Originally posted on #ThisIsMyPoetryBlog: Thursday night haiku Before the banana republic,We had a right to swift trial –A jury of our peers. Freedom was alwaysA false promise, an illusion.Now none can save us. If you read enough haikuYou begin to write like one –You begin to be one. As a consolationI’m learning to play guitar…

Originally posted on elancharan gunasekaran: nothing but us and the high moon anomaly

Originally posted on Magical Mystical Teacher: 1. Seeker of wisdom, the willow root is waiting with a word for you. ? 2. If the lilies bloom, I trust they will be fragrant— meanwhile, drought persists. ? 3. Following a path leading to forgotten fields, I begin to dream. ? Haiku © 2021 by Magical Mystical…

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 蟬の穴蟬の声には足らぬなり　　波戸岡　旭　 semi no ana semi no koe niwa taranu nari ??????????? cicada holes ??????????? not enough to match ??????????? cicada voices ??????????????????????????????????????????????? Akira Hatooka from Haiku-kai (Haiku World), December 2016 ?Issue, Bungaku No Mori, Tokyo

Originally posted on Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin: evening lightmorning lightdaylilies Karen’s Whimsy

Originally posted on Courtenay's Corner: the monster looks down at her fattened shell. our insides are far more beautiful than outward. the intestines thaw out to create bows for ballet shoes. the man loves eyeballs in his martini.? leave your persona at the door and remove your diamanté cat mask  pussy, you’d say. pussy, it’ll be ok.…

Originally posted on the other bunny: You did not see because you did not look.You weren’t as bad as some, perhaps,Yet priceless treasure you forsook.You did not see because you did not look.With Nazi friends, you burned the books,You charred your heart, your chances lapsed.You did not see because you did not look.You weren’t as…