Originally posted on revivedwriter: For Frank J. Tassone’s weekly haikai invitation, we are alluding to awayuki, the Japanese word for light snow. Looking up at the high and far-off mountains, I see their white caps. All of the rain at lower altitudes has brought snow a few thousand feet up. It’s a beautiful sight, but very unusual…

#Haiku Happenings #1 (3/4/19): Tessa’s latest haiku for my current #haikai challenge!

Originally posted on rivrvlogr: flakes of snow falling as crocuses reach for light this first day of spring This haiku is my response to Carpe Diem #1617 – the first day of spring. March 1st is the first day of the meteorological spring. Image source: pixabay.com / rhae ?

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 蝌蚪生まる星の爆発から遠く　　佐怒賀正美 kato umaru hoshi no bakuhatsu kara tôku             tadpoles are born             far from explosion             of stars                                                 Masami Sanuka from “Muni” (Unparalleled), haiku collection of Masami Sanuka, Furansu-do, Tokyo 2018

Originally posted on Miriam's Well: Poetry, Land Art, and Beyond: snowing again but on the road to Madrid it rains *** I like this haiku by Marmika because it is full of local New Mexico weather. Madrid (pronounced MAD-rid) is an old mining town that now has retail and a funky charm–no longer a ghost…