Category: haikai
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“how easily…” a #tanka (8/29/24)
8/29/24: inspire how easily water & wind inspire a morning walk in Five-Island Park #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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#Haiku (8/29/24)
8/29/24: leftovers late August bloom— wasn’t there a series called the Leftovers? #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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“remaining heat…” a #tanka (8/28/24)
8/28/24: meet remaining heat on this last Wednesday in August awaiting hot & cold fronts to meet #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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#Haiku (8/28/24)
8/28/24: dream o butterfly do you dream you’re me or I, you? #haiku #senryu #micropoetry #poetry
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Metamorphic Exemplars
The last full week in August. The swan song of summer vacation. A flock of Canadian Geese in V-formation flew southeast late last week. & while a return of summer heat sizzles the Westchester County communities along the Long Island Sound, oak and maple leaves began falling. That’s why there’s a poignancy in seeing the…
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#Haiku (8/27/24)
8/27/24: carnival still hot so many years since that Carnival cruise #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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Belonging, or Not
A former karate teacher once told me that in every society of any scale (from club to nation) there are zealots, followers, and heretics. “And I’m a heretic,” he added, referring to his role within his dojo. But he looked obedient enough, responding to Sensai’s commands during a school-wide Karate demonstration. searching still for the…
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#Haiku (8/24/24)
8/24/24: dwarf Milky Way … from a distant white dwarf so many X-rays #haiku #micropoetry #poetry