใฎใใใงใใ
ไธๆใซ้จใ้ใๅงใใพใใใใงใผใฏใฎ็ฝใ็ทใฏๆทกใ็ณธใฎใใใซใปใฉใใ็ณ็ณใฎ้้ใธใจๆตใ่พผใใงใใใพใใ่ๅฐใฏ้ใใซไผผใฆใใฆใ้ใใฏ่ๅฐใซไผผใฆใใพใใ
้ๅๅธซใ็่ถณใๆใกไธใใพใใใใฎไธ็ฌใๅฝผใ่ๅฐใซไธใใใใจใใฆใใใฎใใใใใจใ่ๅฐใๅปใใใจใใฆใใใฎใใ่ชฐใซใใใใใชใใชใใพใใ
ใใใฆ้ๅๅธซใฏ้ใใซ่ถณใไธใใใพใใไฝใๅฃใใพใใใใใ ใ่ถณ้ฆใซใคใใใใๅฐใใช้ดใ ใใใๆฒ้ปใซ้่ฒใฎ็ธๅใใๆทปใใใใใซ้ณดใใพใใ
่ฆ็ฉไบบใใกใฏ่บซๅใใใใใๆถใใฆใใพใฃใ็ทใๆขใใฆใใพใใ่ชๅใใกใฎ็ฌใใใใพใใซใใฎ็ทใซๆฏใใใใฆใใใใจใใไปใซใชใฃใฆ็ฅใฃใใใฎใใใงใใ
ใใใฆ้ๅๅธซใฏ้จใฎไธญใธๆญฉใใฆใใใพใใๆฐดใใพใใไธใคใฒใจใค้ฟใใชใใใใพใใงใ็ฉบใจใใใใฎใใฉใใปใฉใใใใๅฃใใฆใใพใใฎใใ็ฅใฃใฆใใใใฎใใใซใ
#vss365 #ravenous
Mid-Journeyโโ
at 7:17, Venice still held
the day's rain between its stones.
A moored boat touched the canal wall,
drifted back, and touched it again.
Across the water, a woman
set a third plate beneath the lamp.
She smoothed a napkin with her palm
and turned an empty chair
a little toward the door.
Then a key turned in the lock.
A wet coat was tossed over a chair.
Laughter rose into the eveningโโ
the kind no one thinks to remember.
The traveler had already eaten,
yet stood ravenous
for that ordinary miracle:
a place made ready
before the footsteps came.
When the shutters closed,
the kitchen's last gold
broke into pieces
upon the dark canal.
And below, the tethered boat
went on knocking
where there was no door.
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ใฎ้ไธใฎใดใงใใใฃใขใๅๅพ7ๆ17ๅใ็ณ็ณใฎ้้ใซใฏใๆผ้ใฎ้จใใพใ ๆฎใฃใฆใใพใใใ้ๆฒณใซไฟ็ใใใๅฐ่ใ็ณๅฃใซใใฃใจ่งฆใใๅฐใ้ขใใฆใฏใใพใๅใๅ ดๆใซๆปใฃใฆใใพใใ
้ๆฒณใฎๅใใๅฒธใงใฏใไธไบบใฎๅฅณๆงใใฉใณใใฎไธใซไธๆ็ฎใฎ็ฟใไธฆในใฆใใพใใใๆใฎใฒใใงใใใญใณใฎใใใไผธใฐใใ็ฉบใใฆใใๆค
ๅญใใปใใฎๅฐใใ ใๆใฎๆนใธๅใใพใใ
ใใใฆ้ตใๅใ้ณใใใฆใๆฟกใใใณใผใใ็ก้ ไฝใซๆค
ๅญใฎ่ใซๆใใใใพใใใใใใฆ็ฌใๅฃฐใๅคๆฎใใซๅบใใใพใใใใพใใซใ่ช็ถใงใ่ชฐใ่จๆถใซใจใฉใใใใจใใใใชใใใใชใใใใใใตใใ็ฌใๅฃฐใงใใใ
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ไบบใฏใใงใซ้ฃไบใๆธใพใใฆใใพใใใใใใงใใใฉใใใใใใชใ้ฃขใใๆใใฆใใใฎใงใใใใใฏใ่ถณ้ณใ่ใใใใใใๅใซใ่ชฐใใ่ชๅใฎใใใฎๅฑ
ๅ ดๆใ็จๆใใฆใใใฆใใใจใใใใใใตใใๅฅ่ทกใธใฎ้ฃขใใงใใใ
ใใใฆ้งๆธใ้ใใใใใจใๅฐๆใใๆผใใฆใใๆๅพใฎ้่ฒใฎๅ
ใใๆใ้ๆฒณใฎๆฐด้ขใงใใใคใใฎใใใใซ็ ใใพใใใ
ใใฎไธใงใฏใใคใชใใใๅฐ่ใใใชใใ็ณๅฃใๅฉใ็ถใใฆใใพใใใ
ใใใซใฏใ้ใในใๆใชใฉใชใใฃใใฎใงใใ
#MidJourney365 #ๆ
ใฎ้ไธ365
๏ผๆฅๆฌ่ช็ใฏไธใซ๏ผ
Mid-Journeyโโ
the traveler wore a coat
stitched from distant placesโโ
harbor blue, desert dust,
a square of cloth
from a town that called him a stranger.
