Wendy Böht-Khamsin
@wendybohtkhamsin.bsky.social
There are those who think that insisting on the 5-7-5 syllable rule in English haikus is to misunderstand the rules of Japanese language and poetry. Me, I like the discipline. The puzzle of 5-7-5 ties up the conscious mind and frees the subconscious.
Willa is 16/17 and no longer has any use for the diminutive playhouse and slide. It was Bob's job to clear these toys away years ago. He hasn't done that, not only because he's a lazy-ass stoner, but also because he wants Willa's mother to see them once before he does so.
#OneBattleAfterAnother
#OneBattleAfterAnother
November 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Willa is 16/17 and no longer has any use for the diminutive playhouse and slide. It was Bob's job to clear these toys away years ago. He hasn't done that, not only because he's a lazy-ass stoner, but also because he wants Willa's mother to see them once before he does so.
#OneBattleAfterAnother
#OneBattleAfterAnother
November 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
One small rabbit hole later... I will be calling sesame oil (which everyone does need, even if they don't know it yet) gingelly oil from now on.
November 16, 2025 at 6:21 AM
One small rabbit hole later... I will be calling sesame oil (which everyone does need, even if they don't know it yet) gingelly oil from now on.
John Inman lives!
November 16, 2025 at 5:58 AM
John Inman lives!
A shiny new bell
Fixed on bike with steel bracket
Where rust blooms set seed.
#Senryu #Haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt: Rust
Fixed on bike with steel bracket
Where rust blooms set seed.
#Senryu #Haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt: Rust
November 16, 2025 at 5:29 AM
A shiny new bell
Fixed on bike with steel bracket
Where rust blooms set seed.
#Senryu #Haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt: Rust
Fixed on bike with steel bracket
Where rust blooms set seed.
#Senryu #Haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt: Rust
The first flakes of snow
Melt on the gilded coffin.
The worms commence work.
#Senryu #Haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt: First snow
Melt on the gilded coffin.
The worms commence work.
#Senryu #Haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt: First snow
November 13, 2025 at 4:57 AM
The first flakes of snow
Melt on the gilded coffin.
The worms commence work.
#Senryu #Haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt: First snow
Melt on the gilded coffin.
The worms commence work.
#Senryu #Haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt: First snow
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It's the sound that does it for me at this moment, in the 1968 version. (Is it a bull groaning? Or Michael Hordern summoning something previously unheard from the depths of his vocal range?)
It's the sound that does it for me at this moment, in the 1968 version. (Is it a bull groaning? Or Michael Hordern summoning something previously unheard from the depths of his vocal range?)
November 8, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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It's the sound that does it for me at this moment, in the 1968 version. (Is it a bull groaning? Or Michael Hordern summoning something previously unheard from the depths of his vocal range?)
It's the sound that does it for me at this moment, in the 1968 version. (Is it a bull groaning? Or Michael Hordern summoning something previously unheard from the depths of his vocal range?)
"OK, Air Force One hit the mark back in the day, but could we replace Harrison Ford with someone more handsome, more dynamic?"
Multiple people fall ill after package delivered to Air Force One base.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#AirForceOne #AirForceDon
Multiple people fall ill after package delivered to Air Force One base.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#AirForceOne #AirForceDon
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 AM
"OK, Air Force One hit the mark back in the day, but could we replace Harrison Ford with someone more handsome, more dynamic?"
Multiple people fall ill after package delivered to Air Force One base.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#AirForceOne #AirForceDon
Multiple people fall ill after package delivered to Air Force One base.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#AirForceOne #AirForceDon
Two disastrous Republican presidents face forward heedlessly as an emergency happens a few feet away. The least worst is an oil painting.
November 7, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Two disastrous Republican presidents face forward heedlessly as an emergency happens a few feet away. The least worst is an oil painting.
The north wind doth blow
More, thanks to global warming.
Donald Trump blows too.
#Senryu #Haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt: North wind
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
More, thanks to global warming.
Donald Trump blows too.
#Senryu #Haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt: North wind
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
November 7, 2025 at 6:34 AM
The north wind doth blow
More, thanks to global warming.
Donald Trump blows too.
