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🌯 Benny Barido 🌯
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Engines, tires, and wind
Brakes and military jets
I still find quiet
white walls, empty chairs
dusty, forgotten supplies
satellite campus

#senryu
#micropoetry
#haiku
November 11, 2025 at 10:18 PM
against what I know
your hair and clothes
the way you talk
how your body walks
even when I need to stop
I #measure you
writing invisible stories
composing little poems
looking for a home
where I can be myself
or stay protected
I think it could be great
but I see you measure me
eyes downward
#vss365
November 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Stardate 3245, Captain's Log

I composed a haiku while stepping away from the party on C-deck.

check your star charts
don't get sidelined after hours
remember your job

It only reflects how I'm supposed to feel, so I don't like it. Really, I feel closer to Anne than expected, glad she's on board.
November 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
scattered gravel and dust
leads past shoots of green pine
where autumn-yellow aspen mingle
she leads us away from the lake
my seat belt holding me fast
"push" it says in red
ahead a sign warns of an intersection
I dare not imagine what lies beyond
I do not "push"
we continue on
to her future
#poetry
November 11, 2025 at 1:25 AM
the next to arrive
by ox-pulled carriage or cart
he shall be the king

if untie the knot
betwixt the ox and carriage
conquer he the world

#gordianknot
#senryu
#poetry
November 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
bulbous yellow moon
sneaks above the vaulted peaks
shines upon our gloom

#DailyHaikuPrompt #moonrise #moon
November 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
not an ounce of doubt
writing with hypnotic flow
body, mind, and soul

#haikufeels #prompt #perfect
#writingcommunity
November 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
fading tree-top leaves
curved like flying #skylark wings
reach the cloudless skies

#DailyHaikuPrompt
November 2, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Went in blind, with no expectations, assuming horror. It might be one of those "you have to watch twice" movies to get what's happening, or at the least, feel confident in your interpretation.
Final review: Semi-thriller, cerebral. Liked. Great acting, storytelling, cinematography.
#moviereviews
October 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
gone, the empty hearse
body buried, left behind
you're in black, alone

do not think of Spring
its touch of warmth, our flowers
just remember me

#DailyHaikuPrompt #desolate #passing #spring
October 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Today, I stayed at home.
I ignored the emails and phone calls that littered my notification bar and
blew $724 on Legos.
Pretending to be a wealthy recluse went well, though managing my instinctual/habitual physiological response was hardest - my stomach burned for two hours.
#vss365 #experiment
October 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
beyond the interstate
over gravel roads, some only dirt
the village looms alone
ol' Shamus waits for sunrise
he didn't drink at all last night
instead he begged before the door
of Johnny's corner store
that opens round 'bout 7
Johnny lives alone, you see
soon his home, he'll leave
#vssdaily #trash
October 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
when work returns hard
with shallow words, hollow sighs
pause, remember this

cars pass smooth, it’s dark
your clouds of breath fade and fall
all devices off

#senryu #micropoetry #poetry
October 27, 2025 at 2:55 AM
the tree changed slowly
its leaves rough like yellow pears
emptied for winter

#DailyHaikuPrompt #pear #plum
October 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
your lack of skills

acquaintances promoted
far too soon to friends

a future dreamed
leagues beyond the possible

false entitlement justifying
disdain for daily work

the world refused, #unseen
spins before your eyes

waiting for your pain
for acceptance
payment

before the treasure's found
#vss365
October 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Relax
October 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
red sandstone slickrock
bone-white bison, spiraled snakes
social media

#haiku #senryu #micropoetry
October 20, 2025 at 11:29 AM
glossy river rocks
mossy, smooth below the cool
tadpoles blend with grass

#DailyHaikuPrompt #grass
October 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
hovering
near a tray of brisket
navigating an important tradeoff
socially acceptable
vs
overwhelming hunger
desire
for satisfaction
triggered by the smokey, salty, fatty
smell and sheen
of partially rendered fat
the others turn
distracted
he attacks
the tray empties
warn the dessert
#vss365 #piranha
October 13, 2025 at 4:03 AM
scattered storm clouds
stark against the setting sun
puddles painted gold

#haiku
October 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
how do you feel?
the riddle posed by friend and foe
it tempts the lone to overshare
but clatters down upon the ground
and "fine" is all they'll get
Pandora's box might open fair
upon the clinic's #leather chair
but money's tight, and we're alright
instead we'll scroll awhile
#vssdaily
October 10, 2025 at 5:08 AM
with solstice rising
sense her presence from beyond
more than a seance

#DailyHaikuPrompt #ghost
October 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
planet to planet
body to body
hunger for the next adventure
sometimes came too early
"permission to convey"
the radio did not respond
"host acquired at 50 cycles now 79"
static continued
"chaos achieved please confirm"
then commander spoke
"denied, reduce Earth to #ash"
its host smiled wide
#vss365
October 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
on mountain peaks
bipolar Autumn melts snow
Winter brings the cure

#haiku
October 8, 2025 at 1:23 AM
sometimes
the outside crush
the stifling, dAngerous fear
of strangers' problems
so close
but uncontrollable
become a shielD for guilt
logical justification
to sit there
with raw, hungry #power
Hidden behind
another welcome distraction
from the shame
of wasteD potential
I'll start
tomorrow
#vssdaily
October 7, 2025 at 12:54 AM