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Weekly Magnetic Poetry Challenge

August 17–23, 2026

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brackish tryst

barrelfish downstream
through translocation will tryst
zesty myriad


(Weekly Magnetic Poetry Challenge • August 17–23, 2026)
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Empress Avatar
August 23, 2026 at 7:05 AM
This is so beautiful dear Tania I especially love “zesty myriad” and the way youv created a haiku here is creative and impressive. You do write a haiku always so well Pleasure reading this gem Sending you light always 💫 🌙
Kitchin Avatar
August 23, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Ink, thank you.
Smith  Avatar
August 22, 2026 at 11:20 PM
A wonderfully strange and magnetic little poem, Tania. “Barrelfish downstream” immediately creates an intriguing current, while the unusual word choices give the whole piece a vivid, dreamlike energy.
Kitchin Avatar
August 23, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Alison, thank you.
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