Originally posted on Heed not Steve: more eggnog please –yet another person who’s naughty and nice —— © Steve Mitchell 2021 

Originally posted on the other bunny: (for world ballet day) i know it sounds silly, sissy even, but there’s nothing like an arabesque  and a touch of sequin to lift the mood. grey morning sparkle of rain on headlit tarmac You mean the pirouettes, fouettes, the thrill of watching such brilliant techniques? the turn of…

#Haiku Happenings #5: Xenia Trans’ latest #tanka! melting snow a twinkle of light in every tree memories of seasons past we shared in distant places Tanka: Festive Memories – Whippet Wisdom – a Highland Journey

Originally posted on weird laburnum: in the far darknessof Mother’s former closether lace handkerchief withthe tiny hole in the cornerand her lavender scent lullabies betweenfavorite sweatersalways an untold storywith the yellow petticoatcan you hear me Elvis? the stack of letterswith the blue ribbonand father’s handwriting it’s all over now, Baby Bluetwo magpies are fightingover a…

Originally posted on Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin: Winter soonlong shadows of treesin the yard

Originally posted on Akita International Haiku Network: All published in 2021 opening up the tentative pink of each bud 開く 仮のピンク色 各蕾 after the rain stops rain from the branches 雨が止んだ後 雨 枝から the point of an icicle last summer’s rain 氷柱の地点 去年の夏の雨 howling gale the last of last year’s nest flies off ヒューヒューうなる強風 去年の最後の巣…