Bob Carlton
@bobcarlton3.bsky.social
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Of course, gratitude should be a daily thing, but in this season of giving thanks, I am thankful for every one of you who has ever read and/or submitted to this journal. It is because of your support that this survives. Thank you for all the kind words given & all the weird verses entrusted to me.
November 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Of course, gratitude should be a daily thing, but in this season of giving thanks, I am thankful for every one of you who has ever read and/or submitted to this journal. It is because of your support that this survives. Thank you for all the kind words given & all the weird verses entrusted to me.
Anybody see Southside 1-1000? The nightclub scene: is the waitress not Beverly Michaels?
October 27, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Anybody see Southside 1-1000? The nightclub scene: is the waitress not Beverly Michaels?
Reposted by Bob Carlton
A new verse from returning contributor @bobcarlton3.bsky.social:
𝗣𝗼𝗲𝗺
with a one word title
— Bob Carlton
𝗣𝗼𝗲𝗺
with a one word title
— Bob Carlton
Poem
with a one word title — Bob Carlton
dadakuku.com
October 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
A new verse from returning contributor @bobcarlton3.bsky.social:
𝗣𝗼𝗲𝗺
with a one word title
— Bob Carlton
𝗣𝗼𝗲𝗺
with a one word title
— Bob Carlton
Reposted by Bob Carlton
Dadakuku is now back open for submissions, with a new working submission form! Give it a go!
dadakuku.com
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dadakuku
microdadaism, nanononsense, minisurrealism
dadakuku.com
October 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Dadakuku is now back open for submissions, with a new working submission form! Give it a go!
dadakuku.com
dadakuku.com
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A new verse from returning contributor Peter Jastermsky:
on
ce IN
A blu
e MO
On D
y stop
ia
— Peter Jastermsky
on
ce IN
A blu
e MO
On D
y stop
ia
— Peter Jastermsky
…
once IN A blue MOOn Dy stop ia — Peter Jastermsky
dadakuku.com
September 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
A new verse from returning contributor Peter Jastermsky:
on
ce IN
A blu
e MO
On D
y stop
ia
— Peter Jastermsky
on
ce IN
A blu
e MO
On D
y stop
ia
— Peter Jastermsky
Reposted by Bob Carlton
A new verse from returning contributor Sean G. Meggeson:
𝗲𝗿𝗿
or
er
os
— Sean G. Meggeson
𝗲𝗿𝗿
or
er
os
— Sean G. Meggeson
err
oreros — Sean G. Meggeson
dadakuku.com
September 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
A new verse from returning contributor Sean G. Meggeson:
𝗲𝗿𝗿
or
er
os
— Sean G. Meggeson
𝗲𝗿𝗿
or
er
os
— Sean G. Meggeson
Even among the usual standout quality of poetry concentrate on offer at Five Fleas, these really stand out. I don't know who Mathew Borczon is, but he knocks it out of the park. And an absolutely gorgeous haiku by Sarah Mahina Calvello. And that is barely scratching the surface, so to speak.
August 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Even among the usual standout quality of poetry concentrate on offer at Five Fleas, these really stand out. I don't know who Mathew Borczon is, but he knocks it out of the park. And an absolutely gorgeous haiku by Sarah Mahina Calvello. And that is barely scratching the surface, so to speak.
The Futility of War
August 17, 2025 at 12:05 AM
The Futility of War
Living one: you move among many/dancers and don't know which/you are the shadow of
Denis Johnson
Denis Johnson
August 1, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Living one: you move among many/dancers and don't know which/you are the shadow of
Denis Johnson
Denis Johnson
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A new verse from returning contributor Lucien Levant:
Surreal is m is direction
— Lucien Levant
Surreal is m is direction
— Lucien Levant
…
Surreal is m is direction — Lucien Levant
dadakuku.com
July 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
A new verse from returning contributor Lucien Levant:
Surreal is m is direction
— Lucien Levant
Surreal is m is direction
— Lucien Levant
Reposted by Bob Carlton
A new verse from returning contributor @bobcarlton3.bsky.social:
𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀
a few dozen donates
and a couple cops of ICE cuffin’
— Bob Carlton
𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀
a few dozen donates
and a couple cops of ICE cuffin’
— Bob Carlton
Breakfast of Trumpians
a few dozen donatesand a couple cops of ICE cuffin’ — Bob Carlton
dadakuku.com
July 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
A new verse from returning contributor @bobcarlton3.bsky.social:
𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀
a few dozen donates
and a couple cops of ICE cuffin’
— Bob Carlton
𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀
a few dozen donates
and a couple cops of ICE cuffin’
— Bob Carlton
Just in case there's anyone out there who's not absolutely clear on this. No. No kings. Never.
