Haiku Society of America 2023 HSA Anthology Will include this: night passiflora  sounds of scurrying mice             sweet fog Pulled from my # #Shahai Cool, huh? #haiga #haiku #senryu #poetry #micropoems #photography #俳句 #Shahai Thanks to editor Allyson Whipple!

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Go ahead & lunge You know You want To run Your fingertips Again & again Back & forth Up & down This spine All of me Stripped down & bound In leather Beholds A world That knows Your #hum If Only You Were Finished Writing Me Signed, Your Book To Come #BraveWrite #vss365 #Poetry

It was a common #mischief: stealing a taste of batter or chocolate chips when we thought mom wasn’t looking. Air scented vanilla. When the sun drizzled honey — warm and sticky through the kitchen window. Soon we’d be the ones with eyes growing in the back of our heads. #vss365

“Through the years, I’ve learned that a smile surpasses a scowl, experience trumps talent, guilt often overshadows regret, and with patience, love always prevails.” #vss365 #scowl

He sits for change Sign by his side Dog with a scowl Teeth can't hide Rolled up fag Hangs from lip His daily hopes Forever slip I kiss his head Undeterred by dirt I feel his pain Knowing his hurt We talk for a while About his past He raises a smile I know won't last #vss365

Don't start celebrating yet, the bobcat said. She watched as the hawk flew away. Predators don't give up so easily. It's just waiting for you. She scowled at the baby badgers and the rusty spotted cat. Even you, she glared at the rock with teeth. #vss365 #scowl

- the late autumn sky scowls ashen gray winds fluster the weeping tree her remaining leaves cling desiccated afraid to leave her crows cackle from their perch on the churchyard fence mocking her amber tears her fallen children skittering down Main Street - #vss365

& Murky Memories Misplaced, Darken Ghosts Of past! #Only8Words

Oh my happy day— Not the warmth of sunshine on a winter day nor the sound of waves drifting— it’s your hands in mine that make my heart overflow The deepest gaze of blue trembles my quiet soul Butterflies bring a melody in my silent world Oh, my happy day— feet twisting on the

she carried the sky on her shoulders and serenity in her heart evoking tenderness at every turn #micropoetry #mywords #thepenflows #art Sara Finn

pen me your soul's desire mile after mile mesmerized by the white lines where they tease the black keys writing that blooms between lines of lingering where letters of lust so insatiably intricate kiss the magenta horizon where our concerto crests and crashes against your breast

Dancing in moonlight Feet on feet Legs around legs Till one of us begs “Please take me apart” One starlit bright note at the time (dancing in moonlight) #soulseedslove Soul Seeds Girl That 👊 Image created with Google Gemini

making my lawn a teahouse among the summer trees Issa

a silence that waits for you to receive all that is good

Soldier’s #charm meant no harm heart still beats to rhythms deep Yet often the silence speaks True friends I keep few,but steadfast Through storms I’ve walked through shadows cast In fate’s thick mire I find my way still chasing that elusive arête that unmet day ~rev #vss365

even though we drift miles apart you remain the ocean of my heart and although we #charm on different shores you know deep down I'm always yours with every tide with every wave with every song. #vss365

The world will try to break the light in you. Guard it like gold.

Passion's demon twin Charming the colors away Dark doubts closing in #vss365 #inkmine #2wordprompt #haikuchallenge #poem