Originally posted on Tao-Talk: Image: nasa worldview of Arctic Blast from 12/27/17 ? Chicago’s east wind Gains lake’s chilled momentum – MI feathers ruffle. “Ruffled Feathers” by Billie Colson ? Frank J. Tassone is the host of Haikai Challenge.  Frank says: This week, write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senryu, haibun, tanka, haiga,…

Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes: A gogyohka for Frank Tassone’s weekly haikai challenge. Photo ©MinoZig ? sun shines pale gold through silver rain gold bird-wings flash red cheeks bitten by the east wind

Originally posted on Charlotte Digregorio's Writer's Blog: daylight fading the distant bleating of a sheep   by Olivier Schopfer (Switzerland) bottle rockets, #42, 2020

Originally posted on The Lotus: Whenever I think of Old Basho I think of his continuous effort to upgrade the Haiku in his time and his final concept of “lightness”. I think of the duality which underpins his writing that is sacred to spiritual theory of his circle and which is fundamental to production and…

Originally posted on Bill Waters ~~ Haiku: Rome . . . breezing around backstreets on a Vespa [2/22 prompt = motorcycles or scooters] even my favorite food doesn’t tempt me . . . gray day [2/23 prompt = your favorite food] green light! caught in the intersection one black shoe [2/24 prompt = shoes] a…