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Tanja

@joypops.bsky.social

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I write tiny poems, read literary fiction, watch Korean and Japanese dramas and films, and dream about plants taking over the world.

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Tanja @joypops.bsky.social · 13d

autumn dusk
silvering
the crow’s feathers

#haiku

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Tanja @joypops.bsky.social · 11h

💙☀️🍂Breathing deeply 🍂☀️💙

Sea, houses, cypresses in the foreground

Sea, a hill with pines and cypresses and a few houses

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 1d

Toad stayed in the bed, and Frog stayed in the closet.

They stayed there for a long time, just feeling very brave together.

Toad hides under his covers and Frog hides in the closet.

From "Dragons and Giants"
In *Frog and Toad Together*

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Tanja @joypops.bsky.social · 18h

Oh! And if you’d like some lovely, atmospheric music that takes you through forests, along streams and shores, check out Lauri Porra’s gorgeous Seasons in Moominvalley. I’ve been listening to it non-stop since June.🥰🎶✨️✨️

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Tanja @joypops.bsky.social · 19h

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Tanja @joypops.bsky.social · 19h

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing. 🍂🍃

Tanja @joypops.bsky.social · 19h

Thank you.
I love, love word-pictures, i love reading them/ looking at them ☺️ in books and here on Bluesky. 💙 And yes, i love taking them too.

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Kris Lindbeck @krislindbeck.bsky.social · 1d

For all Moomin fans, especially @joypops.bsky.social

Maria Popova @mariapopova.bsky.social · 1d

Control, surrender, and the paradox of self-transcendence – wisdom from Moominland www.themarginalian.org/2015/01/22/t...

Control, Surrender and the Paradox of Self-Transcendence: Vintage Wisdom from the Moomins

“It’s a pity that exciting things always stop happening when you’re not afraid of them anymore and would like to have a little fun.”

www.themarginalian.org

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Tanja @joypops.bsky.social · 19h

When in truth, it almost never is. It’s usually all about the (psycho) dynamics within the other person.
Just like the blizzard in those excerpts: it would be cold and raging whether Moomin wandered into it or someone else did or no one at all.

I’m so glad Moomin books exist! 💖✨️2/

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Tanja @joypops.bsky.social · 19h

Thank you for sharing, Kris. 💖
I love the excerpts in the article because they show how, even as adults, we can still be so grandiose (like toddlers under three) that we take things personally. Someone’s mean to us, and off we go feeling offended, convinced it’s about us, ofc. 1/

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muttnik @muttnik.bsky.social · 1d

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White Reindeer @mywhitereindeer.bsky.social · 2d

At the world’s edge,
a song still echoes -
summer long gone

Hámbiergi, Hamningberg, Sápmi, Finnmark, Norway

#WhiteReindeer #LusciniaSvecica #Hámbiergi #Hamningberg #Varangerfjorden #Sápmi #Finnmark #Norway #BarentsSea #SkyAndEarth #travel #chatgpt

Photo/Credit: @paulgreenwildwire.bsky.social

Paul Green Wildwire @paulgreenwildwire.bsky.social · Jun 17

Singing Male Bluethroat near Hamningberg today #bluethroat #varanger #birdlover #naturelover

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swandiveswim.bsky.social @swandiveswim.bsky.social · 3d

Rain, damp and cool nights; fungi are appearing.

A single mushroom amongst fallen leaves and blades of grass. The mushroom's stem is twisted and the cap is folded up exposing the gills.

A single long stemmed mushroom in front of fallen leaves. The mushroom has a small yellowish cap.

A single mushroom with the gills of the cap exposed.

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t.j. zhang ☾ @kurokuroart.bsky.social · 4d

graffiti bridge
spray painting
each other’s name

#haiku #poem #journal

seventh moon, twelfth day, 2025

i bought an orange spray paint a couple days ago because i wanted to write Liz's name and my name under the "Haiku Bridge." the walls there are full of graffiti so i thought it would be the perfect place to do just that.

graffiti bridge
spray painting
each other's name

we wrote our names big and painted a huge uneven heart around them. i love it so much. now i will always remember that moment every time i visit that lovely lovely place.

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lichtbringer @saintghost.bsky.social · 2d

as if they knew
the secrets of the stars
southbound swifts

#haiku
#inkMine

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Jeff @jeffreadwrite.bsky.social · 1d

Jagger, in the light of the full moon.

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Jeff @jeffreadwrite.bsky.social · 2d

They're truly evil.
And they're glad of it.

Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 3d

The thing that makes me the sickest is that these folks don’t even have a shred of compassion. It’s one thing to enforce laws and rules. It’s another to do it gleefully and celebrate the suffering of someone born into poverty and desperation

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Salem Islas-Madlo (ella/she/her) @deepsouldiver.bsky.social · 2d

Full Harvest Moon in Aries

Which wonders were bestowed on me already today?

#witchsky #spiritsky #fullmoon

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 1d

the autumn fly
becomes a letter
in the headline

--Saō Murakami

秋の蝿見出し一字になりきって　村上沙央

#haiku #gendaihaiku #translation

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MuederKrieger @muederkrieger.bsky.social · 2d

ample power
of the night chill;
teardrops freeze

#HaikuChallenge #ample
#vssdaily #power
#DailyHaikuPrompt #night_chill
#BraveWrite #teardrop
#Haiku #micropoetry

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MuederKrieger @muederkrieger.bsky.social · 2d

autumn murders —
dangling on a branch
the last leaves

#HaikuHorrorPrompt #dangling
#Haiku #micropoetry

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 2d

swimming across
the river, child in arm --
A-bomb anniversary

--Tetsu Hayashi (1926-2008)

子を抱いて川を泳ぐや原爆忌　林　徹

#haiku #gendaihaiku #translation

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Òrak @orrinonline.bsky.social · 1d

munching on chips
another workshift
and more boredom

#senryu

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Òrak @orrinonline.bsky.social · 1d

up the stairs
down the stairs -
life of a front desk agent

#senryu

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PatchieSteve @patchiesteve.bsky.social · 2d

He knocked. Waited. Heard steps. The door opened. And there she was.

"Dorothea!" He felt his face flush reflecting hers. Then, a very tall mouse appeared by her side. He wore glasses and a waistcoat.

"This is my #associate, Longrass." She smiled.

"A mouse?"

"I am."

"A talking mouse?"

#vss365

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Tanja @joypops.bsky.social · 1d

I think it was a happy memory. ☀️✨️
Thank you for sharing.

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