He had crossed enough borders
to know how easily a line
could masquerade as truth.
They called him a fool.
He smiled at the word.
Once, he'd wished to be a sage,
with every road explained.
Now he knew what maps were forโโ
and what they could never hold.
Where the last marked road ended,
he turned his map over.
The other side was blank.
He was no longer young.
He knew the weight of falling,
the cost of a wrong turn.
Still, he stepped beyond the ink.
The wind caught his patched coat.
For a moment, after all those miles,
the world was still unfinished.
So was he.
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ใฎ้ไธใฎๆ
ไบบใฏใ้ ใ็ฐ้ทใฎๆญ็ใ็ธซใๅใใใ็ถใใฏใใฎไธ็ใใพใจใฃใฆใใพใใๆธฏใฎ้ใ็ ๆผ ใฎ็ ใใใใฆใๆ
ไบบใใใ่
ใจๅผใใ ็บใฎไธๆใฎๅธๅใใงใใ
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ไบบใฏใใใใคใใฎๅข็ใ่ถใใฆใใพใใใใใใฆใไธๆฌใฎ็ทใใใใซๅฎนๆใซ็ๅฎใฎ้กใใใฆใใพใใฎใใ็ฅใฃใฆใใพใใ
ไบบใ
ใฏๆ
ไบบใๆ่
ใจๅผใณใพใใใๆ
ไบบใฏใใฎ่จ่ใซๅพฎ็ฌใฟใพใใใใใคใฆๆ
ไบบใฏใใใใใ้ใ่ชฌๆใงใใ่ณข่
ใซใชใใใใจ้กใฃใฆใใพใใใใใใไปใงใฏใๅฐๅณใไฝใฎใใใซใใใฎใใ็ฅใฃใฆใใพใใใใใฆใๅฐๅณใซใฏๆฑบใใฆๆใใใใชใใใฎใใใใใจใ็ฅใฃใฆใใใฎใงใใ
ๅฐๅณใซ่จใใใๆๅพใฎ้ใ้ๅใใๅ ดๆใงใๆ
ไบบใฏๅฐๅณใ่ฃ่ฟใใพใใใใใฎ่ฃๅดใฏใไฝใๆใใใฆใใชใ็ฝ็ดใงใใใ
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ไบบใฏใใใฏใ่ฅใใใใพใใใ่ปขใถใใจใฎ็ใฟใใ้ใ่ชคใใใจใฎไปฃๅใ็ฅใฃใฆใใพใใใใใงใๆ
ไบบใฏใๅฐๅณใฎใคใณใฏใฎๅ
ใธใจไธๆญฉ่ธใฟๅบใใพใใใ
้ขจใ็ถใใฏใใฎไธ็ใ็ฟปใใพใใใใใใปใฉ้ทใ้ใฎใใๆญฉใใฆใใใจใใใฎใซใใใฎไธ็ฌใไธ็ใฏใพใ ๆชๅฎๆใงใใใใใใฆใๆ
ไบบใใพใใๆชๅฎๆใ ใฃใใฎใงใใ
#MidJourney365 #ๆ
ใฎ้ไธ365
๏ผๆฅๆฌ่ช็ใฏไธใซ๏ผ
Mid-Journeyโโ
At 7:17, a ferry left the pier.
The traveler noted the hour,
the rain, the ropes drawn in.
Beneath the facts, he added:
It felt as if the shore had left him.
Neither line was a lie.
Neither would give way.
All morning, his notebook filled.
What happened and what it meant
drifted toward opposite shores,
and every unfinished story
made the water deeper.
Beside him, someone peeled an orange
and laid half in his palm.
He reached for a word
to hold the sudden sweetnessโโ
then let the pen lie still.
Years later, the hour was gone,
the ferry's name forgotten.
But he remembered the orange,
and the quiet hand
that crossed the distance
his pages could not.
