Jack Groundhog 📸📝
@jackgroundhog.bsky.social
I post a poem and photo daily
All content © me
🇺🇸 from VA and MN
In 🇩🇪 since 1993.
📍 Potsdam/Berlin
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Tried building a God detector,
but kept setting it off
All content © me
🇺🇸 from VA and MN
In 🇩🇪 since 1993.
📍 Potsdam/Berlin
♿️ Invisidisability
🚫 DMs
🚫 Follow for follow
🚫 AfD/MAGA
🚫 AI
Tried building a God detector,
but kept setting it off
Pinned
Dear followers,
This #poem is a repost from a year ago.
👉🏼 I did so to announce that I will be publishing my first-ever #book of #poetry and #photography by 31 August 2025. 👈🏼
Will post details, previews, and updates as work progresses.
Thanks for reading and thanks for your support! 🙏🏼
This #poem is a repost from a year ago.
👉🏼 I did so to announce that I will be publishing my first-ever #book of #poetry and #photography by 31 August 2025. 👈🏼
Will post details, previews, and updates as work progresses.
Thanks for reading and thanks for your support! 🙏🏼
The dogwood
A #poem in three parts
—
i.
A dogwood I planted
back when my dad died
reminds me of my home
that I had to leave behind
🧵👇🏼
#poemaday #poetry #death #virginia #flowers #bloomscrolling #photography
A #poem in three parts
—
i.
A dogwood I planted
back when my dad died
reminds me of my home
that I had to leave behind
🧵👇🏼
#poemaday #poetry #death #virginia #flowers #bloomscrolling #photography
My apologies to my followers:
Due to ongoing mental health issues and problems with my work, I've been unable to make my deadline for publishing my first book of poetry.
I'll post a further update as soon as possible.
Thanks for your support and interest.
Due to ongoing mental health issues and problems with my work, I've been unable to make my deadline for publishing my first book of poetry.
I'll post a further update as soon as possible.
Thanks for your support and interest.
Belvedere
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Beneath dark clouds of gathering dreams,
the coppered palace roof aglow;
its arches catch the whispered streams
of tales that only sailors know.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #clouds #photography #naturephotography #poetsofmastodon #mastoart
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Beneath dark clouds of gathering dreams,
the coppered palace roof aglow;
its arches catch the whispered streams
of tales that only sailors know.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #clouds #photography #naturephotography #poetsofmastodon #mastoart
December 2, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Belvedere
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Beneath dark clouds of gathering dreams,
the coppered palace roof aglow;
its arches catch the whispered streams
of tales that only sailors know.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #clouds #photography #naturephotography #poetsofmastodon #mastoart
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Beneath dark clouds of gathering dreams,
the coppered palace roof aglow;
its arches catch the whispered streams
of tales that only sailors know.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #clouds #photography #naturephotography #poetsofmastodon #mastoart
Tunnel vision
A #poetry thread
—
i.
In a subway station in Prague, I spend
split seconds of vision behind my eyes —
a picture I snap with my mind’s lens
of a lifetrain: one track, with no reprise.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #monochrome #blackandwhite #mentalhealth #depression #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
In a subway station in Prague, I spend
split seconds of vision behind my eyes —
a picture I snap with my mind’s lens
of a lifetrain: one track, with no reprise.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #monochrome #blackandwhite #mentalhealth #depression #photography
December 1, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Tunnel vision
A #poetry thread
—
i.
In a subway station in Prague, I spend
split seconds of vision behind my eyes —
a picture I snap with my mind’s lens
of a lifetrain: one track, with no reprise.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #monochrome #blackandwhite #mentalhealth #depression #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
In a subway station in Prague, I spend
split seconds of vision behind my eyes —
a picture I snap with my mind’s lens
of a lifetrain: one track, with no reprise.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #monochrome #blackandwhite #mentalhealth #depression #photography
Sheol
A #poetry thread
—
i.
The echoes of silence
in the Gothic transept,
borne by pale clouds of incense,
let me hear: Jesus wept
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #poetry #cathedral #church #gothic #catholic #longexposure #monochrome #blackandwhite #silentsunday
A #poetry thread
—
i.
The echoes of silence
in the Gothic transept,
borne by pale clouds of incense,
let me hear: Jesus wept
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #poetry #cathedral #church #gothic #catholic #longexposure #monochrome #blackandwhite #silentsunday
November 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Sheol
A #poetry thread
—
i.
The echoes of silence
in the Gothic transept,
borne by pale clouds of incense,
let me hear: Jesus wept
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #poetry #cathedral #church #gothic #catholic #longexposure #monochrome #blackandwhite #silentsunday
A #poetry thread
—
i.
