Monthly Archives: September 2019

Daily Haiku: Oct. 1, 2019

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Charlotte Digregorio

senryu downsizing– my old tap shoes lost in the shuffle by Susan Godwin (USA) A Moment’s Longing Haiku Society of America Members’ Anthology, 2019

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Daily Haiku: Sept. 30, 2019

Posted on September 29, 2019 by Charlotte Digregorio

fading dreams . . . the golden smoke of tamaracks by Debbie Strange (Canada) Runner-up The Snapshot Press Haiku Calendar Competition, 2018

Posted in autumn, Beginning Writers, Daily Haiku, Debbie Strange, Haiku, Instruction, Language Arts, Nature, Poems, Publishing, Short Poems, trees, Writing | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Daily Haiku: Sept. 29, 2019

Posted on September 29, 2019 by Charlotte Digregorio

telephone pole the woodpecker still using Morse code by Annette Makino  (USA) A Moment’s Longing Haiku Society of America Members’ Anthology, 2019

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A Classic Collection of Loss and Resilience: Deflection by Roberta Beary

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Charlotte Digregorio

I have about 5,000 books in my personal library, so it’s rare for me to take the time to re-read any of them. However, I keep coming back to “Deflection” by Roberta Beary, published in 2015. Back then, my curiosity … Continue reading →

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Daily Haiku: Sept. 28, 2019

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Charlotte Digregorio

yellow maple our edges softer in the fog by Dianne Garcia (USA) A Moment’s Longing Haiku Society of America Members’ Anthology, 2019

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Daily Haiku: Sept. 27, 2019

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Charlotte Digregorio

the last poppy less and less red . . . summer sunset   by Rosa Maria Di Salvatore (Italy) The Mainichi, July 18, 2019

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Daily Haiku: Sept. 26, 2019

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Charlotte Digregorio

senryu   arraignment list of her offenses teddy bear tattoo   by Ignatius Fay (Canada)

Posted in Beginning Writers, Canada, Daily Haiku, Haiku, human nature poems, Humor, Ignatius Fay, micropoetry, Poetry, Senryu, Short Poems | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Daily Haiku: Sept. 25, 2019

Posted on September 24, 2019 by Charlotte Digregorio

tasting the well in the water– summer stars   by Marjorie Buettner (USA) Honorable Mention Harold Henderson Memorial Haiku Contest, 2011

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Daily Haiku: Sept. 24, 2019

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Charlotte Digregorio

senryu Nonna’s temper rises kneading her words into the bread dough by Rita Yager (USA)

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Daily Haiku: Sept. 23, 2019

Posted on September 22, 2019 by Charlotte Digregorio

clearing storm sunlight through the wingtips of an emerald dove       by Vanessa Proctor (Australia) Windfall, Issue 5, 2017

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