Originally posted on Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin: early morningsilence on a Saturdayin October cooked brown ricewith kale to lasta few days time to organizesome mail andpoetry journalswhat to read whenone page at a time Photo by Laureen Raftopulos on Pexels.com

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 人の来て鳴き出す虫と鳴き止む虫　　恒藤滋生　 hito no kite nakidasu mushi to nakiyamu mushi ??????????? when a person comes ??????????? some insects start to sing ??????????? some stop singing ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Shigeo Tsunefuji from Haidan (Haiku Stage), a monthly haiku magazine, December 2015 Issue, Honami Shoten, Tokyo

Originally posted on Cat Nap Revue: cold October daylumps under the quiltmeow for breakfast

Originally posted on rivrvlogr: a fevered mindin need of distractionwelcome diversionquestionable consolationfalse peace of mind Shared with #Tanka Tuesday Weekly Poetry Challenge: #Poet’sChoice.

Originally posted on TheGuern: curl of shaven rockhorizon planed – perfectionchasing down the sun caught between the black and whiteher frozen dark side burning paul Guernsey, 2021/10/08

Originally posted on Vento del giorno: luci acceseattendo che rincasiil tuo ricordo lights onwaiting for the memory of youto get home © A.M Image from the film “Happy together”, Wong Kar Wai, 1997.