lessEthereal
@lessethereal.bsky.social
Writer, artist, and haiku lover. I explore the moment through micropoetry and Southwest-inspired line art.
Guild Eleven Poet
Guild Eleven Poet
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Super pleased to have my haiku recited amongst great haikuists!
5haikuSpoken:
issue 21
Poet
Sheikha A. @poetsheikha.bsky.social
Ruru @rhubarbpiart.bsky.social
C. Oulens @owlnsquirrels1111.bsky.social
Jerome Berglund
Melanie Alberts @melaniealberts.bsky.social
original Japanese of Ruru’s work
冷めた茶に
映るは消えた
時の顔
#haiku #5haikuSpoken #poetry
issue 21
Poet
Sheikha A. @poetsheikha.bsky.social
Ruru @rhubarbpiart.bsky.social
C. Oulens @owlnsquirrels1111.bsky.social
Jerome Berglund
Melanie Alberts @melaniealberts.bsky.social
original Japanese of Ruru’s work
冷めた茶に
映るは消えた
時の顔
#haiku #5haikuSpoken #poetry
February 17, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Super pleased to have my haiku recited amongst great haikuists!
new issue is out…
5haikuSpoken:
issue 21
Poet
Sheikha A. @poetsheikha.bsky.social
Ruru @rhubarbpiart.bsky.social
C. Oulens @owlnsquirrels1111.bsky.social
Jerome Berglund
Melanie Alberts @melaniealberts.bsky.social
original Japanese of Ruru’s work
冷めた茶に
映るは消えた
時の顔
#haiku #5haikuSpoken #poetry
issue 21
Poet
Sheikha A. @poetsheikha.bsky.social
Ruru @rhubarbpiart.bsky.social
C. Oulens @owlnsquirrels1111.bsky.social
Jerome Berglund
Melanie Alberts @melaniealberts.bsky.social
original Japanese of Ruru’s work
冷めた茶に
映るは消えた
時の顔
#haiku #5haikuSpoken #poetry
February 17, 2026 at 5:13 PM
new issue is out…
February 17, 2026 at 1:12 AM
join me at the shore
February 17, 2026 at 12:14 AM
join me at the shore
new drawing is up…
February 16, 2026 at 3:24 AM
new drawing is up…
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Welcome to the first senryu slam! Tag your posts #senryuslam so we can find them! We will be picking winners in each category at 9 PM EST!
Your 3rd prompt is -
decibels
Your 3rd prompt is -
decibels
a gauge with the word hz at the top of it
ALT: a gauge with the word hz at the top of it
media.tenor.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:55 AM
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Welcome to the first senryu slam! Tag your posts #senryuslam so we can find them! We will be picking winners in each category at 9 PM EST!
Your 5th prompt is from
#completethehaiga
Your 5th prompt is from
#completethehaiga
February 16, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Welcome to the first senryu slam! Tag your posts #senryuslam so we can find them! We will be picking winners in each category at 9 PM EST!
Your 5th prompt is from
#completethehaiga
Your 5th prompt is from
#completethehaiga
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Welcome to the first senryu slam! Tag your posts #senryuslam so we can find them! We will be picking winners in each category at 9 PM EST!
Your 5th prompt is from
#completethehaiga
Your 5th prompt is from
#completethehaiga
February 16, 2026 at 2:07 AM
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Welcome to the first senryu slam! Tag your posts #senryuslam so we can find them! We will be picking winners in each category at 9 PM EST!
Your 5th prompt is from
#completethehaiga
Your 5th prompt is from
#completethehaiga
February 16, 2026 at 2:15 AM
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February 16, 2026 at 1:36 AM
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February 16, 2026 at 1:49 AM
February 14, 2026 at 5:13 PM
held in the
grace
of tumbleweeds
grudge of
the misplaced
wind
#micropoety #micropoem #poem #poetry #spokenpoetry
grace
of tumbleweeds
grudge of
the misplaced
wind
#micropoety #micropoem #poem #poetry #spokenpoetry
February 12, 2026 at 5:37 AM
held in the
grace
of tumbleweeds
grudge of
the misplaced
wind
#micropoety #micropoem #poem #poetry #spokenpoetry
grace
of tumbleweeds
grudge of
the misplaced
wind
#micropoety #micropoem #poem #poetry #spokenpoetry
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last day of vacation
the dog greets us
with a monkey toy
the dog greets us
with a monkey toy
February 11, 2026 at 5:10 AM
last day of vacation
the dog greets us
with a monkey toy
the dog greets us
with a monkey toy
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February 10, 2026 at 11:54 PM
new drawing is up…
February 8, 2026 at 10:29 PM
new drawing is up…
Up outside Vancouver for the BCPA Mini Gathering. Perfect rainy day 🥁
February 7, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Up outside Vancouver for the BCPA Mini Gathering. Perfect rainy day 🥁
so wonderful to hear these pieces I hope this is the first of many for you to do!
