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Eric Arthen
@ericla413.bsky.social
Software engineer+manager, haiku poet, farmer's husband, nature lover, pagan and practical dreamer. EarthSpirit Community. W.Mass. (He/him)
Pinned
clouds reveal
a waxing october moon -
home from the hospital

#haiku #micropoetry #hospital
clouds reveal
a waxing october moon -
home from the hospital

#haiku #micropoetry #hospital
November 10, 2025 at 12:26 AM
cutting all
the cabbage and kale
november freeze

#haiku #micropoetry #freeze
November 1, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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Another way you can support this trip is by buying the pdf of *Games for an Ordinary Life* a poetic art zine of short, sweet and dangerous minimalist games.

watermosaic.itch.io/games-for-an...
October 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
one
chewed fingernail
... another

#haiku #micropoetry #fingernails
October 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Successful nonviolent movements for change require more than street protests. A human rights expert outlines 10 effective actions citizens can take
buff.ly/kpfD4ke
October 21, 2025 at 2:30 AM
a seagull hovers
just above the beach --
off season

#haiku #micropoetry #seagull
October 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM
summer's end
saying thank you
to each chicken

#haiku #micropoetry #chicken
October 6, 2025 at 12:16 AM
summer's end
the sound of a cricket
in the kitchen

#haiku #micropoetry #cricket
September 29, 2025 at 5:10 AM
summer's end
counting the inches
that didn’t fall

#haiku #micropoetry #rain
September 22, 2025 at 4:12 AM
road noise
two hours driving
to silence

#haiku #micropoetry #driving
September 10, 2025 at 3:23 AM
puppy chases
the cat into the barn
old dog rests

#haiku #micropoetry #dog
August 25, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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growing out my hair
to be a keepsake for you
autumn wild flowers

--Amari Ōki

遺髪となる髪をのばさむ草の花 大木あまり

遺髪: ihatsu, a lock of hair that is kept in memory of the deceased (she literally writes "letting my hair grow to become ihatsu")

#haiku #gendaihaiku #translation
August 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
the goldenrod
ignores
the old barbed wire

#haiku #micropoetry #goldenrid
August 15, 2025 at 3:42 AM
hill town traffic
waits
... for the snapper

#haiku #micropoetry #snapper
August 6, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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Who do you trust to teach witchcraft?

My latest blog explores:

🧭 The myth of the self-taught witch
🔥 Lineage, responsibility, and consent
💰 Witchcraft as a business model

#WitchSky
Navigating the surge of professional witchcraft teachers
As witchcraft becomes more visible and profitable, how can seekers distinguish between trustworthy teachers and self-appointed experts?
f.mtr.cool
July 29, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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This is an amazing thread.
Gave me insight into topics I know, and topics I did not, and more things I want to research.
Ok, I’ll do this too. One like=one disability related thought for the anniversary of the ADA.
July 28, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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This story is too good to not be read by, well, EVERYBODY!
With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
July 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
strips of blue
emerge between clouds
fading thunder

#haiku #micropoetry #thunder
July 27, 2025 at 4:17 AM
small town bar
new band but the same couple
starts the dance

#haiku #micropoetry #dance
July 11, 2025 at 5:16 AM
party prep
mowing the tufts of grass
the goats didn't like

#haiku #micropoetry #goats
July 3, 2025 at 5:18 AM
A great short animated film about raising sheep and wool. ( Also, www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P7E... )
July 1, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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New AP dropped where I play a D&D version of myself as a witch from the Worlds Beyond Number Witch class by @nightlingbug.bsky.social in the prologue for a Bluesky-based game launching next week in which we *accidentally* curse ourselves.

I'm gonna need your help to undo the curse!

Check it out!
June 28, 2025 at 8:14 AM
cousins gather
over lobsters again
mosquitos

#haiku #micropoetry #lobsters
June 24, 2025 at 1:34 AM
pulling grass
around daffodils
looking for work

#haiku #micropoetry #work
June 12, 2025 at 3:16 AM
cloudy May night
the black cat sits on
the reading lamp

#haiku #micropoetry #cat
May 31, 2025 at 1:20 AM