Today my haiku and haiga are featured on Akita International Haiku Network as part of the World Haiku Series 2021. I am humbled and honored to be today’s featured poet. Thank you again to Linda Lyberg for allowing me to use her lovely desert blossoms photo.Thank you again to Ellen Jennings of PassingByPhoto for allowing…
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dVerse — Quadrille 145 — Nibbling
Late Sunday night I’m sipping tea and watching the end of, “Ray Donovan: The Movie.” And crying. Chauncey, the puppy, should be running in dreams after hounding Mlady and Dotty all day; instead, he’s nibbling my toes. What a silly, synchronous act of comforting. top image link Note: Chauncey passed away in 2016, but he…
Doodads — visit to Grand Rapids, MI
Today I learned how to do my own covid test. The other ones my older son did when I went to his place first before going on to younger son and his wife’s house to visit and see my baby granddaughter. Somehow I got the times mixed up and showed up at older son’s…
TSM 197 — Late Summer Berries
Photography by Kristine Wayman a life noir of flickered shadows wandered nightmares of dead forests palette drained by traitor rainbows wandered nightmares of dead forests where once green danced, where fancies played moan in still, stale airless chorus where once green danced, where fancies played hungry sunlight blushed tender flesh naivete hacked with crime’s blade…
dVerse — Haibun Monday — Winter with February 5, 2022 video update
Every year on inland lakes and ponds in Michigan, hardy souls walk out onto the ice, auger holes into it, and drop fishing lines, hoping to catch enough pan fish to feed their families dinner. Just as many go out onto the ice for fresh air and the comraderie of kindred spirits. In years gone…
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dVerse — OLN 309 — winter haiku
cold brick notice brings a smile to rosy cheeks boots crunch snow to lake summer spirits empty winter pavilion smell of wood smoke bare trees stand, still winter benches brushed with snow along frozen lake straight steps soon turn away from the cloudy sun cold hands, warm heater Out and about on errands today, I…
