Originally posted on Tao Talk: Late summer paddies glow under the sturgeon moon – shadows swim upstream. ? ? ? ? Image: Ando Hiroshige – Mt. Kyodai and the Moon Reflected in the Rice Fields at Sarashina in Shinano Province, No. 25 Ando Hiroshige (b. 1797 – d. 1858) ? Frank J. Tassone is the host…

Originally posted on Charmed Chaos: moonlight on watercasting light on sandy shoresilver sturgeon sleeps Frank J. Tassone Haikai Challenge #150 Sturgeon Moon

Originally posted on Bending moments: blurred horizon over the phone the pain she hides * (Stardust Issue 43 July 2020)

Originally posted on Trent's World (the Blog): Days of glory passed Wistful glances at the glow The past painted gold Finding the faded sunlight Still shining, still beautiful *** This was written for Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge.  This week was poet’s choice.  I chose to do a tanka.

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): あかあかと薔薇の孤高や五千年　　西村麒麟 akaaka to bara no kokkô ya gosen-nen             rose’s proud independence             in bright red—             five thousand years                                                             Kirin Nishimura from “Kamo” (Duck), haiku collection of Kirin Nishimura, Bungaku no Mori, Tokyo 2017

Originally posted on Ontheland: sky river-run the storm clouds parting August moon . . ©️2020 Ontheland

Originally posted on Vento del giorno:     ruggine d’anni di quell’acqua di fonte    ho perso il gusto     ancient rust for that spring water    I lost the thirst © A.M. https://www.thehaikufoundation.org/omeka/files/original/8ebb35b7a064549ad344c425da7be47f.pdf