Fractured Traveler flower moonskylark’s melodywistful tune opal stonetalisman, to petreassure existencewith each passing breathtime passes slow pilgrimwalking; a derangeddull silence rice bowl hungon a course rope beltunfulfilled flower moonskylark’s melodywistful tune Miles to trod with staff in hand, course hooded robe, barely sandaled feet. An un-monk, un-nun, under duress, stressed yet obligated to attempt to…

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 君凭りて新樹を新樹たらしめる　　大高　翔 kimi motarite shinju o shinju tarashimeru by leaning on it you make a tree with young leaves the tree with young leaves Sho Ohtani from Haidan, (Haiku Stage) a monthly haiku magazine, June 2016 Issue, Honami Shoten, Tokyo

Originally posted on Charlotte Digregorio's Writer's Blog: senryu       house for sale . . . smoke alarm beeps echoing the emptiness       by Donna Bauerly (USA)

Originally posted on Tao-Talk: This Spring, in addition to bluebirds nesting in one of their boxes, there are two pair of ducks and a pair of sandhill cranes nesting along the ponds out back. I’ve seen the ducks take flight on my walks. The cranes have strategically placed their nest in an area that is…