June 14, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Just in case there's anyone out there who's not absolutely clear on this. No. No kings. Never.
Reposted by Bob Carlton
A new verse from returning contributor @bobcarlton3.bsky.social:
𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀
call me robert
call me bob
— Bob Carlton
𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀
call me robert
call me bob
— Bob Carlton
Only Doctors and Bartenders
call me robertcall me bob — Bob Carlton
dadakuku.com
June 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
A new verse from returning contributor @bobcarlton3.bsky.social:
𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀
call me robert
call me bob
— Bob Carlton
𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀
call me robert
call me bob
— Bob Carlton
Reposted by Bob Carlton
A new verse from returning contributor @bobcarlton3.bsky.social:
𝗔 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆
flesh torn a
part by a
sent
tense
frag
meant
— Bob Carlton
𝗔 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆
flesh torn a
part by a
sent
tense
frag
meant
— Bob Carlton
A Question of Capacity
flesh torn apart by asenttensefragmeant — Bob Carlton
dadakuku.com
May 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
A new verse from returning contributor @bobcarlton3.bsky.social:
𝗔 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆
flesh torn a
part by a
sent
tense
frag
meant
— Bob Carlton
𝗔 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆
flesh torn a
part by a
sent
tense
frag
meant
— Bob Carlton
Even when your own heart is your loom, / someone may have woven that textile before
Lu Ji
Lu Ji
May 6, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Even when your own heart is your loom, / someone may have woven that textile before
Lu Ji
Lu Ji
That is the problem of silence:
one cannot test one's ideas.
Because they are not ideas, they are the truth.
Louise Gluck
one cannot test one's ideas.
Because they are not ideas, they are the truth.
Louise Gluck
April 20, 2025 at 8:55 PM
That is the problem of silence:
one cannot test one's ideas.
Because they are not ideas, they are the truth.
Louise Gluck
one cannot test one's ideas.
Because they are not ideas, they are the truth.
Louise Gluck
Thought for the day: responsibility is not infringement.
April 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Thought for the day: responsibility is not infringement.
Reposted by Bob Carlton
Reposted by Bob Carlton
A new verse from returning contributor @bobcarlton3.bsky.social:
𝗠𝗶𝘀
under
stood
over
lying
fact
or
— Bob Carlton
𝗠𝗶𝘀
under
stood
over
lying
fact
or
— Bob Carlton
Mis
understoodoverlyingfactor — Bob Carlton
dadakuku.com
March 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
A new verse from returning contributor @bobcarlton3.bsky.social:
𝗠𝗶𝘀
under
stood
over
lying
fact
or
— Bob Carlton
𝗠𝗶𝘀
under
stood
over
lying
fact
or
— Bob Carlton
Reposted by Bob Carlton
Reposted by Bob Carlton
A new verse from returning contributor @bobcarlton3.bsky.social:
𝗜𝗳 𝗜 𝗛𝗮𝗱 𝗮 𝗗𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗜
broke–
that’s me
— Bob Carlton
𝗜𝗳 𝗜 𝗛𝗮𝗱 𝗮 𝗗𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗜
broke–
that’s me
— Bob Carlton
If I Had a Dollar for Every Heart I
broke–that’s me — Bob Carlton
dadakuku.com
March 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A new verse from returning contributor @bobcarlton3.bsky.social:
𝗜𝗳 𝗜 𝗛𝗮𝗱 𝗮 𝗗𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗜
broke–
that’s me
— Bob Carlton
𝗜𝗳 𝗜 𝗛𝗮𝗱 𝗮 𝗗𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗜
broke–
that’s me
— Bob Carlton