Originally posted on Charlotte Digregorio's Writer's Blog: between the spokes of your spinning wheel a dusty web . . . I never thought our lives would so quickly unwind by Debbie Strange (Canada) First Place The British Haiku Society Tanka Awards, 2019

#Haiku Happenings #2: Christine Bolton’s latest #tanka for my current #Haikai Challenge! Climate Change *** Hot and steamy days Continuing to sizzle as the solstice nears The west continues to burn North freezes and south drowns *** Climate Change – A Tanka – Poetry For Healing

Originally posted on revivedwriter: This haibun is for Frank J. Tassone’s weekly prompt. This week’s topic is remaining heat (zansho). I wrote this a few days ago and am just remembering to post it now. The temperatures climb to triple digits one weekend in September. Is there relief? When the sun tires of emitting such…

#Haiku Happenings #6: Jules’ latest solo #renga for my current #Haikai Challenge! ingrained? blushing tomatoeskissed by the summer sun rayslooked through the raindrops missing yesterday’s beach dunesfenced protected spaces between the sight linesof our room, walkable sandand the warm ocean ©JP/dh https://julesinflashyfiction.wordpress.com/2020/09/11/nd-9-11-ingrained-2p/

Originally posted on Waar mijn pen ligt, ben ik thuis: © Ed Bouchier tussen de druppelsgewichtloos septemberlichtin duizend kleuren september descendssparkling pearls into my hearta thousand colours zwischen Herbsttropfenfliesst tausendfarbiges Lichtin das Herz hinein au milieu des gouttesla lumière à mille couleursafflue le coeur tusken de drippenskynt septimbersinneljochtmei tûzen kleuren *

Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes: black figs swellskin-splitting hangingbeneath broad leaves how do they ripenburst in sweetness wasp-drawingand make no sound? purple and greensuch luscious colours drippingwith honey-sun