Originally posted on failed haiku – a journal of English Senryu: The first of the retrospective issues is UP! http://www.haikuhut.com/FailedHaikuIssue25.pdf Just got through the first four issues with this one! Wow, what a collection of senryu. I am actually proud of myself for selecting all of the work that has appeared. Give it a read,…

Originally posted on haiku tree: late afternoon a faint moon whispers hello ?

Originally posted on kanzen sakura: We all know haiku – 5-7-5 (roughly) with seasonal word. The Bussokusekika is even more ancient Japanese form. It was supposedly found etched upon a stone at a ruined Buddhist temple. The name means “footprints of Buddha” and has a 5-7-5-7-7-7 (strict) syllable count. the weather is bitter – the…

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 年の夜の埠頭雪積む荷揚船　　　深谷雄大 toshi no yo no futô yuki tsumu niagesen New Year Eve’s wharf landing ships with fright of snow                                     Yudai Fukaya from ‘Haiku,’ a monthly haiku magazine, May 2016 Issue, Kabushiki Kaisha Kadokawa, Tokyo

Originally posted on awisewomansjourney: MLMM Heeding Haiku With Chevrefeuille – New Years Eve 2017 Today is New Year’s Eve and a time of reflection for me. There has been pain of wisdom gained, the weeping of many sorrows, moments of joyful laughter from a tickled soul. I have expectations of “Red Sea” miracles to come…