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#haibun; #haiku; #tanka; #tankaprose; #poetry; #micropoetry; #sijo
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learning notation
trying to sing the starlings
all along the wires
trying to sing the starlings
all along the wires
February 11, 2026 at 9:46 PM
learning notation
trying to sing the starlings
all along the wires
trying to sing the starlings
all along the wires
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Told to spin
straw to gold--she climbs
out the window
Under deep blue sky
the trees dance in the wind
#UnknownFairyTales #5lines
straw to gold--she climbs
out the window
Under deep blue sky
the trees dance in the wind
#UnknownFairyTales #5lines
February 11, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Told to spin
straw to gold--she climbs
out the window
Under deep blue sky
the trees dance in the wind
#UnknownFairyTales #5lines
straw to gold--she climbs
out the window
Under deep blue sky
the trees dance in the wind
#UnknownFairyTales #5lines
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a vein of light in the breeze a blue damselfly flickers
Alan Summers
Blithe Spirit 36.1 (February 2026 issue) ed. Iliyana Stoyanova
#haiku #monostich #monoku #damselflies
a vein of light in the breeze a blue damselfly flickers
Alan Summers
Blithe Spirit 36.1 (February 2026 issue) ed. Iliyana Stoyanova
#haiku #monostich #monoku #damselflies
February 6, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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a vein of light in the breeze a blue damselfly flickers
Alan Summers
Blithe Spirit 36.1 (February 2026 issue) ed. Iliyana Stoyanova
#haiku #monostich #monoku #damselflies
a vein of light in the breeze a blue damselfly flickers
Alan Summers
Blithe Spirit 36.1 (February 2026 issue) ed. Iliyana Stoyanova
#haiku #monostich #monoku #damselflies
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February 8, 2026 at 1:19 PM
cranking the rusty
pump handle;
the cold deep well-water
bursting at once with force
into your open hands
pump handle;
the cold deep well-water
bursting at once with force
into your open hands
February 11, 2026 at 7:52 PM
cranking the rusty
pump handle;
the cold deep well-water
bursting at once with force
into your open hands
pump handle;
the cold deep well-water
bursting at once with force
into your open hands
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February 11, 2026 at 7:43 PM
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February 9, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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November 9, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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February 6, 2026 at 4:56 PM
muddy fields
on the fairgrounds
all these dried-up footsteps
on the fairgrounds
all these dried-up footsteps
February 4, 2026 at 1:10 AM
muddy fields
on the fairgrounds
all these dried-up footsteps
on the fairgrounds
all these dried-up footsteps
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December 28, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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moonless night
footsteps on the path
behind her
fingers on her shoulder...
she quickly turns the page
#tanka #TankaThursday #page
footsteps on the path
behind her
fingers on her shoulder...
she quickly turns the page
#tanka #TankaThursday #page
January 31, 2026 at 4:41 AM
moonless night
footsteps on the path
behind her
fingers on her shoulder...
she quickly turns the page
#tanka #TankaThursday #page
footsteps on the path
behind her
fingers on her shoulder...
she quickly turns the page
#tanka #TankaThursday #page
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raindrop on my hood
holding in the cold and dark
the moon on the pond
holding in the cold and dark
the moon on the pond
January 20, 2026 at 10:38 PM
raindrop on my hood
holding in the cold and dark
the moon on the pond
holding in the cold and dark
the moon on the pond
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I know it's
privilege and still
it's tearful truth --
born here yet feeling
exiled in my native land
privilege and still
it's tearful truth --
born here yet feeling
exiled in my native land
February 3, 2026 at 12:35 AM
I know it's
privilege and still
it's tearful truth --
born here yet feeling
exiled in my native land
privilege and still
it's tearful truth --
born here yet feeling
exiled in my native land
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bare winter branches
carving this moment
a stained glass mosaic
#haiku #haiga #waxinggibbous
#imageandverse #moon
carving this moment
a stained glass mosaic
#haiku #haiga #waxinggibbous
#imageandverse #moon
February 1, 2026 at 12:30 PM
bare winter branches
carving this moment
a stained glass mosaic
#haiku #haiga #waxinggibbous
#imageandverse #moon
carving this moment
a stained glass mosaic
#haiku #haiga #waxinggibbous
#imageandverse #moon
driving through New Mexico
miles to go
in a two-line highway
rain bands on the horizon
none of it reaching the ground
miles to go
in a two-line highway
rain bands on the horizon
none of it reaching the ground
January 31, 2026 at 10:33 PM
driving through New Mexico
miles to go
in a two-line highway
rain bands on the horizon
none of it reaching the ground
miles to go
in a two-line highway
rain bands on the horizon
none of it reaching the ground
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My poem for #SmallPoemSunday
a tiny thumb
in a tiny mouth
profound
yet so common
why is peace so fleeting?
