The Knave was hungry
Hovering like a kestrel
Eyes on the Queen’s Tarts

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Word: Kestrel

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cloudless sky
the kestrel doesn't
need directions
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the kestrel
with its sharp eyes
in flying blind

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paring knife
mom's secret method
one long peel
.
#dailyhaikuprompt (apple)
#micropoetry #dailyhaikuprompt
#haiku #haikuchallenge

Kestrel in the sky,
Sudden stillness on the ground,
Everything waiting.

#haikuchallenge kestrel

Kestrel overhead
Hovering with vigilance
Guarding its terrain
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kaizen
continuous improvement
of billionaire portfolios
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Adopting kaizen
Reimagining success
New ways of thinking
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at the bank
of reality
dreams recede

#vss365 bank

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“Throwing Shade” … Indeed :

Shaded Moon with Earth-
Gibbous Crescents over Stars-
Blocking our Moonlight ~

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"Earthset"- seen through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. ET on April 6. (NASA)

Sure Alice is young
But don’t call her a jonquil
She’s no Daffodil

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Word: Jonquil

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The Windhover I caught this morning morning's minion, king-

#haikuchallenge prompt "Kestrel"

About the Kestrel
Gerard Manley Hopkins said
What there is to say.

poets.org/poem/windhover
One of my favourite poems... "shéer plód makes plough down sillion Shine, and blue-bleak embers, ah my dear, Fall, gall themselves, and gash gold-vermillion."

wild daffodils
keeping my eyes
on the road
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Hello, good day to everyone.💙🦉
Here are the (optional) #prompt
words for- 4/09-4/11 2026

4/09-Kaizen
4/10-Kestrel
4/11-Kimono

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#jonquil pride fades slow
each #stem holds a borrowed time
together we bloom

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Beautiful jonquil
Surprisingly poisonous
Bright yellow warning
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at first light
as shadows recede
sparrows chirp
.
#haiku #micropoetry
#haikuchallenge

still growling at me
the dog described
as a "jewel"
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knitting needles click
kitten playing with yarn ball
sweater taking form
.
#dailyhaikuprompt (cozy)
#micropoetry #dailyhaikuprompt
#haiku #haikuchallenge

Hummingbird :

Looking for Jewels,
Easy scents of sweet Jasmine-
… and something Jonquil ~

#senryu #haiku #nature #poetry
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Jewel* Jasmine* Jonquil*

Jewels sparkling in trees,
Ice creates tiny diamonds,
Gone when the sun shines.

#haikuchallenge jewel

burnt orange #jewel
half lost behind the islands
#cozy transition

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Lunar encounter
“Full moon joy” for Artemis
Jewel in the night
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camas lilies
underneath blue sky
paint green fields
.
#haiku #micropoetry
#haikuchallenge

forecast calls for rain
outside my window fragrant
jasmine soaks up sun
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jasmine-scented nights
full of kisses and wishes
struck by forever

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#haiku

#arms on silken sheets
dusk profuse in #jasmine scent
gathered on bare skin

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windless night
my jasmine dreams
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jasmine scent ~
a stranger's hand
touches my back

#HaikuChallenge #jasmine
#vss365 #hand
#WriteMap #stranger
#Haiku #micropoetry #micropoem

Comfy inglenook
Soon-to-be favorite novel
Mug of jasmine tea
#HaikuChallenge [jasmine] #haiku #haikoid #homemadehaiku