Griff Roberts
@rogriffi.bsky.social
Fringe player in main character's story. No aspirations. No bona fides.
daydream deceiver
too old to believe
in fairies yet you still need
the myth for support
and indecipherable
reasons you cannot fathom
#poetry #micropoetry #tanka #vss365 #blueskyrelay
too old to believe
in fairies yet you still need
the myth for support
and indecipherable
reasons you cannot fathom
#poetry #micropoetry #tanka #vss365 #blueskyrelay
November 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
daydream deceiver
too old to believe
in fairies yet you still need
the myth for support
and indecipherable
reasons you cannot fathom
#poetry #micropoetry #tanka #vss365 #blueskyrelay
too old to believe
in fairies yet you still need
the myth for support
and indecipherable
reasons you cannot fathom
#poetry #micropoetry #tanka #vss365 #blueskyrelay
trenchant thought
funny how time slips
so quickly past everything
except a closed mind
that measures nothing besides
what it’s so sure it believes
#poetry #micropoetry #vss365 #prompt
funny how time slips
so quickly past everything
except a closed mind
that measures nothing besides
what it’s so sure it believes
#poetry #micropoetry #vss365 #prompt
November 11, 2025 at 9:08 PM
trenchant thought
funny how time slips
so quickly past everything
except a closed mind
that measures nothing besides
what it’s so sure it believes
#poetry #micropoetry #vss365 #prompt
funny how time slips
so quickly past everything
except a closed mind
that measures nothing besides
what it’s so sure it believes
#poetry #micropoetry #vss365 #prompt
acquiesce
what are we doing?
no one can say
no one knows
we shuffle along
not in a haze of habit
but in a daze of days
as we long to evade
our onerous history
but have no idea
how to go about doing it
#poetry #micropoetry #whistpr #vss365
what are we doing?
no one can say
no one knows
we shuffle along
not in a haze of habit
but in a daze of days
as we long to evade
our onerous history
but have no idea
how to go about doing it
#poetry #micropoetry #whistpr #vss365
November 7, 2025 at 11:52 PM
acquiesce
what are we doing?
no one can say
no one knows
we shuffle along
not in a haze of habit
but in a daze of days
as we long to evade
our onerous history
but have no idea
how to go about doing it
#poetry #micropoetry #whistpr #vss365
what are we doing?
no one can say
no one knows
we shuffle along
not in a haze of habit
but in a daze of days
as we long to evade
our onerous history
but have no idea
how to go about doing it
#poetry #micropoetry #whistpr #vss365
why?
the ones who don’t care
seem to have the most impact
on the ones who do
#poetry #micropoetry #senryu
the ones who don’t care
seem to have the most impact
on the ones who do
#poetry #micropoetry #senryu
November 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
why?
the ones who don’t care
seem to have the most impact
on the ones who do
#poetry #micropoetry #senryu
the ones who don’t care
seem to have the most impact
on the ones who do
#poetry #micropoetry #senryu
November 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Halloween
they are all gone now
but tonight one night only
they return to watch
from beyond the edgy haze
purple parades of frippery
#poetry #micropoetry #tanka #emoetry #whistpr
they are all gone now
but tonight one night only
they return to watch
from beyond the edgy haze
purple parades of frippery
#poetry #micropoetry #tanka #emoetry #whistpr
October 31, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Halloween
they are all gone now
but tonight one night only
they return to watch
from beyond the edgy haze
purple parades of frippery
#poetry #micropoetry #tanka #emoetry #whistpr
they are all gone now
but tonight one night only
they return to watch
from beyond the edgy haze
purple parades of frippery
#poetry #micropoetry #tanka #emoetry #whistpr
leaves
names are trivial
so many cling together
without conviction
battered on the lips of wind
falling asunder alone
#poetry #micropoetry #emoetry #tanka #leaves
names are trivial
so many cling together
without conviction
battered on the lips of wind
falling asunder alone
#poetry #micropoetry #emoetry #tanka #leaves
October 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
leaves
names are trivial
so many cling together
without conviction
battered on the lips of wind
falling asunder alone
#poetry #micropoetry #emoetry #tanka #leaves
names are trivial
so many cling together
without conviction
battered on the lips of wind
falling asunder alone
#poetry #micropoetry #emoetry #tanka #leaves
indulgence
where have you been you
poem-scribbling imposter
working the long form
hand around your pen stroking
absorbed by your delusion
#poetry #micropoetry #emoetry #tanka
where have you been you
poem-scribbling imposter
working the long form
hand around your pen stroking
absorbed by your delusion
#poetry #micropoetry #emoetry #tanka
October 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
indulgence
where have you been you
poem-scribbling imposter
working the long form
hand around your pen stroking
absorbed by your delusion
#poetry #micropoetry #emoetry #tanka
where have you been you
poem-scribbling imposter
working the long form
hand around your pen stroking
