red spider lilies are September flowers, that September --Shinko Tokizane まんじゅしゃげは九月の花のその九月　時実新子 #senryu #translation

through April's door, standing at sink brushing my teeth #senryu

in the face of chrysanthemums, indecision #senryu

scattered cosmos, i'm in need of new shoes #senryu

having another drink, hatred of him hard as ivory #senryu

Sitting on the #floor in the darkness. The moonlight enters quietly, sits down beside me & puts its arm around me. #thingstowriteabout

mazarine sky the muse for a man wild rose bush #BraveWrite #mazarine #WriteMap #muse #Haiku #micropoetry #micropoem

maundy thursday in the hen shack no eggs while the moon wanes rooster crows #TankaThursday #eggs #DailyHaikuPrompt #waning #TankaPoem #Tanka #micropoetry #micropoem

fight without fighting in harmony,at the riverbank cranes #HaikuChallenge #harmony #vssdaily #cranes #Haiku #micropoetry #micropoem

halcyon days... no homesickness just traveling #BraveWrite #halcyon #InkMine #travel #homesick #Senryu #micropoetry #micropoem

easter buffet the pheasant, spiked with shot #DailyHaikuPrompt #pheasant #Senryu #micropoetry #micropoem

Listen to the sounds of life. #7syllablesentence #listen

それも百体　人形が目をひらく a hundred of them—the dolls open their eyes — Shinko Tokizane #senryu

far from all reason, again chipped my fingernail #senryu

suppressing yawns—a departing guest leaves for work #senryu

slightly cold: my thoughts tame me while heading home #senryu

the moon despises me...contempt for most humans #senryu

yawn after yawn dreaming of fresh bacon #senryu

in a world on fire how do you conduct yourself? in a fireproof suit #vss365 #conduct #senryu

suspicion of betrayal a man with a full head of hair --Shinko Tokizane 裏切りの予感　男の髪多き　　時実新子 #senryu #translation

wrapping my arms ‘round the silver of a birch i discover neverending veins of gold — spring sun shining through the leaves #tanka #inkMine

moonlit river~ a rusalka combs her long green hair #UnknownFairyTales

the swear jar for bad conducts with a crocus #vss365 #conduct #DailyHaikuPrompt #crokus #Senryu #micropoetry #micropoem

cast iron teapot a comfy heat source - mornings still cold #thingstowriteabout #teapot #Haiku #micropoetry #micropoem

don't trust a rogue wrapped in my blanket orphic thunders #InkMine #wrap #BraveWrite #orphic #DailyHaikuPrompt #thunder #Haiku #HaikuSaturday #micropoetry #micropoem

by pleating's slats kitty peaks into garden; spotting her foe #vssdaily #slat #HaikuChallenge #garden #Haiku #HaikuSaturday #micropoetry #micropoem

illusive words the woolen tongue of a trickster #vss365 #senryu

spring dusk~ her silk ribbon brushing her neck #haiku

wisteria blooms softly lit by the moon #haiku

Dylan held the Antilles outside the nominal orbit of the planet, watching it #revolve below them. Waiting. Watching. Something didn’t feel right. Years of sleeping with one eye open, hoping the smuggled cargo wasn’t discovered had given Dylan that sense. He told Ops to make another sweep. #vss365

The impressive sword continued to #revolve in the pillar of light as Rory circled Esme around it. It was obviously a trap, but what wasn’t obvious was how to deactivate it. To complete the quest, he had to return the sword to the castle. Getting it out of the light would be problematic. #vss365

wild wind~ sailing through the open window a dry leaf finds a quiet corner #tanka

caught inside a revolving door cricket song #vss365 #haiku #senryu

church cloister high above the litanies a swallows nest #DailyHaikuPrompt #haiku #senryu

castle hallway— footsteps slowing in the shadows #UnknownFairyTales #haiku

Do you remember when the world was still flat & made out of black vinyl & you could choose whether it should #revolve with 45 or 33 1/3 rpm Heavenly choirs would sing about the dark side of the moon, accompanied by the Devil's violin. It wasn't the worst of times. #vss365

In a #swirl of autumn leaves my Gypsy daughter visited me today, her cheeks aglow with all the colours of the wild wine. The last time, I gave her my heart as a keepsake. In return, she brought me a spiky chestnut that is now keeping time in my chest. (...) #thingstowriteabout

A kerfuffle among songbirds The cat and I run to the front window to look #5lines

river mist~ the scent of plum blossoms on her hair #haiku

creating a compost heap as spring starts under a blue sky cracking jokes #WriteMap #blue #thingstowriteabout #compost #Kyoka #micropoem #micropoetry

irenic mood despite life's gusts show must go on fascinated by inextricable knots #vss365 #fascinate #TankaThursday #knot #BraveWrite #irenic #InkMine #mood #DailyHaikuPrompt #gusts #Tanka #TankaPoem #micropoetry #micropoem

where has all the flowers gone...pastry crumbs on the floor #senryu

television theme song—i become twelve all over again #senryu

far from perfect... wondering who killed the Black Dahlia #senryu

in a stranger's smile brief flirtation without regret #shinkeiku #senryu

while laughing burning urge to hit him with tomatoes #senryu

liquid irrtation...id say #senryu

another day———unchanged the same #shinkeiku #senryu

flowering lotus lust burns in color— a royal blue #senryu

due process... from the window skylines and people #senryu