🌯 Benny Barido 🌯
@xdftl.bsky.social
Engines, tires, and wind
Brakes and military jets
I still find quiet
Brakes and military jets
I still find quiet
music made by artificial composition
customized with electronic intuition
seeped into the packet traffic
stalked and then seduced
your unsuspecting feeds
bent your will and your desires
beneath the conscious plane
now you march toward an altar
#bewitched by algorhythmic spells
#vss365 #prompt
customized with electronic intuition
seeped into the packet traffic
stalked and then seduced
your unsuspecting feeds
bent your will and your desires
beneath the conscious plane
now you march toward an altar
#bewitched by algorhythmic spells
#vss365 #prompt
December 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
music made by artificial composition
customized with electronic intuition
seeped into the packet traffic
stalked and then seduced
your unsuspecting feeds
bent your will and your desires
beneath the conscious plane
now you march toward an altar
#bewitched by algorhythmic spells
#vss365 #prompt
customized with electronic intuition
seeped into the packet traffic
stalked and then seduced
your unsuspecting feeds
bent your will and your desires
beneath the conscious plane
now you march toward an altar
#bewitched by algorhythmic spells
#vss365 #prompt
December 9, 2025 at 11:12 PM
a rift exposed
it took weeks to make the news
people like us, but different hues
their skin shone green at night
#magenta in the daytime light
those that went the other way
saw broad destruction and decay
our world had to learn to share
hard to do when no one cared
#vss365 #prompt #tinystory #rhyme
it took weeks to make the news
people like us, but different hues
their skin shone green at night
#magenta in the daytime light
those that went the other way
saw broad destruction and decay
our world had to learn to share
hard to do when no one cared
#vss365 #prompt #tinystory #rhyme
December 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
a rift exposed
it took weeks to make the news
people like us, but different hues
their skin shone green at night
#magenta in the daytime light
those that went the other way
saw broad destruction and decay
our world had to learn to share
hard to do when no one cared
#vss365 #prompt #tinystory #rhyme
it took weeks to make the news
people like us, but different hues
their skin shone green at night
#magenta in the daytime light
those that went the other way
saw broad destruction and decay
our world had to learn to share
hard to do when no one cared
#vss365 #prompt #tinystory #rhyme
beneath a cloak of charcoal ash
he cast the bones in moonlight's half
unfaithful to the binding #augury
his scythe he sheathed dishonorably
she is too kind to reap! he swore
I'll let her live, and then save more
emulation of her kindness spread
soon came layoffs, less of the dead
#vss365 #prompt
he cast the bones in moonlight's half
unfaithful to the binding #augury
his scythe he sheathed dishonorably
she is too kind to reap! he swore
I'll let her live, and then save more
emulation of her kindness spread
soon came layoffs, less of the dead
#vss365 #prompt
December 6, 2025 at 1:25 PM
burnout is
when a student's PowerPoint
littered with #chic images
and cliche bullets
of buzz words
includes a photo of green trees
the sun casting
its delicious rays
onto a misty forest floor
where I am instantly projected
the sense of freedom
oerwhelming
against the mediocrity
of real life
#vss365
when a student's PowerPoint
littered with #chic images
and cliche bullets
of buzz words
includes a photo of green trees
the sun casting
its delicious rays
onto a misty forest floor
where I am instantly projected
the sense of freedom
oerwhelming
against the mediocrity
of real life
#vss365
December 5, 2025 at 12:27 PM
throw the space pup
into the void
it already knows
-retrieve the dark matter-
like a truffle pig
but way cuter
it emits gaseous plumes
navigates a pathway back
jaw clasping
vent, er, venting
-fetch complete-
"Matter, matter everywhere, but not the #vespertine" - everyone w/o a space pup
#vss365
into the void
it already knows
-retrieve the dark matter-
like a truffle pig
but way cuter
it emits gaseous plumes
navigates a pathway back
jaw clasping
vent, er, venting
-fetch complete-
"Matter, matter everywhere, but not the #vespertine" - everyone w/o a space pup
#vss365
December 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
throw the space pup
into the void
it already knows
-retrieve the dark matter-
like a truffle pig
but way cuter
it emits gaseous plumes
navigates a pathway back
jaw clasping
vent, er, venting
-fetch complete-
"Matter, matter everywhere, but not the #vespertine" - everyone w/o a space pup
