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lost
a moth and the moon
inside my car
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[From "in a bottle of ink" 2020, Imperium Publishing]
#haiku #Japaneseshortform #linkandshift #not575 #haijin #poetry #author #melindabhipple
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a wasp
spiraling down the toilet
my apology
.
[From "in a bottle of ink" 2020, Imperium Publishing]
#haiku #Japaneseshortform #linkandshift #not575 #haijin #poetry #author #melindabhipple
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a spider
on the floor tile—
checkmate
.
[From "in a bottle of ink" 2020, Imperium Publishing]
#haiku #Japaneseshortform #linkandshift #not575 #haijin #poetry #author #melindabhipple
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A line drawing showing waves of water reaching upwards in the shape of a tree trunk. The haiku reads: reaching for stars... an empty jar of fireflies
reaching for stars...
an empty jar
of fireflies
#haiku written for #completethehaiga prompt 143. Art by Josiah.
#poetry #micropoetry #poetsofbluesky #poetrysky #haijin #poetrycommunity #naturepoetry #nature #stars #goals #fireflies #ambition #failure #hope
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old pond
the sky folds in
to a striker’s wake
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[From "in a bottle of ink" 2020, Imperium Publishing]
#haiku #Japaneseshortform #linkandshift #NodToBasho #not575 #haijin #poetry #author #melindabhipple
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sapling
roots deeper
than mine
.
[From "in a bottle of ink" 2020, Imperium Publishing]
#haiku #Japaneseshortform #linkandshift #not575 #haijin #poetry #author #melindabhipple
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cloudburst
the shriek of ballerinas
leaving class
.
[From "in a bottle of ink" 2020, Imperium Publishing]
#haiku #Japaneseshortform #linkandshift #not575 #haijin #poetry #author #melindabhipple
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black fox—
all my dreams
revised
.
[From my upcoming book #strawberrymoon,
a companion to #inabottleofink]
#haiku #Japaneseshortform #linkandshift #not575 #haijin #poetry #author #melindabhipple
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before the fireworks Venus
.
[From my upcoming book #strawberrymoon,
a companion to #inabottleofink]
#haiku #monoku #Japaneseshortform #linkandshift #not575 #haijin #poetry #author #melindabhipple
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a firefly
lighting its own path
dare I do the grand thing?
.
[From my upcoming book 'strawberry moon',
a companion to 'in a bottle of ink']
#haiku #Japaneseshortform #linkandshift #not575 #strawberrymoon #inabottleofink #haijin #poetry #author #melindabhipple
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sentence hearing
. . . in the parking lot
the victim’s family
pours chai and grief
into paper cups
[From my upcoming book 'strawberry moon',
a companion to 'in a bottle of ink']
#tanka #Japaneseshortform #linkandshift #strawberrymoon #inabottleofink #haijin #poetry #author #melindabhipple
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jury verdict
a spring snow weighs
on the redbud
.
.
[From my upcoming book 'strawberry moon',
first pub: Freshout Magazine 2021]
#haiku #Japaneseshortform #linkandshift #not575 #strawberrymoon #inabottleofink #haijin #poetry #author #melindabhipple
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breaking ice moon
. . . daffodils in a row
of bar glasses
[From my upcoming book 'strawberry moon',
a companion to 'in a bottle of ink']
#haiku #Japaneseshortform #linkandshift #not575 #strawberrymoon #inabottleofink #haijin #poetry #author #melindabhipple
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chilly morning
. . . the pond lifts
from the pond
[From my upcoming book 'strawberry moon', a companion to 'in a bottle of ink']
#haiku #Japaneseshortform #linkandshift #not575 #strawberrymoon #inabottleofink #haijin #poetry #author #melindabhipple
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freezing rain . . .
still the chipping sparrow
sings
#haiku #linkandshift #Japaneseshortform #not575 #poetry #melindabhipple #haijin #strawberrymoon
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flock of sparrows
. . . shadows race each other
through the living room
#haiku #japaneseshortform #not575 #linkandshift #poetry #haijin #melindabhipple
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SCHSG is happy to host the Haiku Society of America Virtual Conference!
Please submit your proposal's for the conference by 8/15/25.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#haiku #micropoetry #shortpoetry #poetry #poem #conference #senryu #haibun #haiga #renku #haijin #submission #poetrycommunity #poet
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photo d'une fleur jaune qui survit au gel. ce sont les dernières à tenir le coup
- Méditation du jour -
Paupières collées
je ne veux plus émerger,
pince moi plus fort
- DaTo
#haiku #haikudujour #unjourunhaiku #haijin #micropoésie #UnjourUnephoto #meditation #meditationdujour #incertain #fleur #survie
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Please read the #haiku and #ku of @extraspecialbitter.bsky.social!!!! He is a legendary #haijin poet of the English Language Haikai world. His work is so fresh and daring and lingering. Its a pleasure to follow, trade verses with, and read his works!!!!
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More fun opportunities, #haijin!
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Well worth it, #haijin!
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