Originally posted on Vento del giorno: My haiku in the latest issue of Otoroshi Journal. deep woods a witch with red eyes showing the way unborn babies floating in my dreams— blood moon © A.M. https://743677d2-8c1c-418e-a00f-e6808aa7cc9d.filesusr.com/ugd/a59fed_48833b418c834eafa1b6eb0761e8b33d.pdf

Originally posted on Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin: warm August morningorange lilies bloomedand now rest – hosta tootoday a red cardinalvisits the birch treein a garden withred geranium flowers These are a few of my haiku with birds, over the seasons and years. birds in the paintingfrom the thrift storeforever in flight how small the songof…

Originally posted on Cat Nap Revue: late night cricket jamfootsteps of young peopleheaded home

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): この星の終焉を告ぐつくつくし　　長井　寛 kono hoshi no shûen o tsugu tsukutsukushi ??????????? announcing ??????????? the end of this sphere ??????????? evening cicadas ??????????????????????????????????????????????? Hiroshi Nagai?????????? from Haidan, (Haiku Stage) a monthly haiku magazine, December 2016 Issue, Honami Shoten, Tokyo

Originally posted on Haiku Commentary: monastery garden —the sound of?snowflakes — Matúš Nižňanský?(Slovakia) The deep silence in this haiku is palpable. This is an exceptional example of the power of “show not tell” in haiku. In this moment, we can hear the snowflakes falling onto the plants in the garden. There are no other sounds.…

Originally posted on Cafe Haiku: Haiga submissions are still open. Submit yours before the end of August. Submission guidelines are here on the About page. Haiga by Elizabeth Crocket