#Haiku Happenings #3: Barbara Kaufman’s #tanka appears in Skylark!

Originally posted on Ontheland: I woke up to the sound of chuckling rain. what a relief, a break from the urgent calls of the sun: come fork mounds of straw off the garden beds! come plant seeds–it’s early spring! come let the seedlings under indoor lamps breathe outside air! come out to mow the grass!…

Originally posted on Yesterday and today: Merril's historical musings: My sisters and I help my mother try on new clothes on Mother’s Day. She has trouble getting up and sitting down, and she can no longer see very well. All of us, including my mom, laugh so hard at the maneuvering and manipulation of her…

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): ガリバーになつて五月の空摑む　　鈴木桃兎 garibaa ni natte gogatsu no sora tsukamu             becoming Gulliver             I grab             May sky                                                 Toto Suzuki from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), November 2016 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo

#Haiku Happenings #5: Xenia Tran’s latest haiku!

#Haiku Happenings #4: Jules’ #haibun for my current #haikai challenge! Living with Alice? (haibun) The bewildering onslaught of rain has us all seeing security. We wonder if the rate of absorption will allow us to get out at all – the nearby roadways are still noticeably saturated. Is there cause to raise an alarm? Will…