#Haiku is alive!
#Japan and #dreaming. Pictured beautifully with this #poem by Andrea/umi yuuki @andreacaecilia.bsky.social. Andrea and her #summer #memories are our #HaikuCrush today!
#haikusunday #poetry #micropoetry #poetrycommunity #lotus #wind #chime #flowers #Kyoto #soul #Byodoin #windchimes
#Haiku is alive!
#Springtime. There are many ways to see a first sign. We appreciate this take on Spring by Joe Lamport @joelamport.bsky.social -- Joe is our #HaikuCrush today!
#haikusunday #poetry #micropoetry #poetrycommunity #spring #flowers #blossoms #wildflower #poet #writingcommunity #nature
#Haiku is alive!
Kindness. Person to person, lover to lover, friend to friend. Robert reminds and defines for us, an attribute of love. Our #HaikuCrush is on Robert today!
#haikusaturday #haikufeels #poetry #micropoetry #poetrycommunity #love #strength #writingcommunity #kindness #blueskypoetry
#Haiku is alive!
#Spring. After a long #winter, the #flowers and #birds are alert to its coming, as this #poem beautifully announces. We've got a #HaikuCrush on Jo Hackl today!
#haikusaturday #poetry #micropoetry #poetrycommunity #forsythia #birdsongs #writingcommunity #springtime #blueskypoetry
#Haiku is alive!
Certain moments, #children remind us of something still within us, as this #poem responding to #haikufeels does. We've a #HaikuCrush on SunnyandSheryl today!
#poetry #micropoetry #poetrycommunity #childsplay #writingcommunity #haikusaturday #cluster #child #love #blueskypoetry
#Haiku is alive!
#Childhood... Of course, we've been there. It's the experiences, unique or universal. This, pictured in words by Mark Bird, relates. Mark is our #HaikuCrush today!
#haikusunday #poetry #micropoetry #poetrycommunity ##cartwheel #haikusaturday #haikufeels #writingcommunity #senryu
#Haiku is alive!
It took us a second read to undo the subtleties of this #poem. Once we did, a Valentine's Day #HaikuCrush on Ellissa seems perfect!
#poetry #micropoetry #poetrycommunity #haikufeels #writingcommunity #haikusaturday #valentine #lips #kiss #emoetry #waterfall #love #blueskypoetry
#Haiku is alive!
Not everyone needs a quiet space to #write, but many do. For #poets who do, this #poem by Chopstik strikes a chord. And so, we have a #haikucrush on Chopstik @chopstik.bsky.social today!
#poetry #micropoetry #poetrycommunity #library #haikufeels #writingcommunity #haikusaturday
#Haiku is alive!
#Romance... we think this poem is so apropos on Bluesky. We picture blue eyes and sky. Today, we have a #HaikuCrush on Robert @robertthe.bsky.social!
#haikusunday #poetry #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #summersky #utopia #sunny #haikuchallenge #writingcommunity #summer #eyes #poem
#Haiku is alive!
#Rivers... works of #nature? Of course. But Steven Stokes @steven-stokes.bsky.social captures an #urban creation at his feet. Today, we have a #HaikuCrush on Steven!
#haikusaturday #poetry #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #bus #winter #city #river #haikuchallenge #writingcommunity
#Haiku is alive!
Unprotected and unnamed. A note of protest alone, unheard or heard? Today, we have a #HaikuCrush on 井川奎 (Ikawa kei) @ikawakei.bsky.social.
#haikusaturday #nature #poetry #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #bird #birds #winter #cold #haikuchallenge #writingcommunity #trees #poem #poet
anger over laws
murder sanctioned with bare lies
her blood in the snow
#haiku #poem #poetry #haikucrush #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt
#Haiku is alive!
We @haikucrush.bsky.social wish you a healthy, poetic, loving and happy New Year!
#poetry #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity #poets #writers #senryu #haikucrush #writing #creativewriting
#Haiku is alive!
#Kindness. Can there be a better gift to loved ones and strangers? Today, we've a #HaikuCrush on DStan58 @dstan58.bsky.social for his #haikufeels #kindle response!
#giftidea #poetry #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #senryu #writingcommunity #poets #writers @annemorrigan.bsky.social
#Haiku is alive!
Yellow white green. Add the floral fragrance. Today, we've a #HaikuCrush on Ashley @serenitycree.bsky.social for painting such a lovely, sweet picture!
