Originally posted on Magical Mystical Teacher: 1 Spring’s first bitterness— the church on top of the hill is consumed by fire. ? 2 First small joy of spring— at the bike store a young boy gets a bargain price. ? 3 First Sunday of spring— a worn, but polished, church bell rings out loud and…

Originally posted on Vento del giorno: Proud and delighted that my haiku, inspired by a print from the exbition “Masters of Japanese Prints” of the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, was chosen to accompany the woodblock print by Kitagawa Utamaro in the section “Life in the City”. Haiku afternoon lightness in a cup of tea…

Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes: I took a lot of photos yesterday but the light was too strong and the colours came out lurid. Internet is beginning to get flaky here, erratic and extremely slow so I can’t upload the pictures anyway. This one will have to do for now, colours toned down to…

Originally posted on haiku tree: sleeping in the dog snuggles and licks my face ?

Originally posted on Haiku Gravy: midday doorstep between sun and radio

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 砂を吐く浅蜊に余罪あるごとく　　堀切克洋 suna o haku asari ni yozai aru gotoku             ‘asari’ clams spit sand             as though they would have             other crimes                                                 Katsuhiro Horikiri from “Shakutori no Michi” (Inchworm Road), haiku collection of Katsuhiro Horikiri, Bungaku no Mori, Tokyo 2018 Fay’s Note:  ‘asari’…