7/1/20: trees July firstfresh mulch surroundingthe young dogwood #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

Originally posted on Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin: timeof daylilies and hostaJuly flowersbegin to formearly July with all the wayslife can changestill they bloomevery yeardaylilies and hosta Photos by Karl from last year: July 18, 2019 July 29, 2019

Originally posted on Alexis Rotella's Blog: Ten years ago I started the senryu journal Prune Juice (publisher Modern English Tanka Press). At the time, haiku journals weren’t publishing many senryu (sister form to haiku that focuses on human nature). As I do with many projects, I pass them on to other caretakers. Happy to say…

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 熊蜂の羽音のやうな嘘をつく　　榎本好宏 kumabachi no haoto no yô na uso o tsuku sounding like flapping wings  of a bumblebee a lier                                                 Yoshihiro Enomoto from ‘Haidan,’ (‘Haiku Stage’) a monthly haiku magazine, July  2017 Issue, Honami Shoten, Tokyo

Originally posted on Charmed Chaos: Image by Amber Dawn from Pixabay It’s a beautiful morning for a walk with my dog. The birds are singing, the temperature is in the low 70’s which is unusual for the desert this time of year. The cool breeze kisses the nape of my neck like a long dead…

Originally posted on Ontheland: secret garden . . . a clan of blue irises down by the pond . . ©️2020 Ontheland Haikai Challenge #145 – – wild iris Blue flag (iris versicolor) by Jacopo Werther, (photo under Creative Commons license 2.0, with crop) .