Originally posted on Akita International Haiku Network: Introduction The World Haiku Series began in 2019, when 330 years passed since Matsuo Bashō (1644–1694) visited Kisakata on the evening of August 1, 1689. Now, the statue of Bashō is erected with the statue of Seishi in the garden of Kammanji Temple in Kisakata, Nikaho City, Akita…

Originally posted on Miriam's Well: Poetry, Land Art, and Beyond: Dreams I’m immersed in dreams. Years ago, when dissatisfied with them, I used to add a drone of menace. Now, they auger the sublime and the senseless. They sometimes whisper, “stop making sense” right before dawn. Good dreams beg to differ with the dystopia, never…

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 蓑虫の糸にぶつかる日本晴　　　　鎌倉佐弓 minomushi no ito ni butsukaru nihon-bare ??????????? colliding ??????????? with a bug worm’s string ??????????? cloudless sky ??????????????????????????????????????????????? Sayumi Kamakura from Haiku Dai-Saijiki (Comprehensive Haiku Saijiki), Kadokawa Shoten, Tokyo, 2006 Fay’s Note:? “nihon-bare” (literal translation: Japan-clear sky) is cloudless, beautiful sky.

Originally posted on Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin: two robinsdown the roadon Sunday where oftenfirst seenin Spring October 2015 Karen’s Whimsy

Originally posted on Charlotte Digregorio's Writer's Blog: Cooper’s hawk   scans the neighborhood   we work from home     by Marilyn Gehant (USA) Mariposa, Issue 44, Spring–Summer 2021