Originally posted on Tao-Talk: Spring in the mountains Frozen stream and bright sun dance Warm laughter trickles Intermission done Velvet cloud curtains open Sun’s speech, Spring’s tears Winds chase Spring’s raindrops In spirals around tree trunks — Buds dream of leafing. Midseason’s water Winter and Spring’s tug of war Snow, sleet, rain menu Wormless hunger…

#Haiku Happenings #6: Kenneth Daniels’ latest #monoku!

#Haiku Happenings #5: Shaun Jex’s latest haiku for my current #Haikai challenge!

Originally posted on Ontheland: roof snow each drip filling the bucket with ice . . ©️2020 Ontheland As spring approaches, water melts and freezes. These days my driveway is mostly ice thanks to balmy days and freezing nights. The kigo (season word) for this week’s Haikai Challenge is ‘waters of spring’.

2/23/20: second floor sunset the windchime dies down as the breezes still on the campus’ second floor another week of work #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

Originally posted on Roth Poetry: Spring waters running crystal clear // transparent // clean Plants view reflections **** Photo: Dwight L. Roth. Written for this week’s Haikai Challenge spring waters. Join us at: https://frankjtassone.com/2020/02/22/haikai-challenge-127-2-22-20-waters-of-spring-haru-no-mizu/

Originally posted on thoughts and entanglements: ? buds changing to leavesthanks to the waters of springbare branches being dressed Pat R 2/23/20 For Frank Tassone’s Haikai Challenge where the phrase to be used is  ” the waters of spring”