Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 短日やこころ澄まねば山澄まず　　飯田龍太 tanjitsu ya kokoro sumaneba yama sumazu             short winter day—             without a clear heart             mountains will not be clear                                                             Ryuta Iida from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), November 2016 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo Fay’s Note:   Ryuta…

#Haiku Happenings #8: Xenia Tran’s latest haiku!

Originally posted on Charmed Chaos: every breath, sacredsowing dandelion seeds-life, a precious gift Author’s Note: Rachel Sutcliffe, a prolific and accomplished haiku poet, has died. Frank has asked us to choose one of our favorites of hers and write a poem in tribute. Here is the one I chose: all, posted on 1/09/2019 https://projectwords11.wordpress.com/2019/01/09/all-9/ all…

1/29/19: teahouse Empty Teavana a sky filling with snow before the commute ways this winter continues to wear us all down #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

Originally posted on Vento del giorno: Boccadasse , Genova in fotocommunity.it creuza di mare* – sa di sale l’inverno della farfalla alleyway to the sea- the butterfly’s winter tastes of salt *creuza in Genoese dialect is a narrow alleyway marking the border between houses. “Crêuza de mä” is the  title of a song and an…

Originally posted on Michael Rehling: #Haiku Happenings #5: Michael Rehling’s #haiga #86! Michael Rehling View original post

Originally posted on Ontheland: winter storm – a train without a whistle blows past the house . . storm on the prowl – snow prints tread window glass . ©️2019 Ontheland