Monthly Archives: February 2016

Daily Haiku, Feb. 29, 2016

winter chill turkey vultures circling one of their own by Robyn Hood Black The Heron’s Nest XIV: 2, June 2012

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Daily Haiku, Feb. 28, 2016

senryu: the longer he talks the longer his nose hair by David G. Lanoue bottle rockets, No. 34, 2016

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Haiku and Senryu Are Ancient, but Hip!

With  about 116,000 hits and a few hundred followers, I will keep spreading the word about haiku and senryu on my blog. It’s been a year since I started The Daily Haiku, and I have featured hundreds of haiku and … Continue reading

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Daily Haiku: Feb. 27, 2016

morning train entering the dark tunnel suddenly my face by Marco Fraticelli Haiku Moment: An Anthology of Contemporary North American Haiku

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Daily Haiku: Feb. 26, 2016

yoga class we sit quietly together after the hurricane by Howard Lee Kilby World Haiku Review  

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Daily Haiku: Feb. 25, 2016

first mail call for the new convict a “dear john letter” by Johnny Baranski dandelion clocks Haiku Society of America Members’ Anthology, 2008

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Daily Haiku: Feb. 24, 2016

distant stars– the scrape of snowplows by Kristen Deming Modern Haiku, Vol. 38:3, Autumn 2007  

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The Daily Haiku: Feb. 23, 2016

senryu: she patiently waits in line– one fingernail at a time by Mike Montreuil Frogpond, Vol. 32:2

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The Daily Haiku: Feb. 22, 2016

awakening to rain . . . the worms and i crawl out of our burrows by Linda Wallin  

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The Daily Haiku: Feb. 21, 2016

in her house the fragrance of walked-home flowers by Lin Geary The Touch of a Moth, 2012

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