Originally posted on Akita International Haiku Network: World Haiku Series 2019 (98) Haiku by Liliana Negoi ? winter’s private stash of sweet-scented summer dreams – a frozen rosebud ? 冬の秘密の隠し場所 甘い香りの夏の夢の– 冷凍されたバラのつぼみ * snow began to melt – the magpie soothing its thirst from the rusty eaves ? 雪が溶け始めた– カササギの喉の渇きを和らげる さびた庇から * swift, a butterfly…

Originally posted on whimsy~mimsy: blue sky overhead dandelions sprinkled on a wide field of green

Originally posted on Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin: Early morning, and I sit in silence for a time. An old haiku: cup of coffeeby the waterthis day to God Lake Michigan water levels are at record highs. Then I cook a healthy breakfast, and stay current with the news. Check my WordPress reader, and always so…

Originally posted on Cat Nap Revue: the old porch stepsafter a morning rainshingles of blue sky

Originally posted on seaviewwarrenpoint: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3NV_xAMUWM

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): つばめつばめ泥が好きなる燕かな　　細見綾子 tsubame tsubame doro ga sukinaru tsubame kana             sparrow, sparrow…             the sparrow that loves             mud                                                 Ayako Hosomi from ‘Haidan,’ (‘Haiku Stage’) a monthly haiku magazine, April 2017 Issue, Honami Shoten, Tokyo Fay’s Note: Ayako Hosomi  (1907-1997)