Originally posted on WHITE SKIES: . without the shadow of these gentle brush strokes .

Originally posted on Vento del giorno: My tanka and haiku in Blithe Spirit.

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): たんぽぽの道の長きを帰りけり　　茅根知子 tampopo no michi no nagasa o kaerikeri ??????????? dandelion ??????????? it walks home ??????????? the length of a road ??????????????????????????????????????????????? Tomoko Chine from Haiku Dai-Saijiki (Comprehensive Haiku Saijiki), Kadokawa Shoten, Tokyo, 2006

Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes: For the dverse prompt. Evocations 1.High, beyond tree branches,blue-bedded, cloud-cradled,the day-star rocks the worldfrom side to side,chariot of fire. 2.Light swarming in silver streamsfrom moon-fullness,I stand in the ebbing tide,foam lapping bare ankles,phosphor-flamed, dreaming. 3.Sunken sun highlightedwith fire silhouette, crowns this hillof the omphalos. Listen to the earth voicein…

Originally posted on Akita International Haiku Network: Haiku by Danijela Grbelja dangers from space – deep retreat into the bowels of the Earth 宇宙からの危険 地球の内部に深く撤退 eco fashion show – no one believes that it was a waste エコファッションショー 誰も無駄だったと思わない hellish summer – mild sunburns? in the shade 地獄の夏 日陰では軽度の日焼け nature in the eye -? a…