I'm glad that America is doing real classic end of empire stuff. A king who is visibly losing his mind declaring a war based on a dream he had. Greedy courtiers feuding over access to the treasury. Some looks are timeless.

they seem to sway
as I walk
autumn mountains

--Shimaneko-kun

歩いたら揺れると思ふ秋の山　しまねこくん

From The Lonely Night #Haiku Gathering Newsletter No. 194

#translation

a mile above the earth stars shine like diamonds the eyes of night wide open witnessing a heart’s meteoric rise -rjm

have a poem!

a mile above the earth
stars shine like diamonds
the eyes of night
wide open
witnessing a heart’s
meteoric rise

-rjm

haven’t been here in over a year; you can usually find me on threads and instagram and sometimes on my blog. i’ll try to post more here tooooooooo

Hi if you are going to the protest in Brooklyn PUT ON A MASK . The cops are strong

@z Quartz Why Al may not be coming for your job 9 hours ago

is it because it sucks ass and cant do anything

world series commercials are like "are you bald with a weird dick? let your kid join the army"

just say "the jews" rupert everyone knows who u are talking about

Help Éireann replace broken screen for classes, organized by Quiara Hazlewood Hi, I’m organizing a fundraiser for my friend É, who is like family to… Quiara Hazlewood needs your support for Help Éireann replace broken screen for classes

gofund.me/184c5abc

our system keeps disabled people in perpetual poverty. The laptop really is @indiegoddess.bsky.social’s only actual asset and she can’t complete conversion classes or become a death doula without it.

You DO make me laff though!

July haiku 27:31 Vestibule with deathConfusion on your tired faceSweet in half shadow

Every time I try to open @darthbluesky.bsky.social ‘s thread on what we’re working on, the app crashes 🙃

I recently returned to writing after a loooong hiatus and am wrapping up a month-long haiku challenge on my blog

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Today is fucking weird, y’all

A train off the rails next to a highway and a sign behind it that reads, in comic sans "AMERICA... last best hope on earth! [Abraham Lincoln]"

this picture of an Amtrak derailment in Florida is exactly what living in America feels like on a deep emotional level

The universe just threw me a no-dot slider like Wtaf

Those lucky motherfuckers got Béla AND a partial #40 and So Right and SDL 😭

a drawing of a lobster from above with banners above and below that say "eat trash live forever"

did u know that lobsters are immortal

July haiku 09:31 Nine times? Nine times. What dreams may come nowEyes green flirting with blue-grayA lily dipped in coffee

9th haiku of July!

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July haiku 08:31 The first week of July was a banger! I feel absolutely beige today. Hope your Saturday is great! The finch and the peach One in each palm, who am I?Naught but a statue

8th haiku of July!

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My uncle had a nickname that stuck so hard that when I saw something with his given name on it, I thought my dad had ANOTHER BROTHER that had like died tragically & we just didn’t talk about it 😂 I remember my prayers every night included Uncle Pogo, not Uncle John 😂

July haiku 07:31 Tra la la la la I will not write youany freaking sonnets, she said(It was a damn lie)

July haiku 07:31

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#haiku #blueskypoet

This was honestly my biggest worry when we were in SF: driverless cars. Everything else was normal 😂

Y e s

I’ve seen one with a pug! And also a baby.

Expedited shipping does not mean expedited production !

That’s a fucking good one

I guess this is why faith exists. It’s just so hard to walk out of the smoldering ruins of yourself into a world that isn’t on fire - you smell smoke damn near everywhere, sure a new fire has been born.