The echoes of silence
in the Gothic transept,
borne by pale clouds of incense,
let me hear: Jesus wept
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #poetry #cathedral #church #gothic #catholic #longexposure #monochrome #blackandwhite #silentsunday
Sky dome
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Stone Maria stands on the high parapet,
cradles motionless Jesus in her arms.
Her crown of sandstone glistens, wet
with dewdrops — a silver ring of stars.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #cityscape #travelphotography #churchphotography #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Stone Maria stands on the high parapet,
cradles motionless Jesus in her arms.
Her crown of sandstone glistens, wet
with dewdrops — a silver ring of stars.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #cityscape #travelphotography #churchphotography #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
November 29, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Sky dome
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Stone Maria stands on the high parapet,
cradles motionless Jesus in her arms.
Her crown of sandstone glistens, wet
with dewdrops — a silver ring of stars.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #cityscape #travelphotography #churchphotography #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Stone Maria stands on the high parapet,
cradles motionless Jesus in her arms.
Her crown of sandstone glistens, wet
with dewdrops — a silver ring of stars.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #cityscape #travelphotography #churchphotography #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
Tempus temple
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Cathedral clock recounts its time,
iron cogwheels clicking quietly:
from time to time its bells will chime
in measured timeless piety.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #gothic #cathedral #history #medieval #longexposure #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Cathedral clock recounts its time,
iron cogwheels clicking quietly:
from time to time its bells will chime
in measured timeless piety.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #gothic #cathedral #history #medieval #longexposure #photography
November 28, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Tempus temple
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Cathedral clock recounts its time,
iron cogwheels clicking quietly:
from time to time its bells will chime
in measured timeless piety.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #gothic #cathedral #history #medieval #longexposure #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Cathedral clock recounts its time,
iron cogwheels clicking quietly:
from time to time its bells will chime
in measured timeless piety.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #gothic #cathedral #history #medieval #longexposure #photography
Hooded
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Upon the prow of chrome he gleams,
a fury crystal filled with light;
he drives between this world and dreams,
his sculpted cry screams through the night.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #monochrome #blackandwhite #car #vintage #classiccar #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Upon the prow of chrome he gleams,
a fury crystal filled with light;
he drives between this world and dreams,
his sculpted cry screams through the night.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #monochrome #blackandwhite #car #vintage #classiccar #photography
November 27, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Hooded
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Upon the prow of chrome he gleams,
a fury crystal filled with light;
he drives between this world and dreams,
his sculpted cry screams through the night.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #monochrome #blackandwhite #car #vintage #classiccar #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Upon the prow of chrome he gleams,
a fury crystal filled with light;
he drives between this world and dreams,
his sculpted cry screams through the night.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #monochrome #blackandwhite #car #vintage #classiccar #photography
Blue angel
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Lili Marlene,
a silver icon:
blue eyes spoke through the screen
that she didn't belong
to any one land,
to simpler souls,
to any one man
who’d dare take control.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #monochrome #cityscape #urbanphotography #photography #poetrysky #blueskypoets
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Lili Marlene,
a silver icon:
blue eyes spoke through the screen
that she didn't belong
to any one land,
to simpler souls,
to any one man
who’d dare take control.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #monochrome #cityscape #urbanphotography #photography #poetrysky #blueskypoets
November 26, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Blue angel
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Lili Marlene,
a silver icon:
blue eyes spoke through the screen
that she didn't belong
to any one land,
to simpler souls,
to any one man
who’d dare take control.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #monochrome #cityscape #urbanphotography #photography #poetrysky #blueskypoets
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Lili Marlene,
a silver icon:
blue eyes spoke through the screen
that she didn't belong
to any one land,
to simpler souls,
to any one man
who’d dare take control.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #monochrome #cityscape #urbanphotography #photography #poetrysky #blueskypoets
Re/search
Two lonely people
in a dying shopping mall —
archaeology
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #berlin #monochrome #blackandwhite #urbanphotography #photography
Two lonely people
in a dying shopping mall —
archaeology
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #berlin #monochrome #blackandwhite #urbanphotography #photography
November 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Re/search
Two lonely people
in a dying shopping mall —
archaeology
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #berlin #monochrome #blackandwhite #urbanphotography #photography
Two lonely people
in a dying shopping mall —
archaeology
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #berlin #monochrome #blackandwhite #urbanphotography #photography
Faithful departed
Red brick church tower;
green copper bell strikes the hour —
pews in snowy dust
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #church #cathedral #gothic #silentsunday #photography
Red brick church tower;
green copper bell strikes the hour —
pews in snowy dust
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #church #cathedral #gothic #silentsunday #photography
November 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Faithful departed
Red brick church tower;
green copper bell strikes the hour —
pews in snowy dust
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #church #cathedral #gothic #silentsunday #photography
Red brick church tower;
green copper bell strikes the hour —
pews in snowy dust
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #church #cathedral #gothic #silentsunday #photography
X
Her frostbitten hand
touched his hollow, beating heart —
golden circle cut
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
Her frostbitten hand
touched his hollow, beating heart —
golden circle cut
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
November 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
X
Her frostbitten hand
touched his hollow, beating heart —
golden circle cut
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
Her frostbitten hand
touched his hollow, beating heart —
golden circle cut
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
Turnkey
A #poetry thread
—
i.
