Herb Tate
@herbtate5.bsky.social
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Writer of
#haiku
,
#senryu
, and
#haibun
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gentle soaking in stardust evening rain
#haiku
#HaikuSaturday
about 1 month ago
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warm eggs in the cold light of day the chicken
#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt
(egg)
about 14 hours ago
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hand shadowing bird flying high traversing the sun
#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt
(high)
1 day ago
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lost a while - the maze of the real imaginary places
#haiku
#senryu
#SenryuSunday
2 days ago
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duetting along with notes in the trees… spring morning
#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt
(note)
2 days ago
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boundary stone: a worm lies right across the middle
#haiku
#HaikuSaturday
4 days ago
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pilgrimage path… halfway thinking it goes both ways
#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt
(pilgrimage)
4 days ago
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no wind - the shape of chimes
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#DailyHaikuPrompt
(wind) Same place, different days…
5 days ago
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old enough to outlast me evergreen
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#DailyHaikuPrompt
(evergreen)
6 days ago
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Many thanks to Vidya Shankar for including my haiku in the selection for the Haiku Dialogue long list this week.
#haiku
@haikufound.bsky.social
thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialog...
6 days ago
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clouds on the horizon I think of myself an island
#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt
(cloud)
7 days ago
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blue violets - first impressions show promise
#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt
(violet)
8 days ago
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spring lantern in new light cherry blossoms
#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt
(spring lantern)
9 days ago
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broken record on and on and on on the virtues of vinyl
#haiku
#senryu
#SenryuSunday
10 days ago
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snow flurries walking a new way in the same old hat
#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt
(flurry)
10 days ago
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february blues north wind returns a rosy glow
#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt
(north wind)
11 days ago
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coveted sun on the windowsill resting my eyes
#haiku
#HaikuSaturday
11 days ago
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reposted by
Herb Tate
Sean Wright 🇦🇺🏳️‍⚧️♿
12 days ago
Latest in the Fallen Petals
#Haiku
commentary series. This week features:
@joypops.bsky.social
@flip89db.bsky.social
@thehaikutec.bsky.social
@antfive.bsky.social
@wendyg63.bsky.social
@herbtate5.bsky.social
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Tulips, bean soup and mayflies
another post in the fallen petals series
https://thesehaiku.substack.com/p/tulips-bean-soup-and-mayflies
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fishermen mending nets in the dying light (no catch)
#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt
(mend)
12 days ago
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Many thanks to Iliyana Stoyanova for publishing these two of mine in the latest Blithe Spirit (Feb 26, Vol 36, No 1): highlight of the day moon rise over winter sun rainfall in temple fountain upsetting the peace paradiddle
#haiku
#BlitheSpirit
britishhaikusociety.org.uk/journal/
13 days ago
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a hint of warmth on the smooth rock so hot in summer
#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt
(warmth)
13 days ago
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ah, but a grain in the grand scheme barley mow
#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt
(barley)
14 days ago
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olive grove on a grey day essential signs of sun
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#DailyHaikuPrompt
(grove)
15 days ago
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sound of rain the rest of nature goes on mute
#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt
(rain)
16 days ago
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twittering in the blue sky song birds freed
#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt
(twittering)
16 days ago
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night bus home either end less so
#haiku
#senryu
#SenryuSunday
16 days ago
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present tense what the early daffodil doesn’t know
#haiku
#HaikuSaturday
18 days ago
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going, gone… sun’s last glimmer on the mayfly
#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt
(glimmer)
18 days ago
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horse on the beach… I start to run too for no reason
#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt
(horse)
19 days ago
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in this bitter weather quince jelly on morning toast
#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt
(quince)
20 days ago
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bean soup… the memory between my hands
#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt
(bean soup)
#TheSeventhSeal
21 days ago
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hoarfrost a forest of ice in the tree
#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt
(hoarfrost)
22 days ago
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charcoal moon white shadows winnowed on the star-faced trees
#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt
(charcoal)
23 days ago
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kind of lonely anticipating an echo
#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt
(lonely)
24 days ago
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wi-fi down throughout the house volume up
#haiku
#senryu
#SenryuSunday
24 days ago
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my dog way down the beach a dog
#haiku
#HaikuSaturday
25 days ago
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blizzard conditions now everyone says good morning
#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt
(blizzard)
25 days ago
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between mountains a year of poring over the map
#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt
(mountain)
26 days ago
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little sparrow hops in the garden stopping in tracks
#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt
(sparrow)
27 days ago
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quiet strains of a violoncello suggesting an echo
#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt
(quiet)
28 days ago
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doorway huddle confluence of smoke and conversation
#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt
(smoke)
29 days ago
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all curled up in warm, white sheets I hear it snowed
#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt
(snow)
30 days ago
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reposted by
Herb Tate
Susan (Morhar) Andrews
about 1 month ago
Here are the 8 amazing BlueSky versions of my 1/17/26
#HaikuSaturday
#haiku
posted so far. I'll post the complete list on Monday so more people can join in if they wish to do so.
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finding myself nose in book new head on
#haiku
#senryu
#SenryuSunday
about 1 month ago
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time machine cup of chestnuts on a clear winter’s day
#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt
(chestnuts)
about 1 month ago
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gentle soaking in stardust evening rain
#haiku
#HaikuSaturday
about 1 month ago
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turnip soup - another year in love with seasons
#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt
(turnip)
about 1 month ago
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candle silence… deeper and deeper lighter and lighter
#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt
(candle)
about 1 month ago
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refusing to rage quit the delicacy of ice reclaimed
#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt
(rage)
about 1 month ago
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the thaw begins to take shape; a face breaks into a smile
#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt
(thaw)
about 1 month ago
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so cold, this house - a tally of fading heights on the doorpost
#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt
(cold)
about 1 month ago
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