#vss365
into the void
it already knows
-retrieve the dark matter-
like a truffle pig
but way cuter
it emits gaseous plumes
navigates a pathway back
jaw clasping
vent, er, venting
-fetch complete-
"Matter, matter everywhere, but not the #vespertine" - everyone w/o a space pup
#vss365
down
time's river trickles
over bodies
friends and lovers
over seeded soils
eroding, feeding
growing plants
cuts away at canyons
mountains move
each second
given just to you
takes your breath
give it something
back
memories
miracles that echo
send ripples
upstream
forever
#vssdaily #miracle #poetry
time's river trickles
over bodies
friends and lovers
over seeded soils
eroding, feeding
growing plants
cuts away at canyons
mountains move
each second
given just to you
takes your breath
give it something
back
memories
miracles that echo
send ripples
upstream
forever
#vssdaily #miracle #poetry
December 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
When a story picks you as its writer
Somehow the universe sees in you
A type of hero
Characters will form, suffer
Lose or gain the world
And you must wield the pen
Or beat upon the keys
As you fight a reality of rent, food
And floundering human relationships
To create new monsters
#writingcommunity
Somehow the universe sees in you
A type of hero
Characters will form, suffer
Lose or gain the world
And you must wield the pen
Or beat upon the keys
As you fight a reality of rent, food
And floundering human relationships
To create new monsters
#writingcommunity
November 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
When a story picks you as its writer
Somehow the universe sees in you
A type of hero
Characters will form, suffer
Lose or gain the world
And you must wield the pen
Or beat upon the keys
As you fight a reality of rent, food
And floundering human relationships
To create new monsters
#writingcommunity
Somehow the universe sees in you
A type of hero
Characters will form, suffer
Lose or gain the world
And you must wield the pen
Or beat upon the keys
As you fight a reality of rent, food
And floundering human relationships
To create new monsters
#writingcommunity
when my mind falls still
undisturbed nor stirred by doubt
all thoughts lead to you
#haiku
#senryu
#micropoetry
#poetry
#dailyhaikuprompt
#river
undisturbed nor stirred by doubt
all thoughts lead to you
#haiku
#senryu
#micropoetry
#poetry
#dailyhaikuprompt
#river
November 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
when my mind falls still
undisturbed nor stirred by doubt
all thoughts lead to you
#haiku
#senryu
#micropoetry
#poetry
#dailyhaikuprompt
#river
undisturbed nor stirred by doubt
all thoughts lead to you
#haiku
#senryu
#micropoetry
#poetry
#dailyhaikuprompt
#river
November 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
In the quantum realm there be ghosts, magic, and myth," said the pirate captain. "but our ship sails upon the brooding ether as smooth as the barber's blade on a young cheek, no matter the kind, I tells ye, har har!"
Nearly 40 leagues away the entangled crewmates laughed, too- spooky
#vss365 #action
Nearly 40 leagues away the entangled crewmates laughed, too- spooky
#vss365 #action
November 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I wish to thank the three gulls
who glided through the air
between the mountains and the sea
just outside the boardroom window
their white feathers, stark against blue
and the way they drew my eyes away
from another unimportant meeting
to look at fresh snow-covered peaks
my time froze
I won't forget
who glided through the air
between the mountains and the sea
just outside the boardroom window
their white feathers, stark against blue
and the way they drew my eyes away
from another unimportant meeting
to look at fresh snow-covered peaks
my time froze
I won't forget
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 AM
I wish to thank the three gulls
who glided through the air
between the mountains and the sea
just outside the boardroom window
their white feathers, stark against blue
and the way they drew my eyes away
from another unimportant meeting
to look at fresh snow-covered peaks
my time froze
I won't forget
who glided through the air
between the mountains and the sea
just outside the boardroom window
their white feathers, stark against blue
and the way they drew my eyes away
from another unimportant meeting
to look at fresh snow-covered peaks
my time froze
I won't forget
"bring out your dead!"
splits the air at dawn
the caller clangs a muted bell
and shouts again
he drags his #hickory cart
half empty with room for more
we should have already taken grandpa
"I'm not dead yet!"
