Jack Groundhog 📸📝
@jackgroundhog.bsky.social
I post a poem and photo daily
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🇺🇸 from VA and MN
In 🇩🇪 since 1993.
📍 Potsdam/Berlin
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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
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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.
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.
#poem #poemaday #poetry #monochrome #blackandwhite #cityscape #urbanphotography #photography
Yesteryeast
Salt on warm bread roll
fresh from worn red-brick oven —
first snow on my tongue
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #photography #poetrysky #blueskypoets
Salt on warm bread roll
fresh from worn red-brick oven —
first snow on my tongue
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #photography #poetrysky #blueskypoets
November 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Yesteryeast
Salt on warm bread roll
fresh from worn red-brick oven —
first snow on my tongue
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #photography #poetrysky #blueskypoets
Salt on warm bread roll
fresh from worn red-brick oven —
first snow on my tongue
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #photography #poetrysky #blueskypoets
Made up
Bright Baroque façade
on a dark, simple, building —
plain face applies gloss
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #monochrome #blackandwhite #history #photography #travelphotography
Bright Baroque façade
on a dark, simple, building —
plain face applies gloss
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #monochrome #blackandwhite #history #photography #travelphotography
November 6, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Made up
Bright Baroque façade
on a dark, simple, building —
plain face applies gloss
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #monochrome #blackandwhite #history #photography #travelphotography
Bright Baroque façade
on a dark, simple, building —
plain face applies gloss
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #monochrome #blackandwhite #history #photography #travelphotography
Plenty
Old James Bond poster
glued to a crumbling townhouse —
diamonds, forever
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #poetrysky #abandoned #street #window #urbanphotography #photography
Old James Bond poster
glued to a crumbling townhouse —
diamonds, forever
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #poetrysky #abandoned #street #window #urbanphotography #photography
November 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Plenty
Old James Bond poster
glued to a crumbling townhouse —
diamonds, forever
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #poetrysky #abandoned #street #window #urbanphotography #photography
Old James Bond poster
glued to a crumbling townhouse —
diamonds, forever
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #poetrysky #abandoned #street #window #urbanphotography #photography
Look back
Kaleidoscopic
paint job on an old Trabant —
tinted rear mirror
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #photography
Kaleidoscopic
paint job on an old Trabant —
tinted rear mirror
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #photography
November 4, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Look back
Kaleidoscopic
paint job on an old Trabant —
tinted rear mirror
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #photography
Kaleidoscopic
paint job on an old Trabant —
tinted rear mirror
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #photography
Mural
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Karl-Marx-Allee,
boulevard of Berlin dreams
with vast official murals
that were not what they seemed:
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #berlin #germany #streetphotography #urbanphotography #satire #cityscape #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Karl-Marx-Allee,
boulevard of Berlin dreams
with vast official murals
that were not what they seemed:
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #berlin #germany #streetphotography #urbanphotography #satire #cityscape #photography
November 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Mural
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Karl-Marx-Allee,
boulevard of Berlin dreams
with vast official murals
that were not what they seemed:
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #berlin #germany #streetphotography #urbanphotography #satire #cityscape #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Karl-Marx-Allee,
boulevard of Berlin dreams
with vast official murals
that were not what they seemed:
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #berlin #germany #streetphotography #urbanphotography #satire #cityscape #photography
Weather
Bare stone archway lies
heavy on shadowy walls —
inward sky: clouds part
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #monochrome #blackandwhite #minimalist #silentsunday #photography
Bare stone archway lies
heavy on shadowy walls —
inward sky: clouds part
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #monochrome #blackandwhite #minimalist #silentsunday #photography
November 2, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Weather
Bare stone archway lies
heavy on shadowy walls —
inward sky: clouds part
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #monochrome #blackandwhite #minimalist #silentsunday #photography
Bare stone archway lies
heavy on shadowy walls —
inward sky: clouds part
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #monochrome #blackandwhite #minimalist #silentsunday #photography
All Saints
A #poetry thread
—
i.
I sit in a Gothic cathedral
of stone tracery,
late medieval
with things we can't see.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #gothic #allsaints #allsouls #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
I sit in a Gothic cathedral
of stone tracery,
late medieval
with things we can't see.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #gothic #allsaints #allsouls #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
November 1, 2025 at 9:19 PM
All Saints
A #poetry thread
—
i.
