Still a wanderer Marked for the wolves at midnight A prowling moon Unclothed and unhoused Naked before the night’s eyes Naming emperors Hope returns, in glimmers I always make it through, to What returns at dawn #dailyhaikuprompt #clothing #haiku #photography #poetry #moon #river #night #bluesky

Seven syllables Too clever to be haiku Basho cries alone #micropoetry #meta #haiku

Foxes with mouthfuls Even the hens are homeless I’m choosing to beg #haiku #poetry #mendicant

Cold spring nights The tulips survived til morning Did I? #haiku #poetry

Impermanence speaks The first poem about waves Buddhist metaphors #dailyhaikuprompt #wave #naturephotography #bluesky #art

The trees, green again A silent caterpillar Invisible dreams #haikufeels #prompt #invisible #poetry #haiku #BlueSkyPoetry

Faintest of flowers The silence of a sunrise Nature blooms at dawn - The sun sees the moon Yet summer never knows spring A bridge between worlds #haikufeels #prompt #faint #dailyhaikuprompt #summer #moon #haiku #poetry #blueskypoet

Turning to flame The moth never says Goodbye #haikufeels #poetry #prompt #moth

The river shapes us What holds water, holds me too Passing autumn clouds #haikufeels #prompt #haiku #poetry #landscapephotography #naturephotography

Shaped by the sunrise All blossoms return to bloom Always, spring returns #haikufeels #prompt #shape #haiku #poetry #photography #bloomscrolling #naturephotography #tulips #flowers #beauty

No destination A compass pointing inwards North, south, east, and west #haiku #poetry #naturephotography #wildlifephotography

Don’t you stay gray, spring My umbrella is too small Bring me the blossoms #haikufeels #prompt #bring #poetry #haiku #naturephotography #rivers

Spiraled in blossoms I return with new petals Asking the sun #haiku #poetry #photography #bloomscrolling #flowers #haikufeels #prompt #ask

Pointing to poppies Along the garden-side path A palace of pink #ArtChallenges #PalacesandGardens #PhotographersofBluesky #ArtPrompt #haiku #poetry

Married to nature Poetry is my mistress Muses, my lovers #haikufeels #prompt #marry #poetry #haiku #blueskypoet #flowers #bloom #sun #joy #bloomscrolling #palacesandgardens

The earth meets the day The sun remembers blossoms Tomorrow, I walk #haiku #poetry #flowers #bloomscrolling

Alone, not lonely The park is quiet near dawn Waiting for blossoms #DailyHaikuPrompt #Lonely #haiku #poetry #BlueSkyPoet #naturephotography #artprompt #BlueSkyMonday

Days blur into months A year can fly so swiftly One hermit, alone #haikufeels #prompt #blur #haiku #poetry #blueskypoetry

Opening new wings The nymph becomes dragonfly It's always the same #haikufeels #prompt #open #blueskypoet #haiku #poetry #photography #nature #naturephotography #thelittlethings #art

The lake speaks in grays Bound at shore, I'm listening Grandmother thunders #haiku #poetry #sunrise #naturephotography #photography #blueskypoet #landscapephotography #scape #blueskypoet #micropoetry

Woven and weaving As dawn is promised the dew We rise, together #haiku #poetry #sunrise #naturephotography #blueskypoet #landscapephotography #scape #bluesky #beauty #inspirational

Whitman channels me Drifting eddies, lacy jags This river runs deep #haikufeels #prompt #channell #poetry #haiku #blueskypoetry #photography #naturephotography #landscapephotography #art

Dancing to stillness So gently, the wind holds me A heron feather #haiku #poetry #micropoetry #naturephotography #blueskypoet

Returning to meet The ocean's many edges I see you again #haiku #poetry #birds #lake #naturephotography

I heard a caterpillar Crying in it's cocoon It's heart aching With the beauty it knows it must become And thinks it isn't yet.

Kissing the altar Rose petals gifted to god Summer aches away #haiku #poetry

Even in autumn The moon is still silver Don't tell the maples

Teaching me stillness The heron crosses the lake Will I ever learn? #haiku #poetry #photography #nature

The lake speaks in grays Bound at shore, I’m listening Grandmother thunders #haiku #poetry #art #landscapephotography #naturephotography

Burning cedar That cobweb can stay Next to god #haiku #poetry #micropoetry

Pink and white fire I’m mourning magnolias Apple blossoms bloom #poetry #haiku #spring #flowers #tulips

Death is no stranger The carp belong to the lake Jumping, we return #haiku #koan #poetry #clouds #sky #blueskypoet #photography #photographersofbluesky

Admit it, darling You love it when we scavenge Nothing left for birds #haiku #poetry #birdaday #photography #wildlifephotography

Empty to bursting I found the perfect sunrise Alone and complete #haiku #poetry #photography

Returning to meet The ocean’s many edges I see you again #waderwednesday #waterbird #birdaday #heron #birdoftheday #wildlifephotography #haiku

Nestled beside you I find peace inside myself Separate, but one #lovebirds #waterbirds #birdaday #valentines #haiku #poetry #wildlifephotography

Mourning dove returns I’m bravest by black branches Honoring ice-melt #haiku #poetry #photography #birding

Laughing at echoes I shout myself to silence The wind doesn't die #haiku #poetry #photography

Fading memories Spring returns, just like last year Willows, green again #haiku #poetry #photography #landscapephotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography Powderhorn Park, April 2023

Orange zinnia blooms No one can own the garden Monarch butterflies #haiku #freedom #poetry #oneworldonepeople #peace #love

Defying the fall Infinite and unchanging Black swallowtail wings #haiku #poetry #photography #butterflies #nature

The lake has kind eyes Reflecting clouds at sunrise I can see her too #landscapephotography #scape #sky #haiku #poetry #image #imageandverse #minneapolis #minnesota #lakes #sunrise

Puddling footprints Lake pilgrimage finds my feet Walking to the edge #haiku #poetry #photography #mallard

No destination; A compass pointing inwards North, south, east, and west #haiku #poetry #blueskypoet #writersofbluesky #photography #birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #blackbird #nature

Taking memory A morning meets me anew Winter robin-song #haikufeels #prompt #take #haiku #poetry #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #scape #lakes #sky #nature

Meeting ancestors Are flowers slaves to seasons? African daisies #haiku #poetry #photography #flowers

Coloring roses Morning opens kissing pink Pastel petals part #haiku #poetry #photography #flowers #roses #nature #beauty

Spirals in the rose Grace returns with new petals Facing towards the sun #haiku #poetry #photography #roses #flowers #nature

Bone, stone, blood and ash Our ancient earth calls me Tulip petals fall #haiku #poetry #photography #flowers #tulips

Blood, bone, stone, and earth Ancient memories return Tulip petals fall #haiku #photography #bloomscrolling #tulip #flowers