Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 風鈴や今年の夏の音聞かす　　　山崎房子 fûrin ya kotoshi no natsu no oto kikasu             wind chime—             it plays the sound             of this summer                                                             Fusako Yamazaki from ‘Haidan,’ (‘Haiku Stage’) a monthly haiku magazine, September 2017 Issue, Honami Shoten, Tokyo

#Haiku Happenings #11: Jules’ latest #haibun! preservation? Looking for a dryer place – she found the space between the overhang of the garage and built right on the security lights… Though every time the door opens – she flutters in distress. Chickadee, sparrow or robin… I’m not sure yet. seeking a dry spot little bird…

Originally posted on Vento del giorno: ? Endre Penovác evening stroll – a black cat sleeping on a window sill © A.M. https://www.thehaikufoundation.org/2018/05/16/haiku-windows-window-seat/

#Haiku Happenings #9: Tia Haynes’ #senryu appears in THF’s Haiku Windows!

Originally posted on Grahn Song: he put her down . . . she picked up his dry cleaning missing sandwich— my dog sniffs her crotch he paid fifty bucks for that moldy crust of bread romantic blunder . . . pulling taffy with a tow truck I threw gasoline on our campfire— she threw water…

Originally posted on Ontheland: murky feelings in a hand-me-down shirt linger as last remnants…there but not there…silenced by practicality and a reluctance to discard…the hand-me-down stays much longer than it should…until I vow to keep essentials only and clothes that whisper joy…I give the shirt away and soon a new top comes bearing longer sleeves…