Originally posted on pauldavidmena: Photo by Mary I’ve gotten into the habit of using my smartphone as a voice recorder and dictating my observations and impressions into it when I drive into work. While I confess to doing some spot-editing in my head before hitting “record”, I don’t try too hard to create haiku. The…

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 鴨引きし湖あたらしき空を負ふ　　小澤克己 kamo hikishi umi atarashiki sora o ou geese returned to north… the lake carries the new sky                                     Katsumi Ozawa from “Haiku Dai-Saijiki” (“Comprehensive Haiku Saijiki”), Kadokawa Shoten, Tokyo, 2006 Fay’s Note:   Katsumi Ozawa (1949-2010)  ‘kamo hiku’ (geese return) is a spring kigo.

Originally posted on kiwissoar: autumn sun the shadow of a butterfly burning bridges blue smoke drifts down-river ? ? an old folk-song from New Zealand…

Originally posted on Ontheland: In the news — foot taps waves and smiles the new handshake . extinction . . . the wisdom of bowing . evolution we touch only our phones . touching we share the invisible . . ©️2020 Ontheland For an article on alternatives to handshaking, including a video showing foot taps,…

Originally posted on kanzen sakura: An American Sentence for dVerse Poets Open Link.  Spring comes under the full worm moon! Spring Comes “The deep roots never doubt spring will come.” By Rebekah Lowin The east wind blows across the new grass and peepers sing down at the creek.