AmbientDread

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Evil is the root of all money

Stock photo of a human floating underwater from Pexels.com Text: look up at seafoam notice you might be drowning better start swimming https://haikudread.net/2026/07/22/drowning/
Stock photo of waves rolling toward a sandy shore from Pexels.com Text: Waves roll to our shore Then bounce back out to the sea Reflect nation's shame Ripples of recrudescence Unleashed upon the wide world https://haikudread.net/2026/07/21/recrudescence/
Stock photo of small sailboat with an ominous squall line approaching from Pexels.com Text: yesterday's brain squall caused my haiku to wash up on the wrong hashtag https://haikudread.net/2026/07/20/squall/
Stylized photo of a goose on a roof by me Text: Golden roof gander Self declared king of the geese Looks down from above https://haikudread.net/2026/07/19/golden/
Stock photo of mirror image Doric columns intersecting diagonally mid frame from Pexels.com Text: Now there is my view Then of course there is your view When will the twain meet https://haikudread.net/2026/07/18/twain/
Stock photo of a stylized shadow theater and player from Pexels.com Text: Kabuki theatre Subterfuge played in plain sight Tactless tactician https://haikudread.net/2026/07/17/subterfuge/
Stock photo of old millstone and basin in man tamed nature from Pexels.com Text: schadenfreude days current leadership takes time to throw our nation under the grinding wheels on the bus of history https://haikudread.net/2026/07/16/wheels/
Stock photo of Scrabble letters spelling out "Perfectly Imperfect" from Pexels.com Text: children of letters devil is in the order making words matter https://haikudread.net/2026/07/15/letters/
Stock Photo of s tower of assorted broadcast antennas shot from below from Pexels.com Text: Fraudulent facade Bamboozle blur broadcast bunk Calm lonely bleating Deadly undersea missiles Teeter on a madman whim https://haikudread.net/2026/07/14/teeter/
Stock photo of colorful smears as a maze of confusion from Pexels.com Text: Adrift in a maze Color chaos confusion Overload senses https://haikudread.net/2026/07/13/maze/
An ornate gazebo in silhouette
Stock photo of a padlock on a wire fence securing nothing from Pexels.com Text: Faux operation False sense of security Is now in progress https://haikudread.net/2026/07/12/progress/
Stock photo of bronze monument dedicated to astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus from Pexels.com Text: seek savant sources backassward news feed hide truth from the hoi polloi https://haikudread.net/2026/07/11/savant/
A.I. image generated from haiku text of fantasy landscape with castles and dark magical purple vines spreading across the land Text: cast maleficent seedlings the whole world over is our chief export https://haikudread.net/2026/07/10/seedlings/
Stock photo of blue jean knees with rips in them from Pexels.com Text: I practice weaving Words into fine taffeta Ends up as denim https://haikudread.net/2026/07/09/taffeta/
A.I. generated comic book version of risk game board with pieces in the foreground Text: with stomp stomps clip clops boom booms going boom always risky business time https://haikudread.net/2026/07/08/risk/
Stock footage of a smiling pretzel between twin towers from Pexels.com with an A.I. generated wisteria frame Text: Just another day Open loop pretzel logic Wisteria spills Yellow journalism branch Into the balderdash mix https://haikudread.net/2026/07/07/pretzel/
A.I. image generated from haiku text of a mountain path bordered by numerous human skulls and bones under a cloudy sky Text: Pave the road with bones Twisted ethos wheels roll on History's red trail https://haikudread.net/2026/07/06/ethos/
Stock photo of a human palate cover sculpture from Pexels.com Text: sculpt fond memories the shape of times remembered etched on my palate https://haikudread.net/2026/07/05/sculpt/
A.I. image generated from haiku text of a crown and clock shattering into pieces with visible gears and Roman numerals Text: Millennium slice Quarter snatched from royal filth Let's not give it back https://haikudread.net/2026/07/04/slice/
