Doug

wildfire smoke —
the hospital’s automatic
doors

Modern Haiku 56.3(2025)

#haiku #senryu #micropoetry

A minimal line drawing that can be interpreted in various ways, with a senryu poem.

#senryu #haiga #disco
#completethehaiga #bellbottoms
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crisp bite
of the hunter’s moon
geese in formation

#DailyHaikuPrompt (geese)
#haiku

A text based image of a poem. The poem reads two left feet she finds a rhythm all her own

Delighted to have this piece included in the long list of selections in the latest installment of Haiku Dialogue, with the theme of ‘From apprentice to master or how to walk the path of music’. Thanks so much to Guest Editor Deborah Karl-Brandt

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A haiku from Modern Haiku a few years ago

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#autumn #tanka

if only
we could avoid this talk
. . . October rain

#DailyHaikuPrompt (avoid)
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#senryu

harvest moon
a chill ripples up
the scarecrow’s back
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Haiku by Thomas L. Vaultonburg, Tuyet Van Do, and Alexander Groth broken bridge—the river teaches meits alphabet — Thomas L. Vaultonburg (USA)Commentary from Hifsa Ashraf: This haiku reflects wreckage, destruction, and loss—possibly due to war, natural erosion, o…

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broken bridge—
the river teaches me
its alphabet

— Thomas L. Vaultonburg

vacation at grandma’s
cicada’s symphony
singing me to sleep

— Tuyet Van Do

school bathroom—
the scent of fresh deodorizer
lingers in my hair

— Alexander Groth

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night chill
the orb weaver mummifies
a woolly bear moth

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early morning
at the bird feeder — a clash
of hungry beaks
#vss365 #haiku

crisp blue sky
a pair of chuck taylor's
hanging from a wire

- Deborah A. Bennett
Tsuri-Doro Haiku/Senryu, Issue 25

Make it fresh, make it interesting, push not pull at boundaries.
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taking the long way home the traffic in my mind

#monoku
#dailyhaikuprompt
#avoid

dahlia blossom—
the many layers
of her touch

—

First Place, Seabeck Haiku Getaway 2020 Annual Kukai

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👏🏼 what a fun scene

Bright pink flowers with green leaves and a backdrop of woods.

vibrant cosmos
blooms at summer’s edge
and beyond

#bloomscrolling #haiku
#flowersonfriday #shahai
#dailyflowers #nature

organic eggs—
contemplating the cost
of IVF
#senryu

From @prunejuicejournal.bsky.social
#prompt03 eggs

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.
fetid wind socks shareholders again 
Alan Summers

#haikufeels #OneLineOctober #prompt word "fetid"
#monostich #monoku #haiku

A text based image of the poem. The poem reads bubblegum pink steadying the bicycle my father’s hands

I’m beyond honored that my poem received an honorable mention in The Haiku Foundation’s Monthly Kukai for September, with the theme of “Pink”. Thanks so much to Beverly Acuff Momoi for her thoughtful commentary. To read the winning poems, click on the link.

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love it 🙌🏼

backcountry swamp becomes me

#monoku
#haiku
#haikufeels
#OneLineOctober

thank you so much tamisar for taking the time to read it and to for your kind words🙏🏼

Thank you, Alan. I’m delighted to read this.

country road
turning up the volume
of stars

—The Heron’s Nest, Volume XXVI, Number 4: December 2024

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Ooooooof 👏🏼

fantastic

I have not eaten
the candy corn
you arranged
in a glass dish

I left it
next to the settee
to collect dust
among the ghosts

forgive me
if you hear chewing
rest assured
it’s not me

(After William Carlos Williams)

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thank you so much!

very much appreciated 🙏🏼