dying cypress you give me pause how many walk by without a fond farewell branches turned to ghost indignity of final days played out in public square I see you in your past glory Revere you in the now
Inspired by: Michelle Obama Muhammad Ali Malcolm X Eugene Robinson Kamala AOC Ms Crockett Toni Morrison Basho Issa Li Po Hanshan Po Chu-yi WS Merwin www.markstephentate.com Walking Scarecrow (poems) won BLP Book of the Year (2023) Sorry please no DMs
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dying cypress you give me pause how many walk by without a fond farewell branches turned to ghost indignity of final days played out in public square I see you in your past glory Revere you in the now
Mask of Xiuhtecuhtli, the Aztec god of fire. Created by the Aztec civilization of Mesoamerica, 1400-1521 AD. The mask was likely used in religious ceremonies and worn by a god impersonator or an effigy. #Tribalart
YES! Jessi dances with firefighters! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😘
Beautiful Hawaiian Porsche with fun spots Love it! Aloha Kike@Kailua @hale-ie-maia.bsky.social 💜🔥
Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:
book recommendation: [from the prologue] “Now you ask a question about your leaf. Guess what? You are now a scientist. People will tell you that you have to know math to be a scientist, or physics or chemistry. . . .” See alt
You can’t talk about cleaning up crime in D.C. while a 34-count convicted felon is running the country.
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CNN has made the editorial decision to keep playing this clip on air for guests making sure they get the full context of what Kimmel said. Good.
Hey Phee I like the boots but fer some reason they remind me of Lucky Shitt more than Phoenix
continuamos: this pic used for my book cover is from the mural art by Rima Makaryan celebrating The Monarch Project
I’m sorry but are the police arresting this guy really proud of their actions. Why aren’t you looking for real criminals. God you guys are pathetic
Trump actually said we are not allowed to speak negatively of him. There is no starker move possible by a dictator. Freedom of speech is dead. Even right wing podcasters are shocked.
continuamos: another portion of the mural by Rima Makaryan for The Monarch Project
All y’all Trump supporters have officially spit on your ancestor’s graves. Even you Confederate flag waving morons. Everyone who loved Democracy was antifa until The Felon on Epstein’s list conned/blackmailed/threatened all who disagree with his demented mind. #Voices4Victory #Pinks #DemVoice1
Another great list of vetted accounts from Monica—thanks Monica! Check these accounts for new friends @softtail65.bsky.social
Okay this is a drop the mic moment: wait was the dog’s name Mike
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“High high in the hills, high in a pine tree bed. She's tracing the wind with that old hand, counting the clouds with that old chant, Three geese in a flock one flew east one flew west one flew over the cuckoo's nest” ~ One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Ken Kesey by Kerry Moseley #Booksky
Jasmine forever!! @crockett.house.gov
Thanks Monica—connected here
He came from a wood charmed his way the pedestrian felt akin shall I adorn you with Spectacle Oh yes, most certainly Accentuate my moody mood tears like iron puke as glass monster blue eyes You’re the only one who can Thank you for your confidence in my skills You’re most welcome
Whisker Wednesday and the white Sox
Deportees first by Woodie Guthrie covered beautifully by Dolly Parton
Teamwork makes the stream work.
Anyone else need a quick break from the madness today? Here’s some genuinely good news…
yes the weirdos will be driven crazy but the members of Parent Teacher Organizations will think you’re weird
The president Is Not Just On The List, He Was A Partner….
#Epstein #TACO #Mar-a-Lago Why is this still happening?
This song is still relevant in Mississippi in September 2025.
Yes put some more dimes in this and let it run longer cuz it be cute
Do you know the way to San Jose (It’s really close to Los Gatos)
You did not choose your: 1) Birthplace 2) Skin color 3) Birth family 4) Birth gender 5) Born abilities You can choose to be: 1) Kind 2) Honest 3) Grateful 4) Respectful 5) Optimistic
cont. my takes on Thirty-Two Views of Hiroshige [prints] “Frogs in a Stream, and a Flowering Branch” water below, frogs singing: in the light, the flowers are banners of the sun (haiku and tanka)
17 Sep 1849, abolitionist Harriet Tubman and her brothers, Ben and Henry, escaped from slavery.
My wife assured me that the feverish flurry of mini-paws is nothing like making biscuits
Release the Epstein files!!!
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their light has minimized the darkness of the path Aloha @hale-ie-maia.bsky.social
I goat for the latter . . . damn autocorrect . . . vote
technically Messi and Ronaldo run around on hooves and when they score they put they hands up and wave then around
Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social.
