Steven Stokes

Fountain Spray ice cream drips the fountain spray cools my neck (C) Steven Stokes

It’s been a few weeks since I last posted on #HaikuSaturday. My writing has been practically non-existent this year - but the ebbs and flows of life all add to our prose.

ice cream drips
the fountain spray
cools my neck

#Haiku #Poetry

stevenlstokes.wordpress.com/2024/07/27/f...

Full-time score, Australia 26 British and Irish Lions 29.

A proper test match. Every single player, red and gold, gave everything.

#Lions

Severn Sea Breeze early hair grass a severn sea breeze brushes past (C) Steven Stokes

early hair grass
a severn sea breeze
brushes past

#HaikuSaturday #Haiku #Poetry

stevenlstokes.wordpress.com/2024/07/27/s...

Thank you, Teresa 😊

solstice solstice sunlit beads readyto drop (c) Steven Stokes

solstice
sunlit beads ready
to drop

#HaikuSaturday #Haiku #SummerSolstice #Poetry

stevenlstokes.wordpress.com/2021/07/25/s...

Strawberry Moon the heat of a looming storm strawberry moon (c) Steven Stokes

the heat
of a looming storm
strawberry moon

#HaikuSaturday #Haiku #Poetry

stevenlstokes.wordpress.com/2025/06/11/s...

3am Poet semi conscious the 3am poet writes in briefs (c) Steven Stokes

semi conscious
the 3am poet writes
in briefs

#HaikuSaturday #Senryu #Poetry

stevenlstokes.wordpress.com/2023/11/27/3...

Strawberry Moon the heat of a looming storm strawberry moon (c) Steven Stokes

the heat
of a looming storm
strawberry moon

#Haiku #Poetry #MicroPoetry #StrawberryMoon

stevenlstokes.wordpress.com/2025/06/11/s...

Oh Wales. The emotions. The emotion of it all.

A graphic that says ‘Win Oasis Tickets + VIP Hospitality’.

Missed out on Oasis tickets first time around?

Win 2 tickets to their Cardiff gig on 5 July. Just buy a raffle ticket and you’re in with a chance.

All proceeds go to the Wales Air Ambulance Charity (@air-ambulance.bsky.social).

Good luck 🤞🏻

To enter, visit www.walesairambulance.com/oasis

Thank you for sharing, Pearl.

Thank you, Susan 😊

golden golden sun soaring high golden finch (c) Steven Stokes

golden sun soaring high golden finch

#Monoku #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #Poetry

stevenlstokes.wordpress.com/2023/05/05/g...

Spring Sunset spring sunset eyes soften to birdsong  (C) Steven Stokes

spring sunset
eyes soften
to birdsong

#HaikuSaturday #Haiku #Poetry

stevenlstokes.wordpress.com/2025/05/11/s...

pencil stub
the boat that set out
never returned

That’s wonderful, Jim.

white cross Llareggubsombre steps to the white cross (c) Steven Stokes

To mark International Dylan Thomas Day yesterday (14 May), here’s a Thomas-inspired #Haiku.

#Poetry #DylanDay

stevenlstokes.wordpress.com/2021/08/26/w...

YouTube video by Richard Burton - Topic Fernhill

Yesterday (14 May) was International Dylan Thomas Day, so I’m slightly late with this.

That said, any day is a good day to listen to the perfect combination of Thomas’s words with Richard Burton’s voice.

Enjoy 🙂

#Poetry #DylanDay

m.youtube.com/watch?v=mM39...

Sky and Sea sky and sea a pastel palette  as one (C) Steven Stokes

sky and sea
a pastel palette
as one

#HaikuSaturday #Haiku #Poetry

stevenlstokes.wordpress.com/2025/05/04/s...

A wonderful new #Haiku publication.

‘Tranquility: A Haiku Anthology’, edited by @g-marie-milton.bsky.social, is out now.

www.amazon.com/dp/B0F6D3P9SC

Sky and Sea sky and sea a pastel palette  as one (C) Steven Stokes

sky and sea
a pastel palette
as one

#Haiku #Poetry

stevenlstokes.wordpress.com/2025/05/04/s...

cool air cool airon my nosea dew drop (c) Steven Stokes

cool air
on my nose
a dew drop

#HaikuSaturday #Haiku #Poetry

stevenlstokes.wordpress.com/2022/05/01/c...

That was an enjoyable game. The sun is shining, great atmosphere (both sets of fans), some good goals and a lovely send off for Joe Allen and Kyle Naughton.

FT: Swansea 3 Oxford 3

Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku, published by Literary Revelations, is now the #1 Bestseller on Amazon [Japanese and Haiku Poetry] My dear followers, Literary Revelations is thrilled to let you know that Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku is now the #1 Bestseller on Amazon [Japanese and Haiku Poetry] Congratulations from the b…

Hello, my dearest friends, Tranquillity: An Anthology of Haiku, published by Literary Revelations has been for 2 days a #1 bestseller. Congratulations to all. The post below contains important info so please read 🙏❤️

literaryrevelations.com/2025/04/25/t...

tempest tempest on the potent windherring gulls drift  (c) Steven Stokes

tempest
on the potent wind
herring gulls drift

#HaikuSaturday #Haiku #Poetry

stevenlstokes.wordpress.com/2020/10/01/t...

The front cover of ‘Tranquility: An Anthology if Haiku. It includes a colourful piece of Japanese art.

This beautiful anthology of #Haiku and Japanese art is out now.

And after just 24 hours, it’s an Amazon #1 bestseller.

Congratulations to the contributors (of which I’m one), and editor @g-marie-milton.bsky.social.

You can get your copy via www.amazon.com/dp/B0F6D3P9SC

#HaikuSaturday #Poetry

rotten timber rotten timber maritime memories swirl on the westerly   (c) Steven Stokes

rotten timber
maritime memories swirl
on the westerly

#HaikuSaturday #Haiku #Poetry

stevenlstokes.wordpress.com/2020/10/03/r...

And cheer they did bring.

I may be soaked, but I’m happy 🙂 🦢

FT: Swansea 1 Hull 0

As the language that inspired Tolkien, Welsh certainly has an interesting vocabulary 🙂

Swansea players warm up on the Swansea.com stadium pitch. The sky is grey and light rain falls.

It’s a miserable day in SA1 so we’re looking to the #Swans for some Good Friday cheer.

Swansea v Hull

🦢