Carpe Diem haiku – Kikusha-Ni’s “the dusk in rain”
Carpe Diem haiku today is to write a haiku inspired by Kikusha-Ni: my body all alone in this autumn I feel – the dusk in rain I offer you two […]
Carpe Diem haiku today is to write a haiku inspired by Kikusha-Ni: my body all alone in this autumn I feel – the dusk in rain I offer you two […]
the silence of what’s never said the silence in our empty rooms the silence that I always dread the silence is like noxious fumes the silence when you walked away […]
Carpe Diem haiku kigo today is Semi (Cicada). my memories of cicadas’ evening song secret rendezvous reminded by cicada’s evening lull of passing years the silence of afterlife heard in […]
my ink stained fingers carry the black memories of the morning news but I cannot bear to soil sparkling garden dew therefore nature’s innocence still remains untouched my itching scabs […]
Carpe diem haiku kigo is Gione (Gion Festival). as Gione ends bashfully at Eki shrine she says goodbye she says goodbye in her eyes I learn the truth as Gione […]
Writing about living in two places (and times)
Poems & Stories from The Author Stew
practising for a whole life
haikai poetry matters
Running in the slow lane
The view from here ... Or here!
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” — Albert Einstein
chronicling my quarter life crisis
Now we see through a glass, darkly