I try to ignore him
pass the caller a fitty pence
99 problems
gramps ain't one
#vssdaily
splits the air at dawn
the caller clangs a muted bell
and shouts again
he drags his #hickory cart
half empty with room for more
we should have already taken grandpa
"I'm not dead yet!"
I try to ignore him
pass the caller a fitty pence
99 problems
gramps ain't one
#vssdaily
November 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
bundles of crisp leaves
dragged into oblong pillows
on lush autumn grass
retracing her path
she leads the neighborhood kids
like ants to bounty
#dailyhaikuprompt #rake #ants
dragged into oblong pillows
on lush autumn grass
retracing her path
she leads the neighborhood kids
like ants to bounty
#dailyhaikuprompt #rake #ants
November 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
bundles of crisp leaves
dragged into oblong pillows
on lush autumn grass
retracing her path
she leads the neighborhood kids
like ants to bounty
#dailyhaikuprompt #rake #ants
dragged into oblong pillows
on lush autumn grass
retracing her path
she leads the neighborhood kids
like ants to bounty
#dailyhaikuprompt #rake #ants
your key won't open
the locked door
instead you watch Him
from your open window
the Sun's yellow rays
mark His path
and time has stopped
in your 4th floor apartment
there are at least two Bibles
but it's grandma's fridge magnet
that convinces you
the window is His invitation
to jump
#vss365 #reality
the locked door
instead you watch Him
from your open window
the Sun's yellow rays
mark His path
and time has stopped
in your 4th floor apartment
there are at least two Bibles
but it's grandma's fridge magnet
that convinces you
the window is His invitation
to jump
#vss365 #reality
November 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
home for Thanksgiving
the swings carry my own kids
despite creaking rust
their small tree-sap hands
explore familiar trimmings
by the brick fireplace
#dailyhaikuprompt #rust #sap
the swings carry my own kids
despite creaking rust
their small tree-sap hands
explore familiar trimmings
by the brick fireplace
#dailyhaikuprompt #rust #sap
November 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
home for Thanksgiving
the swings carry my own kids
despite creaking rust
their small tree-sap hands
explore familiar trimmings
by the brick fireplace
#dailyhaikuprompt #rust #sap
the swings carry my own kids
despite creaking rust
their small tree-sap hands
explore familiar trimmings
by the brick fireplace
#dailyhaikuprompt #rust #sap
she bought a truck to haul the car
because the roads lacked any tar
she got the car to carry the scooter
which lost a tire to a road rage shooter
she stole a scooter to fix her skates
that broke along the interstate
she put the skates over her shoes
I have no news about her shoes
#vss365 #transport
because the roads lacked any tar
she got the car to carry the scooter
which lost a tire to a road rage shooter
she stole a scooter to fix her skates
that broke along the interstate
she put the skates over her shoes
I have no news about her shoes
#vss365 #transport
November 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
she bought a truck to haul the car
because the roads lacked any tar
she got the car to carry the scooter
which lost a tire to a road rage shooter
she stole a scooter to fix her skates
that broke along the interstate
she put the skates over her shoes
I have no news about her shoes
#vss365 #transport
because the roads lacked any tar
she got the car to carry the scooter
which lost a tire to a road rage shooter
she stole a scooter to fix her skates
that broke along the interstate
she put the skates over her shoes
I have no news about her shoes
#vss365 #transport
Null Hypothesis: Age is just a number
Alternative: Age is not just a number
Experiment 1:
It is my wife's birthday, and she complains about her arthritic hands.
Result:
We do not have evidence to reject the null.
Experiment 2:
I look in the mirror.
Result:
Reject the null. p=0.001
#vss365 #science
Alternative: Age is not just a number
Experiment 1:
It is my wife's birthday, and she complains about her arthritic hands.
Result:
We do not have evidence to reject the null.
Experiment 2:
I look in the mirror.
