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…