Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 十字路のわれらハンカチほどの影　　　仲村青彦 jûjiro no warera hankachi hodo no kage             at the crossroad             we are shadows as small as             handkerchiefs                                                 Aohiko Nakamura from “Haiku-kai” (“Haiku World,” a monthly haiku magazine), February  2017 Issue, Bungaku No Mori, Tokyo Fay’s Note:  ‘hankachi’ (handkerchief) is a…

Originally posted on Mindfills: silhouettes of truth accruing value with voices kindling freedoms blood soars, sears the same red for every human’s rights *Mindfills for Sue Vincent’s #writephoto – soar Reena’s exploration challenge – juneteenth .. emancipation

Originally posted on Belinda Broughton: . Some parts of our block are very slow to recover. It even burnt the soil, of course. Our border is obvious now. The other side is green. Weeds mostly, but still. We do have a beautiful patch with native lilies, legumes and other things. Grow Babies! Grow!

Originally posted on Charlotte Digregorio's Writer's Blog: long summer day . . . launching worms into the pond, a boy with a stick       by Michael McClintock (USA) Modern Haiku, Vol. XXXII, No. 3, Fall, 2001  

Originally posted on method two madness: horizon trails flames of solstice– moon shines dark Inspired by Nina’s gouache painting, above, and Frank Tassone’s #Haikai challege to choose our own summer kigo. Nina’s painting made me think of flowers and butterflies.  And when I saw the photo of Martha Graham dancing in the Times, I felt…

#Haiku Happenings #8: Reena Saxena’s latest #haibun!