#Haiku Happenings #3: Jules’ latest poetic #haibun for my current #haikai challenge! A Vote for Sanity, Anyone? All those proclamations of a grand healing Out of the mouths of mates for offices running Whilst double handed dealing Hardly any good words golden or stunning Pitches to the masses fleeting Bespeaks of promises just to be…

Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes: This tanka is for Frank Tassone’s weekly haikai challenge. This week the prompt is about elections or democracy. I’ve lost my grip on the meaning of democracy, since if the majority of voters turn out to be cruel, ugly-minded bigots (and we’re seeing it happen), I would probably wish…

Originally posted on HA's Place: it’s funny how the half-bitten moon takes me back to those cold winter nights when i would stand outside, my arms shivering, trying to get a glimpse of the celestial body through the fog — a kind of restive peace descending all over me, blood in my hands, seemingly more…

Originally posted on Puget Lines and Edges: #Haiku Happenings #8: Dave Kuhlmann’s latest #haiga! Puget Lines and Edges View original post