Mary Beth D.
@shewordcrafts.bsky.social
Haiku, Senryu
"If I am not for myself, who will be for me? And if I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?" Hillel
"If I am not for myself, who will be for me? And if I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?" Hillel
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I’m delighted to have this piece make the long list in the latest installment of Haiku Dialogue, with the theme of ‘Music Around the World- Let’s talk about feelings’. Thanks to Guest Editor Deborah Karl Brandt. Click on the link below to read all the poems.
thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialog...
thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialog...
October 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I’m delighted to have this piece make the long list in the latest installment of Haiku Dialogue, with the theme of ‘Music Around the World- Let’s talk about feelings’. Thanks to Guest Editor Deborah Karl Brandt. Click on the link below to read all the poems.
thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialog...
thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialog...
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night sky
a bonfire
of burning poems
in the heart
of stars
#Photography Paramount Observatory
@paramountobs.bsky.social
a bonfire
of burning poems
in the heart
of stars
#Photography Paramount Observatory
@paramountobs.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 1:14 PM
night sky
a bonfire
of burning poems
in the heart
of stars
#Photography Paramount Observatory
@paramountobs.bsky.social
a bonfire
of burning poems
in the heart
of stars
#Photography Paramount Observatory
@paramountobs.bsky.social
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I’m thrilled and honored that my poem received an honorable mention in The Haiku Foundation’s Monthly Kukai for September, theme "pink".
thehaikufoundation.org/thf-monthly-...
wishing on stars
she folds pink booties
Into a drawer
— Mary Beth Defer
thehaikufoundation.org/thf-monthly-...
wishing on stars
she folds pink booties
Into a drawer
— Mary Beth Defer
October 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I’m thrilled and honored that my poem received an honorable mention in The Haiku Foundation’s Monthly Kukai for September, theme "pink".
thehaikufoundation.org/thf-monthly-...
wishing on stars
she folds pink booties
Into a drawer
— Mary Beth Defer
thehaikufoundation.org/thf-monthly-...
wishing on stars
she folds pink booties
Into a drawer
— Mary Beth Defer
Reposted by Mary Beth D.
I’m thrilled and honored that my poem received an honorable mention in The Haiku Foundation’s Monthly Kukai for September, theme "pink".
thehaikufoundation.org/thf-monthly-...
wishing on stars
she folds pink booties
Into a drawer
— Mary Beth Defer
thehaikufoundation.org/thf-monthly-...
wishing on stars
she folds pink booties
Into a drawer
— Mary Beth Defer
October 1, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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ME: "Jesus, why does your close friend Speaker Mike Johnson relentlessly bear false witness?"
JESUS: "WHO???"
JESUS: "WHO???"
October 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
ME: "Jesus, why does your close friend Speaker Mike Johnson relentlessly bear false witness?"
JESUS: "WHO???"
JESUS: "WHO???"
I’m thrilled and honored that my poem received an honorable mention in The Haiku Foundation’s Monthly Kukai for September, theme "pink".
thehaikufoundation.org/thf-monthly-...
wishing on stars
she folds pink booties
Into a drawer
— Mary Beth Defer
thehaikufoundation.org/thf-monthly-...
wishing on stars
she folds pink booties
Into a drawer
— Mary Beth Defer
October 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I’m thrilled and honored that my poem received an honorable mention in The Haiku Foundation’s Monthly Kukai for September, theme "pink".
thehaikufoundation.org/thf-monthly-...
wishing on stars
she folds pink booties
Into a drawer
— Mary Beth Defer
thehaikufoundation.org/thf-monthly-...
wishing on stars
she folds pink booties
Into a drawer
— Mary Beth Defer
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I’m beyond honored that my poem received an honorable mention in The Haiku Foundation’s Monthly Kukai for September, with the theme of “Pink”. Thanks so much to Beverly Acuff Momoi for her thoughtful commentary. To read the winning poems, click on the link.
thehaikufoundation.org/thf-monthly-...
thehaikufoundation.org/thf-monthly-...
October 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I’m beyond honored that my poem received an honorable mention in The Haiku Foundation’s Monthly Kukai for September, with the theme of “Pink”. Thanks so much to Beverly Acuff Momoi for her thoughtful commentary. To read the winning poems, click on the link.
thehaikufoundation.org/thf-monthly-...
thehaikufoundation.org/thf-monthly-...
