Daily Moments – teasing sparrows (haibun)

Having cleaned the windows yesterday, she thought this would make life more enjoyable; yet, watching her dear friend try to jump at birds in flight, she had to slide the window to leave a three-inch gap, so her friend wouldn’t fall through the screen.

teasing sparrows
sashaying back and forth
restless feline whines

Daily Moments May 7 2016 Teasing sparrows

Daily moments May 6 2016 perfect show (tanka)

peering out
sees golden glow
on blue canvas
time to wash the windows
shed all winter’s grime

giggles
laughing with glee
made the window squeal

peering out
the grass is definitely
greener
who the heck needs a tele?!
nature bids the perfect show

Daily Moments May 6 2016

lacking morals (senryu)

some folks lack values
exploit unselfish natures
winding amoral

Three Word Wednesday – winding unselfish amoral

girl on a swing (haibun)

Emily eats her cookie on the swing in back of the cottage surrounded by rose bushes, plum trees, a cherry tree and several milkweeds. She loves how the grass is tall and she can crawl on her tummy and pretend she’s in the jungle. The grasshoppers often play dead on a blade of grass and she can outstare any bug and make it jump away.

The blossoms sure looked pretty, she thought as she passed a fallen petal gently on her cheek; it felt like Mommy’s silk scarf.

http://www.emagazine.com/earth-talk/monarch-butterflies-in-sharp-decline

child seeks a challenge
caterpillar stares her way
on the milkweed

Written for The Carrot Ranch in 99 words, no more, no less.

risks taken in our youth (Tan Renga)

railway-15 — Photo from MindLoveMiserysMenagerie

Winter rice fields–
railroad tracks running
a level above them
(c) Shiki

whistle echoes from afar
teens quickly sneak across

©Tournesol’16/05/05

Heeding Haiku with Chèvrefeuille at MindLoveMiserysMenagerie

seeds of the virgin mary (tan renga)

morning glory!
the well bucket-entangled,
I ask for water

morning glory!
the well bucket-entangled,
I ask for water

washing down dubious seeds
happy colours floating by

Morning Glory-Turbina_corymbosa – Wikipedia, a species from Mexico and South America

Autumn night–soliloquy no renga ~ Santoka Taneda

Autumn night–
I received it from the dog
And gave it to the cat.

purring cat nestles
I slip into hypnotic trance

wake up suddenly
chilly autumn breeze
frissons on my neck

dog rests at my feet
as I turn in for the night

chirps invade my dream
wet tongue on my cheek
beckons me

morning dew glistens
speckled diamonds on the grass

java on the deck
a leaf floats by my cup
cat jumps on my lap

dog takes chase
barks up at the tree

Now this was a very challenging prompt…I had no clue what to do about that dog and the cat. I kept asking myself, “What the heck did the dog give me?” And then I turned my attention to what my cat, Bette, would have done and this brought back fond memories of my Desirée, a mini-Schnauzer who would burrow under the covers until she got to my feet. It was a ritual every night.

5th Japan-Russia Haiku Contest : Guidelines (English Version)

A wonderful opportunity to participate in this Japan-Russia Haiku Contest!

Akita International Haiku Network

英語版の募集要項を掲載いたします。

皆様のご応募を期待しています。

Here is a present from a Russian haiku poet.

The 5th Japan-Russia Haiku Contest

(Guidelines for Submission)

April 30, 2016

Akita International Haiku Network

INTRODUCTION

In 2012, the 1st Japan -Russia Haiku Contest was launched with the help of JAPAN CENTER IN VLADIVOSTOK as one of the links with the cultural exchange between Japan and Russia, wishing to provide an opportunity to mutually share haiku related to the theme of “the sea” (The Sea of Japan) which connects Japan and Russia.

The organizer hoped that the contest would serve as an opportunity to deepen mutual understanding among people, to promote the interaction of people’s views on Japan and Russia, as well as to convey the enjoyment of reading or composing haiku.

The organizer also hoped that it would serve as an opportunity to strengthen and develop the sister city relationship between Akita and Vladivostok, as well as to…

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