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DavidtheDreamer
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I believe in kindness, truth and beauty, the power of nature, and the triumph of the human spirit. Published in the 2024 Best Haiku international #anthology!
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https://www.davidhoffmann.com
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · Mar 31
It is an honor to be published in Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku. Thank you, Gabriela.

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Gabriela Marie Milton on X: "#vss365 #euphoria #literaryrevelations YAY! Literary Revelations @LR_Publisher reveals for you the full cover of Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku. The release date is late April. Please help me spread the word. Have a great week 😍 Please read below. Love you all. https://t.co/MATN5l7RF1" / X
#vss365 #euphoria #literaryrevelations YAY! Literary Revelations @LR_Publisher reveals for you the full cover of Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku. The release date is late April. Please help me spread the word. Have a great week 😍 Please read below. Love you all. https://t.co/MATN5l7RF1
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I just had five more haiku published in the Ashland(dot)news. It is my second time being featured in the Poetry Corner.
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#poetrycorner #haiku #senryu #senryusunday #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
November 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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HAIKU 0306

twinge of twilight sings—
turning ears towards silence
crimson dawn— fading

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November 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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SENRYU 0411

measure their moments—
in dire darkness— in bright light—
honor veterans

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#Veteransday #honor #Veterans #vss365 #prompt #measure #haiku #senryu #senryusunday #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
November 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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I believe haiku provides a vast minimalist canvas for the complexity of simple discovery.
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​ ​ ​ ​ ~David Hoffmann
November 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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HAIKU 0305

toes wiggle— tongues taste
sparks snap crackle— rise then dance—
fireplace embers glow—

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November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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The Best Haiku 2025 is now available via Amazon and its brick/online partner booksellers ! Here's a shortcut link to the U.S. Amazon: TinyURL.com/TheBestHaiku/ Other countries may differ.

#poetrycommunity #poetry #micropoetry #monoku #haikufeels #haikuchallenge #greatgift #poetrybook #poetrybooks
The international Collection 5 of The Best Haiku for 2025 paperback is now available on Amazon and from its brick/online partner booksellers! Here's a shortcut link to the U.S. Amazon site: TinyURL.com/TheBestHaiku/ Ordering via Amazon in other countries may differ. #poetrycommunity #poetry #senryu #monoku #haikufeels #haikuchallenge #writingcommunity #greatgift #poetrybook #poetrybooks
November 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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HAIKU 0304

embers emerging—
mythical salamander
fanning fireplace flames

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November 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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SENRYU 0410

handed down by tongue—
surviving swift lick of flames—
literature lasts

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#vss365 #prompt #literature #haiku #senryu #senryusunday #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
November 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Lost Dragon
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​ ​ ​ ​  —shadorma
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Lost dragon
once escaped my eyes—
perhaps— twice.
Mythical
salamander said, flaming—
surrender searching.

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#ekphrastic #shadorma #poem #dragon #salamander #poetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
November 9, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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SENRYU 0409

the law of nature
is above the law of man—
we never will be

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November 9, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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SENRYU 0408

kings who kill kindness
couldn't care less about law—
not at all for us

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November 9, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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SENRYU 0407

one crystal clear day
dreams began remembering—
ever unseen friends

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November 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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SENRYU 0406

honor listening—
Indigenous language speaks—
wisdom walks with wind

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November 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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HAIKU 0303

stealthy arctic fox—
swiftly dives through silent snow—
north wind whispers fur

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November 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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SENRYU 0405

again banning books—
then rewriting history
for great libraries

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November 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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HAIKU 0302

moon rise remembers
silver silence echoing—
long forgotten dreams

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November 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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SENRYU 0404

beckoning silence—
geography of your heart—
labyrinth of love

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November 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Branches
of a
white oak
reach skyward
like fingers
shown
where leaves have fallen

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#ekphrastic #fragmentation in #poetry #poem #TheStaffordChallenge #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
November 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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HAIKU 0008

hush of cool night air—
mountain lion's piercing call
flash of falling star

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November 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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HAIKU 0122

aurora crackling—
trilling sounds pierce the curtain—
sandhill crane redeye

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November 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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SENRYU 0403

daredevils often—
when dying to be famous—
finally succeed

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November 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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#Haiku is alive in 2025!

To make waiting a bit easier, here's a peek at The Best Haiku Collection 5 cover. And below, we'll keep featuring the #poets the judges @HaikuCrush selected for the soon-to-come #anthology.

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Pictured is the 2025 front cover design for The Best Haiku Collection 5, the annual international anthology, published by Haiku Crush at HaikuCrush.com and @HaikuCrush -- We hope you like it and feel free to share it!
November 4, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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HAIKU 0087

Navajo elder
and I— spoke with brilliant eyes—
my tongue sat silent

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November 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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HAIKU 0301

ears intent— listen
each footfall steady— now sure
fallen leaves rustle

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November 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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SENRYU 0402

mittens— strings attached
binding my heart— Alaska—
Monument Valley

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November 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM