Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): ことあらば本家に集ひ花煙草　　　吉川智子 koto araba honke ni tsudoi hana-tabako             if something happens             we gather at the head family house…             tobacco flowers                                                 Tomoko Yoshikawa from “Haiku Dai-Saijiki” (“Comprehensive Haiku Saijiki”), Kadokawa Shoten, Tokyo, 2006 Fay’s Note:  ‘hana-tabako’ (flowering tobacco) is an autumn kigo.

Originally posted on Alexis Rotella's Blog: I spoke in 2016  about how five-element acupuncturists diagnose various constitutions. It’s always fun to guess what “causative factor” a famous personality might be although without a clinical visit, it’s always a guess. But in the case of Joe Biden, I would venture to say he’s FIRE. Why? He…

Originally posted on Mindfills: chorus from the wings katy-did-she-didn’t-she-did green big bug singing * kirigirisu serenading camouflaged it just ain’t cricket * broadcast from bushes nature’s night club naughtiness now everyone knows *** Mindfills by s.s. for Frank Tassone’s Haikai Challenge – katydid (kirigirisu)….Thank you for the challenge. Read up on the little loud thing…

Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes: heat slams like an oven door contents bubbling scattering brilliance on unshaded grass—scorching

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 新涼の星や死者にも朝が来て　すずき巴里 shinryô no hoshi ya shisha nimo asa ga kite             early autumn coolness             on this planet—             morning comes to the dead, too                                                 Pari Suzuki from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), December 2016 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo