Originally posted on Charlotte Digregorio's Writer's Blog: senryu ? Thanksgiving alone a turkey pot pie in the microwave ? by Chad Lee Robinson (USA)

Originally posted on Vento del giorno: ? Josef Sudek rainy nightfall tomorrow autumn again and again pioggia notturna domani nuovamente ancora autunno rain and wind words my  sole companion pioggia e vento parole la mia sola compagnia in pozze d’acqua la fissità del cielo — canto d’autunno in deep puddles the sky steadiness — autumn…

Originally posted on Ontheland: It takes courage to live, courage to die, to shed tears, to mourn. We talk of swords, fights, and battles but it is the language of the carp (koi) that captivates me. Like the willow, the carp knows how to follow the wind…and when necessary, has strength to swim upstream. In…

Originally posted on Michael Rehling: steal your face right off your head some people have ‘that’ smile. so damn believable they are. and then they just fly away with your heart your cash and your lover. well my smile is just a silly smile. i would rather give you my money than take yours and…

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 山茶花の咲いた数より多く散り　西池みどり sazanka no saita kazu yori ôku chiri             sasanqua…             more number when it falls             than when it blooms                                                             Midori Nishiike from “Haiku-kai” (“Haiku World,” a monthly haiku magazine), March 2017 Issue,  Bungaku No Mori, Tokyo