Rich Lynch

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Today’s challenge #haiku (“often” and “empty”) Every so often I just plain come up empty, inopportunely. #haikupoetry #micropoetry #2WordPrompt

A baking #haiku … (It happened again today.) I cannot open a bag of King Arthur flour without tearing it. #haikupoetry #micropoetry #KingArthurFlour #breadmaking

Today’s challenge #haiku (“series” and “haste”) haste to meet deadlines often leads to a series of stupid mistakes #haikupoetry #micropoetry #2WordPrompt

Today’s challenge #haiku (“superior” and “title”) Lake Superior has the title of being largest* in the world. (*freshwater lake by surface area) #haikupoetry #micropoetry #2WordPrompt #LakeSuperior #PoetryPrompt

Today’s challenge #haiku (“expect” and “product”) I fully expect the product of all this work will be yet more work #haikupoetry #micropoetry #2WordPrompt

Today’s ACTUAL challenge #haiku (“zebra” and “worry”) Why should I worry about what a zebra does. My team will still lose. #micropoetry #haikupoetry #2WordPrompt

NOT today’s challenge #haiku i’m just this old guy who likes to make clever use of odd word pairings #haikupoetry #micropoetry #2WordPrompt

become visible slow light of approaching dawn chase away the stars #MPPrompt #haiku #haikupoetry #micropoetry #poetryprompt

Today’s challenge #haiku (“surprise” and “result”) won’t be a surprise if the election result is a blue landslide #haikupoetry #micropoetry #2WordPrompt #election

Autocorrrct strikes again… Here’s how it should have read. i’ve never been proud i’ve learned that being cautious prevents schadenfreude #haiku #haikupoetry #micropoetry #2WordPrompt

Today’s challenge #haiku (“cautious” and “proud”) i’ve never been proud I’ve learned that behind cautious prevents schadenfreude #haikupoetry #micropoetry #2WordPrompt

Today was the 100th birthday of the late, great Chuck Berry. Let’s listen to one of his songs. m.youtube.com/watch?v=KrbP...

A baseball playoffs-inspired challenge #haiku (“long” and “knock”) Knock a long home run is something that the Dodgers didn’t do enough. #haikupoetry #micropoetry #2WordPrompt #MLB #Dodgers #baseball #playoffs

Today’s challenge #haiku (“deserted” and “market”) a deserted market ghosts of shoppers still wander past empty kiosks #haikupoetry #micropoetry #2WordPrompt

Today’s challenge #haiku (“roof” and “weather”) “Up on the Roof” and “Stormy Weather” are two of my favorite songs #haikupoetry #micropoetry #2WordPrompt

It’s small potatoes — I’ve got bigger fish to fry. Hmmm… now I’m hungry! #MPPrompt #haiku #poetryprompt #haikupoetry #micropoetry

Today’s challenge #haiku (“well” and “athlete”) Well, whaddaya know… I was wrong thinking “athlete” has three syllables. #haikupoetry #micropoetry #2WordPrompt

The smells of autumn include chestnuts roasting on… Wait, I’m too early! #haiku #haikupoetry #micropoetry #poetryprompt #MPPrompt

Today’s challenge #haiku (“spread” and “project”) bagging up the leaves that have spread across the yard is today’s project #micropoetry #haikupoetry #2WordPrompt

Today’s challenge #haiku (“would” and “transport”) Is there any way to transport myself back in time? I would if I could. #haikupoetry #micropoetry #scifi #timetravel #2WordPrompt

A #haiku… Please trust me on this. It was not my intent to let shit hit the fan. #MPPrompt #haikupoetry #micropoetry

Today’s challenge #haiku (“sink” and “lazy”) On this lazy day I’ll sink into a soft chair and think serene thoughts #haikupoetry #micropoetry #2WordPrompt

This is what I’m watching on TV tonight!

