Originally posted on Charlotte Digregorio's Writer's Blog: senryu   Christmas tradition the whole family comes apart by Dan Burt (USA) Prune Juice, #29, 2019

Haiku Happenings #2: Peter Bouchier’s latest haiku for my current #haikai challenge! in de stille nacht klinkt de oerkreet van een kind als engelenzang * silence of the night turns a newborn baby’s cry into angel song * der Schrei in der Nacht eines Neugeborenen wird zu Engelsang * dans la douce nuit le cri…

#Haiku Happenings #1 (12/24/19): Tessa’s latest haiku for my current #haikai challenge!

Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes: Gales, rain and sirens, but not the singing kind. We’re not in the flood plain… https://actu.fr/nouvelle-aquitaine/marmande_47157/inondations-lot-garonne-garonne-placee-vigilance-jaune-dans-secteur-marmande-tonneins_30375005.html ? sirens sound again as the river rises and flood waters spread we listen to the rain and the ditches running

Originally posted on Charmed Chaos: winter rain fallingpattering on russet leavesa calm peace within Carpe Diem Haiku Kai: Seven Days Before Christmas 1

#Haiku Happenings #7: Debbie Strange’s latest haiku receives Honourable Mention in the IHS’ International Haiku Competition 2019! soft rime a chickadee’s song becomes visible Honourable Mention 12th IHS, International Haiku Competition 2019 Warp and Weft ~ Images and Words: Irish Haiku Society International Haiku Competition 2019

Originally posted on Ontheland: At first I skirt around the Requiem. I am looking for music by Fauré that is as beautiful as the Pavane I heard the other day, but I am not sure I am in the mood for somber choral music. Clicking on the options, the Requiem’s closing section, In Paradisum, plays…