DC Swanson

Now posting on Bluesky at Rhyme-writer. #vss365. Wrote The Book Cook, a kids' holiday story.

[DC Swanson @swanson_dc]

#Vss365 folks- I’ve truly enjoyed this community and the writing we’ve shared with each other. I’m going to be posting my vss365 entries in Bluesky from now on- I hope to see you there.

[DC Swanson @swanson_dc]

I love my country, and I was proud to vote today for Vice President Harris and Governor Walz to lead it.

I'm also grateful to the election workers and volunteers who help our democracy work and who make early voting an option. They deserve credit and praise for the job they do.

[DC Swanson @swanson_dc]

It’s good to be reminded
the online world’s not real.
Maintaining that #awareness
improves the way you feel.
The world is so much better
than what you scroll on screens.
Go out and get some sunshine
and find what real life means.

#vss365

[DC Swanson @swanson_dc]

We are each a swarm of atoms
briefly gathered in one place,
made #aware through evolution
and indomitable grace.

#vss365

[DC Swanson @swanson_dc]

I don’t know how to #garden
I never learned to sew
I cannot bake a pie or cake
but there’s one thing I know

Whatever you need help with,
I’ll try my best to do
to make our place the best home base
that it can be, for you.

#vss365

[DC Swanson @swanson_dc]

If time is aligned in a linear path,
then all of our science and all of our math
can’t change what is past, but it’s not yet too late
to choose to #continue or change our own fate.

#vss365

[DC Swanson @swanson_dc]

@derickijohnson Many thanks @derickijohnson

[DC Swanson @swanson_dc]

Children watch us as they grow.
What we do is what they know.
When we show them hate and lies,
it seems normal in their eyes.
So don't hate. Don't lie. Be kind.
Keep the golden rule in mind.
With #reflection, we can show
kids a better way to grow.

#vss365

[DC Swanson @swanson_dc]

I don’t despise #mosquitos when they take a little bite.
I don’t condemn cicadas when they're droning through the night.
I don’t get mad at bees for stinging when I’m near their hive.
Those creatures help make summer feel more real and more alive.
#vss365

[DC Swanson @swanson_dc]

If you find time, sometime at night,
then go and use that time to write.
If writing’s not your cup of #tea,
then go compose a melody.
If music doesn’t suit your taste,
then draw, or paint, or cut-and-paste.
An artless world will be our fate
if we don’t try- so, go create.
#vss365

[DC Swanson @swanson_dc]

In winter, I want #melon
and in summer, I miss snow;
I guess every season makes me wish
for two seasons ago.

#vss365

[DC Swanson @swanson_dc]

What makes love last?
A persistent attraction?
A mental commitment?
A neural reaction?
A daily routine
of respect & romances?
A partnership peppered
with #amorous glances?
A sense that the sum
exceeds what each self was?
Who knows why love lasts
but I’m glad that it does.
#vss365

[DC Swanson @swanson_dc]

Make your voice heard
Every phrase, every word
Make it clear & sincere
So we’ll hear & be stirred.

Then polish your sound
So it’s pure & profound
Like a diamond refined
As it’s mined from the ground.

Sing loud & sing strong
With a #sonorous song,
And we’ll sing along.

#vss365

[DC Swanson @swanson_dc]

@optionurol 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[DC Swanson @swanson_dc]

A writer who pens at a vigorous pace
Will often print words that one ought to erase
While writing with more #lackadaisical speed
Lets writers give thoughts the reflection they need.

#vss365

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@PaulPorter6 🙏🏼🙏🏼

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@Brennan_and_Riz 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[DC Swanson @swanson_dc]

@ArtistDora Many thanks @ArtistDora

[DC Swanson @swanson_dc]

@derickijohnson Thanks @derickijohnson - much appreciated!

[DC Swanson @swanson_dc]

A rhyme need not show #radiance to still be worth the write.

Some lyrics don’t illuminate, but still they shed some light.

We strive to build connections through each thought our words convey

But don’t let imperfections silence what you have to say.

#vss365