Monthly Archives: July 2021

Daily Haiku: Aug. 1, 2021

Posted on July 31, 2021 by Charlotte Digregorio

why didn’t Isee it sooner–full autumn moon                                                                   … Continue reading →

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Daily Haiku: July 31, 2021

Posted on July 30, 2021 by Charlotte Digregorio

in the eyes of a stray rabbit my childhood       by Roberta Beary (Ireland/USA) sharing the sun Haiku Society of America Members’ Anthology, 2010

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Daily Haiku: July 30, 2021

Posted on July 29, 2021 by Charlotte Digregorio

glittering path down the width of a river rolls the moon         by Michael Henry Lee (USA) on down the road Haiku Society of America 2017 Members’ Anthology

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Daily Haiku: July 29, 2021

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Charlotte Digregorio

a mossy benchin the back garden—our forgotten conversation by Sari Grandstaff (USA) Haiku Dialogue, March 10, 2021

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Free Verse by Radhamani Sarma

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Charlotte Digregorio

In search  of by Radhamani Sarma Not a beetle hiding beneath  a slender bunch of nodding  grass, nor drawing pencil lost a while ago, nor a tiny tea cup blown by  speedy wind nor even a  mask yearning for a  … Continue reading →

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Daily Haiku: July 28, 2021

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Charlotte Digregorio

senryu road trip the distance measured in awkward pauses by Helen Ogden (USA) Failed Haiku, March 2021

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Poem by Ruth Partridge

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Charlotte Digregorio

As Summer Evenings slip into Night by Ruth Partridge             The heat of the day dissipates To a heady mix of scent And enveloping blanket Of stillness Of creeping damp As beads of dew form on the lawn; An owl hoots … Continue reading →

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Daily Haiku: July 27, 2021

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Charlotte Digregorio

morning prayeron the monk’s sandalssparkles of dew   by Nikolay Grankin (Russia) World Haiku Series, 2019

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Daily Haiku: July 26, 2021

Posted on July 25, 2021 by Charlotte Digregorio

splashes of sunshine in the open countryside– turnip flowers by Nicoletta Ignatti (Italy) Stardust Haiku, #52, April 2021

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Thank You to Those Who Participated in the Poetry Open Mic!

Posted on July 25, 2021 by Charlotte Digregorio

Sponsored by the Winnetka Public Library, (Illinois-USA), just up the road from Chicago, I was thrilled to see so many of you attend and read today at the Poetry Open Mic! (Through Zoom). Participants included those from England, Ireland, Wales, … Continue reading →

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