Originally posted on Haiku Art Site: all the decadesit waited for herand held a placefor her old ageHome This poem was inspired by the Tinywords Writing Prompt for Issue 14.1. five roadsfrom this cornernow I knowmy way homeon them all home from mailingpoetry notesmonarch butterflygreets meat the back door The prompt also recalled a few…

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): たまごやき小春日和の味がする　　　月野ぽぽな tamagoyaki koharubiyori no aji ga suru             ‘tamagoyaki’ dish             it tastes             a small spring day                                                 Popona Tsukino from ‘Haiku,’ a monthly haiku magazine, November 2015 Issue, Kabushiki Kaisha Kadokawa, Tokyo Fay’s Note:  ‘tamagoyaki’ is (a sweetened Japanese style omelet) Translation of…

#Haiku Happenings #4: Xenia Tran’s latest #haibun for #dversepoets!

Originally posted on Musings of a Soul Eclectic: Changeable season Thin ice cracks underfoot, beware Lest you break your bones. Emily #Haikai Challenge #74: Write the haikai poem of your choice that alludes to thin ice. https://frankjtassone.com/2019/02/23/haikai-challenge-74-2-23-19-thin-ice-usurai-haiku-senryu-haibun-tanka-haiga-renga/

Originally posted on Ontheland: A few takes on ‘thin ice’ for Frank Tassone’s Haikai Challenge: . . detecting thin ice I hold my response . . thin ice ahead the strain in her smile . . morning frost in his voice thin ice . . thin ice a satisfying crackle under my boots . .…

#Haiku Happenings #1 (2/26/19): Tessa’s latest haiku for my current #haikai challenge!