I walked into a prison cell
and closed the wrought iron gate behind.
At first the place felt harmless — well,
my gentle jailer seemed so kind.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #codependency #mentalhealth #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
I walked into a prison cell
and closed the wrought iron gate behind.
At first the place felt harmless — well,
my gentle jailer seemed so kind.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #codependency #mentalhealth #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
November 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Turnkey
A #poetry thread
—
i.
I walked into a prison cell
and closed the wrought iron gate behind.
At first the place felt harmless — well,
my gentle jailer seemed so kind.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #codependency #mentalhealth #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
I walked into a prison cell
and closed the wrought iron gate behind.
At first the place felt harmless — well,
my gentle jailer seemed so kind.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #codependency #mentalhealth #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
Centurion
A #poetry thread
—
i.
The carved-stone soldier on the wall
guards, stiff, awake in weathered rest.
His chiseled cloak, though cracked, a pall,
holds echoes time has left unblessed.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #dresden #history #travelphotography #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
The carved-stone soldier on the wall
guards, stiff, awake in weathered rest.
His chiseled cloak, though cracked, a pall,
holds echoes time has left unblessed.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #dresden #history #travelphotography #photography
November 20, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Centurion
A #poetry thread
—
i.
The carved-stone soldier on the wall
guards, stiff, awake in weathered rest.
His chiseled cloak, though cracked, a pall,
holds echoes time has left unblessed.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #dresden #history #travelphotography #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
The carved-stone soldier on the wall
guards, stiff, awake in weathered rest.
His chiseled cloak, though cracked, a pall,
holds echoes time has left unblessed.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #dresden #history #travelphotography #photography
Crossing
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Through agèd arches pale with dust,
I drift where echoes deign to breathe;
warm air is soft, dark velvet’s must —
my shade-self hums his psalms beneath.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography #poetrysky #blueskypoets
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Through agèd arches pale with dust,
I drift where echoes deign to breathe;
warm air is soft, dark velvet’s must —
my shade-self hums his psalms beneath.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography #poetrysky #blueskypoets
November 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Crossing
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Through agèd arches pale with dust,
I drift where echoes deign to breathe;
warm air is soft, dark velvet’s must —
my shade-self hums his psalms beneath.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography #poetrysky #blueskypoets
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Through agèd arches pale with dust,
I drift where echoes deign to breathe;
warm air is soft, dark velvet’s must —
my shade-self hums his psalms beneath.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography #poetrysky #blueskypoets
High way
Angles and colors
frame a thin cobblestone street —
traffic flows uphill
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #cityscape #urbanphotography #travelphotography #photography
Angles and colors
frame a thin cobblestone street —
traffic flows uphill
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #cityscape #urbanphotography #travelphotography #photography
November 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
High way
Angles and colors
frame a thin cobblestone street —
traffic flows uphill
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #cityscape #urbanphotography #travelphotography #photography
Angles and colors
frame a thin cobblestone street —
traffic flows uphill
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #cityscape #urbanphotography #travelphotography #photography
Berlin-Mitte
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Concrete, cars, cackles in bars,
islands of trees in rivers of steel.
Great thoroughfares: asphalt scars
across the city's heart that never heals.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #berlin #cityscape #photography #urbanphotography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Concrete, cars, cackles in bars,
islands of trees in rivers of steel.
Great thoroughfares: asphalt scars
across the city's heart that never heals.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #berlin #cityscape #photography #urbanphotography
November 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Berlin-Mitte
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Concrete, cars, cackles in bars,
islands of trees in rivers of steel.
Great thoroughfares: asphalt scars
across the city's heart that never heals.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #berlin #cityscape #photography #urbanphotography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Concrete, cars, cackles in bars,
islands of trees in rivers of steel.