THIS👇👇👇👇. @nytimes.com youtube.com/shorts/M2fFN... @nytimes.com
spreading no sugar, I squeeze-’em off
Red Red Robin go bob-bob-bobbin along RIP
me: like that chewing gum? cat: no, like my treats; said treats; treats, do it, man
Out of Africa touched me because of RR—and the imaginary burial up on the hill where the lion visited
No worries The only great work is the one in your hand at the moment and what makes it great is YOU the reader. A little secret: you can read two books at the same time—going a bit here and then a bit there, and presto! the books might talk to each other through your ‘opening love of words’
Angle of Repose is straightforward and you will like how Stegner creates a strong narrator who speaks about his family history. He’s disabled and has a young person caring for him which brings a diverse voice to the story. And charming as all get out—he’s a curmudgeon. No worries 😉 You got this.
Life is a party. Dress for it. -Audrey Hepburn
“The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.” “The Blues? It's the mother of American music. That's what it is - the source.” Born on this day blues singer & guitarist B.B. King, born in Itta Bena, Mississippi 1925
Read "GOP lawmaker pulls measure to allow Marco Rubio to revoke US passports" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6duN5wZy/V...
RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES
Black Bird Paul McCartney White Bird It’s A Beautiful Day
Paint it Black Rolling Stones
RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES
saw this movie yesterday with my wife and it was difficult I had just finished reading The Road by Cormac McCarthy so I’ve had a big dose of the post apocalyptic/‘trail of tears’
a lone figure walking on what remains after the gale
There it is! 👇
She's a threat to democracy.
Yes, release the Epstein files!!!
love the combination of colors here always vibrant and singing Aloha @hale-ie-maia.bsky.social Thank you for your work/play
The autumn evening is for whispers: the crescent moon is there to listen to all sorts of things Thirty-six Tsukeai from the Inutsukubashu (compiled by Yamasaki Sokan, trans. Sato in From the Country of Eight Islands
not dying yet pierced through saguaro moon - Deborah A. Bennett Whiptail: Journal of the Single-Line Poem, Issue 7
I see them willowy lithe and that man with a beard is smiling
#RockinTuesday Bonticou Crag Pete said in the 70’s this spot would be full of naked sun lovers ❤️🐿
movie is The Long Walk
Back to the US Back to the US Back to the USSR —Paul McCartney and John Lennon and Wings or Black Bird or Stop Me I’m Going Crazy—Just saw S. King’s The Long Road (movie) warning: ain’t a picnic
cont. take on prints in Thirty-Two Views of Hiroshige: “Dragon in a Storm-cloud” the wise man is respectful of both gods and natural phenomenon; sets respectful boundaries in religion and agriculture (haiku and tanka)
Yes that morning lifted my spirits Thank you
Martina is spot on ‘dead balls on’ correct
Passage (2007) by land artist Cornelia Konrads #WomensArt #Monday
Read this while in Costa Rica - awesome book
Scoop: Status has obtained the termination letter The Washington Post sent to @karenattiah.bsky.social, in which it informed her that she was being fired for social media posts "about white men." Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/karen-atti...
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Say it with me “release the Epstein files” (Sound up)
∴ kiss o𝔣 hares — 𝔣leete heart-reins snap, 𝔣lit we wunder wilde-wayes leape þæn loll ∴ #haikufeels #vss365 #poemspell 🗣️🗝️ 𝔣 → "f" þ - "th" as in thin þæn - then
experiment subject 2 dedicated to @bigcityal2000.bsky.social still overexposed due to light of slide viewer—Mercury hanging out for the re-sole
Today has been ~ wind whipped pine cones dropping leaves and needles litter rain bands ~ thunder & lightning rhythmic surf pounding regular outdoor humans indoors and silent Wild Untamed Weather You humans think it’s all about you? I’m nature ~ Hear Me Roar ~ It’s all about me little ones
an experiment dedicated to @bigcityal2000.bsky.social
I Dream of Genie—wriggling her nose in the ‘Darren Fictions’
It’s raining, but you say, “Go away!” I have no hat, I’m not even carrying a straw coat with me. How disgusting, you village people, That you won’t put me up! Thirty-Two Songs From The Ryojin Hisho, trans. Sato and Watson, From the Country of Eight Islands
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Good vibes and I’ll take my humpty-dumpties over easy Aloha @hale-ie-maia.bsky.social
Bravo
We all know ‘tragedy’ comes from Greek. ‘tragos’ = goat ‘aeidein’ = to sing So ‘tragedy’ originally meant “goat song.” Not to be confused with the GOAT song, which is probably “Fast Car” by Tracy Chapman.
continuamos another portion of the mural celebrating The Monarch Project artist is Rima Makaryan
sunlight on the trees’ shoulders
Y’all are cutting HBCU funding, dismantling civil rights offices, slashing Medicaid and SNAP, over-policing Black communities—yet want us to believe you’re helping poor Black people?
Monica’s done it again Here she led me to another friend. Thanks 💜💜
