Originally posted on Stella Pierides: the spring air studded with blooms… morning grace

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 故郷とは磯巾着の黒き口　　　　千野千佳 kokyô towa isoginchaku no kuroki kuchi ??????????? hometown ??????????? it is a black mouth ??????????? of sea anemone ??????????????????????????????????????????????? Chika Uno from Haiku, a monthly haiku magazine, November 2022 Issue, Kabushiki Kaisha Kadokawa, Tokyo Fay’s Note:?? “isoginchaku” (sea anemone) is a spring kigo.

Originally posted on elancharan gunasekaran: empty boats sing and sway and entice the cold heart with adventure

Originally posted on Cafe Haiku: Micro haibun by Reid Hepworth True Grit Dad’s Super 8 camera captures the weathered fence and back gate. All the other children are gorging on birthday cake and hot dogs. High on sugar and excitement. step on a crackthe things we can’t tellour parents Wrapped Up A solitary child, with…

Originally posted on Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin: Snow falls this winter March day, and the trees are beautiful through the seasons. spruce tree branchesby the windowseach day a painting poem credit: WestWard Quarterly, Winter 2021 – Shirley Anne Leonard is the Editor, and Dr. Richard Leonard is the Publisher.

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 草の芽やここに交はる緯度経度　　岸本葉子 kusa no me ya koko ni majiwaru ido keido ??????????? grass buds— ??????????? a latitude and a longitude ??????????? cross here ??????????????????????????????????????????????? Yoko Kishimoto from Haiku, a monthly haiku magazine, June 2022 Issue, Kabushiki Kaisha Kadokawa, Tokyo