Originally posted on Memorie di una Geisha, multiblog internazionale di Haiku: swallows leave with the silence my fears of dying alone rondini migrano in silenzio… le mie paure di morire sola Rachel Sutcliffe, England – Le lumachine n.31 January 2019 Rachel Sutcliffe, November 6 1977, January 25 2019 ~~~ Last journey the stars protect all…

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 落葉踏む時間の重さ思ひつつ　　　関　朱門 ochiba fumu jikan no omosa omoitsutsu             I step on fallen leaves             thinking about the weight             of time                                                 Shumon Seki from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), December 2017 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo

Originally posted on kiwissoar: Day after day, despite predictions of showers, and even the esoteric ‘showers clearing’, no rain.  I no longer even think about whether I can hang out washing or not – I just do it regardless of any forecast.  Even the birds are listless, and the dog lies motionless after his morning…

Originally posted on Ontheland: in the flow frozen trees chirping the passage of time . . ©️2019 Ontheland Bird activity is increasing as we enter the lunar near year. The Haikai Challenge takes up a traditional kigo “first sparrows twittering”. I am not sure that we have sparrows around here, but there are certainly more…