Tag: haiku

  • Portugal Travel Notes #5 (7/9)

    Frank and I at a castle in Monsanto We finish our visit to Evora at the Cathedral. Beautiful sights atop the apex of the city. cathedral bells the silence under vault ceilings All of us on the roof of Evora Cathedral Next up, the mountain village winner of the coveted “most Portuguese village in Portugal”:…

  • My Daily #Haiku (7/18:18)

    7/18/18: pigs Toledo lunch sparing the pigs for now #haiku #senryu #micropoetry #poetry

  • Portugal Travel Notes (7/18/18): Interlude

    How did I wake up for the third morning in the Hotel Mayorazgo in Madrid, Spain? Well, it’s an interesting story. One that I will soon explain. Our trip has been a bustling one. That’s why I haven’t kept up my Travel Notes as consistently as I had hoped. No matter. I will soon get…

  • My Daily #Haiku (7/15/18)

    7/15/18: money Portuguese twilight Pink Floyd’s “Money” not on my mind #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • #Haikai Challenge #42 (7/14/18): cutting grasses (kusakari) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

      Cool off under the waterfalls, haijin? Congratulations to last week’s contributors!   Moving right along.   If only summer was only the season of frolicking. Alas, there’s work to be done, too–especially if you own your own property. Sooner or later, it’s time to mow the lawn! With the sun and rain, that grass…

  • Portugal Travel Notes #4 (7/8)

    Another 3+ hour drive. Evora, heart of the Alentejo, The Brugge of Portugal. We drive through medieval gates and under the Roman Aqueduct in search of our hotel. searing zenith modern decor on cobblestone Up a hill. One square with a fountain. Across a street to the main Placa, featuring Igreja nosso sehnora de Graca.…

  • My Daily #Haiku (7/13/18)

    7/13/18: breathe the tractor trailer drifts into our lane … Breathe #haiku #senryu #micropoetry #poetry #Portugal

  • My Daily #Haiku (7/12/18)

    Vilaranda run she thanks me for driving before the next trip #haikuchallenge (thanks) #haiku #senryu #micropoetry #poetry #Portugal