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ใฎ้ไธใฎๆธฏใงใๅๅ7ๆ17ๅใใใงใชใผใๆกๆฉใ้ขใใพใใใๆ
ไบบใฏใใฎๆๅปใจ้จใฎๆงๅญใๅผใไธใใใใฆใใไฟ็็ดขใใใผใใซๆธใ็ใใพใใใใใใฆใไบๅฎใ่จใใ่กใฎไธใซใใใไธ่กใๆธใๅ ใใพใใใใใพใใงๅฒธใฎใปใใๆ
ไบบใใ้ขใใฆใใฃใใใใซๆใใใใใใจใ
ใฉใกใใฎ่จ่ฟฐใๅใงใฏใใใพใใใใใใฉใใใฉใกใใ็ธๆใซๅ ดๆใ่ญฒใใใจใฏใใพใใใงใใใ
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ไบบใฏๅๅไธญใใฃใจๆธใ็ถใใพใใใไฝใ่ตทใใฃใใฎใใจใใไบๅฎใจใใใใไฝใๆๅณใใใฎใใจใใ่งฃ้ใฏใๆฌก็ฌฌใซๅๅฏพๅดใฎๅฒธใธใจๆผใฃใฆใใใพใใๆธใ็ตใใใใจใฎใงใใชใ็ฉ่ชใๅขใใใใณใซใใใฎ้ใซๅบใใๆตทใฏใพใใพใๆทฑใใชใฃใฆใใใพใใใ
ใใฎใจใใ้ฃใซใใ่ชฐใใใชใฌใณใธใๅฅใใๅๅใๆ
ไบบใฎๆใฎใฒใใซ่ผใใพใใใๆ
ไบบใฏใใใฎไธๆใซ่จชใใ็ใใ่จ่ใซใจใฉใใใใจใใพใใใใใใฉใใใตใจๆใ็ดใใใใใซใใใณใ็ฝฎใใใฎใงใใ
ไฝๅนดใใใคใจใใใฎๆฅใฎๆๅปใฏ่จๆถใใๆถใใใใงใชใผใฎๅๅใใๅฟใใฆใใพใใพใใใใใใงใใใใฎใชใฌใณใธใฎใใจใฏ่ฆใใฆใใพใใใใใใฆใ้ใใซๅทฎใๅบใใใๆใฎใใจใใ
ใใฎๆใฏใๆ
ไบบใไฝใใผใธๆธใ้ใญใฆใ่ถใใใใชใใฃใ่ท้ขใใ่จ่ใใชใ่ถใใฆใใใฎใงใใ
#vssromance #dessert #poem #poetry
Mid-Journeyโโ
the night train crossed a border.
We shared dessertโโ
a plum tart,
two forks,
and the silence before her station.
At dawn, one fork lay beside
the last bite neither of us had dared to take.
ๅค่กๅ่ปใๅฝๅขใ่ถใใพใใใ
ไบไบบใงๅใๅใฃใใใถใผใใฏใใใฉใ ใฎใฟใซใใจไบๆฌใฎใใฉใผใฏใใใใฆๅฝผๅฅณใ้ใใ้ง
ใพใงใฎๆฒ้ปใงใใใ
ๅคๆใใซใฏใไธๆฌใฎใใฉใผใฏใใใฉใกใใๆใใคใใๅๆฐใฎใชใใฃใๆๅพใฎใฒใจๅฃใฎใใฐใซๆฎใใใฆใใพใใใ
My love, let me spoil you this morning with breakfast in bed. Iโve prepared a sample of your favorite dishes, including dessert, which Iโve saved for last and promise you wonโt be disappointed. ๐
Your #vssromance prompt for this week is #dessert.
@PPPRetw88t
@The_Scribblings
#FANTAIKU #ELDRITCH #poem #poetry
Mid-Journeyโโ
an eldritch map folds
around a town I once knew
the streets fold me in
ไธๆ่ญฐใชๅฐๅณใๆใใใใพใใพใใ
ใใคใฆๆ
ไบบใ็ฅใฃใฆใใ็บใๅ
ใใงใ
ไปๅบฆใฏ็บใฎ้ใใใๆ
ไบบใๆใ่พผใใงใใพใใพใใ
#FANTAIKU word for the week is...
ELDRITCH
Thank you
@Morgan_R_R_Haze
@MadQueenStorm
@writemap
#writingcommunity
#fantasy
#Poetry
#haiku
#senryu
#MidJourney365 #ๆ
ใฎ้ไธ365
๏ผๆฅๆฌ่ช็ใฏไธใซ๏ผ
Mid-Journeyโโ
the town was famous for slow foodโโ
beans grown beyond the river,
tomatoes from the morning market,
bread left to rise through the night.
By noon, the queue reached the fountain.
Inside, waiters gathered plates
the moment the last forks fell still.
A woman checked her watch
before finishing her bread.
Across the street,
an almost empty fast-food shop
held two old friends by the window.
Their coffee cooled in paper cups
as the afternoon sunlight
moved slowly across the table.
The traveler ordered a sandwich.
It was ready in three minutes.
He stayed until the shadows
reached the toes of his shoes.
No one charged him
for the afternoon.