Stock photo of a foil mask over a human face from Pexels.com Text: the dichotomy between what's said and what's done is just disgraceful https://haikudread.net/2026/07/03/dichotomy/
Stock photo of Bitcoin on a chain from Pexels.com Text: When HIs Nibs bragged that "We're going to be so rich." He didn't mean you https://haikudread.net/2026/07/02/puffery/
Stock photo of a steam locomotive running on a track through carved up landscaped parkland from Pexels.com Text: Nostalgia nonsense: "Things were much better back then." Nope. But lies stayed close https://haikudread.net/2026/07/01/nostalgia/
Stock photo of a swamped plate of sustenance on the bank of a waterway from Pexels.com Text: wearing only spice as jewelry on the bank of nirvana river karma filled the tableware awash with life's ambrosia https://haikudread.net/2026/06/30/ambrosia/
Stock photo of a human statue with a face palm feeling from Pexels.com Text: we can't rely on pithy rejoinders to solve sorrows of the world https://haikudread.net/2026/06/29/sorrow/
Stock photo of a composite of picture taking, computer keyboard, and book tools for story telling from Pexels.com Text: the necessity of civilized retrofit narrative redo https://haikudread.net/2026/06/28/retrofit/
A.I. image generated from haiku text of rotting fruit, mushrooms, and twisted branches on a stone table in a dark, gloomy outdoor scene Text: American Scheme Filter out beauty and warmth Leaves Fruit of the Doomed https://haikudread.net/2026/06/27/filter/
Stock photo of deep sea oil platform among gathering red clouds in the morning from Pexels.com Text: tempus fugit out opportunities window tempest market egress https://haikudread.net/2026/06/26/egress/
A.I. image generated from tanka text of a flock of birds flying over wetlands at sunrise with orange sky Text: Input infuses Organ of cogitation With morning reboot Chirping of various birds Fiery orange morning sky rise https://haikudread.net/2026/06/25/organ/
Stock photo of a worn down eraser on the end of a pencil with eraser crumbs left on the page from Pexel.com Text: penciled on paper leavings left after erase crumbs still hold the thought https://haikudread.net/2026/06/24/leavings/
A.I. image generated from tanka text of cyberpunk misinformation protest spreading confusion and distrust Text: Shell game politics Frustrate debate then appeal Pear shaped blooper reel Rigged election Stop the steal Don't count the votes they squeal https://haikudread.net/2026/06/23/frustrate/
A.I. image generated from haiku text of a swamp with reflecting mossy trees and algae-covered water in dense fog Text: Reflection on us Slimy green from a ground pool Swampy grift abounds https://haikudread.net/2026/06/22/reflection/
Stock photo of crooked shelves loaded with books and flower pots from Pexels.com Text: Since it's Fathers Day I'll be putting up a shelf Crooked as I please https://haikudread.net/2026/06/21/crooked/
Stock B & W photo of a pair of eyes staring through a split in a surface from Pexels.com Text: watching the world twirl paradigm swirl gives me an incredulous stare https://haikudread.net/2026/06/20/incredulous/
Stock photo of a golden calf statue lying on it's belly from Pexels.com Text: inherited wealth the idol of the idle golden calf epoch https://haikudread.net/2026/06/19/inherited/
Stock photo of a statue of Cupid in a garden setting from Pexels.com Text: Violet Lilly Iris Daisy Poppy and Wild Irish Rose A trip through Cupid's garden Fragrant sense of memories https://haikudread.net/2026/06/18/cupid/
Stock photo of a caution road sign that reads Speed Bumps Ahead from Pexels.com Text: adopt this moment nurture it to make our own cautionary tale https://haikudread.net/2026/06/17/cautionary/
Stock photo of a bunch of grapes that have seen better days from Pexel.com Text: another thread of chaos under a greedy administration squeezing sour grapes of graft into filthy lucre whine https://haikudread.net/2026/06/16/squeezing/
