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Paul David Mena @extraspecialbitter.bsky.social · 3h

all that matters
is exuberance
in the face of chaos

Paul David Mena @extraspecialbitter.bsky.social · 5h

scattering seeds
from the bird feeder
autumn wind

Paul David Mena @extraspecialbitter.bsky.social · 6h

bussing tables
a seagull steals
my lobster roll

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Paul David Mena @extraspecialbitter.bsky.social · 6h

meanwhile on Wall Street
AI-generated euphoria

Paul David Mena @extraspecialbitter.bsky.social · 7h

revisionism
sometimes the crossing
of a "T"

Paul David Mena @extraspecialbitter.bsky.social · 7h

pigeon peas and rice
the magic
of her sofrito
#vssdaily

Paul David Mena @extraspecialbitter.bsky.social · 7h

crimson and clover
the lingering effect
of tremolo
#whistpr

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Paul David Mena @extraspecialbitter.bsky.social · 9h

AI-generated gold rush

Paul David Mena @extraspecialbitter.bsky.social · 9h

conversation in the cathedral
silencing the faithful

Paul David Mena @extraspecialbitter.bsky.social · 10h

standards within standards
another decimal place
in my belt buckle
#wss366

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freshoutmag.bsky.social @freshoutmag.bsky.social · 10h

#senryu by frequent contributor, John Pappas. John is a touchstone-winning #poet, literature professor & punk-rock drummer. He does all that in Boston, MA, USA. #lemonade #art #poetry #growingup #poetrycommunity #boston #poetrylovers #summer #micropoetry #haiku

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Paul David Mena @extraspecialbitter.bsky.social · 10h

a fork in the road
perhaps we should eat out
a little bit less

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Paul David Mena @extraspecialbitter.bsky.social · 11h

current mood:
the milk of humankindness
curdles in my veins
#haikufeels

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Paul David Mena @extraspecialbitter.bsky.social · 11h

October
scarecrows laugh
at cardboard ghosts

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Paul David Mena @extraspecialbitter.bsky.social · 11h

balance challenge
Warrior 1 steps over
downward dog
#HaikuChallenge

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Paul David Mena @extraspecialbitter.bsky.social · 11h

Wall Street outsider
arrested for
insider trading
#MastoPrompt

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Paul David Mena @extraspecialbitter.bsky.social · 11h

ghosting me
a Facebook friend's
obituary
#DailyHaikuPrompt

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Paul David Mena @extraspecialbitter.bsky.social · 12h

moonlit shadows
an empty train platform
#TheDailyHaiku

Paul David Mena @extraspecialbitter.bsky.social · 12h

grave mistake
a film crew
in the wrong cemetery
#NaHaiWriMo

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Paul David Mena @extraspecialbitter.bsky.social · 13h

moments before dawn
the ghosts assure me
they are not mirages

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Paul David Mena @extraspecialbitter.bsky.social · 21h

flood tide
why we can't have
nice things

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Paul David Mena @extraspecialbitter.bsky.social · 21h

winner take all
pigeons strutting
on a train platform

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Paul David Mena @extraspecialbitter.bsky.social · 21h

chicharones
the sparkle of grease
on a paper bag

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Paul David Mena @extraspecialbitter.bsky.social · 21h

salted cashews
hunter's moon
directly above us

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Nicholas Klacsanzky @haikuforlife.bsky.social · 2d

Featured on Haiku Commentary:

broken bridge—
the river teaches me
its alphabet

— Thomas L. Vaultonburg

vacation at grandma’s
cicada’s symphony
singing me to sleep

— Tuyet Van Do

school bathroom—
the scent of fresh deodorizer
lingers in my hair

— Alexander Groth

#haiku #poetry #poems

Haiku by Thomas L. Vaultonburg, Tuyet Van Do, and Alexander Groth

broken bridge—the river teaches meits alphabet — Thomas L. Vaultonburg (USA)Commentary from Hifsa Ashraf: This haiku reflects wreckage, destruction, and loss—possibly due to war, natural erosion, o…

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