Originally posted on rivrvlogr: stones worn and faded time’s toll on memorials sacrifice honored flags mark military graves tradition at ancient fort My tanka response to Frank Tassone’s #Haikai Challenge #35: Memorial Day Image: the cemetery at Old Fort Niagara, Youngstown, NY, where the earliest burial appears to be from 1813

Originally posted on Yesterday and today: Merril's historical musings: “Seen on KSC grounds, a robin pauses in a Brazilian pepper tree filled with red berries.”NASA, via Wikipedia Commons, Public domain ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? green-leafed branch trembles, robin sings to chiming rain— spring passes in song ? This haiku is…

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 郭公啼く修士午睡のトラピスト　　　石原八束 kakkô naku shûshi gosui no torapisuto             cuckoo chirps…             monks take afternoon nap             at the Trappist                                                 Yatsuka Ishihara from “Haiku Dai-Saijiki” (“Comprehensive Haiku Saijiki”), Kadokawa Shoten, Tokyo, 2006 Fay’s Note:  Yatsuka Ishihara (1919-1998)

Originally posted on Tidbits by Shannon: #Haiku Happenings #7: Shannon Blood’s latest haiku! Tidbits by Shannon View original post

Originally posted on Puget Lines and Edges: #Haiku Happenings #6: Dave Kuhlmann’s latest #haiga! Puget Lines and Edges View original post

#Haiku Happenings #5: Tia Haynes’ latest haiku appears in Stardust!