Category: haikai

  • My Daily #Haiku (7/6/19)

    7/6/19: returning greese sudden rainfallthe sky fills with the soundof returning geese #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • An awaited Crossing: a #writephoto #haibun

    Breathe. Listen to the rush of white-foaming water. See the rippling currents as the river flows. Feel that stirring breeze. Breathe. Gather. Step to the span’s edge. Consider the consequences one more time. Breathe. Then step across. Embrace the other side. Listen to the rush of white-foaming water, now more distant, now behind. Walk on.…

  • “while ‘Stranger Things’…” a #tanka #kyoka (7/5/19)

    7/5/19: strange situation while “Stranger Things” and “the Dark Crystal” drop on Netflix … “Mad Magazine” publishes its last edition this August #tanka #kyoka #micropoetry #poetry

  • My Daily #Haiku (7/5/19)

    7/5/19: low tide beach low tide beach a sea gull cracks open another shell #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • Smuggs Chronicle ’14, Day 9: August 2, 2014, Part II (my latest #ImageCurve #haibun)

    We pass quickly through the Artisan Shop. The woman late middle aged that sold us our tickets (and still wears her hair long) shows us the hand-crafted plates, cups, etc. Frankie declares himself out of the market. She offers him chocolate for $.05. snake-printed plates holding an owl-print pillow The Pleissing gallery features a re-creation…

  • “Fourth of July…” a #tanka (7/4/19)

    7/4/19: the unexpected rewards Fourth of July the unexpected rewards of America an immigrant family’s hard-earned opportunity #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

  • My Daily #Haiku (7/4/19)

    7/4/19: between snowfalls cleaning between snowfalls morning sun #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • Balance: a #TankaProse

    Stark images. Virulent quotes. Intensities of expression across social media platforms and lunch tables alike. A jaded comment sits on a Facebook post. A sharp retort forms, a reaction in the making. All of the agitation, and yet the problems remain. A clear sky. Heavy humidity from the Maples’ transpiration. The song and countersong of…