absorbed by your delusion
#poetry #micropoetry #emoetry #tanka
impossible
much too big to fit
your box of expectations
too radiant too
to fulfill your quiet dreams
destroying all hope of mine
#poetry #micropoetry #tanka #emoetry #quiet
much too big to fit
your box of expectations
too radiant too
to fulfill your quiet dreams
destroying all hope of mine
#poetry #micropoetry #tanka #emoetry #quiet
October 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
impossible
much too big to fit
your box of expectations
too radiant too
to fulfill your quiet dreams
destroying all hope of mine
#poetry #micropoetry #tanka #emoetry #quiet
much too big to fit
your box of expectations
too radiant too
to fulfill your quiet dreams
destroying all hope of mine
#poetry #micropoetry #tanka #emoetry #quiet
is there a right way
to dodge your pyrrhic dancing
— just shuffle along
#poetry #micropoetry #wipsnips #senryu
to dodge your pyrrhic dancing
— just shuffle along
#poetry #micropoetry #wipsnips #senryu
October 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
is there a right way
to dodge your pyrrhic dancing
— just shuffle along
#poetry #micropoetry #wipsnips #senryu
to dodge your pyrrhic dancing
— just shuffle along
#poetry #micropoetry #wipsnips #senryu
crossroads
impatient child grows
too quickly yearning to be
like everyone else
not knowing until too late
the true path is laced with curves
#poetry #micropoetry #tanka #whistpr
impatient child grows
too quickly yearning to be
like everyone else
not knowing until too late
the true path is laced with curves
#poetry #micropoetry #tanka #whistpr
October 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
crossroads
impatient child grows
too quickly yearning to be
like everyone else
not knowing until too late
the true path is laced with curves
#poetry #micropoetry #tanka #whistpr
impatient child grows
too quickly yearning to be
like everyone else
not knowing until too late
the true path is laced with curves
#poetry #micropoetry #tanka #whistpr
equinoctial
slippery sun dips
behind the house darkening
a room that was bright
into an otherworldly
shade of raw duplicity
#poetry #micropoetry #tanka #vss365
slippery sun dips
behind the house darkening
a room that was bright
into an otherworldly
shade of raw duplicity
#poetry #micropoetry #tanka #vss365
October 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
equinoctial
slippery sun dips
behind the house darkening
a room that was bright
into an otherworldly
shade of raw duplicity
#poetry #micropoetry #tanka #vss365
slippery sun dips
behind the house darkening
a room that was bright
into an otherworldly
shade of raw duplicity
#poetry #micropoetry #tanka #vss365
October 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
rue de lundi
morning thoughts run wild
lazy sun inadequate
to banish those clouds
teasing rain that never will
be enough to flush us clean
#poetry #micropoetry #emoetry #tanka #inadequate
morning thoughts run wild
lazy sun inadequate
to banish those clouds
teasing rain that never will
be enough to flush us clean
#poetry #micropoetry #emoetry #tanka #inadequate
October 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
rue de lundi
morning thoughts run wild
lazy sun inadequate
to banish those clouds
teasing rain that never will
be enough to flush us clean
#poetry #micropoetry #emoetry #tanka #inadequate
morning thoughts run wild
lazy sun inadequate
to banish those clouds
teasing rain that never will
be enough to flush us clean
#poetry #micropoetry #emoetry #tanka #inadequate
buck up for some change
trees shivering in the breeze
falling memories
#poetry #micropoetry #haiku #senryu #autumn
trees shivering in the breeze
falling memories
#poetry #micropoetry #haiku #senryu #autumn
October 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
buck up for some change
trees shivering in the breeze
falling memories
#poetry #micropoetry #haiku #senryu #autumn
trees shivering in the breeze
falling memories
#poetry #micropoetry #haiku #senryu #autumn
implication
brilliant defiance
I didn’t know who I was
when you tried to say
somethings never can be changed
and hated that you were right
#poetry #micropoetry #tanka #emoetry #defiance
brilliant defiance
I didn’t know who I was
when you tried to say
somethings never can be changed
and hated that you were right
#poetry #micropoetry #tanka #emoetry #defiance
October 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
implication
brilliant defiance
I didn’t know who I was
when you tried to say
somethings never can be changed
and hated that you were right
#poetry #micropoetry #tanka #emoetry #defiance
brilliant defiance
I didn’t know who I was
when you tried to say
somethings never can be changed
and hated that you were right
#poetry #micropoetry #tanka #emoetry #defiance
mourning a morning
takes six months to be
shed of the trauma of loss
and more to decide
even if it were worth it
glowering beaming living
#poetry #micropoetry #emoetry #tanka #beaming
takes six months to be
shed of the trauma of loss
and more to decide
even if it were worth it
glowering beaming living
#poetry #micropoetry #emoetry #tanka #beaming
October 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
mourning a morning
takes six months to be