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ใฎ้ไธใๆ
ไบบใฏในใญใผใใผใใงๅ้ซใ็บใซ็ซใกๅฏใใพใใใๅทๅใใใฎ็ใง่ฒใฃใ่ฑใๆๅธใงไปๅ
ฅใใใใใใไธๆฉใใใฆ็บ้
ตใใใใใณใใฉใใๅฐๅ
ใฎ็ด ๆดใช้ฃๆใ็ใใใๆ็ใงใใ
ๆญฃๅใซใฏใ่กๅใๅบๅ ดใฎๅดๆฐดใพใงไผธใณใฆใใพใใใๅบๅ
ใงใฏใๅฎขใใใฉใผใฏใ็ฝฎใใใใชใใ็ตฆไปใใกใ็ฟใไธใใฆใใใพใใไธไบบใฎๅฅณๆงใฏใใณใ้ฃใน็ตใใๅใซใ่
ๆ่จใซ็ฎใใใใพใใใ
้ใใฎๅใใใซใฏใใปใจใใฉๅฎขใฎใใชใใใกในใใใผใๅบใใใใพใใใ็ช้ใงใฏใไบไบบใฎๅคใๅไบบใ่ชใๅใฃใฆใใพใใ็ดใณใใใฎใณใผใใผใฏใใฃใใๅทใใฆใใพใใใใๅๅพใฎๆฅๅทฎใใใใผใใซใฎไธใใใฃใใใจ็งปๅใใฆใใ้ใใไบไบบใฎไผ่ฉฑใฏ็ถใใฆใใพใใใ
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ไบบใๆณจๆใใใตใณใใคใใใฏใใใใไธๅใงใงใใใใใพใใใใใใงใๆ
ไบบใฏๆฅใใใจใชใใไผธใณใฆใใๅฝฑใ้ดๅ
ใซๅฑใใพใงใใใใง้ใใใพใใใ
ใใฎๅๅพใฎๆ้ใซใฏใ่ชฐใๅคๆฎตใใคใใพใใใงใใใ
#vss365 #elated
๏ผๆฅๆฌ่ช็ใฏไธใซ๏ผ
Mid-Journeyโโ
at 12:17, the night train gives up
at a station without a name.
Rain threads itself through the platform lights.
Water gathers in the cracks.
A woman folds her ticket again and again.
A boy leans against a sleeping suitcase.
Someone sighs as if the dark were heavier than before.
Then an old man,
quiet as if he had been waiting for this delay all his life,
opens a worn leather case
and lifts out an accordion.
The first notes are small,
hardly more than breath.
But they find the wet boards,
the iron rails,
the tired shoulders of strangers,
and something in the night begins to loosen.
A couple starts to dance
under the pale lamps.
Their shadows sway on the station wall.
Hands begin to clap.
Laughter rises,
hesitant at first,
then bright enough to outrun the rain.
Soon the whole platform is elated,
as though missing an arrival
had opened another kind of time.
Even the puddles tremble with music.
The traveler joins them,
forgetting the hour,
the destination,
the reason for hurrying through a world
that so rarely asks anyone to stay.
And when the engine finally stirs
with its long metallic ache,
the music stops.
The dancers stand still.
Rain keeps speaking on the roof.
For the first time that night,
no one seems eager to leave.
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ใฎ้ไธใๅๅ0ๆ17ๅใๅค่กๅ่ปใๅใใชใ้ง
ใงๅๅฐฝใใใใใซๆญขใพใฃใฆใใพใใพใใ้จใฏใใผใ ใฎ็ฏใใ็ดฐใ็ธซใใใใซ้ใใๅฒใ็ฎใซใฏๆฐดใๆบใพใฃใฆใใพใใไธไบบใฎๅฅณๆงใฏๅ็ฌฆใไฝๅบฆใๆใ็ดใใๅฐๅนดใฏ็ ใใใชในใผใใฑใผในใซใใใใฆใใพใใ่ชฐใใใๆ้ใใใฃใใใ้ใใชใฃใใใฎใใใซใๆทฑใใใๆฏใใคใใพใใ
ใใฎใจใใไธไบบใฎ่ไบบใใใพใใงใใฎ้
ๅปถใใใฃใจๅพ
ใฃใฆใใใใฎใใใช้ใใใงใๆฆใๅใใ้ฉใฎใฑใผในใ้ใใใขใณใผใใฃใชใณใๅใๅบใใพใใ
ๆๅใฎ้ณใฏๅฐใใใๆฏ้ฃใใปใฉใฎใใฎใซใใใพใใใใใใฉใใฎ้ณใฏใๆฟกใใๆฟๅผตใใฎๅบใซใใ้ใฎ็ท่ทฏใซใใ่ฆ็ฅใใฌไบบใ
ใฎ็ฒใใ่ฉใซใๅฑใใๅคใฎใฉใใใๅฐใใใคใปใฉใใฆใใใพใใ
ใใใฆไธ็ตใฎๅคซๅฉฆใใๆทกใ้ง
ใฎ็ฏใใฎไธใง่ธใๅงใใพใใใใฎๅฝฑใฏ้ง
ใฎๅฃใซๆบใใ่ชฐใใๆใๆใกใ็ฌใๅฃฐใ่ตทใใใพใใใฏใใใฏใใใใใใกใ ใฃใใใฎ็ฌใใใใใใฆ้จใ่ฟฝใ่ถใใปใฉใฎๆใใใๅธฏใณใฆใใใพใใ
ใใคใใใใผใ ๅ
จไฝใๆญๅใซๅ
ใพใใฆใใพใใๅฐ็ใ้ใใใใจใใๅฅใฎ็จฎ้กใฎๆ้ใใฒใใใฆใใพใฃใใใฎใใใงใใๆฐดใใพใใใใ้ณๆฅฝใซๅใใใฆ้ใใฆใใใใใซ่ฆใใพใใ
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ไบบใใใฎ่ผชใซๅ ใใใๆๅปใๅฟใใ็ฎ็ๅฐใๅฟใใใใใชใซใใใฃใใซใใใใซใใฆใใใใจ่จใฃใฆใใใชใไธ็ใใใชใๆฅใใง้ใๆใใใใจใใฆใใใฎใใใๅฟใใฆใใพใใพใใ
ใใใฆใ้ทใ้ๅฑใฎใใใใฎใใใช้ณใจใจใใซใๅ่ปใฎใจใณใธใณใๅใณๅใๅงใใพใใ้ณๆฅฝใฏๆญขใฟใ่ธใฃใฆใใไบบใ
ใฏ็ซใกๆญขใพใใพใใใใใงใ้จใ ใใฏใๅฑๆ นใฎไธใง่ชใ็ถใใฆใใพใใ
ใใฎๅคๅใใฆใ่ชฐไธไบบใจใใฆใใใใ้ขใใใใฃใฆใใชใใใใซ่ฆใใใฎใงใใ
#vss365
#prompt
#elated
I have a few more days as your host.๐ฅฐ
After running with you these past two weeks I am feeling elated.
