Evening on the porch—
two shadows trade small daring moves,
laughter in the air,
and the moon keeps quiet score
as night leans close to watch.
#game #prompt #tanka #tankathursday
Lanterns after rain—
fireflies gather in soft knots,
summer hums in leaf
#haiku #vss365 #prompt #haikufeels (cluster)
north wind whistles
through the window chinks
twitching trees—
stealing time to write
my confidence rattles
#vss365 #micropoem #tanka
#poetry
Redaction
#haiku #epsteinadministration #Basho
Night question settles—
crickets stitch the dark with hints,
dawn nods, unafraid
#haiku #haikufeels (answer) #prompt
The following haiku is presented on faded yellow background and illustrated with a sumi-e painting of a cat in the shape an enso. It reads: grey tabby curled on the quilt— unfinished enso
grey tabby curled
on the quilt—
unfinished enso
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another gray day
the store clerk’s smile
fluorescent
#dailyhaikuprompt
#senryu
the cats are getting quite fat
#7syllablesentence #prompt #thrive
red on white—
even silence
stains
#haiku #poetry
Pressed suits, raised voices—
boots march over quiet truths,
smiles nail flags to doors
#haiku #senryu
Folded paper sky—
rivers ink their quiet paths,
home waits past the ridge
#haiku #haikufeels (map)
this is fantastic!
everyday
filling in the spots
with space
walking out
in the middle of the lecture
on astrology
we see summer stars
in each other's eyes
—Chen-ou Liu
Lynx, 26:3, October, 2011
Anthologized in Take Five : Best Contemporary Tanka, 4, 2012
#TankaThursday middle #micropoetry #TankaPoem
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Week 4 of #NaHaiWriMo, we reflect on the masterful #senryu of Pippa Phillips (@pippaesque.bsky.social):
electric candle–
sometimes I wonder
if I’m real
Join us again this Thursday for the final #Haiku Month #WolfPack Highlight.
#PoetryCommunity #poetry #VisualPoetry ✍️
the heart i trace
in the mirror’s mist
ghost vitals
#dailyhaikuprompt
#haiku
winter window—
plum branches
ink the glass
#haiku #poetry
In "Wanderlust," Cendrine Marrouat has brought together the poems and photography from six of her most beloved books. The pieces have been rearranged to create a new, evocative experience.
Let "Wanderlust" take you on an unforgettable journey!
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#books #art
winter window—
the kettle’s first whisper
fills the whole house
#haiku #vss365 #poem #poetry #micropoem
office small talk—
my “good morning” earns a shrug,
the coffee gets praise
#haiku #poem #micropoem #senryu
cornflower meadow
the blue
in your goodbye
#BlueSkyMonday #haiku #senryu #poetry #micropoetry #poetrysky #amwritingpoetry #flowers #cornflowers #naturepoetry #nature #poetrycommunity
He who stands on tiptoe is not steady. He who strides ahead does not go far. He who displays himself is not luminous. He who justifies himself is not distinguished. He who boasts achieves nothing. He who is proud will not endure. From the perspective of the Dao, these are called excess food and useless growths. They are detested. Therefore one who follows the Dao does not dwell in them.
chapter 24 of the Tao Teh Ching. Good self reminder
#dao #taotehching #laotzu #philosophy #poetry #haiku
line art they may be a window with grass plus a haiku face in the window brittle fountain grass hisses at the wind
face in the window
brittle fountain grass
hisses at the wind
#completethehaiga 139 #haiga #haiku #prompt
@completethehaiga.bsky.social
the orchid in the
window
facing the snow
single by choice—
another one asks
if I’m okay
#senryu #senryusunday
stone courtyard—
the fleece holding
last winter
#haiku #poetry
windless hillside—
my shadow holds the weight
of afternoon
#haiku #haikufeels (rock) #poem #prompt #micropoem
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church mosaic
a silent liturgy
of brokenness
#senryuSunday #senryu #3lines #micropoetry
blackbird chatter
clears the air’s fog-veiled lungs
omens of spring
#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt
