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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A short history of the clouds Cotton Candy. Mountains. A snail slowly leaving its house. Snoopy chasing a dragon. Don Quijote falling off Rosinante. My father turning his face to the sun. A hole through which my mother watches over me. #vss365 #cloud

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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

For todays #vss365 #nurture, here is my poem "The Gardener", published two years ago in SixPenceSociety (Does it still exist?)

The gardener

from Field Notes – for Robert Kroetsch

Although his name is not Harding,
my father is a proper sort of gardener.
It’s his fault that I like tomatoes, broccoli,
cale (Grünkohl, as we say in German)
strawberries, plums, and apples.
I asked him: How do you grow a poet?
He smiled at me whimsically
(verschmitzt, as we say in German).
It’s very simple, he said,
you take a seedling, put it
on a good basis, make it feel
welcome, water it with
love and nurture it with
songs and stories, give it
the space it needs. At least, that’s
what we did with you.
(Alles richtig gemacht, as we say in German)

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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I know: Halloween is still a month away. But today, we already made some decorations in class anyway. #halloween #teachersofbluesky #classroom #artsandcraft

a paper pumpkin, looking more confused than scary

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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Do as the sun #dial does & only count the happy hours (inspired by an old German schlager) #thingstowriteabout

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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The curtain stayed open long enough, so we could get a glimpse at this life's #passion play - is it a tragedy, is it a comedy? We will find out later, when the plot unfolds, before the final curtain call. #vss365

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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Every morning I #embark on a new adventure on the commuter train. Will it be on time? Will it go at all? Will I reach my connecting bus? & will my colleague make it on time, too? After all, she has the keys Will I be able to see the sunrise over the Kiel Kanal? So much exitement for a little frogget

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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#Stormy Monday the tree in front of the window knocks asing if he can come inside #vss365

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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The fields are black & moving. It's crow season. Beaks are shining in the sun or digging in the soil. Wings are being opened. Cawing fills the air. & when I see them from the window of my train, I am never sure whether they are having a meeting or are growing there. #FromOneLine

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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I wasn't the first, admittedly, to watch the sun rise, to admire flowers or a bird in flight; the first to fall in love or get rejected; the first to experience joy or loss, not at all. But still, I'm gonna write about it as if I was. #vss365 #commence

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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

He looked like he had been painted by Archimboldo: Spaghetti hair, cauliflower #ears and a beet nose. (The beginning of an abandoned WIP, describing the proagonists' lawyer) #thingstowriteabout

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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Somebody had knocked over a bucket of white paint on the pavement. A trail of footprints led from the blob to our front door. Coming home from school, 8 year old me wanted to find out if, after two days, it was still wet... #AmpersandAfterDark @madp03t.bsky.social

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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Every day, I see your #silhouette, behind a curtain, in a puddle or on a passing bus. You always seem so near, but when I reach out to touch you, you are still too far away. Seems like I am stuck in the present. Will I ever reach you, Future? #vss365

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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I live up North, close to the edge, to the water front, where the cawing and the chatter tells me the saga of the seagulls and where there is enough liquid #sunshine for everybody. #thingstowriteabout

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The Hermit of Everything @hermiteveryday.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I will make this day, Both splendid and beautiful, To outshine the dark. #dailyhaikuprompt splendid

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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

There is an #elixir to #console you (& no, it's doesn't contain alcohol): Collect the dew at sunrise, go to the beach & add some drops of saltwater. Go to the mountains & join a whiff of air & last, some petals collected at sundown. The effects will set in, even before you use it. #vss365

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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I bought a pair of wings, I bought them 2nd hand. I didn't care much for the wingspan. (...) but when I tried them out, my knees got weak, my stomach turned, I was feeling sick. (...) Never heard of an angel with high anxiety. (from my song "High Anxiety Angel") #thingstowriteabout #wing

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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

#EarwormOfTheDay: It's the Hard-Knock Life by Allison Smith Until recently, I only knew this song from the sample Jay-Z used. Listening & especially watching a 12 year old perform it hits hard. www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0VO...

