dewy flags unfurl to fall wind’s bright trumpets tired crickets now sleep morning glories open us to the new day’s chorus top image link here bottom image is from the collection called Momoyogusa = Flowers of a Hundred Generations by Kamisaka, Sekka (b1866-d1942) from The New York Library…
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Haikai Challenge #152: katydid (kirigirisu) — Katydid serenade
Grass-coated crickets serenade late August’s moon – silver ears listen. image link here Frank J. Tassone is the host of Haikai Challenge. Frank says: This week, write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senryu, haibun, tanka, haiga, renga, etc.) that alludes to the katydid (kirigirisu).
Haikai Challenge #150: Sturgeon Moon and dVerse OLN
Late summer paddies glow under the sturgeon moon – shadows swim upstream. Image: Ando Hiroshige – Mt. Kyodai and the Moon Reflected in the Rice Fields at Sarashina in Shinano Province, No. 25 Ando Hiroshige (b. 1797 – d. 1858) Frank J. Tassone is the host of Haikai Challenge. Frank says:…
Haikai Challenge #149: Waterfall (taki)
Mid-winter’s silver flows over rocks, under ice; gravity-compelled, defying temperature, waterfall tinkles in snow. It is in the 80’s here in MI. Looking for pictures of waterfalls, I came across the photo taken mid-winter and thought oh my, wouldn’t it be nice to cool off there right now. It is mid-winter in the Southern…
Haikai Challenge #148: summer meadow (natsuno) Search for midsummer dessert
Black tree silhouettes against an orange canvas set a background for deer grazing the summer meadow. They step closer to the house – and the apple tree, hoping for small early fallen fruit; crunchy dessert after the delicious yet limp blades of grass. This gogyohka form poem was inspired by an incident yesterday….
#Haikai Challenge 147: smoldering [hot] (moyuru) — The sound of heat
Ditches dry, frogs hide; heat sings as cicadas wake – wind sighs through willows. This is a second offering for the prompt, based on another happening this week. Frank J. Tassone is the host of Haikai Challenge. Frank says: This week, write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senryu, haibun,…
#Haikai Challenge #147: smoldering [hot] (moyuru) — Refreshed
Bees drink from the shore of a shallow inland lake – wrens splash in birdbath. Frank J. Tassone is the host of Haikai Challenge. Frank says: This week, write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senryu, haibun, tanka, haiga, renga, etc.) that alludes to smoldering [hot] (moyuru).
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