Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 整備士のポニーテールに春の風　  森田宙心 seibishi no poniiteiru ni haru no kaze             on the ponytail             of a mechanic             spring wind                                                 Chushin Morita from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), June 2009 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo

#Haiku Happenings #9: Tia Haynes’ latest haiku appears in Blithe Spirit, volume 28, number 1!

Originally posted on Il fiume scorre ancora: spring garden silkworms become butterflies again * Eufemia Griffo Otata, March 2018

#Haiku Happenings #7: Xenia Tran’s latest #haibun for my current #haikai challenge!

Originally posted on revivedwriter: This week, Frank J. Tassone is challenging us all to write about the “first spring gust,” which in Japanese is “haru ichiban.” I wrote this tanka, thinking about the hope of new beginnings. Join other poets here. First spring gust blowing Against cherry-tree branches: Flowers’ aroma Enticing new beginnings, Face turned…

Originally posted on Yesterday and today: Merril's historical musings: On the day of the nor’easter, I finish reviewing the page proofs of my book. The sun comes out. I ponder new projects, while watching birds perch and peck at the feeder hanging at our kitchen window—finches with their red feather patches demonstrate the feeder’s pecking…

Originally posted on A 19 Planets Art Blog 2010/2024: * red-beak birds back and forth in the wind lemongrass seeds * for March prompt #5 NaHaiWriMo 3-5-2018 * Angie Werren March 5 — wind *