A message of moments in May
In May, we asked YWS-ers site-wide to give us a haiku and a bio to put into a collection. This was the result. We have organised the haiku into three broad themes: Daytime, Observations and Nighttime. The title, 'a message of moments in May', is based on the idea that a haiku captures a single moment in time. Meanwhile 'message' captures the hopefully social aspect of creating this collection. Find yourself a new review buddy by PM-ing someone and asking them a question about something they like as mentioned in their bio, and maybe write them a #friendshippoem as well!
DAYTIME
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the sun's rays trickle
between young viridian leaves
and say good morning.
@Magebird
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Mage [she/her] was once convinced that she was a roleplayer and novelist through-and-through, but has come to realize she's also pretty fond of poetry and scriptwriting. If she's not lurking in the people's tab, you can almost always find her chilling in the RP Realm and scheming up a brand new roleplay~
sitting on the wall
peacefully watching the world
a warm, gentle breeze.
@hannah0528
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hannah0528 (she/her) is a young, aspiring poet who writes more okay poems than good poems and she is working on two different novels including Tree Girl and Lamplight. You may find her hanging in pads attempting to overcome writers block and chatting with friends. She loves to be outside, read, write and play the piano.
May-heat and the storms
uproot and start afresh, these
trees and secret thoughts
@Starve
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Starve (his majesty/ your Lordship) doesn't write, only lurks in the People tab and drops the occasional incomprehensible poem.
wind roars and rain falls,
the great trees come falling down
and so I must chop
@HarryHardy
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Harry [he/him, very, very rarely she/her] is primarily a reviewer/ roleplayer. As far as writing is concerned, he is primarily a novelist dabbling in
Petrichor lingers
Over rain soaked sidewalks
From honeyed spring rain
@IcyFlame
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IcyFlame (she/her) is primarily a novel writer who occasionally starts a poem and then quickly stops again when she remembers that she is no good at it. You'll often find her hanging out in pads, procrastinating from her work or writing. Come and chat to her about characters with tragic backstories, melancholy endings and everything in-between.
the cool river falls
over shadows on the rocks--
above, kingfishers
@Liminality
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Liminality (any pronouns) is a poeter who often lurks in WriterFeedPads. Her favourite threads include the Worst Poem Thread, the Haiku Train and the Tanka Train. Please yell at her about poetry, pets and weird comedy-parody things, because that's her jam.
So gorgeous and green,
that mother hen and her chicks.
A desert beauty.
@Plume
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Plume (she/they) is a short story and scriptwriting fiend. She absolutely loves reading other people's writing, especially other people's novels and short stories! You can usually find them chilling in the green room and writing reviews. Comma splices are her sworn enemy.
Flower of the Everglades
From the Everglades,
The flower bursts forth from Earth,
Collecting sun rays.
@MayCupcake
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Megan [she/her] is mainly a reviewer/artist. When it comes to writing, she likes poetry, scripts, and novels. In her free time, she either works on her comic, draws, or writes. She hopes that one day she'll be able to finish at least one longer story, so she uses this site to keep herself accountable.
OBSERVATIONS
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Life melting; new beginnings
Ice melting into
Liquids; cold hearts softening
Chemistry of life
Liquids; cold hearts softening
Chemistry of life
rida {she/her} is a young, immature poet who has been writing poetry for 2 years, 2021 being the 3rd. She enjoys participating in various writing projects. Her favourite sections for YWS are the ‘people’ tab and roleplays. She is seldom seen in WFPs. If you ever need to brag about your general knowledge, or need book recommendations, then you can PM her.
Spring
Little flowers bloom
Creating fields with small dots
Gracefully they sprout.
@legendarycomputerpoetry
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LCP (she/her) is a writer and poet who wants to write more original fiction. She can be found lurking on YWS and writing reviews for poetry posts. Please feel free to chat with her if you have fanfiction recommendations or want to start a NaNoWriMo writer group.
Time for more
The first day of May,
my brain is fried from NaPo.
But haikus? Of course!
@MomoMajesty
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Momo {she/her} is a learning poet who has been writing poetry for three years. She loves YWS with everything she has and never wants to leave. You can find her in WFPs lurking, writing, or stressing. She loves to chat and meet new people, so feel free to PM her and hang out!
we are all [s]crawling
on the same page, and we find
con[nection]s in that.