I sit in a Gothic cathedral
of stone tracery,
late medieval
with things we can't see.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #gothic #allsaints #allsouls #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
I sit in a Gothic cathedral
of stone tracery,
late medieval
with things we can't see.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #gothic #allsaints #allsouls #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
October 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Sanctum
Old stone windows, dark
against the summer sunshine —
man on bench, eyes closed
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #cityscape #urbanphotography #sky #clouds #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
Old stone windows, dark
against the summer sunshine —
man on bench, eyes closed
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #cityscape #urbanphotography #sky #clouds #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
October 31, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Sanctum
Old stone windows, dark
against the summer sunshine —
man on bench, eyes closed
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #cityscape #urbanphotography #sky #clouds #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
Old stone windows, dark
against the summer sunshine —
man on bench, eyes closed
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #cityscape #urbanphotography #sky #clouds #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
Pedestrian
Tourists, zebra stripes
through traffic on busy street —
metal lions growl
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #streetphotography #cityscape #urbanphotography #photography
Tourists, zebra stripes
through traffic on busy street —
metal lions growl
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #streetphotography #cityscape #urbanphotography #photography
October 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Pedestrian
Tourists, zebra stripes
through traffic on busy street —
metal lions growl
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #streetphotography #cityscape #urbanphotography #photography
Tourists, zebra stripes
through traffic on busy street —
metal lions growl
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #streetphotography #cityscape #urbanphotography #photography
Tinder
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Two hands entwined
on a walk in crisp air
beneath tall trees and vines
in painterly flair.
They’d come back together,
after years, estranged,
a once severed tether
once more knotted and changed.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #autumn #fall #naturephotography #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Two hands entwined
on a walk in crisp air
beneath tall trees and vines
in painterly flair.
They’d come back together,
after years, estranged,
a once severed tether
once more knotted and changed.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #autumn #fall #naturephotography #photography
October 29, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Tinder
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Two hands entwined
on a walk in crisp air
beneath tall trees and vines
in painterly flair.
They’d come back together,
after years, estranged,
a once severed tether
once more knotted and changed.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #autumn #fall #naturephotography #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Two hands entwined
on a walk in crisp air
beneath tall trees and vines
in painterly flair.
They’d come back together,
after years, estranged,
a once severed tether
once more knotted and changed.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #autumn #fall #naturephotography #photography
Crystal
Dahlia dances
in the chill of northern winds —
Frostglow veils the sun
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #bloomscrolling #autumn #naturephotography #photography
Dahlia dances
in the chill of northern winds —
Frostglow veils the sun
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #bloomscrolling #autumn #naturephotography #photography
October 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Crystal
Dahlia dances
in the chill of northern winds —
Frostglow veils the sun
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #bloomscrolling #autumn #naturephotography #photography
Dahlia dances
in the chill of northern winds —
Frostglow veils the sun
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #bloomscrolling #autumn #naturephotography #photography
Dukedom
A #poetry thread
—
i.
In an old palace
of opulent design
rebuilt by a duke
to say “this is mine”,
I stumble across
an irreverent detail,
a chamber for the duchess:
two figures, silent, female.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #feminism #symmetry #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
In an old palace
of opulent design
rebuilt by a duke
to say “this is mine”,
I stumble across
an irreverent detail,
a chamber for the duchess:
two figures, silent, female.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #feminism #symmetry #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
October 27, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Dukedom
A #poetry thread
—
i.
In an old palace
of opulent design
rebuilt by a duke
to say “this is mine”,
I stumble across
an irreverent detail,
a chamber for the duchess:
two figures, silent, female.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #feminism #symmetry #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
In an old palace
of opulent design
rebuilt by a duke
to say “this is mine”,
I stumble across
an irreverent detail,
a chamber for the duchess:
two figures, silent, female.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #feminism #symmetry #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography
Marred
A #poetry thread
—
i.
In an old Gothic chapel,
I spot a mason’s mistake:
high vaulted ceilings
where the fine pattern breaks.
Yet this stray distraction
stands resplendent and bold,
a deep blue starry sky
with rosette bosses in gold.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #gothic #silentsunday #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
In an old Gothic chapel,
I spot a mason’s mistake:
high vaulted ceilings
where the fine pattern breaks.
Yet this stray distraction
stands resplendent and bold,
a deep blue starry sky
with rosette bosses in gold.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #gothic #silentsunday #photography
October 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Marred
A #poetry thread
—
i.
In an old Gothic chapel,
I spot a mason’s mistake:
high vaulted ceilings
where the fine pattern breaks.
Yet this stray distraction
stands resplendent and bold,
a deep blue starry sky
with rosette bosses in gold.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #gothic #silentsunday #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
In an old Gothic chapel,
I spot a mason’s mistake:
high vaulted ceilings
where the fine pattern breaks.
Yet this stray distraction
stands resplendent and bold,
a deep blue starry sky
with rosette bosses in gold.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #gothic #silentsunday #photography
Garden mouse
A #poetry thread
—
i.
All around this place
sprawls a mighty hectic city,
its concrete embrace
smothers all without pity.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #autumn #naturephotography #symmetry #longexposure #photography #bloomscrolling
A #poetry thread
—
i.
All around this place
sprawls a mighty hectic city,
its concrete embrace
smothers all without pity.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #autumn #naturephotography #symmetry #longexposure #photography #bloomscrolling
October 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Garden mouse
A #poetry thread
—
i.
