Month: August 2019

  • The Sorrow before Surrender: a #TankaProse

    8/16/19: making peace from war The thunderous echoes of weapons of war. The sirens, the shattered apartments and hospitals. The survivors, buried with the dead, under rubble. The legions of dead and injured among the combatants. The even greater casualties among the civilians. Is it exhaustion that unclenches the fists of those in war? The…

  • And All the People Said…

    Originally posted on Daniel J Flosi is Consumed: There are these narratives that seem to fill our spaces, buzzing through the air, invisible like the pulses that carry our text messages and stream our shows. They tell us what we already know, and we nod in agreement. “It’s not the gun that pulls the trigger…”…

  • #Troiku: Peonies

    Originally posted on Charmed Chaos: budding peoniesnirvana for honeybeesgathering pollen budding peoniesflouncy dress of pink petalsgraceful in the breeze nirvana for honeybeesgolden stamens riseheart of the flower gathering pollenflitting flower to flowerspreading peony love Carpe Diem Haiku Kai: #1726 Peony (Troiku)

  • Haiku del giorno – Daily haiku

    Originally posted on Vento del giorno: Jean Pierre Cassigneul ? giardino incolto un barlume di rosa nella penombra overgrown garden a hint of rose in the half shadow © A.M.

  • Today’s Haiku (August 16, 2019)

    Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 絵日記の中で汗拭く母がゐる  小池つと夢 enikki no naka de ase fuku haha ga iru             illustrated diary             inside of it mother wipes the sweat                                                 Tsutomu Koike from “Shûchakueki” (The Last Stop), haiku collection of Tsutomu Koike, Gendai Haiku Kyokai (Modern Haiku Association), Tokyo, 2019 Fay’s Note: …

  • whining kind of day [tanka ~ senryu] Daily Moments August 16 2019

    Originally posted on Tournesol dans un Jardin: cooler air in the forecast with high humidity cracks override the soft breeze oh my aching bones! head ready to burst scratchy throat and runny nose damn summer cold! © Tournesol ‘19/08/16 Daily moments August 16th whining kind of day

  • Sturgeon Moon

    Originally posted on revivedwriter: For Frank J. Tassone’s haikai challenge this week, we are commemorating this month’s full moon, which is traditionally known as the Sturgeon Moon. A fish in the sky, Imagination is swimming — Have sweet dreams tonight

  • Smuggs Chronicle ’14, Day 15: August 8, 2014 (my latest .@ImageCurve #haibun)

    The trail is a mix of gravel and dirt. Pine seedlings, high grass and ferns flank it on both sides. Morse mountain starts more evenly than Madonna. Until we come to the first rise. Then the trail just keeps on ascending. mist on Madonna breathing hard around another bend Mira recognizes the summit. Top of…