Originally posted on O at the Edges: Pain Pain reminds me that I’m breathing, still able to appreciate the fragrance of French roast coffee brewing, the diced red pepper, onion and jalapeño mixture sizzling in the pan. Today is a good day. When I roll out the dough for the onion tart, the leg barely…

Originally posted on Bending moments: yet another arms sale in the news trying to make sense of the world and our myths (Ribbons Fall 2018, vol 14, no.3)

Originally posted on Rooted in Love: https://frankjtassone.files.wordpress.com/2019/01/img_20190101_100730.jpg Tannourine el Tahta, Lebanon, January 01, 2019 Through the windowof my longingthe first light of the year

Originally posted on writing in north norfolk: blooming on the wind icy flowers swirl and melt on a waiting tongue Kim M. Russell, 4th January 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1577 snowflakes (kazahana) This month we are exploring the kigo (seasonwords) of winter. Chèvrefeuille reminds us that one of the basic rules of a…

#Haiku Happenings #1 (1/4/19): Barbara Kaufmann’s latest #tanka appears in Skylark!

Originally posted on Miriam's Well: Poetry, Land Art, and Beyond: Here are the last two questions on the interview: 4 Any advice on writing haiku? All the adages you’ve already heard, apply. Please study what the masters studied but do not imitate. Show, don’t tell. Over the tongue, 1,000 times (meaning, edit). And so on.…