Originally posted on Bill Waters ~~ Haiku: A video poem can’t fix the world, but maybe it can give us a moment’s respite from our concerns and refresh our spirits a little. This collaboration between yoga powerhouse Kathy Uyen Nguyen and me is called “One Last Blossom”. We hope you enjoy it! :- ) CLICK…

Originally posted on Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin: icicles growby my study windowwinter settlesin the gardenfor a time

Originally posted on K.: child of my past, youhave not traveled far enoughto forget troubles that once stood before you—onesyou could not tell from the ones that had been left behind—sometimes to understandmeans to leave, and some times it requires being heldby what you could not keep—you can never find allthe pieces to the puzzleat…

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 海に降る雪貝殻に積もる雪　　齋藤真理子 umi ni furu yuki kaigara ni tsumoru yuki ??????????? snow falling on the sea ??????????? snow accumulating ??????????? on seashells ??????????????????????????????????????????????? Mariko Saito from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), December 2017 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo

Originally posted on Charmed Chaos: Texas Grackles: Photo Courtesy of Tracy Villalobos A plague of gracklestake flight in blue Texas sky-amid raucous cries

Originally posted on Cafe Haiku: We asked poets to write like Issa and recieved a few entries which we will carry over the next few days, as the Issa Week following his anniversary on the 5th of January. Raamesh Gowri Raghavan moon! shine brightermy pup is searchingfor cats to chase quick! lizardbehind the picture— my…