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Martina Matijević

@tinamatijev.bsky.social

You are fully and unconditionally LOVED. Croatian cat-tea-haiku-obsessed writer she/her though we're all human Touchstone Award Nominee '25

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wow ❤️

03.03.2026 09:52 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you, Luke, for choosing my poem. Congratulations to all the incredible poets — especially @krislindbeck.bsky.social.

02.03.2026 23:25 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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5haikuSpoken:
issue 22

Poets
@tinamatijev.bsky.social
Shahran Morshed
@krislindbeck.bsky.social
Gary Evans
Tony Williams

#5haikuSpoken #haiku #senryu #spokenpoetry

02.03.2026 02:18 — 👍 16    🔁 6    💬 2    📌 1

thank you ❤️❤️❤️

01.03.2026 15:11 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you, Emily, for including my poem "Five Docks Away" in Tap Into Poetry #20. Congratulations to all the poets featured in this amazing issue.

Me Sunday cuppa needs a refill. 🍵🍵🍵

01.03.2026 14:29 — 👍 14    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

omg so adorable 😍😍😍

28.02.2026 19:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

😂😂😂

28.02.2026 19:18 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
I burgeon within the universe as one of its young stars.

I burgeon within the universe as one of its young stars.

I burgeon within the universe as one of its young stars.

28.02.2026 14:37 — 👍 31    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Nya, thank you SO much ❤️

28.02.2026 12:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Farah, these are amazing ❤️

28.02.2026 12:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Farah ❤️

28.02.2026 12:32 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It’s a phenomenal metaphor. A number of other variations come to mind, for example:

a table for two
growing cold
her cup and mood

28.02.2026 12:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

❤️❤️❤️

28.02.2026 12:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Ah, Stevenson — I should have known. Excellent haiku!

28.02.2026 12:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

You're welcome. That's another possibility. The glove on her left hand suggests she hasn't been sitting there for long.

28.02.2026 12:15 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Grateful to Lavana for choosing my haiga as one of February’s best.

ourbesthaiga.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...

28.02.2026 09:20 — 👍 23    🔁 3    💬 2    📌 1

got himself a good poem on digital isolation 🟧️

27.02.2026 22:07 — 👍 10    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

I simply must take a note of this kigo—absolutely brilliant.

27.02.2026 21:45 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

OMG, I just realized that too! (poor eyesight) 😂
Still, it’s an interesting metaphor.

27.02.2026 21:06 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

She is definitely grieving something, based on various cues. That said, one detail is important — she still has a glove on one hand, which suggests she hasn’t been sitting there long. She must be pretty stressed about something that happened before she walked in.

27.02.2026 20:22 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Excellent haiku! Poor fella, though. 😄

27.02.2026 20:07 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

beautiful imagery ☺️

27.02.2026 20:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Not at all. That’s an interesting metaphor with the flower vase. I’m curious — why did you choose that particular motif?

27.02.2026 20:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

thank you ☺️

27.02.2026 19:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I like the rhythm in this poem. ☺️

27.02.2026 19:47 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

A fascinating way to interpret her emotions. It’s possible she is grieving something, rather than just feeling lonely or sad, since the area of the window behind her shows no reflection of light, unlike the rest.

27.02.2026 19:28 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I appreciate the humor. 😄

27.02.2026 19:15 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I love the slight musical quality of the poem. ☺️

27.02.2026 19:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Great shot from Columbo episode Étude in Black (1972) with Peter Falk and John Cassavetes...

26.02.2026 16:17 — 👍 108    🔁 24    💬 1    📌 2

Nice 👍

26.02.2026 18:42 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0