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Eric Arthen

@ericla413.bsky.social
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Software engineer+manager, haiku poet, tai chi player, farmer's husband, nature lover, and pagan. EarthSpirit Community. W.Mass. (He/him)

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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I'll roll for that... 😎
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
a great post by @sbwrightpoet.bsky.social
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I was brought back here by thesehaiku.substack.com/p/the-contra...
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The Contradiction Is the Poem: When senryu refuses to resolve itself
A “What Tokizane Taught Me About Senryu” series post
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
😿
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
darnstar! - that made no sense to me until I looked at the picture; good ones
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Thank you
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
quiet lake water snakes swim inside the safety lines #haiku #micropoetry #snake
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Thanks for giving me a glimpse to this slice of the art world.
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Lovely and melancholy.
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
steam engines at the county fair she sighs #haiku #micropoetry #CummingtonFair
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I can vouch for you on that, in the best way!
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
yes, it was smitten by them around 4th grade
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Thx
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
This is very helpful. Can you say where the quote is from? "... In short, Jakurõ's trinity argued that a truly great senryu must balance wit (Okashi) and pathos (Aware), entirely rooted in absolute truth (Makoto)."
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Thank you for sharing both what you've learned about senryu, and also for this story of your struggle to relearn both writing and just being. It put a whole deeper layer when reading your poems.
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I always enjoy your posts about senryu and it's history and breadth
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
That's what I thought while waiting inside our truck for it to pass.
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
sunday drive to the blueberry festival hailstones #haiku #micropoetry #blueberry
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Yes, unexpected although not that uncommon (in western Mass Hilltowns). Like when I clearly hear an owl. (Sorry for the late reply.)
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Lovely "A trellis sturdy enough for wisteria" - would that we all could support love like that!
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
cool summer solstice night an owl hoots #haiku #micropoetry #owl
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
"I pretend I'm fine..." 🌻❤️🌻
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
warm park bench tourists in shorts and men in suits #haiku #micropoetry #suits #shorts
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Is this a more locked down Firefox?
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
❤️
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Ouch & ❤️
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
👍💲
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
He makes some very good points: "treating it as a zoning issue is one of the few ways to voice productive, collective dissent... Slowing down the cadence makes it impossible to sustain the bubble. And after the bubble pops, we gain much more agency to shape the trajectory of the digital future."
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Can you offer to maintain that stretch of sidewalk, with your solar panels? Then it will be clear where your HQ is.
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
noticing the first tiny flowers phone uncharged #haiku #micropoetry #flowers
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
spring rain in the conservatory the noise of children #haiku #micropoetry #children #usbotanicgarden
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
formal gardens the robin stands still on the gate post #haiku #micropoetry #robin #smithsonian
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Excellent!
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Caracal Privacy Services @caracal-infosec.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
“When it comes to digital security, the idea is not ‘I have nothing to hide’, but rather ‘I have something to protect’.”  - Imani Thompson, Cypurr Collective
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
the road turns into the gray clouds treetops sway #haiku #micropoetry #sway
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
I've heard that car security is bad, not surprised about privacy. Do you know if there is a more recent review also? (This is 2023)
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Ah. I had to look that up, an anonymizer service. I first thought of the Linux command.
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
We had one also.
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Tim O'Reilly @timoreilly.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Very much worth reading. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | I Saw Something New in San Francisco
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Both are more than 24
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
twilight mist covers everything – standard time #haiku #micropoetry
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
So true
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
And same to you, as we both pass the equal balance point on our northern & southern motions.
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
I've been following the fascinating project for a number of years. They have made great progress in developing their ground based (walk or drive on it) solar tiles.
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Hmm, yes!
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
first walk in the woods birch tree bent to the ground the rest are broken #haiku #micropoetry
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Laughing Monkey @laughingmonkey0.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
this world is a dewdrop world yes... but... Issa #haiku David Lanoue, trans.
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Coyote & Crow Games @coyoteandcrow.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
3 days left for us to bust through these stretch goals folks! Let's do this! #TTRPG #RPG #NativeSky
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
I dont use the word devotional, so take this fwiw, I think of this as when I start or maintain a practice with a given sacred connection in mind or doing that practice reminds me of that thing. But not necessarily that I intend for more than that connection or reminder.
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Eric Arthen @ericla413.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Thx, I'll take up on that and stop to go feed the cats.
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