@whatchamacallit
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whatcha (she/her) is obsessed with everything music and poetry related and is always willing to dive into a conversation with you about those things. You can find her chilling in any poetry-areas of the site, especially clubs like Poetry Readers and Poem A Week! Other important things of note: she is a very indecisive human bean, confuzzlement is her natural state of existence, chickens are baby dinosaurs, and potatoes are delicious.
love spilled from heaven
onto barren land of men
but mine is still parched.
@Hkumar
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Hkumar (he/him) is an occasional poet who can be seen venting about his life problems through his poetry or by posting rants on his wall. He also spams the People's tab with his memes every now and then. He frequently posts in the Randomosity section and can be sometimes found lurking in WriterFeedPads. He is very welcoming towards new members and is always ready to make friends, so don't ever hesitate to reach him if you ever need to talk or chat. But please bear with his poor sense of humor, he is still developing his skills.
The bestial cheetah runs
And ‘superior’ man thinks
But not always correctly
@HJYoung
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Hi, I’m HJYoung. I am 13 years old, and I like nerd stuff. I like contemplating about the most mundane things, such as the walking contradiction known as mankind.
happiness in a
jar; labeled "for rainy days."
i hear the thunder.
@Carina
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Carina (she/her) is often found fleshing out her original characters in roleplays, almost obsessively so. If not at the roleplay section, you will find her randomly posting on walls or planning chaos. She aims to translate her ideas into paper and become a novelist one day, but in the meantime, she's perfectly happy writing with friends and dabbling with poetry when inspiration hits.
at some point rushing,
we remember again "breathe,"
lungs and lives aren't clocks
@alliyah
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alliyah (she / her) is a chicken-poetry enthusiast, defender of the unclassified movement, and loves everything-poetry on YWS especially NaPo! You'll also find alliyah hanging out in write-ins, Squills, and the Knights of the Green Room. She is a big fan of the color dark cyan and enjoys music and crafty things too. :]
NIGHTTIME
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Silvery, little
the four Galilean moons
variable stars
@BrokenHeartsAri
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BrokenHeartsAri she/her is a young artist, poet and songwriter. She likes dark clothes to express herself when words don't do the trick. she writes poems either based on herself or true events that she had witnessed. She loves to talk about books, zodiac signs, anime, and aesthetics.
Wish upon a star,
Hoping to assuage the ache
That loneliness brings.
@NivedaJames22
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Niv(she/her) is a poet and storywriter, who tries to write a lot of stuff and fails miserably. She is fairly new to YWS, but is head-over-heels in love with the site. She can be found in WFPs, doing homework and writing (or trying to at least). Feel free to PM her about anything, especially if you get info regarding Atlantis being inside the Bermuda Triangle. <3
Urban
We escape our roots
Climbing concrete cliffs we built
Hoping we don't fall
@sylrie
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sylrie (they/them) lurks. And lurks. And lurks...they're very shy when in large groups. They like to dabble in all sorts of poetry and prose, but they don't post much of it on the site. Remind them to do that, they might be needing a confidence boost ^^'
these rolling hills kiss
the sky. you see them even
when you close your eyes.
@chikara
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chikara [he/they] is most commonly a poet. More specifically, he often writes trashy romance and angsty skeleton poetry. You'll probably find him somewhere in WriterFeedPads crafting new word barf, talking to his many friends, or just rambling about the English language and his classwork.
night watch
owl's golden gaze
piercing through the clouded night
watching for a squeak
@blueca
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blueca's (he/him) poetry is easy to spot because of his refusal to capitalize any of it. He loves writing short yet thought-provoking poems and reviewing the works of his peers. blueca is rather new to YWS, but loves the strong sense of community it provides.
The star floating
On the lake of oil
Sunk without a trace
@Buranko
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Buranko, huge poetry fan, lover of random stuff, tea addict. Often found surfing the internet he gets inspired by anything and loves to draw random quick poems in a virtual notebook.
stream water bubbles
undercurrents whirl ecstatic
the fish are praying
@Arcticus
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Arcticus is a People's Tab poet on YWS whose cringey-ness is to be put up with. You'll find him writing collab poetry in write-ins, rambling in the People's Tab section and posting to his poetry project threads in Writer's Corner.
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