playing with the god's sacred monkeys... paper robe Issa #haiku David Lanoue, trans.

"Alex" shared this pic from where he's harvesting blueberries in Delano CA. "We make minimum wage and make a $6 bonus if we harvest more than 11 boxes. However there's not a lot of berries, so we struggle to make even the 11 required boxes." #WeFeedYou

#haiku that part of you doesn’t have a key

It was 86° in Delano CA when a farm worker was driving through a newly planted orange orchard making sure that the young trees have the just right amount of water for their growing process. #WeFeedYou

in a country where everyone's inhuman, I become a chair --Daisuke Kawai 人でなしばかりの国で椅子になる　　川合大祐 (Lit. "I become a chair in a country of only inhuman people" -- aka "brutes, beasts, monsters, wretches") #senryu #gendaisenryu #translation

covering up my trip with the Kewpie --Shinko Tokizane キューピーと出る旅のことひたかくす　時実新子 #senryu #translation

A new verse from new contributor Eldon Ray: 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 but delinquent mulled bicycle escutcheons. — Eldon Ray

A great blue heron fishes at dusk at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #WadersOuttaWater #Blue #ECK #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #wetland #wetlands #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #heron #herons #birdphotography

#haiku doves hint at the return of rain

spring morning— stretching slowly in an oversized shirt #haiku

"Elena" shares. "The blueberry season began in Arvin, CA and in different parts of the Central Valley. This is how they look freshly harvested. I work 8 hours a day and earn minimum wage." #WeFeedYou

spring downpour from the trees happy birdsong #haiku

#dailyhaikuprompt #northwind inside out the north wind turns black umbrellas

A new verse from returning contributor Jonathan Humphrey: we the if thencompassed me — Jonathan Humphrey

🐸🐸 Nagoya Takashi Rain shelter

its mouth open waiting for mother... baby bird in the autumn rain Issa David Lanoue, trans. #haiku #mothersday

dead next to the shampoo a silverfish #haiku

Peonies I bought from a bucket by the side of the road for a few quid. My photo’s inspired by the paintings of Rachel Ruysch (1664-1750):

Jorge is harvesting blueberries in Delano. We earn minimum wage and if we pick more than eleven 22lb boxes we get a bonus. On warm days it gets extremely hot and humid under the plastic greenhouse where the berries are grown. #WeFeedYou

blowing her nose with a morning glory... a woman Issa #haiku David Lanoue, trans.

1808 .白露にお花の種を蒔ばやな shira tsuyu ni obana no tane wo makaba ya na in the silver dew I'd like to sow seeds of plume grass Issa #haiku David Lanoue, trans.

Anders Zorn 1860-1920 Swedish Painter Landscape Study from Mora - 1886 Watercolor - 30.3 x 18.9 cm National Museum of Fine Arts - Stockholm #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

`A gnarled rowan tree, glass-still Highland tarn, pale-blue gradient skies` #synthart #landscape

"Colors Of The Night" - my oil painting

🏸 badminton. It’s all fun and games until the rackets come out. #oilpainting #art

Watsonville workers are picking strawberries in the pouring rain. "Julio" shares, "The supervisor told us if we leave wr will no longer have a job. Even though all my clothes are wet and I'm freezing I keep on going as I need this job to support my elderly parents." #WeFeedYou

immodest lilies 5 bloom open all immodest --Shinko Tokizane 百合みだら５つひらいてみなみだら　時実新子 Note: みだら - immodest, indecent, lewd, wanton Take 2: wanton lilies five open all of them wanton #senryu #translation

only Tuesday... i inherit moman's nighttime sky #senryu

The hotbeds are blooming new sweet potato plants in Merced County. Each row is around 1/2 mile long and removing the 30lb bags and plastic is exhausting work. But it must be done to let the seedlings breathe. If not, the plant can die from excess heat and moisture. ##WeFeedYou

Teachers deserve living wages. Robbinsdale teachers have been working without a contract for over 300 days. The district must get serious and treat our teachers with the dignity and respect they deserve. I was proud to stand with them in their fight for a fair contract. ✊🏽

This painting, titled Interior with a Goldfish Bowl, was created by the French modernist master Henri Matisse in 1914.

While the world’s eyes are on fashion’s biggest night, we’re turning ours to the garment, retail, and warehouse workers who keep the industry running. From true love found on the picket line to a free tailoring school out of a Brooklyn basement — meet the New Yorkers who make it all possible.

A red deer and her exclusive beauticians. This is a symbiotic relationship between a red deer (Cervus elaphus) and several jackdaws (Corvus monedula). The birds benefit by feeding on parasites like ticks & fleas, and the deer benefits by having the irritating pests removed from its coat. #nature

catastrophic... dying camellias and a divorce #senryu

gaining unauthorized access to senryu: sailcloth --Daisuke Kawai 川柳に不正アクセスする帆布　川合大祐 Take 2: canvas hacking into senryu Note: 不正アクセスする, lit. "to gain unauthorized access," also translated as "to hack (a computer)"; 帆布, lit. "sailcloth," aka "canvas" #senryu #gendaisenryu #translation

Koitsu Tsuchiya (Japanese, 1870–1949) "Manazuru Harbor at Night", 1936. Woodblock Print, 39 × 26.7 cm. Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

"Benito" harvests avocados. He shares, "I climb a 9 ft ladder carrying 50 to 60 lbs on my shoulder. It's dangerous work, especially in the rainy season. I work to support my family of 3 and I barely make enough to cover expenses." #WeFeedYou

#haiku right after you left I forgot what you said about the old clock

Provoker The sleeping dogs are still. The guard dogs lurk to kill. He will not let them chill. A sleeping guard dog's ill. He takes no peaceful pill. A dormant war's strong will. #poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyart #art #peace #war #conflict #agitation

"Brenda" a mother of two, works in the strawberries. "I harvest strawberries and it's a very hard job. I work in the rain, heat, cold, to earn enough take care of my family. I work very hard to earn enough for rent, food & whatever else is needed." #WeFeedYou

#haiku the first heat spell we changed the drawers we hide things in

Undertow 6”x6” oil

"Flora" is harvesting strawberries on CAs Central Coast. "The weather hasn't been good which means the strawberries aren't good. I earn piece rate and can't harvest enough with these conditions. I have two children to support and I'm worried as I'm not earning enough." #WeFeedYou

last cup of sake tasting like twilight birdsong #haiku

It was 88° as a tractor driver was disking/deweeding between the rows in an Arvin area grape vineyard. The thin metal roof of his tractor barely shields him from the sun’s heat and he has to breathe in all of the loose dust that is kicked up. #WeFeedYou

A one-line haiku: summer wind the chicken butcher’s smile — Published in the Asahi Haikuist Network, May 1, 2026 #haiku #poetry #poem

"Maria" works at Monterey Mushroom Morgan Hill in the portobello mushrooms. She's been under a UFW contract for 2 years and appreciates the benefits a union contract give her. Things like seniority, job security and a better salary. She says, Con la unión, se vive mejor. #WeFeedYou

in the cool grass cat playing with a vole full moon #haiku

I cried and cried and cried I cried so much munching on pickled radish --Shinko Tokizane 泣いた泣いた泣いた　たくさん泣いた　たくあんかじる　時実新子 Note: the original has some wordplay--"takusan naita, takuan kajiru"--(takusan [a lot]/takuan [pickled daikon]; so I tried to replicate it with much/munch #senryu #translation