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Benjamin Waldrum
@happilybearded.bsky.social
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writer, former journalist | he/him It's an odd life. I follow NBA, wrestling and gaming news, fail at snark and try to blog. https://framesandwhiskers.wordpress.com/
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Benjamin Waldrum @happilybearded.bsky.social · Sep 18
A found family
Can be more true and dear than
Those who share your blood

#haikufeels #haiku #prompt #micropoem #poem #poetry #poet #blueskypoetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #ffxiv #koana #wuklamat
Fanart of Final Fantasy XIV characters Koana and Wuk Lamat as children. Credit: Esshemasha.
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Benjamin Waldrum @happilybearded.bsky.social · 4h
gently rustling trash can be beautiful, but pick it up please

#haikufeels #haiku #prompt #micropoem #poem #poetry #poet #blueskypoetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #monoku #OneLineOctober
Image of a trash bag blowing in the wind from a scene in the movie American Beauty.
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Benjamin Waldrum @happilybearded.bsky.social · 4h
gently rustling trash can be beautiful, but pick it up please

#haikufeels #monoku #OneLineOctober
Image of a trash bag blowing in the wind from a scene in the movie American Beauty.
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Benjamin Waldrum @happilybearded.bsky.social · 1d
a spectral Congress, repeating empty words, shadows of compliance

#haikufeels #haiku #prompt #micropoem #poem #poetry #poet #blueskypoetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #monoku #OneLineOctober
Artistic depiction of various shapes of people that are barely visible. Credit: unknown.
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Benjamin Waldrum @happilybearded.bsky.social · 1d
a spectral Congress, repeating empty words, shadows of compliance

#haikufeels #monoku #OneLineOctober
Artistic depiction of various shapes of people that are barely visible. Credit: unknown.
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Benjamin Waldrum @happilybearded.bsky.social · 2d
fall at last removes summer's veil, bringing long-awaited chills

#haikufeels #haiku #prompt #micropoem #poem #poetry #poet #blueskypoetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #monoku #OneLineOctober
Image of a teepee-style campfire. Credit: unknown.
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Benjamin Waldrum @happilybearded.bsky.social · 2d
fall at last removes summer's veil, bringing long-awaited chills

#haikufeels #monoku #OneLineOctober
Image of a teepee-style campfire. Credit: unknown.
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Benjamin Waldrum @happilybearded.bsky.social · 4d
near-rancid food can yet be preserved, but what of a nation?

#haikufeels #haiku #prompt #micropoem #poem #poetry #poet #blueskypoetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #monoku #OneLineOctober
Image of an American flag being properly disposed of by burning. Credit: unknown.
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Benjamin Waldrum @happilybearded.bsky.social · 4d
near-rancid food can yet be preserved, but what of a nation?

#haikufeels #monoku #OneLineOctober
Image of an American flag being properly disposed of by burning. Credit: unknown.
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Benjamin Waldrum @happilybearded.bsky.social · 5d
Vivek likes shiny objects. Best I've got.
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Benjamin Waldrum @happilybearded.bsky.social · 5d
As with a lot of Kings moves, signing Russ is a head-scratcher. They're already lousy with guards and just signed Schröder. Did they forget they have Malik Monk too?
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Benjamin Waldrum @happilybearded.bsky.social · 5d
one misstep eerily like other missteps indicates a pattern

#haikufeels #haiku #prompt #micropoem #poem #poetry #poet #blueskypoetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #monoku #OneLineOctober
Cropped image from a Florkofcows comic showing an anthropomorphic sock sitting at a bar with a drink, looking straight ahead.
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Benjamin Waldrum @happilybearded.bsky.social · 5d
one misstep eerily like other missteps indicates a pattern

#haikufeels #monoku #OneLineOctober
Cropped image from a Florkofcows comic showing an anthropomorphic sock sitting at a bar with a drink, looking straight ahead.
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Benjamin Waldrum @happilybearded.bsky.social · 6d
would rather pray to a nature shrine than one honoring people

