Tag: haiku
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Midway
The United States was aware that the Japanese were planning an attack in the Pacific (on a location the Japanese code-named “AF”) because Navy cryptanalysts had begun breaking Japanese communication codes in early 1942. The attack location and time were confirmed when the American base at Midway sent out a false message that it was…
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#Haiku (4/20/24)
4/20/24: flute morning birdsong that Cotrane flute solo on “My Favorite Things” #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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Psalm of the Hound of Heaven’s Prey
“Long have you hunted me. Long have I eluded you…” Or is that too strong for this dance we step to? The shivers up my spine. The moments of utter spaciousness, where I shrink almost to nothing before an enormous you That hunting feeling, as though you’re everywhere, and I have nowhere to run, nowhere…
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#Haiku (4/19/24)
4/19/24: bark blossom haze a lonely dog’s bark #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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#Haiku (4/18/24)
4/18/24: day moon Spring gust behind rain clouds day moon #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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“Yet Again…”
Another rapid-fire robin song this early evening. Another tussle atop the branches of the blooming cherry tree. Another view of darkened blacktop and droplets atop car rooves. How many repetitions. Is enlightenment found in the acceptance of them? late spring azaleas yet again
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“gray sky…” a #tanka (4/17/24)
4/17/24: again gray sky as rain falls again the blossoms bloom #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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#Haiku (4/17/24)
4/17/24: eclipse no songs about the man in the sun solar eclipse solar eclipse a gathering of clouds plastic lenses pointed at the sky solar eclipse #haiku #micropoetry #poetry #ERHC2024 #IHD2024 for THF’s Earthrise Rolling Haiku Collaboration 2024