Your creativity, kindness & support of each other is truly remarkable.
The wonderful Peter @Brennan_and_Riz begins on Nov. 1st. Give him a follow.
Mid-Journeyโโ
the station clock stops
an eldritch dawn fills the tracks
the night boards my train
้ง
ใฎๆ่จใๆญขใพใใพใใ
็ฐ็ใฎๅคๆใใ็ท่ทฏใๆบใใใพใใ
ใใใจๅคใใๆ
ไบบใฎๅ่ปใซไนใ่พผใใงใใพใใ
#FANTAIKU word for the week is...
ELDRITCH
Thank you
@Morgan_R_R_Haze
@MadQueenStorm
@writemap
#writingcommunity
#fantasy
#Poetry
#haiku
#senryu
#MidJourney365 #ๆ
ใฎ้ไธ365
๏ผๆฅๆฌ่ช็ใฏไธใซ๏ผ
Mid-Journeyโโ
after the rain, the traveler
mistook the stillness of the harbor
for the weight of an anchor.
But when the tide turned,
his boat began to drift.
There was no iron beneath him.
At the end of the pier,
a woman hesitated
when someone called her second name.
Both names were hers,
neither entirely.
Beside her, a man turned two keys
over and over in his palmโโ
two rooms where he was loved,
neither a place he could stay.
They spoke of ordinary thingsโโ
the late ferry, the coming rain,
the sweetness of an orange
she peeled and passed around.
Across the water, harbor lights
unfolded in red, amber, and green,
their colors touching
without becoming one,
their boundaries trembling
with every passing wave.
When the ferry finally came,
its wake pulled the boat away.
The woman caught his drifting rope
and held it until the water stilled.
Then she opened her hand.
For the length of a single tide,
their shadows met upon the water,
each keeping its own darkness,
each sharing in the light.
By morning, the traveler
was drifting once again.
The faint scent of orange
still lingered on his fingers.
He had found no shore
to which he could fasten his life.
But somewhere behind him
was a harbor that had held him
without holding him still.
