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Herb Tate
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Writer of #haiku, #senryu, and #haibun.
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Pinned
exposed roots
box of old photos
dug from the attic

#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (roots)
I should have guessed…
asking AI
the Proust Questionnaire

#haiku #senryu #SenryuSunday
November 23, 2025 at 12:38 PM
imbibing…
the Isle of Arran
enters the room

#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (imbibe)
#singlemaltwhisky
November 23, 2025 at 12:34 PM
dolmen stones
the shadows sharpen
a cloudy day

#haiku #HaikuSaturday
November 22, 2025 at 8:21 AM
withered grass
the truth element
of snow

#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (withered grass)
November 22, 2025 at 8:20 AM
skimming stones…
trying to recall
his holding hand

Something from me that was first in Modern Haiku 55:1, now also in Ginkgo Gold - the 2025 Haiku Society of America Members’ Anthology. Many thanks to editor Nicky Gutierrez and all involved with the publication.

#haiku
November 21, 2025 at 7:57 AM
too hot tea
remembering
the last time

#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (hot tea)
November 21, 2025 at 7:38 AM
winter bonfire
my old jumper
remembering spring

#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (bonfire)
November 20, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Delighted to have been chosen for The Best Haiku 2025 anthology - thanks to Stephen FitzGerald, the judges and everyone else involved.

#haiku #haikucrush

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November 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
winter rose
withering look
in the rear view mirror

#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (withering)
November 19, 2025 at 7:53 AM
raking leaves ~
the wind and I can’t quite agree:
one for you, one for me…

#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (rake)
November 18, 2025 at 7:44 AM
old oak new pine ~
the woodworm
in between

#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (pine)
November 17, 2025 at 7:06 AM
gift of kite
beginner’s lesson
in gratitude

#haiku #senryu #SenryuSunday
November 16, 2025 at 8:32 AM
my old guitar
half a century of rust
in the riffs

#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (rust)
November 16, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Reposted by Herb Tate
Good morning from wintery Canada! Enjoy our latest issue with our selection of winter haiku! thesolitarydaisy.ca/2025/11/issu... #haiku
Issue 63 – Winter Haiku - The Solitary Daisy
For our upcoming issue, we want to challenge you to write a haiku or two inspired by music.
thesolitarydaisy.ca
November 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
blue note classic
the barfly taps out
time again

#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (classic)
November 15, 2025 at 10:26 AM
flocking for flight
those baby birds
that never made it
into my thoughts

#haiku #HaikuSaturday
November 15, 2025 at 10:24 AM
winter moon
reflection on what
and what’s not about me

#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (winter moon)
November 14, 2025 at 7:11 AM
first snow
101 ways to learn
how to love

#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (first snow)
November 13, 2025 at 7:09 AM
mask to mask
the realities we don’t look
in the face

#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (mask)
November 12, 2025 at 7:55 AM
fading light -
a glint in the eye
reflection reflection

#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (fading)
November 11, 2025 at 7:45 AM
fireplace huddle ~
the house becomes
a home again

#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (fireplace)
November 10, 2025 at 7:09 AM
flight of fantasy
outstaring
a crow

#haiku #senryu #SenryuSunday
November 9, 2025 at 11:06 AM
turnip season ~
the journey that starts
with a single sip

#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (turnips)
November 9, 2025 at 10:55 AM
hold on moon ~
high time the tide
told its story

#haiku #HaikuSaturday
November 8, 2025 at 9:41 AM
cleared the day
just to watch clouds…
beginning to end

#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (clear day)
November 8, 2025 at 9:37 AM