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Benjamin Waldrum
@happilybearded.bsky.social
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writer, former journalist | he/him

It's an odd life. I follow NBA, wrestling and gaming news, fail at snark and try to blog.

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happilybearded.bsky.social
Why is it canning
Preserving food in glass jars
It should be jarring

#haikufeels #haiku #prompt #micropoem #poem #poetry #poet #blueskypoetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
Image with glass jars filled with bright red homemade strawberry jam. Credit: Soulfully Made.
November 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
happilybearded.bsky.social
Why is it canning
Preserving food in glass jars
It should be jarring

#haikufeels
Image with glass jars filled with bright red homemade strawberry jam. Credit: Soulfully Made.
November 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
happilybearded.bsky.social
Christmas tradition
Nut brittle for my father
Mostly fun to make

#haikufeels #haiku #prompt #micropoem #poem #poetry #poet #blueskypoetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
Image of the author's peanut and pecan brittle, made each year.
November 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
happilybearded.bsky.social
Christmas tradition
Nut brittle for my father
Mostly fun to make

#haikufeels
Image of the author's peanut and pecan brittle, made each year.
November 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
happilybearded.bsky.social
Warped, witty humor
Now a part of our culture
Monty Python troupe

#haikufeels #haiku #prompt #micropoem #poem #poetry #poet #blueskypoetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #montypython
Image of the original Monty Python comedy troupe. Credit: BBC.
November 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
happilybearded.bsky.social
Warped, witty humor
Now a part of our culture
Monty Python troupe

#haikufeels
Image of the original Monty Python comedy troupe. Credit: BBC.
November 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
happilybearded.bsky.social
It's hard to relax
There's always more things to do
And so little time

#haikufeels #haiku #prompt #micropoem #poem #poetry #poet #blueskypoetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
Art of a person overwhelmed in making several decisions. Credit: frimages.
November 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
happilybearded.bsky.social
It's hard to relax
There's always more things to do
And so little time

#haikufeels
Art of a person overwhelmed in making several decisions. Credit: frimages.
November 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
happilybearded.bsky.social
I love DoTs
Accumulated damage
While standing around

#haikufeels #haiku #prompt #micropoem #poem #poetry #poet #blueskypoetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #worldofwarcraft #warcraft #warlock
Image of a dwarf warlock from the video game World of Warcraft. Credit: High Ground Gaming.
November 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
happilybearded.bsky.social
I love DoTs
Accumulated damage
While standing around

#haikufeels
Image of a dwarf warlock from the video game World of Warcraft. Credit: High Ground Gaming.
November 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
happilybearded.bsky.social
The perfect breakfast
Toast with butter and jelly
Plus a mug of tea

#haikufeels #haiku #prompt #micropoem #poem #poetry #poet #blueskypoetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
Image of two pieces of toasted bread with butter and jelly, next to a mug of tea. Credit: Reddit user tefiiiiii.
November 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
happilybearded.bsky.social
The perfect breakfast
Toast with butter and jelly
Plus a mug of tea

#haikufeels
Image of two pieces of toasted bread with butter and jelly, next to a mug of tea. Credit: Reddit user tefiiiiii.
November 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
happilybearded.bsky.social
Quitting something is
Often viewed as failure but
It can take courage

#haikufeels #haiku #prompt #micropoem #poem #poetry #poet #blueskypoetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
Adobe stock image of the silhouette of a person triumphantly breaking through shackles.
November 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
happilybearded.bsky.social
Quitting something is
Often viewed as failure but
It can take courage

#haikufeels
Adobe stock image of the silhouette of a person triumphantly breaking through shackles.
November 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
happilybearded.bsky.social
writhe and wriggle under the sheets until you're a cozy burrito

#haikufeels #haiku #prompt #micropoem #poem #poetry #poet #blueskypoetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #monoku #OneLineOctober #thesimpsons #homersimpson #toastycinnamonbun
Image from The Simpsons of Homer Simpson happily cozied up in bed.
October 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
happilybearded.bsky.social
writhe and wriggle under the sheets until you're a cozy burrito

#haikufeels #monoku #OneLineOctober
Image from The Simpsons showing Homer Simpson happily cozied up in bed.
October 31, 2025 at 2:40 PM
happilybearded.bsky.social
fall offers hints of silence, chilly mornings in warm tranquility

#haikufeels #haiku #prompt #micropoem #poem #poetry #poet #blueskypoetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #monoku #OneLineOctober
Image of a road winding through an autumn scene of colorful trees. Credit: unknown.
October 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
happilybearded.bsky.social
fall offers hints of silence, chilly mornings in warm tranquility

#haikufeels #monoku #OneLineOctober
Image of a road winding through an autumn scene of colorful trees. Credit: unknown.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
happilybearded.bsky.social
a Scooby-Doo denial: rot, rot, a thousand times rot

#haikufeels #haiku #prompt #micropoem #poem #poetry #poet #blueskypoetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #monoku #OneLineOctober #scoobydoo #harveybirdman
Screenshot from Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law in which Scooby-Doo characters Shaggy and Scooby are on trial for marijuana possession.
October 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
happilybearded.bsky.social
a Scooby-Doo denial: rot, rot, a thousand times rot

#haikufeels #monoku #OneLineOctober
Screenshot from Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law in which Scooby-Doo characters Shaggy and Scooby are on trial for marijuana possession.
October 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
happilybearded.bsky.social
wondering whether winter weather withers whiskers

#haikufeels #haiku #prompt #micropoem #poem #poetry #poet #blueskypoetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #monoku #OneLineOctober
Screencap from Star Trek: The Next Generation in which first officer William Riker says that beards are an ancient and proud tradition.
October 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
happilybearded.bsky.social
wondering whether winter weather withers whiskers

#haikufeels #monoku #OneLineOctober
Screencap from Star Trek: The Next Generation in which first officer William Riker says that beards are an ancient and proud tradition.
October 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
happilybearded.bsky.social
noise canceling headphones form a protective shroud but it's not enough

#haikufeels #haiku #prompt #micropoem #poem #poetry #poet #blueskypoetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #monoku #OneLineOctober #officelife
Artistic photograph of a man covering his ears in frustration. Credit: Science Photo Library.
October 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
happilybearded.bsky.social
noise canceling headphones form a protective shroud but it's not enough

#haikufeels #monoku #OneLineOctober
Artistic photograph of a man covering his ears in frustration. Credit: Science Photo Library.
October 27, 2025 at 1:59 PM
happilybearded.bsky.social
rain seeps through to roots, revived from summer drought, and all is green again

#haikufeels #haiku #prompt #micropoem #poem #poetry #poet #blueskypoetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #monoku #OneLineOctober
Image of a colorfully planted rain channel built into a backyard. Credit: Chris Brown Photography.
October 26, 2025 at 10:13 AM