#TLT - Jan 15, 2026
May your life have poetry and your poetry, life—
prompt word: masquerade
three line poetry
Inspired by the photo above, write something that moves us! #TLT
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keep it about the words
- Brevity is Key
- 10 words MAX per line
- 3 Lines
- No Titles
- Include your X (Twitter) handle
- DO NOT include the prompt word
when
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where
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why
Foster connections and healthy habits of creativity.
Three Line Thursday
What can you say, convey, or express in only three lines? Can you paint a visual picture with only words? Tell an entire story that begs to be read?
#TLT Use the hashtags and share on social! #comelaydownink
Use your imagination. Poetry, Haiku, Senryū, Free Verse, Prose, and Flash are all welcome. (Please do not graphically use excessive profanity or overtly disturbing mental images. Let’s use common sense.)
One word per line—fine. Ten words per line (max) works too. It counts as long as it fits in the comment box in three-line format. Simple, right?
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6 thoughts on “#TLT – Jan 15, 2026”
All coy masks and crushing stays, this life, one party;
where top hats sit like loose caps on nodding gentlemen,
and a harlequin weaves mischief, strips them all bare.
by the time you realise erasing
the past is futile, you also know
hitting rock bottom is bedrock
So many black hats, moustaches, bowties
as just a sprinkling of women mingle, eyes covered, doomed
to dance the dance of tall white men
I hear you!
walking through so much of life
when in your heart
you’re dancing
@ewanandsmith
Indeed. Putting on a brave face is exhausting.