McBlubbington
@mcblubbington.bsky.social
I post in 5-7-5 only. All work is original, mostly commentary, sometimes conventional, rarely poetic.
Dad. Hubs. Absurdist. Pacifist. Educator.
Work featured in: Atlantean Publishing’s 5-7-5 Haiku Journal
With all respects to Heaven, I like it here.
Dad. Hubs. Absurdist. Pacifist. Educator.
Work featured in: Atlantean Publishing’s 5-7-5 Haiku Journal
With all respects to Heaven, I like it here.
Sounds matter. Is it
“Lead” or “Lead?” Errors like this
keep one up at night.
#haiku #haikufeels #poetry #micropoetry #read #literacy #grammar
“Lead” or “Lead?” Errors like this
keep one up at night.
#haiku #haikufeels #poetry #micropoetry #read #literacy #grammar
November 8, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Sounds matter. Is it
“Lead” or “Lead?” Errors like this
keep one up at night.
#haiku #haikufeels #poetry #micropoetry #read #literacy #grammar
“Lead” or “Lead?” Errors like this
keep one up at night.
#haiku #haikufeels #poetry #micropoetry #read #literacy #grammar
Solid gunmetal
drapes across. A wet blanket
hiding fall’s sunrise.
#haiku #poetry #MICROPOETRY #cloudy #overcast #november #fall #autumn #BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
drapes across. A wet blanket
hiding fall’s sunrise.
#haiku #poetry #MICROPOETRY #cloudy #overcast #november #fall #autumn #BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
November 8, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Solid gunmetal
drapes across. A wet blanket
hiding fall’s sunrise.
#haiku #poetry #MICROPOETRY #cloudy #overcast #november #fall #autumn #BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
drapes across. A wet blanket
hiding fall’s sunrise.
#haiku #poetry #MICROPOETRY #cloudy #overcast #november #fall #autumn #BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
My last sunflower
cut down, over ten foot tall,
Summer’s last farewell
cut down, over ten foot tall,
Summer’s last farewell
October 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM
My last sunflower
cut down, over ten foot tall,
Summer’s last farewell
cut down, over ten foot tall,
Summer’s last farewell
My summer darlings
Demand to stay awake til
Halloween arrives.
#haiku #bloomscrolling #october #halloween #spooky #flowers #gardening #fall #autumn #summer
Demand to stay awake til
Halloween arrives.
#haiku #bloomscrolling #october #halloween #spooky #flowers #gardening #fall #autumn #summer
October 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
My summer darlings
Demand to stay awake til
Halloween arrives.
#haiku #bloomscrolling #october #halloween #spooky #flowers #gardening #fall #autumn #summer
Demand to stay awake til
Halloween arrives.
#haiku #bloomscrolling #october #halloween #spooky #flowers #gardening #fall #autumn #summer
October 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The first rain in months,
A spectral mist thick as fog,
Welcomed and haunting.
#haiku #poetry #micropoetry #haikufeels #spectral #october #rain #spooky #sandwichpoetry #autumn #fall
A spectral mist thick as fog,
Welcomed and haunting.
#haiku #poetry #micropoetry #haikufeels #spectral #october #rain #spooky #sandwichpoetry #autumn #fall
October 19, 2025 at 11:47 AM
The first rain in months,
A spectral mist thick as fog,
Welcomed and haunting.
#haiku #poetry #micropoetry #haikufeels #spectral #october #rain #spooky #sandwichpoetry #autumn #fall
A spectral mist thick as fog,
Welcomed and haunting.
#haiku #poetry #micropoetry #haikufeels #spectral #october #rain #spooky #sandwichpoetry #autumn #fall
The people who have
Heaven here are telling you
Yours is in the sky.
#haiku #poetry #micropoetry #church #atheist
Heaven here are telling you
Yours is in the sky.
#haiku #poetry #micropoetry #church #atheist
October 11, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The people who have
Heaven here are telling you
Yours is in the sky.
#haiku #poetry #micropoetry #church #atheist
Heaven here are telling you
Yours is in the sky.
#haiku #poetry #micropoetry #church #atheist
Summer’s exit marked
By gusts from a back door slammed
With red and orange tears.
#haiku #poetry #micropoetry #autumn #summer
By gusts from a back door slammed
With red and orange tears.
#haiku #poetry #micropoetry #autumn #summer
October 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Summer’s exit marked
By gusts from a back door slammed
With red and orange tears.
