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C. K. Crawford
@christacraw.bsky.social
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Fueled by tea and my love of haiku, photography, nature, and art.

My amazing partner:
@bill-crawford.bsky.social

My posts:
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binned jazz— what a wonderful world in pieces

Many 🙏 to editor Tony Pupello for including this one!
tsuridoro issue 28 July/August 2025
#poetry #tsuri-dōrō #poetrycommunity #monoku

For the whole lovely issue, visit: tsuridoro.org/issue-28-jul...
binned jazz— what a wonderful world in pieces
July 4, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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Thanks to Tony Pupello for selecting one of my #haiku for issue 27 of tsuri-dōrō. I couldn't be more thrilled to be included!

For all the lovely work: tsuridoro.org/issue-27-may...

#poetry #tsuri-doro #poetrycommunity #SaintFrancis
tsuri-doro - a small journal of haiku and senryu. mudslide Saint Francis leans into the light
May 2, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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#cats #caturday #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #photography #BW #monochrome

so, apparently, I’m dramatic
2008-ish Digital
Kodak Z612 zoom
A black and white photo of a young orange tabby, arm extended, propped dramatically against the side of a cardboard box lined with a white towel. Our sweet Charlie was a crazy, sweet ball of energy. Boy, do we miss him.
March 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Remembering the 2021 cold snap that left many of us in the dark, freezing for days here in Texas. We have our own power grid, and while it works most of the time, sometimes it doesn’t…

Many thanks to Sally and Michele over at @thesolitarydaisy.bsky.social for including my haiku in Issue 47!
rolling blackouts— keeping things to ourselves is a power move C.K. Crawford Dallas, TX
March 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Thrilled to be included in this year’s Golden Haiku public art tour!

For the winners and all the amazing work on display, visit goldentriangledc.com/events/golde...
graphic with a haiku which reads: cleaning day blues playing the dust off the piano --Christa Crawford
March 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Grateful to @haikufound.bsky.social guest editor Lakshmi Iyer for including my haiku in this month’s Haiku Dialogue long list. The theme: "Mountain and River – Mountains." Congrats to all the talented poets included!

For the complete list 👉 thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialog...

#haiku #senryu
Texas plains my mountain becomes a plateau C.K. Crawford USA
March 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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My weekly offering: Penny's precious toe beans. 🥰

#BlueSkyArtShow #monochrome #photography #caturday
A tuxedo cat perched atop wooden shelves showing off her adorable white-tipped toe beans!
February 15, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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there's something I want you to know...♥️
#catsofbluesky #blueskycats #photography #caturday
Our sweet gray kitty staring into the camera.
February 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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not quite spring, feeling the warmth on our whiskers

#haiku #haikuSaturday #monoku #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #photography #caturday
Our gray cat, Walter, perched on the windowsill, basking in the sun.
February 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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midmorning stares

of the lazy birder
window shopping

#haiku #haikuSaturday #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #photography #caturday
Penny, a spicy tuxedo, looking at the world from a new perspective.
January 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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tangled emotions—
solace where beauty blooms
despite the pricks

#haiku #poetry #VSS365 #crisscross
#bloomscrolling #flowers #photography
Remembering the beauty of our garden in the warmer months - beautiful roses bloom!
January 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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I too am not a bit tamed, I too am untranslatable,
I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world.

excerpt from Walt Whitman's Song of Myself, 52

A yawping yawn so big you can hear it!
#cats #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #photography #caturday
A tuxedo cat on the windowsill caught with her head upside down in a dramatic yawn.
January 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Thankful for every moment of peace this #caturday. 🙏

#cats #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #photography
A gray cat peering over the edge of a carpeted cat tree.
January 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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The first #caturday of 2025 - love from sweet Wally!

#cats #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #photography
A gray cat lying on his side, staring at the camera with paws reaching out for love.
January 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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last year’s solitude, the space between

#haiku #monoku #VSS365
#blackandwhitephotography
#solitude #photography
#macromonday #monochrome
Dried leaves filling a crack in the concrete.
December 30, 2024 at 5:17 PM
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rainy day
sleep-in
for the win

#caturday #photography #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #haiku
Gray cat with paws curled sleeping on a gray and white striped poof.
December 28, 2024 at 3:29 PM
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rainy day
drips dropping
daydreams

#haiku #poetry #photography #macrophotography #macromonday
Raindrop dangling from the leaves of a cedar tree.
December 23, 2024 at 1:59 PM
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Good #caturday morning from dearest Walter!

#cats #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #photography
Black and white image of a gray cat peering over the edge of a cat tree.
December 21, 2024 at 2:55 PM
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@fiftywords.bsky.social, you’ve inspired me to let the #wildwind blow. What if there was a series, maybe four: one for each season? or??
I. spring breeze scattering recycled news westward— a flapping lid II. summer blows dry— parched leaves shudder as robin takes flight III. swaying in time yellow sequins flying— autumn’s gusty breath IV. slipping through doorframes weather stripping naked— wild winter wind
December 17, 2024 at 8:25 PM
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river oats
to the sunrise
jazz hands

#completethehaiga 84 #prompt #haiga #haiku
river oats to the sunrise jazz hands ‘Jazz hands’ is a celebratory expression of applause in ASL.
December 16, 2024 at 9:21 PM
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breathing deep
the memory of spring
autumn’s last rose

#haiku #poetry #micropoetry #dailyhaikuprompt (breath)
#photography #macrophotography
Rose petals scattered, no longer attached to the stem.
December 16, 2024 at 2:12 PM
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#cats #caturday #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #photography
December 14, 2024 at 2:57 PM
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garden stroll begins
with a sting - ends with a prick
rainy Mondays

#haiku #poetry #micropoetry #photography #macrophotography #naturephotography
December 9, 2024 at 4:10 PM
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#cats #caturday #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #photography
December 7, 2024 at 3:04 PM
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out of the blackest night, we turn our faces to the sun

#poetry #haiku #monoku #macromonday #photography #macrophotography #naturephotography
macro image of a shimmering white anemone
December 2, 2024 at 10:30 PM