Originally posted on theindieshe: A Haibun I stood on the cliff watching the crystal clear waters of the brook dancing merrily down the slope. On the cold wintry morning,as the trees shivered,they carefully preserved their green leaves and looked morosely at the brown grass. The harsh winter had shorn it of its verdant splendor. They…

Originally posted on revivedwriter: This is for Frank J. Tassone’s haikai prompt about hawks. Sparrow hides from hawk: Fear of back yard’s predator Self-appointed king

Originally posted on Stine Writing: Fly Fly above my worldLook to sustain the livingFreedom to explore ©2020 CBialczak   For: https://frankjtassone.com/2020/02/08/haikai-challenge-125-2-8-20-hawk-taka-haiku-senryu-haibun-tanka-haiga-renga/

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 蠟梅につめたき鳥の貌があり　　岸本尚毅 rôbai ni tsumetaki tori no kao ga ari winter sweets among them, a bird with a cold face                                                 Naoki Kishimoto from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), March 2013 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo Fay’s Note:  ‘rôbai’ (‘winter sweet’ or…

#Haiku Happenings #2: Rhein Laird’s latest haiku for my current #haikai challenge!