Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): ぼくたちは永遠に校庭のぶらんこ　赤羽めぐみ bokutachi wa eien ni kôtei no buranko             we are forever             swings             in the school yard                                                 Magumi Akabane from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), June 2009 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo Fay’s note:  ‘buranko’ (swing) is a…

#Haiku Happenings #6: Xenia Tran’s latest haiku for my current #haikai challenge!

#Haiku Happenings #5: Pat R’s latest haiku for my current #haikai challenge!

#Haiku Happenings #4: Jules’ latest haiku sequence for my current #haikai challenge! stalk spring stalking winter soon to overtake the gloom of grey – to rainbow * stalk of daffodil patiently waits for the spring equinox to bloom * thin little green stalks wild onions wedge between spring hyacinth bulbs * stalk…they do the birds…

Originally posted on rivrvlogr: hearing sparrow’s song vernal longings satisfied plum blossoms open Frank Tassone’s #Haikai Challenge #25: (Spring) Equinox Image source: comuseum.com ?

Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes: For Frank Tassone’s haikai prompt: spring equinox. Photo©Martin Addison On the edge of spring, buds burst in sweetness— another death.