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dadakuku @dadakuku.bsky.social · 8h

A new verse from returning contributor Joseph Tate:

𝗧𝗼 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆.”)

(“A standing
military force,
with an overgrown Executive
will not long be safe companions

— Joseph Tate

To Liberty.”)

(“A standingmilitary force,with an overgrown Executivewill not long be safe companions — Joseph Tate from James Madison’s “Address to the Constitutional Convention” in 1787 as quo…

dadakuku @dadakuku.bsky.social · 8h

A new verse from returning contributor Peter Jastermsky:

rolling my dreams out on a Dali

— Peter Jastermsky

rolling my dreams out on a Dali — Peter Jastermsky

dadakuku @dadakuku.bsky.social · 9h

A new verse from returning contributor Julie Schwerin:

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dadakuku @dadakuku.bsky.social · 1d

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dadakuku @dadakuku.bsky.social · 1d

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dadakuku @dadakuku.bsky.social · 1d

A new verse from returning contributor Helen Buckingham:

BEST
BEFORE:
famine

— Helen Buckingham

BESTBEFORE:famine — Helen Buckingham

dadakuku @dadakuku.bsky.social · 1d

A new verse from returning contributor Greyson Meyer:

𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘂𝘀

Mansion money from
slinging fatherly flute
superpowers in a genie
graveyard submerged in
flute juice.

— Greyson Meyer

Generational Wealth Nexus

Mansion money fromslinging fatherly flutesuperpowers in a geniegraveyard submerged influte juice. — Greyson Meyer

dadakuku @dadakuku.bsky.social · 1d

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dadakuku @dadakuku.bsky.social · 1d

A new verse from returning contributor @funnyfrogget.bsky.social:

your eyelashes
can do karate

— Oliver Kleyer

your eyelashescan do karate — Oliver Kleyer

dadakuku @dadakuku.bsky.social · 2d

A new verse from returning contributor Scott Metz:

. An old
pond; i
. S

, an
old. P
on. D
is.

an old
pon, d
Is

an. O
ld. Po
n, d

— Scott Metz

. An oldpond; i . S, anold. P on. D is.an oldpon, d Is an. Old. Po n, d — Scott Metz

dadakuku @dadakuku.bsky.social · 2d

A new verse from new contributor Stephen Toft:

a translucent giraffe sings only at midnight

— Stephen Toft

a translucent giraffe sings only at midnight — Stephen Toft

dadakuku @dadakuku.bsky.social · 2d

A new verse from returning contributor Roberta Beach Jacobson:

𝗔𝘀 𝗜𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗕𝗲

square feet in a square yard

— Roberta Beach Jacobson

As It Should Be

square feet in a square yard — Roberta Beach Jacobson

dadakuku @dadakuku.bsky.social · 2d

A new verse from returning contributor @thehaikutec.bsky.social:

𝗽𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲

we share blushes
use the wrong phrases
shuffle heatwaves
nest-building a conifer
of red sneakers

— Alan Summers

pomegranate and chocolate

we share blushesuse the wrong phrasesshuffle heatwavesnest-building a coniferof red sneakers — Alan Summers

dadakuku @dadakuku.bsky.social · 3d

A new verse from returning contributor John J. Dunphy:

𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗿𝘂𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲

masochist takes
a pain pill

— John J. Dunphy

his drug of choice

masochist takesa pain pill — John J. Dunphy

dadakuku @dadakuku.bsky.social · 3d

A new verse from returning contributor @nberlat.bsky.social:

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗱 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀

time to whip that rod

— Noah Berlatsky

time to whip that rod — Noah Berlatsky

dadakuku @dadakuku.bsky.social · 3d

A new verse from returning contributor Marc Audet:

𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻

The white mouse chef of chaff,
caroling levity, conn spired too grate ness,
composting too err shelf wit new squeak.

— Marc Audet

Down Clown Washing Town

The white mouse chef of chaff,caroling levity, conn spired too grate ness,composting too err shelf wit new squeak. — Marc Audet

dadakuku @dadakuku.bsky.social · 4d

A new verse from new contributor Bie Yining:

=𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘀=

E locus sequence
sssamor vaporing
mindicity strenuo
beautiful petty gluck

— Bie Yining

E locus sequencesssamor vaporingmindicity strenuobeautiful petty gluck — Bie Yining

dadakuku @dadakuku.bsky.social · 4d

A new verse from returning contributor Eli S. Evans:

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗜 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗘𝗹𝗶 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗜 𝗔𝗺

The other one –
he’s dead

— Eli S. Evans

How I Know Which Eli Evans I Am

The other one –he’s dead — Eli S. Evans

dadakuku @dadakuku.bsky.social · 4d

A new verse from returning contributor LeRoy Gorman:

truth be trolled winter's here

— LeRoy Gorman

truth be trolled winter’s here — LeRoy Gorman

dadakuku @dadakuku.bsky.social · 4d

Dadakuku is now back open for submissions, with a new working submission form! Give it a go!

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microdadaism, nanononsense, minisurrealism

dadakuku @dadakuku.bsky.social · 15d

A new verse from new contributor Michelle Farrell:

undoing our doings undoing us

— Michelle Farrell

undoing our doings undoing us — Michelle Farrell

dadakuku @dadakuku.bsky.social · 15d

A new found verse from new contributor Ross Webster:

We found a dead woodcock on the roof of a City block

— Ross Webster

We found a dead woodcock on the roof of a City block — Ross Webster found verse from an online archaeology thread

dadakuku @dadakuku.bsky.social · 15d

A new verse from returning contributor Debbie Strange:

𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁

they say it’s her fault the (basal) cleavage (of mica)

— Debbie Strange

Clothing Does Not Equal Consent

they say it’s her fault the (basal) cleavage (of mica) — Debbie Strange

dadakuku @dadakuku.bsky.social · 15d

Maybe a tinkered tanka? 😄

dadakuku @dadakuku.bsky.social · 16d

A new verse from returning contributor @thehaikutec.bsky.social:

moving around regret milk
carton label
wind-flought with sparrows
K-rations
how giraffes know trees talk up to them
two by two

— Alan Summers

moving around regret milk carton labelwind-flought with sparrowsK-rationshow giraffes know trees talk up to them two by two — Alan Summers