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Herb Tate
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Writer of #haiku, #senryu, and #haibun.
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Herb Tate @herbtate5.bsky.social · 12d
gentle soaking
in stardust
evening rain

#haiku #HaikuSaturday
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in this bitter weather
quince jelly
on morning toast

#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (quince)
January 29, 2026 at 7:14 AM
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bean soup…
the memory between
my hands

#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (bean soup)
#TheSeventhSeal
January 28, 2026 at 7:53 AM
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hoarfrost
a forest of ice
in the tree

#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (hoarfrost)
January 27, 2026 at 7:44 AM
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charcoal moon
white shadows winnowed
on the star-faced trees

#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (charcoal)
January 26, 2026 at 7:23 AM
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kind of lonely
anticipating
an echo

#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (lonely)
January 25, 2026 at 9:11 AM
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wi-fi down
throughout the house
volume up

#haiku #senryu #SenryuSunday
January 25, 2026 at 9:10 AM
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my dog
way down the beach
a dog

#haiku #HaikuSaturday
January 24, 2026 at 10:26 AM
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blizzard conditions
now everyone says
good morning

#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (blizzard)
January 24, 2026 at 10:23 AM
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between mountains
a year of poring
over the map

#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (mountain)
January 23, 2026 at 7:21 AM
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little sparrow
hops in the garden
stopping in tracks

#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (sparrow)
January 22, 2026 at 7:08 AM
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quiet strains
of a violoncello
suggesting an echo

#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (quiet)
January 21, 2026 at 7:54 AM
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doorway huddle
confluence of smoke
and conversation

#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (smoke)
January 20, 2026 at 7:41 AM
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all curled up
in warm, white sheets
I hear it snowed

#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (snow)
January 19, 2026 at 7:13 AM
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Here are the 8 amazing BlueSky versions of my 1/17/26 #HaikuSaturday #haiku posted so far. I'll post the complete list on Monday so more people can join in if they wish to do so.
January 17, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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finding myself
nose in book
new head on

#haiku #senryu #SenryuSunday
January 18, 2026 at 9:50 AM
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time machine
cup of chestnuts
on a clear winter’s day

#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (chestnuts)
January 18, 2026 at 9:47 AM
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gentle soaking
in stardust
evening rain

#haiku #HaikuSaturday
January 17, 2026 at 8:05 AM
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turnip soup -
another year in love
with seasons

#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (turnip)
January 17, 2026 at 8:03 AM
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candle silence…
deeper and deeper
lighter and lighter

#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (candle)
January 16, 2026 at 7:18 AM
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refusing to rage quit
the delicacy of ice
reclaimed

#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (rage)
January 15, 2026 at 7:12 AM
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the thaw begins
to take shape; a face breaks
into a smile

#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (thaw)
January 14, 2026 at 7:49 AM
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so cold, this house -
a tally of fading
heights on the doorpost

#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (cold)
January 13, 2026 at 7:55 AM
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winter grass
a growing feeling
that won’t go away

#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (winter grass)
January 12, 2026 at 7:20 AM
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such a warming
feeling of sable
safe in the wild

#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (sable)
January 11, 2026 at 9:29 AM
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tbr shelf -
for me to know
and you to find out

#haiku #senryu #SenryuSunday
January 11, 2026 at 9:27 AM