controlled burns
clearing the land
of first nations
See here: tsuridoro.org
#haiku #senryu
controlled burns
clearing the land
of first nations
See here: tsuridoro.org
#haiku #senryu
it has become clear
that nothing is going wrong
a white cane taps by
Thanks to editor DJ Tyrer for taking it. Link: 575haikujournal.wordpress.com
#haiku #senryu #selectiveblindness
it has become clear
that nothing is going wrong
a white cane taps by
Thanks to editor DJ Tyrer for taking it. Link: 575haikujournal.wordpress.com
#haiku #senryu #selectiveblindness
the hallway mirror
checked again
At @haikufound.bsky.social per diem with this one originally at @waleshaiku.bsky.social
#haiku #senryu
the hallway mirror
checked again
At @haikufound.bsky.social per diem with this one originally at @waleshaiku.bsky.social
#haiku #senryu
a candle gutters wildly
in the skull’s sockets
— John Hawkhead
a candle gutters wildly
in the skull’s sockets
— John Hawkhead
controlled burns
clearing the land
of first nations
See here: tsuridoro.org
#haiku #senryu
controlled burns
clearing the land
of first nations
See here: tsuridoro.org
#haiku #senryu
slipping on black ice masks
#haiku #monoku #politiku
Link: fivefleas.blogspot.com/2025/11/afte...
slipping on black ice masks
#haiku #monoku #politiku
Link: fivefleas.blogspot.com/2025/11/afte...
crossing the lines
on the road
to extinction
on the verge windhovers
(always good to write about kestrels)
Link: suspectdevicehq.blogspot.com/p/columns.ht...
crossing the lines
on the road
to extinction
on the verge windhovers
(always good to write about kestrels)
Link: suspectdevicehq.blogspot.com/p/columns.ht...
𝗢𝗼𝗵 𝗘𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝘀!
a seaside guesthouse
never more than two crumpets
in the phnarr phenarr
— John Hawkhead
𝗢𝗼𝗵 𝗘𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝘀!
a seaside guesthouse
never more than two crumpets
in the phnarr phenarr
— John Hawkhead
a five pointed star
held inside a salt circle
the candles gutter
#halloween #haiku
a five pointed star
held inside a salt circle
the candles gutter
#halloween #haiku
upon reflection
the diving duck disappears
right into itself
John Hawkhead
Winner - The Lincoln Underground Haiku Contest 2016
upon reflection
the diving duck disappears
right into itself
John Hawkhead
Winner - The Lincoln Underground Haiku Contest 2016
lockdown
sometimes the old teapot
seems heavier
John Hawkhead @HawkheadJohn April 5th
Image: 'No. 44 Nagato', Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1852)
lockdown
sometimes the old teapot
seems heavier
John Hawkhead @HawkheadJohn April 5th
Image: 'No. 44 Nagato', Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1852)
shooting star
explaining to the toddler
where I will go
John Hawkhead @HawkheadJohn
Image: 'Shooting Star', Yuji Watanabe
shooting star
explaining to the toddler
where I will go
John Hawkhead @HawkheadJohn
Image: 'Shooting Star', Yuji Watanabe
winter moon
the glitter of icicles
between prison bars
John Hawkhead
Shot Glass Journal, #29, September 2019
http://www.musepiepress.com/shotglass/john_hawkhead1.html
winter moon
the glitter of icicles
between prison bars
John Hawkhead
Shot Glass Journal, #29, September 2019
http://www.musepiepress.com/shotglass/john_hawkhead1.html
One of my favourite collabs with John Hawkhead from Sonic Boom, issue 22.
#haiku #micropoetry #writingcommunity
One of my favourite collabs with John Hawkhead from Sonic Boom, issue 22.
#haiku #micropoetry #writingcommunity
stepping into rain the delicate frisson of chance encounters
winter walk – we stop under mistletoe to gather our breaths
falling out over coffee grounds for divorce
John Hawkhead
http://proletaria.org, February 7, 2019
stepping into rain the delicate frisson of chance encounters
winter walk – we stop under mistletoe to gather our breaths
falling out over coffee grounds for divorce
John Hawkhead
http://proletaria.org, February 7, 2019
rest home lounge
all the chairs in a line
to the exit
John Hawkhead @HawkheadJohn
Presence 69, March 2021
Image: 'Sacred Bridge, Nikko', Ito Yuhan
rest home lounge
all the chairs in a line
to the exit
John Hawkhead @HawkheadJohn
Presence 69, March 2021
Image: 'Sacred Bridge, Nikko', Ito Yuhan
another game show
my mother settles down
into her shadow
John Hawkhead @HawkheadJohn
The Heron's Nest 18, 2016 & Small Shadows, 2016 & They Gave Us Life - Celebrating Mothers, Fathers & Others in Haiku, 2017 (Ed. Robert...
another game show
my mother settles down
into her shadow
John Hawkhead @HawkheadJohn
The Heron's Nest 18, 2016 & Small Shadows, 2016 & They Gave Us Life - Celebrating Mothers, Fathers & Others in Haiku, 2017 (Ed. Robert...
drifting mist
the swinging lantern
slowly disappears
John Hawkhead
More haiku etc. of http://MyHaikuPond.com
drifting mist
the swinging lantern
slowly disappears
John Hawkhead
More haiku etc. of http://MyHaikuPond.com
plodding the towpath
the old nag nods her head
and I must agree
John Hawkhead @HawkheadJohn
Poetry Pea podcast, S4E14: Realistic haiku
Image: 'Towpath at Koume Hikifune in the Snow', Inoue Yasuji (1883)
plodding the towpath
the old nag nods her head
and I must agree
John Hawkhead @HawkheadJohn
Poetry Pea podcast, S4E14: Realistic haiku
Image: 'Towpath at Koume Hikifune in the Snow', Inoue Yasuji (1883)