shed of the trauma of loss
and more to decide
even if it were worth it
glowering beaming living
#poetry #micropoetry #emoetry #tanka #beaming
takes six months to be
shed of the trauma of loss
and more to decide
even if it were worth it
glowering beaming living
#poetry #micropoetry #emoetry #tanka #beaming
Rauschenberg and Cage
fomenting scandal
white noise blossoms into action
voice-splitting canvas
#poetry #micropoetry #music #art
fomenting scandal
white noise blossoms into action
voice-splitting canvas
#poetry #micropoetry #music #art
September 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Rauschenberg and Cage
fomenting scandal
white noise blossoms into action
voice-splitting canvas
#poetry #micropoetry #music #art
fomenting scandal
white noise blossoms into action
voice-splitting canvas
#poetry #micropoetry #music #art
yearning
legs mottled by time
deluded by memories
panic at the dance
#poetry #micropoetry #emoetry #senryu
legs mottled by time
deluded by memories
panic at the dance
#poetry #micropoetry #emoetry #senryu
September 28, 2025 at 12:58 AM
yearning
legs mottled by time
deluded by memories
panic at the dance
#poetry #micropoetry #emoetry #senryu
legs mottled by time
deluded by memories
panic at the dance
#poetry #micropoetry #emoetry #senryu
sweet sorrow
we saw it coming
so was it not unwelcome
nasty toodle-oo
crumpled familiar blankets
turned cold in a harsh minute
#poetry #micropoetry #tanka #emoetry #nasty
we saw it coming
so was it not unwelcome
nasty toodle-oo
crumpled familiar blankets
turned cold in a harsh minute
#poetry #micropoetry #tanka #emoetry #nasty
September 26, 2025 at 3:36 AM
sweet sorrow
we saw it coming
so was it not unwelcome
nasty toodle-oo
crumpled familiar blankets
turned cold in a harsh minute
#poetry #micropoetry #tanka #emoetry #nasty
we saw it coming
so was it not unwelcome
nasty toodle-oo
crumpled familiar blankets
turned cold in a harsh minute
#poetry #micropoetry #tanka #emoetry #nasty
en garde
too calm to be true
prudence cries out for prayer
shadow of malice
#poetry #haiku #micropoetry #emoetry
too calm to be true
prudence cries out for prayer
shadow of malice
#poetry #haiku #micropoetry #emoetry
September 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
en garde
too calm to be true
prudence cries out for prayer
shadow of malice
#poetry #haiku #micropoetry #emoetry
too calm to be true
prudence cries out for prayer
shadow of malice
#poetry #haiku #micropoetry #emoetry
impudence
the tumbler bubbles
fresh from the tap
your damp dark eyes
say I guess that’s that
then you’re gone
out the door
and beyond
to the dirty ditch
where lethargic water
is more to your liking
and the only ripples
come from the snapping
of your languid tongue
#poetry #micropoetry #emoetry
the tumbler bubbles
fresh from the tap
your damp dark eyes
say I guess that’s that
then you’re gone
out the door
and beyond
to the dirty ditch
where lethargic water
is more to your liking
and the only ripples
come from the snapping
of your languid tongue
#poetry #micropoetry #emoetry
September 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
impudence
the tumbler bubbles
fresh from the tap
your damp dark eyes
say I guess that’s that
then you’re gone
out the door
and beyond
to the dirty ditch
where lethargic water
is more to your liking
and the only ripples
come from the snapping
of your languid tongue
#poetry #micropoetry #emoetry
the tumbler bubbles
fresh from the tap
your damp dark eyes
say I guess that’s that
then you’re gone
out the door
and beyond
to the dirty ditch
where lethargic water
is more to your liking
and the only ripples
come from the snapping
of your languid tongue
#poetry #micropoetry #emoetry
September 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
spoiler alert
you came
with a
hankering
for more
of course
you came
but more
would not
be provided
so you pouted
in that cute
little manner
your lifelong
habit to get
your way
but not this time
no not this time
#poetry #micropoetry #Emoetry #hankering
you came
with a
hankering
for more
of course
you came
but more
would not
be provided
so you pouted
in that cute
little manner
your lifelong
habit to get
your way
but not this time
no not this time
#poetry #micropoetry #Emoetry #hankering
September 19, 2025 at 4:48 AM
spoiler alert
you came
with a
hankering
for more
of course
you came
but more
would not
be provided
so you pouted
in that cute
little manner
your lifelong
habit to get
your way
but not this time
no not this time
#poetry #micropoetry #Emoetry #hankering
you came
with a
hankering
for more
of course
you came
but more
would not
be provided
so you pouted
in that cute
little manner
your lifelong
habit to get
your way
but not this time
no not this time
#poetry #micropoetry #Emoetry #hankering
migration
sun tripping southward
across now sallow flatlands
hummingbirds dither
#poetry #micropoetry #haiku
sun tripping southward
across now sallow flatlands
hummingbirds dither
#poetry #micropoetry #haiku
September 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
migration
sun tripping southward
across now sallow flatlands
hummingbirds dither
#poetry #micropoetry #haiku
sun tripping southward
across now sallow flatlands
hummingbirds dither
#poetry #micropoetry #haiku