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quiet prayer
on the back porch
wind in the weeping willow
on the back porch
wind in the weeping willow
November 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
quiet prayer
on the back porch
wind in the weeping willow
on the back porch
wind in the weeping willow
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November 8, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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Coming home from shopping, I saw beautiful clouds and thought "how lovely sunset will be." Then I missed the sunset while putting away groceries, and now those same clouds, gray painted black, have swallowed moonrise.
crickets -- do you care
that you can't see
the moon?
#haiku #haibun
crickets -- do you care
that you can't see
the moon?
#haiku #haibun
November 5, 2025 at 11:18 PM
doves
in the treetops
vowels float through the air
in the treetops
vowels float through the air
November 5, 2025 at 12:21 AM
doves
in the treetops
vowels float through the air
in the treetops
vowels float through the air
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October 25, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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October 27, 2025 at 9:59 AM
leaf fall
sewing a new button
into an old sweater
sewing a new button
into an old sweater
October 27, 2025 at 11:21 PM
leaf fall
sewing a new button
into an old sweater
sewing a new button
into an old sweater
the summer night sky
spits out
two or three loose stars
over an hour
like water melon seeds
spits out
two or three loose stars
over an hour
like water melon seeds
October 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
the summer night sky
spits out
two or three loose stars
over an hour
like water melon seeds
spits out
two or three loose stars
over an hour
like water melon seeds
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October 19, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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October 18, 2025 at 3:16 AM
cup of coffee
on the window sill—
winter rain
on the window sill—
winter rain
October 15, 2025 at 10:07 PM
cup of coffee
on the window sill—
winter rain
on the window sill—
winter rain
dimly, dimly
at Akashi Bay,boat
in the morning fog
vanishing behind an isle—
it lingers in my mind
—Issa
at Akashi Bay,boat
in the morning fog
vanishing behind an isle—
it lingers in my mind
—Issa
October 12, 2025 at 10:47 PM
dimly, dimly
at Akashi Bay,boat
in the morning fog
vanishing behind an isle—
it lingers in my mind
—Issa
at Akashi Bay,boat
in the morning fog
vanishing behind an isle—
it lingers in my mind
—Issa
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October 4, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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a mended quilt
stretches across the grass
end of summer
we see the subtle beauty
in all the many patches
#tanka #TankaThursday
stretches across the grass
end of summer
we see the subtle beauty
in all the many patches
#tanka #TankaThursday
October 4, 2025 at 12:07 AM
a mended quilt
stretches across the grass
end of summer
we see the subtle beauty
in all the many patches
#tanka #TankaThursday
stretches across the grass
end of summer
we see the subtle beauty
in all the many patches
#tanka #TankaThursday
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this wind’s moving in
hefting the hearts of the trees
come holy spirit
hefting the hearts of the trees
come holy spirit
October 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
this wind’s moving in
hefting the hearts of the trees
come holy spirit
hefting the hearts of the trees
come holy spirit
shaving in the mirror
no face in sight
only an old rock pile
no face in sight
only an old rock pile
October 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
shaving in the mirror
no face in sight
only an old rock pile
no face in sight
only an old rock pile
blue winter sky
sorting through baby clothes
at the second hand store
sorting through baby clothes
at the second hand store
October 2, 2025 at 10:18 PM
blue winter sky
sorting through baby clothes
at the second hand store
sorting through baby clothes
at the second hand store
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last of the daylight
falling to our hands like ash
tiny white ghost-moths
falling to our hands like ash
tiny white ghost-moths
September 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM
last of the daylight
falling to our hands like ash
tiny white ghost-moths
falling to our hands like ash
tiny white ghost-moths
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dark comes earlier
the little boat of the moon
capsized in the clouds
the little boat of the moon
capsized in the clouds
September 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
dark comes earlier
the little boat of the moon
capsized in the clouds
the little boat of the moon
capsized in the clouds
squirrel
each limb
a little crooked road
each limb
a little crooked road
September 28, 2025 at 10:21 PM
squirrel
each limb
a little crooked road
each limb
a little crooked road
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gathering stones
the river before me
clear, cold
the river before me
clear, cold
September 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
gathering stones
the river before me
clear, cold
the river before me
clear, cold
under your tree
let me sweep the blossoms again
when I come back
—Issa
let me sweep the blossoms again
when I come back
—Issa
September 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
under your tree
let me sweep the blossoms again
when I come back
—Issa
let me sweep the blossoms again
when I come back
—Issa
who could I get to read
such a small poem?
it ripples around
my quiet mind
soundless as a snowflake
such a small poem?
it ripples around
my quiet mind
soundless as a snowflake
September 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
who could I get to read
such a small poem?
it ripples around
my quiet mind
soundless as a snowflake
such a small poem?
it ripples around
my quiet mind
soundless as a snowflake
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Out today at 5-7-5 Haiku Journal edited by DJ Tyrer:
undulating road
an approaching limousine
in and out of sight
#haiku #death
Link: 575haikujournal.wordpress.com/2025/09/15/h...
undulating road
an approaching limousine
in and out of sight
#haiku #death
Link: 575haikujournal.wordpress.com/2025/09/15/h...
September 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Out today at 5-7-5 Haiku Journal edited by DJ Tyrer:
undulating road
an approaching limousine
in and out of sight
#haiku #death
Link: 575haikujournal.wordpress.com/2025/09/15/h...
undulating road
an approaching limousine
in and out of sight
#haiku #death
Link: 575haikujournal.wordpress.com/2025/09/15/h...