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Walter posted an update: Star Bound - A Tribute to Joshua Bond Poets, they […]

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:59:47 +0000

Star Bound – A Tribute to Joshua Bond

Poets, they may come and go

While others are here to stay

And though some you’ll never know

The ones you meet…change your fate

Such were my travels when I was Deep Underground

The harder side of poetry was never the same

When I met a man from Portugal, Mr. Bond

With poetic skill and craft…

Walter posted an update: Stargazers in AweThere is a nostalgia in her eyesLike […]

Sun, 31 May 2026 07:46:53 +0000

Stargazers in Awe

There is a nostalgia in her eyes

Like the memory of a million heartbeats echoing through time

A story untold through a near glassy glacial glance

Cold and warm all at once

Reaching out in the night

In the vast expanse there is a sigh

It’s as if there is a secret from the universe waiting to escape

You can almost imagine it as it…

Walter posted a new activity comment

Sat, 23 May 2026 22:40:05 +0000

@Rosewire True, they like to wallow in their pain and sorrow without doing anything about it, or want others to feel sorry for them. That’s no way to live, at least for me.

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27/30 Nothing Breaks This One

Rewriting Memory

I’ve said it many times, over, and over again

Guilt is a needless load to carry forever

The solution comes in asking for […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Sat, 23 May 2026 22:31:47 +0000

Winding down to the last few entries, “smoke rings through the air swirls and separating…” I could only think of something like Led Zeppelin would express.

Great stuff.

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Carbonated bubbles popping against the can side… rings in patterns… fibonacci spiral… smoke rings rise through the air swirls and separating… ringing in the […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Sat, 23 May 2026 22:29:30 +0000

@Cipher_O Thank you sir. It was a bit of a rollercoaster of emotion going back, re-reading some of my ancient work and remembering. But I’m glad I chose this theme. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to share here at NWP. May this be the beginning of a legendary journey for all of us.

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30/30 If Time Listened to Me

Rewriting Memory

if time listened to me

I’d ask it to give me more time

so that all the happy memories feel strong longer

and last longer

to the point […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Sat, 23 May 2026 22:24:22 +0000

Now I want something sweet…The power of suggestion via poetry.

Well done.

In reply to - Kristeen posted an update in the studio Competition Strawberry hearts topping the whipped cream tarts.

Blueberry crush dripping purple juice across the white linen cloth.

Chocolate covered cherries with […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Sat, 23 May 2026 22:22:42 +0000

Quick and swift. Nice routine.

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Sweeping steps and jumping kicks dig the movement. Fingers snap the beat. Spin around. Two step or ballet… ballroom or in a line. Joy erupts […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Sat, 23 May 2026 22:21:03 +0000

I love those brief but impactful shows of gratitude.

Nicely penned.

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Your my cheerleader. I look to you. Im in the middle of it and thrown to the ground. There on my sidelines your face I search for… the light of genuine […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Sat, 23 May 2026 22:19:25 +0000

I’m digging those subtle internal rhymes.

Nice work.

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Whence the tiny girl did cry…to the poem said I, “Don’t cry sweet pea.. you see the bee, dance in the race? Full of grace and off to make some honey.”

Asked […]

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Sat, 23 May 2026 22:16:32 +0000

Feels like the beginning of a mystery novel.

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“One more for the road.”, he said before he left into the darkness upon his motorcycle.

“He didn’t make it home.”, I heard over the phone as the quiet […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Sat, 23 May 2026 22:14:43 +0000

Liked the countdown with a stream of consciousness spill. Congrats on completing the challenge.

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Eight. At the gate, to run to heaven.

Seven. I cant remember when the last time I had sex.

Six. How in the world will we thrive?

Five. Survive the foul […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Sat, 23 May 2026 22:11:44 +0000

Great lesson. It’s in the spirit of giving and knowing our own true worth. Congrats on completing the challenge.

In reply to - Kristina posted an update in the studio The NWP NaPoWriMo Writing Festival

Enough

This isn’t a competition.

