Darkness descending
Ominous storm clouds building
Pray, potent portent

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September 30, 2025

Today's poem:

tender
- by Sophie Glessner

https://www.tumblr.com/ukdamo/793119742616616960/tender?source=share

#poetry #SophieGlessner #relationships #love #separation #mundanities #portent

A quotation from Bill Watterson

Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
Calvin and Hobbes (1990-05-11)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/watterson-bill/4086/

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A portent?

#crows #birds #omen #portent #doom

My phone says Upcoming Alarm.

I'm not sure if this is a portent

#alarm #phone #portent

Today's poem:

The Martyr
- by Herman Melville

https://www.tumblr.com/ukdamo/782427179803869184/the-martyr?source=share

#poetry #Lincoln #assassination #HermanMelville #martyr #death #portent

When you remember that King Street is closed for Chriskindl and park elsewhere for the broadcast and end up next to this at some unknown hour...

#Portent

A quotation from Shakespeare, William:

«
SECOND WITCH: By the pricking of my thumbs,
Something wicked this way comes.
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/shakespeare-william/73038/

#quote #quotes #quotation #evil #foretelling #harbinger #omen #portent #prediction #warning #Shakespeare

The Universe Giveth, the Universe taketh away.

Today the Universe has takethed my #lfc mug, which has just fallen to the floor and smashed.

I hope this isn't a portent.
#portent #mug #universe