All around this place
sprawls a mighty hectic city,
its concrete embrace
smothers all without pity.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #autumn #naturephotography #symmetry #longexposure #photography #bloomscrolling
A #poetry thread
—
i.
All around this place
sprawls a mighty hectic city,
its concrete embrace
smothers all without pity.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #autumn #naturephotography #symmetry #longexposure #photography #bloomscrolling
Water, fall
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Red stone of granite
sits in silver stream,
small hints of agate
in autumnal gleam
with golden needles
caught in the run,
fair hair of cedars
in setting sun.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #bloomscrolling #autumn #fall #seasons #garden #naturephotography #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Red stone of granite
sits in silver stream,
small hints of agate
in autumnal gleam
with golden needles
caught in the run,
fair hair of cedars
in setting sun.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #bloomscrolling #autumn #fall #seasons #garden #naturephotography #photography
October 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Water, fall
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Red stone of granite
sits in silver stream,
small hints of agate
in autumnal gleam
with golden needles
caught in the run,
fair hair of cedars
in setting sun.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #bloomscrolling #autumn #fall #seasons #garden #naturephotography #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
Red stone of granite
sits in silver stream,
small hints of agate
in autumnal gleam
with golden needles
caught in the run,
fair hair of cedars
in setting sun.
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #bloomscrolling #autumn #fall #seasons #garden #naturephotography #photography
Gaia
Ruby dahlia
feeds chilled nectar to a bee —
mother’s instinct stirs
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #bloomscrolling #autumn #garden #flowers #naturephotography #photography
Ruby dahlia
feeds chilled nectar to a bee —
mother’s instinct stirs
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #bloomscrolling #autumn #garden #flowers #naturephotography #photography
October 23, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Gaia
Ruby dahlia
feeds chilled nectar to a bee —
mother’s instinct stirs
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #bloomscrolling #autumn #garden #flowers #naturephotography #photography
Ruby dahlia
feeds chilled nectar to a bee —
mother’s instinct stirs
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #bloomscrolling #autumn #garden #flowers #naturephotography #photography
Equinox
Bee balm seedheads bare,
spiderwebs in spent blossoms —
a heart bears the frost
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #bloomscrolling #autumn #garden #naturephotography #photography
Bee balm seedheads bare,
spiderwebs in spent blossoms —
a heart bears the frost
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #bloomscrolling #autumn #garden #naturephotography #photography
October 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Equinox
Bee balm seedheads bare,
spiderwebs in spent blossoms —
a heart bears the frost
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #bloomscrolling #autumn #garden #naturephotography #photography
Bee balm seedheads bare,
spiderwebs in spent blossoms —
a heart bears the frost
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #bloomscrolling #autumn #garden #naturephotography #photography
Apartmented
Concrete balconies
stacked up sheer windswept façades —
chilled wedding cake, cut
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #monochrome #blackandwhite #cityscape #urbanphotography #photography
Concrete balconies
stacked up sheer windswept façades —
chilled wedding cake, cut
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #monochrome #blackandwhite #cityscape #urbanphotography #photography
October 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Apartmented
Concrete balconies
stacked up sheer windswept façades —
chilled wedding cake, cut
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #monochrome #blackandwhite #cityscape #urbanphotography #photography
Concrete balconies
stacked up sheer windswept façades —
chilled wedding cake, cut
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #monochrome #blackandwhite #cityscape #urbanphotography #photography
Nest
A #poetry thread
—
i.
In a quiet old town square
on its cobblestoned stage
under afternoon sun's glare,
two children of young age
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #poetrysky #blueskypoets #streetphotography #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
In a quiet old town square
on its cobblestoned stage
under afternoon sun's glare,
two children of young age
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #poetrysky #blueskypoets #streetphotography #photography
October 21, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Nest
A #poetry thread
—
i.
In a quiet old town square
on its cobblestoned stage
under afternoon sun's glare,
two children of young age
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #poetrysky #blueskypoets #streetphotography #photography
A #poetry thread
—
i.
In a quiet old town square
on its cobblestoned stage
under afternoon sun's glare,
two children of young age
🧵👇🏼
#poem #poemaday #poetrysky #blueskypoets #streetphotography #photography
Deus ex cathedra
Stone Gothic arches
soaring from shadow to light —
In stillness, a breath
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #cathedral #monochrome #blackandwhite #longexposure #silentsunday #photography
Stone Gothic arches
soaring from shadow to light —
In stillness, a breath
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #cathedral #monochrome #blackandwhite #longexposure #silentsunday #photography
October 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Deus ex cathedra
Stone Gothic arches
soaring from shadow to light —
In stillness, a breath
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #cathedral #monochrome #blackandwhite #longexposure #silentsunday #photography
Stone Gothic arches
soaring from shadow to light —
In stillness, a breath
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #cathedral #monochrome #blackandwhite #longexposure #silentsunday #photography