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Paul McKone

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@pdmckone@mstdn.ca · Mar 07, 2026

Well, well, Miss Wintour
All I'll say is: you gotta
Lotta Nirvana.

#dailyhaikuprompt - nirvana
#haiku
#poem

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Paul McKone

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@pdmckone@mstdn.ca · Mar 07, 2026

My brother in Christ
All this talk of Nirvana
Is making me Cross.

#dailyhaikuprompt - nirvana
#haiku
#poem

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Paul McKone

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@pdmckone@mstdn.ca · Mar 06, 2026

These militant geese
Staking out the gravel path
As their nesting pad.

#dailyhaikuprompt - geese
#haiku
#poem

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Paul McKone

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@pdmckone@mstdn.ca · Mar 05, 2026

Each sunny morning
Another catkin stretches
And sheds its fur coat.

#dailyhaikuprompt - catkin
#haiku
#poem

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Paul McKone

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@pdmckone@mstdn.ca · Mar 04, 2026

Having been eclipsed
New moon that once waxed above
Now waning away.

#dailyhaikuprompt - new moon
#haiku
#poem

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Paul McKone

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Paul McKone

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@pdmckone@mstdn.ca · Mar 03, 2026

Light in the evening
After sun throughout the day
Brings Spring's happiness.

#dailyhaikuprompt - evening
#haiku
#poem

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Paul McKone

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@pdmckone@mstdn.ca · Mar 02, 2026

See the wild rose bloom
Delicate fragrance with thorns
Perfectly balanced.

#dailyhaikuprompt - wild rose
#haiku
#poem

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Paul McKone

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Paul McKone

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@pdmckone@mstdn.ca · Mar 01, 2026

A burst of fresh air
Laden with the scent of spring
Catches me off guard.

#dailyhaikuprompt - fresh
#haiku
#poem

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Paul McKone

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Paul McKone

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@pdmckone@mstdn.ca · Mar 01, 2026

A tranquil jonquil
Pokes its head out of the soil
To bask in the sun.

#dailyhaikuprompt - tranquil
#haiku
#poem

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Paul McKone

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@pdmckone@mstdn.ca · Feb 27, 2026

Just a coupl'a buds
Hanging out in the warm sun
Shedding winter coats.

#dailyhaikuprompt - buds
#haiku
#poem

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Paul McKone

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@pdmckone@mstdn.ca · Feb 26, 2026

The frog, or kenzan
Sits at the base of the vase
To hold stems upright.

#dailyhaikuprompt - frog
#haiku
#poem

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Paul McKone

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@pdmckone@mstdn.ca · Feb 25, 2026

The golden sun says
It's time to make yellow snow
Pivot to green grass.

#dailyhaikuprompt - yellow
#haiku
#poem

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Paul McKone

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@pdmckone@mstdn.ca · Feb 24, 2026

Blackbird on barbed wire
Watching for a meal below
Or something shiny.

#dailyhaikuprompt - blackbird
#haiku
#poem

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Paul McKone

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@pdmckone@mstdn.ca · Feb 23, 2026

Little red robin
Worms his way north each summer
As the early bird.

#dailyhaikuprompt - robin
#haiku
#poem

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Paul McKone

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@pdmckone@mstdn.ca · Feb 22, 2026

New seed catalogue
Abundant fecundity
Colour promises.

#dailyhaikuprompt - seed
#haiku
#poem

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Paul McKone

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@pdmckone@mstdn.ca · Feb 21, 2026

Flurries overnight A late smattering of snow Hiding new growth. #dailyhaikuprompt - late #haiku #poem

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@pdmckone@mstdn.ca · Feb 13, 2026

@rbreich@masto.ai Alt text: Remember: The real freeloaders in this country are the rich -- not the poor or immigrants or any other group of people vilified as scapegoats. The richest 1% evade $163 billion in taxes every year. The United States literally has yacht and private jet tax deductions. Hello?

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