Author: Frank J. Tassone
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#Haikai Challenge #108 (10/12/19): Hunter’s Moon (next full moon (nochi no tsuki)) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
How did you enjoy the fall foliage, haijin? Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Reena Saxena2. Xenia Tran3. Jane Dougherty4. Peter5. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr6. Dwight L. Roth 7. Tessa8. Jade Li/Lisa9. Jules10. Petru11. Deborah12. Kerfe Roig 13. Janice14. Xenia Tran (2)15. Linda Lee Lyberg16. Revived Writer Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical…
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Today’s Haiku (October 12, 2019)
Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 縫ひすすむ針よりも衣ひゆる夜ぞ 橋本多佳子 nuisusumu hari yori mo kinu hiyuru yo zo the kimono colder than a sewing needle… an autumn night Takako Hashimoto from “Haiku Dai-Saijiki” (“Comprehensive Haiku Saijiki”), Kadokawa Shoten, Tokyo, 2006 Fay’s Note: Takako Hashimoto (1899-1963)
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frisbee – – haiku
Originally posted on Ontheland: frisbee! hidden in the dried leaves his dog poo . . ©️2019 Ontheland
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[darn those socks]
Originally posted on John Looks Out On Life: darn those socks worn out heels cool my feet
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The last Campones’ Daughter: a #tankaprose
She was the last of nine surviving children. Grew up in Portugal, in a northern farming village near the Spanish border. And knew she didn’t belong there. She came to America with her parents when she was 13. After six months, her parents returned to Portugal. Before they left, they asked her if she wanted…
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Teiichi Suzuki (Japan)
Originally posted on Harusame: a mackerel sky scattered spiderworts on the bank Comment: spiderwort is a perennial species of wildflower that blooms continuously for several weeks till springtime. Its blue to violet purple flowers are very beautiful and can easily be found both in wooded areas and open fields. In this case the poet finds…
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Mark M. Redfearn
Haiku Happenings #5: Mark M. Redfearn’s latest haiku! In my childhood home strangers’ voices fill the rooms— first chill of autumn. Mark M. Redfearn
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73rd Basho Contest
Originally posted on Vento del giorno: ? Vincent, 1889 ? Honourable mention in the 73rd Basho Contest evening the weight of silence on the sunflowers 向日葵に宵のしじまの重さかな Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo The Netherlands ? http://www.basho-bp.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/eigo.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1Jc7pIQOu04ATTslYMsS0e6HJ1dfyP7101lZDjuyjwpz-DiHi7WnXxVQo ?