Here is round 2 of recitations of Japanese translations of your works! Thank you @lessethereal.bsky.social @gemma77.bsky.social @phylogeneticsteve.bsky.social and @moritherapy.bsky.social for allowing me to translate your work
(Translation texts in the reply)
#Haiku #俳句 #Poetry #recitation #vtuber
(Translation texts in the reply)
#Haiku #俳句 #Poetry #recitation #vtuber
February 5, 2026 at 3:42 AM
so wonderful to hear these pieces I hope this is the first of many for you to do!
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(These are not literal direct translations, but I did my best to match the format and style of 俳句)
@lessethereal.bsky.social
数えてる
りんごのウサギ
通学路
切り身も道も
最後かしらぬ
@gemma77.bsky.social
にわか雨
乾いた世界
祝い息
@phylogeneticsteve.bsky.social
変えられど
戻らぬ流れ
君と川
@moritherapy.bsky.social
父の指
過去から炭で
イマに書く
@lessethereal.bsky.social
数えてる
りんごのウサギ
通学路
切り身も道も
最後かしらぬ
@gemma77.bsky.social
にわか雨
乾いた世界
祝い息
@phylogeneticsteve.bsky.social
変えられど
戻らぬ流れ
君と川
@moritherapy.bsky.social
父の指
過去から炭で
イマに書く
February 5, 2026 at 3:00 AM
(These are not literal direct translations, but I did my best to match the format and style of 俳句)
@lessethereal.bsky.social
数えてる
りんごのウサギ
通学路
切り身も道も
最後かしらぬ
@gemma77.bsky.social
にわか雨
乾いた世界
祝い息
@phylogeneticsteve.bsky.social
変えられど
戻らぬ流れ
君と川
@moritherapy.bsky.social
父の指
過去から炭で
イマに書く
@lessethereal.bsky.social
数えてる
りんごのウサギ
通学路
切り身も道も
最後かしらぬ
@gemma77.bsky.social
にわか雨
乾いた世界
祝い息
@phylogeneticsteve.bsky.social
変えられど
戻らぬ流れ
君と川
@moritherapy.bsky.social
父の指
過去から炭で
イマに書く
how much love
flows through the
forest floor?
the mycelium
under my bare feet
a fraction away
even here
a stranger
always
flows through the
forest floor?
the mycelium
under my bare feet
a fraction away
even here
a stranger
always
February 4, 2026 at 4:56 AM
how much love
flows through the
forest floor?
the mycelium
under my bare feet
a fraction away
even here
a stranger
always
flows through the
forest floor?
the mycelium
under my bare feet
a fraction away
even here
a stranger
always
some pseudocode…
getMoon():
melancholy = true
if moon:
melancholy = false
return melancholy
blue = true
while blue:
blue = getMoon()
getMoon():
melancholy = true
if moon:
melancholy = false
return melancholy
blue = true
while blue:
blue = getMoon()
February 4, 2026 at 4:30 AM
some pseudocode…
getMoon():
melancholy = true
if moon:
melancholy = false
return melancholy
blue = true
while blue:
blue = getMoon()
getMoon():
melancholy = true
if moon:
melancholy = false
return melancholy
blue = true
while blue:
blue = getMoon()
One thing I enjoy through #CompleteTheHaiga is the collaboration of my drawing with the poet and finally the audience. Even with my work that is not under Complete the Haiga, I am sparse with color and exact details as I want my drawings to pull the moment from the viewer.
February 4, 2026 at 3:35 AM
One thing I enjoy through #CompleteTheHaiga is the collaboration of my drawing with the poet and finally the audience. Even with my work that is not under Complete the Haiga, I am sparse with color and exact details as I want my drawings to pull the moment from the viewer.
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Introducing 'Shinobazu Pond' - A Haiku & Haikai Notebook shinobazupond.blogspot.com/p/about.html
About
Kasamatsu Shiro - Misty Evening at Shinobazu Pond (1932) Shinobazu Pond is a haiku notebook written by Tim Chamberlain , an Englishman ...
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April 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Introducing 'Shinobazu Pond' - A Haiku & Haikai Notebook shinobazupond.blogspot.com/p/about.html