Originally posted on purplepeninportland: Written for: Friday Writings #6: The Shorter The Sweeter? (posted by Rosemary) “Greetings, dear wordsmiths! What have you been up to lately? Me, I’ve been reading a very interesting book. (Interesting to me, anyway.) Someone in one of the haiku groups I belong to on facebook recommended it: Well-Versed: Exploring Modern…

Originally posted on Heed not Steve: short shadows –hey Siri, what was thatthing I asked you? —— © Steve Mitchell 2021 

Originally posted on The Estuary: Eric Chandler’s new book of poetry, Kekekabic, reinvigorated me as a writer.? His poems reminded me of what drew me to the craft – experimentation with words and phrases, and that spirited feeling of trying something new. Writing is about noticing and appreciating – both of which Chandler does well…

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): こころにも北窓のあり塞ぐべし　　　片山由美子 kokoro nimo kitamado no ari fusagu beshi ??????????? north-facing window ??????????? in my heart ??????????? I should close it ??????????????????????????????????????????????? Yumiko Katayama from Haiku Saijiki electronic version edited by Kadokawa Shoten, published by Kodansha Sophia Shuppan, Tokyo, Japan, 2018 Fay’s Note:? “kita-mado o fusagu”…

Originally posted on Akita International Haiku Network: meteor yesterday and today the same wish (The Haiku Foundation) 流星 昨日と今日 同じ願い housewarming the moon drops in empty-handed (The Mainichi ) 新築祝い 月が立ち寄る 手ぶらで new poem with each word a little bit less of me (Failed Haiku) 新しい詩 各語で 私みたいな所がちょっぴり少ない twilight deepens Grandma’s wrinkles (The Mainichi) たそがれ…

Originally posted on Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin: older visiongrateful for my chairby a sunny window