Dear Writers and Readers,

We noticed some less-than-exemplary behavior on Prose today, which forced us to take action against some users. This is a gentle reminder that, while we try to remain as uncensored as possible, some forms of content are simply intolerable. Please note the following passage from our Terms of Service, under Prohibited Content:

Content that is unlawful, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, indecent, lewd, suggestive, harassing, threatening, abusive, inflammatory, fraudulent or otherwise objectionable, or invasive of privacy or publicity rights;

In today’s case, harassment was the keyword. We have taken steps to punish infringing users, and prevent future infringements. Note that we will not be adjudicating arguments, disagreements, or squabbles between users, unless we deem the language used to be grossly abusive or inflammatory.

1. We have added a report button to all posts. You’ll find the button in the lower-right options menu (indicated by an ellipsis icon) of every post. If you encounter a post that violates the Terms of Service, please report it.

2. We have instituted a temporary posting restriction policy against first-time offenders. If we find that you have been harassing folks, spamming, or posting any other sort of Prohibited Content, you will be prevented from posting, commenting, and sending messages for a minimum of three days. Repeat offenders will be permanently banned.

3. We have added an internal feature to remove offensive posts. Posts that violate our Terms of Service, or that provoke grossly abusive or toxic comment threads, will be marked as such and removed after 24 hours. During that period, commenting on such posts will be disabled.

Refer to Section 10 of our Terms of Service for all forms of Prohibited Content: https://theprose.com/p/legal/terms

Happy Writes,

The Prose Team

I danced with the moon

one velvet night

but he left too soon

and hid from sight

So I danced with the sun

we burned during day

but when he’d had his fun

he went on his way

And when I’d danced

with all the stars

who left entranced

and held what’s ours

I danced alone

in the night

the star that shone

all too bright.

☆ ☆ ☆

"I'm not sure why every leaf must die,"

so said the cloud naively starting to cry...

his tears turned to ice and snow with a sigh

as he too disintegrated into the oneness of the sky

but we stood the test of time, for quite a while long

you, me and the tree, despite drab winter's uniformity

...there was a beauty in the waiting for all of us to see

as Spring came, dressing us once again, in resplendent finery

#ImNotSureWhyEveryLeafMustDie #Challenge #FreeVerse