Black and white close-up of dried pampas grass with delicate curling strands against a blurred background.

around pampas grass
sprites are dancing happily
tiny troublemakers

#vss365 #Sprite #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #Photography #Nature #Grass #ImageAndVerse #Haiga #EastCoastKin

in human nature
it's okay to be livid
but things always break

#Emoetry #Prompt #Livid #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite

all the soil tilled
seeds and bulbs ready to go
now we wait on rain

#dailyhaikuprompt #Till #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #Nature #Spring #Gardening #GardenLife

all the garden yields
nature, neighbors, charity
nothing goes to waste

#haikufeels #Yield #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite

Strands #755
@nytimes
“Just write”
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#nytimes #strands #strands755 #spangram #spangramfirst #perfect #puzzle #justwrite

A water droplet hanging from a bent wire fence, with soft blurred background and faint streaks of rain.

it’s not just a fence
a holding space for wonder
the world in a drop

#haikufeels #Wire #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #Photography #Nature #Rain #Water #ImageAndVerse #Haiga #EastCoastKin

oh, seriously?
that takes up four syllables!
i’m only allowed...

#dailyhaikuprompt #Chrysanthemums #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #17syllables #JustWrite #Meta

Puppy, AKA "The Garden Guardian," a brown and white beagle, romping through the snow - ears flopping about.

so hard to ignore
those oh so cute floppy ears
i cave every time

#emoetry #Ignored #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #Photography #Dogs #DogsOfBluesky #AdoptDontShop #DogRescue #EastCoastKin

From the vault - Green leafhopper perched on a thorny raspberry stem, blending closely with the plant's colors against a soft green/gray background.

elusive because it’s illusive

#vss365 #Illusive #Monostich #Poetry #Micropoetry #Nature #JustWrite #WildlifePhotography #MacroPhotography #Insects #Leafhopper #ImageAndVerse #EastCoastKin #Wordplay

This artwork is titled "Cook tea and enjoy chrysanthemum" by artist Chen Wei. • It is a traditional Chinese ink wash painting featuring chrysanthemums emerging from a teapot. • The style emphasizes capturing the inner spirit of the subject rather than photographic realism. • Chrysanthemums symbolize endurance and virtue, particularly for blooming in the cold autumn. • The work includes traditional calligraphy and a red artist seal on the left side.

chrysanthemum tea
the thunder softens

#DailyHaikuPrompt #haiku #poetry #writingprompt #justwrite #chrysanthemum #thunder

🖼️ Chen Wei

dragonfly on a lily pad
a gust of frogs
#DailyHaikuPrompt #haiku #poetry #writingprompt #justwrite #dragonfly #gust

Pinterest (artist name obscured)

Long-range photo, nearly 400 yards away: Three Black vultures in the horse pasture looking to the right (at the coyote which just stole their meal.)

hapless and hopeless
coyote took the carcass
maybe time for tea

#Emoetry #Hopelessness #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WildlifePhotography #Birds #Birding #BlackVulture #BirdsOfBluesky #EastCoastKin

do i or don’t i
a quiet revolution
i argue with me

#vss365 #Revolve #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite

Barn swallow perched among dense lichen-covered branches, with green foliage in the background.

barn swallows return
zigzagging through open air
bugs fear blue lightning

#dailyhaikuprompt #Swallow #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #BarnSwallow #ImageAndVerse #Haiga #BirdsOfBluesky #EastCoastKin

my whistling birds:
cardinals, titmice, chickadees
roll call at sunrise

#haikufeels #Whistle #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #Birds #Birding

just outside of happiness
a little beyond pain
some days a struggle in sunshine
and finding comfort in the rain
reaching for what heart wants
rarely seems to win
foolishly keep believing
in trying once again

#poetry #emoetry #justwrite

spring’s gone overboard
who can breathe in all this air?
save some for later!

#haikufeels #Breathe #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #Spring

large, fast, and scary
insatiable predator
i still find it cute

#dailyhaikuprompt #Dragonfly #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #Nature #Wildlife #Insects

1. The idea wasn’t sustainable beyond the first paragraph.
2. The idea was too large, and needed to be broken down into smaller, more manageable parts.
C. I didn’t really want to write it anyway.

#donttakeadvice #justwrite

A male Northern cardinal.

A Ruby-throated hummingbird.

A White-breasted nuthatch.

A departing Blue jay on the wing.

we look to the heavens
airborne fascinators
hearts lift with their wings

#vss365 #Fascinate #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WildlifePhotography #Birds #Quadtych #ImageAndVerse #Haiga

Two Blue jays on the deck railing, each holding a peanut; one faces forward with wings raised, the other turned away; scattered peanuts and seed visible.

feathered friends in blue
so grateful for their visits
they warm my days

#Emoetry #Grateful #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WildlifePhotography #Birds #Birding #BlueJay #ImageAndVerse #Haiga #EastCoastKin #BirdsOfBluesky

squirrel in a pear tree
home sweet home

#DailyHaikuPrompt #haiku #poetry #justwrite #5amwritersclub pear

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Don Hong-Oai (1929-2004) was a Chinese photographer known for his unique style blending photography with traditional Chinese landscape painting.

letting go
a journey
memories in nutshells

#DailyHaikuPrompt #haiku #poetry #5amwritersclub #justwrite shell

📸 🖼️ Don Hong-Oai

every rock a story
between the places of strife
beneath its weight
an imprint of life
every crevice sought in retreat
its tempest
mercilessly seeking defeat
every head
lifted towards the sun
a brave declaration
"I am not yet done!"

#vss365 #poetry #writingprompt #tempest #justwrite

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a true semitone
so you must hit that flat fat
music, the only true art

#Emoetry #Flat #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #Music #FatFlats

she gets so upset
a tempest in a teapot
needs less caffeine

#vss365 #Tempest #Haiku #Senryu #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite

oh, oampasfrass.
oh, no, really, oampasfrass?
such a donkey’s… !

#DailyHaikuPrompt #oampasfrass #German #PampasGrass #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #Wordplay #Rhymeplay

really hate to boast
my roast gets toasted coast-to-coast
the host with the most

#haikufeels #Prompt #Coast #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #Wordplay #Rhymeplay #Rhyme

an artistic watercolor representation of the Yin and Yang symbol. This symbol embodies the concept of dualistic harmony, where seemingly opposite or contrary forces are actually complementary and interconnected. The black side represents Yin (passive, dark, feminine) while the white side represents Yang (active, light, masculine).

see-saw perspectives
the highs and the lows

#haiku #poetry #justwrite

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Close-up of pink and white seashell ridges with dark streaks.

oyster, scallop, clam
better than beef, chicken, ham
served in ocean’s palm

#DailyHaikuPrompt #Shell #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #Photography #Nature #Seashell #Beach #ImageAndVerse #Haiga #EastCoastKin