#haiku #poetry #micropoetry #autumn #summer
By gusts from a back door slammed
With red and orange tears.
#haiku #poetry #micropoetry #autumn #summer
Flabby tabby snores
In the sun, a dollop of
Pancake batter, warmed
#haiku #micropoetry #poetry #cats #fatty
In the sun, a dollop of
Pancake batter, warmed
#haiku #micropoetry #poetry #cats #fatty
October 4, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Flabby tabby snores
In the sun, a dollop of
Pancake batter, warmed
#haiku #micropoetry #poetry #cats #fatty
In the sun, a dollop of
Pancake batter, warmed
#haiku #micropoetry #poetry #cats #fatty
As a teacher, I,
With all my lessons, want to
Run completely free.
#haiku #micropoetry #sandwichpoetry #teachers #education #poetry #witandwisdom #awful
With all my lessons, want to
Run completely free.
#haiku #micropoetry #sandwichpoetry #teachers #education #poetry #witandwisdom #awful
October 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
As a teacher, I,
With all my lessons, want to
Run completely free.
#haiku #micropoetry #sandwichpoetry #teachers #education #poetry #witandwisdom #awful
With all my lessons, want to
Run completely free.
#haiku #micropoetry #sandwichpoetry #teachers #education #poetry #witandwisdom #awful
Tips of maple leaves,
Lit with sherbet and crimson,
Torchlight for autumn.
#haiku #haikufeels #fall #poetry #micropoetry #spookyseason #PSL
Lit with sherbet and crimson,
Torchlight for autumn.
#haiku #haikufeels #fall #poetry #micropoetry #spookyseason #PSL
September 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Tips of maple leaves,
Lit with sherbet and crimson,
Torchlight for autumn.
#haiku #haikufeels #fall #poetry #micropoetry #spookyseason #PSL
Lit with sherbet and crimson,
Torchlight for autumn.
#haiku #haikufeels #fall #poetry #micropoetry #spookyseason #PSL
Work/life balance for
teachers doesn’t tilt. It’s more
Like dogs chasing cars.
#we’llnevercatchup #haiku #micropoetry #poetry #teaching #education #firstgrade
teachers doesn’t tilt. It’s more
Like dogs chasing cars.
#we’llnevercatchup #haiku #micropoetry #poetry #teaching #education #firstgrade
September 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Work/life balance for
teachers doesn’t tilt. It’s more
Like dogs chasing cars.
#we’llnevercatchup #haiku #micropoetry #poetry #teaching #education #firstgrade
teachers doesn’t tilt. It’s more
Like dogs chasing cars.
#we’llnevercatchup #haiku #micropoetry #poetry #teaching #education #firstgrade
Quiet sunrises
Crickets sing into morning
Sleepy house still sleeps.
#haiku #micropoetry #poetry #sundays #weekends
Crickets sing into morning
Sleepy house still sleeps.
#haiku #micropoetry #poetry #sundays #weekends
September 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Quiet sunrises
Crickets sing into morning
Sleepy house still sleeps.
#haiku #micropoetry #poetry #sundays #weekends
Crickets sing into morning
Sleepy house still sleeps.
#haiku #micropoetry #poetry #sundays #weekends
Nature always wins,
For every dig and scraping,
Plants comes back, hungry.
#haiku #micropoetry #gardening #mybackyardisaconstructionsite
For every dig and scraping,
Plants comes back, hungry.
#haiku #micropoetry #gardening #mybackyardisaconstructionsite
September 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Nature always wins,
For every dig and scraping,
Plants comes back, hungry.
#haiku #micropoetry #gardening #mybackyardisaconstructionsite
For every dig and scraping,
Plants comes back, hungry.
#haiku #micropoetry #gardening #mybackyardisaconstructionsite
Cooler airs knife through,
Vibrant greens a crimson drip,
As summer bleeds out.
#haiku #micropoetry #poetry #summer #autumn #fall #leaves #september
Vibrant greens a crimson drip,
As summer bleeds out.
#haiku #micropoetry #poetry #summer #autumn #fall #leaves #september
September 16, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Cooler airs knife through,
Vibrant greens a crimson drip,
As summer bleeds out.
#haiku #micropoetry #poetry #summer #autumn #fall #leaves #september
Vibrant greens a crimson drip,
As summer bleeds out.