#tanka #5lines
—Definitely seems we’re at war in our own country.
Published in Fields of Gold - poems of peace
The Bamboo Hut 2022 - peace poems from around the world
#micropoetry #poetry
a tiny thumb
in a tiny mouth
profound
yet so common
why is peace so fleeting?
#tanka #5lines
—Definitely seems we’re at war in our own country.
Published in Fields of Gold - poems of peace
The Bamboo Hut 2022 - peace poems from around the world
#micropoetry #poetry
January 25, 2026 at 4:31 PM
My poem for #SmallPoemSunday
a tiny thumb
in a tiny mouth
profound
yet so common
why is peace so fleeting?
#tanka #5lines
—Definitely seems we’re at war in our own country.
Published in Fields of Gold - poems of peace
The Bamboo Hut 2022 - peace poems from around the world
#micropoetry #poetry
a tiny thumb
in a tiny mouth
profound
yet so common
why is peace so fleeting?
#tanka #5lines
—Definitely seems we’re at war in our own country.
Published in Fields of Gold - poems of peace
The Bamboo Hut 2022 - peace poems from around the world
#micropoetry #poetry
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the warmth of your wrist
just a prickle of cold rain
between cuff and glove
just a prickle of cold rain
between cuff and glove
January 26, 2026 at 11:26 PM
the warmth of your wrist
just a prickle of cold rain
between cuff and glove
just a prickle of cold rain
between cuff and glove
a chest of old photos
in the attic
sometimes an ancient face
swims up
like the front of a coin
in the attic
sometimes an ancient face
swims up
like the front of a coin
January 22, 2026 at 1:39 AM
a chest of old photos
in the attic
sometimes an ancient face
swims up
like the front of a coin
in the attic
sometimes an ancient face
swims up
like the front of a coin
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January 19, 2026 at 11:55 PM
wedding invitations
cottonwood down
floating through the air
cottonwood down
floating through the air
January 19, 2026 at 11:44 PM
wedding invitations
cottonwood down
floating through the air
cottonwood down
floating through the air
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I began again to try writing a #haiku / senryu daily this past autumn, and, as happened when I last wrote daily, I just dreamed of composing a haiku. The poem has faded, but the image that inspired it remains.
white on white blossom --
will the hummingbird find food
in this June snow?
white on white blossom --
will the hummingbird find food
in this June snow?
January 13, 2026 at 2:22 PM
I began again to try writing a #haiku / senryu daily this past autumn, and, as happened when I last wrote daily, I just dreamed of composing a haiku. The poem has faded, but the image that inspired it remains.
white on white blossom --
will the hummingbird find food
in this June snow?
white on white blossom --
will the hummingbird find food
in this June snow?
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amidst such loss
we ride in silence
a dreary winter
the hawk flies overhead
gray, on gray, on gray
#TankaPoem #tanka
#tankathursday (amidst)
#poetry #haiku
we ride in silence
a dreary winter
the hawk flies overhead
gray, on gray, on gray
#TankaPoem #tanka
#tankathursday (amidst)
#poetry #haiku
January 8, 2026 at 10:30 PM
amidst such loss
we ride in silence
a dreary winter
the hawk flies overhead
gray, on gray, on gray
#TankaPoem #tanka
#tankathursday (amidst)
#poetry #haiku
we ride in silence
a dreary winter
the hawk flies overhead
gray, on gray, on gray
#TankaPoem #tanka
#tankathursday (amidst)
#poetry #haiku
despite its troubles
the world holds together;
overnight
we harvest our dreams
under a full moon
the world holds together;
overnight
we harvest our dreams
under a full moon
January 16, 2026 at 1:46 AM
despite its troubles
the world holds together;
overnight
we harvest our dreams
under a full moon
the world holds together;
overnight
we harvest our dreams
under a full moon