There is room for more than one.

Actually, there’s room for everyone.

You are creating the lack

in your […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Sat, 23 May 2026 22:09:13 +0000

Nice visuals to accompany the senses.

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Ubiquitous love…soul song moves.. water rises.. tide washed stones…

Fibers entwined… holding us together…

Sinew attachment… holding […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Sat, 23 May 2026 22:06:42 +0000

Brief but it’s very heartfelt.

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This is a message for Sen…

You are very much in my thoughts

and meditations…

You are one of the reasons I started

writing poetry again…

You […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Sat, 23 May 2026 21:58:58 +0000

Congrats Pablo on completing the challenge, especially with paying tribute to Josh, capturing this spirit which I can imagine was no easy feat. Let’s hope that as the years go on we can reflect on this challenge and fondly remember the beginnings of great writing careers.

Cheers brother. Here is to another challenge in the history books.

In reply to - Pablo posted an update in the studio The NWP NaPoWriMo Writing Festival

Free Spirits: The Standard [OO7]

Ghost riding the night 
black car sky of stars 
streetlights beneath nights 
a consciousness of darkness […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Sat, 23 May 2026 20:11:00 +0000

@Cipher_O Thanks Pablo. Many times I’ve had to talk to myself, looking for something within me to guide me. Perhaps time travel really does exist in the mind.

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28/30 The Echo Answers Differently

Rewriting Memory

Maybe the voice of reason I heard in those days

Was my own in the future traveling back in time

And maybe the memory now in […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Sat, 23 May 2026 20:07:30 +0000

@Rosewire It’s in our nature, even babies do it when learning to walk.

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27/30 Nothing Breaks This One

Rewriting Memory

I’ve said it many times, over, and over again

Guilt is a needless load to carry forever

The solution comes in asking for […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Sat, 23 May 2026 20:06:58 +0000

@Cipher_O 🤝

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27/30 Nothing Breaks This One

Rewriting Memory

I’ve said it many times, over, and over again

Guilt is a needless load to carry forever

The solution comes in asking for […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Sat, 23 May 2026 20:05:06 +0000

@Cipher_O Remembering and reflecting bro.

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25/30 The Silence Filled With The Right Words

Rewriting Memory

The mutual understanding between kindred spirits

It’s like a language spoken at a higher plane

Even in silence there’s respect […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Sat, 23 May 2026 19:45:14 +0000

“anticipation for the next word” oh how true for so many of us.

Nicely done.

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I am pulled to you like a magnet… I see your text… the warmth rises… anticipation for the next word… sunshine on my cheeks… cherry pink lips… await your […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Sat, 23 May 2026 19:43:28 +0000

It certainly is. Jut thinking about how it has moved masses, created chaos, war and peace throughout history.

Powerful write.

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Power In the Word

Words are magic.

We use them flippantly,

Without realizing their power.

Power lies within

the word.

How is there […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Sat, 23 May 2026 18:25:25 +0000

A cleansing of the soul sounds about right.

In reply to - Kristeen posted an update in the studio Competition Salt upon the cheek

Flows river from eyes

Cleanse my soul

Walter posted a new activity comment

Sat, 23 May 2026 18:17:58 +0000

💗

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Longing and devotion.

An emotional abyss.

Struck by passion but drowning in apathetic tides of mediocrity.

Grief or love, they walk hand in hand.

Friend stay close

I see you.

Walter posted a new activity comment

Sat, 23 May 2026 18:16:16 +0000

Like the original source, I think we all feel and think in a similar way.

Great work.

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Writer’s Shock: Pennants of the Present

You were genuinely shocked to see

my familiar face in a sea
of new faces in the new place of poetry […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Sat, 23 May 2026 18:11:41 +0000

Such a true and relatable write.

Well done.

In reply to - Kristina posted an update in the studio The NWP NaPoWriMo Writing Festival

The Reset

Am I falling behind?

Sometimes it feels that way.

Maybe I just need to unwind,

discover more ways to play.

Sometimes the pressure […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Sat, 23 May 2026 17:58:25 +0000

Thoroughly enjoyed the visual acuity on this.

In reply to - Pablo posted an update in the studio The NWP NaPoWriMo Writing Festival

Lover’s Relief

Whirling ink blot across radar

ominous flash of light
window absorbs scene of storm
framing features of worry
the sky was […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Sat, 23 May 2026 17:53:25 +0000

Another awesome tribute to Josh💓

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On That Day

his machine heart came to rest

beating through an extended meeting
with meditations of near death

she listened with an ear to […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Sat, 23 May 2026 17:10:41 +0000

Like a song of hope and blessing, this makes the heart and soul feel happy.

Amazing.

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Pilgrim’s Blessing

May your fires always burn with yearning to learn

May your smile shine when twisting paths turn
And you are tested to see […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Sat, 23 May 2026 17:08:11 +0000

Like a stream of consciousness, this spill is wonderful.

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StarShips of Thought

Canals opening to ships sails

within whims of winds
how strange to be born
a ship of kindred and kin
some ravaged by […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Sat, 23 May 2026 16:49:43 +0000

“We are resistant to nothing”…there usually comes a comfort in there for some reason that we later reflect and ask ourselves why we were there in the first place.

Nicely penned.

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Where It All Started

Spend time with nothing.

Spend time doing nothing.

Our fear of laziness

prevents us from accomplishing

something out […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Sat, 23 May 2026 16:37:03 +0000

“you are here,

alive,

right now in this moment,

and that means more

than maybe you’ve ever recognized.”

Sometimes we have to be reminded so we can thrive.

Inspiring piece.

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Cosmic Dance

Look towards the sky.

The heavens declare the wonders of the universe.

If you gaze long enough,

you will find yourself in […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Sat, 23 May 2026 16:23:40 +0000

“Education sets stones” 👍

In reply to - Kristeen posted an update in the studio Competition Narrow mind thought.

Limited.

Hard.

Travel the path.

Walked.

Step.

Education sets stones.

Unmoved.

Read.

Walter posted a new activity comment

Sat, 23 May 2026 16:18:03 +0000

🙂 Finding peace sometimes takes priority.

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Undecided

Are you

a friend

or foe?

I still don’t know.

Should I trust you

or not?

What if

you’re all I’ve got?

I’m not sure

what to think […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Sat, 23 May 2026 00:26:20 +0000

“Stay in the house, safe behind 4 walls. Oh, but Life is rich and will play on.”

This line reminds me of the FOMO and YOLO perspectives. Some play it safe while others will jump at the chance for adventure.

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Roaring past in discordance. Hoofs pounding the base rhythm.

Don’t stand. RUN or be moved not of will but of force.

A powerful dance surrounds the […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Sat, 23 May 2026 00:09:00 +0000

The phantom limb analogy is perfect. Logically we know it’s not there, but our minds, our hearts, our souls still feel it’s there.

Great work.

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A Love Poem

A place in the heart a space in the heart

even after aeons of waves agains stone

still remembering what love feels like
I […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Sat, 23 May 2026 00:04:16 +0000

I really liked the honesty in this, giving us a different point of view.

Well done.

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Contrarian

What you call delusional,

I call confidence.

What you call crazy,

I call freedom.

I know I challenge

your long […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Fri, 22 May 2026 23:56:41 +0000

What a great response to Josh’s Dream Collector piece. “I’ll never say never” feels like we’ve all done it at some point in our lives.

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Dreamers Anonymous: The Dreamer Collective

The dreamer-collective enter the room

exchanging greetings of the meetings
deepest embrace […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Fri, 22 May 2026 23:52:37 +0000

An educated response can only go so far, behind logic there is also emotion, that something that shows we have soul.

Nicely penned.

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Life/Death & Paradoxes

[you got no heart and soul!]
I said
to an educated person 

who then tried to gaslight me 
with science placed inside […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Fri, 22 May 2026 23:47:09 +0000

@Cipher_O Thanks Pablo. for those kind words. You know that time builds something in us that cannot to be taken away.

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17/30 The Day I Said It Right

A not so rewritten Memory

Maybe it was the weight of time on my shoulders

Or the peace I’ve been trying to attain for years

But upon taking the step to close […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Fri, 22 May 2026 23:43:52 +0000

@Cipher_O Thanks Pablo, this is one near and dear to me.

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18/30 I Remember It Happening Kindly

Rewriting Memory

“You must remember this…”

As the days fly away on the wings of old dreams

An impulsive memory returns and lingers

Those years are long […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Fri, 22 May 2026 23:42:01 +0000

@Cipher_O Thanks

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19/30 The Words That Didn’t Break Us

Rewriting Memory

I knew it was going to be a really long day

But Cupid had already started working his shift

And though there was a team goal to […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Fri, 22 May 2026 23:40:45 +0000

@Cipher_O Thanks

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22/30 The Hour That Didn’t Haunt Me

Rewriting Memory

I don’t quite recall the trinket, the memento

The ornament we had agreed to exchange

I remember the call from the night before

I […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Fri, 22 May 2026 23:39:25 +0000

@Cipher_O Thanks Pablo.

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23/30 The Undo Button

Rewriting Memory

Trust…I wish I hadn’t broken trust so many times

But I was egotistical and foolish too

I mixed the boundaries between wrong and right

With a skewed […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Fri, 22 May 2026 23:34:17 +0000

It’s sad how people in the system are treated.

In reply to - Kristeen posted an update in the studio Competition A good man died today. His life was riddles with hardships but he always kept his faith. His mother died when he was young and his dad could be abusive and […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Fri, 22 May 2026 14:37:45 +0000

It’s a difficult place to be.

Great rhyme scheme.

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Limbo

I’m not sure what to say.

Can I make it all just go away?

Am I just a fool in her folly?

If I try will I be sorry?

I’m not sure what […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Fri, 22 May 2026 14:22:07 +0000

It’s in our human nature to be curious, and some want to know the entire story. I like the iceberg example, it’s so telling, and scary of how much lies underneath.

Nicely done.

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True Story

There is always more,

more to the story.

You may see the tip of the iceberg,

yet there is always more

beneath the water.

We […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Fri, 22 May 2026 14:10:29 +0000

“only to realize we are not on the same track”…

I think this is one the most pressing points in any relationship.

Nicely penned.

In reply to - Kristeen posted an update in the studio Competition Your scent lingers on the bed where you left a lie.

The words sting at my eyes.

Standing over the railway. The track of the life on which my train […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Fri, 22 May 2026 13:51:47 +0000

“And then, you will go further

than you can conceive in this moment.”

The heights, the possibilities are endless.

Nice work.

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Read Between the Lines

Can you handle it when the switch is flipped?

Are you ready?

Get ready, because it’s coming.

You will see faster […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Fri, 22 May 2026 13:49:20 +0000

Another great piece inspired by Josh’s work.

I’m digging that story (song) with the bell told by your father. Those parables or lessons tend to take on deeper meanings as we grow old. The wisdom of the ages is passed down in time.

Amazing stuff sir.

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Always: Dad

A good father is worth all the gold in Egypt

womb light of memory fills the room
always in the belly of the beast
there was […]

Walter posted a new activity comment

Fri, 22 May 2026 13:40:51 +0000

I think us poets tend to connect with others at a higher level of understanding, even if we don’t know each other personally. I think we’re able to perceive and somehow put it into words.

Sounds like your father was a strong individual, with solid convictions as to who he was and wanted to be.

Thank you for sharing those notes.

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Natural Born Poets Pablo Cipher_O Martinez

We were born in the wrong dimension

all poets belong
in the ensuing song of ascension
beyond […]