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ใฎ้ไธใฎๆ
ไบบใฏใ้จไธใใใฎๆธฏใงใ้ใพใ่ฟใฃใๆฐด้ขใ็บใใชใใใ้จใไธใใใฆๅๆณใใฆใใใคใใใงใใใใใใฉใใๆฝฎใฎๆตใใๅคใใใจใ่ใฏใใฃใใใจๆผใๅงใใพใใๆตทใฎๅบใซใฏใ่ใใคใชใใจใใ้ใฎ้จใชใฉใๆๅใใใชใใฃใใฎใงใใ
ๆกๆฉใฎๅ
ใซใฏใไบใค็ฎใฎๅๅใงๅผใฐใใใจไธ็ฌใใใใฃใฆใใๆฏใๅใๅฅณๆงใใใพใใใใฉใกใใ็ขบใใซๅฝผๅฅณใฎๅๅใงใใใใฉใกใใฎๅๅใๅฝผๅฅณใฎใในใฆใ่จใ่กจใใใจใฏใงใใพใใใใใฎๅใใงใฏใไธไบบใฎ็ทๆงใไบๆฌใฎ้ตใๆใฎใฒใใงไฝๅบฆใ่ปขใใใฆใใพใใใใฉใกใใฎ้ตใใ่ชๅใๆใใฆใใใไบบใใใ้จๅฑใฎใใฎใงใใใใใชใฎใซใใฉใกใใฎ้จๅฑใซใ็ใพใใใจใใงใใชใใฎใงใใ
ๅฝผใใ่ชใๅใฃใใฎใฏใใใใใใตใใใใจใงใใใ้
ใใฆใใๆธกใ่นใฎใใจใใใใใ้ใใใใช้จใฎใใจใใใใฆใๅฅณๆงใใใใฆ็ใซๅใใฆใใใใชใฌใณใธใฎ็ใใซใคใใฆใงใใ
ๆธฏใฎๆฐด้ขใซใฏใ่ตคใ็ฅ็่ฒใ็ทใฎ็ฏใๅบใใฃใฆใใพใใใใใใใใฎ่ฒใฏใไบใใซ่งฆใๅใใชใใใใไธใคใซๆบถใใฆใใพใใใจใฏใใใพใใใๆณขใ้ใ้ใใใใณใซใ่ฒใจ่ฒใฎๅข็ใ้ใใซๆบใใฆใใพใใใ
ใใใฆๆธกใ่นใๅงฟใ็พใใจใใใฎๅผใๆณขใซๆผใใใฆๆ
ไบบใฎ่ใๆตใใๅงใใพใใใๅฅณๆงใฏๆฐด้ขใๆผใใญใผใใใคใใฟใๆณขใ้ใพใใพใงๆกใฃใฆใใฆใใใพใใใใใใฆใใใฃใจๆใ้ใใใฎใงใใ
ไธๅบฆใฎๆฝฎใฎๆบใกๅผใใฎ้ใ ใใๅฝผใใฎๅฝฑใฏๆฐด้ขใงๅบไผใใพใใใใใใใใ่ชๅ่ช่บซใฎๆใใใๆฑใใใพใพใๅใๅ
ใๅใใกๅใฃใฆใใใฎใงใใ
ๆใซใชใใจใๆ
ไบบใฎ่ใฏๅใณๆผใๅงใใพใใใๆๅ
ใซใฏใๆจๅคใฎใชใฌใณใธใฎ้ฆใใใใใใซๆฎใฃใฆใใพใใใ่ชๅใฎไบบ็ใใคใชใใจใใใใๅฒธ่พบใฏใ็ตๅฑ่ฆใคใใใพใใใงใใใ
ใใใงใใๆ
ไบบใฎ่ๅพใซใฏใไธใคใฎๆธฏใ็ขบใใซๆฎใฃใฆใใพใใใ
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ไบบใใคใชใใจใใใใจใชใใๆ
ไบบใๅใๆญขใใฆใใใๆธฏใใ
#WriteMap 622 #CURIOSITY #poem #poetry
๏ผๆฅๆฌ่ช็ใฏไธใซ๏ผ
Mid-Journeyโโ
curiosity begins
with an accusation:
the world is withholding something.
But a mystery makes no promise.
Silence owes us nothing.
Still, the traveler goes farther,
paying in miles,
in years,
in all that was left behind.
And then presents the bill
to a world
that never invited us.
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ใฎ้ไธใฎๅฅฝๅฅๅฟใฏใไธใคใฎๅ็บใใๅงใพใใพใใไธ็ใฏไฝใใ้ ใใฆใใใใจใใๅ็บใงใใ
ใใใใ่ฌใฏไฝใ็ดๆใใฆใใพใใใๆฒ้ปใซใใ็งใใกใซไฝใใ่ฟใ็พฉๅใชใฉใใใพใใใ
ใใใงใๆ
ไบบใฏใใใใซ้ ใใธๅใใใพใใ้ใฎใใ้ใญใๆญณๆใ่ฒปใใใๅพใซๆฎใใฆใใใใฎใในใฆใไปฃๅใจใใฆๆฏๆใใชใใใ
ใใใฆๆๅพใซใฏใใใฎไปฃๅใฎ่ซๆฑๆธใไธ็ใธๅทฎใๅบใใฎใงใใ
ใใใใใๆ
ไบบใไธๅบฆใๆๅพ
ใใใใจใฎใชใไธ็ใธใ
Please consider giving my prompt a try
#WriteMap 622
Map a meaningful event or issue from your past, present or future. All writing forms are OK (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, prose, etc.).
Prompt (optional): CURIOSITY
#vssromance #dessert #poem #poetry
Mid-Journeyโโ
In Lisbon, she split our dessertโโ
a custard tartโโ
and drew our next turn
in its sugar.
We ate the map before the rain stopped.
Neither of us asked where the road led.
ใชในใใณใงใๅฝผๅฅณใฏใใถใผใใฎใซในใฟใผใใฟใซใใไบใคใซๅใใใใฎ่กจ้ขใฎ็ ็ณใซใๆฌกใฎๆฒใใ่งใๆใใพใใใ
้จใใใๅใซใไบไบบใฏใใฎๅฐๅณใ้ฃในใฆใใพใใพใใใ
ใใฎ้ใใฉใใธ็ถใใฎใใใฉใกใใๅฐใญใใใจใฏใใพใใใงใใใ
My love, let me spoil you this morning with breakfast in bed. Iโve prepared a sample of your favorite dishes, including dessert, which Iโve saved for last and promise you wonโt be disappointed. ๐
Your #vssromance prompt for this week is #dessert.
