Originally posted on Charmed Chaos: “There’s a special quality to the loneliness of dusk, a melancholy more brooding even than the night’s.” ― Ed Gorman, Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool long and winding road leading to gilded sunset~ blackbirds chasing light

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 宦官が消えるがごとく木の実降る　　渡辺誠一郎 kangan ga kieru ga gotoku konomi furu             as though eunuchs             would disappear             nuts fall from a tree                                                 Sei’ichiro Watanabe from “Ganymede”, Vol. 62, December 1, 2014 issue,  Dorinsha, Tokyo, Japan

Originally posted on rivrvlogr: thoughts running rampant beyond all sense of reason empty, save the noise This senryū is a late response to Reena’s Exploration #104 Challenge – Long and Short of It, using three words – all, empty, and noise – from the provided quote by Jiddu Krishnamurthy.

Originally posted on A 19 Planets Art Blog 2010/2024: one brown cricket in the summer night my lullaby * twilight how easily crickets bring silence *

Originally posted on awisewomansjourney: Frank has graciously given permission for me to use the Bussokusekika form for this Haikai Challenge.  The Bussokusekika is a rare form of Japanese poetry that consists of six lines written in a 5-7-5-7-7-7 mora pattern.  David Bowles. Written In Response To: BrewNSpew Cafe Challenge Of The Week – harvest moon.…

Originally posted on thoughts and entanglements: the smell of autumn mingle with the chilly air on this cloudy night great big harvest moon peeks through I gaze skyward in wonder Pat R 9/17/19 For Brew & Spew with Eugenia where the prompt is Harvest Moon. Drop by do some reading and participate!      …