A,I, image generated from haiku text of cloaked mage levitating inside a mystical circle while conjuring a glowing purple and red serpent Text: a spellbound nation seduced by chaos magic conjured lower selves https://haikudread.net/2026/06/15/spellbound/
Stock photo of a big top circus tent from Pexels.com Text: Far too much circus Distracts from necessities Need more daily bread https://haikudread.net/2026/06/14/circus/
Stock photo of red-winged black bird posing on a rock with a body of water in the background from Pexela.com Text: red-winged black bird nests fill the shoreline with joyous distinctive bird song https://haikudread.net/2026/06/13/nests/
Stock photo of a half open tin of sardines in limbo from Pexels.com Text: Conduct befitting Sardine packed in olive oil Zero wiggle room https://haikudread.net/2026/06/12/wiggle/
Stock photo of lightning and clouds with implied thunder following over a cityscape from Pexels.com Text: lightning and it's mate almost simultaneous till cruel distance cleaves a perceived separation leaving thunder asunder https://haikudread.net/2026/06/11/asunder/
Stock photo of a dragonfly alight on a human hand from Pexels.com Text: Dragonfly floating Gently on gusts of my whims Freeform fascinate https://haikudread.net/2026/06/10/freeform/
Stock photo of abstract red liquid infiltrating black liquid from Pexels.com Text: low tide of black ink with tsunami of red ink smashed on the corner as all small boats in the town can't rely on trickle down https://haikudread.net/2026/06/09/tsunami/
Stock photo of a person taking a leap of faith on a cliff from Pexels.com Text: A careless life led Is the couldn't care less life Ambivalent care https://haikudread.net/2026/06/08/careless/
A.I. image generated from haiku text of flaming projectiles striking a medieval stone castle under siege with catapults and soldiers while children huddle in a side building / chapel. Text: excursions into the keep dropping hell on the last orphans of siege https://haikudread.net/2026/06/07/excursions/
Stock photo of commemorative historical bunker marker and sculptures on Normandy beaches from Pexels.com Text: Eighty two years past Landed on Normandy shores A surprise visit Stayed a bit took no selfies Then came back and told no tales https://haikudread.net/2026/06/06/selfies/
A.I. image generated from haiku text of a smartphone showing incoming call from 'Scam Likely' telemarketer with options to decline, accept, message, or remind Text: The incoming joy Of a call from Scam Likely Forewarned is forearmed https://haikudread.net/2026/06/05/scam/
Stock photo of a solitary figure wrapped in a constricting gown while hunched over on a chair from Pexels.com Text: back to the snake oil no hand washing, germs, or cures bad humours abound if you were of troubled mind it was strait in the jacket https://haikudread.net/2026/06/04/humours/
A.I. image generated from haiku text of a Medieval stone castle lit by yellow magical lights at night under crescent moon and stars Text: fireflies over the battlements uplifted on insectile wings https://haikudread.net/2026/06/03/battlements/
Stock photo of the front end of an old manual crank ignition engine automobile from Pexels.com Text: Give my brain a crank Fire up Tin Lizzie mind Spark grind and sputter Power into the haiku With tanka for a new day https://haikudread.net/2026/06/02/crank/
Stock photo of bust, baby, fruit wedge held in a gloved stand pom pom chattering teeth bug bear in sliced fruit and pom pom on the lawn from Pexels.com Text: The world as always Has been a blend of awful Plus wonderfulness https://haikudread.net/2026/06/01/awful/
A.I. image generated from haiku text of a view through textured cave opening to colorful mountain and wildflower meadow under sky Text: Viscous dark passage Back when paradise was young Enticing entry https://haikudread.net/2026/05/31/passage/
Stock photo of a small model town with a large intrusive entity stalking Main Street from Pexels.com Text: small worlds fill quickly when big lies come barging through doors uninvited https://haikudread.net/2026/05/30/barging/