@PPPRetw88t
@The_Scribblings
#FANTAIKU #ELDRITCH #poem #poetry
Mid-Journeyโโ
the eldritch train waits
where the last timetable ends
my shadow boards first
็ฐ็ใฎๅ่ปใๅพ
ใฃใฆใใพใใ
ๆๅป่กจใ้ๅใใใใใฎๅ
ใงใ
ๆ
ไบบใใๅ
ใซใๅฝฑใไนใ่พผใฟใพใใ
#FANTAIKU word for the week is...
ELDRITCH
Thank you
@Morgan_R_R_Haze
@MadQueenStorm
@writemap
#writingcommunity
#fantasy
#Poetry
#haiku
#senryu
#vss365 #cheering
๏ผๆฅๆฌ่ช็ใฏไธใซ๏ผ
Mid-Journeyโโ
before the first tram bell,
mist rested on Charles Bridge,
softening the stone saints
and hiding the far bank.
An old violinist stood alone,
his melody falling toward the Vltava
like a letter without an address.
The traveler stopped, certain
that no one else was listening.
When the last note vanished,
cheering rose from a single windowโโ
a child's voice across the water,
bright and brief as a struck match.
The old man lifted his hat
and bowed as deeply
as if a thousand people
had risen to their feet.
The window closed,
and mist reclaimed the bridge.
But the traveler walked on
thinking of a letter
that had found its reader
on the far side of the mist.
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ใฎ้ไธใงๆๅใฎ่ทฏ้ข้ป่ปใฎใใซใ้ณดใๅใ้งใใซใฌใซๆฉใซ้ใใฆใใพใใใ็ณ้ ใใฎ่ไบบๅใฎ่ผช้ญใๅใใใๅฏพๅฒธใ้ ใใฆใใพใใใ
่ใใใดใกใคใชใชใณๅผพใใไธไบบใง็ซใกใใใฎๆๅพใฏใๅฎๅ
ใฎใชใๆ็ดใฎใใใซใใดใซใฟใดใกๅทใธใจ้ใๆณจใใงใใพใใใ
ใปใใซใฏ่ชฐใ่ดใใฆใใชใใจๆใใๆ
ไบบใฏ่ถณใๆญขใใพใใใ
ๆๅพใฎ้ณใๆถใใใจใใใฃใไธใคใฎ็ชใใๆญๅฃฐใไธใใใพใใใๅทใฎๅใใใใ่ใใใๅญไพใฎๅฃฐใฏใๆฆใฃใใใใใฎ็ใฎใใใซใๆใใใๆใฎ้ใฎใใฎใงใใใ
่ไบบใฏๅธฝๅญใๅใใใพใใงๅไบบใฎ่ด่กใ็ซใกไธใใฃใใใฎใใใซใๆทฑใ
ใจ้ ญใไธใใพใใใ
็ชใ้ใพใใ้งใฏๅใณๆฉใๅ
ใฟ่พผใฟใพใใใ
ใใใฉใใๆ
ไบบใฏๆญฉใใชใใใไธ้ใฎๆ็ดใฎใใจใ่ใใฆใใพใใใใใฎๆ็ดใฏใ้งใฎๅใใๅดใงใ่ชญใไบบใซๅทกใไผใฃใใฎใงใใใ
#MidJourney365 #ๆ
ใฎ้ไธ365
๏ผๆฅๆฌ่ช็ใฏไธใซ๏ผ
Mid-Journeyโโ
on the map, a line followed a river
and vanished into a fold.
I crossed it near dusk,
not knowing which step was the crossing.
Other borders lived in doorways:
a greeting held back on the tongue,
a shop window where the evening light
changed color without a sign.
Some rose without warningโโ
in a glance held a heartbeat too long,
in the hush between two footstepsโโ
then faded before they could be named.
The border most openly displayed
had become a museum.
Behind glass, an old warning sign;
across the floor, painted arrows
showed us the way in
and the way out.
A wall stood perfectly still,
keeping the shape of its former duty.
Its shadow fell across the visitors
as though it could still divide them.
No one had told the wall
the performance was over.
Before the glass, an old man stood
while a child beside him
read every word on the sign.
Neither spoke.
Outside, a woman carrying bread
stepped aside for a stranger.
For the span of one breath,
a narrow space opened between them
that neither had meant to make.
Then they passed,
and the street kept no trace.
I took another step,
unable to tell
whether I had crossed something
or merely walked on.
