­
  • Shortypman
    • Contact
    • About
    • Portfolio
shorty@johnploetz.com
ShortypmanShortypman
  • Shortypman
    • Contact
    • About
    • Portfolio

    relationships

    Home relationships (Page 3)
    The Pot

    The Pot

    May 24, 2015

    Smoothness without shine, thick metal without luster, cast iron blackness, holding a measured amount, of watery morass; mixed throughout, tossed, with thinly spread morsels, bits...

    I Don’t Blame You

    I Don’t Blame You

    Feb 17, 2015

    I don’t blame you for letting go my hand. Maybe I didn’t hold on tightly enough, or whisper in your ear “I love you”. I...

    Before My Eyes You Disappear

    Before My Eyes You Disappear

    Nov 20, 2014

    Before my eyes you disappear, the body, the figure, the outline that defines. A physical presence no more. Will you resurface in a thousand years?...

    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5

    Recent Posts

    • Empty Footfalls
    • Light a Path
    • In a Flash
    • You and Me
    • We Lived

    Subscribe to Blog via Email

    Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

    Join 319 other subscribers

    Shortypman

    John Ploetz

    ploetzman

    is an author, writer, poet, and blogger who resides in St Paul, Minnesota.
    "If you aren't laughing you aren't living."
    Street vendor Street vendor
    Night lights Night lights
    Summer gone Summer gone
    Structure Structure
    Haze Haze
    Storm brewing Storm brewing
    Connecting Connecting
    Flower mix Flower mix
    Facade at night Facade at night
    Load More... Follow on Instagram

    BlueSky Profile

    John Ploetz

    @ploetzman.bsky.social

    41 Followers 40 Following 15 Posts

    More writing and photos at www.johnploetz.com

    Recent Comments

    • John Ploetz on We Can’t Take Back Tomorrow Glad you liked it!
    • Dianne Kocourek Ploetz on We Can’t Take Back Tomorrow Very moving....
    • Mary on The Pot Just beautiful. And so we try to follow along with…

    Archives

    Categories

    Shortypman: Words and Photos in paperback

    Advertisment

    Tag Cloud

    air angel rising Angels answers aroma baby birds brain synapse broken heart chair change chaos clarity clutter contentment dance death dreams future Grass heart home life loss love Memories memory mind motion past photography poem poems Poetry present questions reality relationships seasons sun thoughts Time web of life Winter words

    Find us on

    Contact Us

    Send us an email and we'll get back to you, asap.

    Send Message
    Like Shortypman's Posts? Buy Collection Today!

    Contact Info

    • Shortypman
    • shorty@johnploetz.com
    • shortypman.johnploetz.com

    Fresh from Shortypman

    • Empty Footfalls
    • Light a Path
    • In a Flash
    • You and Me
    • We Lived
    • I Thought I Saw a Picture of You

    Recent Photos

    © [2025] — Highend WordPress Theme.

    • About
    • Contact
    %d

      Notifications