Originally posted on Stella Pierides: Book Stuff: swaps, gifts, small talk is a (closed) Facebook group founded and administered by poet Gillena Cox. It is a place to highlight and share our work: whether already published or to-be-published/forthcoming. Today, I was thrilled to see Gillena’s post, reproduced here with her permission: ❧✿❧Saturday Share # 42❧✿❧…

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 梅雨の蝶人に逢はんと飛び来るも　　　石田波郷 tsuyu no chô hito ni awan to tobikurumo             a plum rain butterfly             flies to see a human             but…                                                 Hakyo Ishida from ‘Haidan,’ (‘Haiku Stage’) a monthly haiku magazine, July 2017 Issue, Honami Shoten, Tokyo Fay’s Note:   Hakyo Ishida (1913-1969)     ‘tsuyu’…

Haiku Happenings #4: Jules’ latest haiku for current contributors to this week’s #haikai challenge (midsummer rain). Via email Too hot to mow or even move much… but the fingers of my imagination created haiku for those (up to this point who posted for your midsummer prompt: https://rivrvlogr.wordpress.com/2018/06/23/welcome-raindrops-fall/ little sparrow plays grounded brown feathers flutter water…

Originally posted on Charlotte Digregorio's Writer's Blog: spring in the air so many false starts in my heart by Tom Clausen  (USA) ?

Originally posted on Ontheland: still alive under the slightness of my hat enjoying the coolness ©️Bashō (1644-1694) stones glisten with morning dew birds awake as ghosts depart ©️2018 Ontheland early summer rain the green of a rock cypress lasting how long ©️Bashō an artist under the ledge mixes paint and prays for sun ©️Ontheland rainy…

Originally posted on Adas Poetry Alcove: Carpe Diem #1460 heat at zenith (hizakari) I’ve been too busy to post so I’m posting threesummer prompts ? Carpe Diem #1458 short night (mijikayo) this short night the mosquito’a  whin filling the cracks  ? Carpe Diem #1459 evening lull (yuunagi) evening lull we sit on the swing counting…