Originally posted on Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin: after rainthe beautiful earthand gardens grow 2020 afternoon rainseagulls on pilingswait to fly again 2014 afternoon lightblue-grey skiesand water give them a stageto shineseagulls 2015 wpclipart Flax Flowers from Reusable Art The Heron by Harrison Weir, from Reusable Art Photo by Cameron Hayden on Pexels.com

Originally posted on Cat Nap Revue: she spells it outin delicate needlepointold age sucks

Originally posted on Starlight and Moonbeams: #195 6/12/21 midsummer rain (samidare) #196 6/19/21 summer moon (natsu no tsuki) / Strawberry Supermoon #197 6/26/21 smoldering hot (moyuru) Write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senryu, haibun, tanka, haiga, renga, etc.) that alludes to any one, combination, or all of the kigo listed above. Frank J.…

#Haiku Happenings #2: Susan Joy Clark’s latest #tanka for my current #Haikai Challenge! the rain spritzes down, leaving drops on lily leaves, showering the plants, providing wet nourishment, shifting from spritz to downpour. *** the strawberry moon hovers majestically, a giant pink orb gleaming roseate brightness in a purple-gray sky. *** in her bright glory,…

#Haiku Happenings #1 (6/29/21): Colleen Chesebro’s latest solo #renga, haiku and #tanka for my current #Haikai Challenge!