Originally posted on Haiku Art Site: reading a bookI bought usedsome time agowords that blesstoday Photo by Tom Swinnen on Pexels.com Photo by Skyler Ewing on Pexels.com Photo by Landiva Weber on Pexels.com Photo by Roman Kaiuk on Pexels.com Photo by Irina Iriser on Pexels.com

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 声立てぬ赤子の欠伸雁帰る　　　秋元不死男 koe tatenu akago no akubi kari kaeru ??????????? a baby yawns ??????????? without making a sound ??????????? geese return to north ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Fujio Akimoto from Haiku Dai-Saijiki (Comprehensive Haiku Saijiki), Kadokawa Shoten, Tokyo, 2006 Fay’s Note:? Fujio Akimoto (1901-1977)

#Haibun Happenings #2: Xenia Trans’ latest #haibun! After a frosty night, the sun warms the day. The light shines through leafless trees, glitters in the brown heather. A sandy trail meanders through gorse and pine towards the sea. gentle breeze a wagtail darts in and out of the shadows © Xenia Tran Haibun: Waymarkers –…

Originally posted on Akita International Haiku Network: 10 English haiku hajimemashite says the young mother to her newborn baby はじめまして 若い母親が言う 彼女の生まれたばかりの赤ちゃんに Note: “hajimemashite” is a Japanese phrase, whose meaning is “How do you do?” choosing mate a bird sings love songs Valentine’s Day 連れを選ぶため 鳥が愛の歌を歌う バレンタイン・デー misty sea a sail floats in the air…

Originally posted on A 19 Planets Art Blog 2010/2024: * aging gracefully mountains crumble yet lotus blossom * first bite of mango the season flowing down my chin *