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Allison Smith - It’s the Hard Knock Life

YouTube video by GARBO MEDIA CO

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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I must've missed the meeting, deleted the circular unread, so when did #empathetic become a swear word? Because more & more people behave like it is. People like the German chancellor, my landlord but also a growing nr. of people in the street. Let's show them what it really is: a super power

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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Just like the moon, my dreams #wax & wane, turning from sweet to sour to bittersweet to crazy - one night, my literary mentor tried to eat me - that wasn't fun. The other night, I incidentally met one of my mutuals from across the ocean - that was nice. #vss365

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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

#EarwormOfTheDay: Chan Chan by Buena Vista Social Club B/c it was his 10th birthday recently, I currently reading a biography of Fidel Castro. That reminded me of this group, which I hadn't listened to in quite a while www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGbR...

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Buena Vista Social Club - Chan Chan (Official HD Video)

YouTube video by World Circuit Records

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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

My #broom & me sweep the floor for you, dust off cobwebs & hunt dust bunnies. When I get tired, I lean on him for a rest, when nobody's looking, he becomes my guitar & after a day of work, we'll fly home together. My broom & me: At your service! #vss365

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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

The wind is running down our street, wearing no gloves, rattling the windows, shaking the trees, chasing a dumbster down the alley, pausing a moment at the corner, whistling to himself before he races on. #vss365 #glove

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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I too know the darkness. That's why I carry a torch for you. I too know the weight of sadness. That's why I want to make it light for you. I too walked in the rain to hide my tears. That's why I always carry an umbrella and tissues. #vss365 #tissue

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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

... & there's supposed to be a partial eclipse of the moon this morning, just in time when I'm on my way to work. Unfortunately, it is cloudy & raining & I don't have the #power to move the clouds ... #thingstowriteabout

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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I don't sleep well on my #pillow anymore, It's full of sweat, tears, mites & old nightmares. I need a new one, for fresh dreams, hope & confidence. #vss365

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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

If you ever wondered, what I look like: Yesterday a 4th grader described me as "the body of a hamster with the head of a tomato & blueberries for eyes". (Spoiler alert: I have neither blue eyes nor green hair). #thingstowriteabout

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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

a blue scrap of paper blowing in the wind the remains of the party (almost a haiku) #FromOneLine

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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Name five albums that helped shape you: The Beatles - White Album The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out! Jackie Leven - Defending Ancient Springs Christie Moore - Live at the Point Pink Floyd - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Don't put me in a suit & let me work from 9 to 5 (earworm, anyone?). Count me among the #dreamers, those with the stars in their eyes, who, despite of everything, still believe in the Good. #thingstowriteabout

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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Sometimes my brain is like a #sponge, soaking up everything it can. At other times, it is also a sponge: squashy, leaky, not made for thinking. #vss365

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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I am a #dice ship, smuggling weird ideas past the port authorities. At sunset, I sit at starboard and dream about being a grown-up. I hope, it never happens, though. #vss365

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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

It will be autumn soon. Time to dust off my pastels & draw a colourful scene, some wild wine, apples, ready to be plucked, a wheat field in full bloom & a hedgehog for good measure. #thingstowriteabout #colours

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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

There's a #towel on my bookshelf to remind me to continue reading The Hitchhiker's Guide ( or to re-read the first volume. It's been several years). So many books, so little time, but Don't Panic! We'll get there one tome at a time. #vss365

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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

... & the classroom is an orchard where my students pick the fruits of their labour to carry home their daily #harvest of words... #thingstowriteabout #PoeticalFragments

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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Hqw many devils can dance on the edge of a #razor, barefoot or in tap shoes? How many demons can fit into one soul & what happens when it gets too crowded? #vss365

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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

... and my heart is a carousel, turning to "The Carousel Waltz", and the painted ponies and swans make their endless rounds, going up and down. And you #ride "Pete's Dragon" through all the highs and lows until we both are dizzy... #thingstowriteabout

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