#haikufeels #haiku #prompt #micropoem #poem #poetry #poet #blueskypoetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #monoku #OneLineOctober
Image of a stand of trees as seen from below at dusk. Credit: author.
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Benjamin Waldrum @happilybearded.bsky.social · 6d
would rather pray to a nature shrine than one honoring people

#haikufeels #monoku #OneLineOctober
Image of a stand of trees seen from below at dusk. Credit: author.
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Benjamin Waldrum @happilybearded.bsky.social · 7d
routine in tatters, stress levels high, normalcy please return soon

#haikufeels #haiku #prompt #micropoem #poem #poetry #poet #blueskypoetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #monoku #OneLineOctober
Image of Final Fantasy XIV director and producer Naoki Yoshida aka Yoshi-P collapsed on a sofa. Credit: Square-Enix.
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Benjamin Waldrum @happilybearded.bsky.social · 7d
routine in tatters, stress levels high, normalcy please return soon

#haikufeels #monoku #OneLineOctober
Image of Final Fantasy XIV director and producer Naoki Yoshida aka Yoshi-P collapsed on a sofa. Credit: Square-Enix.
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Benjamin Waldrum @happilybearded.bsky.social · 8d
watching Timberborn turn desolation into beaver paradise

#haikufeels #haiku #prompt #micropoem #poem #poetry #poet #blueskypoetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #monoku #OneLineOctober #Timberborn
Screenshot of city building game Timberborn. Credit: Mechanistry.
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Benjamin Waldrum @happilybearded.bsky.social · 8d
watching Timberborn turn desolation into beaver paradise

#haikufeels #monoku #OneLineOctober
Screenshot of city building game Timberborn. Credit: Mechanistry.
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Benjamin Waldrum @happilybearded.bsky.social · 9d
intentions don't count if you creep someone out, correct your behavior

#haikufeels #haiku #prompt #micropoem #poem #poetry #poet #blueskypoetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #monoku #OneLineOctober
Vector image of a man sitting down, looking sad and reflective. Credit: Getty Images.
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Benjamin Waldrum @happilybearded.bsky.social · 9d
intentions don't count if you creep someone out, correct your behavior

#haikufeels #monoku #OneLineOctober
Vector image of a man sitting down, looking sad and reflective. Credit: Getty Images.
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Benjamin Waldrum @happilybearded.bsky.social · 10d
a skeletal leaf is all that's left after beetles have done their work

#haikufeels #haiku #prompt #micropoem #poem #poetry #poet #blueskypoetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #monoku #OneLineOctober
Image of a leaf with most of its soft green parts missing, leaving only the skeleton of its structure. Credit: Dietmut Teijgeman-Hansen.
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Benjamin Waldrum @happilybearded.bsky.social · 10d
a skeletal leaf is all that's left after beetles have done their work

#haikufeels #monoku #OneLineOctober
Image of a leaf with most of its soft green parts missing, leaving only the skeleton of its structure. Credit: Dietmut Teijgeman-Hansen.
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Benjamin Waldrum @happilybearded.bsky.social · 11d
the brainless haze of working days while empty my motivation stays

#haikufeels #haiku #prompt #micropoem #poem #poetry #poet #blueskypoetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #monoku #OneLineOctober
Art of a student asleep at their desk. Credit: exoticbirdbingo on Reddit.
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Benjamin Waldrum @happilybearded.bsky.social · 11d
the brainless haze of working days while empty my motivation stays

#haikufeels #monoku #OneLineOctober
Art of a student asleep at their desk. Credit: exoticbirdbingo on Reddit.
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Benjamin Waldrum @happilybearded.bsky.social · 12d
when cottage cheese starts to curdle, just use it to make dilly bread

#haikufeels #haiku #prompt #micropoem #poem #poetry #poet #blueskypoetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #monoku #OneLineOctober #dillybread
Image of a loaf of dilly bread. Credit: Daisy Brand.
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