18 March, 2024
old when we are born
living when we are long dead
man was made by wood
© Ricky Kay 2024
In 2021 I decided to just go for it, so I’ve been posting every day since August of that year; see more at WritingMeUp. (England)
This haiku is part of our THREE TREES series.
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17 March, 2024
snow silvered branches
limned by the hand of nature
the supreme artist
© Ricky Kay 2024
If you want to say something about my work, send me a comment. I’m happy to talk. By which I mean write, of course; see more at WritingMeUp. (England)
This haiku is part of our THREE TREES series.
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16 March, 2024
timeless sentinels
guarding all the world below
passed in ignorance
© Ricky Kay 2024
I would say that I’m like most other writers. Some of my work is fairly good. Some of it is really not. Most of it is just okay; see more at WritingMeUp. (England)
This haiku is part of our THREE TREES series.
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15 March, 2024
cold wind howls through her
branches cradling the soft moon
a stillborn girl child
© Ricky Kay 2024
I have grown fond of the haiku and senryu forms, which lend themselves to subjects like life and death and and love and hate; see more at WritingMeUp. (England)
This haiku is part of our THREE TREES series.
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7 July, 2023
White faces peep out
Mothy darkness threatens all
Steadfastness prevails
© Sarah Das Gupta 2023
Sarah is present on Facebook.
This haiku is part of our ORCHID series.
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