Richard Grahn
@grahnart.bsky.social
Student of life's mysteries. Wielder of pen, brush, and cacophony. Activist focused on building community around global concerns; see -> abstractaphy.org.
Art, music, and poetry on my Substack page here; see -> designsbyrichard.substack.com
Art, music, and poetry on my Substack page here; see -> designsbyrichard.substack.com
Winning hearts and minds . . .
April 26, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Winning hearts and minds . . .
Some snips of my trip to Springfield, Illinois this week. The number of historic dates colliding with this visit was too dramatic to ignore. Given the history being written right before my eyes, it was plain jaw dropping how an unplanned trip could align so perfectly with events past and present.
April 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Some snips of my trip to Springfield, Illinois this week. The number of historic dates colliding with this visit was too dramatic to ignore. Given the history being written right before my eyes, it was plain jaw dropping how an unplanned trip could align so perfectly with events past and present.
HELP! I have been slimed by invertebrates!
#crappednews #collapsedcabinet #corrodedcongretionalseats #inyourmirrornews
#conopoly #spineless
#crappednews #collapsedcabinet #corrodedcongretionalseats #inyourmirrornews
#conopoly #spineless
March 3, 2025 at 1:51 AM
HELP! I have been slimed by invertebrates!
#crappednews #collapsedcabinet #corrodedcongretionalseats #inyourmirrornews
#conopoly #spineless
#crappednews #collapsedcabinet #corrodedcongretionalseats #inyourmirrornews
#conopoly #spineless
Results are in! Visit the Drifting Sands website for results of the Third Annual Rachel Sutcliffe Haiku-Arts Memorial Contest and join us in congratulating this year’s winners!
Link: drifting-sands-haibun.org
Winning haibun and haiku to be posted in Issue 31, 3/15/25.
The Drifting Sands Team
Link: drifting-sands-haibun.org
Winning haibun and haiku to be posted in Issue 31, 3/15/25.
The Drifting Sands Team
February 1, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Results are in! Visit the Drifting Sands website for results of the Third Annual Rachel Sutcliffe Haiku-Arts Memorial Contest and join us in congratulating this year’s winners!
Link: drifting-sands-haibun.org
Winning haibun and haiku to be posted in Issue 31, 3/15/25.
The Drifting Sands Team
Link: drifting-sands-haibun.org
Winning haibun and haiku to be posted in Issue 31, 3/15/25.
The Drifting Sands Team
January 21, 2025 at 9:52 AM
R.I.P. Antonio, aka, Birdman
January 15, 2025 at 11:37 PM
R.I.P. Antonio, aka, Birdman
I love the way this one came out.
January 14, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I love the way this one came out.
just listening to a stream
carries me away . . .
a breeze in my face
and I’m flying
inside
carries me away . . .
a breeze in my face
and I’m flying
inside
January 13, 2025 at 11:29 PM
just listening to a stream
carries me away . . .
a breeze in my face
and I’m flying
inside
carries me away . . .
a breeze in my face
and I’m flying
inside
January 13, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Here a little blend of it all, titled "Whence." Not for sale. Feel free share in any medium, for personal, educational, or commercial use.
December 6, 2024 at 8:17 AM
Here a little blend of it all, titled "Whence." Not for sale. Feel free share in any medium, for personal, educational, or commercial use.
This is a semi-regular post from my Substack featuring art, music, and poetry. You can join the email list for free art nuggets in your inbox, or read without signing up. Here's a link to the post, which includes the day's music, "Born Odd. "
designsbyrichard.substack.com/p/born-odd
designsbyrichard.substack.com/p/born-odd
December 4, 2024 at 5:01 PM
This is a semi-regular post from my Substack featuring art, music, and poetry. You can join the email list for free art nuggets in your inbox, or read without signing up. Here's a link to the post, which includes the day's music, "Born Odd. "
designsbyrichard.substack.com/p/born-odd
designsbyrichard.substack.com/p/born-odd
Reposted by Richard Grahn
I want to hold up bags of pre-shredded cheese in the grocery store and scream “Make America grate again!”
November 26, 2024 at 1:35 AM
I want to hold up bags of pre-shredded cheese in the grocery store and scream “Make America grate again!”
Three Senryu
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traded my two cents
for a gumball
you're on your own
patience . . .
one thing I wish
I hadn't lost
Buddha time . . .
half-past
now
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traded my two cents
for a gumball
you're on your own
patience . . .
one thing I wish
I hadn't lost
Buddha time . . .
half-past
now
November 20, 2024 at 9:26 PM
Three Senryu
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traded my two cents
for a gumball
you're on your own
patience . . .
one thing I wish
I hadn't lost
Buddha time . . .
half-past
now
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traded my two cents
for a gumball
you're on your own
patience . . .
one thing I wish
I hadn't lost
Buddha time . . .
half-past
now
Unpublished thesis on string theory.
November 20, 2024 at 9:12 PM
Unpublished thesis on string theory.
Published in "Failed Haiku" (Issue ?)
November 20, 2024 at 11:27 AM
Published in "Failed Haiku" (Issue ?)
summer dreams . . .
your shadow lying on the lawn
next to mine
Frogpond 42.1
your shadow lying on the lawn
next to mine
Frogpond 42.1
November 20, 2024 at 11:05 AM
summer dreams . . .
your shadow lying on the lawn
next to mine
Frogpond 42.1
your shadow lying on the lawn
next to mine
Frogpond 42.1
new growth
in the old forest . . .
the many ways
we’ve discovered
to hold hands
Ribbons 15.2
in the old forest . . .
the many ways
we’ve discovered
to hold hands
Ribbons 15.2
November 20, 2024 at 11:00 AM
new growth
in the old forest . . .
the many ways
we’ve discovered
to hold hands
Ribbons 15.2
in the old forest . . .
the many ways
we’ve discovered
to hold hands
Ribbons 15.2
one oar creaks
as it gently dips
into the lake…
I’m rowing
in circles
Ribbons Fall 2018
as it gently dips
into the lake…
I’m rowing
in circles
Ribbons Fall 2018
November 20, 2024 at 10:40 AM
one oar creaks
as it gently dips
into the lake…
I’m rowing
in circles
Ribbons Fall 2018
as it gently dips
into the lake…
I’m rowing
in circles
Ribbons Fall 2018
"Half-moon Table" - From my latest book, "Longevity: Poems in the Key of Helen"
November 18, 2024 at 10:25 AM
"Half-moon Table" - From my latest book, "Longevity: Poems in the Key of Helen"