Originally posted on PHOENIX: Apus tomnatic – strigătul unui pescăruş sfâşie norii Coucher de soleil autumnal – le cri d’une mouette déchire les nuages Autumn sunset – a seagull’s scream tears up the clouds Photo&Haiku : Virginia Popescu

Originally posted on Harusame: endless rain ascending the screendoor slug army Comment: a ku that juxtaposes two vertical movements of opposite sign. While the rain (ame 雨) keeps falling from the sky, in fact, the slugs (namekuji 蛞蝓) that were in the poet’s garden are slowly yet inexorably climbing his screendoor, mixing their trail with…

Originally posted on kanzen sakura: For Sherry’s prompt at Toads, Grandma’s Kitchen. I apologize for the length of this. Usually my entries are brief and to the point. But as far as food and cooking are concerned, well… Haibun: Family Kitchen “The kitchen is the heart of every home, for the most part. It evokes…

Originally posted on hedgerow: a journal of small poems: hedgerow #128 (the summer issue) is finally out! Thanks to contributors & readers alike. I look forward to reading your work for the upcoming summer issue (submissions accepted on a rolling basis). The summer issue can be purchased here, or from Amazon. ? ? kindly, Caroline Skanne…

Originally posted on Vento del giorno: Hülya Özdemir incontro al giorno anche l’ultima stella solo un riflesso towards the day even the last star a mere reflection © A.M.