Originally posted on kanzen sakura: For dVerse Poets, a quadrille.  The word for today Is “dragon”. 黒い竜 Kuroi ryū (black dragon) “So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their endings.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit or There and Back Again He reminded me of a black dragon – lethal, beautiful.  He moved with…

#Haiku Happenings #7: Laurea Brook’s latest haiku for my current #haikai challenge!

Originally posted on revivedwriter: Crowds of butterflies Belie the season — it is Too gray for summer Peaches ripening Watermelon soon to come: Picnic in the park Two haiku for Frank’s prompt this week, which is nastumeku (summerlike). It doesn’t seem very summery where I live, but there are a few signs, besides the date on…

Originally posted on Roth Poetry: Snakes sunning on log Enjoy summer’s heat // and frogs Fresh out of pea soup *************** Photo Dwight L. Roth With the onset of summer heat before spring is over, Frank Tassone asked us to write a Haikai poem eluding to summer heat. These snakes sunning themselves reminds me that…

#Haiku Happenings #4: Jules’ latest haiku sequence for my current #haikai challenge! haikai 88This week, write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senryu, haibun, tanka, haiga, renga, etc.) that alludes to summer-like (natsumeku) conditions (weather, activities, etc.) Imprompt 6.2 Image Credit sweet heat? it’s humidity while waiting for the rain it Is our pores…

#Haiku Happenings #3: Tessa’s latest haiku for my current #haikai challenge!