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DavidtheDreamer
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I believe in kindness, truth and beauty, the power of nature, and the triumph of the human spirit. Published in the 2024 Best Haiku international #anthology!
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SENRYU 0455

wolf moon whispering
setting new year intentions—
healing endurance

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January 3, 2026 at 6:20 PM
SENRYU 0454

held within daydreams—
labyrinths of abstraction
now awakening

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January 2, 2026 at 7:08 PM
SENRYU 0453

simply pulling thread
unravel the cloak of shame—
reveal hidden light

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January 1, 2026 at 5:45 PM
HAIKU 0350

apocalypse past—
Wizard Island casts its spell—
clear sky takes a breath

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December 31, 2025 at 6:02 PM
HAIKU 0349

stepping from the brink—
allow your dream to catch you
while falling awake

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December 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
HAIKU 0348

barking breaks brisk dawn
icicles on eyelashes—
runners— feet hold fast

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December 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
HAIKU 0347

round another bend
follow forgotten whispers—
travel destiny

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December 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
HAIKU 0346

cold climbed into bed
chatted with chattering teeth—
clanging outhouse door

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December 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
HAIKU 0345

into the unknown
as each thinning sole survives—
calloused feet press on

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December 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
SENRYU 0452

Joanna the Mad
fled lightning beneath a tree—
Hundred-Horse Chestnut

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December 28, 2025 at 2:58 PM
SENRYU 0451

deep in the forest
bear witness to loneliness—
find you're not alone

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December 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
SENRYU 0450

mirth and sorrow blend
like sunsets upon water—
memories remain

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December 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
May you grow still enough to hear the stir of a single snowflake in the air, so that your inner silence may turn into hushed expectation.

BR. DAVID STEINDL-RAST
December 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
HAIKU 0344

labyrinthine night—
canopy of forever
silently whispers

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December 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
HAIKU 0343

turning towards home
hooves pace— then heartbeats quicken
barn of new moon hay

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December 24, 2025 at 12:13 PM
HAIKU 0342

translucent ears twitch
quick rabbit's feet jump and flee—
rustle in clover

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December 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
HAIKU 0341

icy rings shimmer—
Saturn— a wandering star—
god of time— travels

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December 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
HAIKU 0340

soft solstice brushstrokes
paint brief magenta moments—
silencing shadows

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December 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
SENRYU 0449

fight urges to grasp
falling shards of brokenness
shattered in the past

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December 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
SENRYU 0448

humble surrender—
allowing silence to speak
awakens wonder

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December 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
HAIKU 0339

silently falling—
each fluffy snowflake— unique—
blanket of winter

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December 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
SENRYU 0447

held within wonder—
unexpected gratitude
pierces deep darkness

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December 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
HAIKU 0338

sleepless eyes searching—
fireballs filling the long night
raining Geminids

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December 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
SENRYU 0446

having given all—
some do not regret failing—
self forgiveness found

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December 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
HAIKU 0337

syncopated steps
swiftly on water's surface—
grebe pair performing

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December 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM