summer's end counting the inches that didn’t fall #haiku #micropoetry #rain

road noise two hours driving to silence #haiku #micropoetry #driving

puppy chases the cat into the barn old dog rests #haiku #micropoetry #dog

growing out my hair to be a keepsake for you autumn wild flowers --Amari Ōki 遺髪となる髪をのばさむ草の花　大木あまり 遺髪: ihatsu, a lock of hair that is kept in memory of the deceased (she literally writes "letting my hair grow to become ihatsu") #haiku #gendaihaiku #translation

the goldenrod ignores the old barbed wire #haiku #micropoetry #goldenrid

hill town traffic waits ... for the snapper #haiku #micropoetry #snapper

Who do you trust to teach witchcraft? My latest blog explores: 🧭 The myth of the self-taught witch 🔥 Lineage, responsibility, and consent 💰 Witchcraft as a business model #WitchSky

This is an amazing thread. Gave me insight into topics I know, and topics I did not, and more things I want to research.

This story is too good to not be read by, well, EVERYBODY!

strips of blue emerge between clouds fading thunder #haiku #micropoetry #thunder

small town bar new band but the same couple starts the dance #haiku #micropoetry #dance

party prep mowing the tufts of grass the goats didn't like #haiku #micropoetry #goats

A great short animated film about raising sheep and wool. ( Also, www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P7E... )

New AP dropped where I play a D&D version of myself as a witch from the Worlds Beyond Number Witch class by @nightlingbug.bsky.social in the prologue for a Bluesky-based game launching next week in which we *accidentally* curse ourselves. I'm gonna need your help to undo the curse! Check it out!

cousins gather over lobsters again mosquitos #haiku #micropoetry #lobsters

pulling grass around daffodils looking for work #haiku #micropoetry #work

cloudy May night the black cat sits on the reading lamp #haiku #micropoetry #cat

This Pride Month, we are shouting loud and clear: THESE COLORS DON’T RUN. Our visibility has never mattered more, and neither has our strength. And as HRC’s @brandonwolf.bsky.social says, NO president can push us back into the closet. (🎥: @msnbc.com)

white apple blossoms flank the road -- briefly #haiku #micropoetry #blossoms

April rain the fresh smell of skunk #haiku #micropoetry #skunk

first green grass the wind pierces my spring coat #haiku #micropoetry

spring field the pop underfoot of missed cranberries #haiku #micropoetry #cranberries

bits of black plastic last year's plant trays #haiku #micropoetry #plastic #spring

forsythia -- vase of branches and buds forcing spring #haiku #micropoetry Published in Frogpond, Sp/Su 2009, this was my first one published beyond the HSA's members anthologies. For those that don't know about it, this is a great haiku organization: www.hsa-haiku.org

I've been thinking of Silent Running, a science fiction movie from the 1970s. When I originally watched it I paid attention to the space travel and care for the environment. Now it's theme of resistance to a government gone haywire strikes me. It is worth watching. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_...

cluster of birches lean more than last year broken fence #haiku #micropoetry

frigid morning the empty space in the hay barn #haiku #micropoetry #goats

Today’s women’s history month entry is running for office to challenge anti-LGBTQ sentiments Elizabeth Lewis, 17, is running for Mohonasen school board against Vice President Chad McFarland, who singled her out while he compared an LGBTQ+ school club with teaching pedophilia.

A great sermon by @glassewitch.bsky.social that has given me some things to question even about the "good dragons" in our culture. (The text or 7 minute Youtube link on her page.)

sunlight on ice covered snow bird song #haiku #micropoetry #maybespring

🧵: If this is your first or tenth time seeing this and you're still wondering what Games for an Ordinary Life is, this thread is for you. It's a collection of tiny games, each based around an interesting idea. I'm going to share everything I've posted about Games for an Ordinary Life so far.

gallon milk jugs hang from the maple tree homemade syrup #haiku #micropoetry (We are now collecting sap again this year, although with better buckets. Just a couple of trees since boiling it down can be a lot of work.)

Cool kickstarter project from a great, imaginative gamer that I know (and have watched grow into their great skills). Look and see if it appeals to you to support. Thanks to @lizorenstein.bsky.social for the link to this.

autumn wednesday decades since weekly dinners with my dad #haiku #micropoetry (and decades since Benjamin F.L. is gone ❤️ )

washing dishes the memory of my father growing dimmer #senryu

website problems empty cubes whisper advice for the new guy I wrote this poem 20 years ago. My thoughts go out to those that can relate to this now. #haiku #micropoetry

another in the annals of "nothing I can think up is weirder than something that actually exists in the world"

Great Blue Heron in the Weeds - hidden in plain sight #photography #wildlife #greatblueheron #birds

February 13th -- the grocery store florist #haiku #micropoetry #valentines

haikuKATHA, issue 24. I am not religious, but I am praying for our world.

The Great Backyard Bird Count is this weekend, February 14 - 17. It's a worldwide citizen science project. I do it every year. By the way, "Watching birds" also means "listening to birds." You can participate if you have low vision. More info here: www.birdcount.org

Live on #Twitch talking about programming / AI and the awesome FrostyTools bot with its creator @kenakafrosty.bsky.social! Come hang out and bring questions! Will do our usual space & astrobiology news & #scicomm after, then maybe some gaming :D twitch.tv/moohoodles

the western glow before moonrise field of white #haiku #micropoetry #moonrise

The irony: world-class platform engineering teams spend a majority of their time trying to govern high-cardinality use cases. Otherwise bills go through the roof! This is a major problem with Observability 1.0 tools. From @mipsytipsy.bsky.social in The Pragmatic Engineer Podcast

Want to help out Coyote & Crow Games? Next time you're in Barnes & Noble, please consider picking up our semi-coop game, Wolves, about community survival through sharing resources. It's important we make a dent in our sales at B&N specifically. bit.ly/42urp4c

photograph memory of grandparents I don't recall #haiku #micropoetry #ancestors

Do me a kindness! Share this if you love and support your local library & librarians (and remember: that includes your school library & school librarian) 😊📚 Thank you libraries & library workers… for everything ✨💚

after the blizzard between barred owl hoots silence #haiku #micropoetry #owl

dark moon only the stars can be seen new year #haiku #micropoetry #newyear

An excellent post -- "There’s often much talk about the difference between haiku and senryu ... in the process of thinking about this ... it bears knowing a little bit about the history of both genres."