Image of woodland wildflowers

woodland wildflowers
now I see you
now I don't

#haiku

Image of an old spider web in a rustic kitchen

last year's web
one cup of tea
one empty

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Image of deserted streets on a hot summer afternoon

deserted streets —
bedsheet heaves
to the tick tock

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Image of footprints on a sandy beach

footprints in the sand
sand in the footprints
dog collar on a hook

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Photo of Wadi Rum

wadi — a camel ambles by

#haiku #monoku

Photo of buds on a tree

first buds —
her black dress
in the trash

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Imagination Beyond Mental Images I always thought "picturing it" was just a metaphor. Discover how I found out I have aphantasia and why not having a mind's eye actually made me a better poet.

I just had an article about haiku and aphantasia published on the Aphantasia Network site.

Image of black lilies

black lilies —
down her cheek
the first raindrop

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Wind Turbines and Cows A haiku case study using the Three-Minute Haiku System

I just published Wind Turbines and Cows, a haiku case study using the Three-Minute Haiku System.

Image of a peach tree in bloom

cancer ward —
outside the window
peach petals fall

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Image of moonwake on a pond at night

old pond —
the frog becomes one
with the moonwake

(With apologies to Bashō)

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Image of cabbage white butterflies

cabbage whites —
meandering along
the well-worn path

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Image of tall, dry grasses moving in a warm, dusty haze

dust haze —
out of swaying grasses
a gerenuk rises

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Photo of a grapevine

grapevine —
film of dust on
the wine glass

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Photo of wisteria

wisteria fragrance —
the honey on her toast
more golden

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Image of a table at a garden party

garden party —
the cracked teacup
in its place

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Image of fresh snow

fresh snow —
a northern cardinal's
first whistle

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Image of fireflies

watching fireflies...
he scribbles
haiku

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Image of a farmers market

early birds —
paper bag of baby carrots
comes up light

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Image of a dewdrop on a blade of grass

first light —
the mayfly sees
a dewdrop vanish

#haiku

Photo of honeysuckle

honeysuckle —
the infinite abacus
of the night sky

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Photo of meltwater

meltwater...
her body now joins
the cascade

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Photo of parched earth

drought season —
the roughness of the scar
left by her umbrella

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Image of an apple grove

apple grove —
great-grandma holds the baby
long after the click

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Image of raindrops on spring leaves

pitter patter of rain...
the newborn's
larger onesie

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Image of an unmade bed in soft morning light, a single pillow resting by the window.

cats yowl -
the pillow still carries
her scent

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Image of a mikoshi procession

mikoshi procession —
cloud of dust
envelops the child

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Image of a bedroom looking out through open windows at trees blowing in the wind

east wind —
in the bedroom
the song of skylarks

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Image of a soft hazy sky blending pale blue and faint pink tones.

spring haze...
the blueness of the
fading pink

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