Originally posted on Martha Magenta: ? Decoy ? I found a maggot, the size of a cat, on the kitchen floor. It mimicked a cat, grew ears and whiskers and rubbed against my hand affectionately. But I could still see the rings around its furless body and its grubby white skin. Then it sank sharp…

#Haiku Happenings #5: Barbara Kaufman’s #senryu appears in Failed Haiku!

Originally posted on failed haiku – a journal of English Senryu: My sincere thanks to Roberta Beary for being the ‘failed editor’ of this issue! There are some wonderful haibun in this issue by some of my favorite poets! Please pour yourself a glass of your favorite beverage and prepare to enjoy… ? http://www.haikuhut.com/FailedHaikuIssue30.pdf ?…

Originally posted on Project words: ? news of her death the fear of hearing it ? ? ? ? ? ?

Originally posted on Haiku Commentary: shimmering pines a taste of the mountain from your cupped hands (Mayfly #31, 2001) © Peggy Willis Lyles (1939 – 2010) (USA) shimmering pines It is probably in the morning or after a rainfall, or a site with water, because we can see the reflecting lights from the dew on…