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ใฎ้ไธใฎๅฐๅณใฎไธใงใไธๆฌใฎ็ทใๅทใใใฉใใๆใ็ฎใฎใชใใธๆถใใฆใใพใใใๆ
ไบบใฏๅคๆฎใใซใใใ่ถใใพใใใใฉใฎไธๆญฉใง่ถใใใฎใใฏใใใใใพใใใงใใใ
ใปใใฎๅข็ใฏๆธๅฃใซใฒใฃใใใจๆฃฒใใงใใพใใใ่ๅ
ใซใจใฉใพใฃใๆจๆถใฎใชใใซใๅคๆฎใใฎๅ
ใใไฝใฎๅๅณใใชใ่ฒใๅคใใฆใใๅบใฎ็ช่พบใซใ
ใจใใซๅข็ใฏๅ่งฆใใใชใ็ซใก็พใใพใใใ้ผๅใฒใจใคๅใ้ทใ็ใพใใใใ่ฆ็ทใซใไบใคใฎ่ถณ้ณใฎใใใ ใฎ้ใใใซใใใใฆใๅใฅใใใใๅใซ่ใใฆใใใพใใใ
ๆใใใใใใพใซ็คบใใใฆใใๅข็ใฏใใใคใใใใฅใผใธใขใ ใซใชใฃใฆใใพใใใใฌใฉในใฎๅใใใซใฏๅคใ่ญฆๅๆฟใๅบใซใฏๆใใใ็ขๅฐใๅ
ฅใ้ใใๅบใ้ใใ่ฟทใใใใใใใใซใชใฃใฆใใพใใใ
ไธๆใฎๅฃใใๅพฎๅใ ใซใใ็ซใฃใฆใใพใใใใใคใฆใฎๅฝน็ฎใฎๅฝขใไฟใฃใใพใพใใใฎๅฝฑใฏๆฅ้คจ่
ใใกใๆจชๅใใไปใไบบใ
ใ้ใฆใใใใใฎใใใงใใใ่ๅฑ
ใฏ็ตใใฃใใฎใ ใจใๅฃใซ็ฅใใใ่
ใฏใใพใใใงใใใ
ใฌใฉในใฎๅใซไธไบบใฎ่ไบบใ็ซใฃใฆใใพใใใใใฎ้ฃใงๅญใฉใใใ่ญฆๅๆฟใฎๆๅญใไธใคๆฎใใ่ชญใฟใพใใใไบไบบใจใไฝใ่จใใพใใใงใใใ
ๅคใงใฏใใใณใๆฑใใๅฅณๆงใ่ฆ็ฅใใฌไบบใซ้ใ่ญฒใใพใใใใฒใจๆฏใฎใใใ ใ ใใไบไบบใฎใใใ ใซ็ดฐใ้้ใ็ใพใใพใใใใฉใกใใใใคใใใคใใใฎใชใใฃใ้้ใงใใใ
ใใใฆไบไบบใฏ่กใไบคใใ้ใใซใฏไฝใฎ่ทกใๆฎใใพใใใงใใใๆ
ไบบใฏใใไธๆญฉใ่ธใฟๅบใใพใใใไฝใใ่ถใใใฎใใใใ ๆญฉใ็ถใใใ ใใชใฎใใใใใใชใใพใพใงใใใ
#WriteMap 621 #POET #poem #poetry
Mid-Journeyโโ
a poet is the traveler
who writes a town's name
on the back of a ticket
and calls the rain-blurred ink
reality's revision.
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ใฎ้ไธใฎ่ฉฉไบบใจใฏใๅ็ฌฆใฎ่ฃใซ็บใฎๅๅใๆธใใ้จใงใซใใใ ๆๅญใใ็พๅฎใซใใๆจๆฒใจๅผใถๆ
ไบบใงใใ
Please consider giving my prompt a try
#WriteMap 621
Map a meaningful event or issue from your past, present or future. All writing forms are OK (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, prose, etc.).
Prompt (optional): POET
#WriteMap 621 #POET #poem #poetry
Mid-Journeyโโ
a poet is the traveler
who puts a comma
after the last milestoneโโ
not because the road goes on,
but because possibility does.
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ใฎ้ไธใฎ่ฉฉไบบใจใฏใๆๅพใฎ้ๆจใฎใใจใซใณใณใใๆใคๆ
ไบบใงใใ้ใ็ถใใใใงใฏใใใพใใใๅฏ่ฝๆงใ็ถใใใใงใใ
Please consider giving my prompt a try
#WriteMap 621
Map a meaningful event or issue from your past, present or future. All writing forms are OK (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, prose, etc.).
Prompt (optional): POET
#WriteMap 621 #POET #poem #poetry
Mid-Journeyโโ
a poet is the passenger
who misses the train
and hears a line break
where chance ends
and necessity
has not yet begun.
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ใฎ้ไธใฎ่ฉฉไบบใจใฏใๅ่ปใซไนใ้
ใใใจใใๅถ็ถใ็ตใใใๅฟ
็ถใใพใ ๅงใพใใชใใใใฎใใใใช้้ใซใ่ฉฉใฎๆน่กใ่ใไนๅฎขใงใใ
Please consider giving my prompt a try
#WriteMap 621
Map a meaningful event or issue from your past, present or future. All writing forms are OK (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, prose, etc.).
Prompt (optional): POET





