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

Originally posted on Bill Waters ~~ Haiku: The text (which is rather small): this goldfinch perched on the edge of spring shrub bed — scratching out a living the sparrow some nodding yes some nodding no: daffodils Bill Waters lives n Pennington and is a published writer of short poetry and compressed prose. In addition,…

Originally posted on Akita International Haiku Network: Haiku, Tanka, and Haiga by Debbie Strange? 1) sakura we learn the lesson of resilience Honourable Mention, Sakura Award (Canada) 2022 Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Haiku Invitational 2) herring shoals the ocean turns itself inside out 2nd Place, Shintai Haiku World Haiku Review, Winter 2021-2022 3) prairie blizzard…

Originally posted on A 19 Planets Art Blog 2010/2024: * geese flying northin the late afternoon i watchthe moonrise ** ** sudden clatterof bamboo wind chimesspring storm *