#poetry #poetrycommunity #haikufeels #micropoetry #haikusaturday #japanese #honeysuckle #nature #senryu #writingcommunity #vines
#Haiku is alive!
The seasons come and go... come and go. Today, we've a #HaikuCrush on Djielle @djielle.bsky.social for treasuring what they leave with us.
#poetry #poetrycommunity #haikufeels #micropoetry #haikusaturday #summer #dust #winter #snow #nature #seasons #writingcommunity
flickering centerline—
in bright family portraits
smiles drain
#haiku #haikupoem #prompt #haikupoetry #poetry #poem #haikufeels #blueskypoet #blueskypoetry #haikucrush #dailyhaikuprompt #haikusaturday #vss365 #vssdaily #senryu #haikuwriter
Wilting but still brave,
tulips maintain dignity,
yet the dustbin waits
Here’s my #Tuesday
#Senryu #haiku #Vss365
#BlueSkyPoem #photography
#HaikuCrush #autumn #Fall
#micropoetry #Tulips
Here‘s my #Saturday #Haiku #NatureHaiku #Tulips #FlowerPoetry #PoetryCommunity
#BlueSkyPoets #Micropoetry #WritersOnBlueSky #WinterHaiku
#vss365 #photography #HaikuCrush
Tulips wither, flop —
the vase vainly bolsters them;
gravity holds sway
Delighted to have been chosen for The Best Haiku 2025 anthology - thanks to Stephen FitzGerald, the judges and everyone else involved.
#haiku #haikucrush
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Here's one for #Wednesday
#Senryu #Poetry #WinterPoetry #Snowfall #Micropoetry
#PoetryCommunity #BlueSkyPoets #WritersOnBlueSky #HumorPoetry #HaikuCrush
#SeasonalPoetry
Waiting for the snow
to tumble down from heaven —
pillow fight with God
Here’s my #Tuesday
#Senryu #Poets #Humor #Satire
#BlueSkyPoet #Vss365
#HaikuCrush
#SillySenryu #love
#TravelPoetry #Paris
Adrift in Paris,
and there is love in the air —
Damn, passport stolen!
Here’s my #Monday
#Senryu #haiku #Vss365
#BlueSkyPoem #photography
#HaikuCrush #autumn #Fall
#micropoetry #Tulips #Flowers
#Shelley #Spring
Last of the tulips
standing at attention still —
is spring far behind?
Here’s my #Sunday
#Senryu #haiku #Vss365
#BlueSkyPoem #photography
#HaikuCrush #rain #autumn #Fall
#micropoetry
Water drops shimmer
on branches lit by lamplight —
rain weaving a web
#Senryu #Poetry #PoemADay #Micropoetry #HumanNature #TruthPoetry #PoetryCommunity #BlueSkyPoets #WritersOnBlueSky #PoetLife #Vss365 #HaikuCrush
We never grow up —
petty grievances remain,
turning destructive
Here’s my #Sunday
#Senryu #haiku #Vss365
#nature #Way #mountain
#BlueSkyPoem #Zen #snow
#HaikuCrush #photography
#poem #BlueSkyCommunity
The way leads to snow –
does it know how long it takes
to reach the summit?
Here’s my #weekend
#Senryu #haiku #Vss365
#leaves #trees #nature
#BlueSkyPoem #moonlight
#HaikuCrush #alchemy
#photography
Moon caught in branches,
bare now, leaves withered on ground -
drops of quicksilver
Here’s my #Thursday
#Senryu #haiku #Vss365 #Ginkgo
#leaves #trees #nature
#BlueSkyPoem #moonlight #livingfossil
#ivy #lonely #HaikuCrush
#photography
Late light burning low
in the lonely ivied house –
Ginkgo leaves eavesdrop
Here’s my #Tuesday #nostalgic
#Senryu #haiku #Vss365 #memory
#BlueSkyPoem #kiss #love
#romance #HaikuCrush
Sometimes, in a flash,
it is nineteen fifty-eight -
first kiss through glasses
Here’s my #Friday #Halloween #Sanryu
#BlueSkypost #Vss365
#photography #HaikuCrush
#micropoetry #shadows #graveyard
#moonlight #hands #graves
#HappyHalloween! #demons
#BlackBoughPoetry #hell
Night of Horrors comes,
Portals of Hell groan open –
Demons seek your soul!