Month: April 2020

  • Warp and Weft ~ Images and Words: The Haiku Foundation: The Touchstone Awards for Individual Poems, 2019

    #Haiku Happenings #7: Debbie Strange’s haiku make the short list for THF’s 2019 Touchstone Awards! There were over 800 nominations, and I’m honoured that three of my haiku were included in the shortlist of 30 poems. My thanks to the editors and individuals who nominated my work, and to the judges for taking the time…

  • “ososakura…” a #tanka (4/29/20)

    4/29/20: cherry blossoms ososakura yet another day of steady rain all these reminders of what we’ve lost #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #NaPoWriMo2020 #GloPoWriMo2020 #coronavirus for my current #Haikai Challenge

  • Tanka

    Originally posted on Vento del giorno: Leon Spilliaert brezza di sale nella pioggia d’aprile un mare grigio sussurro le parole che ancora restano ? salty breeze in the April rain a gray sea I whisper the words that still remain © A.M.

  • the setting sun

    the setting sun

    Originally posted on The Lotus: the setting sun reminds me of me twilight

  • Haiku: Pink Flow

    Haiku: Pink Flow

    #Haiku Happenings #4: Xenia Trans’ second haiku for my current #haikai challenge!

  • My Daily #Haiku (4/29/20)

    4/29/20: bus overcast sky …at least he no longermisses the bus #haiku #micropoetry #poetry #NaPoWriMo2020 #GloPoWriMo2020 #coronavirus

  • Writing in the Present Tense

    Originally posted on Alexis Rotella's Blog: Whether we write haibun or  any form of prose, composing in the present tense adds  sparkle to a piece. In this lock-down world, I’m rereading published haibun I wrote years ago..  I’m the first to admit  so much of what I wrote then  has a flat dead quality. …

  • Warm

    Originally posted on haiku tree: a slight blush warms the sky sunset ?