Result:
Reject the null. p=0.001
#vss365 #science
November 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Rotring
forbidden pencil
a click away from my cart
arrives by Friday
it will soon be mine
transforming my abstract thoughts
to clean copy paper
it doesn't matter
to my short-sighted beauty
believes in budgets
I, however, don't
soon the day will end, alas
without new pencils
it's a damn shame
forbidden pencil
a click away from my cart
arrives by Friday
it will soon be mine
transforming my abstract thoughts
to clean copy paper
it doesn't matter
to my short-sighted beauty
believes in budgets
I, however, don't
soon the day will end, alas
without new pencils
it's a damn shame
November 14, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Rotring
forbidden pencil
a click away from my cart
arrives by Friday
it will soon be mine
transforming my abstract thoughts
to clean copy paper
it doesn't matter
to my short-sighted beauty
believes in budgets
I, however, don't
soon the day will end, alas
without new pencils
it's a damn shame
forbidden pencil
a click away from my cart
arrives by Friday
it will soon be mine
transforming my abstract thoughts
to clean copy paper
it doesn't matter
to my short-sighted beauty
believes in budgets
I, however, don't
soon the day will end, alas
without new pencils
it's a damn shame
his pickles scattered
glass shards mixed with slushy snow
crispy, tart, danger
#dailyhaikuprompt #firstsnow #lush
#haiku #senryu #micropoetry #picklesarethebest
glass shards mixed with slushy snow
crispy, tart, danger
#dailyhaikuprompt #firstsnow #lush
#haiku #senryu #micropoetry #picklesarethebest
November 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
his pickles scattered
glass shards mixed with slushy snow
crispy, tart, danger
#dailyhaikuprompt #firstsnow #lush
#haiku #senryu #micropoetry #picklesarethebest
glass shards mixed with slushy snow
crispy, tart, danger
#dailyhaikuprompt #firstsnow #lush
#haiku #senryu #micropoetry #picklesarethebest
mountains leveled
their rocks cracked
broken, crushed, powdered
baked in thousand-degree ovens
fed into global faucets
emptying our horizons
and million-year vistas
into four or five-decade
cement structures
gray, bland, shapeless
with no purpose
but to temporarily house
mediocrity
#vssdaily #faucet
their rocks cracked
broken, crushed, powdered
baked in thousand-degree ovens
fed into global faucets
emptying our horizons
and million-year vistas
into four or five-decade
cement structures
gray, bland, shapeless
with no purpose
but to temporarily house
mediocrity
#vssdaily #faucet
November 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
how dare we steal trees'
warm blankets of crispy leaves
made for winter freeze
#haiku
#senryu
#micropoetry
#poetry
warm blankets of crispy leaves
made for winter freeze
#haiku
#senryu
#micropoetry
#poetry
November 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM
how dare we steal trees'
warm blankets of crispy leaves
made for winter freeze
#haiku
#senryu
#micropoetry
#poetry
warm blankets of crispy leaves
made for winter freeze
#haiku
#senryu
#micropoetry
#poetry
greatness was evident
cities large and clean
transit systems still running
still on schedule
clean air and vibrant fauna
everything changed on its own
lights, seasonal decorations
the angles of solar arrays
but
their bodies
decayed and abandoned
still sitting, lying
waiting for purpose
#vss365 #myth
cities large and clean
transit systems still running
still on schedule
clean air and vibrant fauna
everything changed on its own
lights, seasonal decorations
the angles of solar arrays
but
their bodies
decayed and abandoned
still sitting, lying
waiting for purpose
#vss365 #myth
November 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
November 11, 2025 at 10:18 PM
against what I know
your hair and clothes
the way you talk
how your body walks
even when I need to stop
I #measure you
writing invisible stories
composing little poems
looking for a home
where I can be myself
or stay protected
I think it could be great
but I see you measure me
eyes downward
#vss365
your hair and clothes
the way you talk
how your body walks
even when I need to stop
I #measure you
writing invisible stories
composing little poems
looking for a home
where I can be myself
or stay protected
I think it could be great
but I see you measure me
eyes downward
#vss365
November 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM