Originally posted on Heed not Steve: short shadows – no particular place at all —- © Steve Mitchell 2021

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): クレソンやおほかた丸き洋食器　　中川和子 kureson ya ôkata maruki yôshokki ??????????? watercress— ??????????? most of western dishes ??????????? have round shapes ??????????? ??????????????????????????????????????????????? Kazuko Nakagawa from “Haiku Dai-Saijiki” (“Comprehensive Haiku Saijiki”), Kadokawa Shoten, Tokyo, 2006 Fay’s Note:? ‘kureson’ (watercress) is a spring kigo.

Originally posted on Cat Nap Revue: samurai warriorkatana readya troublesome moth

Originally posted on Rooted in Love: She didn’t feelthe frost on her skinuntil it meltedunder the warmthof his fingertips ~ مشّطتُ شعرها على مهلوقبّلت الندى على كتفيهاثم جلست بينما استلقت هيَوأمسكتُ القلم وسال الشعرحبرا على بشرتها ~ Things break,people die,friends and loversgo into the nightand return no more.

Originally posted on My Inner Voice: innocent soul(child marriage)teary eyesfilled with kajalspreadingthe dark ritualson her face —— her weddingwithout guestson this nightno one witnessedbut the red moon ——clinkinggolden earringsbehind the veilshe takes her vowswithout any words —— this age gapbetween the couplewho knowwho pretends to bein a real relationship —— her long hairbraided with jasminein…