Nicklaus Kruger

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Rendered homeless by the Great #Clash, humanity took to distant horizons.

Carrying with them their hopes and traditions. The seed of memory, waiting to blossom on a world of their own.

Alas, the universe was full. And good riddance.

Vega for Vegans, you know?

#vss365 #SciFiMicro #PennedReveries

the hollowed pumpkin
knows the secret to smiling
despite its emptiness

#haiku
#inkMine

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He drank too much the night before the time loop started.

So it took a while for his #pulped brain to see that it wasn't just deja vu.

He woke up to a perfect sky...and a painful hangover.

Every. Damn. Day.

The worst part of the story?

He wasn't even the main character.

#vss365 #vsstimetravel

Ah, the good die young, alas...but hey, it was fun while it lasted, right? Thanks for giving us some great times 🫡🙏🫠

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”

Jane Goodall

#DailyHaikuPrompt #haiku

high tide
as if we were
never here

Bite my head off.
It's not like it will regrow
twice as venomous
or anything...

#micropoem #micropoetry #poem #poetry #poemaday

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The world was against them. They had no future together.

Quite the #conundrum. But she had a #plan.

So she took his hand, and they escaped to the past.

In the emptiness before #eternity, they found it.

Perspective.

And endless possibilities.

#vss365 #InkMine #weirdmicro #CosmicCozy #vssFantasy

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It wasn't some big #mystery.

I mean, pale skin? Pouty lips? Pointy teeth? And a tuxedo?

Father Mike knew a vampire when he me saw one.

He drove the stake in. But the bastard didn't #sublimate.

Ah, yes. Of course. How could he have #forgotten?

It was Halloween.

Crap.

#Inkmine #vss365 #vssmagic

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The autumn sky shows
the colours of my longing.
Brilliant artist.

#senryu

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Zack believed in being prepared.

He hung garlic at the windows (to keep vampires away).

Kept an axe by the bed (for zombie attacks).

And of course, he had a tinfoil hat.

He was ready for any #eventuality.

Almost.

We never did find out what got him in the end.

But it sure was hungry.

#vss365

I heard there’s a rapture coming
Out in the pasture they’re waiting
That there pastor took tithings

They gave it all to the master
But Jesus does not come faster
And to me they look like jesters

#tercets #poetry #micropoetry #writingcommunity #raptureparty

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Once a generation, the Mouse opens the Vault.

From the #shadows, the old princesses emerge, to feed on the sweet gossamer dreams of youth.

#Reinvigorated, they lay their eggs in the #immense depths of the collective unconscious.

Sated, they sleep once more.

For now.

#vssfantasy #vss365 #InkMine

perhaps,
if i call upon tonight's
golden shooting stars
kismet's signature of dreams
will gather up
reinvigorate & elevate
the longing language
of my heartbeats
to make my wishes come true,
& i could spend
all of my today's
all of my tomorrow's
beautifully loved by you.

#vss365

Your daily horoscope:
Today will feel like a movie - filled with laughter & tears, loud noises & gentle music, and the possibility of jump scares, talking animals, and epic space battles.

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Gary was old money.

Real old.

Some put their faith in the #sparkle of gold and gems, defending their #gains with fangs and flame.

He invested in lies and #opinion instead. You know. #Stocks, bonds, politics.

Sometimes, you could still see the dragon in his smile.

#whistpr #2wordprompt #vss365

the lotus blossom
steals the show, whilst underneath
the koi is subtle

#DaikyHaikuPrompt (Lotus, Subtle)
#haiku

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Some call it Fate. Or destiny.

He knows better.

It takes vision. #Determination. #Unflinching sacrifice.

A few dozen virgins should do the trick.

He wipes his bloody hands, #sighs. Back to #work.

The world's not going to end *itself* #tonight, after all.

#2wordprompt #vss365 #InkMine #vssmagic

the morning falls to ashes
accordingly life goes on
follows the steps of nature

#Art #abstract #painting #life #nature #poetry

We #abhorred the world together
United to burn it down forever

They build martyrs of criminals
But that was always their tell

I may not celebrate a persons death
But I don’t need to mourn when the sword enters the sheath

#couplets #emoetry #poetry #poem #micropoetry #writing

crack open my shell,
you will find another one
lying underneath.

#dailyhaikuprompt #shell #micropoem #micropoetry #poem #poetry #haiku #senryu #3lines #feylin?

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There are lights on Mars. And mines.

I know. We #power them with our labour. Our blood and sweat and tears.

They call us unsung heroes, and feed us slogans.

Adversity feeds ascension. Work will set you free.

We know better now.

And we'll free our damn selves.

#FromOneLine 384 #vss365 #FoxProse

The sky forgets how far it goes,
As clouds compose their poetry…

#TheSkySpeaksSoftly #photography #SkiesOfWonder

My hand closed over the handle.

I stepped through the #doorway... and was plunged into a fairytale land of magic and mystery.

In the distance, a lion roared. A #dragon answered back.

The door shut behind me.

This stupid house.

Did none of these damn doors lead to a bathroom?

#vss365 #whistpr

Old door creaks open
Whispers drift through the #doorway
Temptation beckons
#haiku #vss365

fresh fields need
wild #hearts and bare feet
mossy minds

#haikufeels #haiku #poetry #firewords280 #vsspic

Gracias. And indeed, and alas. But what can we do but keep on drinking deep? 🥂

it is not a matter of with
for I'm never without

and I believe
even while I dream
or lay in deep slumber

I am conscious of you

and I am certain
that even as I breathe
some minute mote of air
was in your lungs too

and my lips
every nerve ending
has burned
the memory of your kiss

#vss365