j r
@osageorange.bsky.social
displaced bumpkin / unwashed scribbler
For those who observe, from a wintry corner of Virginia:
All on that charming coast is no bitter snow and frost,
Like the lands of Virginia-ginia, O;
There streams for ever flow, and there flowers for ever blow,
And alas! I am weary, weary O!
- The Slaves Lament
#RobertBurns
🏴
All on that charming coast is no bitter snow and frost,
Like the lands of Virginia-ginia, O;
There streams for ever flow, and there flowers for ever blow,
And alas! I am weary, weary O!
- The Slaves Lament
#RobertBurns
🏴
January 25, 2026 at 2:23 PM
For those who observe, from a wintry corner of Virginia:
All on that charming coast is no bitter snow and frost,
Like the lands of Virginia-ginia, O;
There streams for ever flow, and there flowers for ever blow,
And alas! I am weary, weary O!
- The Slaves Lament
#RobertBurns
🏴
All on that charming coast is no bitter snow and frost,
Like the lands of Virginia-ginia, O;
There streams for ever flow, and there flowers for ever blow,
And alas! I am weary, weary O!
- The Slaves Lament
#RobertBurns
🏴
If only we had an iconic living legend poet singer-songwriter and Minnesota native to help us make sense of what’s happenin here
#blowininthewind
#blowininthewind
January 25, 2026 at 12:23 AM
If only we had an iconic living legend poet singer-songwriter and Minnesota native to help us make sense of what’s happenin here
#blowininthewind
#blowininthewind
Reposted by j r
#Paintku Tuesdays Week 3
Today’s pick: Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette (Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1876)
I fell in love with the painting the first time I saw it, back in high school.
the laughter
of dancing couples
twilight long
Feel free to join in with your own haiku.
Today’s pick: Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette (Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1876)
I fell in love with the painting the first time I saw it, back in high school.
the laughter
of dancing couples
twilight long
Feel free to join in with your own haiku.
January 13, 2026 at 9:07 PM
#Paintku Tuesdays Week 3
Today’s pick: Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette (Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1876)
I fell in love with the painting the first time I saw it, back in high school.
the laughter
of dancing couples
twilight long
Feel free to join in with your own haiku.
Today’s pick: Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette (Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1876)
I fell in love with the painting the first time I saw it, back in high school.
the laughter
of dancing couples
twilight long
Feel free to join in with your own haiku.
This week’s Friday Video featured songs heavily influenced by the #Beatles - few more pronounced than #Nirvana’s “About a Girl,” reportedly written after Kurt Cobain spent an afternoon listening to the Fab Four.
I’m standin’ in your line
I do, hope you have the time
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzCy...
I’m standin’ in your line
I do, hope you have the time
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzCy...
[Ai] The Beatles - About a Girl
YouTube video by An Electric Mammal
m.youtube.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:14 PM
This week’s Friday Video featured songs heavily influenced by the #Beatles - few more pronounced than #Nirvana’s “About a Girl,” reportedly written after Kurt Cobain spent an afternoon listening to the Fab Four.
I’m standin’ in your line
I do, hope you have the time
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzCy...
I’m standin’ in your line
I do, hope you have the time
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzCy...
Enjoying the new #RitesandTrials anthology from @thebrokenspine.co.uk and I’m chuffed to have a lil piece here from my wayward youth. So many great writers here!.
December 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Enjoying the new #RitesandTrials anthology from @thebrokenspine.co.uk and I’m chuffed to have a lil piece here from my wayward youth. So many great writers here!.
Today’s Friday Video featured Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska album, not to be confused with his time with E-Street Band:
License, registration
I ain’t got none
But I got a clear conscience
‘Bout the things that I done
m.youtube.com/watch?v=wpvX...
License, registration
I ain’t got none
But I got a clear conscience
‘Bout the things that I done
m.youtube.com/watch?v=wpvX...
State Trooper
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen - Topic
m.youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Today’s Friday Video featured Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska album, not to be confused with his time with E-Street Band:
License, registration
I ain’t got none
But I got a clear conscience
‘Bout the things that I done
m.youtube.com/watch?v=wpvX...
License, registration
I ain’t got none
But I got a clear conscience
‘Bout the things that I done
m.youtube.com/watch?v=wpvX...
Today’s Friday Video featured the B-52’s Rock Lobster, a tune John Lennon credited for getting back in the recording studio in 1980.
According to Lennon, "it sounds just like Ono's music, so I said to meself, 'it's time to get out the old axe and wake the wife up!'"
m.youtube.com/watch?v=n4QS...
According to Lennon, "it sounds just like Ono's music, so I said to meself, 'it's time to get out the old axe and wake the wife up!'"
m.youtube.com/watch?v=n4QS...
The B-52's - Rock Lobster (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by RHINO
m.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Today’s Friday Video featured the B-52’s Rock Lobster, a tune John Lennon credited for getting back in the recording studio in 1980.
According to Lennon, "it sounds just like Ono's music, so I said to meself, 'it's time to get out the old axe and wake the wife up!'"
m.youtube.com/watch?v=n4QS...
According to Lennon, "it sounds just like Ono's music, so I said to meself, 'it's time to get out the old axe and wake the wife up!'"
m.youtube.com/watch?v=n4QS...
