Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 十二月八日の朝の靴の音　　　山川幸子 jyûnigatsu yôka no asa no kutsu no oto morning on December 8 a sound of shoes                                     Sachiko Yamakawa from ‘Haidan,’ (‘Haiku Stage’) a monthly haiku magazine, December 2016 Issue, Honami Shoten, Tokyo

Originally posted on Michael Rehling: low level idolatry i really love basho. well i love the idea of him. ok i love the myth of him. in the last three hundred plus years things may have gotten fuzzy. heroes the formless nature of worthy idols Most likely will never be published!

Originally posted on Charlotte Digregorio's Writer's Blog: in the clearing the sweet thuds of chestnuts — childhood echoes ? In Italian: nella radura i dolci tonfi dei ricci –echi d’infanzia   by Stefano d’Andrea  (Italy) Otata, #23, November 2017

#Haiku Happenings #7: Xenia Tran’s latest #tanka!

Originally posted on thoughts and entanglements: Photo taken last evening swift visit – huge swirl of leaves autumn gusts all shapes and colors trapped in the whirlpool, stark limbs shaken Pat R 11/07/17 For dVerse Poets Pub: Visit & Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge ?

Originally posted on Charmed Chaos: She walks with angels on a misty shore. The morning is damp and cold, but she does not feel it. As the frost smoke rises over the glassy lake, she stops, reflecting. At that moment, a magnificent large mouth bass escapes the water, breaking the silence. Its powerful leap sends…