Gavin Wade

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Egill’s Big Rock
game engine bugs
living their best lives

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#haiku #tanskenga
@littleonion.bsky.social
#egillsaebjornsson

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bus stop
a child turns a pebble
in his pocket
it is by will alone
I set my mind in motion

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#tanskenga
#dune

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bus stop
a child turns a pebble
in his pocket
it is by will alone
I set my mind in motion

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#tanskenga
#dune

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bus stop
a child turns a pebble
in his pocket

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#bus #haiku #stenography @gavinwade.bsky.social #tanskenga #micropoetry

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to the meme makers
spare a kind thought
for the old renga masters
I push my hand deep inside
the ventriloquist’s dummy

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#haiku #tanskenga
@littleonion.bsky.social
#renga #micropoetry @gavinwade.bsky.social #tanka #tanrenga

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to the meme makers
spare a kind thought
for the old renga masters

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#haiku #tanskenga
@littleonion.bsky.social
#renga #micropoetry

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on an equal footing
Ravi and Ali
jugalbandiing

preparing for
a planetary parade
all the ducks in a row

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#twohaiku
#haiku
#ravishankar
#aliakbarkhan

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spring flowers
lunch becomes
a sabbatical
the contracts team
trigger Flora’s break clause

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#haiku #spring #tanskenga

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spring flowers
lunch becomes
a sabbatical
the contracts team
trigger Flora’s break clause

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#haiku #spring #tanskenga

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spring flowers
lunch becomes
a sabbatical

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#haiku #spring #tanskenga @gavinwade.bsky.social #poetry #micropoetry

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street fight
blood catches the light
by McDonald’s
running up the ramp
from the Zulu Warriors

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#haiku #tanskenga #tanrenga
#utv

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street fight
blood catches the light
by McDonald’s
running up the ramp
from the Zulu Warriors

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#haiku #tanskenga #tanrenga
#utv

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street fight
blood catches the light
by McDonald’s

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#haiku #tanskenga #tanrenga #micropoetry #poetry @gavinwade.bsky.social

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we are not okay
with people burning down
migrant hotels
pigeons and rats
in the carpark

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#tanskenga #haiku #renga
@littleonion.bsky.social @gavinwade.bsky.social #tanka #micropoetry #migrants

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I hath arrived
child number one
moves out again
an unoccupied room
that never becomes guest

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#tanskenga #haiku
@littleonion.bsky.social
#tanrenga #family #love @gavinwade.bsky.social #poetry #micropoetry #tanka #renga

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I hath arrived
child number one
moves out again

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#tanskenga #haiku
@littleonion.bsky.social
#tanrenga

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we are not okay
with people burning down
migrant hotels

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#tanskenga #haiku #renga
@littleonion.bsky.social

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underpass echo
someone says leader
without conviction
another pulsing plume
of Mexican free-tailed bats

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#tanskenga

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underpass echo
someone says leader
without conviction
another pulsing plume
of Mexican free-tailed bats

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#tanskenga

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underpass echo
someone says leader
without conviction

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@gavinwade.bsky.social #underpass #haiku #poetry #field #micropoetry

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no winners only widows
sowing the wind
reaping the whirlwind
market crates stacked
against the rumour

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#tanskenga #tanka @gavinwade.bsky.social #poetry #micropoetry #iran

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moonlighting
post-internet haiku
is all about the weather

dopamine rewards
his tendency to jump
to conclusions

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#twohaiku
#haiku

If you know any young people (13–19 years old) please encourage them to do this — it's a great programme.

I'm one of the judges and those shortlisted will come to the @royalcollegeofart.bsky.social for a day of workshops!

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no winners only widows
sowing the wind
reaping the whirlwind

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#haiku #tanskenga
@littleonion.bsky.social
#iran #arrival

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is it possible
to be good at
social media

beautiful urinals
thinking serious thoughts
about stupid things

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#twohaiku
#haiku
#unlinkedverse

Puppet’s minds blown!!!!

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Edgar Someone
asks Charlie Mcthingy
what do puppets want?
Sooty whispers something
in Matthew’s ear

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#tanskenga #haiku #tanka #poetry #sooty #puppets #micropoetry
@littleonion.bsky.social

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Edgar Someone
asks Charlie Mcthingy
what do puppets want?

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#tanskenga #haiku
@littleonion.bsky.social

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the whole morning spent
staring into the distance
where did my life go?
a full basket of cleaning
products and toiletries

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#haiku #tanskenga