Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 夜の蝶人ををかさず水に落つ　　飯田蛇笏 yoru no chô hito o okasazu mizu ni otsu             night butterfly             without intruding on people             falls on the water                                                 Dakotsu Iida from ‘Haiku,’ a monthly haiku magazine, May 2016 Issue, Kabushiki Kaisha Kadokawa, Tokyo Fay’s Note:  Dakotsu Iida (1885-1962)

Originally posted on Charmed Chaos: https://frankjtassone.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/vintage-star-magnolia-2096555_1280.jpg heady perfumed haze spring’s citrus-honey essence- magnolia blossom Frank J. Tassone: Haikai Challenge #83

Originally posted on revivedwriter: A late submission for Frank J. Tassone’s haikai prompt for this week, which is Blossom Haze (Hanagumori) He included the fact that May is traditionally a summer month.  May — a summer month? Time escapes tenuous grasp In the blossom haze

Originally posted on Caroline Skanne: sound of rain cat paws kneading a soft blanket ? ? ? winter’s depth the sound of empty in a pill jar ? ? ? Presence #63

Originally posted on Haiku For Living: . forever swan on a silver stream slow ripples ? ? ? ? .

Originally posted on Haiku Art Site: seeing?new detailsin the old paintingFebruary light We have art on the walls from?Bethesda Thrift Store?in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.? I imagine the paintings have many stories. It always amazes me to watch the days grow longer again, even during our long winters. We have lived here long enough, that the light…