Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 花合歓や光源氏にインタビュー      宮崎斗士 hananemu ya hikaru genji ni intabyû             silk tree blossoms—             I interview             Prince Genji                                                 Toshi Miyzaki from “Sonna Ao” (That Kind of Blue), haiku collection of Toshi Miyazaki, Rikka Shorin, Tokyo 2014 Fay’s Note:  ‘hananemu’ (silk tree blossom) is a…

Originally posted on Martha Magenta: ? another layer of autumn leaves on his grave my memories settle deeper ? ? Eucalypt: A Tanka Journal, issue 26, Spring 2019 http://www.eucalypt.info/E-about.html

Originally posted on Roth Poetry: The Desert Rose of the Southwest has a first cousin in the Northwest. On the planes of Alberta, Canada the Wild Rose grows abundantly. In fact, in the 1930s it was chosen as the provincial flower. Alberta is now known as Wild Rose Country. It is amazing how they thrive…

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 貫通よ夏木のそよぐ夕まぐれ　　　宇多喜代子 kantsû yo natsugi no soyogu yûmagure             adultery—             summer trees swaying             at twilight                                                 Kiyoko Uda from “Haiku Dai-Saijiki” (“Comprehensive Haiku Saijiki”), Kadokawa Shoten, Tokyo, 2006