Today’s ACTUAL challenge #haiku (“idle” and “benefit”) no real benefit to sit around and idle (except to my feet) #haikupoetry #micropoetry #2WordPrompt

NOT today’s challenge #haiku (“idle” but not “benefit”) My hands must not be idle because I don’t see a devil’s playground #haikupoetry #micropoetry #2WordPrompt (I’ll try again later on.)

Today’s challenge #haiku (“digital” and “track”) I cannot keep track of how this digital tech keeps changing my life #haikupoetry #micropoetry #2WordPrompt

The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced tomorrow. And directly after that, probably, expect a shitstorm of Trump rage posting.

They all knew, but sucked-up anyway...

Today’s challenge #haiku (“compare” and “express”) The Pony Express could not compete or compare with the telegraph. #haikupoetry #micropoetry #2WordPrompt

little did they know the tree monster invited himself to dinner #haikupoetry #haiku #micropoetry #haikuhorrorprompt

The portal opened. Monsters awaited their chance to feast and devour... #haiku #haikupoetry #micropoetry #haikuhorrorprompt

Today’s challenge #haiku (“subject” and “assert”) there are lots of folks who will assert opinions on any subject #haikupoetry #micropoetry #2WordPrompt

Today’s challenge #haiku (“yearn” and “wreck”) I do yearn for a train wreck of an election for the GOP. #haikupoetry #micropoetry #2WordPrompt

Another good time travel movie you’ve probably never seen. #scifi #timetravel m.youtube.com/watch?v=-FcK...

Today’s challenge #haiku (“pattern” and “strike”) Strike that idea— there needs to be a pattern and I can’t find one. #haikupoetry #micropoetry #2WordPrompt

A really good time travel movie you’ve probably never seen… #scifi #timetravel m.youtube.com/watch?v=4svs...

Let’s try this again… herd mentality won’t produce same outcomes as non-conformity #haiku #haikupoetry #micropoetry #2WordPrompt

Today’s challenge #haiku (“produce” and “herd”) herd mentality won’t give the same outcomes as non-conformity #micropoetry #haikupoetry #2WordPrompt

Today’s challenge #haiku (“unable” and “escape”) I am unable to be enthusiastic about escape rooms #haikupoetry #micropoetry #2WordPrompt

How’s about some blues music? Here’s a really good blues podcast originating from Melbourne, Australia. salty.com.au

Today’s challenge #haiku (“hover” and “star”) the bright shooting star left a long trail that seems to hover oer the trees #haikupoetry #micropoetry #2WordPrompt

A #haiku for my U.K. friends Huzzah! Huzzah! It’s National Poetry Day! Free your inner Bard! #haikupoetry #micropoetry

Today’s challenge #haiku (“what” and “volume”) Things are so quiet. So ya know what? They need to pump up the volume. #haikupoetry #microportry #2WordPrompt

Here’s a #haiku Was at a fire sale way back in the mid 90s. It was all my stuff. #MBPrompt #haikupoetry #micropoetry

Today’s challenge #haiku (“forward” and “moment”) Let’s all fast forward to the moment in time when Trump is in prison. #micropoetry #haikupoetry #2WordPrompt #Trump

Today’s challenge #haiku (“slow” and “town”) things happened so slow in the small town where I lived the world passed me by #haikupoetry #micropoetry #2WordPrompt #smalltown

Eliot was right. It ended with a whimper and not with a bang. #tseliot #TheHollowMen #haikuhorrorprompt #haiku #haikupoetry #micropoetry

Today’s challenge #haiku (“flood” and “uncle”) The Man from U.N.C.L.E is one of those Sixties shows which flood memories. #haikupoetry #micropoetry #2WordPrompt #ManFromUNCLE m.youtube.com/watch?v=BfZC...

The voice compelled her to reach into the hot coals again and again. #haikuhorrorprompt #micropoetry #haikupoetry

Today’s challenge #haiku (“talk” and “visit”) Let’s not talk of it. I will not ever again visit my home town. (I’ve got my reasons.) #haikupoetry #micropoetry #2WordPrompt