Originally posted on rivrvlogr: sunset slipping south horizon telling the tale autumn’s equinox The Autumnal Equinox for 2019 occurs today, 23 September. This haiku is my response to Frank Tassone’s #Haikai Challenge #105: September Equinox. Image source: Metropolitan Museum of Art White Crane Flying Across the Sun’s Disc, by Yashima Gakutei.

Originally posted on awisewomansjourney: Written In Response To: Frank J. Tassone Haikai Challenge #105 (9/21/19): September Equinox (Tsuki Shunbun).  This is the last weekend of summer in the northern hemisphere (and winter in the southern). This monday, the September equinox is upon us.  This week, write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senryu, haibun, tanka,…

Originally posted on Miriam's Well: Poetry, Land Art, and Beyond: I recently got asked to pick a haiku that somehow is representative of my work. I was struggling with that. Fellow writer Bill Waters said: This reminds me of the anecdote, Miriam, where a smart aleck comes to Rabbi Hillel and says something like “Teach…

Originally posted on thoughts and entanglements: autumnal equinox – the last pear falls from the tree, summer slips away Pat R 9/22/19 For Frank Tassone’s Challenge where the prompt is Autumnal Equinox ( September Equinox). Stop by and do some reading here.

Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes: A tanka (I think) for Frank Tassone’s weekly haikai challenge. ? parched summer south wind blowing dry leaves drift like anchorless stars in a winter sea