#haiku #micropoetry #poetry #summer #autumn #fall #leaves #september
August, a hell hole
Of sadness, I mash the gas
As it fades to #fall.
#haiku #micropoetry #poetry #worstmonthever
Of sadness, I mash the gas
As it fades to #fall.
#haiku #micropoetry #poetry #worstmonthever
September 16, 2025 at 12:10 AM
August, a hell hole
Of sadness, I mash the gas
As it fades to #fall.
#haiku #micropoetry #poetry #worstmonthever
Of sadness, I mash the gas
As it fades to #fall.
#haiku #micropoetry #poetry #worstmonthever
#Lifeless, stooped forward,
#Crows perch on their necks, #happy,
And peck their eyes out.
#haiku #micropoetry #poetry #sunflowers #crows #summer #bloomscrolling
#Crows perch on their necks, #happy,
And peck their eyes out.
#haiku #micropoetry #poetry #sunflowers #crows #summer #bloomscrolling
September 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
#Lifeless, stooped forward,
#Crows perch on their necks, #happy,
And peck their eyes out.
#haiku #micropoetry #poetry #sunflowers #crows #summer #bloomscrolling
#Crows perch on their necks, #happy,
And peck their eyes out.
#haiku #micropoetry #poetry #sunflowers #crows #summer #bloomscrolling
Their petals fallen,
My sunflowers hunch over,
Aged, blooms eye their roots.
#haiku #micropoetry #poetry #gettingold #bloomscrolling #sunflowers #harvest
My sunflowers hunch over,
Aged, blooms eye their roots.
#haiku #micropoetry #poetry #gettingold #bloomscrolling #sunflowers #harvest
September 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Their petals fallen,
My sunflowers hunch over,
Aged, blooms eye their roots.
#haiku #micropoetry #poetry #gettingold #bloomscrolling #sunflowers #harvest
My sunflowers hunch over,
Aged, blooms eye their roots.
#haiku #micropoetry #poetry #gettingold #bloomscrolling #sunflowers #harvest
Stalks hardy, hollow,
Naturally I twirl them
As if a ninja.
#haiku #micropoetry #sunflowers #poetry #adulting
Naturally I twirl them
As if a ninja.
#haiku #micropoetry #sunflowers #poetry #adulting
September 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Stalks hardy, hollow,
Naturally I twirl them
As if a ninja.
#haiku #micropoetry #sunflowers #poetry #adulting
Naturally I twirl them
As if a ninja.
#haiku #micropoetry #sunflowers #poetry #adulting
In the teacher’s lounge
I wish to float in #silence,
But drown in #gossip.
#haiku #micropoetry #poetry #teaching #forfuckssake
#giveme #quiet
I wish to float in #silence,
But drown in #gossip.
#haiku #micropoetry #poetry #teaching #forfuckssake
#giveme #quiet
September 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
In the teacher’s lounge
I wish to float in #silence,
But drown in #gossip.
#haiku #micropoetry #poetry #teaching #forfuckssake
#giveme #quiet
I wish to float in #silence,
But drown in #gossip.
#haiku #micropoetry #poetry #teaching #forfuckssake
#giveme #quiet
Pencils sharp, ready.
Carpet spots and read alouds.
Relax, it’s first grade.
#haiku #micropoetry #poetry #teaching #firstgrade
Carpet spots and read alouds.
Relax, it’s first grade.
#haiku #micropoetry #poetry #teaching #firstgrade
September 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Pencils sharp, ready.
Carpet spots and read alouds.
Relax, it’s first grade.
#haiku #micropoetry #poetry #teaching #firstgrade
Carpet spots and read alouds.
Relax, it’s first grade.
#haiku #micropoetry #poetry #teaching #firstgrade
Metal jaws biting
Vines ripped, dirt dug, garden gone,
Fall dreams fall to spring
#haiku #poetry #micropoetry #homerepair #garden #pumpkins #gone
Vines ripped, dirt dug, garden gone,
Fall dreams fall to spring
#haiku #poetry #micropoetry #homerepair #garden #pumpkins #gone
September 1, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Metal jaws biting
Vines ripped, dirt dug, garden gone,
Fall dreams fall to spring
#haiku #poetry #micropoetry #homerepair #garden #pumpkins #gone
Vines ripped, dirt dug, garden gone,
Fall dreams fall to spring
#haiku #poetry #micropoetry #homerepair #garden #pumpkins #gone