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I’m a rhymer, a limerick drafter,
And a chronic light-poetry crafter.
I’ve been labeled a “card,”
And called “daft,” but not “bard.”
What’s my target? Grins, giggles, and #laughter.
#DailyHaikuPrompt #Laughter #Limericks #Rhyme #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Poems #PoetryCommunity
And a chronic light-poetry crafter.
I’ve been labeled a “card,”
And called “daft,” but not “bard.”
What’s my target? Grins, giggles, and #laughter.
#DailyHaikuPrompt #Laughter #Limericks #Rhyme #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Poems #PoetryCommunity
September 29, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I’m a rhymer, a limerick drafter,
And a chronic light-poetry crafter.
I’ve been labeled a “card,”
And called “daft,” but not “bard.”
What’s my target? Grins, giggles, and #laughter.
#DailyHaikuPrompt #Laughter #Limericks #Rhyme #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Poems #PoetryCommunity
And a chronic light-poetry crafter.
I’ve been labeled a “card,”
And called “daft,” but not “bard.”
What’s my target? Grins, giggles, and #laughter.
#DailyHaikuPrompt #Laughter #Limericks #Rhyme #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Poems #PoetryCommunity
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high tide
my longing waxes with the
hunter moon
#haiku
#dailyhaikuprompt #hightide #huntermoon
#poetry
#micropoetry
my longing waxes with the
hunter moon
#haiku
#dailyhaikuprompt #hightide #huntermoon
#poetry
#micropoetry
October 1, 2025 at 2:44 PM
high tide
my longing waxes with the
hunter moon
#haiku
#dailyhaikuprompt #hightide #huntermoon
#poetry
#micropoetry
my longing waxes with the
hunter moon
#haiku
#dailyhaikuprompt #hightide #huntermoon
#poetry
#micropoetry
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Mamdani: "Every day, Trump wakes up and makes another threat, a lot of the times about the city that he actually comes from. What is angering to me is not what Donald Trump does, because we've come to expect that from it. But it's the idea that we have to accept that as the law, as normal."
October 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Mamdani: "Every day, Trump wakes up and makes another threat, a lot of the times about the city that he actually comes from. What is angering to me is not what Donald Trump does, because we've come to expect that from it. But it's the idea that we have to accept that as the law, as normal."
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There’s a quiet strength in vulnerability. I might feel exposed, but I’m not drowning. I’m not ashamed to admit I’ve spent much of my life running away from myself. But it’s never too late to embrace vulnerability. Bear with me as I learn to accept mine—because the artist in me is still here. #art
December 21, 2024 at 7:05 PM
There’s a quiet strength in vulnerability. I might feel exposed, but I’m not drowning. I’m not ashamed to admit I’ve spent much of my life running away from myself. But it’s never too late to embrace vulnerability. Bear with me as I learn to accept mine—because the artist in me is still here. #art
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as if spacewalking–
sea-blue microgravity,
weight off weary bones
sea-blue microgravity,
weight off weary bones
her limp dissolves
as she glides through the water
still free
#SenryuSunday
#dailyhaikuprompt #swim
#haiku
#poetry
#writingcommunity
as she glides through the water
still free
#SenryuSunday
#dailyhaikuprompt #swim
#haiku
#poetry
#writingcommunity
September 30, 2025 at 9:21 AM
as if spacewalking–
sea-blue microgravity,
weight off weary bones
sea-blue microgravity,
weight off weary bones
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September 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Gran would be thrilled! 🥹 Thank you kindly, DJ Tyrer, 5-7-5 Haiku Journal, and Atlantean Publishing. 🙏
Gran was a mountain healer. There wasn't a fence she wouldn't jump, or animal she couldn't charm. My love of nature and words is genetic.
✨️🍂⛰️👵⛰️🍂✨️
#writingcommunity #haiku #poetry #publishing
Gran was a mountain healer. There wasn't a fence she wouldn't jump, or animal she couldn't charm. My love of nature and words is genetic.
✨️🍂⛰️👵⛰️🍂✨️
#writingcommunity #haiku #poetry #publishing
September 30, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Gran would be thrilled! 🥹 Thank you kindly, DJ Tyrer, 5-7-5 Haiku Journal, and Atlantean Publishing. 🙏
Gran was a mountain healer. There wasn't a fence she wouldn't jump, or animal she couldn't charm. My love of nature and words is genetic.
