Originally posted on Miriam's Well: Poetry, Land Art, and Beyond: Sometimes I don’t feel meditative, contemplative, or even grounded. I like the phrase “settle the self on the self” but I can’t always do it. It’s like sweeping the floor. I’m fond of the activity, but sometimes I’d rather just lie around. “I did it…

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 宝船溺れるものへ浮き袋　　柳　紅生 takarabune oboreru mono e ukibukuro             the Seven Gods’ ship             a lifejacket             towards a drowning man                                                 Kosei Yanagi from ‘Haidan,’ (‘Haiku Stage’) a monthly haiku magazine, January 2016 Issue, Honami Shoten, Tokyo Fay’s Note:  ‘takarabune’ (a literal translation ‘treasure ship’) is…

Originally posted on weird laburnum: i’ve taken in a lodger, a student at the school of clowning. his current project is to follow me around, silently mimicking my every move. winter duska raven says whati’m thinking Stephen Toft

Originally posted on failed haiku – a journal of English Senryu: HAPPY NEW YEAR! Failed Haiku enters the FIFTH YEAR! Thanks to all of you who submit your work, all of you who read our work around the world, and to the many ‘guest’ Editors who have allowed me to survive my weak ass Internet!…

Originally posted on My Inner Voice: hope The ripples in the lake are getting wider and deeper when your voice suddenly stop me to throw more pebbles. I turn around and look at the grassy path for a glimpse of yours. We explored this path together when we met here for the first time. I…

Originally posted on Haiku Art Site: folding laundrystack of clean T shirtsthe colors of Spring Image: wpclipart Ellen Grace Olinger