Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): たんぽゝと小声にいひて見て一人　　星野立子 tampopo to kogoe ni iite mite hitori             whispering ‘dandelion’             and I find I am             by myself                                                 Tatsuko Hoshino from “Haiku Dai-Saijiki” (“Comprehensive Haiku Saijiki”), Kadokawa Shoten, Tokyo, 2006 Fay’s Note:  Tatsuko Hoshino (1903-1984)

Originally posted on Charlotte Digregorio's Writer's Blog: I think poets naturally show a gratitude for life. We appreciate solitude for writing, and yet, perhaps when there is too much of it, like during the pandemic lockdown, it gets a little much for us all. Before the pandemic, I would make it a point to get…

Originally posted on Hosking's Blog: The Rosebush Copious buds bloom Petals lay bare on sidewalk Nothing gold can stay NaPoWriMo Prompt – Our optional prompt for the day also honors the idea of Saturday (the Saturdays of the soul, perhaps?), by challenging you to write an ode to life’s small pleasures. Perhaps it’s the first sip…

Originally posted on K.: When I worked as a textile designer in the 70s and 80s I spent a lot of time matching Pantone color paper to customer colors and hand cutting and pasting stripe designs.  So when I saw a box set of 100 Pantone postcards nostalgia made me buy it.  I’ve done my…

#Haiku Happenings #8: Scott Metz presents a #monoku by LeRoy Gorman!

Originally posted on Ontheland: cabin fever walking the pet turtle during lockdown . . ©️2020 0ntheland Woman walking turtle in Rome fined during lockdown