Originally posted on SCRAMBLED, NOT FRIED…: A haibun for this morning’s Twiglet: ———[||]——— The Linger Last night’s memory is enhanced by the scent of incense she lit before vanishing again this morning, earlier than he’d hoped, leaving him in bliss, still in bed, wondering how much of his life is merely dream.? sandalwood morning feels…

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 少しずつぽたりぽたりと春の水 ???松尾和希 sukoshi zutsu potari potari to haru no mizu ??????????? dripping, dripping ??????????? a little by a little ??????????? water in spring ??????????????????????????????????????????????? Kazuki Matsuo???????? from Shûkan Haiku (Haiku Weekly) #759. 11/7/21 Issue, http://weekly-haiku.blogspot.com Fay’s Note:? The poet was born in 2013.

Originally posted on Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin: March sunevergreen branchesin the wind Photo by Hal Moran on Pexels.com

Originally posted on thoughts and entanglements: Lately, I’ve found myself wondering if animals in the wild behave as we do. I watch the nature show, and I don’t know. I often feel bad for the prey being chased. I yell at them to run! But as that fails and prey becomes dinner and I see…

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 剥きだしの心臓である冬の汽車　　　中内亮玄 mukidashi no shinzô dearu fuyu no kisha ??????????? its heart ??????????? exposed… ??????????? a winter train ??????????????????????????????????????????????? Ryogen Nakauchi from Haiku, a monthly haiku magazine November 2021 Issue, Kabushiki Kaisha Kadokawa, Tokyo