Originally posted on rivrvlogr: clouds slowly drifting oak branches sway in the breeze trill of katydid This haiku is my response to Frank Tassone’s #Haikai Challenge #152: katydid. Image source: songsofinsects.com

Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes: A clutch of tankas for Frank Tassone’s haikai challenge. twilight and the air trills to strings of insect legs katydids sing to the setting sun rising moon and the end of summer ? cooling the air the year birds leave following the heat katydids stay to play Titanic orchestra…

Originally posted on Miriam's Well: Poetry, Land Art, and Beyond: Richard Wright, of course, is best known for his books about race in the U.S.A–“Black Boy” and “Native Son.” In the last few years of his life he was an expatriate in France, and started writing haiku. It’s always fascinating when a writer skilled in…

Originally posted on Ada's Poetry Alcove (2): Carpe Diem Tan Renga Wednesday #17 such a hot daymy shadow needs to cool downunder the willow © Kyoshi Takahama (1874-1958) such a hot daymy shadow needs to cool downunder the willowinsect cadence rise and fallsingle grey cloud melts away