Great thoroughfares: asphalt scars
across the city's heart that never heals.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #berlin #cityscape #photography #urbanphotography
Epitaph
White marble tomb carved
with church Latin inscription —
dead tongue for the dead
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #cathedral #monochrome #blackandwhite #catholic #longexposure #silentsunday #photography
White marble tomb carved
with church Latin inscription —
dead tongue for the dead
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #cathedral #monochrome #blackandwhite #catholic #longexposure #silentsunday #photography
November 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Epitaph
White marble tomb carved
with church Latin inscription —
dead tongue for the dead
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #cathedral #monochrome #blackandwhite #catholic #longexposure #silentsunday #photography
White marble tomb carved
with church Latin inscription —
dead tongue for the dead
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #cathedral #monochrome #blackandwhite #catholic #longexposure #silentsunday #photography
Else
Stone arch dark with soot
frames a fragment of blue sky —
cloudbridge to elsewhere
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #cityscape #travelphotography #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
Stone arch dark with soot
frames a fragment of blue sky —
cloudbridge to elsewhere
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #cityscape #travelphotography #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
November 15, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Else
Stone arch dark with soot
frames a fragment of blue sky —
cloudbridge to elsewhere
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #cityscape #travelphotography #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
Stone arch dark with soot
frames a fragment of blue sky —
cloudbridge to elsewhere
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #cityscape #travelphotography #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
Clearing
Signpost drips with rain,
shining cobbled streets shifting —
feet splash in rhythm
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #cityscape #cityphotography #urbanphotography #streetphotography #photography
Signpost drips with rain,
shining cobbled streets shifting —
feet splash in rhythm
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #cityscape #cityphotography #urbanphotography #streetphotography #photography
November 14, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Clearing
Signpost drips with rain,
shining cobbled streets shifting —
feet splash in rhythm
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #cityscape #cityphotography #urbanphotography #streetphotography #photography
Signpost drips with rain,
shining cobbled streets shifting —
feet splash in rhythm
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #cityscape #cityphotography #urbanphotography #streetphotography #photography
Ave
Woman sits in dark,
silent in her wooden state —
white wicks ignited
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #cathedral #gothic #catholic #longexposure #monochrome #photography
Woman sits in dark,
silent in her wooden state —
white wicks ignited
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #cathedral #gothic #catholic #longexposure #monochrome #photography
November 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Ave
Woman sits in dark,
silent in her wooden state —
white wicks ignited
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #cathedral #gothic #catholic #longexposure #monochrome #photography
Woman sits in dark,
silent in her wooden state —
white wicks ignited
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #cathedral #gothic #catholic #longexposure #monochrome #photography
Switch
A #poetry thread
—
i.
In cold November winds,
as curls of rain whip the panes
whose glass is feeling thin,
my thoughts’ dark train sets off again.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #travelphotography #streetphotography #depression #mentalhealth #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
In cold November winds,
as curls of rain whip the panes
whose glass is feeling thin,
my thoughts’ dark train sets off again.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #travelphotography #streetphotography #depression #mentalhealth #photography
November 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Switch
A #poetry thread
—
i.
In cold November winds,
as curls of rain whip the panes
whose glass is feeling thin,
my thoughts’ dark train sets off again.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #travelphotography #streetphotography #depression #mentalhealth #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
In cold November winds,
as curls of rain whip the panes
whose glass is feeling thin,
my thoughts’ dark train sets off again.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #travelphotography #streetphotography #depression #mentalhealth #photography
Trace
Fine golden patterns
gleam on old synagogue wall —
sunlit spiderweb
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #synagogue #photography
Fine golden patterns
gleam on old synagogue wall —
sunlit spiderweb
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #synagogue #photography
November 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Trace
Fine golden patterns
gleam on old synagogue wall —
sunlit spiderweb
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #synagogue #photography
Fine golden patterns
gleam on old synagogue wall —
sunlit spiderweb
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #synagogue #photography
Ash
Crust of graffiti,
shabby cigarette machine —
glass ashtray, unused
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #urbanphotography #abandoned #photography
Crust of graffiti,
shabby cigarette machine —
glass ashtray, unused
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #urbanphotography #abandoned #photography
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Ash
Crust of graffiti,
shabby cigarette machine —
glass ashtray, unused
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #urbanphotography #abandoned #photography
Crust of graffiti,
shabby cigarette machine —
glass ashtray, unused
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #urbanphotography #abandoned #photography
Break
Between tall houses
a gap of sky.
A shadowed pigeon
decides to fly.
#poem #poemaday #poetry #monochrome #blackandwhite #cityscape #urbanphotography #photography
Between tall houses
a gap of sky.
A shadowed pigeon
decides to fly.
#poem #poemaday #poetry #monochrome #blackandwhite #cityscape #urbanphotography #photography
November 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Break
Between tall houses
a gap of sky.
A shadowed pigeon
decides to fly.
#poem #poemaday #poetry #monochrome #blackandwhite #cityscape #urbanphotography #photography
Between tall houses
a gap of sky.
A shadowed pigeon
decides to fly.
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