✨️🍂⛰️👵⛰️🍂✨️
#writingcommunity #haiku #poetry #publishing
Gran was a mountain healer. There wasn't a fence she wouldn't jump, or animal she couldn't charm. My love of nature and words is genetic.
✨️🍂⛰️👵⛰️🍂✨️
#writingcommunity #haiku #poetry #publishing
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blurs of time
deepening
in my wrinkles
#vss365 #blur #Oulens
#haiku #senryu
#blueskypoets #blueskypoetry
#poetrycommunity #poems #poetry
deepening
in my wrinkles
#vss365 #blur #Oulens
#haiku #senryu
#blueskypoets #blueskypoetry
#poetrycommunity #poems #poetry
October 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
blurs of time
deepening
in my wrinkles
#vss365 #blur #Oulens
#haiku #senryu
#blueskypoets #blueskypoetry
#poetrycommunity #poems #poetry
deepening
in my wrinkles
#vss365 #blur #Oulens
#haiku #senryu
#blueskypoets #blueskypoetry
#poetrycommunity #poems #poetry
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October 1, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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September 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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#dailyhaikuprompt (laughter) #haiku #poem #poetry #blueskypoetry #writing #micropoetry #sunflower #bee #flower #bloomscrolling #pollinator #nature #joy
Tiny feather feet
Tickling her underbelly
She shakes with laughter
Tiny feather feet
Tickling her underbelly
She shakes with laughter
September 30, 2025 at 1:32 AM
#dailyhaikuprompt (laughter) #haiku #poem #poetry #blueskypoetry #writing #micropoetry #sunflower #bee #flower #bloomscrolling #pollinator #nature #joy
Tiny feather feet
Tickling her underbelly
She shakes with laughter
Tiny feather feet
Tickling her underbelly
She shakes with laughter
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Overcast skies and
morning rain on the red rocks—
sage brush blooming gold.
#DailyHaikuPrompt (red) #Haiku #MicroPoetry
morning rain on the red rocks—
sage brush blooming gold.
#DailyHaikuPrompt (red) #Haiku #MicroPoetry
September 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Overcast skies and
morning rain on the red rocks—
sage brush blooming gold.
#DailyHaikuPrompt (red) #Haiku #MicroPoetry
morning rain on the red rocks—
sage brush blooming gold.
#DailyHaikuPrompt (red) #Haiku #MicroPoetry
high tide
my longing waxes with the
hunter moon
#haiku
#dailyhaikuprompt #hightide #huntermoon
#poetry
#micropoetry
my longing waxes with the
hunter moon
#haiku
#dailyhaikuprompt #hightide #huntermoon
#poetry
#micropoetry
October 1, 2025 at 2:44 PM
high tide
my longing waxes with the
hunter moon
#haiku
#dailyhaikuprompt #hightide #huntermoon
#poetry
#micropoetry
my longing waxes with the
hunter moon
#haiku
#dailyhaikuprompt #hightide #huntermoon
#poetry
#micropoetry
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October 1, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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September 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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✨️🌾🌳🍁🌳🌾✨️
Golden Ribbon
Long road home
Dirt's golden ribbon
Through the woods
#BlueSkyArtShow #TheRoad
#EastCoastKin
#haikufeels #long
#haiku #俳句 #Poetry #Micropoetry #Photography #Road #Wolftwin #Fall #Landscape
Golden Ribbon
Long road home
Dirt's golden ribbon
Through the woods
#BlueSkyArtShow #TheRoad
#EastCoastKin
#haikufeels #long
#haiku #俳句 #Poetry #Micropoetry #Photography #Road #Wolftwin #Fall #Landscape
September 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
✨️🌾🌳🍁🌳🌾✨️
Golden Ribbon
Long road home
Dirt's golden ribbon
Through the woods
#BlueSkyArtShow #TheRoad
#EastCoastKin
#haikufeels #long
#haiku #俳句 #Poetry #Micropoetry #Photography #Road #Wolftwin #Fall #Landscape
Golden Ribbon
Long road home
Dirt's golden ribbon
Through the woods
#BlueSkyArtShow #TheRoad
#EastCoastKin
#haikufeels #long
#haiku #俳句 #Poetry #Micropoetry #Photography #Road #Wolftwin #Fall #Landscape