#Senryu #Haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt: North wind
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
More, thanks to global warming.
Donald Trump blows too.
#Senryu #Haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt: North wind
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Weirdly, immediately after finishing Bridge of Spies (a straggler from last night), I went on to Inside Llewyn Davis, and this also has a winter coat deficit theme. I seem to be reaching for this subconsciously. So there you go, readers: two films to illustrate this limerick. 'Tis the season.
November 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Weirdly, immediately after finishing Bridge of Spies (a straggler from last night), I went on to Inside Llewyn Davis, and this also has a winter coat deficit theme. I seem to be reaching for this subconsciously. So there you go, readers: two films to illustrate this limerick. 'Tis the season.
The squirrel abides
Not by drinking White Russians
But by keeping nuts.
#Senryu #Haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt: Endure
Not by drinking White Russians
But by keeping nuts.
#Senryu #Haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt: Endure
November 3, 2025 at 5:26 AM
The squirrel abides
Not by drinking White Russians
But by keeping nuts.
#Senryu #Haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt: Endure
Not by drinking White Russians
But by keeping nuts.
#Senryu #Haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt: Endure
When rain falls on ICE
You get a soggy fascist:
Cold, tired, sad, defused.
#Senryu #Haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt: Sleet
You get a soggy fascist:
Cold, tired, sad, defused.
#Senryu #Haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt: Sleet
November 2, 2025 at 3:11 AM
When rain falls on ICE
You get a soggy fascist:
Cold, tired, sad, defused.
#Senryu #Haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt: Sleet
You get a soggy fascist:
Cold, tired, sad, defused.
#Senryu #Haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt: Sleet
"Rain mingled with snow",
Said I. "Also," said the Yank,
"The surface it forms."
#Senryu #Haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt: Sleet
Said I. "Also," said the Yank,
"The surface it forms."
#Senryu #Haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt: Sleet
November 2, 2025 at 2:15 AM
"Rain mingled with snow",
Said I. "Also," said the Yank,
"The surface it forms."
#Senryu #Haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt: Sleet
Said I. "Also," said the Yank,
"The surface it forms."
#Senryu #Haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt: Sleet
Uber's arrived:
October 31, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Uber's arrived:
To do it again.
I've got a foggy notion
To do it again.
#Senryu #Haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt: Foggy
#VelvetUnderground
I've got a foggy notion
To do it again.
#Senryu #Haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt: Foggy
#VelvetUnderground
October 31, 2025 at 6:42 AM
To do it again.
I've got a foggy notion
To do it again.
#Senryu #Haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt: Foggy
#VelvetUnderground
I've got a foggy notion
To do it again.
#Senryu #Haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt: Foggy
#VelvetUnderground
A sad prostitute
Lay with a tanned demagogue
And wept forever.
#Senryu #Haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt: Maudlin
#BeBeast ⛪
Lay with a tanned demagogue
And wept forever.
#Senryu #Haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt: Maudlin
#BeBeast ⛪
October 30, 2025 at 3:04 AM
A sad prostitute
Lay with a tanned demagogue
And wept forever.
#Senryu #Haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt: Maudlin
#BeBeast ⛪
Lay with a tanned demagogue
And wept forever.
#Senryu #Haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt: Maudlin
#BeBeast ⛪
If you see this, post a wampyr that isn't Dracula.
October 29, 2025 at 3:11 AM
If you see this, post a wampyr that isn't Dracula.
I fucking love this. It has a poise and attitude that all of the eerie classical images lack. To them I say: BAA!
October 25, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I fucking love this. It has a poise and attitude that all of the eerie classical images lack. To them I say: BAA!
#ACECO, the company contracted to demolish the #EastWing of the White House, may have taken their web site down for the time being, but older records of it can still be found at archive.org. They seem to have a long history of demolition in Washington DC.
web.archive.org/web/20250808...
web.archive.org/web/20250808...
October 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
#ACECO, the company contracted to demolish the #EastWing of the White House, may have taken their web site down for the time being, but older records of it can still be found at archive.org. They seem to have a long history of demolition in Washington DC.
web.archive.org/web/20250808...
web.archive.org/web/20250808...
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.
October 23, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.