Thomas L. Vaultonburg

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I took this photo of the carved eaves on the former Main Hall at the Fukagawa Fudō-dō Temple in Koto, Tokyo, Japan. This was before all the major renovations had been completed. I was there during March to celebrate hanami in honor of my granny, who was from Tokyo. These elegant carvings reflect the traditional Inami style indicative of the late Edo/early Meiji period. In the lower left, elegant swirls of wooden waves surround a bird with wings spread and one leg out, navigating strong forces. Farther right, another bird is tucking into a curl, downward-facing, and riding the front wave with serene grace. The wood is a mixture of warm red and grey tones; its grain is striped and softly weather-worn. There’s a mid-line crack running the length of the beam overhead. In the lower right corner, shadows mask the inner temple. My time at Fukagawa Fudō-dō inspired the haiku from my Tokyo journal: temple warmth eaves chant a whirling sutra

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temple warmth
e a v e s c h a n t
a whirling sutra

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wheatfield wind
the sky stitched shut
with black wings
#haiku #poetry

waterwheel dusk—
the river teaching
circles
#haiku #poetry

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Haiku Month Highlights In celebration of NaHaiWriMo (National Haiku Writing Month), we present Spring Highlights featuring the latest work from our Wolf Pack on the Wolf Twin Review.

For our adieu to #NaHaiWriMo, we curl into a tender moment from the incomparable John Hawkhead (@haikuhawk.bsky.social):

cat howls
we wake in moonlight
still entwined

Happy #Haiku Month, everyone! View all our #WolfPack Spring Highlights by clicking below.

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late August—
the sunflower
just disk
#haiku #poetry

red on white—
even silence
stains
#haiku #poetry

Thank you, Michael.

Week 4 of #NaHaiWriMo, we reflect on the masterful #senryu of Pippa Phillips (@pippaesque.bsky.social):

electric candle–
sometimes I wonder
if I’m real

Join us again this Thursday for the final #Haiku Month #WolfPack Highlight.

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winter window—
plum branches
ink the glass
#haiku #poetry

stone courtyard—
the fleece holding
last winter
#haiku #poetry

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A championship level pun wrapped up in a synesthetic exploration. Top tier.

This is a black and white landscape nature photo I took of Lake Champlain from the shore in Burlington Vermont. Elegant rays fan over the glimmering lake. Winter sun's bright reflection glows atop the right surface of Champlain and stretches left into a thin line of light. Brooding clouds, the prominent horizon line, and a textured expanse of dark waves all add contrasting layers to the image. It was an effervescent moment that paused time, and inspired my latest senryu: sparkling champlain i sip a string of pearls Fun fact: Perlage is a wine (champagne) term to describe the continuous stream of small bubbles, often called a string of pearls, that rise inside the drinking glass.

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sparkling champlain
i sip
a string of pearls

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#senryu #senryusunday #micropoetry #photography #nature #NaHaiWriMo #classicmono

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Thank you. The form is endlessly fascinating to me.

red Fuji—
ash drifting down
like cherry petals
#haiku #poetry

rain in sunlight—
a footprint
fills
#haiku #poetry

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windless day—
barbecue smoke
unbent
#haiku #poetry

Pachinko, Sour Grapes and Rabbits a fallen petals post.

Pachinko, Sour Grapes and Rabbits
- latest fallen petals post. In depth commentary on Bluesky Haiku

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glacial basin—
seven storms
one stillness
#haiku #poetry

Cendrine Marrouat’s black and white haiga painting depicts a curvaceously bare tree. Centered amidst tall wisps of grass, its trunk tapers toward the base and splits at the top. The delicate grey wash background denotes a dusky, serene mood. Paired beneath the artwork floats an inked haiku on the right: In spring how easily one forgets winter

Week 3 of #NaHaiWriMo, we embark on a holistic path into #haiku through the incredible #haiga #art of Cendrine Marrouat (@cendrinemedia.bsky.social):

In spring
how easily one forgets
winter

Join us next Tuesday for more Haiku Month #WolfPack Highlights.

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lightning—
the creek stones
white as bone
#haiku #poetry

sad eyes
a dog licks the scent
of ice cream

#senryuslam #senryu

Thank you so much. I was thinking maybe you could substitute apricots.

Here is a landscape nature photo I took of a snowy field in the Shenandoah Valley. The field's white triangle of hill meets a wedge of snow-covered trees. A white sky above reflects the snow below. The smoothness of the top and bottom of this image is contrasted by the inky texture of trees severing the scene in half. As an artist and writer, I see paper everywhere. Negative space makes me want to recreate moments and fill in the blank. Being drawn in by this wintery expanse inspired my latest haiku: snowy field the vastness of a blank page

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snowy field
the vastness
of a blank page

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#Cassiopeian Vast

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