Category: haikai
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“because…” a tanka (10/6/26)
10-6-26: because because of Autumn crispness this week sidewalks filling with knee-high boots
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Haiku Happenings #4: “Short Interview…” by Charlotte Digregorio
HH #4: Highland Park Poetry interviews Charlotte Digregorio!
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Haiku (10/6/26)
10/6/26: shout falling leaves Tears for Fears’ single in the que
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“October…” a tanka (10/1/26)
10/1/2026: unprompted October so many green leaves still on the trees to Halloween decorate today, or not
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Haiku (10/1/26)
10/1/26: clear October 1st longing for a clear day summer blossoms
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“Nor’easter’s…” a tanka (9/30/26)
9-30-26: gust Nor’easter’s last gust of wind parting clouds welcome sunlight bathes saturated ground
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Haiku (9/30/26)
9/30/26: feathers after the Nor’easter sunbathed feathers
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A Cataract Surgery Experience
The words I could read without needing glasses. The words on a screen I suddenly couldn’t. The word “cataract” said aloud by a new ophthalmologist. The legion of eyedrops in preparation. The anesthesia flowing through an I.V. The swallowing darkness and euphoria. The voice saying, “Look at the light.” The glowing, blue triangles in a…
