Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes: For dverse. First day of August is Lugh’s day, harvest day, the day of festivities and games in honour of Lugh’s foster mother, of Puck fairs, wild goats and bilberries. Balanced between the summer solstice and the autumn equinox it marks the high point of summer, the gathering of…

Originally posted on Miriam's Well: Poetry, Land Art, and Beyond: Author’s Note: I’ve had the recent good fortune to meet a local farmer who, among other things, grows for Bird’s Eye. The woes he’s been experiencing in the onslaught of days upon days of rain engendered these lines. Thank you, Ken Mattingly of M-B Farms.…

Originally posted on Adas Poetry Alcove: Carpe Diem #1845 Troiku Challenge: Summertime at the seashore wind of summer through my hairthe shortest night © Chèvrefeuille ummer through my hair               at the seashorelast embers of sunsetdance on the water wind of summer through my hairmixture of lotion and brineengulf…

Originally posted on Haiku Poet Interviews: Personal Website/Blog(s): https://www.roykindelberger.com Published haiku and tanka: https://www.roykindelberger.com/my-poems.html Some of my educational writing can be found here: https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/ Country of Residence:?USA Current Occupation: Kindergarten Teacher Past Occupations: Kindergarten Teacher. Just kidding. I taught kindergarten from 1995-2013 and just transferred into the position for next year. I’m glad to be…

Originally posted on Australian Haiku Society: grandpa’s windowwe touch raindropsfrom the other side Gregory Piko First published: The Heron’s Nest, Vol. 15.1  2013 The Featured Haiku section presents a haiku each week, without commentary, showcasing previously published haiku by Australian poets.  

Originally posted on whimsy~mimsy: the western breeze stirsa windchime arpeggioin the key of C