Reposted by j r
A new verse from returning contributor J. R. Wilkerson:
𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵
for a
lifetime
he’ll remember
to
take the
cannoli
— J. R. Wilkerson
𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵
for a
lifetime
he’ll remember
to
take the
cannoli
— J. R. Wilkerson
give a man a fish
for alifetimehe’ll remembertotake thecannoli — J. R. Wilkerson
dadakuku.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
A new verse from returning contributor J. R. Wilkerson:
𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵
for a
lifetime
he’ll remember
to
take the
cannoli
— J. R. Wilkerson
𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵
for a
lifetime
he’ll remember
to
take the
cannoli
— J. R. Wilkerson
Giving away baby clothes and it’s only now that I understand #whitestripes
m.youtube.com/watch?v=K4dx...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=K4dx...
The White Stripes - The Hardest Button To Button (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by The White Stripes
m.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Giving away baby clothes and it’s only now that I understand #whitestripes
m.youtube.com/watch?v=K4dx...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=K4dx...
Reposted by j r
A new verse from new contributor J. R. Wilkerson:
𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴’𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀
came ill-equipped
in mending
the eggman,
his
goo goo
g’joob
— J. R. Wilkerson
𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴’𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀
came ill-equipped
in mending
the eggman,
his
goo goo
g’joob
— J. R. Wilkerson
all the king’s horses
came ill-equippedin mendingthe eggman,hisgoo goog’joob — J. R. Wilkerson
dadakuku.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
A new verse from new contributor J. R. Wilkerson:
𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴’𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀
came ill-equipped
in mending
the eggman,
his
goo goo
g’joob
— J. R. Wilkerson
𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴’𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀
came ill-equipped
in mending
the eggman,
his
goo goo
g’joob
— J. R. Wilkerson
Cake still going the distance
September 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Cake still going the distance
Elvis Costello - Watching The Detectives
YouTube video by ElvisCostelloVEVO
m.youtube.com
July 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I’m a sucker for van Gogh, I like to get thisclose to see the paint textures
May 31, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I’m a sucker for van Gogh, I like to get thisclose to see the paint textures
A lil Colombian-inspired haiku, previously published with @rfpress.bsky.social 🐸
#PoemsAbout #Green
@brokenspinearts.bsky.social @alanparry83.bsky.social
#PoemsAbout #Green
@brokenspinearts.bsky.social @alanparry83.bsky.social
May 2, 2025 at 9:42 AM
A lil Colombian-inspired haiku, previously published with @rfpress.bsky.social 🐸
#PoemsAbout #Green
@brokenspinearts.bsky.social @alanparry83.bsky.social
#PoemsAbout #Green
@brokenspinearts.bsky.social @alanparry83.bsky.social
This haunting piece from Syreeta Muir colored me like permanent Sharpie. Not for the dry-erase:
@brokenspinearts.bsky.social #LiftToTheSky @phantomsspleen.bsky.social
roifaineantarchive.wixsite.com/rf-arc-hive/...
@brokenspinearts.bsky.social #LiftToTheSky @phantomsspleen.bsky.social
roifaineantarchive.wixsite.com/rf-arc-hive/...
"This love is like the ghost of Schrödinger’s dead cat" by Syreeta Muir
I’m sure my moans could carryacross 4000 miles. More maybe.They go as the crow flies when I thinkyou’re in another woman’s bed.I have my fingers crossedagainst it— the thought of your closed curves,yo...
https://roifaineantarchive.wixsite.com/rf-arc-hive/post/this-love-is-like-the-ghost-of-schrödinger-s-dead-cat-by-syreeta-muir
April 30, 2025 at 8:05 AM
This haunting piece from Syreeta Muir colored me like permanent Sharpie. Not for the dry-erase:
@brokenspinearts.bsky.social #LiftToTheSky @phantomsspleen.bsky.social
roifaineantarchive.wixsite.com/rf-arc-hive/...
@brokenspinearts.bsky.social #LiftToTheSky @phantomsspleen.bsky.social
roifaineantarchive.wixsite.com/rf-arc-hive/...
A little something previously published with @rfpress.bsky.social
#PoemsAbout #WolvesAtTheDoor @brokenspinearts.bsky.social @alanparry83.bsky.social
#PoemsAbout #WolvesAtTheDoor @brokenspinearts.bsky.social @alanparry83.bsky.social
April 25, 2025 at 9:47 AM
A little something previously published with @rfpress.bsky.social
#PoemsAbout #WolvesAtTheDoor @brokenspinearts.bsky.social @alanparry83.bsky.social
#PoemsAbout #WolvesAtTheDoor @brokenspinearts.bsky.social @alanparry83.bsky.social
It’s 3AM and I must be lonely
March 7, 2025 at 8:22 AM
It’s 3AM and I must be lonely
For whoever needs it
February 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
For whoever needs it
One banger after another last night at @ottobar.bsky.social in Baltimore with @realestateband.bsky.social
February 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
One banger after another last night at @ottobar.bsky.social in Baltimore with @realestateband.bsky.social
Reposted by j r
Poetry Foundation not fucking around with today's poem of the day
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/89897/...
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/89897/...
January 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Poetry Foundation not fucking around with today's poem of the day
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/89897/...
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/89897/...
Dolphin shopping in Filandia, Colombia
January 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Dolphin shopping in Filandia, Colombia