KjM
kevinjmackey.bsky.social
KjM
@kevinjmackey.bsky.social
Transplanted Irishman in love with the music of language - Midwest, US
quiet footfalls
dampened by the snow
ever falling #haiku #3lines
December 2, 2025 at 4:06 AM
blustery night
wind smacks against the windows -
lashing the rain #haiku #3lines
November 30, 2025 at 2:39 AM
buildings hidden
behind a veil of mist...
looking inward #haiku #3lines
November 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
a willow
weeping leaves in the calm air...
it is time #haiku #3lines
November 20, 2025 at 9:31 PM
the longer nights
stretch out ahead...laden
with longing #3lines #senryu
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 AM
late in the day -
the year...the air crisp and cold
tears - held in check #haiku #3lines
November 8, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Pleased more than I can possibly say (though that's never stopped me before 😊) that one of my poems has been accepted for the Kansas City Bards Against Hunger anthology! www.bardsagainsthunger.com/bards-agains... Some kind of launch event is in the works, they say.
Bards Against Hunger Kansas City
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November 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
warmth
'gainst November's chill
the sound of laughter #haiku #3lines
November 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Given the day that's in it, as they say ..
October 31, 2025 at 9:40 PM
rain showers
pummel remaining leaves
into...leaving #3lines #haiku (?)
October 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM
quiet morning
the air...holding its breath
reflected stillness #haiku #3lines
October 19, 2025 at 2:50 AM
late of an evening
in the city of fountains
the sound of water #3lines #senryu
October 14, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Reposted by KjM
thoughts, swept away—

in a waterfall's thundering verve
a cauldron of swirling froth

i inhale, pausing
reflect on the tranquil currents

meandering around rocks
settling in a tranquil sun-dappled pool

distillation of experiences,
we know the work, the art of stillness

silver breath rising —
October 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
standing tall
reaching for the sun...
we may fall short #3lines #senryu #haiku
October 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
a sudden squall
wipes away comforting truths...
reality bites #3lines
October 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM
across the miles
friendship and deep caring
across a table #senryu #3lines
October 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
in early Fall
walking about the world...
serenity #haiku #3lines
September 30, 2025 at 1:33 AM
late summer
sun - beating the trees
...turning leaves #3lines #haiku
September 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM
night, day teeters
I, in Spring; my sister, Fall
all in balance #senryu, #3lines, #solstice
September 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
late summer warmth
layering the warmth of friendship
his gentle laugh #haiku #3ines #senryu
September 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
in reflection
a willow by the creek
stands...shedding #senryu #haiku #3lines
September 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
sun shining
through September's chill
the year...slowing #3lines #haiku
September 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
what lies beneath
this quiet surface
...time for reflection #3lines #senryu
August 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
chance encounter
breakfasting friends...with friends
leavens the day #3lines #senryu
August 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
whispered love
and the touch of a lover
takes my #breath away #senryu #3lines
August 28, 2025 at 11:35 PM