summer to autumn light gleams across dappled paths all the way to fall #dailyhaikuprompt dapple

We must all be swans in these dark difficult days. Calm on the surface [paddling like hell underneath!] Modified American #haiku #senryu

the seas and skies meld into one in the midst of late September #haiku

meeting in bare words spring and fall ride together sonorous outlook opens to gradual ink that settles beyond the lines #vss365 #sonorous #tankaThursday #open #tanka #poetry

each poem you think or speak a possibility opening the gates to another world #tanka #poetry #TankaThursday

piñatas hanging in the air waiting for a sharp whack to break them open and spill their meaning —M. Kei #tanka #5lines #TankaPoem #TankaThursday open

Thursday evening tracking rhythms of censored drums in a cruel, cruel world open to genocide 💔 #tankathursday open #tankapoem #tanka #kyoka #dailyhaikuprmpt #haikufeels #haikuchallenge #writing #poetry #blueskypoets #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #senryu #5lines #verse #vss365 #vss366

#Open up to me I will be your warm safe space finally, just rest no judgement, just love for you in me, you will find some peace #tankathursday #tankapoem #poetry

early autumn a whetstone an open grill a guest reindeer 🦌 in better spirits #tankathursday open #tanka #kyoka #dailyhaikuprmpt #haikufeels #haikuchallenge #writing #poem #poetry #poet #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #senryu #5lines #verse #vss365 #vss366

beauty and value at all ages and stages growing together #nativeplants 💚 #haiku 💚 #bloomscrolling 💚 #garden

after storytime a shy little boy said I'm his "favorite reader" openhearted words, force fields I'm, for now, invincible #TankaThursday prompt: open #grateful 💚 #library

serenity — trying to open myself up like sparrow wings to collect all that sky patiently waiting for me #tanka #poetry #TankaThursday

autumn shakes the old mischiefs fizzy daring drink me he opens my last bottle with his too many teeth #TankaThursday (open)

Goddess Astraea there was once justice on earth before your absence now the sky rains heavy tears a void in all hearts—open #TankaThursday

saying goodbye on the table between us an amaryllis bud just beginning to open #tanka by Margaret Chula From: Fire Pearls, Short Masterpieces of the Heart, Editor M. Kei #TankaThursday open #TankaPoem #micropoetry

tanka weekly #poetry challenge September 25, 2025 this week’s prompt: open write a tanka using prompt & include hashtag #TankaThursday #TankaPoem #tanka resources to develop your practice: tankasocietyofamerica.org Tanka Society of America: www.tankasocietyofamerica.org

savouring an open sandwich in a Swedish café a tangle of plans to unravel as winter approaches #tankathursday (open) #tanka #micropoetry

The Real “Rules” of Haiku For beginners and intermediate #haiku writers. #Micropoetry www.writebetterpoems.com/articles/how...

I sit with the stone- its silence heavier than mine #haiku #poetry

piñatas hanging in the air waiting for a sharp whack to break them open and spill their meaning —M. Kei #tanka #5lines #TankaPoem #TankaThursday open

Rainy September Chef weaving his magic From spices #haiku

Happy to have a poem in the current issue of Grain, and they used a line from my poem as the theme of the issue. They also did a contributor spotlight on IG. #poem #mother #watercolor #poetry #poems #poets #painting #elegy

#Emoetry for 9/25/2025 is #Nasty #writingcommunity #poetry @fafo-poets-society.bsky.social

you arrive i have a new understanding of darkness #senryu

entering into depths of myself... senryu is born in that darkness #senryu

remembering the rocking-chair my younger self knew nothing #senryu

hydrangea night—often there are gaps in my memories #senryu

pond’s edge… in the mist geese echo #haiku #poetry

#Footsteps on porch; spot fallen leaf with live pothos. Old and new mingle. #DailyHaikuPrompt #haiku #poem #poetry #photography

It’s time to get this done.

A great movement to support. “Our Liberty vans are rapid-response units staffed with a lawyer, chaplain, and camera operator to document and bear witness to ICE raids in real time. They will be travelling across the city beginning today.”

OG making the rounds again. Not only can I read this, I can read it at speed. Enjoy. ;)

“No one is more worthy of your kindness and compassion than you are.” - Nhat Hanh.🌱

Late afternoon sun peeking through the clouds on the hill.

Sunset and sheep tonight at Vindolanda Roman site #Northumberland #photography #EastCoastKin #archaeology #history

“He said things like ‘vaccines had fetal parts,’” Monarez said, “and I had to send a note to our leadership team to correct that misinformation.”

A world at peace

#RedWed #ColorADay #ColourADay "At the beginning, compassion is like a seed; in the middle, it is like water; at the end, it is like a ripened fruit." - Chandrakirti #poetry #mysticpoetry #veggiepoetry #pomegranate #compassion #poetrysky

🌱 #HenbitLove 🪻 #WildEdibles 🦆 #GeeseSnack

blood red petal pressed between the pages of the memorial book

a poet's greatest dilemma a rosebud about to bloom civilians killed in battle #tanka #5lines #tankapoem Published Bright Stars 6, An Organic Tanka Anthology M. Kei, Editor Also, Chinese translation & commentary by Chen-ou Liu is featured on the NeverEndingStoryHaikuTanka blogspot 6/2/2022

saying goodbye on the table between us an amaryllis bud just beginning to open #tanka by Margaret Chula From: Fire Pearls, Short Masterpieces of the Heart, Editor M. Kei #TankaThursday open #TankaPoem #micropoetry

condensation running down our glasses grandmother tells me about the child she lost in the war #tanka by Christopher Costabile Published in Fields of Gold poems of peace The Bamboo Hut 2022 - peace poems from around the world #micropoetry #tankapoem

a peasant's child stops hulling rice gazes at the moon #haiku poems of Matsuo Basho between 1684-1688 translator: Jane Reichhold #micropoetry

#haiku that little cloud that rained on me last night has come back

Today I posted #TankaThursday prompt early (the prompt is: Open) I didn’t want to forget or miss sending this week! I’m around but still have a full plate. Will be in and out another couple of weeks. Peace. Make it a great day!

Friends, I’ll be less “online” for a few weeks. Nothing wrong I just have a few priorities to deal with, visitors coming as well as an upcoming trip. I’ll continue to post the weekly TankaThursday prompt on Wednesdays. Will be popping in sporadically. Keep writing and reading. Eve

tanka weekly #poetry challenge September 25, 2025 this week’s prompt: open write a tanka using prompt & include hashtag #TankaThursday #TankaPoem #tanka resources to develop your practice: tankasocietyofamerica.org Tanka Society of America: www.tankasocietyofamerica.org