Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): いい椅子になる木ならぬ木かっこう鳴く　　宮崎斗士 ii isu ni naru ki naranu ki kakkkô naku             a tree that will become a good chair             a tree that will not become the one             a cuckoo sings                                                 Toshi Miyazaki from “Sonna Ao” (That Kind of Blue), haiku collection of…

Originally posted on Ontheland: The library email announces they have reopened. I may pick up the item that was on hand just before the lockdown. An excursion! I roll into the deserted community centre parking lot and spot the curbside sign with the library phone number. I obediently dial and speak to a librarian who…

Originally posted on AshiAkira's Blog: Rainy season coming Dry to remain a short while Gardenias’ domain

Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes: For the dverse prompt. ? There are four graves in the family plot in the corner of the north meadow, wrought iron-railinged and ringed with trees, in two beds, in life as in death, Georges and Henriette in one, Jean-Marie and Jacqueline in the other. Georges and Henriette lie…

Originally posted on Lady Nyo's Weblog: A woman in bed, kimono revealing breast. Snow on Mt. Fuji. Snow falls on meadows. Crows pick at last harvest seeds. Spring now far away. A swirl of blossoms caught in the water’s current begins the season. Fall’s crispness compels apples to tumble from trees. Worms make the journey.…