Originally posted on Haiku Commentary: closed casket kin gather after a long time © Panagiotis Kentikelenis (Greece) A heartfelt senryu that reflects human miseries and departures. “closed casket” may symbolize death, annihilation, and endless miseries where a person exists but does not live life fully. In this case, I can see the departure of a…

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 蒲団干す未来へ旅に出るごとく　　しなだしん futon hosu mirai e tabi ni deru gotoku             drying futon             as if making a trip             to the future                                                 Shin Shinada from ‘Hayabusa no Mune’(‘Falcon’s Chest’) haiku collection by Shin Shinada, Fusansu-Do, Tokyo 2011 Fay’s Note:  ‘futon hosu’ (drying (airing?) futon’…

Originally posted on My Inner Voice: bittersweet of cherry tomatoes on my tongue the lingering memories of my stepmother ephemerae (issue 3 Winter 2018)

Originally posted on Haiku Gravy: windless night the endless glide of silent clouds

Originally posted on Haiku 2019: she sits alone modest lines show her age boat or woman, both

#Haiku Happenings #1 (1/11/19): Barbara Kaufmann’s Ito En 2018 semfinalist haiku!